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Page 53 of 731922 · PDF PAGE 374
…s of the Credo : they ran thus :— “ And I believe in one Gnostic and Catholic Church of Light, Life, Love and Liberty, the Word of whose Law is THELEMA. “‘ And I believe in the communion of Saints. ** And, forasmuch as meat and drink are transmuted in us daily into spiritual substance, I believe in the Miracle of the Mass. “And I confess one Baptism of Wisdom, whereby we accomplish the Miracle of Incarnation. “‘ And I confess my life one, individual, and eternal, that was, and is, and is to come.” I have always told myself that I had not a spar…
1922 · PDF PAGE 382
… the goal of our Going. Enough for us to Go. We knew our way, having found our will, and for the means, had we not love? ‘“‘ Love is the law, love under will.” The words were neither on our lips nor in our hearts. They were implicit in every idea, and in every impression. We went from the court up the steps, through the open glass doors, into the vaulted room with its fantastic frescoes that was the strangers’ room of the Abbey of Thelema ; and we laughed softly, as we thought that we should never more be strangers. GLASGOW: W. COLLINS SONS AND…
1954 · PDF PAGE 261
…ze you with the terminology; for not one of these scholars has the most nebulous idea of what Lao-tze was talking about. The Book of the Law states the doctrine of Tao very succinctly; "Thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that and no other shall say nay. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect." (AL, I: 42-44) "Thus also the Sage, seeking not any goal, attaineth all things; he does not interfere in the affairs of his body, and so that body acteth without friction . It is because he med…
1929 · PDF PAGE 580
…ight. My proposal that Sullivan should devote his mathematical abilities to demonstrating the sublimity of the origin of The Book of the Law having failed, I bethought me of Norman Mudd. Since the skirmish at Cambridge, he had sunk below the horizon, having emigrated to the most barbarous and benighted realms of perdition; he had in fact become lecturer in applied mathematics at Grey University College, Bloemfontein. All these years, his conscience had never ceased to accuse him in respect of his conduct at Cambridge. He thought of it as the "g…
1922 · PDF PAGE 367
…l might despair of editing.”’ He opened the door of the house, repeating his old formula :— “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.” Till that moment I had found the phrase by turns ridiculous, annoying, or tedious. It had completely lost these attributes. The dry bones lived. I thrilled to the marrow as he uttered it. A soft, sweet voice, strangely familiar, answered him out of the vast, dim room. Dim, for the blinding sunlight of the open air was unable wholly to illuminate the interior to my contracted pupils.
1954 · PDF PAGE 291
…usible, and, interpreted, possess this same quality of unique accuracy. For instance (though it is not prediction) consider "Love is the law, love under will." Yes, that sounds very well; I dare say that is an excellent point of philosophy. But! well, anyone might say that. Oh, no! For when we use the Greek of the technical terms, we find Agape Love, and Thelema Will, both of the value of 93-and these only two blossoms of
1907 · PDF PAGE 41
…er: we—O love, how dare you look such looks as these P— At moonset ride you back, and none the wiser. This always: for did we marry, the law would have its word to say. Sirk PERCY. But this you speak of, is it not sin? (She looks at him.) And what if it were? ANGELA. My carriage waits—-yonder. Sir PERCY. Ah come, come, come ! ANGELA. Dare IP SIR PERCY. Dare all things! I will this delight; it shall be.- And in five years we can marry, or my guardian will consent before. ANGELA. Come! (Zhey go off slowly, closely entwined, kissing and whispering…
1930 · PDF PAGE 40
…irming the propriety of the methods of the A.'. A.*, as the basis for the next great step in the advance of human knowledge. Love is the Law, love under will. O. M. 7 = 4D A.\À.\ Praemonstrator of the Order of the R... C.... Given from the Collegium ad Spiritum Sanctum, Cefalù, Sicily, in the Seventeenth Year of the Aeon of Horus, the Sun being in 23° np and the Moon in I4°)f . 244 —
1954 · PDF PAGE 342
THELEMIC MORALITY 309 town in Italy , of those that I know at all, where I spent less than 48 hours.) The Law of Thelema helps us to deal with this question very simply and succinctly . First , it obviates the need of defining the proper "End" ; for with us this becomes identical with the "True Will"; and we are bound to assume that the man himself is the sole arbiter ; we postulate that his "End" is self-justified. Then as to his "Means": as he cannot possibly know for certain whether they are suitable or not , he can only rely on his inherite…
1996 · PDF PAGE 203
202 The Law is for All 60. My number is 11, as all their numbers who are of us. The Five Pointed Star, with a Circle in the Middle, & the circle is Red. My colour is black to the blind, but the blue & gold are seen of the seeing. Also I have a secret glory for them that love me. 61. But to love me is better than all things: if under the night stars in the desert thou presently burnest mine incense before me, invoking me with a pure heart, and the Serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom. For one kiss wilt thou then be…
1929 · PDF PAGE 370
… my will was. My aspiration to be the means of emancipating humanity was perfectly fulfilled. I had merely to establish in the world the Law which had been given me to proclaim: "... thou hast no right but to do thy will." Had I bent my energies from the first to proclaiming the Law of Thelema I should doubtless have found no obstacle in {596}
1954 · PDF PAGE 173
…emselves. And my belief is that the immense majority of failures have their neglect to brush up their drill to thank for it. Love is the law, love under will. Fraternally, 666
1929 · PDF PAGE 507
…on in the autumn, understood perfectly at the time what he was doing; that he was being born as "The Child" predicted in The Book of the Law. This interpretation does not rest upon any arbitrary ideas, either on his part or mine. The Book of the Law speaks of this "Child" as "One", as if with absolute vagueness. But the motto which Frater O.I.V. had taken on becoming a neophyte was "Achad" which is the Hebrew word for "One". It is further predicted that this "Child" shall discover the Key of the interpretation of the Book itself, and this I had…
1922 · PDF PAGE 56
…with us except youth and enthusiasm, and he was very sorry that it would take three weeks to turn us off. The good old boy explained the law. “Oh, that’s easy,”” we said in a breath. ‘“ Let’s get the first train to London.” There are no incidents to record. We were both completely anzsthetised. Nothing bothered us. We didn’t mind the waiting on the platform, or the way the old train lumbered up to London. Everything was part of the plan. Everything was perfect pleasure. We were living above ourselves, living at a tremendous pace. The speed of t…
1922 · PDF PAGE 267
King Lamus Intervenes 253 “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law,” came his calm voice,J A sudden flush of hostility suffused my face. “We've been doing it,’’ I answered with a sort of surly anger, “‘and I suppose the great psychologist can see what’s come of it.” He shook his head very sadly ; and sat down without being invited on the chair opposite to us. “T’m afraid not,” he said. “I’ll explain what I mean on a more convenient occasion. I can see you want to get rid of me; but I know you won’t refuse to help a man out when he’s in …
1954 · PDF PAGE 365
…ow Her in the Stele is == the Sun. All this is clear proof of the unspeakable power and wisdom of Those who have sent me to proclaim the Law. If these events be indeed the result of calculation and control on the part of the Secret Chiefs, it seems at first sight as if the people involved had been prepared to play their parts from the beginning. Our previous relations, the girl's to opium, my friendship with her lover, and his interest in my work ; omit any item and the whole plan fails. But this assumption is unnecessary. The actual preparatio…
1954 · PDF PAGE 381
…es to the spheres of all the other planets. You will very soon heighten the enjoyment of life beyond all measure and belief! Love is the law, love under will. Yours fraternally, 666
1929 · PDF PAGE 481
…own much better than to take any notice of such rubbish. He ought to have known very much better than to air his grievance in a court of law. His youngest baby ought to have known better than to employ a personal friend with no experience of such cases to act as his solicitor. And one would have thought that even such a solicitor would have known better than to brief a barrister of the kind that "will see the whole job through for a ten pound note". When the case came to trial, the defendants pleaded that they had not suggested that Mr Jones wa…
1930 · PDF PAGE 85
…from attack. The Hermit to himself, the Fool to foes, 1. But see also the general solution of the Riddle of Existence in the Book of the Law and its Comment — Part IV of Book 4. 2. If we adopt the new orthography VIAOV (Book 4 Part III Chap. V.) we must read “The Sun-6-the Son” etc. for “ail”; and elaborate this interprétation here given in other ways, accordingly. Thus O (or F) will nat be “The Fifteen by function” instead of “Five” etc., and “in act free, firm, aspiring, ecstatic”, rather than “gentle” etc. as in the présent text. — 289 —
1935 · PDF PAGE 6
…of disciples, and to obtain a perfect understanding of the Universe. He is a Master of Samadhi. Magus. — Attains to wisdom, declares his law (See Liber I, vel Magi) and is a Master of all Magick in its greatest and highest sense. Ipsissimus. — Is beyond all this and beyond all comprehension of those of lower degrees. But of these last three Grades see some further account in The Temple of Solomon the King, Equinox I to X and elsewhere. It should be stated that these Grades are not necessarily attained fully, and in strict consecution, or manife…