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Page 51 of 811913 · PDF PAGE 482
…ong the Hebrews. The Logos, or the Word, being according to the initiates of that science the complete revelation, the principles of the holy Qabalah ought to be found reunited in the signs them- selves of which the primitive alphabet is composed. Now, this is what we find in all Hebrew grammars.* There is a fundamental and universal letter which generates all the others. It is the 1op. There are two other mother letters, opposed and analogous among themselves; the ALEPH s and the MEM pn, according to others, the SCHIN w. There are seven double…
1954 · PDF PAGE 467
…e Knowledge of Form. For this Mathematics is as it were the last Veil before the Image of Truth, so that there is no Way better than our Holy Qabalah, which analyseth all Things soever, and reduceth them to pure Number; and thus their Natures being no longer coloured and confused, they may be regulated and formulated in Simplicity by the Operation of Pure Reason, to thy great Comfort in the Work of our Transcendental Art, whereby the Many become One. Sequitur (2) Classica My son, neglect not in any wise the study of the Writings of Antiquity, a…
1906 · PDF PAGE 156
… ‘‘ But those are legends, after all.” He has a hundred hills * to he in, But finds no final ditch * to die in. ‘“* Samuel was man ; the Holy Spook Did not dictate the Pentateuch.” With cunning feint he lures me on To loose my pompoms on Saint John ; And, that hill being shelled, doth swear His forces never had been there. I got disgusted, called a parley, (Here comes a white-flag treachery !) Asked: “ Is there anything you value, Will hold to?” He laughed, “‘ Chase me, Charlie !” But seeing in his mind that I , Would not be so converted, ‘* Sh…
1909 · PDF PAGE 83
… no more a torrent. The Concourse of the Forces has become the Harmony of the Forces; the word Tetragrammation is spoken and ended ; the holy letter Shin is descended into it. For the roaring God of Sinai we have the sleeping Babe of Bethlehem. A fulfilment, not a destroying, of the Law. Am at home again. I will lie down in the Position of the Hanged Man, and await the coming of my Lord. Arisen again to go out to dinner. Iwas half-asleep some of the time. Dinner—Hers d’GEuvre—Tripes a la Mode de Caen— Filet de Porc—Glace—g Graves. Oh, how the wo…
1911 · PDF PAGE 95
…eeding wary, armed against force and cunning; and I will preserve with my life the inviolability of this Circle, Amen. And I summon mine Holy Guardian Angel to witness this mine oath, the which if I break, may I perish, forsaken of Him. Amen and Amen. THE Cry OF THE 10TH AETHYR, THAT IS CALLED ZAX There is no being in the outermost Abyss, but constant forms come forth from the nothingness of it. 93
1913 · PDF PAGE 441
…inted by Raphael.” Eliphas Levi, who felt ill at ease in discussing facts with which there was mingled a sort of profanation of the most holy things, then took his leave of the one-time Catholic writer, and went out meditating on the strange influence of this Vintras, who had so overthrown that old belief, and turned the old savant’s head. Some days afterwards, the qabalist Eliphas was awakened very early in the morning by an unknown visitor. It was a man with white hair, entirely clothed in black; his physio- 143
1913 · PDF PAGE 441
…inted by Raphael.” Eliphas Levi, who felt ill at ease in discussing facts with which there was mingled a sort of profanation of the most holy things, then took his leave of the one-time Catholic writer, and went out meditating on the strange influence of this Vintras, who had so overthrown that old belief, and turned the old savant’s head. Some days afterwards, the qabalist Eliphas was awakened very early in the morning by an unknown visitor. It was a man with white hair, entirely clothed in black; his physio- 143
1906 · PDF PAGE 234
…nger, very:welcome to. Mamma and Papa Nat. - © Blessed.-indeed::was thé family; ‘Five- and-forty feet }away.stoed:a, wnost ancient.and-| holy dagoba :.and the children: of light would gather round it ‘in the.coal:of.the evening, or in the misty glamour: of dawn, and turn.forth in. love and pity towards all mankind—nay, to the smallest grain of dust tossed on. the utmost storms of the Sahara! ‘¢ Blessed and more blessed! For one day came a holy Bhikkhu from the land of the “Peacock,? and would take up his abode in the hollow of their very tree. …
1912 · PDF PAGE 268
…s aflandeartseyx to him, then fats up her fiddle and[5/0375 the " Old Hundredth,” 07 other Saal/isl: hymn time] EEL. Weel, wad ye aye play holy tunes, I wadna say] [She plays a religious 6/01557611/þieee. EEL. That savours ο᾽Popery, Ι doot 1 But i’ the main ye mean wecl I [She plays “ Auld Lang Sync,” and other Scattish halladx, arranged 50 as ta leadfrom grave to gay He 75 hy [his time enthralled hy the music, and hegins to Show animation,following the heat: with his hands. Even !175feet begin fa he uneasy, EEL. \Veell weell wha wad hae thocht i…
1912 · PDF PAGE 268
…s aflandeartseyx to him, then fats up her fiddle and[5/0375 the " Old Hundredth,” 07 other Saal/isl: hymn time] EEL. Weel, wad ye aye play holy tunes, I wadna say] [She plays a religious 6/01557611/þieee. EEL. That savours ο᾽Popery, Ι doot 1 But i’ the main ye mean wecl I [She plays “ Auld Lang Sync,” and other Scattish halladx, arranged 50 as ta leadfrom grave to gay He 75 hy [his time enthralled hy the music, and hegins to Show animation,following the heat: with his hands. Even !175feet begin fa he uneasy, EEL. \Veell weell wha wad hae thocht i…
1961 · PDF PAGE 196
…albeit our last step is one for all, yet his next stem is particular to each. Therefore is the Preparation of a Student that seeketh Our Holy Order of A∴A∴most general, informing his Mind of all known Methods, so that his Will may select among these by Instinct: then after, as a Probationer, he practiseth those which he hath preferred, and by the Examination of his Record after the Period appointed thou mayst have Wisdom concerning him, to confirm him in those Ways which are shewed thereby to be germane to his True Nature. h
1930 · PDF PAGE 68
… considered as the resuit of the conjonction of Nuit and Hadit. If the second A is included, its import is to afhrm the operation of the Holy Ghost and the formulation of the Babe in the Egg, which précédés the appearance of the Hermit. — 272 —
1930 · PDF PAGE 80
… surface of the dew, where his Soûl hides trembling. He takes them to be the first formulation in his consciousness of the nature of His Holy Guardian Angel. The “Gods” include ail the conscious éléments of his nature. The “Universe” includes ail possible phenomena of which he can be aware. The “Winds” are his thoughts, which hâve prevented him from attaining to his Angel. His Angel has made “Voice”, the magical weapon which produces “Words”, and these words hâve been the wisdom by which He hath created ail things. The “Voice” is necessary as t…
1930 · PDF PAGE 45
…ies on each side of it. Below the stélé is a place for the Book of the Law, with six candies on each side of it. Below this again is the Holy Graal, with roses on each side of it. There is room in front of the Cup for the Paten. On each side beyond the roses are two great candies. Ail this is enclosed within a great veil. Forming the apex of an équilatéral triangle whose base is a line drawn between the pillars, is a small black square altar, of two super-imposed cubes. Taking this altar as the middle of the base of a similar and equal triangle…
1961 · PDF PAGE 179
…rning this Arcanum of Alchymia, the Art Egyptian, how to make Gold? Of a Surety this is already in thy Knowledge, if thou examine by Our Holy Qabalah, what be the Forces that are the Influx upon Tiphereth, which is the Harmony and Beauty, or Sol, in every Kingdom of the Universe, so then also among Metals. Now this Influx is Fivefold. First, from the Crown descendeth the High Priestess in the Path of the Moon, for Inspiration, and Imagination, and Idea: see to it that this Virgin be Pure, for herein Error is Illusion. Next, from the Father flow…
1961 · PDF PAGE 218
…rpse. Also, in the Intervals of this Scripture, have I been given to Contem- plation and to Works of High Magick, notably the Mass of he Holy Ghost, in the Concentration of my Will to impart this Wisdom unto thee, and to reveal the Mysteries of Truth. Now of all these this is the Root, that Truth is not fixed with the Rigour of Death, but vital with Lust of Change, and enflamed with the Love of its opposite. Thus even Falsehood is not alien to Truth, for the Perfection of Nature com- prehendeth all. But all these Things are written in The Book …
1904 · PDF PAGE 34
PENTECOST 27 Why, in a word, I seek to gain A different knowledge. Why retain The husk of flesh, yet seek to merit The influx of the Holy Spirit ? And, swift as caddies pat and cap a tee, Gain the great prize all mortals snap at, he- Roic guerdon of Srotapatti ?35 With calm and philsophic mind, No fears, no hopes, devotions blind To hamper, soberly we’ll state The problem, and investigate In purely scientific mood The sheer Ananke of the mind, A temper for our steel to find Whereby those brazen nails subdued Against our door-post may in vain Ri…
1907 · PDF PAGE 190
…ys , through mud and slime , onward we must go if we are ever to win the gates of Wisdom and Understanding and attain the Kingdom of the Holy Crown . “ Self ” we must slay , it is the great sin of life : “ The scorpion kisses , and the stings of sin , cling hard within . " 2 The small still voice calls to us , yet we must overcome it , in its conquest alone lies our salvation . “ Truth ” is our St. George , whose sword is as keen as his of “ The Nameless Quest ," and “ Self ” the dragon which we must slay : Central , supreme , most formidable ,…
1907 · PDF PAGE 257
250 THE STAR IN THE WEST Master , the night is falling yet again . I hear dim tramplings of unholy forces : I see the assembly of the foully slain : The scent of murder steams : riderless horses Gallop across the earth , and seek the inane : The sun and moon are shaken in their courses : The kings are gathered , and the vultures fall Screaming , to hold their ghastly festival .' The search after Mystery is finely described in the opening dedication of “ The Songs of the Spirit " : Mine was the holy fire that drew Its perfect passion from the de…
1909 · PDF PAGE 24
…lth. Good, then. Let us obtain the volume entitled “The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage”; or the magical writings of that holy illuminated Man of God, Captain Fuller, and carry out fully their instructions. And only when we have succeeded, when we have put a colossal ! against our vital ? need we inquire whether after all the soldier is not going to develop spinal curvature. Let us take the first step ; let us sing: “1 do not ask to see The distant path ; one step’s enough for me.” But (you will doubtless say) I pith your ? itsel…