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Page 74 of 841904 · PDF PAGE 114
… settled in our m inds we cannot work. And this is unquestionable. Suppose a chemist to set to work to determ ine the boiling-point of a new organic substance. Does he stop in the midst, struck by the fear that his therm ometer is inaccurate ? No ! he has, unless he is a fool, tested it previously. We must have our principia fixed before we can do research work. (3) A scientist hardly requires conviction on this point! (4) Do you think to combine Newton and Caligula? The passions, allowed to dominate, interfere with the concentration of the min…
1907 · PDF PAGE 111
…he form and the sensation, And have the illusion, incarnation. I bore myself. Death was so dull. The dead are strangely beautiful To the new-comer ; it wears off. II. They told me I was damned. The Shroff? Gave me ten dollars Mex. (For ease Of English souls the dead Chinese 1 Money-changer. long the sole currency on the Chinese coast. Mexican dollars were Are taxed) to pay my way in hell. On one pound sterling one lives well. For luxuries are cheaply paid Since Satan introduced I’ree Trade; And necessaries—woe is me !— Are furnished to the damn…
1906 · PDF PAGE 266
…ely, he is as one who, a hundred years ago, should have declared any knowledge of the chemistry of the fixed stars impossible. To invent new methads, and to revolutionise the functions of the senses by training or other- wise is the routine work of to-morrow.! But, alas ! he goes even further. ‘‘Similarly we seek by the study of cerebral disease to trace the genesis of the phenomena which are supposed by some physicists who have strayed into biological fields to justify them in announcing the ‘discovery’ of ‘Telepathy’ and a belief in ghosts.” …
1905 · PDF PAGE 141
…ix thy mouth upon me for such bliss Of sudden rage rekindled, Turn again, And make delight the minister of pain, And pain the father ofa 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 splings up, A flash of death, beneath a cactus cup. Ah turn! my bosom for thy love is cold ; My arms are empty, and my lips can hold No converse with thee far awa…
1944 · PDF PAGE 48
…g, but through his daughter. The king was therefore not king by inheritance, but by right of conquest. In the most stable dynasties, the new king was always a stranger, a for‐ eigner; what is more, he had to kill the old king and marry that king’s daughter. This system ensured the virility and capacity of every king. The stranger had to win his bride in open competition. In the oldest fairy‐tales, this motive is continually repeated. The ambitious stranger is often a troubadour; nearly always he is disguised, often in a repulsive form. Beauty a…
1919 · PDF PAGE 319
…ine Articles. I am sure that Mr. Klein knows all this perfectly well, and I hope, as I said before, that he will very soon let us have a new book, giving his ideas on the technique of attainment. A.C. 305
1944 · PDF PAGE 15
… Mackenzie, a famous occult scholar and high‐grade Freemason, to reconstitute and issue a scientifically‐designed pack. In his works are new presentations by him of the trumps called Tile Chariot and The Devil. He seems to have un‐ derstood that the Tarot was actually a pictorial form of the Qabalistic Tree of Life, which is the basis of the whole Qabalah, so much so that he composed his works on this basis. He wished to write a complete treatise on Magick. He divided his subject into two parts—Theory and Practice which he called Dogma and Ritu…
1904 · PDF PAGE 125
…y, he is as one who, a hundred y ears ago, should have declared any knowledge of the c hemistry of the fixed stars impossible. To invent new methods, and to revolutionise the functions of the senses by training or other-wise is the routine work of to-morrow.1 But, alas ! he goes even further. “Similarly we seek by the study of cerebral disease to trace the genes is of the phenomena which are supposed by some physicists who have strayed into biological fields to justify them in announcing the ‘discovery’ of ‘Telepathy ’ and a belief in ghosts.” …
1944 · PDF PAGE 17
… him to continue the work of the Order, as its sole head. There is, however, no evidence that he was here a witness of truth, because no new knowledge of any particular importance came to the Order; such as did appear proved to be no more than Mathers could have acquired by normal means from quite accessible sources, such as the British Museum. These circumstances, and a great deal of petty intrigue, led to serious dissatisfaction among the members of the Order. Frl. Sprengel’s judgment, that group‐working in an Order of this sort is possible, …
1909 · PDF PAGE 12
…use of human sectarianism is not lack of sympathy in thought, but in speech ; and this it is our not unambitious design to remedy. Every new sect aggravates the situation. Especially the Americans, grossly and crapulously ignorant as they are of the rudiments of any human language, seize like mongrel curs upon the putrid bones of their decaying monkey-jabber, and gnaw and tear them with fierce growls and howls. The mental prostitute, Mrs. Eddy (for example), having invented the idea which ordinary people call “God,” christened it ‘“‘ Mind,” and…
1929 · PDF PAGE 572
…acks. My attitude put an end to the libels. Five. My sincerity attracts sympathy and help. This was fulfilled by the adhesion of several new disciples. Six. "The rain has fallen and progress checked." Raoul's death put a stop to my regular work. Even the symbols for subordinate members of the Order forecast accurately their fortunes. For instance, Hammond had the 32nd hexagram, whose symbolism is that of a ram attempting more than he can do, becoming entangled with the obstacles, and finally being paralyzed. The description is marvellously accu…
1905 · PDF PAGE 238
…, Surrounds Thy heart, as with a core of light Shut in the mystery of a dead world. Thou formless sense of gloom and terror! Thou Upas,! new tree of life—by sinister Cherubim with averted faces kept ! Nay! This one secret I suspect, and gloat Over the solemn purport of the dream With subtle shuddering of joy,—and that Keener delight, a sense of deadly fear ! This secret : Thou art darkness in Thyself, and evil wrapped in light, and ugliness Vested in beauty! Therefore is my love No petty passion like these country-folk’s : No fertile glory (as …
1913 · PDF PAGE 594
RIDERS’ New and Forthcoming Publications SCIENCE AND THE INFINITE, Or THRovcH a Winpow IN THE BLANK WALL. By Sypney T. K1EIN. Crown 8vo, 183 pp. Cloth gilt, 2s, 6d. net, Contents in Ercur Views.—Clearing the Approach. The Vision. Mysticism and Symbolism. Love in Action. The Physical Film. Space. e. Creation, “This book is of an importance which I think it would be hard to overrate. ‘The two main religious tendencies, are towards Science and Mysticism, Mr. Klein, writes the two, «> » i i onda fr. Klein undermines our naive belief in Time and ¢, …
1913 · PDF PAGE 594
RIDERS’ New and Forthcoming Publications SCIENCE AND THE INFINITE, Or THRovcH a Winpow IN THE BLANK WALL. By Sypney T. K1EIN. Crown 8vo, 183 pp. Cloth gilt, 2s, 6d. net, Contents in Ercur Views.—Clearing the Approach. The Vision. Mysticism and Symbolism. Love in Action. The Physical Film. Space. e. Creation, “This book is of an importance which I think it would be hard to overrate. ‘The two main religious tendencies, are towards Science and Mysticism, Mr. Klein, writes the two, «> » i i onda fr. Klein undermines our naive belief in Time and ¢, …
1944 · PDF PAGE 130
…saith: Not as yet mayest thou understand the mystery of the Beast, for it pertaineth not unto the mystery of this Aire, and few that are new‐ born unto Understanding are capable thereof. “The cup glows ever brighter and fierier. All my sense is un steady, being smitten with ecstasy. “And the Angel sayeth: Blessed are the saints, that their blood is mingled in the cup, and can ;never be separate any more. For Babylon the Beautiful, the Mother of abominations, hath sworn by her holy kteis, whereof every point is a pang, that she will not rest 1Th…
1929 · PDF PAGE 513
…sions that I am unable to say at what period it may be called complete. I was on a retirement in a cottage overlooking Lake Pasquaney in New Hampshire. I lost consciousness of everything but a universal space in which were innumerable bright points, and I realized this as a physical representation of the universe, in what I may call its essential structure. I exclaimed, "Nothingness with twinkles!" I concentrated upon this vision, with the result that the void space which had been the principal element of it diminished in importance; space appe…
1929 · PDF PAGE 238
…ave opened up communication with one such intelligence; or, rather, that I have been selected by him to receive the first message from a new order of beings. THE HISTORICAL CONCEPTION ON WHICH THE BOOK OF THE LAW IS BASED. Just as The book of the Law reconciles an impersonal and infinite interpretation of the cosmos with an egocentric and practical viewpoint, so it makes "infinite space" speak in the language of a goddess and deals with the details of eating and drinking: Be goodly therefore: dress ye all in fine apparel; eat rich foods and dri…
1929 · PDF PAGE 15
…nd and still a formidable figure in the Masters' Tournament. It may here be noted that the injudicious youth tried to trap Atkins with a new move invented by himself. It consists of playing K R B Sq, instead of Castles, in the Muzio Gambit, the idea being to allow White to play P Q 4 in reply to Q B 3. In 1885 Alick was removed from St. Leonards to a school kept by a Plymouth Brother, an ex- clergyman named H. d'Arcy Champney, M.A. It is a little difficult to explain the boy's psychology at this period. It was probably determined by his admirat…
1907 · PDF PAGE 29
…e doth call To the young boy, and voweth service true. Whereat he started, spurning at the thrall ; But then the orphan truth he inward knew, And on the iron ground his sobbing body threw. It was a weary while before they raised hir Boy as he was, none dare disturb his grief. And for his grief was strong, they loved and praised him For son’s devotion to their dear dead chief. Long, long he wept, nor bought with tears relief. He knew the loss, the old head wise and grey Well to assoil him of his spirit’s grief, The twilight dangers of a boy’s di…
1907 · PDF PAGE 245
…i. 108 A brief consultation, ii. 227 Aecept meas Iam! iii. 7 A curious conflict this of love and fear, ii. 77 Act II. Sc. i. adds little new to our thesis, ii. 188 | Act IV. develops the plot, ii. 189 Adonis, awake, it is day ;-it is spring ! iii, 114 Adonis dies. Imagination hears, ili. 122 A faded skirt, a silken petticoat, ii, 52 A faint sweet smell of ether haunts, ili. 9 A fool indeed! For why complain, iii. 2 A foolish and a cruel thing is said, i. 182 Again the unveiled goddess of delight, ii. 73 Against the fiat of that God discrowned, …