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Page 86 of 1051930 · PDF PAGE 71
…s the power intrusted to Him, and it happens accord¬ ingly. Yet ail happens naturally, and of necessity, and to ail appearance without a Word from Him. Nor will the mere Master of the Temple, as a rule, présumé to act upon the Universe, save as the servant of his own destiny. It is only the Magus, He of the grade above, who has attained to Chokhmah, Wisdom, and so dare act. He must dare act, although iî like Him not. But He must assume the Curse of His grade, as it is written in the Book of the Magus. * 1 There are, of course, entirely black fo…
1906 · PDF PAGE 194
188 THE SWORD OF SONG we see all the concentrated loathing of the true Shakespeare for a despotism, massed in one lurid flame, phantasmagoric horror, the grim First Act rolls down. I. Act II. Sc. i. adds little new to our thesis, save that in line 80 we see Gloucester (ignorant of his own son’s handwriting!) accept the forged letter as genuine, as final proof, with not even the intervention of a Bertillon to excuse so palpable a folly, so egregious a crime. What father of to-day would disin- herit, would hunt down to death, a beloved son, on su…
1929 · PDF PAGE 70
…a fierce and furious day, a night of infernal torture; yet she was unaccountably buoyant, eager, assiduous in every act, from her smiled word of pleasure to the drinking of her coffee. Everything at that meal seemed matter of intoxication. She had not previously realized that toast, properly understood, was a superior stimulant to brandy. When breakfast ended, she could not have walked across the room. It was dancing or nothing, so she said to herself. Somehow she found herself once more in the Chapel of Abominations. On the altar was laid a sp…
1930 · PDF PAGE 32
…he most important prac- tical magical secrets in the plainest language. No one, by virtue °£ being clever or learned, has understood one word; and those unworthy who hâve profaned the sacrament hâve but eaten and drunken damnation to themselves. One may bring down stolen fire in a hollow tube from Heaven, as The Master Therion indeed has done in a way that no other adept dared to do before him. But the thief, the Titan, must foreknow and consent to his doom to be chained upon a lonely rock, the vulture devouring his liver, for a season, until H…
1906 · PDF PAGE 74
68 ALICE: AN ADULTERY THE ELEVENTH DAY. ‘‘ What win I ifI gain the thing I seek?”’ Rape of Lucrece. THERE is much sorcery in the word eleven. I took my lover’s image pale and clear, Fixed in my mind; I saw her standing near, Wooed her, conjured her by the power of heaven, Of my own mind, the Genii of the Seven, To come and live with me and be my dear, To love me in the spirit without fear ;— Leaving the body’s love to follow at even. Seemeth it not absurd? to use the thought, The utterly divine impersonal Mind of a man, the pure, the spiritual,…
1906 · PDF PAGE 113
…leep and give him rest; Fe lives or dies in subtler swoon Between the sea and moon. So standing, gliding, undeterred By any her alluring word That calls from older forest glades, My soul forgets the gentle maids That wooed me in the scarlet bowers, And golden cluster-woof of flowers ; Forgets itself, content to be Between the moon and sea. No passion stirs their depth, nor moves ; No life disturbs their sweet dead loves ; No being holds a crown or throne; They are, and I in them, alone : Only some lute-player grown star Is heard like whispering…
1907 · PDF PAGE 174
…ks indeed, Seeing the subtler speed Of its own thought than speech of the Pan- dean reed! There no voice may be heard ! No place for any word ! The heart’s whole fervour silently speeds to thee, Immaculate ! and craves Thy kisses or the grave’s, Till, knowing its unworthiness to woo thee, Remembers, grows content With the old element, And asks the lowlier grace its earlier music meant. So, Lady of all power! Kindle this firstling flower The rainbow nymph above the waterfall Into a mortal shade Of thee, immortal maid, That in her love I gather a…
1938 · PDF PAGE 8
…e mountain might glow with the life that flows through him. There is a tawny Lion, from whose mouth drops honey. He roars aloud, and the word thereof is this: The Wrath of the Master is the Energy of Love. There is a buffalo Cow, grey-blow, whose udders overflow with milk, and her lowing means: The Work of the Master is the Nourishment of Life.
1909 · PDF PAGE 296
…he Portal of the Vault of the Adepts. After which the Closing of the Portal takes place, the Hierophant Inductor saying: «In and by that word Paroketh I declare the Portal of the Vault of the Adepts duly closed. Unto thee O Tetragrammaton be ascribed Malkuth, Geburah, and Gedulah unto the Ages. Amen. So finishes the Ritual of the Portal of the Vault of the Adepts, the connecting ritual between the grades of Philosophus and Adeptus Minor, between the First and the Second Order. But before we close this chapter, it will be necessary, briefly thou…
1909 · PDF PAGE 296
…he Portal of the Vault of the Adepts. After which the Closing of the Portal takes place, the Hierophant Inductor saying: «In and by that word Paroketh I declare the Portal of the Vault of the Adepts duly closed. Unto thee O Tetragrammaton be ascribed Malkuth, Geburah, and Gedulah unto the Ages. Amen. So finishes the Ritual of the Portal of the Vault of the Adepts, the connecting ritual between the grades of Philosophus and Adeptus Minor, between the First and the Second Order. But before we close this chapter, it will be necessary, briefly thou…
1929 · PDF PAGE 87
…that, or anything else," said Balloch, "if you can put an end to the activities of Mr. Cyril Grey." Abdul Bey rushed off without another word spoken; and Balloch and the Pasha went to the rendezvous appointed. They passed that night and the next day in alternate bouts of drink and sleep. About half-past eight on the following evening the telephone rang. Douglas had judged rightly; the lovers had arrived at the Gare de Lyon. Balloch and his pupil sprang to life — fresh and vigorous at the prick of the summons to action. It was easy to mark the t…
1929 · PDF PAGE 103
…a great cry arose from the men, who were in waiting on the upper Terrace. It was a scream of abject fear, inarticulate, save for the one word "Pan!" They fled shrieking in every direction as Cyril Grey, clad in a rough dress of goatskins, bounded from the topmost terrace into their midst. In another moment, leaping down the garden, he [147] reached the parapet that overlooked the little terrace where the girls crouched, moaning. He sprang down among them; Sister Clara and her disciples fled with cries like startled sea-birds; but he crushed Ili…
1954 · PDF PAGE 47
…rything I saw to its appropriate idea. I would walk out of the door of my house and reflect that door is Daleth, and house Beth; now the word dob is Hebrew for bear, and has the number 6, which refers to the Sun. Then you come to the fence of your property and that is Cheth-number 8, Tarot Trump 7, which is the Chariot : so you begin to look about for your car. Then you come to the street and the first house you see IS number 86, and that is Elohim, and it is built of red brick which reminds you of Mars and the Blasted Tower, and so on. As soon…
1929 · PDF PAGE 61
…ring Singer who imprégnâtes the King’s Daughter with Himself as Her Child; Lamed is the King’s Daughter, satisfied by Him, holding His “Sword and Balances” in her lap. These weapons are the Judge, armed with power to execute His Will, and Two Witnesses “in whom shall every Truth be established” in accordance with whose testimony he gives judgment. 2. In the symbolism above outlined, Yod is the Mercurial “Virgin Word”, the Spermatozoon concealing its light under a cloke; and Mem is the amniotic fluid, the flood wherein is the Life-bearing Ark. S…
1904 · PDF PAGE 53
THE SWORD OF SONG 46 we see all the concentrated loathing of the true Shakespeare for a despotism, massed in one lurid flame, phantasmagoric horror, the grim First Act rolls down. II. Act II. Sc. i. adds little new to our thesis, save that in line 80 we see Gloucester (ignorant of his own son’s handwriting!) accept the forged letter as genuine, as final proof, with not even the intervention of a Bertillon to excuse so palpable a folly, so egregious a crime. What father of to-day would disin- herit, would hunt down to death, a beloved son, on su…
1996 · PDF PAGE 30
…ess, hidden within us, will spring forth, if we have craft to loose him to the Light; spring lustily forward with his Cry of Battle, the Word of our True Wills. This is the Task of the Adept, to have the Knowledge and Conversation of His Holy Guardian Angel, to become aware of his nature and his purpose, fulfilling them. Why is Aiwass thus spelt, when Aiwaz is the natural transliter ation of TTI? [oivz]? Perhaps because he was not content with identifying Himself with Thelema, Agape, etc., by the number 93, but wished to express His nature by …
1904 · PDF PAGE 48
…erpent is coiled, with the Hebrew names written along his body, is bright deep yellow. The square in the centre of the circle, where the word “ Master ” is written, is filled in with red. All names and letters are in black. In the Hexagrams the outer triangles where the letters a, D, 0, N, A, J, appear are filled in with bright yellow, the centres, where the T-shaped crosses are, blue or green. In the Pentagrams outside the circle, the outer triangles where “Te, tra, gram, ma, ton,” is written are filled in bright yellow, and the centres with t…
1909 · PDF PAGE 293
THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING In and by this word the Hierophant Inductor declares the Portal of the Vault of the Adepts duly opened. THE CEREMONY At the bidding of the Hierophant Inductor the Associate Adept places the Candidate in the West between the Banner and the Black Pillar, before the Elemental Tablets, but facing the West. After which he presents him to the Hierophant Inductor. ~ - ~ - > The Hierophant Inductor then ad- Dy Ty oD Iq 1> dresses the Philosophus and points out Koay ot tohim that if in the previous grades much ES | & infor…
1909 · PDF PAGE 293
THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING In and by this word the Hierophant Inductor declares the Portal of the Vault of the Adepts duly opened. THE CEREMONY At the bidding of the Hierophant Inductor the Associate Adept places the Candidate in the West between the Banner and the Black Pillar, before the Elemental Tablets, but facing the West. After which he presents him to the Hierophant Inductor. ~ - ~ - > The Hierophant Inductor then ad- Dy Ty oD Iq 1> dresses the Philosophus and points out Koay ot tohim that if in the previous grades much ES | & infor…
1917 · PDF PAGE 3
…I love you! I am the blue-lidded daughter of Sunset; I am the naked brilliance of the voluptuous night-sky. Tome! Tome !” And with these words “ The Manifestation of Nuit is at an end.” In the next chapter of our Book is given the word of TI] Hadit, who is the complement of Nuit. He is eternal energy, the Infinite Motion of Things, the central core of all being. The manifested Universe comes from the marriage of Nuit and Hadit; without this could no thing be. This eternal, this perpetual marriage-feast is then the nature of things themselves; a…