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Page 57 of 1121909 · PDF PAGE 7
…ity to this record of my journey. But another set of people will find another disappoint~ ment. I am hardly an heroic figure. I am not The Good Young Man That Died. Ido not remain in holy meditation, balanced on my left eyelash, for forty years, restoring ex- hausted nature by a single grain of rice at intervals of several months. You will perceive in these pages a man with all his im- perfections thick upon him trying blindly, yet with all his force, to control the thoughts of his mind, 50 that he shall be able to say ”I will think this thought …
1919 · PDF PAGE 53
…“Every man and every woman is a star.” We are all free, all independent, all shining glori- ously, each one a radiant world. Is not that good tidings? Then comes the first call of the Great Goddess Nuit, Lady of the Starry Heaven, who is also Matter in its deepest metaphysical sense, who is the infinite in whom all we live and move and have our being. Hear Her first summons to 47
1961 · PDF PAGE 198
…st of all, when any Postulant boweth before thee, whether there be not Conflict and Restriction in his Mind, and in his Will. If he deem Good and Evil to be absolute, instead of as relative to the Health of this Body, or the Weal of the Society of which he is a Member, or what not, as it may be, instruct him. Or, if he will say that he will sacrifice all for Initiation, correct him, as it is written: but whoso gives one Particle of Dust shall lose all in that Hour. For it is Conflict if he weigh one Thing with another; and Renunciation, being…
1907 · PDF PAGE 201
…s Damp on his brow ; the horror in his heart’s Envenomed arteries! and I the fear, The torment, and the hate! Be ye mute ! MEGARA, Be of good cheer! Rend him apart! Hunger and lust we sate, Equal in terror on that heart of hate. ALECTO. Hell’s throne be kingless ! TISIPHONE. Mortal ! is it well, Our vengeance on the impious lord of Hell! ORPHEUS. Well ! it is well! And yet my eyes are wet To see such anguish. MEGAERA. Tear the fatal net ! ALECTO. Bite with strong acid his congealing blood ! TISIPHONE. Rend out the bowels ! MEGAERA., Pour the mo…
1907 · PDF PAGE 63
… will kindly leave the Court. I will myself set the example. [Exeunt Bonus and BOWLEY :011'. Bowie]. Your method of keeping silence is a good one. Dialogue is the best form, after all. But hush! who comes? Enter the YONLY YEATS, with druid apple-blossom in his hair, and the druid casting-net qf the stars in one hand. Doe: his turn and exit. Boner. To continue—True! And saying “ true,” let us discuss “truth.” In the lower worlds, where are we? Take this frivolous Mrs. I. Why does she elude Mrs. 1.? From fear. Bowley. Fear is failure. Bones. More…
1912 · PDF PAGE 140
…ranger of the afternoon. “You damned scoundrel!” he addressed the smiling Professor. ”So this is where my sister spends her evenings! Be good enough to explain " He broke off, for the Professor had thrust both hands deep into his trouser pockets and leant back against the bookcase, laughing, laugh- ing, laughing. ALEISTER CROWLEY. 98
1912 · PDF PAGE 140
…ranger of the afternoon. “You damned scoundrel!” he addressed the smiling Professor. ”So this is where my sister spends her evenings! Be good enough to explain " He broke off, for the Professor had thrust both hands deep into his trouser pockets and leant back against the bookcase, laughing, laugh- ing, laughing. ALEISTER CROWLEY. 98
1922 · PDF PAGE 47
…n’s master. “Well, as a matter of fact,’’ I said superciliously, “ to-night’s the first time I ever took it, and it strikes me as pretty good stuff.” Lamus smiled enigmatically. ‘““ Ah, yes, what does the old poet say? Milton, is it ? ““Stab your demoniac smile to my brain, Soak me in cognac, love, and cocaine.’ ”’ “How silly you are,’”’ cried Lou. ‘ Cocaine wasn’t invented in the time of Milton.” “Was that Milton’s fault ?’’ retorted King Lamus. The inaptitude, the disconnectedness, of his thought was somehow disconcerting.
1912 · PDF PAGE 319
…ה KD. LiC.K. p. 267?אוהה To dream, rave?הזה A fly?בובז Sacrificed nnr To seethe, boil?רװ To brighten, make joyful?הרה A circle, orbit?גוה Good?בוט To give, place ππ᾽ 18 My favourite, my beloved?יבהא Hatred?הנ`א The antique Serpent?אטח Living?'ה Notariqon of Yehi Aur, etci?אואי Angel min of I?זוחא An enemy?:ףא Job?בויא Was black?ה”ד Chavvah ; to manifest, shew?הוח forth; Eve The Number of Abra—Melin Servitorsof Amaimon Fraternity?הוחא Black liquid?ו`ד It was?ה`ה The breast; a vision; a prophet;?הזח to gaze Jobab, an Edomite King?:בןי The hand "ΙἸ…
1912 · PDF PAGE 319
…ה KD. LiC.K. p. 267?אוהה To dream, rave?הזה A fly?בובז Sacrificed nnr To seethe, boil?רװ To brighten, make joyful?הרה A circle, orbit?גוה Good?בוט To give, place ππ᾽ 18 My favourite, my beloved?יבהא Hatred?הנ`א The antique Serpent?אטח Living?'ה Notariqon of Yehi Aur, etci?אואי Angel min of I?זוחא An enemy?:ףא Job?בויא Was black?ה”ד Chavvah ; to manifest, shew?הוח forth; Eve The Number of Abra—Melin Servitorsof Amaimon Fraternity?הוחא Black liquid?ו`ד It was?ה`ה The breast; a vision; a prophet;?הזח to gaze Jobab, an Edomite King?:בןי The hand "ΙἸ…
1961 · PDF PAGE 183
…r next Incarnation attract by her Fitness a Man-soul. For this Cause hath Man esteemed Constancy and Patience as Qualities preeminent in Good women, because by these she gaineth her Going toward Our Godliness. Her Ordeal therefore is principally to resist Moods, which make Disorder, that is of Choronzon. Also, let her be content in this Way, for verily she hath a noble and an excellent Portion in Our Holy Banquet, and escapeth many a Peril that is proper to us others. Only, be she in Awe and Wariness, for in her is no Principle of Resistance to…
1996 · PDF PAGE 204
…re found. 4. Yet she shall be known & I never. 5. Behold! the rituals of the old time are black. Let the evil ones be cast away; let the good ones be purged by the prophet! Then shall this Knowledge go aright. 6. I am the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star. I am Life, and the giver of Life, yet there fore is the knowledge of me the knowledge of death. 7. I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a fool ish word: for it is I that go. 8. Who w…
1906 · PDF PAGE 169
…ool (with whom is wisdom, deem The Scriptures—rightly !) in his heart Saith (silent, to himself, apart) This secret: “ obs Pe? 9 See the good Psalm! And thus, my friend ! My diatribes approach the end And find us hardly quarrelling. And yet—you seem not satisfiedP The literal mistranslated thing © Must not by sinners be denied. Go to your Chapel then to pray ! (I promise Mr. Chesterton % Before the Muse and I have done A grand ap-pre-ci-a-ti-on . Of Brixton on Ascension Day.) He’s gone—his belly filled enough ! Future plans of This Robert-Brown…
1912 · PDF PAGE 28
I4 your surroundings. You will say: “Good heavens! I must have been to sleep!” or else “What on earth was I meditating upon?” or even “What was I doing?” “Where am I?” “Who am I?” or a mere wordless bewilderment may daze you. This may alarm you, and your alarm will not be lessened when you come to full consciousness, and reflect that you have actually forgotten who you are and what you are doing! This is only one of many adventures that may come to you ; but it is one of the most typical. By this time your hours of meditation will fill most of th…
1902 · PDF PAGE 12
…acchination of his surroundings ; all the bestial mockery of the baffling fiends ; the still more hideous mockery in which the Powers of Good themselves seem to indulge ; doubt of the reality of that which he seeks ; doubt even of the seeker ; the irony of the whole strife : are fascinating to me as they are, I make no doubt, to the majority of mankind. This is the subtler form of that mental bewilderment which the Greek Tragedians were so fond of depicting ; as subtle in effect, yet grosser in its determining factors. For we are thus changed f…
1904 · PDF PAGE 19
PROLOGUE Good, by Jesus ! cried the Countess, as, with her fat arse poised warily over the ascetic face of the Archbishop, she lolloped a great gob of greasy spend from the throat of her bulging cunt into the gaping mouth of the half-choked ecclesiastic. It is well, my daughter, if thou art pleased, he replied, when he had swallowed the cachet of her emotions. But my venerable pudendum asks at- tention. It shall have it, father ! said the lady, and forthwith she caught his purple-knobbed pillar in her hands, and violently rubbed i…
1954 · PDF PAGE 427
… Aspirant, if he is not to be side-tracked and ultimately lost. Nevertheless, "even the evil germs of Matter may alike become useful and good" as Zoroaster reminds us. For one thing, their possession is indubitably a sheet-anchor, at the mercy of the hurricane of Doubt-doubt as to whether the whole business is not Tommy-rot! Such moments are frequent, even when one has advanced to a stage when Doubt would seem impossible; until you get there, you can have no idea how bad it is! Then, again, when these powers have sprung naturally and spontaneou…
1907 · PDF PAGE 125
…all true patriotism , greater than power , wealth , or dominion , and that is motherhood : Fiercer desires may cast away All things most good ; A people may forget to - day Their motherhood . 1 This is the condition of the England of to - day : “ O England ! England , mighty England falls !” because she no longer knows how to bear Englishmen . Wealth cries for luxury , and luxury sniffs at the hem of lust , and lust rises o’er us a vampire kite to drink dry the blood of our veins . The two great ideals of our country , as Geoffrey Mortimer righ…
1911 · PDF PAGE 109
…ere miraculously fed. G. M. OF ST [. A new miracle if the knave escape. But will not your lordship sup with me to-night? BISHOP. Thanks, good Grand Master. FIRST TORTURER. My lord, I think I heard a sigh. PHYSICIAN. Only a natural motion of the body, by your 101
1911 · PDF PAGE 109
…ere miraculously fed. G. M. OF ST [. A new miracle if the knave escape. But will not your lordship sup with me to-night? BISHOP. Thanks, good Grand Master. FIRST TORTURER. My lord, I think I heard a sigh. PHYSICIAN. Only a natural motion of the body, by your 101