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1961 · PDF PAGE 212

Liber Aleph

…on- cilement in Unity and in Stability. But I shew thee the Universe as the Body of Our Lady Nuith, who is None and Two, with Hadith Her Lord as the Alternator of those Phases. This Universe is then a perpetual By-coming, the Vessel of every Permutation of infinity, wherein every Phen- omenon is a Sacrament, Change being the act of Love, and Duality the Condition prodromal to that Act even as an Axe must be taken back from a Cedar that it may deliver its Stroke. The Error therefore of these Philosophers lay in their false Assumption that Bliss,…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 108

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…rule by the Automatic. (7) To conquer the temptations. (8) To banish the illusions. (9) To put my whole trust in the Only and Omnipotent Lord God: as it is written, "Blessed are they that put their trust in Him." (10) To uplift the Cross of Sacrifice and Suffering; and to cause my Light so to shine before men that they may glorify my Father which is in Heaven. Furthermore, I most solemnly promise and swear: to acquire this Holy Science in the manner prescribed in the Book of Abra-Melin, without omitting the least imaginable thing of its content…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 177

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…May it not be that one step further *?Tis lotused Buddha roaring murther !” ?” Nibbana is the state above you Christians and them Hindus—Lord love you !—- Where Nothing is perceived as such. This clever thought doth please me much. But if das Essen ist das Nichts— Ha! Hegel’s window! Ancient Lichts! And two is one and one is two— ‘** Bother this nonsense! Go on, do !” My wandering thoughts you well recall ! I focus logic’s perfect prism : Lo! the informing syllogism ! The premiss major. Life at best Is but a sorry sort of jest ; At worst, a pla…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 86

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…xceeding torment. 44. She hath burst in sunder with the weight of the waters; she hath sunk into the awful Sea. 45. Soam I, O Adonai, my lord, and such are the waters of Thine intolerable Essence. 46. So am I, O Adonai, my beloved, and Thou hast burst me utterly in sunder. 47. Iam shed out like spilt blood upon the mountains; the Ravens of Dispersion have borne me utterly away. 48. Therefore is the seal unloosed, that guarded the Eighth abyss; therefore is the vast sea as a veil; therefore is there a rending asunder of all things. 49. Yea, also…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 265

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…, and gives the step and sign of aMananda Brother. All imitate him. THE DEACON AND ALL THE PEOPLE. I believe in one secret and ineffable LORD; and in one Star in the Company of Stars of whose fire we are created, and to which we shall return; and in one Father of Life, Mystery of Mystery, in His name CHAOS, the sole viceregent of the Sun upon the Earth; and in one Air the nourisher of all that breathes. And I believe in one Earth, the Mother of us all, and in one Womb wherein all men are begotten, and wherein they shall rest, Mystery of Mystery…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 68

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

AD-ON-A-I1 EDE EDU “My Lord! My secret self beyond self, Hadith, Ail Father! Hail, ON, thou Sun, thou Life of Man, thou Fivefold Sword of Flame! Thou Goat exalted upon Earth in Lust, thou Snake ex- tended upon Earth in Life! Spirit most hoiy! Seed most Wise! Inno¬ cent Babe. Inviolate Maid! Begetter of Being! Soûl of ail Soûls! Word of ail Words, Corne forth, most hidden Light!” “Devour thou me!” “Thou dost devour Me!” ANGELOS TON ThEON “Thou Angel of the Gods!” ANLALA “Arise thou in Me, free flowing, Thou who art Naught, who art Naught, and ut…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 127

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… together them that are separate—Glory to Nuit and to Hadit, and to Him that hath given us the Symbol of the Rosy Cross ! Glory unto the Lord of the Word Abrahadabra, and Glory unto Him that hath given us the Symbol of the Ankh, and of the Cross within the Circle ! 1. Three are the Beasts wherewith thou must plough the Field; the Unicom, the Horse, and the Ox. And these shalt thou yoke in a triple yoke that is governed by One Whip. 2. Now these Beasts run wildly upon the earths and are not easily obedient to the Man. 3. Nothing shall be said he…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 90

John St. John

…obes in anguish, and Nepti weep for me unavailing. Then shall Asi bring forth Hoor, and Heru-pa—kraat shall leap glad from her womb. The Lord of Ven- geance shall awaken; Sekhet shall roar, and Pasht cry aloud. Then shall my members be gathered together, and my bonds shall be unloosed; and my khu shall be mighty in Khem for ever and ever! I return to the place of the Evil Triad, of Ommo Satan, that is before the altarr There to expiate my folly in

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1907 · PDF PAGE 231

Collected Works (Vol. III)

…greasy wife and three gifted children—to be bank clerks after him ! Better be a flagellant, or one who dances as David danced before the Lord, than a bishop who is universally respected, even by the boys he used to baste when he was headmaster of a great English public school ! That is, if religion is your aim: if you are spiritually minded: if you interpret every phenomenon that is presented to your sen- sorium as a particular dealing of God with your soul. But if you come back from the celebration of the Eucharist and say, ‘‘ Mr. Hogwash was …

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1944 · PDF PAGE 38

The Book of Thoth

…Pu Peng is a long way up the hill. It is very much the same with the Tarot. The 6 of Wands is referred to Jupiter in Leo, and called the Lord of Victory. This dictates not only what victory is like, but also the condi‐ tions to be fulfilled in order to obtain victory. There is need of the fiery energy of the suit of Wands, the balance of the number 6, the stubborn courage of Leo, and also the influence of Jupiter, the little bit of luck that tips the scale. These considerations are particularly important in dealing with the Atu, or Trumps. The …

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1904 · PDF PAGE 15

The Sword of Song

…ced by liar and loot, the harp and flute * Proprietor of a circus and menagerie. † Hindustani : quickly. 220 225 230 235 240 245 250 255 Lord George Sanger* on the Unknowable. How the crea- tures talk.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 40

Ambergris

… fathomless night. So is the spirit of the loftier man Made holy and most strong against his fate ; So is the desolate visage of the wan Lord of Amenti covered, and the gate Of Ra made perfect. So the waters flow Over the earth, throughout the sea, Till all its deserts glow, And all its salt springs vanish, and night flee The pinions of the day wide-spread, and pure

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1912 · PDF PAGE 80

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ain points in its Atmadarshana stage— I. The Universal Peacock. 2, The Universe as Ego. “I who am all and made it all abide its separate Lord," i.e. the Universe becomes a single and simple being, without quantity, quality, or conditions. In this the "I " is immanent, yet the “ I " made it, and the “ I ᾽᾽ is entirely apart from it, (This is the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, or something very like it.) 3. This Trinity is transcended by an impersonal Unity. This is then annihilated by the Opening of the Eye of Shiva. It is absolutely futile …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 80

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ain points in its Atmadarshana stage— I. The Universal Peacock. 2, The Universe as Ego. “I who am all and made it all abide its separate Lord," i.e. the Universe becomes a single and simple being, without quantity, quality, or conditions. In this the "I " is immanent, yet the “ I " made it, and the “ I ᾽᾽ is entirely apart from it, (This is the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, or something very like it.) 3. This Trinity is transcended by an impersonal Unity. This is then annihilated by the Opening of the Eye of Shiva. It is absolutely futile …

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1904 · PDF PAGE 36

The Sword of Song

…y it not be that one step further “’This lotused Buddha roaring murther !” ?39 Nibbana is the state above you Christians and them Hindus—Lord love you !— Where Nothing is perceived as such. This clever thought doth please me much. But if das Essen ist das Nichts— Ha ! Hegel’s window ! Ancient Lichts ! And two is one and one is two— “Bother this nonsense ! Go on, do !” My wandering thoughts you well recall ! I focus logic’s perfect prism : Lo ! the informing syllogism ! The premiss major. Life at best Is but a sorry sort of jest ; At worst, a pl…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 164

The Star in the West

THE OLD BOTTLE 157 The Lord's Day. The foolish bells with their discordant clang Summon the harlot -ridden Hell to pray : The vicar's snout is tuned ; the curates bray Long gabbled lessons , and their noisy twang Fills the foul worshippers with hate ; the fang Of boredom crushes out the holy day , Where whore and jobber sit and gloom , grown grey For hating of each other ; the hours hang .' And the pen of Crowley like that of Saladin , Swin burne , and Shelley , is but another douche of cold water to wake the frowsy sleepers of the night , and …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 368

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…on, but wit well to comprehend the sycophancy of the self-styled court and the tittle-tattle of the servants’ hall. It is an Editor—dear Lord my God! it is an Editor; but he who employs it has an equally indefeasible title to employ the pronoun “ We.” 35°

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1910 · PDF PAGE 368

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…on, but wit well to comprehend the sycophancy of the self-styled court and the tittle-tattle of the servants’ hall. It is an Editor—dear Lord my God! it is an Editor; but he who employs it has an equally indefeasible title to employ the pronoun “ We.” 35°

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1910 · PDF PAGE 102

The Scented Garden

…red the Means of Grace to all men ; it is notorious. In one M.S. this ode ends here with the couplet “ Deceive me not ; for El Qahar thy Lord Ripe is for cuddling — and for punishing.” But this is very inferior, and would have to be transferred to the early part of the odes. Which the secret key-number forbids. Habib is by now far too high an adept to fall away from Grace.

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1919 · PDF PAGE 92

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX consciousness of ecstasy, unknown, yet known in that its being is certain. O Lord, be my helper, and bring me to the bliss of the Beloved! 30. I came to the house of the Beloved, and the wine was like fire that flieth with green wings through the world of waters. 31. I felt the red lips of nature and the black lips of per- fection. Like sisters they fondled me their little brother; they decked me out as a bride; they mounted me for Thy bridal chamber. 32. They fled away at Thy coming; I was alone before Thee. 33. I trembled at Thy c…

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