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Page 68 of 1731912 · PDF PAGE 76
… eye several extremely painful operations were needed, and he was in practically unintermittent pain.) Reobligated, though ill. Pain too great to record vows, even if I made any. (His practice was evidently to take the vows afresh every week: he seems to have recorded no practices, though he evidently did them daily. The diary is all this time blank of any records of any sort.) Renewed vows as usual. Went to A — P?־H—, C.
1912 · PDF PAGE 76
… eye several extremely painful operations were needed, and he was in practically unintermittent pain.) Reobligated, though ill. Pain too great to record vows, even if I made any. (His practice was evidently to take the vows afresh every week: he seems to have recorded no practices, though he evidently did them daily. The diary is all this time blank of any records of any sort.) Renewed vows as usual. Went to A — P?־H—, C.
1926 · PDF PAGE 11
He, my prophet, hath chosen, knowing the law of the fortress, and the great mystery of the House of God. All these old letters of my Book are aright ; but ï is not the Star. This also is secret; my prophet shall reveal it to the wise. 58. I give unimaginable joys on earth: cer- tainty, not faith, While in life, upon death; peace unalterable, rest, ecstasy; nor do I demand aught in sacrifice. 59. My incense is of resinous woods and gums; and there is no blood therein: because of my hair the trees of Eternity. 60. My number is II, as all their num…
1961 · PDF PAGE 65
…ubtler Principles soever. But I will have thee consider most especially what powers thou hast within thee which are certainly capable of great Effects, yet which are constantly wasted. Think then whether, if these Powers, frustrate of their End upon one Plane, might not be turned to high Purpose and assured Success upon another. For an hundred Acorns, rightly set in Conditions fit for their true Growth, will become an hundred Oaks, while otherwise they make but one Meal for one Hog, and their subtle Nature is wholly lost to them. Learn then, o …
1929 · PDF PAGE 549
…silly enough to suppose organic functions of her essence. So passed the summer. With autumn came calamity. I have already told of my own great sorrow. The second sword stroke was that her own inconsolable grief so prostrated the Ape that our hope to retrieve our great loss dragged its anchor. The past had perished and now the future failed us. An operation was necessary to save her own life. My faculties were utterly paralysed. I stood as if petrified in the studio, while in the next room the surgeon drew forth the dead from the living. I shall…
1899 · PDF PAGE 185
…The hoary trees Stagger, the foam is angry on the sea : I know the secret mountains are at ease, And in the deepest ice-embroidery Where great men’s spirits linger there is peace. Heed not the unquiet wind ;
1906 · PDF PAGE 145
…is their worship. RupHa. Whom then worship they? But on CRIOSDA. Maurya ! [Recalled to himself, he percetves the meaning of this; with a great cry breaks forward and stands before the throne, ratses himself up and says tn triumph and knowledge of peace. Then—I have lived ! [Reaches out his hand towards the enthroned mummy. Maurya ! [With the last terrible cry he collapses, and falls dead with his head on Maurya’s &nees. RupHA. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world with- out end. [She deliberately breaks her staff in her h…
1911 · PDF PAGE 63
…lothes and plunged into the river than I perceived that it was now become dark. On the one hand glowed a star, curious indeed, but of no great brightness, and promising but little; while on the other was a sombre and fantastic lamp, whose fascination was its horror. If I swam lazily towards either of these, it was because their light, confused and difficult on the one part, and tenebrous on the other, was yet light in comparison with that aimless and abiding gloom which had now settled upon the bosom of 55
1911 · PDF PAGE 63
…lothes and plunged into the river than I perceived that it was now become dark. On the one hand glowed a star, curious indeed, but of no great brightness, and promising but little; while on the other was a sombre and fantastic lamp, whose fascination was its horror. If I swam lazily towards either of these, it was because their light, confused and difficult on the one part, and tenebrous on the other, was yet light in comparison with that aimless and abiding gloom which had now settled upon the bosom of 55
1912 · PDF PAGE 249
…ke the cards in your left hand. In the right hand hold the wand over them, and say: I invoke thee, I A O, that thou wilt send Η R U, the great Angel that is set over the operations of this Secret Wisdom, to lay his hand invisibly upon these consecrated cards of art, that thereby we may obtain true knowledge of hidden things, to the glory of thine ineffable Name. Amen. 3. Hand the cards to Querent, and bid him think of the question attentively, and cut. 4. Take the cards as cut, and hold as for dealing. First Operation This shows the situation o…
1912 · PDF PAGE 249
…ke the cards in your left hand. In the right hand hold the wand over them, and say: I invoke thee, I A O, that thou wilt send Η R U, the great Angel that is set over the operations of this Secret Wisdom, to lay his hand invisibly upon these consecrated cards of art, that thereby we may obtain true knowledge of hidden things, to the glory of thine ineffable Name. Amen. 3. Hand the cards to Querent, and bid him think of the question attentively, and cut. 4. Take the cards as cut, and hold as for dealing. First Operation This shows the situation o…
1944 · PDF PAGE 142
… is represented by the 51st hexagram, Kan. The sig‐ nification there given is entirely in accordance with the doctrine of the Tarot, but great em‐ phasis is laid on the startling, perilous, and revolutionary character of the events cognate. The Querent is advised to be apprehensive, yet cool, resolute and energetic: to beware of untimely action, but to go forward with tense confidence in his own ability.
1954 · PDF PAGE 463
…t is hardly possible to begin too early. Firstly, accustom his ear from the start to noble sounds; the music of nature and the rhythm of great poetry. Do not aim at his understanding, but at his subconscious mind. Protect him from cacophonous noise; avoid scoring any cheap success with him by inflicting jingles ; do not insult him by "baby-talk." Secondly , let him understand , as soon as you start actual teaching, the difference between the real and the conventional in what you make him memorize. Nothing 430
1961 · PDF PAGE 168
…s Level, that penetrateth and dissolveth Earth, that resisteth Pressure maugre its Adaptability, that being heated is the Force to drive great Engines, and being frozen breaketh the Mountains in Pieces. O my Son, seek well to know! l
1905 · PDF PAGE 150
…st, And took of his own leprosy and threw Its foul flakes in the censer. So he passed, Laughing, and on the altar the flame fell, Till a great darkness was upon the room, And only the Queen’s eyes blazed out. all 1 S’afi is the ISgyptian for fear. Silently went, and left her naked there, Crowned, sceptred, and exultant, till a chant Rolled from her moving lips; and great fear fell Upon us, and the flame leapt, and we fled, Worshipping. But the mood passed, and we see A lecherous woman whose magician power Is broken, and the balance of her mind …
1912 · PDF PAGE 53
…ntra with the aid ofinstrumental music and dancing. Certainly very remarkable effects are obtained in the way of “magic” powers; whether great spiritual results are equally common is a doubtful point. Persons wishing to study them may re- member that the Sahara desert is within three days of London; and no doubt the Sidi Aissawa would be glad to accept pupils. This discussion of the parallel science of mantra-yoga has led us far indeed from the subject of Pranayama. Pranayama is notably useful in quieting the emotions and appetites; and, whethe…
1913 · PDF PAGE 341
…r struck down in the battle of life. Those who die in defence of right are as holy in their sacrifice as the victims of duty, and in the great struggles and revolutions against power, martyrs fell equally on both sides. Right being the root of duty, our duty is to defend our rights. What is a crime? The exaggeration of a right. Murder 1 A mistranslation by monotheists. The Greek is veda 6 Oedg: “Spirit is God.”—TRANS, 43
1913 · PDF PAGE 341
…r struck down in the battle of life. Those who die in defence of right are as holy in their sacrifice as the victims of duty, and in the great struggles and revolutions against power, martyrs fell equally on both sides. Right being the root of duty, our duty is to defend our rights. What is a crime? The exaggeration of a right. Murder 1 A mistranslation by monotheists. The Greek is veda 6 Oedg: “Spirit is God.”—TRANS, 43
1928 · PDF PAGE 88
…doir; where she takes so much pleasure in combing her hair, in smoking, in fanning herself or in looking at herself in the mirror of her great feathered fans, while the sea, beating on the shore a hundred yards away, makes its powerful and
1930 · PDF PAGE 26
…ill, bis royal right — Behold within, and not above, One star in sight ! ONE STAR IN SIGHT. A glimpse of the structure and System of the Great White Brotherhood. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. i. The Order of the Star called S. S. is, in respect of its existence upon the Earth, an organised body of men and women distinguished among their fellows by the qualities here enumerated. They exist in their own Truth, which is both universal and unique. i. The Name of The Order and those of its three divisions are not disclosed to the …