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1930 · PDF PAGE 34

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…n of Mater Triumphans (The feet are together; the left arm is curved as if it supported a childj the thumb and index finger of the right hand pinch the nipple of the left breast, as if ofîering it to that child). Let him utter the word 0EAHMA ! 23. Perform the spiral dance, moving deosil and whirling widdershins. Each time on passing the West extend the wand to the Quarter in question, and bow : a. “Before me the powers of LA !” (to West.) b. “Behind me the powers of AL !” (to East.) c. “On my right hand the powers of LA ! ” (to North.) d. “On …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 42

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

… ! ( We found you pale and quiet , and strangely crowned with flowers , Lovely and secret as a child . You came with us , Came happily , hand in hand with the young dancing hours , High on the downs at dawn !) Void now and tenebrous , The grey sands curve before me .. . From the inland meadows , Fragrant of June and clover , floats the dark , and fills The hollow sea 's dead face with little creeping shadows , And the white silence brims the hollow of the hills . Close in the nest is folded every weary wing , Hushed all the joyful voices ; and …

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1905 · PDF PAGE 155

Oracles

…thy leaf Let all forget the ancient grief ! Now is the hour ! The drink is poured ! Wake ! fatal and avenging sword ! Brave men of Erin, hand in hand, Arise and free the lovely land ! Death to the Saxon ! Slay nor spare ! O God of Justice, hear us swear !

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1911 · PDF PAGE 57

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

… Jeanne! What is the end of it, Jeanne? Why, that’s A mystery not to be solved by cats! In the fields we wandered through to—day, Jeannel Hand in hand, this wonderful May, Jeanne 1 This May we have made so marvellous With the infinite longing and love of us, D 49

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1911 · PDF PAGE 57

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

… Jeanne! What is the end of it, Jeanne? Why, that’s A mystery not to be solved by cats! In the fields we wandered through to—day, Jeannel Hand in hand, this wonderful May, Jeanne 1 This May we have made so marvellous With the infinite longing and love of us, D 49

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1909 · PDF PAGE 32

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…1.) Tue Pentacrams or Earta Name: A D N I (Adonai). Invoking Surysyuog The sign of 1°=10°: Advance the right foot, stretch out the;right hand upwards and forwards, the left hand downwards and backwards, the palms open. (The Grade of 1°=10° is particularly attributed to the element of Earth. See “777,” lines 10 and 32 bis.) The Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram This ritual is to be performed after the “ Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram.” (i) Stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right arm across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 32

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…1.) Tue Pentacrams or Earta Name: A D N I (Adonai). Invoking Surysyuog The sign of 1°=10°: Advance the right foot, stretch out the;right hand upwards and forwards, the left hand downwards and backwards, the palms open. (The Grade of 1°=10° is particularly attributed to the element of Earth. See “777,” lines 10 and 32 bis.) The Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram This ritual is to be performed after the “ Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram.” (i) Stand upright, feet together, left arm at side, right arm across body, holding the wand or other weapon upright…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 233

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT XL THE LORD OF EARNED SUCCESS Six ofSwan]: Two hands, as before, each holding two swords which cross in the centre. Rose re—established thereon. !: and 3: above and below, supported on the points of two short daggers or swords. Success after anxiety and trouble; self—esteem, beauty, conceit, but sometimes modesty therewith; dominance, patience, labour, etc. Tiphareth of( ?וLabour, work, journey by water). Ruled by the Great Angels?לאעההand?לאו"י XLI THE LORD OF UNSTABLE EFFORT Sewn af Swords Two Angelic Rad…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 233

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT XL THE LORD OF EARNED SUCCESS Six ofSwan]: Two hands, as before, each holding two swords which cross in the centre. Rose re—established thereon. !: and 3: above and below, supported on the points of two short daggers or swords. Success after anxiety and trouble; self—esteem, beauty, conceit, but sometimes modesty therewith; dominance, patience, labour, etc. Tiphareth of( ?וLabour, work, journey by water). Ruled by the Great Angels?לאעההand?לאו"י XLI THE LORD OF UNSTABLE EFFORT Sewn af Swords Two Angelic Rad…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 229

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT XXXIV THE LORD OF GREAT STRENGTH [Vim of Wmm’s or Tart/les FOUR hands, as in the previous symbol, holding eight wands crossed four and four; but a fifth hand at the foot of the card holds another wand upright, which traverses the point of junction with the others : flames leap herefrom. Above and below are the symbols?שand :. Tremendous and steady force that cannot be shaken. Herculean strength, yet sometimes scientifically applied. Great success, but with strife and energy. Victory, preceded by apprehension a…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 229

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT XXXIV THE LORD OF GREAT STRENGTH [Vim of Wmm’s or Tart/les FOUR hands, as in the previous symbol, holding eight wands crossed four and four; but a fifth hand at the foot of the card holds another wand upright, which traverses the point of junction with the others : flames leap herefrom. Above and below are the symbols?שand :. Tremendous and steady force that cannot be shaken. Herculean strength, yet sometimes scientifically applied. Great success, but with strife and energy. Victory, preceded by apprehension a…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 135

The Vision and the Voice

THE VISION AND THE VOICE golden, with a living, vivid gold. And in each hand he hath a snake; in the right hand a red, in the left hand a blue. And he hath red sandals, but no other garment. And he sayeth: Is not life a long initiation unto sorrow? And is not Isis the Lady of Sorrow? And she is my mother. Nature is her name, and she hath a twin sister Nephthys, whose name is Perfection. And Isis must be known of all, but of how few is Nephthys known! Because she is dark, therefore is she feared. But thou who hast adored her without fear, who ha…

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1899 · PDF PAGE 102

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

80 MYSTERIES: As free as summer-time, to sound or cease: God’s utmost peace Lies like a cloud upon the quiet land. O little hand! White hand with rose leaves shed about the tips, As if my lips : Had left their bloom upon it when they kissed, As if a mist Of God’s delicious dawn had overspread Their face, and fled! O wonderful fresh blossom of the wood! O purpling blood! O azure veins as clear as all the skies! O longing eyes That look upon me fondly to beget Two faces, set Either like flowers upon their laughing blue, Where morning dew _ Sparkl…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 196

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…en above the Central branch for the double letters; and between it and that on the Right twelve: six above and six below about the Left- hand branch. The whole is a great and flaming Torch It symbolizes Force—strength, rush, vigour, energy, and it governs, according to its nature, various works and ques- tions‘ It implies Natural, as opposed to Invoked, Force. II THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE WATERS Ace of Cuþs or Chalice: A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and supporting on the palm thereof a cup, resembling that of the Stoliste…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 196

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…en above the Central branch for the double letters; and between it and that on the Right twelve: six above and six below about the Left- hand branch. The whole is a great and flaming Torch It symbolizes Force—strength, rush, vigour, energy, and it governs, according to its nature, various works and ques- tions‘ It implies Natural, as opposed to Invoked, Force. II THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE WATERS Ace of Cuþs or Chalice: A WHITE Radiant Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and supporting on the palm thereof a cup, resembling that of the Stoliste…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 44

The Vision and the Voice

…l is visible in the wheel, yet at the same time the impression is of a single, simple object. It seems that this wheel is being spun bya hand. Though the wheel fills the whole Aire, yet the hand is much bigger than the wheel. And though this vision is so great and splen- did, yet there is no seriousness with it, or solemnity. It seems that the hand is spinning the wheel merely for pleasure, it would be better to say amusement. A voice comes: For he is a jocund and a ruddy god, and his laughter is the vibration of all that exists, and the earth-…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 58

Collected Works (Vol. I)

… may. POWER. THE mighty sound of forests murmuring In answer to the dread command ; The stars that shudder when their king ! Extends his hand, His awful hand to bless, to curse; or moves Toward the dimmest-den In the thick leaves, not known of loves Or nymphs or men ; (Only the sylph’s frail gossamer may wave Their quiet frondage yet, Only her dewy tears may lave The violet ;) The mighty answer of the shaken sky To his supreme behest ; the call Of ibex that behold on high Night’s funeral, And see the pale moon quiver and depart Far beyond space…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 62

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…orth Wales, refused to go and wrote him a poem. LINES ON BEING INVITED TO MEET THE PREMIER IN WALES, SEPTEMBER 1892 I will not shake thy hand old man, ....I will not shake thy hand; You bear a traitor's brand, old man, ....You bear a liar's brand. Thy talents are profound and wide, ....Apparent power to win; It is not every one has lied ....A nation into sin. And look not thou so black, my friend, ....Nor seam that hoary brow; Thy deeds are seamier, my friend, ....Thy record blacker now. Your age and sex forbid, old man, ....I need not tell you…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 130

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…ight knee to her. ‘I take you,’ I said, ‘to be my lady, to fight in your cause, to honour and love you for ever.’ “She put out her right hand—oh, the delicate beauty of it | I kissed it. ‘My knight,’ she said, ‘Jean is below; he may hear you; you go perhaps to your death—kiss me!’ “With a sob I caught her once full in my arms, and our mouths met. I closed my eyes in trance ; my muscles failed; I sank, my forehead to the ground before her. “When I opened my eyes again she too was praying. Softly, without a word, I stepped to the window, took the…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 130

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…ight knee to her. ‘I take you,’ I said, ‘to be my lady, to fight in your cause, to honour and love you for ever.’ “She put out her right hand—oh, the delicate beauty of it | I kissed it. ‘My knight,’ she said, ‘Jean is below; he may hear you; you go perhaps to your death—kiss me!’ “With a sob I caught her once full in my arms, and our mouths met. I closed my eyes in trance ; my muscles failed; I sank, my forehead to the ground before her. “When I opened my eyes again she too was praying. Softly, without a word, I stepped to the window, took the…

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