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Page 83 of 1031905 · PDF PAGE 10
…in this devouring chain Ofselfishness? Tow purge the spirit quite Of gross desires That eat into the heart with their corrupting fires ? Old Buddha gave command ; Jehovah spake ; Strange distant gods that are not dead to- day Added their voices ; ITeaven’s desart way Man wins not but by sorrow—let him break The golden image with the feet of clay !! Let him despise That earthen vessel which the potter marred 2 —and rise! XI. As life burns strong, the spirit’s flame grows dull ; The ruddy-cheeked sea-breezes shame its spark ; Wan rainy winds of a…
1929 · PDF PAGE 102
…born; and it was surrounded with two letters, I, to indicate her envelopment by the force of creation and chastity which the wise men of old hid in that hieroglyph. The final "EL" signified the divinity of her new being; for this is the Hebrew word for God, and is commonly attached by the sages to divers roots, to imply that these ideas have been manifested in individuals of angelic nature. This instruction had been given to Lisa in advance; now that it was ceremonially conferred upon her, she was struck to the heart by its great meaning. Her p…
1929 · PDF PAGE 45
…art the Negation of all these things. For there is no symbol of Thee." The listeners were thrilled to the marrow of their bones. But the old man merely gathered a handful of dittany leaves from the chased golden box where they were kept, and led the way to the garden. It was very dark; nothing could be distinguished but the outlines of the shrubs and the line of the fence beyond. "Do you see the Thing?" said Iff. Lisa strained her eyes. "You mustn't look for anything very definite," said the mystic. "It seems as if the darkness were somehow dif…
1929 · PDF PAGE 88
Dijon. Concealing himself as best he could, the doctor walked rapidly to the head of the train. There, assuming the character of a timid old man, he [126] implored the driver, with the gift of the bewitched "cart-wheel," to be sure to drive carefully. He would drink the good fellow's health, to be sure — what name? Oh! Marcel Dufour. "Of the furnace — that is appropriate!" laughed the genial passenger, apparently reassured as to his security. But he did not enter the train. He dashed out of the station, and into a motor-cab, overjoyed to return…
1906 · PDF PAGE 202
…f these works none of the longer and more ambitious remains, How they were lost, and how those fragments we possess were saved, is best told vy relating the romantic and almost incredible story of his life. The known facts of this life are few, vague, and unsatisfactory; the more definite state- ments lack corroboration, and almost the only source at the disposal of the biographer is the letters of Mathilde Doriac to Mdme. J. S., who has kindly placed her portfolio at my service. A letter dated October 15, 1866, indicates that our author was bo…
1907 · PDF PAGE 157
LIBER PRIMUS VEL CARMINUM Fivefold: the year that is in darkness hidden, Being beginning: then the moving year, All change and tumult; then the quiet un- chidden Of deep reflection; then the gladdening tear Or saddening smile, the laughter not for- bidden And love enfolding the green-woven sphere: Lastly, the burning year of flame and fume That burns men up in fire’s sepulchral womb. Fivefold: the child, the frail, the delicate: Then the strong lauzhing mischief: then the proud Fight toward manhood and the sense elate, Creative power and passio…
1919 · PDF PAGE 162
…l’; and yet there is a subtle difference. There is (I think) an entire absence of fear, worry, disgust, joy, sorrow, pain, or any of the old states, and this seems to be a condition of calm observation without any desire to criticise anything. I suppose, as a matter of fact, it is a state of equilibrium. I think I have it. It is the empty shrine await- ing the in-dwelling of the God. to P.M. I experienced another peculiar state just now, Having closed my eyes for a few moments (concentrating), I thought I would try and think backwards over the …
1929 · PDF PAGE 76
…um. I did remind Brother Cyril, by the way, of this last point, and he did need it; but it did him no good, for here we are at the threshold of a Great Experiment on yet another false track!" "He is only taunting me to put me on my mettle," laughed Cyril. "Now I'm going to bring all this to a point," went on the old mystic. "The Greeks, as you know, practised a kind of eugenics. (Of course, all tribal marriage laws are primarily eugenic in intention). But like the mediaeval magicians we were speaking of, with their Homunculus, the Greeks attach…
1929 · PDF PAGE 211
…r that you have seen Caius Marius a fugitive seated upon the ruins of Carthage!" he exclaimed. "Don't take it so hardly, boy!" cried the old mystic. "The man who makes no mistakes makes nothing. But it is my duty to reprove you, and we had better get it over. Your whole operation was badly conceived; in one way or another it was bound to fail. You select a woman with no moral strength —
1929 · PDF PAGE 74
…pe, is the manifestation of a section of some soul: "And here we find ourselves quite suddenly and unexpectedly in line with some of the old Rosicrucian doctrines. "This brings us to the consideration of certain experiments made by our predecessors. They had quite another theory of souls; at least, their language was very different to ours; but they wanted very much to produce a man who should not be bound up [107] in his heredity, and should have the environment which they desired for him. "They started in paraphysical ways; that is, they repu…
1904 · PDF PAGE 41
…ll of all Things Past, Present, and to Come; and of Treasures Hid, and what they lie in; and to procure the Love of Women both Young and Old. He governeth 26 Legions of Spirits, and his Seal is this, etc. (57.) Ost, or Voso.—The Fifty-seventh Spirit is Oso, Osé, or Voso. He is a Great President, and appeareth like a Leopard at the first, but after a little time he putteth on the Shape of a Man. His Office is to make one cunning in the Liberal Sciences, and to give True Answers of Divine and Secret Things; also to change a Man into any Shape tha…
1910 · PDF PAGE 362
THE EQUINOX and embroidering it with gold thread drawn from the observation of things around him, the slave of popularity wears it threadbare. Morphia won't replace bread after the first month or so! Now we see Mr. Blackwood and Nemesis. He gets a reputation by mar- keting his tiny scrap of knowledge of the Inner World; the public cries out for more, and the poor wage-slave, bankrupt in invention, does his best to fake— and fails. It is the male equivalent of the harlot who has drifted from Piccadilly to Waterloo Bridge Road. So here we see him…
1910 · PDF PAGE 362
THE EQUINOX and embroidering it with gold thread drawn from the observation of things around him, the slave of popularity wears it threadbare. Morphia won't replace bread after the first month or so! Now we see Mr. Blackwood and Nemesis. He gets a reputation by mar- keting his tiny scrap of knowledge of the Inner World; the public cries out for more, and the poor wage-slave, bankrupt in invention, does his best to fake— and fails. It is the male equivalent of the harlot who has drifted from Piccadilly to Waterloo Bridge Road. So here we see him…
1929 · PDF PAGE 100
…worked herself up by what she thought she might see that she also thought she saw it. So be on your guard!" [143] On the last day of the old moon he gave her an idea of the main programme. First, the honeymoon; their normal relations were to endure until there was evidence of the need to emphasize the crucial point of the operation. From that moment she was to see nothing of Cyril save in the ceremonies of invocation; all other relations were to cease. The lover would become the hermit. The magician had calculated the probable moment of incarna…
1929 · PDF PAGE 143
…ot a true circle; no figure of sanctity and perfection might enter into that accursed rite; it had been made somewhat in the shape of an old- fashioned keyhole, a combination of circle and triangle.[202] In the centre the body of Gates, his head toward the north, was laid; Arthwait stood on one side with the Grimoire in one hand, and a lighted taper of black wax in the other. On the opposite side was Abdul Bey, holding the goat in leash, and bearing the sickle which Vesquit was to use as the principal magical weapon of the ceremony. The doctor …
1910 · PDF PAGE 354
… Siva. Printed at the Hindu Mission Press. Annas 8. The editor in his preface does not see the objection to Gods and especially to Siva holding sports, neither do we. But you must play square, even if you are a God; it is not cricket to slay the whole of the opposing eleven each time you are bowled. But perhaps Siva had a reputation to keep up; we'll ask Kali. VISHNU. RITUAL, FAITH, AND Moras. By F. H. PERRYCOSTE. Watts and Co. If you should be so depraved as to desire to become a rationalistic author, you must buy a pair of scissors, some stic…
1910 · PDF PAGE 354
… Siva. Printed at the Hindu Mission Press. Annas 8. The editor in his preface does not see the objection to Gods and especially to Siva holding sports, neither do we. But you must play square, even if you are a God; it is not cricket to slay the whole of the opposing eleven each time you are bowled. But perhaps Siva had a reputation to keep up; we'll ask Kali. VISHNU. RITUAL, FAITH, AND Moras. By F. H. PERRYCOSTE. Watts and Co. If you should be so depraved as to desire to become a rationalistic author, you must buy a pair of scissors, some stic…
1944 · PDF PAGE 109
…d form Hoor‐pa kraat. (See above, the Formula of Tetragrammaton). He is also solar in character, and is therefore shown coming forth in golden light. The whole of this symbolism is thoroughly explained in the Book of the Law. It should, by the way, be noted that the name Heru is identical with Hru, who is the great Angel set over the Tarot. This new Tarot may therefore be regarded as a series of illus‐ trations to the Book of the Law; the doctrine of that Book is everywhere implicit. At the bottom of the card we see the letter Shin itself in a …
1954 · PDF PAGE 289
…den of Nineveh" and the like. Incidentally, "The Burden of Damascus" does not seem to have had much luck so far! By latest accounts, the old burg wasn't feeling too badly. We may also refer to the Second Advent: "Behold! I come quickly." There have been quite a few false alarms to date. (It began with Jesus himself, snapping off a disciple's head: "If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?" Well, somebody was disappointed.) 1. Mrs. Zancig sat on the stage, blindfolded . Her husband wandered about the audience, taking one object…
1996 · PDF PAGE 29
…are reminded that aleph is the letter of Air. As Air we find the “Wandering Fool” pure wanton Breath, yet creative. Wind was supposed of old to impregnate the Vulture, which therefore was chosen to symbolize the Mother-Goddess. He is the Wandering Knight or Prince of Fairy Tales who mar ries the King’s Daughter. This legend is derived from certain cus toms among exogamic tribes, for which see The Golden Bough.1 1 [Sir J.G. Frazer, The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (1890, 1911-15). See Works Cited.] 2 Zeus obtained Air for his ki…