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Page 80 of 1061954 · PDF PAGE 516
PROGRESS 483 Last Sunday I looked through an interview with the least brain-bound of these ruminators-poor old, dear old G for gaga Bernard Shaw. The artist, said he, was a special case. He should have a nice easy job, three or four hours a day, and be free for the rest of it to devote himself to his Art. I wonder how much of his own work would have seen daylight if he had been tied to some silly robot soul-killing, nerve-crushing, mind-infuriating routine job for even one half-hour a day! When I am on a piece of work, I grudge the time for eat…
1996 · PDF PAGE 157
…d must somehow express “the fall of Because”. For many years these two verses, despite elaborate research, yielded no meaning soever. At last I chanced on 'YnOMONH as 718; it means “persistence,” the Greek noun corresponding to “Perdurabo,” my first magical Motto. Of course the Stèle had persisted since the 26th Dynasty,1 but that scarcely justified naming it “Persistence”; also, there was nothing about “the fall of Because”. 1 [Modern chronology dates the Stèle to the 25th Dynasty.] Now (An. xvn, © in I, C in ®) I was going through the Law in …
1929 · PDF PAGE 156
…contain it. He must see that the force does not leak away to earth quietly and slyly. He must arrange a stress so severe as to become at last so intolér¬ able that it will disrupt explosively. Now he, as a man, cannot pray to God to cause them, for the Gods are but names for the forces of Nature themselves* But, as a Mystic, he knows that ail things are phantoms of One Thing, and that they may be withdrawn therein to reissue in other attire. He knows that ail things are in himself, and that he is All-One with the Ail. There is therefore no theo…
1930 · PDF PAGE 4
…complished the Kingdom of Heaven would be burst in pièces. He is now ready to commence the invocations. He consequently pauses to cast a last glance around the Temple to assure himself of the perfect readiness of ail things necessary, and to light the incense. The Oath is the foundation of ail Work in Magick, as it is an affirmation of the Will. An Oath binds the Magician for ever. In Part II of Book 4 something has already been said on this subject; but its importance deserves some further élaboration. Thus, should one, loving a woman, make a …
1996 · PDF PAGE 181
…ift to resent oppression, generous and ardent to draw sword in any cause, if justice or freedom summon him! “all fools despise.” In this last phrase the word “fools” is evi dently not to be taken in its deeper mystical sense, the context plainly bearing reference to ordinary life.
1930 · PDF PAGE 76
…e’s will a person who has of his own right the power to destroy. One may employ spirits or talismans. The more powerful magicians of the last few centuries hâve employed books. In private matters these Works are very easy, if they be neces- sary. An adept known to The Master Therion once found it necessary to slay a Circe who was bewitching brethren. He merely walked to the door of her room, and drew an Astral T (“tradi- tore”, and the symbol of Saturn) with an astral dagger. Within 48 h ours she shot herself. 1 7. Works of création and dissolu…
1922 · PDF PAGE 192
…the wrong time. I hated Peter (and K.L.) the more because I knew all the time he was right. If K.L. is a Devil, it’s up to us to get the last laugh. I tore the beastly letter into shreds. Peter has gone out—I hope he has gone to kill him. I want to be thrilled—just once more— if I had to be hanged for it myself. Our watches have run down. It doesn’t matter. I can call on Mabel any time I like. I may as well go now. I’ll drink a small bottle and go along.... It is night. Cockie has not returned. Just when I needed him most! I’m frightened of mys…
1954 · PDF PAGE 348
…n like that for 14 years! Since it came out the voices of detraction have been dumb. I really do believe that I've covered the ground at last. Of course, time shewed that Part I, although it did really give the essentials of Yoga in the simplest possible language, was hardly more than an outline. More, it did not correlate Yoga with general philosophy. Eight Lectures have, I believe, remedied this. As to Part IV The Book of the Law section, the idea was that the volume should comply with the instructions given in AL, III: 39. "All this and a bo…
1906 · PDF PAGE 105
…hat ? MEDEA. Ye know me a most powerful sorceress. CHORUS. So I have heard, O lotus-footed! one ! Nathless I see not any miracle. MEDEA. Last night the heavy-hearted audience Broke up, and Jason wended wearily His way, oppressed by direful bodements of The fate of this forenoon. J] saw him go | Sad, and remembered how sublime he stood, 1 An epithet common in the East, conveying a great compliment.
1909 · PDF PAGE 287
…cus the truncated Pyramid : This pyramid is attributed to the four elements ; on its apex is the word my (Ath) composed of the first and last letters of the Alphabet, it signifies Essence. The square base represents the material universe. And then the Seventeenth Key of the Tarot : This Key represents a Star with seven principal and fourteen secondary rays, altogether twenty-one, the number of the divine name Eheieh. In the Egyptian sense it is Sirius, the Dog-Star, the star of Isis-Sothis. Around it are the seven planets. The nude figure 279
1909 · PDF PAGE 287
…cus the truncated Pyramid : This pyramid is attributed to the four elements ; on its apex is the word my (Ath) composed of the first and last letters of the Alphabet, it signifies Essence. The square base represents the material universe. And then the Seventeenth Key of the Tarot : This Key represents a Star with seven principal and fourteen secondary rays, altogether twenty-one, the number of the divine name Eheieh. In the Egyptian sense it is Sirius, the Dog-Star, the star of Isis-Sothis. Around it are the seven planets. The nude figure 279
1910 · PDF PAGE 179
…ther at one loud slow Mantra, ze. when no Kumbhaka was possible. Mental Muttering for ten minutes “Aum Shivayavashi.” Results similar to last night’s, somewhat more easily obtained. Mental Muttering of “Aum Shivayavashi.” Result better than usual. Pranayama. Seven minutes after 10 seconds of Kumbhaka. This seventh time I forgot all about everything and breathed out of both nostrils. Quite quietly—pure mental abstraction. Mental Muttering of “ Aum Shivayavashi,” for seventy-five minutes. Several times lost concentration or consciousness or somet…
1910 · PDF PAGE 179
…ther at one loud slow Mantra, ze. when no Kumbhaka was possible. Mental Muttering for ten minutes “Aum Shivayavashi.” Results similar to last night’s, somewhat more easily obtained. Mental Muttering of “Aum Shivayavashi.” Result better than usual. Pranayama. Seven minutes after 10 seconds of Kumbhaka. This seventh time I forgot all about everything and breathed out of both nostrils. Quite quietly—pure mental abstraction. Mental Muttering of “ Aum Shivayavashi,” for seventy-five minutes. Several times lost concentration or consciousness or somet…
1929 · PDF PAGE 45
… comically limited by the fact that we hâve no access, except in the most indirect way, to any other celestial body than our own. In the last few years, the semi-educated hâve got an idea that they know a great deal about the universe, and the principal ground for their fine opinion of themselves is usually the téléphoné or the airship. It is pitiful to read the bombastic twaddle about progress, which journalists and others, who wish to prevent men from thinking, put out for consumption. We know infinitesimally little of the material universe. …
1930 · PDF PAGE 121
…ities are noisy and crowded. Why is Spain warm ? and why does he wish to meditate ? Why choose warm Spain rather than warm India? To the last question: Because Spain is nearer to his home. Then why is his home near Spain ? Because his parents were Germans. And why did they go to Germany ? And so during the whole méditation. 31. On another day, let him begin with a question of another kind, and every day devise new questions, not concerning his présent situation, but also abstract questions. Thus let him connect the prevalence of water upon the …
1922 · PDF PAGE 205
…ited Lou, not what I call a magical diary. You ought to be ashamed of yourself for not knowing the hours, minutes, and seconds since the last dose. Nous allons changer tout cela. Youcan take this if you like, and when you like. I merely put it up to you as a sort of sporting proposition that you should see how long you can manage to keep off it. But I trust you to make a note of the exact time when you decide on a sniff, and I trust you to tell me the truth. Get it out of your mind once for all that I disapprove of your taking it. It’s entirely…
1929 · PDF PAGE 151
…is face grew exceedingly grave, and he spoke with the weightiest deliberation. "I deeply regret to be obliged to inform you," he said at last, "that the exigencies of the situation combine to make it incumbent on me to proceed to instant action by asking you to pass the sugar." With sullen grace Brother Onofrio complied. "What saith the Scripture?" asked Cyril, still more portentous. "Ornithi gluku — a little bit of sugar for the bird!" [214]
1929 · PDF PAGE 140
…ated from the others by its structure smd proportions. The chemical éléments are similarly constituted, as the critics of Magick hâve at last been compelled to admit. 104 —
1996 · PDF PAGE 82
…onge, if only because its ramifications are omniform. It must suffice to reiterate that it has been the basis of most of my work for the last five years, and to remind the reader that the essential form of it is “Nothingness with twinkles.” 60. My number is 11, as all their numbers who are of us. The Five Pointed Star, with a Circle in the Middle, & the circle is Red. My colour is black to the blind, but the blue & gold are seen of the seeing. Also I have a secret glory for them that love me. 61. But to love me is better than all things: if und…
1910 · PDF PAGE 5
…ainly no living man has ever learnt it. Eighteen months ago he started a periodical called “ The Equinox, ” brilliant from first page to last. Some of it is pure literature ; some semi-magical : the greater portion intended for the study of those who see a serious side to Ceremonial Magic. The Equinox has been a great success. Even those who have never heard of the Taro or read Eliphas Levi buy the THE EQUINOX. Aleister Crowley is a poet ; no minor bard twittering in gentle verse the praises of his mistress’s eyelash, but a virile singer, robus…