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1912 · PDF PAGE 212

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…rofile. Her attire is similar to that of the Queen of Wands: but she bears a winged goat's head as a crest. A goat is by her side. In one hand she bears a sceptre surmounted by a cube, and in the other an orb of gold. She is impetuous, kind; timid, rather charming; great- hearted; intelligent, melancholy; truthful, yet of many moods. If ill dignified she is undecided, capricious, changeable, foolish. She rules from zoa 1 to 20° "y. V of V The Queen of Gnomes. XIX THE PRINCE OF THE CHARIOT OF EARTH King of Pen/mks A WINGED Kingly Figure seated in …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 212

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…rofile. Her attire is similar to that of the Queen of Wands: but she bears a winged goat's head as a crest. A goat is by her side. In one hand she bears a sceptre surmounted by a cube, and in the other an orb of gold. She is impetuous, kind; timid, rather charming; great- hearted; intelligent, melancholy; truthful, yet of many moods. If ill dignified she is undecided, capricious, changeable, foolish. She rules from zoa 1 to 20° "y. V of V The Queen of Gnomes. XIX THE PRINCE OF THE CHARIOT OF EARTH King of Pen/mks A WINGED Kingly Figure seated in …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 197

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT III THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE AIR Ace of Swords A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping the hilt of a sword, which supports a White Radiant Celestial Crown; from which depend, on the right, the olive branch of Peace; and on the left, the palm branch of suffering. Six Vaus fall from its point. It symbolizes Invoked, as contrasted with Natural Force: for it is the Invocation of the Sword. Raised upward, it invokes the Divine crown of Spiritual Brightness, but reversed it is the I…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 197

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT III THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF THE AIR Ace of Swords A WHITE Radiating Angelic Hand, issuing from clouds, and grasping the hilt of a sword, which supports a White Radiant Celestial Crown; from which depend, on the right, the olive branch of Peace; and on the left, the palm branch of suffering. Six Vaus fall from its point. It symbolizes Invoked, as contrasted with Natural Force: for it is the Invocation of the Sword. Raised upward, it invokes the Divine crown of Spiritual Brightness, but reversed it is the I…

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1899 · PDF PAGE 13

An Appeal to the American Republic

… glows, Where cactus blooms, where rose, Let our hearts’ beat be heard, to lighten many woes. Sister and daughter of our loyal isle, Our hands reach out to you, our lips are fain To wreathe with yours in one delicious smile Of budding love, to grow a kiss awhile, And laugh like bride and groom, and kiss again ! Let our alliance like a marriage stand, Supreme from strand to strand, The likeness of our love, the clasp of hand in hand. 11

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1913 · PDF PAGE 148

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…Headed Lord am I: My nemyss shrouds the night-blue sky. Hail! ye twin warriors that guard The pillars of the world! Your time Is nigh at hand. The snake that marred Heaven with his inexhaustible slime Is slain ; I bear the Wand of Power, The Wand that waxes and that wanes; I crush the Universe this hour In my left hand ; and naught remains | Ho! for the splendour in my name Hidden and glorious, a flame Secretly shooting from the sun. Aum! Ha!—my destiny is done. The Word is spoken and concealed. Iam stunned. What wonder was revealed? The rite i…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 148

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…Headed Lord am I: My nemyss shrouds the night-blue sky. Hail! ye twin warriors that guard The pillars of the world! Your time Is nigh at hand. The snake that marred Heaven with his inexhaustible slime Is slain ; I bear the Wand of Power, The Wand that waxes and that wanes; I crush the Universe this hour In my left hand ; and naught remains | Ho! for the splendour in my name Hidden and glorious, a flame Secretly shooting from the sun. Aum! Ha!—my destiny is done. The Word is spoken and concealed. Iam stunned. What wonder was revealed? The rite i…

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1899 · PDF PAGE 49

Tale of Archais

… all realms ! that thou must die. This only chance is left thee yet, to fly Within that sanctity even he not dares To touch with impious hand ; thus unawares Creep in among the columns to a gate My hand shall show thee ; it will open straight And thou must lie forgotten till his rage Have lost its first excess—then may we wage A more successful war against his power.” But Charicles : “ Shall I for one short hour Fly from his tyranny ? Am I such man As should flee from him ? Let the pale and wan Women have fear—in strength of justice, I His vain…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 117

Orpheus

…By hate, not fate, quelled, fallen, and overthrown? She lies so pitiful and pure—and I, Breast to her breast, mouth to her mouth, I lie, Hand upon hand, and foot on foot, sore weeping— Can she not live again or I not die? 118

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1912 · PDF PAGE 256

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… us warm, What harmed the one, was 't not the other’s harm? Close clasped, one single form. Was it not meant for aye? Poet, take thou my hand—we’ll still Walk a little way. MARY D'ESTE. (MARY DEMPSEy—BLIDEN-STURGEs—BEV,)

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1912 · PDF PAGE 256

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

… us warm, What harmed the one, was 't not the other’s harm? Close clasped, one single form. Was it not meant for aye? Poet, take thou my hand—we’ll still Walk a little way. MARY D'ESTE. (MARY DEMPSEy—BLIDEN-STURGEs—BEV,)

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1905 · PDF PAGE 100

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…not to his fullest yet : Our love shall get Such woodland welcome as none ever had To make it glad. Come, it is time, cling closer to my hand. We understand. We must go forth together, not to part. O perfect heart ! O little heart that beats to mine, away Before the day Ring out the tocsin for our flight ! Ts keen to dip Her plunging forehead in the silvering sea. ‘To-morrow we Shall be so far away, and then to-morrow Shall shake off sorrow And be to-morrow and not change for ever : No dawn shall sever The sleepy eyelids of the night, no eve Sh…

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1902 · PDF PAGE 11

Tannhäuser

…mself to observe ; while even for the commander, though the smoke-pall may lift now and again to show some brilliant charge or desperate hand-to- hand struggle, he may fail to grasp its significance in his dispositions ; or indeed find it to be quite unexpected and foreign to his calculations ; yet a few years or months later the same battle may be lucidly, tersely, and connectedly described, so that a child is able to follow its varying fortunes with delight and comprehension : just so has my own observa- tion of a life-history more subtle, a …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 52

The Scented Garden

…t-tail, very long. PELLIPIS — Like a red flaming tapering Rod, with notches at the thick end. NATALIS — A small black gnome. In his left hand is a grey pedestal surmounted by a white pyra- mid. NAMIROS — Is formless, like a flood of yellow light more brilliant than the Sun. ADIRAEL — A very large gold fish with an enormous head. KABADA — Is a fat frog, erect, with a green white chest. KIPOKIS — A small figure, fox-headed, extending its left hand. ORGOSIL — A very dark and very large tortoise. ARCON — A smallish nude human bony figure. It has a …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 234

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…rust— worthy). Herein rule the Great Angels?לאהההand?לאכימ XLII THE LORD OF ABANDONED SUCCESS Eight of Chalice: A WHITE RadiatingAngelic Hand, holdinga group of stems of lotuses or water-lilies. There are only two flowers shown, which bend over the two central cups, pouring into them a a white water which fills them and runs over into the three lowest, which latter are not yet filled The three "uuu" uppermost are quite empty. At the top and bottom of v u u the card are symbols & and Χ. Temporary success, but without further results. Thing thrown a…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 234

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…rust— worthy). Herein rule the Great Angels?לאהההand?לאכימ XLII THE LORD OF ABANDONED SUCCESS Eight of Chalice: A WHITE RadiatingAngelic Hand, holdinga group of stems of lotuses or water-lilies. There are only two flowers shown, which bend over the two central cups, pouring into them a a white water which fills them and runs over into the three lowest, which latter are not yet filled The three "uuu" uppermost are quite empty. At the top and bottom of v u u the card are symbols & and Χ. Temporary success, but without further results. Thing thrown a…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 214

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…out of the chair at his desk, and drew up a little tapestried stool close to mine. “T see, I see,” he muttered confidentially, taking my hand and beginning to stroke it gently, “ but you know, it’s very hard to get.” “It is for us poor outsiders,” I lamented, ‘‘ but not for you.” He rolled back my sleeve, and moved his hand up and down inside of my forearm. I resented the familiarity acutely. The snobbishness of the man reminded me that he was the son of a small shopkeeper in a lowland village—a fact which I shouldn’t have thought of for a seco…

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1944 · PDF PAGE 246

The Book of Thoth

…, using your knowledge or judgment of his character rather than dwelling on his physical characteristics. 2. Take 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 H 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 atte…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 29

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…ng the right shoulder, say ve-Geburah (and the Power). (iv) Touching the left shoulder, say ve-Gedulah (and the Glory). (v) Clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-Olahm, Amen (to the Ages, Amen.) (vi) Turning to the East, make a pentagram (that of Earth) with the proper weapon (usually the Wand). Say (¢.e., vibrate) IH V H. (vii) Turning to the South, the same, but say A D N I. (viii) Turning to the West, the same, but say A H I H. (ix) Turning to the North, the same, but say AG L A. Pronounce: Ye-ho-wau, Adénai, Eheieh, Agla. (x) Extending…

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The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…ng the right shoulder, say ve-Geburah (and the Power). (iv) Touching the left shoulder, say ve-Gedulah (and the Glory). (v) Clasping the hands upon the breast, say le-Olahm, Amen (to the Ages, Amen.) (vi) Turning to the East, make a pentagram (that of Earth) with the proper weapon (usually the Wand). Say (¢.e., vibrate) IH V H. (vii) Turning to the South, the same, but say A D N I. (viii) Turning to the West, the same, but say A H I H. (ix) Turning to the North, the same, but say AG L A. Pronounce: Ye-ho-wau, Adénai, Eheieh, Agla. (x) Extending…

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