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Page 90 of 1231913 · PDF PAGE 411
…en withdraw itself suddenly towards the common reservoir, and abandon the organs altogether; these are then separated from the soul, and death is the result. The state of somnambulism, whether natural or artificial, is then extremely dangerous, because in uniting the phenomena of the waking state and the state of slumber, it constitutes a sort of straddle between two worlds. The soul moves the springs of the particular life while bathing itself in the universal life, and experiences an inexpressible sense of well-being; it will then willingly l…
1913 · PDF PAGE 56
…also is secret: my prophet shall reveal it to the wise. 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. 59. My incense is of resinous woods & gums; and there is no blood therein : because of my hair the trees of Eternity. 60. My number is 11, as all their numbers who are of us. 16
1913 · PDF PAGE 411
…en withdraw itself suddenly towards the common reservoir, and abandon the organs altogether; these are then separated from the soul, and death is the result. The state of somnambulism, whether natural or artificial, is then extremely dangerous, because in uniting the phenomena of the waking state and the state of slumber, it constitutes a sort of straddle between two worlds. The soul moves the springs of the particular life while bathing itself in the universal life, and experiences an inexpressible sense of well-being; it will then willingly l…
1919 · PDF PAGE 435
…he Redeemer of the Sun as he descends from the Zenith, or passes from the Summer Solstice to his doom, must be a voluntary absorption of Death in order to turn it into life. Never again must the Adept be deceived by his impressions, though there is that part of him which suffers. 59. For, as the diamond buried deep within the throbbing heart of earth can never mirror back the earthly lights, so are thy mind and Soul; plunged in Dhyéna-Marga, these must mirror nought of Maya's realm illusive. It is now evident that a most unfortunate metaphor ha…
1910 · PDF PAGE 285
… over this alluring gateway is not written, “ Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch’ entrate !” The first of these exits is insanity, the second death, the third abandonment. The first is doubtless oftenest trodden, 267
1910 · PDF PAGE 285
… over this alluring gateway is not written, “ Lasciate ogni speranza voi ch’ entrate !” The first of these exits is insanity, the second death, the third abandonment. The first is doubtless oftenest trodden, 267
1909 · PDF PAGE 83
…h the three active colours, by the crown and by the crook and scourge; nor will he chant wondrous hymns of the descent into Amennti, the death and resurrection of the God; but he will express all this by some pure symbol, such as the cross, the hexagram, or even the number 6. And those upon his plane will understand him. Here, too, we must class the revelations of the pure Qabalah, and the discovery of the relations between symbols. So exalted in truth are the states upon this Safifia grade that the rational man will almost always fail to under…
1909 · PDF PAGE 83
…h the three active colours, by the crown and by the crook and scourge; nor will he chant wondrous hymns of the descent into Amennti, the death and resurrection of the God; but he will express all this by some pure symbol, such as the cross, the hexagram, or even the number 6. And those upon his plane will understand him. Here, too, we must class the revelations of the pure Qabalah, and the discovery of the relations between symbols. So exalted in truth are the states upon this Safifia grade that the rational man will almost always fail to under…
1910 · PDF PAGE 39
…hich of His lovingkindness He hath prepared for us in that Garden of Gardens which is approached only through the narrow postern gate of Death. 1. There is of course not the most shadowy rea- son in ethics for the attitude of the law. The most confirmed sodomite (bimetallist) may beget quite as many children as another, while monogamy is the fashion. If man were expected to fertilize some do- zens of women every night, like a stud ram, I don’t say : but he is not. But on the positive side, a strict adherence to sodomy, except for the practical …
1911 · PDF PAGE 86
…ou mighty Mother, that ridest upon the crownéd beast, let me be drunken upon the wine of thy fornications; let thy kisses wanton me unto death, that even I, thy cup-bearer, may understand. Now, through the ruddy glow of the cup, I may perceive far above, and infinitely great, the vision of Babylon. And the Beast whereon she rideth is the Lord of the City of the Pyramids, that I beheld in the fourteenth Aethyr. Now that is gone in the glow of the cup, and the Angel saith: Not as yet mayest thou understand the mystery of the Beast, for it pertain…
1912 · PDF PAGE 48
…ry is henceforth barren of all interest to us. We learn only that the success of his plans was spoilt by a mutiny, which resulted in the death of four innocent people, and a good deal of damage to the mutineers, and that in con- sequence he went off to visit his old friend the Maharaja of Moharbhanj, and shoot big game. After spending a few days with this amiable despot, he went off alone into the jungle, and his thoughts immediately reverted to magic, to the performance of the Great Work, though not as yet to the Egyptian revelations. His anti…
1912 · PDF PAGE 48
…ry is henceforth barren of all interest to us. We learn only that the success of his plans was spoilt by a mutiny, which resulted in the death of four innocent people, and a good deal of damage to the mutineers, and that in con- sequence he went off to visit his old friend the Maharaja of Moharbhanj, and shoot big game. After spending a few days with this amiable despot, he went off alone into the jungle, and his thoughts immediately reverted to magic, to the performance of the Great Work, though not as yet to the Egyptian revelations. His anti…
1913 · PDF PAGE 321
…elds of night! Thou shinest when the sun sets, and thy sparkling gaze precedes the daybreak! Thou fallest to rise again; thou tastest of death to under- stand life better! For the ancient glories of the world, thou art the evening star; for truth renascent, the lovely star of dawn. Liberty is not licence, for licence is tyranny. Liberty is the guardian of duty, because it reclaims right. Lucifer, of whom the dark ages have made the genius of 1 Right—‘droit —a word much in evidence at the time, with no true English equivalent, save in such phras…
1913 · PDF PAGE 321
…elds of night! Thou shinest when the sun sets, and thy sparkling gaze precedes the daybreak! Thou fallest to rise again; thou tastest of death to under- stand life better! For the ancient glories of the world, thou art the evening star; for truth renascent, the lovely star of dawn. Liberty is not licence, for licence is tyranny. Liberty is the guardian of duty, because it reclaims right. Lucifer, of whom the dark ages have made the genius of 1 Right—‘droit —a word much in evidence at the time, with no true English equivalent, save in such phras…
1906 · PDF PAGE 187
…ense or sex To find a way less iron-brained Determining direction x ,;* I know not if these Hindu methods Be best (‘tis no such life and death odds, Since suffering souls to save or damn Never existed). So I fall Confessing : Well, perchance I am Myself a Christian after all ! So far at least. I must concede With reserva: . . * oe . tions. eus in Christ did attain in every deed ; machina. Pon- Yet, being an illiterate man, tius Pilate as a Not his to balance or to scan, Surrey Magis- . : trate, To call God stupid or unjust ! He took the univers…
1919 · PDF PAGE 271
…very heart of man, and in the core of every star. Iam Life, and the giver of Life; yet therefore is the knowledge of me the knowledge of death. Iam alone; there is no God where I am. The DEAcON and all rise to their feet, with the Hail- ing sign. Tue Deacon. But ye, O my people, rise up and awake. Let the rituals be rightly performed with joy and beauty. There are rituals of the elements and feasts of the times. A feast for the first night of the Prophet and his Bride. A feast for the three days of the writing of the Book of the Law. A feast fo…
1929 · PDF PAGE 41
…le struggle of his will. The demon caught and crunched him, and the noisy delirium began anew. My flesh and blood rebelled. Taken with a deathly vomit, I rushed from the room, and resolutely, for a whole hour, diverted my sensorium from thought. I had always found that the slightest trace of tobacco smoke in a room greatly disturbed my power. On this occasion I puffed cigarette after cigarette with excellent effect. I knew nothing of what had been going on. IV Arthur, stung by the venomous chyle, was tossing in that vast arched belly, which res…
1907 · PDF PAGE 186
… larvae . During his life the thief stole , he lied , and he cheated ; pursued , he was caught , judged , and nailed to a cross , and in death alone was he promised the subconscious longing of his life - Paradise . This duality of Virtue and Vice has rent the world , as with a sword , and her garment has been torn asunder . Some say “ this is mine ! ” others " that is mine ! ” and so the quarrel rages . Yet will they not unite ? for the blending of Virtue and Vice means the loss of some supposed comfort , and comfort is the God of man's heart ,…
1909 · PDF PAGE 46
…d practised Ceremonial Magic, and ransacked the ancient books and MSS. of the reputed sages for a key to the great mysteries of life and death. Not even fiction was neglected, and it was from fiction that we gathered one tiny seed-fact, which (in all these years) has germinated to the present essay. Through the ages we found this one constant story. Stripped of its local and chronological accidents, it usually came to this—the writer would tell of a young man, a seeker after the Hidden Wisdom, who, in one circumstance or another, meets an adept…
1909 · PDF PAGE 46
…d practised Ceremonial Magic, and ransacked the ancient books and MSS. of the reputed sages for a key to the great mysteries of life and death. Not even fiction was neglected, and it was from fiction that we gathered one tiny seed-fact, which (in all these years) has germinated to the present essay. Through the ages we found this one constant story. Stripped of its local and chronological accidents, it usually came to this—the writer would tell of a young man, a seeker after the Hidden Wisdom, who, in one circumstance or another, meets an adept…