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Page 55 of 871913 · PDF PAGE 604
… says—several alphabets we should prefer to say—is here. Much that has been jealously and foolishly kept secret in the past is here, but though our author has secured for his work the émprimatur of some body with the mysterious title of the A." A.*., and though he remains himself anonymous, he appears to be no mystery-monger. Obviously he is widely read, but he makes no pretence that he has. secrets to reveal. On the contrary, he says, ‘an indicible arcanum is an arcanum which cannot be revealed. The writer of that sentence has learned at least…
1909 · PDF PAGE 235
…s the Be- liever. But the man after God’s own Heart thinks and reasons nothing, he feels there is neither doing nor choosing, and, dimly though it be, he sees that both of these foolish men, who think themselves so wise, possess but various little segments of one great circle, and that each imagines his seg- ment a perfect circumference in itself. Presently the Mystic himself discovers that his circle which contained all their seg- ments is but a segment of some greater circle, and that even- tually he is living in a great cloud-land formed of …
1909 · PDF PAGE 297
…ally is that in both cases the Rituals fail to initiate—in the first case they, not being understood, are jeered at; in the second they, though equally incomprehensible, are however revered. Instead of teaching the Alphabet by means of simple characters they teach it by grotesque and all but impossible hieroglyphics, and in the II T 289
1909 · PDF PAGE 235
…s the Be- liever. But the man after God’s own Heart thinks and reasons nothing, he feels there is neither doing nor choosing, and, dimly though it be, he sees that both of these foolish men, who think themselves so wise, possess but various little segments of one great circle, and that each imagines his seg- ment a perfect circumference in itself. Presently the Mystic himself discovers that his circle which contained all their seg- ments is but a segment of some greater circle, and that even- tually he is living in a great cloud-land formed of …
1909 · PDF PAGE 297
…ally is that in both cases the Rituals fail to initiate—in the first case they, not being understood, are jeered at; in the second they, though equally incomprehensible, are however revered. Instead of teaching the Alphabet by means of simple characters they teach it by grotesque and all but impossible hieroglyphics, and in the II T 289
1907 · PDF PAGE 74
…gs. [Her ANDREW.] I expect company. [Chuckles long.] The old Burgundy, Andrew. [#xz¢ ANDREW.] I propose to squeeze Duke Charles’ grapes, though fate and my age forbid me a smack at his forces — neu sinas Medos equttare tnultos—but our good King is no Augustus. [Strikes gong. Enter PRIEST quietly and quickly, ALAIN does not turn round, Good evening, father. All is ready? PRIEST. All, my lord. 1 This play has been publicly performed within the United Kingdom. Stationers’ Hall. All rights reserved. ALAIN, It is near the time, in her room? She has …
1911 · PDF PAGE 35
…minous.) And now he shows the tablet again, and he says: As there are 49 letters in the tablet, so are there 49 kinds of cosmos in every thought of God. And there are 49 interpretations of every cosmos, and each interpretation is manifested in 49 ways. Thus also are the calls 49, but to each call there are 49 visions. And each vision is composed of 49 elements, except in the roth Aethyr, that is accurséd, and that hath 42. All this while the dewdrops have turned into cascades of gold finer than the eyelashes of a little child. And though the ex…
1911 · PDF PAGE 136
…rass, and it had been dipped in deadly poison. Then I fitted the white arrow to the string, and I shot it against the heart of Eros, and though I shot with all my force, it fell harmlessly from his side. But at that moment the black arrow was thrust through mine own heart. I am filled with fearful agony. And the child smiles, and says: Although thy shaft hath pierced thee not, although the envenomed barb hath struck thee through; yet I am slain, and thou livest and triumphest, for I am thou and thou art I. With that he disappears, and the Aethy…
1954 · PDF PAGE 16
PREFACE xv Leadbeater (though his name is more than hinted at), a follower who is not and never was a member of a lodge in good standing working under a Grand Lodge of Free and A c c e pte d Masons. The Sanctuary must be purged . ... He is not even a free man, but the hired tool of a woman. ... This woman-pollution to that pure word/-comes to us from the nauseous fraud by which she made herself the real if not the nominal mistress of the T.S. . .. This is the secret object of the attempt to hold the election of S. G.M. G. without due notice, to…
1954 · PDF PAGE 63
…ividual should be true to his own nature, and at the same time adapt himself to his environment.) 10. Nature is a continuous phenomenon, though we do not know in all cases how things are connected. (Illustration: Human consciousness depends on the properties of protoplasm, the existence of which depends on innumerable physical conditions peculiar to this planet; and this planet is determined by the mechanical balance of the whole universe of matter . We may then say that our consicousness is causally connected with the remotest galaxies; yet we…
1954 · PDF PAGE 261
…EARS for a quarter of a century, and I seem to be unable to get it printed!) None of these published translations, learned and admirable though they may be as such, can be of use except to familiarize 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 perfe…
1929 · PDF PAGE 314
314 deliberately kept me away from seeking the solution in its pages, though I was their chosen confidant. They were determined that I should drain the last dregs of the vitriol. (Visita Interiora Terrae, Rectificado Invenies Occultum Lapidem.) It was essential that I should learn the technique of crossing the Abyss with absolute thoroughness for they had it in mind to entrust me with the task of teaching others exactly how to do it. Thus, though I crossed the Abyss at this period, underwent one particular phase of the ordeal, I was restricted …
1904 · PDF PAGE 11
…ien Rouge, whose members are so honoured in the world of Art. There he met C . . . the brilliant but debauched sculptor, caustic of wit, though genial to his friends ; N . . . , the great painter, whos royal sense of light made his can- vases into a harmonious dream ; he also the sweet friend of Bacchus, who filled him with a glow and melody of colour and thought. There, too, were D . . . and L . . . , the one poet and philosopher, the other painter and I fear pederast. Twins in thought, the two were invincible in argument as they were sup…
1909 · PDF PAGE 313
…of a Nubian slave; and the one in the West was as a man swallowing the ocean. “And whilst I watched these suns rising around me, behold, though I knew it not, a fifth sun had arisen beneath where I was standing, and it was as agreat wheel of revolving lightnings. And gazing at the Wonder that flamed at my feet, I partook of its glory and became brilliantly golden, and great wings of flame descended upon me, and as they enrolled me I grew thirty cubits in height—perhaps more. “Then the sun upon which I was standing rose above the four other suns…
1909 · PDF PAGE 313
…of a Nubian slave; and the one in the West was as a man swallowing the ocean. “And whilst I watched these suns rising around me, behold, though I knew it not, a fifth sun had arisen beneath where I was standing, and it was as agreat wheel of revolving lightnings. And gazing at the Wonder that flamed at my feet, I partook of its glory and became brilliantly golden, and great wings of flame descended upon me, and as they enrolled me I grew thirty cubits in height—perhaps more. “Then the sun upon which I was standing rose above the four other suns…
1922 · PDF PAGE 112
…ike butterflies settling on lilies. A buzz went round the tables. Lou’s beauty intoxicated everybody. Her jewellery dazzled the crowd. I thought of an assembly of Greeks of the best period unexpectedly visited by Apollo and Venus. We palpitated not only with our internal ecstasy but with the intoxicating sense that the whole world admired and envied us. We made them feel like the contents of a waste-paper basket. The head waiter himself became a high priest. He rose to the situation like the genius he was. He was mentally on his knees as he ven…
1929 · PDF PAGE 16
…irst step downward! The air of Paris in- toxicated him; the Grands Boulevards ate into his moral fibre like a dragon chewing butter; and though he had not actually been in anywhere, he felt the atmosphere of the music-halls as Ulysses heard the Sirens. He was fortunately tied to the mast of his ignorance of French and his fear of asking anybody such a very peculiar question, or he would certainly have discovered and vis- ited the Moulin Rouge. As it was, Joan of Arc was very much more than was good for him. He stared, fascinated as by a basil…
1954 · PDF PAGE 21
…olation to form a small book by itself. There is one story briefly mentioned in letter 80 which Crowley must have written years earlier, though the manuscript has been lost and I have never seen any reference to it outside of this book. Entitled "Every Precaution," it packs sufficient dramatic wallop to excite some novelist enough to do a short story on it. Other stories are gruesome and macabre to a degree, like that of the woman-cheese-rat-murders toward the end of the volume, which are ghoulish and almost incredible to most of us who lead mo…
1954 · PDF PAGE 291
… should on the surface mean something vague and plausible, 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 302
…e beyond a certain number of degrees , and of recording the more important details of his experiment . Our work is identical in design , though worked with subtler_if less complex - means . For the finger on the resistance - box we substitute the Will ; and its control extends but to the Mind ; for the eye we substi tute the Introspective Faculty with its keen observation of the most minute disturbance , while the spot of light is the Consciousness itself , the central point of the gal vanometer scale the predetermined object , and the other fi…