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Page 49 of 841912 · PDF PAGE 289
…really interested in Judges to switch off to Leviticus Christian parents were, however, quick to see that my uncle's genius had forged a new tyranny, and his scheme had the heartiest of receptions. The Children‘s Special Service Mission had met with un— qualified success ; his own might easily match it, so he surmised—as the event proved, justly. Children were obliged to throw down spade and bucket, and gather round the un- washed (eet and swelled head of the “ university man”— usually non-collegiatel—who found himself free to splutter 247
1913 · PDF PAGE 154
…the 20th Shivadarshana, although not perfect. In the 19th, then, the Angel of Initiation appears, and in the 18th, Shivadarshana, in its new and higher form—“ Shiva” being replaced by “Horus ””—takes place. In the 17th the Initiation continues. The Angel took him into the Pylon of the threshold in the 19th. In the 17th he is balanced. In the 16th is the first dim dawn of the Great Ones of Liber Legis as Lords of the Initiation, and something of the nature of the ceremony is foreshadowed. In the 15th the Adept is examined, and permission is give…
1913 · PDF PAGE 154
…the 20th Shivadarshana, although not perfect. In the 19th, then, the Angel of Initiation appears, and in the 18th, Shivadarshana, in its new and higher form—“ Shiva” being replaced by “Horus ””—takes place. In the 17th the Initiation continues. The Angel took him into the Pylon of the threshold in the 19th. In the 17th he is balanced. In the 16th is the first dim dawn of the Great Ones of Liber Legis as Lords of the Initiation, and something of the nature of the ceremony is foreshadowed. In the 15th the Adept is examined, and permission is give…
1911 · PDF PAGE 34
… the Truth. Unto thee shall be granted joy and health and wealth and wisdom when thou art no longer thou. 14. Then shall every gain be a new sacrament, and it shall not defile thee; thou shalt revel with the wanton in the market-place, and the virgins shall fling roses upon thee, and the merchants bend their knees and bring thee gold and spices. Also young boys shall pour wonderful wines for thee, and the singers and the dancers shall sing and dance for thee. 26
1911 · PDF PAGE 34
… the Truth. Unto thee shall be granted joy and health and wealth and wisdom when thou art no longer thou. 14. Then shall every gain be a new sacrament, and it shall not defile thee; thou shalt revel with the wanton in the market-place, and the virgins shall fling roses upon thee, and the merchants bend their knees and bring thee gold and spices. Also young boys shall pour wonderful wines for thee, and the singers and the dancers shall sing and dance for thee. 26
1929 · PDF PAGE 123
…f bottles, end-on, without breaking the necks. In Mexico we used to make rather a point of practising with firearms whenever we struck a new district. A reputation for expertness is the best protection against local marauders. For instance. We once fell in with a party of railway engineers, one short. The absentee had strolled out after dinner to enjoy the cool of the air. He was found in the morning naked, with a machete wound in the back. He had been treacherously murdered for the value of a suit worth, at the outside, five shillings. When we…
1907 · PDF PAGE 304
THE NEW WINE 297 I subsequently discovered this peculiar state of con sciousness classified in the Abhidhamma . That it is a contradiction in terms I am perfectly aware ; to assign any meaning to it is frankly beyond me ; but I am as certain that such a state once existed , as I am of anything .' This is quite true , for on attaining to such an ad vanced stage of illumination , language rapidly fails us , and we break through the dialectic veil and enter that life which lies “ behind , ” solely expressed by means of symbols . “ What can I know …
1913 · PDF PAGE 305
…ce in its works, in its aspirations, more magnificently ideal than the highest poetry, a spirit for which it was neces- sary to create a new name, a name altogether unheard*in the sanctuaries of antiquity. This name was created, and we shall demonstrate that this name, this word, is, in religion, as much for science as for faith, the expression of the absolute. The word is CHARITY, and the spirit of which we speak is the spirit of charity. Before charity, faith prostrates itself, and conquered science bows. There is here evidently something gre…
1913 · PDF PAGE 305
…ce in its works, in its aspirations, more magnificently ideal than the highest poetry, a spirit for which it was neces- sary to create a new name, a name altogether unheard*in the sanctuaries of antiquity. This name was created, and we shall demonstrate that this name, this word, is, in religion, as much for science as for faith, the expression of the absolute. The word is CHARITY, and the spirit of which we speak is the spirit of charity. Before charity, faith prostrates itself, and conquered science bows. There is here evidently something gre…
1919 · PDF PAGE 187
…ch. “He must teach; but he may make severe the ordeals.” This refers, however, as is evident from the con- text, to the technique of the new Magick, “the mantras and spells; the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand and the work of the sword.” Note, pray thee, the instruction in CCXX. I. 41-44. 51. 61. 63 «7.4. on which We have enlarged in Our tract ‘The Law of Liberty,’ and in private letters to thee and to others. The open preaching of this Law, and the practice of these precepts, will arouse discussion and animosity, and thus place thee …
1954 · PDF PAGE 450
… vicious England the best women are virgins. If only the Archbishop of Canterbury were to go naked in the streets and beg his bread! The new Christ, like the old, is the friend of publicans and sinners; because his nature is ascetic. o if every-man did No Matter What, provided that it is the one thing that he will not and cannot do. That settles it. We do progress; but how? Not by the tinkering of the meliorist; not by the crushing of initiative ; not by laws and regulations which hamstring the racehorse, and handcuff the boxer; but by the inno…
1907 · PDF PAGE 11
… neither is there joy nor laughter , sorrow nor weeping , for all is as a divine mastery of Truth and Knowledge to those who worship the new - born God , like the Magi of the East , with gold , and frankincense , and myrrh . Above whose heptagonal cradle flashes the magic star Lusanaher , that great star Cor Leonis , which heralds and directs our reverent pilgrimage . The Star has arisen ; let us like men drop the silly pretence of an ostrich - like self - delusion that the cindery asteroid still lights our way ; let us rather apply our mental …
1907 · PDF PAGE 93
86 THE STAR IN THE WEST And lie like love ; and she at eventide Swore to seek me and gather one by one The threads of labyrinthine love new spun , Cretan for monstrous shadows serpent - eyed . So the last kiss passed like a poison - pain , Knowing we might not ever kiss again . Mad tears fell fast : “ Next year !" in cruel distress We sobbed and stretched our arms out , and despaired , And - parted . Out the brute - side of truth flared ; “ Thank God I've finished with that foolishness !"1 all my This last line is almost staggering , but such a…
1929 · PDF PAGE 476
…imated the degree of our intoxication with scientific precision. Finally, we went to Jack's for breakfast, and home to sleep it off. The New York Times gave us three columns and Viereck was distinctly friendly. Over in England there was consternation. I cannot think what had happened to their sense of humour. To pretend to take it seriously was natural enough in New York, where everybody is afraid of the Irish, not knowing what they may do next. But London was having bombs dropped on it. There was, however, one person in England who knew me ---…
1929 · PDF PAGE 523
…have earned a few dollars now and again in one way or another. The Chokmah day beginning in June saw the break-up of these conditions. A new officer appeared. The initiation had now entered upon an entirely different phase. The function of the officers was no longer to administer ordeals (I had passed the tests); they were sent as guides to lead me on a journey through the Desert to the appointed "House of the Juggler" in which a Magus symbolically lives. The first part of the initiation had occupied thirteen Chokmah days counting from November…
1912 · PDF PAGE 99
…y God! Damn it!” he screamed, “ how did you get the keys of my little safe ?” The girl had frozen colder than the stone, but there was a new light in her eye, and if the curl of a lip could treada worm into the dust, that lip was hers and that worm the author of her being. She had withdrawn as one who comes suddenly upon a toad, and the first flaming of her face had died instantly to deadlier ice. Bugg saw his mistake, his masses of mistakes. There being but one more to make, he made it; and, finding himself in the frying-pan of discovery, leapt i…
1912 · PDF PAGE 99
…y God! Damn it!” he screamed, “ how did you get the keys of my little safe ?” The girl had frozen colder than the stone, but there was a new light in her eye, and if the curl of a lip could treada worm into the dust, that lip was hers and that worm the author of her being. She had withdrawn as one who comes suddenly upon a toad, and the first flaming of her face had died instantly to deadlier ice. Bugg saw his mistake, his masses of mistakes. There being but one more to make, he made it; and, finding himself in the frying-pan of discovery, leapt i…
1919 · PDF PAGE 142
THE EQUINOX a few Occult books, he sailed for Canada, alone, to start again in new and unploughed fields. Section III. Jury 25, 1910, TO APRIL 30, 1911 The next entry in his diary is dated July 25th, 1910. It is a general confession of the previous six months. Half of his year of Probation had passed away, and he has not reported to, or received any communication from, the Order. He laments his negligence in this respect, but writes: “Yet know I well that I alone have suffered and shall suffer from this negligence, and I must humbly take any re…
1907 · PDF PAGE 234
THE NEW WINE 227 sented by things perfectly in ert , as our own ideas are." P. 92 may form , with regard to the origin of worlds , and the sit . uation of nature , from , and to eternity ?” — P . 173 . 66 ex “ For all the notion I have of God is obtained by reflect ing on my own soul , heighten ing its powers , and removing its imperfections . I have , therefore , though not an in active idea , yet in myself some sort of an active thinking im age of the Deity . And though I perceive Him not by sense , yet I have a notion of Him , or know Him by…
1909 · PDF PAGE 309
… understand ; and those who have not, if they wish to read any further with profit, had better do so, as it will help them to master the new magical language and doctrines we here offer them. The vision of the adept is so much truer than ordinary vision that when once it has been attained to its effect is never relinquished, for it changes the whole life. Blake would have as soon doubted the existence of his wife, his mother or of himself, as that of Urizen, Los, or Luvah. Dreams are real, hallucinations are real, delirium is real, and so is ma…