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…o poverty, or from poverty to absolute destitution. It may destroy his credit, in every kind, for a critical initial period ; and in the time that elapses before he can compel a hearing, the lie may have done its work, and wrought vital damageboth personally 5
25 Fascinations, Invisibility, Levitation, Transmutations, Kinks in Time Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Dear me! dear me! The world's indeed gone topsy-tUIVY if you have to ask me for the secrets of Fascination! Altogether tohu-bohu and the Temurah Thash raq! So much for a display of Old-World Courtly Manners; actually rubbish, for you might very well be fascinating without knowing how you worked the trick. In fact, I think that is the case ninety-nine times in a hundred. Besides, I read your letter carelessly; I o…
…osture itself, rather better if you invent your own tricks. I will only mention one: roll the tongue back towards the uvula, at the same time let the eyes converge towards an imaginary point in the centre of the forehead. There are all sorts of holinesses indicated in this attitude, and innumerable precedents on the part of the most respectable divinities. Do, please, forget all this nonsense! The advantage is simply that your attention is forced to maintain the awkward position. You become aware sooner than you otherwise would of any relaxatio…
… of the moment. Essays in Light! I hear somebody exclaim. This man was obscure enough before, but now . . . ll! Very like. ’Tis the first time I have written careless of lucidity. By the usual paradox, I may expect some vn
…, bhang, ganja, mariju- ana, kif, a drug much used by Yogis and Fakirs. It induces maniacal attacks, destroys the sense of proportion in time and space, and give powerful emotions to its victims. 4. Ambergris. Without much perfume of its own, it is priceless for bringing out the best of any others with which it may be mixed. The price in 1906 was 135 shillings the ounce. 5. i.e. it is useless to explore the universe until the problem of personality is satisfactorily settled. 6. Hakim — doctor. 7. Gonorrhoea is known in Persia as else- where. At…
…R ALEISTER CROWLEY ? With one thing and another to worry me I was a ner- vous wreck all this March and April of 1908. I was was- ting my time in constructing anagrams on my name to publish this book under. Which shows how dependant the best of us is on his in’ards. If an Army marches on its belly, so does a philosopher think on his. My best on another’s So lost indeed was I in this jungle of delusion that I was quite surprised when one beautiful sunset in May, sitting at ease under the shadow of the Lion de Belfort, I became aware of a temptati…
…llers l BEL. Ay! I mean it. AWL. Guid. Now, lass, run off wi‘ him, lest he ['a' into the snare o' the ’ Hoor 0’ Babylon again ; an’ this time for his soul's ill 1 [All laugh, EEL goes ofwith JEANNIE. AWL. Noo, lads an' lasses a’l Prayer i' th' morning, an' thanksgivin' in th’ afternoon. [LILITHþlays. [sihgs] VVe’ll mak’ our maut, we’ll brew oor drink We’ll dance an' sing an’ rejoice, mon, An‘ mony braw thanks tae the mickle black de’il [Bowihg lo LILITH] That's danced awa’ wi’ th' Exciseman l 228
…llers l BEL. Ay! I mean it. AWL. Guid. Now, lass, run off wi‘ him, lest he ['a' into the snare o' the ’ Hoor 0’ Babylon again ; an’ this time for his soul's ill 1 [All laugh, EEL goes ofwith JEANNIE. AWL. Noo, lads an' lasses a’l Prayer i' th' morning, an' thanksgivin' in th’ afternoon. [LILITHþlays. [sihgs] VVe’ll mak’ our maut, we’ll brew oor drink We’ll dance an' sing an’ rejoice, mon, An‘ mony braw thanks tae the mickle black de’il [Bowihg lo LILITH] That's danced awa’ wi’ th' Exciseman l 228
…eaning in some primitive manner of speech. So I used to alarm my fellow-citizens , usually passengers on a liner, by spending most of my time repeating some unhappy letter over and over, while I looked into my mind to see if the sound suggested any particular idea. (It was rather fun, you know ; but it was most certainly one of the most delicate , subtle , and difficult experiments that I have ever undertaken .) Bound to flop, obviously, from the word "gun," if only because the same-sounding word in different languages-sometimes even in the sam…
…e the sea shot through With golden glances of a fiercer star. Turn to me, bend above me ; you may char These olive shoulders with an old-time kiss, And fix thy mouth upon me for such bliss Of sudden rage rekindled. Turn again, And make delight the minister of pain, And pain the father of a new delight, And light a lamp of torture for the night Too grievous to be borne without a cry To rend the very bowels of the sky And make the archangel gasp—a sudden pang, Most like a traveller stricken by the fang Of the black adder whose squat head springs …
…what punishment he will give thee—love ; but ever after thou shalt have no need to be a thou- sand, but accommodate thirty lovers at one time within thy podex. So saith El Qahar, but I am not so sure that if thou comest to him with thine impudence and prettiness, he will not forgive thee. Allah is the Forgiver.4 1. In reference to the problem of Greek philoso- phy, I may refer students to Erdmann’s History of
…merriment, and the famine that only the infinite can stay? And why do I call myself the child of miracle? Because I have entered a second time into my mother’s womb and am born. Because to the knowledge of manhood has come the passion, even the folly, of adolescence ; with all its pride and purity. It is for this that you see me lying upon the thick wet grass, unquenchable; or rejoicing in the fat black loam. Now the manner of the miracle was this. In the beginning is given to a youth the vision of his mate. This one must he henceforth seek blin…
…every star that saves the night Gleam fearfully afar, Give no man love, but only light, Or cease to be a star? Nay, there’s no man since time began Through the ages until now, But won the goal of his set soul, A star upon his brow! Oh ! though no star serene as thou Shine in my night forlorn, Come, let me set thee on my brow, And make its darkness morn! PAN. [Rises] Brother Satyr, scourge forth these that profane the sanctuary of our Lady: for they know not the secret of the shrine. [SATYR dances the dame qf the scourge, driving the offers down…
…merriment, and the famine that only the infinite can stay? And why do I call myself the child of miracle? Because I have entered a second time into my mother’s womb and am born. Because to the knowledge of manhood has come the passion, even the folly, of adolescence ; with all its pride and purity. It is for this that you see me lying upon the thick wet grass, unquenchable; or rejoicing in the fat black loam. Now the manner of the miracle was this. In the beginning is given to a youth the vision of his mate. This one must he henceforth seek blin…
…every star that saves the night Gleam fearfully afar, Give no man love, but only light, Or cease to be a star? Nay, there’s no man since time began Through the ages until now, But won the goal of his set soul, A star upon his brow! Oh ! though no star serene as thou Shine in my night forlorn, Come, let me set thee on my brow, And make its darkness morn! PAN. [Rises] Brother Satyr, scourge forth these that profane the sanctuary of our Lady: for they know not the secret of the shrine. [SATYR dances the dame qf the scourge, driving the offers down…
…an ascent. I pulled out of my pocket a big chunk of bread, a leathern cup and a flask containing a certain elixir which chemists at that time were in the habit of selling to tour- ists, to be mingled, as opportunity arose with snow-water. I was calmly cutting up my bread when a very slight noise made me raise my eyes. In front of me was a little ragged, tousled crea- ture whose hollow, fierce, and as it were sup- plicating eyes, devoured the piece of bread, and I heard him sigh in a low, hoarse voice the word Cake. I could not prevent myself …
…of the most remarkable I was ever present at!" "So glad, Pasha!" replied Grey, with his hand on the door; "one can't pick a winner every time at this game, can one?" Lisa ha Giuffria saw that (somehow) the courteous phrase cut like a whip of whalebone. She turned as the door closed. To her surprise she saw that Simon Iff had sunk on the divan, and that he was wiping the sweat from his brows. Behind her, her lover took a great breath, as one who comes out of deep water. And then she realized that she had been present not at a seance, but at a ba…
…t wife has divorced him, and he is married to the second wife, one might imagine that complications would be less. Not at all. The first time he leaves her alone, he sets up a harem in India, while she, travelling thither to join him under the charge of his best friend, Dr. Paira Mull, immediately begins an intrigue with this fascinating Panjabi. The ‘worm’ seems rather to have wel- comed this domestic tangle, as Paira Mull is very well off. The second child, Rohini, is the offspring of this liaison. About this time, the ‘worm’ is getting out a…
…Worship me, and praise The goodliest ruler of the world, the queen Of all the white immeasurable seas, And that vast river of our sowing-time, And of your Sun. Behold me made a god Of my own godhead, and adore the sun Of my queen’s face, and worship ye the fount And fertile river of my life. Bow down, Ye people and ye priests, and worship me, And him co-equal. Iam very god!” So spake the Queen; but I arose and said: ‘‘Queen and our lord, we worship! Let the smoke Of this divinest incense be a smell
…inamen have survived the struggle; as the The song of the sea! fox in the contest between the lion and the bear, recorded by Aesop.—A. . Time will show whether Crowley’ S cynicism | S.S. PENNSYLVANIA, is justified, July 4, 1900. Your stripes are the stripes of dishonour; Your stars are cast down from the sky ;