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1912 · PDF PAGE 231

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT XXXVII THE LORD OF MATERIAL WORKS Tlla/ee of Pg;/[lades A VVHITE—WINGEDAngelic Hand,as before, holding a branch of a rose tree, of which two white rosebuds touch and sur— mount the topmost Pentacle. The Pentacles are arranged in an equilateral triangle. Above and below the symbols :3 and vj. Working and constructive force, building up, creation, erection; realization and increase of material things; gain in commercial transactions, rank; increase of substance, influ— ence, cleverness in business, selfishness.…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 231

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

DESCRIPTION OF THE CARDS OF THE TAROT XXXVII THE LORD OF MATERIAL WORKS Tlla/ee of Pg;/[lades A VVHITE—WINGEDAngelic Hand,as before, holding a branch of a rose tree, of which two white rosebuds touch and sur— mount the topmost Pentacle. The Pentacles are arranged in an equilateral triangle. Above and below the symbols :3 and vj. Working and constructive force, building up, creation, erection; realization and increase of material things; gain in commercial transactions, rank; increase of substance, influ— ence, cleverness in business, selfishness.…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 236

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE EQUINOX Permanent and lasting success and happiness, because inspired from above Not so sensual as the "Lord of Material Happiness," yet almost more truly happy Pleasure, dissipa— tion, debauchery, quietness, peacemaking. Kindness, pity, generosity, wantonness, waste, etc., according to dignity. Malkuth of( ?הMatter settled : complete good fortune). Herein the Great Angels?הילשעand?לאהימrule. [This is not such a good card as stated, It represents boredom, and quarrelling arising therefrom; disgust springing from too great luxury. In particu…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 236

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

THE EQUINOX Permanent and lasting success and happiness, because inspired from above Not so sensual as the "Lord of Material Happiness," yet almost more truly happy Pleasure, dissipa— tion, debauchery, quietness, peacemaking. Kindness, pity, generosity, wantonness, waste, etc., according to dignity. Malkuth of( ?הMatter settled : complete good fortune). Herein the Great Angels?הילשעand?לאהימrule. [This is not such a good card as stated, It represents boredom, and quarrelling arising therefrom; disgust springing from too great luxury. In particu…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 21

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…DIAMONDS) 0 1 The Root of the Powers of Water. The Root of the Powers of Air. The Root of the Powers of Earth. 2 9 in 0 Love. ü in ^ The Lord of Peace restored. ¥■ in VS The Lord of Harmonious Change. 3 5 in G Abundance. ï) in laa Sorrow. cf in VJ Material Works. 4 © in 8 Blended Pleas- ure. ,}f in aa Rest from Strife. © in le? Earthly Power. 5 0* in nj, Loss in Pleasure. 9 in ^ Defeat. 5 in y Material Trouble. 6 Q in m. Pleasure. $ in ^ Earned Success. U in y Material Success. 7 9 in m Illusionary Success. Q in ^ Unstable Effort. f) in y Succe…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 226

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE EQUINOX XXX THE LORD OF LOSS IN PLEASURE Five (y' ἀφ; or C/m/z'ces A WHITE RadiatingAngelic Hand, holding lotuses or water- lilies, of which the flowers are falling right and left. Leaves only, and no buds, surmount them. These lotus stems ascend between the cups in the manner of a fountain, but no water flows therefrom; neither is there water in any of the cups, which are somewhat of the shape of the magical instrument of the Zelator Adeptus Minor. Above and below are the symbols οί 6 and "L for the Decan. Death, or end of pleasure: disappoi…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 226

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

THE EQUINOX XXX THE LORD OF LOSS IN PLEASURE Five (y' ἀφ; or C/m/z'ces A WHITE RadiatingAngelic Hand, holding lotuses or water- lilies, of which the flowers are falling right and left. Leaves only, and no buds, surmount them. These lotus stems ascend between the cups in the manner of a fountain, but no water flows therefrom; neither is there water in any of the cups, which are somewhat of the shape of the magical instrument of the Zelator Adeptus Minor. Above and below are the symbols οί 6 and "L for the Decan. Death, or end of pleasure: disappoi…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 74

Collected Works (Vol. III)

…ugustus. [Strikes gong. Enter PRIEST quietly and quickly, ALAIN does not turn round, Good evening, father. All is ready? PRIEST. All, my lord. 1 This play has been publicly performed within the United Kingdom. Stationers’ Hall. All rights reserved. ALAIN, It is near the time, in her room? She has remained PRIEST. All the day. ALAIN. Has she attempted no message? eh? PRIEST, Sir, she —— ALAIN. [Jzterrupts.| She has not succeeded, at least? PRIEST, I am still Father Jerome. [ Pause. ALAIN. She is ready dressed as I ordered? And now praying in the…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 325

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…ter with me the temple of the living God!’ “This she did, following me, and then knelt down at the altar, and waving a censer adored the Lord of the Universe. “ After this was at an end, we clasped our hands (1°=10° grip), kissed, and parted; she promising me that she would dwell in the temple sometimes, and hover about me, and watch me work, and aid me when I called her. “Then I knelt before the altar, in adoration of the Lord of the Universe; but watched her upward and eastward flight, whilst she looked amorously back at me over her right sho…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 325

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…ter with me the temple of the living God!’ “This she did, following me, and then knelt down at the altar, and waving a censer adored the Lord of the Universe. “ After this was at an end, we clasped our hands (1°=10° grip), kissed, and parted; she promising me that she would dwell in the temple sometimes, and hover about me, and watch me work, and aid me when I called her. “Then I knelt before the altar, in adoration of the Lord of the Universe; but watched her upward and eastward flight, whilst she looked amorously back at me over her right sho…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 104

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…sun? Shall necessity relax The brazen fury of her features, And her steel scimitar turn to wax For the complaining of her creatures? The Lord is slain; let us lament The Word made void, the Work in vain. Fulfilling their obscure event, Let us rejoice ; the Lord is slain. zuLv. [To the warders]. Take down the body. [JULIAN and Jovian put out their candles and come forward and unloose joun, laying him between their columns. JULIAN covers him with a cloth, and jovian throws a sprig of acacia upon it. (To the women) Open us the shrine! Jutta. The s…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 104

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…sun? Shall necessity relax The brazen fury of her features, And her steel scimitar turn to wax For the complaining of her creatures? The Lord is slain; let us lament The Word made void, the Work in vain. Fulfilling their obscure event, Let us rejoice ; the Lord is slain. zuLv. [To the warders]. Take down the body. [JULIAN and Jovian put out their candles and come forward and unloose joun, laying him between their columns. JULIAN covers him with a cloth, and jovian throws a sprig of acacia upon it. (To the women) Open us the shrine! Jutta. The s…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 154

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… of Time. Therefore come ye and obey your creation: visit us in peace and comfort: conclude us receivers of your mysteries: for why? Our Lord and Master is the All-One! [Invokes2 Nanta; the whole tablet of Barth. The angle of Vי019? The Princess of the Echoing Hills, the Rose of the Palace of Earth] THE OPENING OF THE TEMPLE IN THE GRADE OFם4<>=7? GIVE the sign of Thoum—aesh-neithr [Knock] Let us adore the Lord and King of Fire I Tetragrammaton Tzabaothl Blessed be Thou! The Leader of Armies is Thy Namel AMEN! uz

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1912 · PDF PAGE 154

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

… of Time. Therefore come ye and obey your creation: visit us in peace and comfort: conclude us receivers of your mysteries: for why? Our Lord and Master is the All-One! [Invokes2 Nanta; the whole tablet of Barth. The angle of Vי019? The Princess of the Echoing Hills, the Rose of the Palace of Earth] THE OPENING OF THE TEMPLE IN THE GRADE OFם4<>=7? GIVE the sign of Thoum—aesh-neithr [Knock] Let us adore the Lord and King of Fire I Tetragrammaton Tzabaothl Blessed be Thou! The Leader of Armies is Thy Namel AMEN! uz

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1910 · PDF PAGE 221

The Winged Beetle

… and I the steel ; I am the buffet and the ear ; I am the limbs, and I the wheel, Victim and executioner ! The Vampire of my heart am I, Lord of that God-forsaken train That, damned to laugh eternally, Know they can never smile again.

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1901 · PDF PAGE 71

The Mother’s Tragedy

…aughter. Again silence. PACHAD. I am done with godhead: let me be a man. CHORUS. Hail, Pachad, king of Egypt and the Nile! Hail, Pachad, Lord of the two lands, all hail ! PACHAD. King of himself and lord of life and death, No lesser throne! I have borne me as a god, Avenging on my nearest blood the sin That brought me shameful to the shameless light. I have not faltered nor turned back at all, Nor moved my purpose for a moment’s thought. Nor will I now. The god is gone from me, And as a man I feel the living shame Of my existence, and the bitin…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 182

The World’s Tragedy

…I29 AGRIPPA What was that cry ? IST SOLDIER I hardly heard it. 2ND SOLDIER I heard, sir, but I could not word it. MAGDA I understood, my lord. AGRIPPA Well, slattern ? MAGDA He called for a prophet. PUBLIUS A Priest of Saturn That is, I fancy. These barbarians Are really like our Unitarians.

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1912 · PDF PAGE 189

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…called the Root of the Powers of Air. 4. The Ace of Pentacles is called the Root 01 the Powers of Earth. 5. The Knight 01 Wands is " The Lord of the Flame and Lightning: the King of the Spirits of Fire.” 6. The Queen of Wands is " The Queen 01 the Thrones of Flame." 7. The King of Wands is “The Prince 01 the Chariot 01 Fire.” 8. The Knave 01 Wands is ”The Princess of the Shining Flame: the Rose of the Palace of Fire." 9. The Knight of Cups is “The Lord of the Waves and the Waters: the King 01 the Hosts 01 the Sea.” ιο. The Queen of Cups is “The…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 189

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…called the Root of the Powers of Air. 4. The Ace of Pentacles is called the Root 01 the Powers of Earth. 5. The Knight 01 Wands is " The Lord of the Flame and Lightning: the King of the Spirits of Fire.” 6. The Queen of Wands is " The Queen 01 the Thrones of Flame." 7. The King of Wands is “The Prince 01 the Chariot 01 Fire.” 8. The Knave 01 Wands is ”The Princess of the Shining Flame: the Rose of the Palace of Fire." 9. The Knight of Cups is “The Lord of the Waves and the Waters: the King 01 the Hosts 01 the Sea.” ιο. The Queen of Cups is “The…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 71

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…. O Beetle! the drone of Thy dolorous note Be ever the trance of this tremulous throat! Tawait the awaking! The summons on high From the Lord Adonai, from the Lord Adonai! 2. Adonai spake unto V.V.V.V.V., saying: There must ever be division in the word. 3. For the colours are many, but the light is one. 65

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