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1911 · PDF PAGE 66

The Vision and the Voice

…ace. And the mystery shall be revealed to whosoever shall say, with ecstasy of worship in his heart, with a clear mind, and a passionate body: It is the voice ofa god, and not of a man. And now all that glory hath withdrawn itself; and the old King lies prostrate, abject. And the virgin that rode upon the bull cometh forth, led by all those Angels of the Holy Sevenfold Table, and they are dancing round her with garlands and sheaves of flowers, loose robes and hair dancing in the wind. And she smiles upon me 64

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1922 · PDF PAGE 225

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…n just those things which will tell you how I hate you—how I have outwitted you—and you shall read them when my Dead Soul has got a Dead Body to match it.” September 14 I expected Peter would be in; impatient to know if I'd wangled McCall. Instead, he turned up after twelve, full of champagne and—SNOW! My aunt, what a lucky day! He was boiling with passion, grabbed me like a hawk. “Well, old girl,” he shouted, “what luck with McCall ? ” I produced my package. ‘“‘ Hurrah, all our troubles are over!” We opened our last three half-bottles of fizz …

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1929 · PDF PAGE 16

The Stratagem and Other Stories

…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 basilisk, his eyes starting further and further from his head as his moral sense dragged his body backwards along the Rue

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1910 · PDF PAGE 14

The Scented Garden

…fely acquitted of the sins of mysticism. The first couplet of the Ghazal is called the Matla’, or “ the place of rising ” (of a heavenly body), which we may translate the “ Opening.” It is a standard rule that both hemis- tichs of this couplet should have the same metre and rhyme. The remaining couplets must have the same metre, and the second hemistich of each (but

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1929 · PDF PAGE 35

The Stratagem and Other Stories

…ity of immediate, drastic, action. PART II I THE stunning physical fact of my husband's illness was the immense prostration. So strong a body, as too often the convulsions gave proof; such inertia with it! He would lie all day like a log; then without warning or ap- parent cause the convulsions would begin. Arthur's steady scientific brain stood it well; it was only two days before his death that delirium began. I was not with him; worn out as I was, and yet utterly unable to sleep, the doctor had insisted on my taking a long motor drive. In th…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 493

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…Insight or by Outsight. Destiny and Fate. The Origin of Evil. What is within the “Heir”? Words as Storage Batteries. How to Care for the Body. The Way to Happiness. You Live in your Thought-World. The Language of Sug- gestion. Constructive Imagination. The Power of Impression. How to Remove Impressions. Your Individualism. Making Things go Right. Utilizing Energy. Master, or be Mastered. The Voice that is heard in Loneliness. The Ingrafted Word. The Law of Liberty. Part II. —The Evolution of an Invalid; The Invalid’s Alter Ego. The Evolution of…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 493

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…Insight or by Outsight. Destiny and Fate. The Origin of Evil. What is within the “Heir”? Words as Storage Batteries. How to Care for the Body. The Way to Happiness. You Live in your Thought-World. The Language of Sug- gestion. Constructive Imagination. The Power of Impression. How to Remove Impressions. Your Individualism. Making Things go Right. Utilizing Energy. Master, or be Mastered. The Voice that is heard in Loneliness. The Ingrafted Word. The Law of Liberty. Part II. —The Evolution of an Invalid; The Invalid’s Alter Ego. The Evolution of…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 43

The Stratagem and Other Stories

…e abyss of blackness and of night whose name is death. I rose with ashen cheeks. I stammered: “He is dead.” The male nurse bent over the body. “Yes!” he echoed, “he is dead.” And it seemed as if the whole Uni- verse gathered itself into one ghastly laugh of hate and horror, “Dead!” V I resumed my seat. I felt that I must know that all was well, that death had ended all. Woe to humanity! The consciousness of Arthur was more alive than ever. It was the black fear of falling, a dumb ecstasy of changeless fear. There were no waves upon that sea of …

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1905 · PDF PAGE 173

Collected Works (Vol. I)

… the bloody nails made fast again. Thou cam’st to obsess me first that Easter Eve ! The lustre of old jet was over thee, And through thy body coursed the scented blood § Thy flesh was full of amvrous ecstasy : Polished, and gloomier than some black full flood, The lustre of old jet was over thee ! In thy great brazen blackness I am bathed ; Through all thy veins, like curses, my blood runs ; In all thy flesh my naked bones are swathed, My womb is pregnant with mad moons and suns. [n thy great brazen blackness I am bathed ! Imminent over me thy …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 192

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…ised but curious to say, instead of finding D.D.C.F. and V.N.R. there he found Theo and Mrs. Horos. Mr. Horos (M.S.R.) incarnated in the body of V.N.R. and Mrs. Horos (S.V.A.) in that of D.D.C.F. Their 176

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1910 · PDF PAGE 192

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…ised but curious to say, instead of finding D.D.C.F. and V.N.R. there he found Theo and Mrs. Horos. Mr. Horos (M.S.R.) incarnated in the body of V.N.R. and Mrs. Horos (S.V.A.) in that of D.D.C.F. Their 176

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1919 · PDF PAGE 396

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…force of the waves. 38. There is also an harper of gold, playing infinite tunes. 39. Then the dolphin delighted therein, and put off his body, and became a bird. 40. The harper also laid aside his harp, and played infinite tunes upon the Pan-pipe. 41. Then the bird desired exceedingly this bliss, and laying down its wings be- came a faun of the forest. 42. The harper also laid down his Pan-pipe, and with the human voice sang his infinite tunes. . 43. Then the faun was enraptured, and followed far; at last the harper was silent, and the faun bec…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 107

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…horax. In ail proper inspiration the last possible portion of air must be drawn into the lungs. In ail proper holding of the breath, the body must remain absolutely still. Ten minutes of such practice is ample to induce profuse sweating in any place of a température of 170 C. or over. The progress of the Zelator in acquiring a depth and fullness of breath should be tested by the respirometer. The exercises should be carefully graduated to avoid overstrain and possible damage to the lungs. This depth and fullness of breath should be kept as much…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 365

Magick Without Tears

332 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS January 12 describe the Sign, "The omnipresence of my body." And there She was-in the last place in the world where one would have sought Her. Note, too, the accuracy of the Yi King Symbol =-= for = = is of course the Symbol of our Lady, and the God below Her in the Stele is == the Sun. All this is clear proof of the unspeakable power and wisdom of Those who have sent me to proclaim the Law. If these events be indeed the result of calculation and control on the part of the Secret Chiefs, it seems at first sight as if th…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 377

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…ship, were sunk in a state of torpor and only stared at me with vacant looks, it proved easy to settle this slight matter. I removed the body; and left to time and the natural dryness of the air the care of dividing its various elements. The man-whose-nose-sings-at-will was the first to notice the absence of the sailor, but he said nothing to me. In fact, I believe him to be mad also. He is continually looking anxiously towards the east, and seems lost to this world, since his friend or master has disappeared in the wreck. From the middle of hi…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 377

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…ship, were sunk in a state of torpor and only stared at me with vacant looks, it proved easy to settle this slight matter. I removed the body; and left to time and the natural dryness of the air the care of dividing its various elements. The man-whose-nose-sings-at-will was the first to notice the absence of the sailor, but he said nothing to me. In fact, I believe him to be mad also. He is continually looking anxiously towards the east, and seems lost to this world, since his friend or master has disappeared in the wreck. From the middle of hi…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 290

Magick Without Tears

…eep; 1 got up. I adored the Stars and the Moon; I revelled in the Universe. Yet there was something pulling at me. lt pulled eftsoons my body into my chair, and I found

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1906 · PDF PAGE 110

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…st at some dangerous destiny. MEDEA. Come love, to the long years of love with me ! JASON. Form, heroes, and in solemn order stride; The body-guardians of the Golden Fleece ! MEDEA. Guarding your king and queen on every side— CHORUS. We sail triumphant to the land of Greece. MEDEA, A woman’s love, a woman’s power be told Through ages, gainers of thé Fleece of Gold. EXPLICIT ACTUS ‘TERTIUS. ARGONAUTAE. ACTUS QUARTUS. SIRENAE. JASON, MEDEA, ORPHEUS, THESEUS, HER- ACLES, Chorus of Heroes, ¢he Sirens. SCENE: Zhe -lrgo. MEDEA. Ay ! I would murder no…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 305

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING Before the birth of Copernicus the sun was universally considered to be a body moving round the earth; it was a FACT, and probably whilst it lasted the most universal fact the mind of man has ever accepted; but since that illuminated sage arose, it has been shown to be a simple fable, a child-like error, a puny optical illusion—so much for pseudo-scientific dogmatics. To a child who has never seen a monkey, monkey is out- side the circumference of its knowledge; but when once it has seen one it is mere foolishness…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 305

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING Before the birth of Copernicus the sun was universally considered to be a body moving round the earth; it was a FACT, and probably whilst it lasted the most universal fact the mind of man has ever accepted; but since that illuminated sage arose, it has been shown to be a simple fable, a child-like error, a puny optical illusion—so much for pseudo-scientific dogmatics. To a child who has never seen a monkey, monkey is out- side the circumference of its knowledge; but when once it has seen one it is mere foolishness…

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