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…The microprosopus was neither masculine nor feminine , but androgynous ; and it was left for William Postel to utter one of the greatest world truths when he said , “ The Word has 1 The Mysteries of Magic , p . 30 . 2 La Kabbale , Frank , p . 217 .
…y of the Intellect of Man whereby he becometh exalted unto the Throne of Inflexible and Unerring Godhead. As it is written, “Oh, how the World hath Inflexible Intellectual Rulers” (Zoroaster). But before I may proceed unto the Qabalistical * enumera- tion and analysis of the Text, a certain preamble in the fruitful fields of that Science will become necessary. The Evolution of the Numbers is the Evolution of the Worlds, for as it is written in the Clavicula Salomonis, ‘The Numbers are Ideas ; and the Ideas are the Powers, and the Powers are the…
…y of the Intellect of Man whereby he becometh exalted unto the Throne of Inflexible and Unerring Godhead. As it is written, “Oh, how the World hath Inflexible Intellectual Rulers” (Zoroaster). But before I may proceed unto the Qabalistical * enumera- tion and analysis of the Text, a certain preamble in the fruitful fields of that Science will become necessary. The Evolution of the Numbers is the Evolution of the Worlds, for as it is written in the Clavicula Salomonis, ‘The Numbers are Ideas ; and the Ideas are the Powers, and the Powers are the…
…se of all disorder” (it seems to be so even in his exalted position). ‘This force of love—in the state of circumgyration in the extended world— is the cause of all mental movements towards the feeling of easiness or uneasiness: but the mind enjoys eternal beatitude with perfect calmness, when the force of love is concentrated over the unlimited extension of silence” (‘silence’ is really choice !). 287
…se of all disorder” (it seems to be so even in his exalted position). ‘This force of love—in the state of circumgyration in the extended world— is the cause of all mental movements towards the feeling of easiness or uneasiness: but the mind enjoys eternal beatitude with perfect calmness, when the force of love is concentrated over the unlimited extension of silence” (‘silence’ is really choice !). 287
… slain, My love’s no moon to wax and wane. Allah our love with mercy sain ! Then death’s a splendid window-pane Through which I look the world to explain. Give me the Cup ! it’s wine I’ll drain, Thy podex to my member strain, And thrust, and pull, and writhe amain :— Thrill through each raptured dying vein That El Qahar’s dissolving brain Be of his Destiny the bane ! 1. Can this be a reference to the Western su- perstition that mystic devotion injures the intel- lect ? Or only to the dangers of “ obsession ”, to the appalling results which occa…
…TRICITY." The alliance of these two words still does not tell us much, and yet, perhaps, they contain a force sufficient to overturn the world. We say “perhaps” on philosophical grounds, for, personally, we have no doubt whatever of the high importance of this great hermetic arcanum. We have just said that alchemy is the daughter of the Qabalah; to convince oneself of the truth of this it is sufficient to look at the symbols of Flamel, of Basil Valen- tine, the pages of the Jew Abraham, and the more or less apocryphal oracles of the Emerald Tab…
…TRICITY." The alliance of these two words still does not tell us much, and yet, perhaps, they contain a force sufficient to overturn the world. We say “perhaps” on philosophical grounds, for, personally, we have no doubt whatever of the high importance of this great hermetic arcanum. We have just said that alchemy is the daughter of the Qabalah; to convince oneself of the truth of this it is sufficient to look at the symbols of Flamel, of Basil Valen- tine, the pages of the Jew Abraham, and the more or less apocryphal oracles of the Emerald Tab…
…t we were alone together he produced a complete revolution in my outlook upon life, by showing me for the first time a sane, clean jolly world worth living in. Smoking and drinking were natural. He warned me of the dangers of excess from the athletic standpoint. He introduced me to racing, billiards, betting, cards and women. He told me how these things might be enjoyed without damaging oneself or wronging others. He put me up to all the tricks. He showed me the meaning of honour. I immediately accepted his standpoint and began to behave like a…
…k or turn aside, for he hath made the link that is not to be broken, nay, not by the malice of the Four Great Princes of the evil of the world, nor by Choronzon, that mighty Devil, nor by the wrath of God, nor by the affliction and feebleness of the soul. Yet with this assurance be not thou content; for though thou hast the wings of the Eagle, they are vain, except they be joined to the shoulders of the Bull. Now, therefore, I send forth a shaft of my light, even as a ladder let down from the heaven upon the earth, and by this black cross of Th…
…until there was " visions about”! It would be so easy to write a sun-splendid tale of Adonai my Lord and my lover, so as to convince the world and myself that I had found Him! With my poetic genius, could I not outwrite St. f—John (my namesake) and Mrs. Dr. Anna Bonus Kingsford? Yea, I could deceive myself if I did not train and fortify my scepticism at every point. That is the great usefulness of this record; one will be able to see afterwards whether there is any trace of poetic or otherinfluence. But this is my sheet—anchor: I cannot write a …
…blah for ever. It shall not fade, but miraculous colour shall come back to it day after day. Close it in locked glass for a proof to the world. 11. This shall be your only proof. I forbid argument. Conquer! That is enough. I will make easy to you the abstruction from the ill-ordered house in the Victorious City. Thou shalt thyself convey it with worship, o prophet, though thou likest it not. Thou shalt have danger & trouble. Ra- Hoor-Khu is with thee. Worship me with fire & blood; worship me with swords & with spears. Let the woman be girt with…
…blah for ever. It shall not fade, but miraculous colour shall come back to it day after day. Close it in locked glass for a proof to the world. 11. This shall be your only proof. I forbid argument. Conquer! That is enough. I will make easy to you the abstruction from the ill-ordered house in the Victorious City. Thou shalt thyself convey it with worship, o prophet, though thou likest it not. Thou shalt have danger & trouble. Ra- Hoor-Khu is with thee. Worship me with fire & blood; worship me with swords & with spears. Let the woman be girt with…
…pose, for such an one to play the wizard. In any case he took the risk, and left off things like soap and eating, Till he could give the world a bisque, ten spells in thirty, and a beating. Well, at the age of eighty-eight he found himself the One-horse Wire For the Iehannum Maiden Plate—by Satan, out of Lake 0’ Fire. So, calling Iblis of the jinn (a god among the damned Ghebersl) He offered up a final sin to play a last joke on the neighbours. The deed was signed in fire and blood; and ere the mom was dewy wet An hog for the Muezzin upstood, and…
… ring emblem atic of surrender , without beginning or end , was em blematic also of the eternality of love , that circling girdle of the world . In “ Tannhäuser " we have a similar idea , though reversed ; for Tannhäuser enmeshed in the web of the Venusberg , strives against the sensual to gain a spiritual victory ; whilst in “ The Nameless Quest " the knight , fearful of falling in the sensual slough , seeks , and loses his straight way in the spiritual desert . Thus , as in the latter case , the striving against the desire of a pure love lead…
…he Official In— structions of Α:.A into French, and, if it continues, we shall be able to publish them in every important language of the world within the next two years. Your overworked Editor, too, has been able to take the longest and happiest holiday of his life. River and forest have given him all that nature can ; and this was the least part of his contentment. Moreover, he has been able to prepare, under sublime guidance, a dozen Official Instructions of A.'.A.'., to conclude the great Qabalistic Dictionary of Gematria, and to begin the al…
…he Official In— structions of Α:.A into French, and, if it continues, we shall be able to publish them in every important language of the world within the next two years. Your overworked Editor, too, has been able to take the longest and happiest holiday of his life. River and forest have given him all that nature can ; and this was the least part of his contentment. Moreover, he has been able to prepare, under sublime guidance, a dozen Official Instructions of A.'.A.'., to conclude the great Qabalistic Dictionary of Gematria, and to begin the al…
…te where yet smouldered the ashes of the photograph. It was three months before he recovered, and then with only half a face to face the world with. He still thinks that Gertrude gave him away, for the street-boys have taken to calling him “old Venus." But he is wrong; the boys have their aesthetic reasons for the name. Gertrude in any case is much too busy to bother her head about him; for, after a year in the Latin Quarter, if she has failed to surpass Degas and Manet and O‘Conor, she has at least conquered the great pianist VVlodywewsky, and…
…te where yet smouldered the ashes of the photograph. It was three months before he recovered, and then with only half a face to face the world with. He still thinks that Gertrude gave him away, for the street-boys have taken to calling him “old Venus." But he is wrong; the boys have their aesthetic reasons for the name. Gertrude in any case is much too busy to bother her head about him; for, after a year in the Latin Quarter, if she has failed to surpass Degas and Manet and O‘Conor, she has at least conquered the great pianist VVlodywewsky, and…
…es it holy, says an adept—Ve/ sanctum invenit, vel sanctum Jacit; because it makes us understand that in order to be happy, even in this world, one must be holy. To be holy! that is easy to say; but how give one’s self faith when one no longer believes? How re-discover a taste for virtue in a heart faded by vice? One must have recourse to the four words of science: to know, to dare, to will, and to keep silence. One must still one’s dislikes, study duty, and begin by practising it as though one loved it. You are an unbeliever, and you wish to m…