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Page 84 of 1041922 · PDF PAGE 371
…piritual rapture. Our union destroyed our sense of separateness from the universe of which we were part ; the sun, the sky, the sea, the earth, partook with us of that ineffable sacrament. There was no discontinuity between that first embrace of our true marriage, and the occupation of the afternoon in taking stock of the effects of the laboratory, and making notes of the things we should ask Lala to bring us from London. The sun sank behind the ridge, and far above us from the Refectory came the sonorous beat of the tom-tom which told us that …
1909 · PDF PAGE 269
…smelling rose): To feel with me the warmth of this sacred Fire (spreading hands over it): To eat with me this Bread and Salt as types of earth (eats): and finally to drink with me this Wine, the consecrated emblem of Elemental Water (drinks from cup). The Hierophant then goes to the East of the Altar and faces West. The Hiereus comes to the West of the Altar, and salutes the Hierophant, receiving the elements from him, All then partake in order of rank : Hegemon from Hiereus, Stolistes from Hegemon, Dadouchos from Stolistes, Senior Members from…
1909 · PDF PAGE 269
…smelling rose): To feel with me the warmth of this sacred Fire (spreading hands over it): To eat with me this Bread and Salt as types of earth (eats): and finally to drink with me this Wine, the consecrated emblem of Elemental Water (drinks from cup). The Hierophant then goes to the East of the Altar and faces West. The Hiereus comes to the West of the Altar, and salutes the Hierophant, receiving the elements from him, All then partake in order of rank : Hegemon from Hiereus, Stolistes from Hegemon, Dadouchos from Stolistes, Senior Members from…
1911 · PDF PAGE 45
…hall deceive the very elect. For in the beginning the Father of all called forth lying spirits that they might sift the creatures of the earth in three sieves, according to the three impure souls. And he chose the wolf for the lust of the flesh, and the raven for the lust of the mind; but me did he choose above all to simulate the pure prompting of the soul. Them that are fallen a prey to the wolf and the raven I have not scathed; but them that have rejected me, I have given over to the wrath of the raven and the wolf. And the jaws of the one h…
1996 · PDF PAGE 35
36 The Law is for All bending down, a lambent flame of blue, all-touching, all penetrant, her lovely hands upon the black earth, & her lithe body arched for love, and her soft feet not hurting the little flowers: Thou knowest! And the sign shall be my ecstasy, the consciousness of the continuity of existence, the omnipresence of my body. 27. Then the priest answered & said unto the Queen of Space, kissing her lovely brows, and the dew of her light bathing his whole body in a sweet-smelling perfume of sweat: O Nuit, continuous one of Heaven, let…
1954 · PDF PAGE 383
…through the virtue of the Cup to expand , to explain , to bring into conscious existence. And the Fourth is the He final, the Daughter , Earth , the Disk, Pantacle, or Coin-the Coin on which is stamped the effigy of the Word that begat it with the aid of the other forms of Energy. It is the Princess of the Tarot of whom it is written: "Great indeed is her power when thus firmly established . " It is a trite, and not quite true , saying that money can buy nothing worth having. But it can command service, the real measure of power, and leisure ; …
1954 · PDF PAGE 401
… this my Disciple, of course, knew, and on arriving in Johannesburg he said to himself "Well, here I am in a part of the world where the earth teems with gold and diamonds. I will procure the necessary funds for The Equinox and various
1996 · PDF PAGE 78
Chapter I a Verses 57-59 79 58. I give unimaginable joys on earth: certainty, not faith, while in life, upon death; peace unutterable, rest, ecstasy; nor do I demand aught in sacrifice. Commentary: These joys are principally (1) the Beatific Vision, in which Beauty is constantly present to the recipient of Her grace, together with a calm and unutterable joy; (2) the Vision of Wonder, in which the whole Mystery of the Universe is constantly understood and admired for its Ingenium and Wisdom. (1) is referred to Tiphareth, the Grade of Adept; (2) …
1996 · PDF PAGE 208
…ll; he that is filthy shall be filthy still. 58. Yea! deem not of change: ye shall be as ye are, & not other. Therefore the kings of the earth shall be Kings for ever: the slaves shall serve. There is none that shall be cast down or lifted up: all is ever as it was. Yet there are masked ones my servants: it may be that yonder beggar is a King. A King may t choose his garment as he will: there is no certain test: but a beggar cannot hide his poverty. 59. Beware therefore! Love all, lest perchance is a King con cealed! Say you so? Fool! If he be…
1907 · PDF PAGE 141
…low that surpasses In azure and green The rocks and the grasses. My mother was sad of me, Where wind came between ; Winter is mad of me, Earth is my queen ; Meadows are clad of me, Above, I am queen. Nestled in green. These know thee; I know thee, O master, As pearls in the cloudland I slept; but I hear I hear and obey. | the loud call ; I follow thy lyrical sway. I obey it and fall! ORPHEUS. : ORPHEUS. O tenderest child Rain’s guerdon and daughter And phantom of day ! : By sunlight’s spies Gleam fitful and wild . Divided in water, On the flowe…
1922 · PDF PAGE 299
…rld are the huge silent inexorable things. “What are the wild waves saying ? ’’—that the pull of the tides is gradually slowing down the earth’s rate of rotation. And that was what was wrong with me. I had a tendency to see heroin everywhere.
1954 · PDF PAGE 453
…and begotten a bastard code which reeks of religion. A political manoeuvre of the Brahman caste. Suppose we relax a little, come down to earth, and look at what the far-famed morality of the Holy Man was, and is, in actual practice. You will find this useful to crush Toshophist and Anthroposophagist cockroaches as well as the ordinary Christian Scolex when they assail you. In the lands of Hinduism and (to a less extent) of Islam, the Sultan, the Dewan, the Maharajah, the Emir, or whatsoever they call "the Grand Pandjandrum Himself, with the lit…
1922 · PDF PAGE 68
…king about clocks when Einstein has proved that time is only another dimension of space? What’s the good of astronomers proving that the earth wiggles round 1000 miles an hour, and wiggles on 1000 miles a minute, if you can’t keep going? It would be absolutely silly to hang about and get left behind, and very likely find ourselves on the moon, and nobody to talk to but Jules \Verne, H. G. Wells, and that crowd.
1929 · PDF PAGE 389
… so that the slightest disturbance dissipates the delusion just as a horseman, meeting a dust devil, brings it in showers of sand to the earth. Choronzon appeared in many physical forms to Omnia Vincam, while I abode apart in my magical robe with its hood drawn over my face. He took the form of myself, of a woman whom Neuburg loved, of a serpent with a human head, etc. He could not utter the word of the Abyss, because there is no word; its voice is the insane babble of a multitude of senseless ejaculations; yet each form spake and and acted as …
1899 · PDF PAGE 253
…, has a certain command of facile rhythm. This is a fair sample: ; ‘ ARCHAIS. ‘Cold is the kiss of the stars to the sea, The kiss of the earth to the orient grey That heralds the day ; Warmer the kiss of a love that is free As the wind of the sea, Quick and resurgent and splendid. ‘ CHARICLES. ‘ Night her bright bow-string has bended : Fast flies her arrow unsparing Through the beech-leaves, Ether it cleaves Rapid and daring. Ah ! how it strikes as with silver! how the sun’s laughter is ended !’ 7
1907 · PDF PAGE 139
… stray. Nor Space, nor Time. Shall these then obey me and hear? Shall Above, the supernal ! Below, the infernal ! Of all am I master. On Earth, the diurnal ! In all things eternal ! Life, love, or disaster ! Abiding unshaken, I sleep and I waken On wonderful wings; In depth and in height, In darkness and light, In weakness and might, In blindness and sight, In mercy and spite, In day and in night, Averse or aright, For dule or delight, I am master of things. ORPHEUS. O mother, I fear me! The might of the lyre ! They tremble to hear me, The powe…
1996 · PDF PAGE 128
…ll; he that is filthy shall be filthy still. 58. Yea! deem not of change: ye shall be as ye are, & not other. Therefore the kings of the earth shall be Kings for ever: the slaves shall serve. There is none that shall be cast down or lifted up: all is ever as it was. Yet there are masked ones my servants: it may be that yonder beggar is a King. A King may choose his garment as he will: there is no certain test: but a beggar cannot hide his poverty. Commentary: Again we learn the permanence of the Nature of a Star. We are not to judge by temporar…
1996 · PDF PAGE 166
…ss before all men! 45. Then will I lift her to pinnacles of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier than all the kings of the earth. I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see & strike at the worship of Nu: she shall achieve Hadit.
1904 · PDF PAGE 58
…es of the Most GREAT AND INCOMPREHENSIBLE Lorp Gop oF Hosts, that thou comest quickly and without delay from all parts and places of the earth and world wherever thou mayest be, to make rational answers unto my demands, and that visibly and affably, speaking with a voice intelligible unto mine understanding as aforesaid. I conjure and constrain thee, O thou Spirit N., by all the names aforesaid ; and in addition by these seven great names wherewith Solomon the Wise bound thee and thy companions in a Vessel of Brass, ADONAI, PREYAI or PRERAI, TE…
1906 · PDF PAGE 104
…e empyréan, Behold his fervour conquering The fury of the breed Cadmean, The dragons of the Theban king; And armed men shall spring from earth In vain to ward the gloomy girth ! But thou, Athena, didst devise Some end beyond our mortal ken, Thy soul impenetrably wise Shines not to us unthinking men. O guard the warrior band of Greece, And win for us the Golden Fleece ! By miracle this happy day The ship is finished for our quest. Bring thou the glory from the gray ! Bring thou our spirits into rest ! O Wisdom, that hast helped so far, ’ Sink ne…