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1944 · PDF PAGE 137

The Book of Thoth

…itten the seven secret names of God that are not known even of the Angels, or of the Arch‐ angels, or of the Leader of the armies of the Lord. “Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, and blessed be thy name for ever, unto whom the Aeons are but the pulsings of thy blood.”

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1907 · PDF PAGE 85

Konx Om Pax

…s major-demo, “I pray leave to retire from the Presence.” “ I beg your excellency to follow me," replied the gorgeous functionary, “ his lordship has commanded me to see that your holiness is supplied with everything that you desire.” Then the sage laughed aloud. IV f1 1% (“THINGS TO BE Banana”) Stx months passed by, and Juju, stirring in his sleep, remembered the duties of politeness, and asked for Kwaw. “ He is on your lordship’s estate at Nikko,” the servants hastened to reply, “ and he has turned the whole place completely upside down. Mill…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 141

The Vision and the Voice

…s in terms! Oh, blue! blue! blue! whose reflection in the Abyss is called the Great One of the Night of Time; between ye vibrat- eth the Lord of the Forces of Matter. O Nox, Nox, qui celas infamiam infandi nefandi, Deo solo sit laus qui dedit signum non scribendum. Laus virgini cuius stuprum tradit salutem. O Night, that givest suck from thy paps to sorcery, and theft, and rape, and gluttony, and murder, and tyranny, and to the nameless Horror, cover us, cover us, cover us from the Rod of Destiny; for Cosmos must come, and the balance be set up…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 18

The Sword of Song

… ? I say not, Which in hearts aright Are treasured ? but, What after ages Engrave on history’s iron pages ? This is the one word of “Our Lord” ; “I bring not peace ; I bring a sword.” In this the history of the West55 Bears him out well. How stands the test ? One-third a century’s life of pain— He lives, he dies, he lives again, And rises to eternal rest Of bliss with Saints—an endless reign ! Leaving the world to centuries torn By every agony and scorn, And every wickedness and shame Taking their refuge in his Name. No Yogi shot his Chandra56 …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 95

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

… contemplates the Three Characteristics. This will presumably be very difficult to do because he is probably (for all the “ Grace of the Lord Shiva” business) an expert in the Vififianam trances, and having thus created an eternal Universe and an even more eternal Absence of Universe, both of which, too, are probably mere masses of Sat—Chit—Ananda (Being—Knowledge—Bliss) while he is trying to think of Change—Sorrow—Unsubstantiality. At last, as I imagine, probably without foundation, he succeeds in seeing first the truth and then the falsity of…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 95

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

… contemplates the Three Characteristics. This will presumably be very difficult to do because he is probably (for all the “ Grace of the Lord Shiva” business) an expert in the Vififianam trances, and having thus created an eternal Universe and an even more eternal Absence of Universe, both of which, too, are probably mere masses of Sat—Chit—Ananda (Being—Knowledge—Bliss) while he is trying to think of Change—Sorrow—Unsubstantiality. At last, as I imagine, probably without foundation, he succeeds in seeing first the truth and then the falsity of…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 119

Moonchild

… OUR FRIENDS LAST SEEN IN PARIS, ABOUT WHOSE WELFARE MUCH ANXIETY MUST HAVE BEEN FELT EARLY in January Cyril Grey received a letter from Lord Antony Bowling. "My good Grey," it began, "may the New Year bring you courage to break your resolutions early! My own plan is to swear off every kind of virtue, so that I triumph even when I fall! "Morningside is off to America with his New Discovery in Science. It is that all crime is due to breathing. Statistics show (a) that all convicts are guilty of this disgusting habit; (b) it is characteristic of …

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1906 · PDF PAGE 159

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…ue? I say not, Which ‘in hearts aright Are treasured? but, What after ages Engrave on history’s iron pages? This is the one word of “Our Lord” ; “T bring not peace ; I bring a sword.” In this the history of the West Bears him out well. How stands the test? One-third a century’s life of pain— He lives, he dies, he lives again, And rises to eternal rest Of bliss with Saints—an endless reign ! Leaving the world to centuries torn By every agony and scorn, And every wickedness and shame Taking their refuge in his Name. No Yogt shot his Chandra® so, …

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1929 · PDF PAGE 358

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

358 didn't tell me to my face what was the matter; and having been accustomed to be treated everywhere as a great lord, it never entered my head for a moment that they could suppose anything else. When I found out, I said to myself: Well, that is easy enough: I will show them some money. However, they still regarded us with great suspicion. They gave us what we wanted, but did not seem in the least happy about it. Further investigation, however, finally revealed that having money, they thought we must be brigands. We let it go at that. However,…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 83

The Vision and the Voice

…ate of the 15th Aethyr, is this written: He shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe alie. And again it is written: The Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart. And again it is written that God tempteth man. But thou hadst the word and the sign, and thou hadst authority from thy superior, and licence. And thou hast done well in that thou didst not dare, and in that thou dost dare. For daring is not presumption. And he said moreover: Thou dost well to keep silence, for I perceive how many questions arise in thy mind; yet already thou know…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 554

Magick Without Tears

…95 Robbery , breach of Thelema , 311, 312 Rodney , 466 Rome, 326 ; Church of, 374,375 Romulus, 466 Rontgen, Professor, 31, 305 Rosebery, Lord , 466 Rosencreutz , Christian , Ill, 446 Rosetta Stone, Equinox to be, 457 Rosicrucians , 15, 85, 103, 169 Rosicrucian system , 337 ; custom, 379 Rosicrucianism, 83 Ross, 483 Rosy Cross, 170, 229 Rotterdam , 305 RR et AC, 92, 453 Ruach , 16, 130, 179, 182, 206, 207, 211, 244 , 275, 278, 297,309,436 Rupert of Hentzau , 267 Russell, Bertrand, 25, 86, 98 Russia, 181,485 Rusybroek, 199 Sacrament, 90 Sade, Mar…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 286

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…m the mode of using the Talismanic Forms drawn from the Geomantic Figures. The Hierophant then confers upon the Practicus the title of « Lord of the Twenty- ninth Path,” and the first part of the Ritual is ended. 278

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1909 · PDF PAGE 286

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…m the mode of using the Talismanic Forms drawn from the Geomantic Figures. The Hierophant then confers upon the Practicus the title of « Lord of the Twenty- ninth Path,” and the first part of the Ritual is ended. 278

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1930 · PDF PAGE 46

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

… gives the step and sign of a Man and a Br other. Ail imitât e him. The DEACON and ail 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 — 346 —

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1911 · PDF PAGE 139

The Vision and the Voice

…THYR, WHICH IS CALLED PAZ The Stone is translucent and luminous, and no images enter therein. A voice says: Behold the brilliance of the Lord, whose feet are set upon him that pardoneth transgression. Behold the six-fold Star that flameth in the Vault, the seal of the marriage of the great White King and his black slave. So I looked into the Stone, and beheld the six-fold Star: the whole Aethyr is as tawny clouds, like the flame of a furnace. And there is a mighty host of Angels, blue and golden, that throng it, and they cry: Holy, Holy, Holy a…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 167

The Vision and the Voice

…omb been opened, so that this great wisdom might be revealed. Come away! For the Second Triad is completed, and there remaineth only the Lord of the Aeon, the Avenger, the Child 165

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1913 · PDF PAGE 71

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…arth. 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 your armour; go on, go on, in my strength; & ye shall turn not back for any! 47. This book shall be translated into all tongues: but always with the original in the writing of the Beast; for in the chance shape of the …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 71

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…arth. 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 your armour; go on, go on, in my strength; & ye shall turn not back for any! 47. This book shall be translated into all tongues: but always with the original in the writing of the Beast; for in the chance shape of the …

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1907 · PDF PAGE 261

The Star in the West

… Prana or life spirit of ancient India ; the Atharva -veda says : “ Rever ence to Prana , to whom the universe is subject , who has been lord of all , on whom all is supported .” Prana is the Purusha or aum , the totality of Brahman , Vishnu , 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 ar…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 493

Magick Without Tears

…ipmaster is afraid. 61. That is thy drunkenness, 0 holy one, and the winds whirl away the soul of the scribe into the happy haven. 62. 0 Lord God! Let the haven be cast down by the fury of the storm! Let the foam of the grape tincture my soul with thy light! Yes, I dare say. But is there not here a sort of moral oxymoron? Are not the Masters pursuing two diametrically opposed policies at the same time? Genius-or Initiation, which implies the liberation and development of the genius latent in us all (is not one of the names of the "Holy Guardian…

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