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1910 · PDF PAGE 10

The World’s Tragedy

… for the devil and his angels to which you (my poor dear brother) will most surely go ! Why not simply accept Christ as your Saviour and Lord ? (Then he gets started ; and the rest must be heard to be believed). So — is it a type of all logic ? — their simple Yea and Nay became more casuistical than Dens or Escobar, and their strict adhesion to the Commands of the Bible became a mere loosening of the strings of conscience. An irreligious man may have moral checks ; a Plymouth Brother has none. He is always ready to excuse the vilest crimes by q…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 201

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS Ol? THE TAROT V THE LORD OF THE FLAME AND THE LIGHT- NING; THE KING OF THE SPIRITS OF FIRE ng/ztl of Wands A WINGED Warrior riding upon a black horse with flaming mane and tail: the horse itself is not winged. The rider wears a winged helmet (like the old Scandinavian and Gaulish helmet) with a Rayed Crown, a corslet of scale- mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. Above his helmet, upon his cuirass, and on the shoulder- pieces and buskins, he wears as a crest a winged black horse's head. He grasps a …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 201

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS Ol? THE TAROT V THE LORD OF THE FLAME AND THE LIGHT- NING; THE KING OF THE SPIRITS OF FIRE ng/ztl of Wands A WINGED Warrior riding upon a black horse with flaming mane and tail: the horse itself is not winged. The rider wears a winged helmet (like the old Scandinavian and Gaulish helmet) with a Rayed Crown, a corslet of scale- mail and buskins of the same, and a flowing scarlet mantle. Above his helmet, upon his cuirass, and on the shoulder- pieces and buskins, he wears as a crest a winged black horse's head. He grasps a …

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1944 · PDF PAGE 91

The Book of Thoth

…e. The middle interpretation of this sign is given by the serpent, who is, moreover, the main theme of the sign.1 The serpent is sacred, Lord of Life and Death, and its method of pro‐ gression suggests the rhythmical undulation of those twin phases of life which we Call respec‐ tively life and death. The serpent is also, as previously explained, the principal symbol of male

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1909 · PDF PAGE 25

777

…orm-eaten Corpse . I. re 18 Gnawed by Wild Beasts Corpse . I. Vishnu (Nara-Singh Avatar) . 19 Bloated Corpse... a or The Gopi girls, the Lord of Yoga 20 Liberality -R. Brahma, Indra | 21 Hacked in Pieces Corpse a or Yama : 22 Water .K. Soma [apas] 23 Skeleton Corpse a oo ‘Kundalini . 24 Limited Aperture. . .. . ._«K. Vishnu [Horse-Avatar) . 25 Putrid Corpse . . ..I. Lingam, Yoni . 26 Blood-red . ...... _K. 27 Purple Corpse . .t.. 28 Conduct . -R., Vishnu [Matsya Avatar] 29 Light . ._K. Surya (as ©) . 30 Fire .K. Agni [Tejas], Yama fas God of La…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 56

John St. John

…uses, some old habitual thought (to-night my mantra) rises up. A case of the Closure followed by the Moving of the Previous Question. Oh Lord! when wilt Thou carry a Motion to Adjourn, nay, to Prorogue, nay! to Dissolve this Parliament? I am not sleepy; yet will I again compose myself, devoting myself to Adonai. Again woke and continued mantra. I ought to have made more of it at 7.7; I went off again to sleep ; the result is that I am rather difficult to wake again. However, let me be vigilant now. I have dressed and from 8.35—8.45 performed the…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 274

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…nd love, be thou ever ready, thou and thine handmaiden, in thine office of gladness. THE PEopLe. So mote it be. (THE SAINTS) Tue Deacon. Lord of Life and Joy, that art the might of man, that art the essence of every true god that is upon the surface of the Earth, continuing knowledge from generation unto generation, thou adored of us upon heaths and in woods, on mountains and in caves, openly in the market- places and secretly in the chambers of our houses, in temples of gold and ivory and marble as in these other temples of our bodies, we wort…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 52

John St. John

…rown? Modesty is misplaced here! Very good. Then how aspire? Who is it that standeth in the Moon-Ray? The Holy Guardian Angel. Aye! Ο my Lord Adonai, Thou art the Beginning and the End of the Path. For as Thou?התאthou art also 406 =?ותTau the material world, the Omega. And as He mn Thou art 12, the rays of the Ineffable Crown. (A disaster has occurred; viz., a sudden and violent attack of that which demands a tabloid of Pepsin, Bis- muth, and Charcoal—and gets it. On my return, [1.34, I continue.) And as?ינאAni “I” thou art also?ויאthe Negative…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 120

John St. John

…ering the Path by the foolish talk of the ignorant, and thus may flowers be lost that should go to make the fadelesswreath of Adonai. Ah, Lord, pluck me up utterly by the root, and set that which Thou pluckest as a flower upon Thy brow! Walked back to the Dome to drink a citron presse through the lovely gardens, sad with their fallen leaves. Reflecting on what Dr. Henry Maudsley once wrote to him about mysticism “ Like other bad habits (he might have said ‘Like all living beings‘) it grows by what it feeds on.” Most important, then, to use the con…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 105

Ambergris

96 AMBERGRIS Mere slave to me, not Lord—thy fieriest flight And stateliest shaft of light Thyself thyself surpassing ; all were dull, And thou, O rose, sole, sacred, wonderful, Single in love and aim, Double in form and name, Triple in energy of radiant flame, Informing all, in all most beautiful, Circle and sphere, perfect in every part High above hope of Art : Though, be it said ! thou art nowhere now, Save in the secret chamber of my heart, Behind the brass of my anonymous brow. 12. Ay ! let the coward and slave who writes write on ! He is n…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 228

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

… by Djinn and by Shin and by the space between Ι ₪115/?ס”שto his throw). BRO. MARS. 1. Hail, sister of the Scorpion! SOR. SCORPIO. Hail, Lord of the Eagle and the Serpent! BRO. MARS. Amen. I appoint you to lead the army. SOR. SCORPIO. Let us carry the holy symbols with sacred song and dance round the altar of Mars. [The mug" is sungas allmarth round[17/9 times deas:"!before * Tune. Litany: Waddell. 50

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1911 · PDF PAGE 228

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

… by Djinn and by Shin and by the space between Ι ₪115/?ס”שto his throw). BRO. MARS. 1. Hail, sister of the Scorpion! SOR. SCORPIO. Hail, Lord of the Eagle and the Serpent! BRO. MARS. Amen. I appoint you to lead the army. SOR. SCORPIO. Let us carry the holy symbols with sacred song and dance round the altar of Mars. [The mug" is sungas allmarth round[17/9 times deas:"!before * Tune. Litany: Waddell. 50

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1907 · PDF PAGE 132

The Star in the West

…f loving the other . Flaubert finely pictures this when he represents Madame Bovary , kneeling at her prie - dieu and ad dressing to her Lord the same sweet words she had

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1909 · PDF PAGE 132

John St. John

…me Veil after Magic Veil of glory, or of fear, or of despair, or of desire; it matters nothing; at the End I shall attain to Thee— oh my Lord Adonai! And even as the Capture is delight, is not the Chase also delight? For we are lovers from the Beginning, though it pleasure Thee to play the Syrinx to my Pan.

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1954 · PDF PAGE 413

Magick Without Tears

… In the Neophyte ceremony of G :. 0 :. when the bandage is first removed from the eyes of the Aspirant, Horus, who was in that Aeon "the Lord in the West," tells him: "Fear is failure, and the forerunner of failure: be thou therefore without fear for in the heart of the coward virtue abideth not." Listen, my child! I, even I, moi qui vous parle, need no information about fear. When I was twelve years old, it was discovered that I had defective kidneys; the opinion, nomine contradicente, of the Medical Profession was that I could certainly never…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 96

John St. John

…p it popped 1 I shall add Cafe Cognac Cigare to this debauch. I continue learning the Ritual. I will return and humble myself before the Lord

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1909 · PDF PAGE 27

The Soldier and the Hunchback ! and ?

THE SOLDIER AND THE HUNCHBACK Lord loveth He chasteneth, and scourgeth every son that He receiveth.” I shall really be glad if a few of you will get it over, and come and sit on daddy’s knee! The first step is the hardest; make a start, and I will soon set the hunchback lion and the soldier unicorn fighting for your crown. And they shall lie down together at the end, equally glad, equally weary; while sole and sublime that crown of thine (brother !) shall glitter in the frosty Void of the abyss, its twelve stars filling that silence and solitud…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 101

Mortadello

… I wish your eyes could speak ! MONICA. They shall, when night’s abroad. MORTADELLO. I fear I have been weak. MONICA. Repent so soon, my lord ?

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1912 · PDF PAGE 321

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…Macroprosopusand Microprosopusr This is symbolizedby the Hexa- gram. Supposethe 3?ה'צ conceal the 3 Mothers ש & מ ?א,and we get 358 q-V- Lord?לב Angel of 5 We l'l’ll'll Copula Maritalis?גװ'ז Wes pure?הכז Zig-zag, fork-lightning ΝΠ Unity κυ. L.C.K, p. 432?ךיהי Glory?רובכ Mind, heart?בל Sorrow; wept, mourned?לבא Day Demon of 1“ Dec. rr-?לאב To destroy (Ch); (e) a King?אלב of Edom Spring, fountain?לג <4+>)4צ24!*(4? 7! “GOD the Father,” divineלא ?בא name attributed to Jupiter To ransom, avenge, pollute?לאג To reveal?אלנ A pauper?לד A common person …

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…Macroprosopusand Microprosopusr This is symbolizedby the Hexa- gram. Supposethe 3?ה'צ conceal the 3 Mothers ש & מ ?א,and we get 358 q-V- Lord?לב Angel of 5 We l'l’ll'll Copula Maritalis?גװ'ז Wes pure?הכז Zig-zag, fork-lightning ΝΠ Unity κυ. L.C.K, p. 432?ךיהי Glory?רובכ Mind, heart?בל Sorrow; wept, mourned?לבא Day Demon of 1“ Dec. rr-?לאב To destroy (Ch); (e) a King?אלב of Edom Spring, fountain?לג <4+>)4צ24!*(4? 7! “GOD the Father,” divineלא ?בא name attributed to Jupiter To ransom, avenge, pollute?לאג To reveal?אלנ A pauper?לד A common person …

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