Thelema ScholarTHE ALEISTER CROWLEY COLLECTION
FOLLOW A WORD THROUGH THE COLLECTION

Search the corpus.

Phrase search ignores case and repeated whitespace. All-words search finds whole words anywhere on the same page. OCR errors can affect results.

2,414 matching pages

Page 58 of 121
1913 · PDF PAGE 111

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…each side of the same a flat stone. [The scene ts in darkness ; after a little slow and very faint and hesitating music, the voices of women ave heard. They ave seated on the stones, their attitudes expressing woe and anxiety. Joanna. Sister, we touch the hour of fear. The midmost murk is near. Juuia. There is no sign, no mark To sunder dark from dark. Joanna. There is no mark nor sign Of our lost shrine. Jutta. Persuasion of the pit Made us abandon it. JOANNA. Nay, by inscrutable Law of all Life it fell. Jutta. Is that the light? JOANNA. The b…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1928 · PDF PAGE 75

Little Poems in Prose

…an as of many human voices, and he laughed, showing shamelessly his decayed teeth in an enormous and imbecile guffaw, just as do certain men in every country when they have dined too well. And he said to me: “I can give thee that which obtains all that which is worth all, that which replaces all;” and he beat upon his mon- strous belly, whose sonorous echo made the commentary on his coarse utterance. I turned aside with disgust, and answered him: “In order to enjoy myself, I have no need of the wretchedness of anyone, and I refuse a wealth sadd…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1911 · PDF PAGE 285

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…the altar. GEMINI ana’ all PROBATIONERS circnmmnbn/ate round MERCURY. Brother Gemini, do Thou perform the dance [FR. GEMINI dances. him, Men staþ,facing MERCURY.] * Berceuse: César Cui. a SOROR

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1911 · PDF PAGE 285

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…the altar. GEMINI ana’ all PROBATIONERS circnmmnbn/ate round MERCURY. Brother Gemini, do Thou perform the dance [FR. GEMINI dances. him, Men staþ,facing MERCURY.] * Berceuse: César Cui. a SOROR

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1911 · PDF PAGE 176

The Vision and the Voice

THE EQUINOX 24. Now appears his mate, the heavenly Venus, the Scarlet Woman, who by men is thought of as Babalon as he is thought of as Chaos. 23. Here appear the Cherubim, the other officers of the new Temple, the earth and water assistants of the fire and air Beast and Scarlet Woman. 22. Here is the First Key to the formula of Horus, a sevenfold arrangement. A shadow of Horus declares his nature. 21. This seems to be the Vision of God face to face that is the necessary ordeal for him who would pass the Abyss, as it were. A commission to be th…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 357

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

SEPHER SEPHIROTH Esau, father of the men of Edom. wy (Ad-om, Adlantes*) A bird bY Peace. [Refers to Kether] by 377 Nervus luxatus; Vena WIM 9 Ischiatica. [Gen. xxxii. 32] Seven myaw 3% (1—27) 378 ‘In peace’ ody Pruna ignita; Chaschmal gym Iuramentum, [K.D. L.C.K. pyay P. 695) 7 379 pbwas [The sum of the letters of TETRA- 380 GRAMMATON multiplied severally by those of Adonai; (1) +(1 3) + (Fx) 4 (8%) Abschalom Hspewros Difficulty, narrowness =\a) 74) Pain, trouble, misery pay ayy Thick darkness, fog bay [Vide no. 370] NTHDP Heaven of Hod yp 381 …

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 357

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

SEPHER SEPHIROTH Esau, father of the men of Edom. wy (Ad-om, Adlantes*) A bird bY Peace. [Refers to Kether] by 377 Nervus luxatus; Vena WIM 9 Ischiatica. [Gen. xxxii. 32] Seven myaw 3% (1—27) 378 ‘In peace’ ody Pruna ignita; Chaschmal gym Iuramentum, [K.D. L.C.K. pyay P. 695) 7 379 pbwas [The sum of the letters of TETRA- 380 GRAMMATON multiplied severally by those of Adonai; (1) +(1 3) + (Fx) 4 (8%) Abschalom Hspewros Difficulty, narrowness =\a) 74) Pain, trouble, misery pay ayy Thick darkness, fog bay [Vide no. 370] NTHDP Heaven of Hod yp 381 …

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1909 · PDF PAGE 17

The Holy Books

…ds who be hermits. Now think not to find them in the forest or on the mountain; but in beds of purple, caressed by magnificent beasts of women with large limbs, and fire and light in their eyes, and masses of flaming hair about them; there shall ye find them. Ye shall see them at rule, at victorious armies, at all the joy; and there shall be in them a joy a million times greater than this. Beware lest any force another, King against King! Love one another with burning hearts; on the low men triumph in the fierce lust of your pride, in the day of your…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 107

Mortadello

…the scroll of heaven’s anger lowers. MONICA. [To LUCREZIA.] Come, sweetheart, shall we stroll awhile among the flowers ? We’ll leave the men together to prattle politics. LUCREZIA. And scandal. MONICA. And the weather. ALESSANDRO. Ah, we shall try to fix Fresh bolts to our crossbows. MONICA. And we to back cuirass

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1913 · PDF PAGE 58

Book 4 (Part II)

…a hundred ways of missing, and only one of hitting. To avoid eating beef is easy; to eat nothing but pork is very diffi- cult. Levi recommends that at times the Magical Will itself should be cut off, on the same principle as one can always work better after a " com- plete change." Levi is doubtless right, but he must be understood as saying this " for the hardness of men's hearts." The turbine is more efficient than a reciprocating engine ; and his counsel is only good for the beginner. Ultimately the Magical Will so identifies itself with the …

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1961 · PDF PAGE 160

Liber Aleph

…LEPH VEL CXI 148 E% De Stultis Malignis (Of Malignant Fools) Y Son, there are Afflictions many and Woes many, that come of the Errors of men in Respect of the Will; but there is none greater than this, the Interference of the Busy-body. For they make Pretence to know a Man’s Thought better than he doth himself, and to direct his Will with more Wisdom than he, and to make Plans for his Happiness. And of all these the worst is he that sacrificeth himself for the Weal of his Fellows. He that is so foolish as not to follow his own Will, how shall b…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1910 · PDF PAGE 13

The World’s Tragedy

…ld preach the Gospel — morose vulptas ! Unhappily, that excellent lady was a hard case. She was quite deaf and very nearly blind ; while mentally she had never been remarkable for anything beyond a not una- miable imbecility. However, there was but one thing to be done, to argue her into conviction. They agreed to take eight-hour shifts ; and for all I know, they are arguing still, and neither of the Meetings at Oban can meet ! A BOYHOOD IN HELL The Revd. H. d’Arcy Champney M. A. of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, had come out of sect. He ha…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1913 · PDF PAGE 153

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

…he churches of all lands , Intently asked wherever I have been : “ Who — What is He ? " But no one understands . I have sought Him among men , and in the mart ; I have sought Him in the sweet and open field ; I have sought Him in the stillness of my heart But never found Him anywhere revealed . I sailed upon the strong and fragrant sea ; I fought His ancient worship to defend ; I lived five years an eremite - but He Was only more mysterious at the end . Often when I would linger all the night To meditate the universal doom , Suddenly , in a fev…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1913 · PDF PAGE 45

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

… The author was not acquainted at that time with the literature of those gnostics who were the earliest and only true Christians. In Fragments of a Faith Forgotten, however, we find the following passage : “After the banquet they keep the holy all-night festival. And this is how it is kept. They all stand up in a body, and about the middle of the entertainment they first of all separate into two bands, men in one and women in the other. And a leader is chosen for each, the conductor whose reputation is greatest and the one most suitable for the…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1913 · PDF PAGE 45

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

… The author was not acquainted at that time with the literature of those gnostics who were the earliest and only true Christians. In Fragments of a Faith Forgotten, however, we find the following passage : “After the banquet they keep the holy all-night festival. And this is how it is kept. They all stand up in a body, and about the middle of the entertainment they first of all separate into two bands, men in one and women in the other. And a leader is chosen for each, the conductor whose reputation is greatest and the one most suitable for the…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1926 · PDF PAGE 16

Liber Al vel Legis

…ds who be hermits. Now think not to find them in the forest or on the mountain; but in beds of purple, caressed by magnificent beasts of women with large limbs, and fire and light in their eyes, and masses of flaming hair about them; there shall ye find them. Ye shall see them at rule, at victorious armies, at all the joy; and there shall be in them a joy a million times greater than this. Beware lest any force another, King against King! Love one another with burning hearts; on the low men triumph in the fierce lust of your pride, in the day of your…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1910 · PDF PAGE 95

The Scented Garden

… been broken down. Now therefore that ass-membered one — Allah forget him !—is very sick. Neither from his nose nor from his member will men be able to read that he is a Jew,3 O beloved one with a nose like a rose- tinted ivory statue and a member like a young al- mond tree in blossom ! for both are dropped off. Beware, if thou ridest in the bazaar, that thou dost not hurt the good Qazi, the just one, the in- corruptible one, the wise one, the merciful to the afflictions of the poor,4 by stepping upon his nose or his member ! Beware ! sayeth El…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1912 · PDF PAGE 75

Mortadello

…NICA. Wait, wait—the key to power. Are we safe now ? ORLANDO. I hope so. MONICA. Then come hither and take Your right, most masterful of men. ORLANDO. I thirst to slake My being’s torment at your breast. MONICA. If earth be all, I have all heaven in the rest to be your thrall. If earth be naught, what heaven may give who knows or cares ? I only ask an hour to live—in these blue airs ! ORLANDO. Ah, give me all ! MONICA. I am your slave. Take all. ORLANDO. Ah Christ ! There is no man can content the grave.

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1919 · PDF PAGE 362

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE TWO PATHS [FRAGMENT 11] 1. And now, O Teacher of Compassion, point thou the way to other men. Behold all those who, knocking for ad- mission, await [s] in ignorance and darkness to see the gate of the Sweet Law flung open! This begins with the word “And,” rather as if it were a sequel to the “VOICE OF THE SILENCE.” It should not be assumed that this is the case. However, assuming that the first Fragment explains the Path as far as Master of the Temple, it is legitimate to regard this second Fragment, so called, as the further instruction; f…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1928 · PDF PAGE 115

Little Poems in Prose

…rt, namely, to obtain from me a piece of the fatal, the happiness- conferring cord. Among the signatories there were, I must say, more women than men, but not all, you may believe it, belonged to the lowest class or even to the vulgar. I have kept these letters. And then, of a sudden, light broke in my brain; I understood why the mother was so anxious to take away the cord, and by what commerce she proposed to console herself.

original embedded textRead original & transcription →