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Page 89 of 1281907 · PDF PAGE 257
…not be denied , And sought, more eager than a bride , The cold grey secret wan and wide of sacred books .2 It is in this search that the soul unfurls its wings and sweeps into the infinite ether of existence , bending its course towards God in its own unutterable ideal . With burning eyes intent to penetrate The black circumference , and find out God . 3 In “ The Alchemist , ” or in that beautiful poem “ The Farewell of Paracelsus to Aprile .” “ Struggling in vain to what one hopes the best ." 4 We find this larger hope is here the keynote , as…
1919 · PDF PAGE 376
THE EQUINOX “Now is the Pillar established in the Void; now is Asi ful- filled of Asar; now is Hoor-let down into the Animal Soul of Things like a fiery star that falleth upon the darkness of the earth. “Through the midnight thou art dropt, O my child, my conqueror, my sword-girt captain, O Hoor! and they shall find thee as a black gnarl’d glittering stone, and they shall worship thee.” 37. Step out from sunlight into shade, to make more room for others. The tears that water the parched soil of pain and sorrow bring forth the blossoms and the f…
1961 · PDF PAGE 199
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 187 Ze De Mente Inimica Animo (Of the Mind, Enemy to the Soul) OW shall a Man attain to the Trance where All is One, if he yet debate within his Mind concerning Virtue as a Thing Absolute? Thus, o my Son, there be those that are fuddled with Doubt whether Meat is to be eaten (I choose this as a Reference), which Habit is proper to the Lion, as Grass to the Horse, so that his right Problem is solely thus, what is fitting to his own Nature. Or again, I suppose that he is in Vision, and an Angel, visiting him, imparteth…
1907 · PDF PAGE 172
… a word : “ Oh , very well !” I think you say , “ Wait only till your dying day ! See whether then you kiss the rod , And bow that proud soul down to God ! ” I perfectly admit the fact ; Quite likely that I so shall act ! 1 The Fatal Force , vol .i, p . 143 . 2 The Mother's Tragedy , vol . i, p . 163 . 3 The Temple of the Holy Ghost , vol . i, p . 168 . 4 Ibid . vol .i, p . 170 .
1907 · PDF PAGE 259
…to my mystic goal Where I may drain a fountain never dry , And of Life's guerdon gather in the whole , And on celestial manna satisfy my soul.3 All the “ Unholy phantom faces ” . of self, and of sin , will be lost , and all the misty distortions that crowd the brain will fade and wither : So shalt thou conquer Space , and lastly climb The walls of Time , And by the golden path the great have trod Reach up to God !6 And then : ... there gleams from Heaven The likeness of a Man in glory set ; The sun is blotted , and the skies are riven A God fla…
1909 · PDF PAGE 93
…Pranayama, control of the breath and of the vital nervous currents which react in sympathy with it. Let him then exalt to the utmost his soul by the appro- priate ritual of ceremonial magic; and when by this means he has most thoroughly identified himself with the Supreme, let him, as that Supreme One, continue to meditate with intense force upon Himself, until his sphere is entirely filled with the single Thought. Lastly, if this, the male energy, suffice not, let him trans- form it into a pure and perfect emptiness and passivity, as of one wa…
1909 · PDF PAGE 93
…Pranayama, control of the breath and of the vital nervous currents which react in sympathy with it. Let him then exalt to the utmost his soul by the appro- priate ritual of ceremonial magic; and when by this means he has most thoroughly identified himself with the Supreme, let him, as that Supreme One, continue to meditate with intense force upon Himself, until his sphere is entirely filled with the single Thought. Lastly, if this, the male energy, suffice not, let him trans- form it into a pure and perfect emptiness and passivity, as of one wa…
1910 · PDF PAGE 40
… emanation of the might Of the great Light above all gods, the fire Of our supreme desire. So out of grievous labyrinths of the mind The souls desire may find Some passionate thread, the clear note of a bird, To make the dark ways of the gods as light, To bring forth music from slow chants unheard, And visions from the fathomless night. So is the spirit of the loftier man Made holy and most strong against his fate ; So is the desolate visage of the wan Lord of Amenti covered, and the gate Of Ra made perfect. So the waters flow Over the earth, …
1910 · PDF PAGE 272
…mall—yes, though it be no larger than half a pea—be employed to prolong the condition, such agony will inevitably ensue as will make the soul shudder at its own possibility of endurance without annihilation. By repeated experiments, which now occupy the most horrible place upon my catalogue of horrible remem- brances, have I proved that, among all the variable phenomena of hasheesh, this alone stands unvarying. The use of it directly after any other stimulus will produce consequences as appalling. I extinguished my light. To say this may seem t…
1910 · PDF PAGE 272
…mall—yes, though it be no larger than half a pea—be employed to prolong the condition, such agony will inevitably ensue as will make the soul shudder at its own possibility of endurance without annihilation. By repeated experiments, which now occupy the most horrible place upon my catalogue of horrible remem- brances, have I proved that, among all the variable phenomena of hasheesh, this alone stands unvarying. The use of it directly after any other stimulus will produce consequences as appalling. I extinguished my light. To say this may seem t…
1913 · PDF PAGE 268
…Blue Grotto. No publisher. No price. No anything. 230 KING CROWLEY of Bronchitis-town To Bernard Smith of great renown To set his shaven soul at ease These laryngeal lymphanies. Where Digitalis roams among The Endotherms, and on the tongue Follicular papilla weave Their lustral locks, and rosy eve Sheds her soft toenails as she swings Her brilliant body into Spring’s, Befell a woe—and here the bard His sacral plexus with the yard Planged, and the Ammonites of Song Blew their shrill spirals loud and long. On y Cassiopeae first The grave old Hipp…
1913 · PDF PAGE 268
…Blue Grotto. No publisher. No price. No anything. 230 KING CROWLEY of Bronchitis-town To Bernard Smith of great renown To set his shaven soul at ease These laryngeal lymphanies. Where Digitalis roams among The Endotherms, and on the tongue Follicular papilla weave Their lustral locks, and rosy eve Sheds her soft toenails as she swings Her brilliant body into Spring’s, Befell a woe—and here the bard His sacral plexus with the yard Planged, and the Ammonites of Song Blew their shrill spirals loud and long. On y Cassiopeae first The grave old Hipp…
1904 · PDF PAGE 78
THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS 71 II “Jehjaour1 was a mighty magician; his soul was dark and evil; and his lust was of life and power and of the wreaking of h atred upon the innocent. And it came to pass that he gazed upon a ball of crystal wherein were shown him all the fears of the time unborn as yet on earth. And by his art he saw Perdu’ R Abu, who had been his friend : for do what he would, the crystal showed always that sensual and frivolous youth as a Fear to him : even to him the Mighty One ! But the selfish and evil are cowards; they fear sh…
1904 · PDF PAGE 36
… the informing syllogism ! The premiss major. Life at best Is but a sorry sort of jest ; At worst, a play of fiends uncouth, Mocking the soul foredoomed to pain. In any case, its run must range Through countless miseries of change. So far, no farther, gentle youth ! The mind can see. So much, no more. So runs the premiss major plain ; Identical, the Noble truth First of the Buddha’s Noble Four! The premiss minor. I deplore These limitations of the mind I strain my eyes until they’re blind, And cannot pierce the awful veil * In Memoriam † All is…
1907 · PDF PAGE 141
… there swims A torrid ecstasy of madness . Ah ! Ah , God ! I kiss you , kiss you ! O you faint ! Sweetheart , my passion overwhelms your soul ! 1 The Fatal Force , vol . i, p . 150 . 2 Compare story of Semiramis and Ninyas .
1907 · PDF PAGE 254
…s flight Through lampless space, the starless wildernesses ! Beyond the universal bounds that roll , There is the shrine and image of my soul. ' Many of the believers in the Qabalah , as those in the Vedas , will give an almost endless antiquity to the ideas contained in their books . In one degree at least they are right, for the mysticism as contained in these systems of thought is as old as thought itself . The great system of the Qabalah is one of emana tion -- a type of spiritual monism , an attempted ex planation of the nature of the Deit…
1907 · PDF PAGE 290
… have advanced , by such we shall advance . The “ horror of great darkness which is scepticism must ever be broken by some heroic master soul , intolerant of the Cosmic agony . The sun of true Agnosticism breaks through Buddh ism ( vol . ii, p . 247 ), and now the Vega of illuminism , the flashing star of Crowleyanity drowns the sun of Agnosticism , and reduces the whole infinite ether to a flaming Crown of glory . This , all yearning hearts must hope , will be the great golden coronation of the centuries hereafter . Surrounded by fools on ever…
1909 · PDF PAGE 123
…My parents were both dead long since. A year of freedom from the control of my good old guardian, the Duc de Castelnaudary (God rest his soul !), had left me yet taintless as a flower. I had that chivalrous devotion to woman which perhaps never really existed at any time save for rare individuals. I H 113
1909 · PDF PAGE 123
…My parents were both dead long since. A year of freedom from the control of my good old guardian, the Duc de Castelnaudary (God rest his soul !), had left me yet taintless as a flower. I had that chivalrous devotion to woman which perhaps never really existed at any time save for rare individuals. I H 113
1912 · PDF PAGE 30
… I have sought the hurt of any man, forgive ! If I have soiled my skirt with even a fugitive Faint thought of evil, cleanse my heart and soul thereof, As thou dost heal all mens misdeeds with eager love. Our Lady of Vigilance, behold me ! I am weak. My lifes inheritance to take there are those that seek. There are evil men that hunt me to destroy meThou When they arise, confront them, hear thy virgins vow. Forgive them, even as I through thee am wholly shriven ; Let that absolve whereby all men may be forgiven ! Turn thou their hearts to gr…