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Page 53 of 821913 · PDF PAGE 159
…, so that nothing remains but a little pyramid of dust. And that bright light of comfort, and that piercing sword of truth, and all that power and beauty that they have made of themselves, is cast from them, as it is written, “ I saw Satan like lightning fall from Heaven.” And as a flaming sword is it dropt through the abyss, where the four beasts keep watch and ward. And it appeareth in the heaven of Jupiter as a morning star, or as an evening star. And the light thereof shineth even unto the earth, and bringeth hope and help to them that dwel…
1913 · PDF PAGE 71
…! Let her be covered with jewels, and rich garments, and let her be shame- less before all men! 45. Then will I lift her to pinnacles of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier than all the kings of the earth. I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see & strike at the worship of Nu: she shall achieve Hadit. 46. I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Success is your proof; courage is you…
1913 · PDF PAGE 159
…, so that nothing remains but a little pyramid of dust. And that bright light of comfort, and that piercing sword of truth, and all that power and beauty that they have made of themselves, is cast from them, as it is written, “ I saw Satan like lightning fall from Heaven.” And as a flaming sword is it dropt through the abyss, where the four beasts keep watch and ward. And it appeareth in the heaven of Jupiter as a morning star, or as an evening star. And the light thereof shineth even unto the earth, and bringeth hope and help to them that dwel…
1919 · PDF PAGE 246
…e the Cocoa-Tree, of co-operative societies, and, having sojourned in America, of Trusts. In his mind he expanded each of these to its 1 power, he blended them like the skilled chemist that he was, he considered their ex- cellences and their limitations; in a word, he meditated pro- foundly upon the whole subject, and he concluded with the vision of a perfect society. He saw all men free, all men wealthy, all men respected; and he planted the seed of his Utopia by handing over his own house to the O.T.O., the organization which should operate h…
1996 · PDF PAGE 163
…and creeping things sacred unto me. 26. These slay, naming your enemies; & they shall fall before you. 27. Also these shall breed lust & power of lust in you at the eating thereof. Commentary: The word “lust” is not necessarily to be taken in the sense familiar to Puritans. It means robustness, “merri ment” as of old understood: the Germans have retained the proper force of the term in lustig. But even the English retain “lusty.” The Puritan is undoubtedly a marvel. He has even succeeded in attaching a foul connotation to a colourless word lik…
1904 · PDF PAGE 100
… non-e xistent body with imaginary food cooked in thought only over an illusionary fire by a cook who is not there ? Why should infinite power use such finite means, and very often fail even then?” What is the sum total of the Vedantist position ? “ ‘I’ am an illusion, externally. In reality , the true ‘I’ am the Infinite, and if the illusionary ‘I’ could only realise Who ‘I’ really am, how very happy we should all be !” And here we have Karma, rebirth, all the mighty laws of nature o perat- ing nowhere in nothing ! There is no room for worship…
1907 · PDF PAGE 261
…nu , and Siva , of Past , Present , and Future . The Wisdom of the Book of Proverbs , and the later Book of Wisdom ; it is also the same power as the Eden illa - ah of the Zohar , the Be ' Raisheeth of many Qabal ists and Talmudists , the Logos of Philo and St. John , and the Sophia of Plato . All the above are Absolute ideals , and so can bear only a relationship and no proportionate value what ever to our finite understanding , they can only be watched , and have never been realized ; and for this reason is it that they have never been apprec…
1913 · PDF PAGE 497
THE KEY OF THE MYSTERIES The sacred historians themselves recognize the existence and the power of the magic which boldly rivalled that of Moses. The Bible tells us that Jannes and Jambres, Pharaoh’s magicians, at first performed the same miracles as Moses, and that they declared those which they could not imitate im- possible to human science. It is in fact more flattering to the self-love of a charlatan to deem that a miracle has taken place, than to declare himself conquered by the science or skill of a fellow-magician—above all, when he is …
1913 · PDF PAGE 497
THE KEY OF THE MYSTERIES The sacred historians themselves recognize the existence and the power of the magic which boldly rivalled that of Moses. The Bible tells us that Jannes and Jambres, Pharaoh’s magicians, at first performed the same miracles as Moses, and that they declared those which they could not imitate im- possible to human science. It is in fact more flattering to the self-love of a charlatan to deem that a miracle has taken place, than to declare himself conquered by the science or skill of a fellow-magician—above all, when he is …
1930 · PDF PAGE 64
…phenomenon which will already hâve been observed in 3, the restoring of the circulation. 8. Last, imagine the return of the reproductive power, and employ this to the imprégnation of the Egg of light in which man is bathed. 9. Now represent to thyself that this Egg is the Disk of the Sun, setting in the west. 10. Let it sink into blackness, borne in the bark of heaven, upon the back of the holy cow Hathor. And it may be that thou shalt hear the moaning thereof. 11. Let it become blacker than ail blackness. And in this méditation thou shalt be u…
1909 · PDF PAGE 5
…e been found to pen the disgusting blasphemies, the revolting obscenities, which defile these pages. Nor can it be denied that a certain power of expression, even at times a certain felicity of phrasing— always, indeed, a profound dramatic feeling — is to be found in these poems, Alas ! that we should be compelled to write the words! That an art essentially spiritual, an art dignified by the great names of Gascoigne Mackie, Chris- tina Rossetti, Alfred Tennyson, George Herbert, should here be prostituted to such “ ignoble use ”, Truly the corru…
1954 · PDF PAGE 61
…sults, with the necessary quantity of Gold, and so forth. Every Change has its own conditions. In the present state of our knowledge and power some changes are not possible in practice ; we cannot cause eclipses, for instance, or transform lead into tin, or create men from mushrooms. But it is theoretically possible to cause in any object any change of which that object is capable by nature; and the conditions are covered by the above postulate.) III. THEOREMS. 1. Every intentional act is a Magical Act.2 (Illustration: See "Definition" above.) …
1996 · PDF PAGE 34
…know that the chosen priest & apostle of infinite space is the prince-priest the Beast; and in his woman called the Scarlet Woman is all power given. They shall gather my children into their fold: they shall bring the glory of the stars into the hearts of men. 16. For he is ever a sun, and she a moon. But to him is the winged secret flame, and to her the stooping starlight. 17. But ye are not so chosen. 18. Burn upon their brows, o splendrous serpent! 19. O azure-lidded woman, bend upon them! 20. The key of the rituals is in the secret word whi…
1996 · PDF PAGE 213
…and creeping things sacred unto me. 26. These slay, naming your enemies; & they shall fall before you. 27. Also these shall breed lust & power of lust in you at the eat ing thereof. 28. Also ye shall be strong in war. 29. Moreover, be they long kept, it is better; for they swell with my force. All before me. 30. My altar is of open brass work: burn thereon in silver or gold! 31. There cometh a rich man from the West who shall pour his gold upon thee. 32. From gold forge steel! 33. Be ready to fly or to smite! 34. But your holy place shall be u…
1929 · PDF PAGE 140
…got the idea of employing the methods of Yoga to produce genius at will. James points out that various religious teachers attained their power to influence mankind in hat is essentially the same way; that is, by getting into Samadhi. The trance gives supreme spiritual energy and absolute self-confidence; it removes the normal inhibitions to action. I propose then that any man should use this power to develop his faculties and inspire his ambitions by directing the effects of the trance into the channel of his career. This idea at once connects …
1907 · PDF PAGE 200
… heard me well— Awake, O Sword ! Shall he flout a suppliant thus and no answer of favour accord? If mercy be sundered From splendour and power ; If he answer with thunder The plaint ofa flower ; Shall justice wonder If Furies devour So bitter a heart, set a term to his date that was aye but an hour? Avenge me, ye forces Of horror and wrath ! Clear the dread courses ! Split open the path ! With cruel remorse is Ilis heart brought to scath. And a terror is on him at last, the seed of his hate’s aftermath. MEGARA. Ha! who invokes? What horror rage…
1919 · PDF PAGE 460
…lt ir, Neuburg’s poems; he jas the impulse to sing, and makes his readers feel that impulse.”—The Morning Post. “There is a certain grim power in some of the imaginings concerning death, as ‘The Dream’ and ‘The Recall,’ and any reader with a liking for verse of an unconventional character will find several pieces after his taste.”—The Daily Telegraph. “Here is a poet of promise.”—The Daily Chronicle. “Tt is not often that energy and poetic feeling are united so happily as in this little book.”— The Morning Leader. “There is promise and some fin…
1944 · PDF PAGE 72
…e has been to return to alchemical aims and (mutatis mutandis) methods. The secrecy observed by the alchemists was made necessary by the power of persecut‐ ing Churches. Bitterly as bigots fought among themselves, they were all equally concerned to destroy the infant Science, which, as they instinctively recognized, would put an end to the ig‐ norance and faith on which their power and wealth depended. The subject of this card is Analysis, followed by Synthesis. The i first question asked by science is: “Of what are things composed? “This havin…
1906 · PDF PAGE 158
… of fools, From Paul right downward to the Schools, That the Ascension’s self rehearsed Christ’s Godhead by its miracle. Grand !—but the power is mine as well ! In India levitation counts No tithe of the immense amounts Of powers demanded by the wise From Chela ere the Chela rise To Knowledge. Fairy-tales? Well, first, Sit down a week and hold your breath As masters teach *—until you burst, Or nearly—in a week, one saith, A month, perchance a year for you, Hard practice, and yourself may fly— Yes! Ihave done it! you may too! Thus, in Ascension,…
1909 · PDF PAGE 368
…f my logical faculties I cut my own right arm. Having no arm, I could no more kill my wife with an axe. God rewarded me by giving me the power of reading thought, which constitutes an extra sense for me; and to my nose He gave a voice of its own. I was a dentist. Indeed, I have found a new way of extracting teeth without gas. You merely press the neck of your patient, who faints in consequence, and you can then safely operate. How did you come to this? What caused you to take the attire of a man in place of the usual brown coat of a cover ?” Hi…