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1904 · PDF PAGE 74

The Goetia

…pear before this circle ; obey in tofijila na-e-el. dD ta ilasa iebe tot3a Das je-Dare-pasa oD je-ntisa, all things my power. Andas thou art he _ that obeys not and comes not ol tarianu, Do-na-e-el D Jada Jaida Das apila, soba i go-o-al tofijilo I shall be in thy power, OGod Most High that liveth for ever, who is the creator ofall things Do-noresopa basajime, Cie, Garape, od Do-na-e-el do-o-i-apé in six days Hie, Saraye, and in my power in the name JPrimeumaton das bojira voresa proamal peripesol, Amema ilasa, od Primeumaton that ruleth over th…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 348

Magick Without Tears

…sciousness of his infamy gnawing his liver? I know this sounds mad; but it's true. Well, then, I set myself to repair the omission with Part III; this should be a really complete treatise on the Art and Science of Magick, and it should be worked out from the beginning, a logical sequence like Euclid. Hence Axiom, Postulate and Theorems. I supposed even then that I could cover the field with another volume comparable in size with the former two. I did indeed "finish" this, even announced publication; it was just going to Press when War (also ann…

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1996 · PDF PAGE 52

The Law is for All

…lf-indulgence, social stress, overpopula­ tion, sex-antagonism. They show with Poincare’s1 precision that Jesus and Paul struck at the heart of hell when they proclaimed marriage a scourge, and offered the testimony of John and Timo­ thy to support the plea of Plato on behalf of psederastic passion. Out of the Court there slunk Mark Antony, his toga to his face, one of the legion of lost souls that woman had withered; behind him groped blind Samson, disinherited Adam, feeling his way along the table where they had piled countless papyri writ wi…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 296

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ncy of heterogeneous incident, I may, however, urge with more hope of his attention that his novel breaks off at the really interesting part. What did Suzette say? Did the family tyranny make a man of Henri? Were they married,and, if so, what came of it ? I wait patiently on Mr. George; may he incline unto me and hear my cry! A, C. ONE OF Us. By GILBERT FRANKAU. 35.64) ADMIRABLE, this Odyssey of emasculationi The verse is at all times facile and clever beyond all praise, though there are three or {our faulty rhymes, and i cannot pass (twice) “ …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 296

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ncy of heterogeneous incident, I may, however, urge with more hope of his attention that his novel breaks off at the really interesting part. What did Suzette say? Did the family tyranny make a man of Henri? Were they married,and, if so, what came of it ? I wait patiently on Mr. George; may he incline unto me and hear my cry! A, C. ONE OF Us. By GILBERT FRANKAU. 35.64) ADMIRABLE, this Odyssey of emasculationi The verse is at all times facile and clever beyond all praise, though there are three or {our faulty rhymes, and i cannot pass (twice) “ …

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1930 · PDF PAGE 92

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… moves them so to do 3 for this there is no rule. 9. Concernlng the Robes and Instruments : — The Wand and Cup are to be chosen for this Art 3 never the Sword or Dagger, never the Pantacle, unless that Pantacle chance to be of a nature harmonious. But even so it is best to keep to the Wand and the Cup, and if one must choose, the Cup. For the'Robes, that of a Philosophus, or that of an Adept Within is most suitable3 or the robe best fitted for the service of the particular Deity, as a bassara for Bacchus, a white robe for Vesta. So also for Ves…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 201

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…d in the struggle of 1870, * To a collection of MSS, illustrating the ‘‘ Psy- chopathia Sexualis” of von Kraft-Ebing. ‘Ihe names of the parties have been changed. that whirling tumult of pleasure, scheming, success, and despair, the minds of men hada trying ordeal to pass through. In Zola’s ‘‘ La Curée”” we see how such ordinary and natural characters as those of Saccard, Maxime, and the incestuous heroine, were twisted and dis- torted from their normal sanity, and sent whirl- ing into the jaws of a hell far more affrayant than the mere cheap a…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 75

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…flower-star With mad caress. But crueller to destroy The leaping life and joy Born in a careless boy From lone distress. More cruel then art thou The calm and chaste of brow, If thou dost this. Forget the feeble vow Ill sworn: all laws allow Pity, that is Kin unto love, and mild. List to the sad and wild Crying of the lonely child Who asks a kiss. One kiss, like snow, to slip, Cool fragrance from thy lip To melt on mine; One kiss, a white-sail ship To laugh and leap and dip Her brows divine ; One kiss, a starbeam faint With love ofa sweet saint…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 259

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…we gather up all the threads of human passion and interest, and weave them into an harmonious tapestry, subtly and diligently with great art, that our Order may seem an ornament even to the Stars that are in the Heavens at Night. In our rainbow-coloured texture we set forth the glory of the whole Universe—See thou to it, brother Magician, that thine own thread be strong, and pure, and of a colour brilliant in itself, yet ready to mingle in all beauty with those of thy brethren !”

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1904 · PDF PAGE 56

The Goetia

… command thee, at the which being heard the elements are overthrown, the air is shaken, the sea runneth back, the fire is quenched, the earth trembleth, and all the hosts of the celestials, terrestrials, and infernals do tremble together, and are troubled and confounded. Wherefore come thou, O Spirit N., forthwith, and without delay, from any or all parts of the world wherever thou mayest be, and make rational answers unto all things that I shall demand of thee. Come thou peaceably, visibly, and affably, now, and without delay, manifesting that…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 96

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…that as they are One, because the end is One, so are they One because the method is One, even the method of turning the mind toward the particular Deity by love in every act. And lest thy twine slip, here is a little cord that wrappeth tighdy round and round ail, even the Mantram or Continuous Prayer. 24. Concerning the Aîantram or Continuous Prayer. — Let the Philosophus weave the Name of the particular Deity into a sentence short and rhythmical, as, for Artémis: èttsXGgv, èTusXOov, ApT£fJuç ; or, for Shiva : Namo Shivaya namaha Aum 3 or, for …

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1996 · PDF PAGE 178

The Law is for All

Chapter III <#• Verses 55—56 179 If we are to have Beauty and Love, whether in begetting children or works of art, or what not, we must have perfect free­ dom to act, without fear or shame or any falsity. Spontaneity, the most important factor in creation, because it is evidence of the magnetic intensity and propriety of the will to create, depends almost wholly on the absolute freedom of the agent. Gulliver must have no bonds of packthread. These conditions have been so rare in the past, especially with regard to love, that their occur­ rence …

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1954 · PDF PAGE 481

Magick Without Tears

…hide under the broad skirts of the Qabalah! It's Disk, Sword, Cup and Wand again! Sorry, but c'est trap fort pour moi. Disks. To master Earth, remember that the Disk is always spinning; fix this idea, get rid of its solidity. Commonly, the first tests of the young Aspirant refer to cash-"that's God's sole solid in this world." The proper magical attitude is very hard to describe. (I'm not talking of that black hen's egg any mbre; that is simple.) Very sorry to have to say it, but it is not unlike that of the spendthrift. Money must circulate, o…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 110

Moonchild

his only guide. In particular, he swore by the "Black Pullet," which seemed to him less dangerous than the "Grand Grimoire," or the forgery attributed to Pope Honorius. He wanted to evoke the devil, but was terrified lest he should be successful. However, nobody could be more pedantically pious than he in following out the practical prescriptions of these absurd charm-books. This individual might usually have been discovered during that honeymoon in the Naples villa, seated in the arm-chair of the apartment which he had rented in the Galeria Vi…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 93

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…urity, our joyous selves. O fortunate day! O measured steps of noon, Quicken, if once ye stayed for Joshua, To keep sweet music to our hearts. Away ! [Bxennt all but JARED. JARED. I will await, and hide myself away Behind yon bushes, to behold the plot Bud to fulfilment. Then, Leviathan, I am thy master. Mockery of a God That seest this thing prosper—Ha! thine altar ! Let me give thanks, Jehovah ! God That rulest Israel as sheep and slaves, But over me no ruler; thou proud God That marshallest these petty thunder-clouds That blacken over the in…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 94

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…AS. With what audacious foot and impious voice Strides this young man and talks? Let him advance, Trembling at our offended majesty. Who art thou whose rude summons startles us From work of state to listen a young mouth Beardless? Speak, man, for shortly thou shalt die. JASON. Athena speaks. WOMEN. Ah, there’s a fine retort ! PELIAS. - Goddesses speak and men list reverently. Could he not find a fitter messenger? JASON. Her cause is Jason’s. Jason therefore speaks. PELIAS. Aha! A suppliant to our clemency ! I did mistake the gesture and the swo…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 60

The Sword of Song

…ed in the struggle of 1870, * To a c ollection of MSS illustrating the “Psy- chopathia Sexualis” of von K raft-Ebing. T he names of the parties have been changed. that w hirling tumult of pleasure, scheming, success, and despair, the minds of men had a trying ordeal to pass through. In Zola’s “La Curée” we see how such ordinary and natural characters as those of Saccard, Maxime, and the incestuous heroine, were twisted and dis- torted from their normal sanity, and sent whirl- ing into the j aws of a hell far more affrayant than the mere cheap a…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 81

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

… type of Netzach; another, of Hod. In the same way Rembrandt and Raphaël retained their respective points of view in ail stages of their art. The practical considération is that some aspirants may find it unusually difficult to attain certain grades; or, worse, allow their inhérent prédispositions to influence them to neglect anti- pathetic, and indulge sympathetic, types of work. They may thus become more unbalanced than ever, with disastrous results. Success in one’s favourite pursuit is a temptress; whose yields to her wiles limits his own g…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 49

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

…uction in this method, and $o do many other Rituals, white and black. We shall presently devote some space to a clear exposition of this Art. In the case of Bacchus, however, we may roughly outline the procedure. We find that the symbolism of Tiphareth expresses the nature of Bacchus. It is then necessary to construct a Ritual of Tiphareth. Let us open the Book 777 ; we shall find in line 6 of each column the various parts of our required apparatus. Having ordered everything duly, we shall exalt the mind by repeated prayers or conjurations to t…

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1996 · PDF PAGE 179

The Law is for All

180 The Law is for All Then, when love dies, as it must if either party have more imagination than a lump of putty, the fetters are fixed. He or she must go through the sordid farce of divorce if the chance of free choice is to be recovered; and even at that the fetters always leave an incurable ulcer; it is no good playing the game of respectability after one is divorced. Thus we find that almost the only love-affairs which breed no annoyance, and leave no scar, are those between people who have accepted the Law of Thelema, and broken for good…

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