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…at you are doing. I am blind! He sawed his arm up and down. Useless; I had be- come absolutely insensitive. We repeated a dozen ex- periments that night. All failed. We concealed our disappointment, and it did not cloud our love. The sympathy between us grew even subtler and stronger, but only as it grows between all men and women who love with their whole hearts, and love unselfishly. IV We returned to Cambridge in October, and Arthur threw himself vigorously into the new year's work. Then I fell ill, and the hope we had indulged was disap- p…
1909 · PDF PAGE 126
…eed, though in a less important sense than now I seek. I am not to be content with little or with much; but only with the Ultimate Attainment. Apparently the method is just this; to store up—no matter how—great treasures of energy and purity, until they begin to do the work themselves (in the way that the Hindus call Sukshma). Just so the engineer—five feet six in his boots—and his men build the dam. The snows melt on the mountains, the river rises, and the land is irrigated, in a way that is quite independent of the physical strength of that Fi…
1910 · PDF PAGE 319
…outside. “Come in,” he said. The door was pushed open, then shut again, but no one had entered. The disciples exchanged a glance of amusement; one of them said: “ Has a lady entered?” They were all made merry by that exhibition of Neptunian spirit of apropos. But Elphénor Pistouillat, like the French Southerner he was, missed the courteous element in life, and began to curse the twelve young men. He was a bad-tempered man, and a very theatrical one. He rose and walked to him who had caused them all to laugh. “T know you, sir,” Elphénor said, pu…
1910 · PDF PAGE 319
…outside. “Come in,” he said. The door was pushed open, then shut again, but no one had entered. The disciples exchanged a glance of amusement; one of them said: “ Has a lady entered?” They were all made merry by that exhibition of Neptunian spirit of apropos. But Elphénor Pistouillat, like the French Southerner he was, missed the courteous element in life, and began to curse the twelve young men. He was a bad-tempered man, and a very theatrical one. He rose and walked to him who had caused them all to laugh. “T know you, sir,” Elphénor said, pu…
1911 · PDF PAGE 163
THE DANGERS OF MYSTICISM alleged copyright; we find another so sensitive that the mention of his name by the present writer induces an attack οί epileptic mania; if such are really “united with " or ”absorbed in ” God, what of God? We are told in Galatians that the fruits of the Spirit are peace, love, joy, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; and somewhere else, “ By their fruits ye shall know them.” Of these evil-doers then we must either think that they are dishonest, and have never attained at all, or that they …
1911 · PDF PAGE 163
THE DANGERS OF MYSTICISM alleged copyright; we find another so sensitive that the mention of his name by the present writer induces an attack οί epileptic mania; if such are really “united with " or ”absorbed in ” God, what of God? We are told in Galatians that the fruits of the Spirit are peace, love, joy, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; and somewhere else, “ By their fruits ye shall know them.” Of these evil-doers then we must either think that they are dishonest, and have never attained at all, or that they …
1913 · PDF PAGE 357
…ed the nations and governs them always, since kings fear it; the other has submitted to every despotism, and can be nothing but an instrument of slavery. The active church realizes God for men, and alone believes in the divinity of the human Word, as an interpreter of that of God. What after all is the infallibility of the Pope, but the auto- cracy of intelligence, confirmed by the universal vote of faith? In this case, one might say, the Pope ought to be the first genius of his century. Why? It is more proper, in reality, that he should be an …
1913 · PDF PAGE 357
…ed the nations and governs them always, since kings fear it; the other has submitted to every despotism, and can be nothing but an instrument of slavery. The active church realizes God for men, and alone believes in the divinity of the human Word, as an interpreter of that of God. What after all is the infallibility of the Pope, but the auto- cracy of intelligence, confirmed by the universal vote of faith? In this case, one might say, the Pope ought to be the first genius of his century. Why? It is more proper, in reality, that he should be an …
1930 · PDF PAGE 59
MEN. Glory to thee, eternal Sun, Thou One in Three, Thou Three in One! CHORUS. Glory and worship unto Thee, Sap of the world-ash, wonder-tree! (These words are to jorm the substance of the anthem; but the whole or any fart thereof shall be set to musicy which may be as elaborate as art can. But even should other mthems be authorised by the Father of the Church, this shall hold its place as the first of its kindy the father of ail other s b) VIII. Of the Mystic Marriage and Consummation of the Eléments. (The PRIEST takes the Paten between the in…
1961 · PDF PAGE 201
…e a Reproach o our Art, saying in their Insolence that if we have all Power, why are we betimes in Stress of Poverty, and in Contempt of men, and in Pain of Disease, and so forth, mocking us, and holding our Magick for Delusion. But they behold not our Light, how it guideth us in our Path unto a Goal that is not in their Comprehension, so that we crave not that which seemeth to them the Sole Food and Comfort of Life. Also, this which we attain, though it be the Essence of Omniscience and Omnipotence, informeth and moveth the Material World (so …
1911 · PDF PAGE 14
THE EQUINOX other manifest sign. And the servants of the master by his insight shall judge of these. 9. This Knowledge is not for all men; few indeed are called, but of these few many are chosen. 10. This is the nature of the Work. 11. First, there are many and diverse conditions of life upon this earth. In all 01 these is some seed of sorrow. Who can escape from sickness and from old age and from death ? 12᾿We are come to save our fellows from these things. For there is a life intense with knowledge and extreme bliss which is untouched by any …
1911 · PDF PAGE 14
THE EQUINOX other manifest sign. And the servants of the master by his insight shall judge of these. 9. This Knowledge is not for all men; few indeed are called, but of these few many are chosen. 10. This is the nature of the Work. 11. First, there are many and diverse conditions of life upon this earth. In all 01 these is some seed of sorrow. Who can escape from sickness and from old age and from death ? 12᾿We are come to save our fellows from these things. For there is a life intense with knowledge and extreme bliss which is untouched by any …
1913 · PDF PAGE 4
But need I say more? These few verses, briefly and with more restraint that I feel able to use, sum up my thesis. A SLIM GILT SOUL.* Few men are given, ‘twixt heaven and hell, ‘To play one part supremely well. On all time's tablets there are few Who make a first-rate show of two, While those who perfectly play three We knew not, until you were he. For what were lovelier on the lawn Than you, pearl-naked to the dawn, Wrapped in a scarlet dressing-gown Not thirty miles from London town, The " observed of all observers ""—save That Scotland Yard, …
1919 · PDF PAGE 373
…ou become a Yogi of “Time’s Circle”? Then, O Lanoo: 29. Believe thou not that sitting in dark forests, in proud seclusion and apart from men; believe thou not that life on roots and plants, that thirst assuaged with snow from the great Range—believe thou not, O Devotee, that this will lead thee to the goal of final liberation. 30. Think not that breaking bone, that rending flesh and muscle, unites thee to thy “Silent Self’ Think not that when the sins of thy gross form are conquered, O Victim of thy Shadows, thy duty is accomplished by nature a…
1919 · PDF PAGE 394
…ad thee to reject the Bodhisattvic body, and make thee enter the thrice glorious state of Dharmakéya, which is oblivion of the world and men for ever. 72
1929 · PDF PAGE 408
…the mud dissolved and the roof became a sieve. The rest of the night was a shower-bath. In the morning there was no great sign of improvement. I had to kick the camel driver into action and chase the camels with my own fair feet. He had a million excuses for not going on, all on a level. "The camels would {650} catch cold" --- good from the man who had left them all night in the rain! "They would slip." "They would die." "They were too hungry." --- From the man who hadn't brought food for them! "They were tired" --- and so on. But I got the par…
1913 · PDF PAGE 58
THE EQUINOX 1. Nu! the hiding of Hadit. 2. Come! all ye, and learn the secret that hath not yet been revealed. I, Hadit, am the complement of Nu, my bride. I am not extended, and Khabs is the name of my House. 3. In the sphere I am everywhere the centre, as she, the circumference, is nowhere 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…
1913 · PDF PAGE 489
…e or less exaggerated consequences that they draw from them, there resulted for superstitious qabalists an absolute confidence in enchantments, evocations, conjurations and mysterious prayers. Now, as faith has always accom- plished miracles, apparitions, oracles, mysterious cures, sudden and strange maladies, have never been lacking to it. It is thus that a simple and sublime philosophy has become the secret science of Black Magic. It is from this point of view above all that the Qabalah is still able to excite the curiosity of the majority in…
1913 · PDF PAGE 58
THE EQUINOX 1. Nu! the hiding of Hadit. 2. Come! all ye, and learn the secret that hath not yet been revealed. I, Hadit, am the complement of Nu, my bride. I am not extended, and Khabs is the name of my House. 3. In the sphere I am everywhere the centre, as she, the circumference, is nowhere 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…
1913 · PDF PAGE 489
…e or less exaggerated consequences that they draw from them, there resulted for superstitious qabalists an absolute confidence in enchantments, evocations, conjurations and mysterious prayers. Now, as faith has always accom- plished miracles, apparitions, oracles, mysterious cures, sudden and strange maladies, have never been lacking to it. It is thus that a simple and sublime philosophy has become the secret science of Black Magic. It is from this point of view above all that the Qabalah is still able to excite the curiosity of the majority in…