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…im mourns , There is no John beside the cruel wood . I am alone to kiss the silver lips ; I rend my clothing for the temple 's veil ; My heart 's black night must act the sun 's eclipse ; My groans must play the earthquake , till I quail At my own dark imagining . And now The wind is bitterer ; the air breeds snow ; I put my Christ away ; I turn my brow Towards the south steadfastly : my feet must go Some journey of despair . I dare not turn To meet the sun ; I will not follow him ; Better to pass where sand and sulphur burn , And days are haze…
1913 · PDF PAGE 136
…ng impressed by the essential truth and beauty of the author’s spirit . .. written not as tasks are written, but from the fulness of the heart, passionately. In ‘ Sir Palamedes’ we have the history of a holy quest so treated that the theme becomes reconciled to ‘*The High History of Good Sir Palamedesis something between ‘The Hunting of the Snark’ and ‘Don Quixote’ without the particular individ- ual qualities of either; but, seriously speaking, it is a religious poem, and a great work of art. Again, superficially speaking, it is the master-lim…
1944 · PDF PAGE 168
…eter qualities. They are ambi‐ tious, but only in useful directions. They possess immense funds of affection, kindness, and greatness of heart. They are not intellectual, and not particularly intelligent; but instinct and intuition are more than adequate for their needs. These people are quiet, hard‐working, prac‐ tical, sensible, domesticated, often (in a reticent and unassuming fashion) lustful and even de‐
1954 · PDF PAGE 424
… must be left to your own common-sense ; the one technical point on which I insist above all others is the Magical Link. You must lay to heart Magick, Chapter XIV (pp. 106-122) and never forget one detail. More failure comes from neglect of this than from all other causes put together. Most of the qualities that you need are inborn; all the material is to your hand ; and to develop them is a natural process, equally your birthright. But the making of the Link is an intellectual, even mechanical, task; success depends on purely objective conside…
1909 · PDF PAGE 26
…Ο coffeel By the mighty Name of Power do I invoke thee, consecrating thee to the Service of the Magic of Light. Let the pulsations of my heart be strong and regular and slow! Let my brain be wakeful and active in its supreme task of self-control! That my desired end may be effected through Thy strength, Adonai, unto Whom be the Glory for ever! Amen without lie, and Amen, and Amen of Amen. I now proceed to the Hammam.? ,.ס11 24
1909 · PDF PAGE 99
… the Question is reduced to the simple problem: Am I, or am I not, going to burst? I got all the sweating and trembling of the body that heart could desire; but no “ jumping about like a frog” or levitation. A pity ! I shall read for a little in the Yoga-Shastra as a rest. Then for the end of the day and the Beginning of the Ninth Day. Zoroaster (or Pythagoras ?) informs us that the number Nine is sacred, and attains the summit of Philosophy. I’m sure I hope so! I get into Asana . . . and so endeth the Eighth Lesson. The Ninth Day Thus I began …
1912 · PDF PAGE 89
…ICE. Ay, bring her out ! ALL. Bring her out ! ALESSANDRO. Hush, friends. Thats not so mad. Come, Governor, these folk Are not so bad at heartbut they cant see a joke ! 1ST VOICE. Devil a joke ! The angel murdered in her cell ! 2ND VOICE. The martyred maiden ! 3RD VOICE. Angel of Venice ! ALESSANDRO. Ding, dong, bell ! Shut up the rattle-shop, its Mass-time ! Nowyou will ? Therehes a fine old boy ! GOVERNOR. Oh, keep the people still ! Ill bring her to the window. [He goes. ALESSANDRO. Ho ! three cheers for her And three more for the goo…
1913 · PDF PAGE 209
…trees in all the world Are shaken, and the twilight pools are stirred From slumber by the softly spoken word. And Iam thine! Sunk in the heart of Time Is the memory of thee! Ah! deep! deep! deep In the core of the world! And I am set, a flame, On the altar of song; the old, forgotten ways Are set in me! Iam the risen Pan, Risen from the rainy earth to bear the spring Within me! Oh, thou little soft, shy god, Half girl, half beauteous youth, oh, hail to thee Hail! For the morning is a misty birth, And the sun a shadow, and the world a lie! And I…
1913 · PDF PAGE 215
…nder the lowering skies and the bitter blasts— There is no living thing in the temple of Summer, And the ashes of spring lie cold on the hearth of day. Gray dreams again! And all my hope is fled. Gray dreams! gray dreams! and the day is tired and dead. The bitter aftermath of summer brings Time’s memory back to the world: there are no stings In the world’s pain, but only bitterness Of the memory of Time; no sore distress, Save for the thought of Summer waned and dead, And faded with the gold skies overhead, And the young green beneath; ah! secr…
1913 · PDF PAGE 209
…trees in all the world Are shaken, and the twilight pools are stirred From slumber by the softly spoken word. And Iam thine! Sunk in the heart of Time Is the memory of thee! Ah! deep! deep! deep In the core of the world! And I am set, a flame, On the altar of song; the old, forgotten ways Are set in me! Iam the risen Pan, Risen from the rainy earth to bear the spring Within me! Oh, thou little soft, shy god, Half girl, half beauteous youth, oh, hail to thee Hail! For the morning is a misty birth, And the sun a shadow, and the world a lie! And I…
1913 · PDF PAGE 215
…nder the lowering skies and the bitter blasts— There is no living thing in the temple of Summer, And the ashes of spring lie cold on the hearth of day. Gray dreams again! And all my hope is fled. Gray dreams! gray dreams! and the day is tired and dead. The bitter aftermath of summer brings Time’s memory back to the world: there are no stings In the world’s pain, but only bitterness Of the memory of Time; no sore distress, Save for the thought of Summer waned and dead, And faded with the gold skies overhead, And the young green beneath; ah! secr…
1944 · PDF PAGE 131
… saints. Thus do they keep themselves from compassion and from understanding. Ac‐ cursed are they, for they shut up their blood in their heart. “They keep themselves from the kisses of my Mother Babylon, and in their lonely for‐ tresses they pray to the false moon. And they bind themselves together with an oath, and with a great curse. And of their malice they conspire together, and they have power, and mastery, and in their cauldrons do they brew the harsh wine of delusion, mingled with the poison of their selfishness. “Thus they make war upon…
1944 · PDF PAGE 54
…o contain this contradictory mean‐ ing in itself. Mark well the passage in The Vision and the Voice, page 136: “It is shown me that this heart is the heart that rejoiceth, and the serpent is the serpent of Da’ath, for herein all the symbols are interchangeable, for each one containeth in itself its own opposite. And this is the great Mystery of the Su‐ pernals that are beyond the Abyss. For below the Abyss, contradiction is divi‐ sion; but above the Abyss, contradiction is Unity. And there could be nothing true except by virtue of the contradic…
1910 · PDF PAGE 35
… other voice was silent, and the noise of waters swept me Back into the world, and I lay asleep on a hill-side. Bearing for evermore the heart of a goddess, And the brain of a man, and the wings of the morning Clipped by the shears of the silence; so must I wander lonely, Nor know of the light till I enter into the darkness. Omnia VINCAM. 23
1910 · PDF PAGE 35
… other voice was silent, and the noise of waters swept me Back into the world, and I lay asleep on a hill-side. Bearing for evermore the heart of a goddess, And the brain of a man, and the wings of the morning Clipped by the shears of the silence; so must I wander lonely, Nor know of the light till I enter into the darkness. Omnia VINCAM. 23
1910 · PDF PAGE 145
…egnant Goddess is delivered ! Happy, yea, happy ! happy is he That hath looked forth upon the Bier That goeth to the House of Rest ! His heart is lit with melody ; Peace in his house is master of fear ; His holy Name is in the West When the sun sinks, the royal rays Of moonrise flash across the days ! I have risen ! I have risen ! as a mighty hawk of gold ! From the golden egg I gather, and my wings the world enfold. I alight in mighty splendour from the thrond boats of light ; Companies of Spirits follow me ; adore the Lords of Night. Yea, w…
1910 · PDF PAGE 148
…ike an harlot attiring herself, assuaging thy desire. He is the tallest of all members, and charitable toward thy podex ; he turneth the heart of thy po- dex to him, and avengeth Sodom10 therein, pouring down a rain of pearly dew, yet hotter than flame, like ambergris upon the ocean, assuaging thy de- sire. [persian] Ta My member pardoneth the overflowing of thy podex, and pitieth its grief ; the Lord of the Un- iverse is he for thee, and there is none like him, assauging thy desire. Worthy of glory and honour is my member, who divideth thy but…
1912 · PDF PAGE 123
…is wit and wisdom serve, Should Monica his bride stumble or slip or swerve. [LUCREZIA joins MONICA, kneeling. My lady here shall melt my heart, if toil and power Harden what once it felt, make snow of summer shower. I don the Ducal Cap, I grasp the Orb and Rod ; Ere pride beget mishap, lords, leave me here with God ! THE CITIZENS. Heres truth and modesty for blustering and wiles : Oh glory to the Angel of the City of the Isles ! LEGATE. Let us go forth, my friends : a higher power than ours On her affect attends, her dominance endowers. See, i…
1909 · PDF PAGE 44
…t big lunch, and may mean that I must sleep to recover equilibrium. I will, however, use the Pentagram ritual on my Anahata Cakkram [the heart; a nerve—centre in Hindu mystical physiology—ED] and see if that steadies me. (P.S.— Yes: instantly). Notice, please, how in this condition of intense magical strain the most trifling things have a great influence. Normally, I can eat anything in any quantity without the slightest effect of any sort; witness my expeditions and debauches; nothing upsets me. P.S.—But notice, please! Normally half a bottle of…
1913 · PDF PAGE 65
…nt is the Vow of Holy Obedience; and many will wish that they had the opportunity of putting themselves under a holy Guru. Let them take heart— for any being capable of giving commands is an efficient Guru for the purpose of this Vow, pro- vided that he is not too amiable and lazy.