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Page 90 of 1001929 · PDF PAGE 238
…itutes the supreme importance of The Book of the Law. But there is no a priori reason for doubting the existence of such beings. We have long been acquainted with many discarnate forces. Especially in the last few years science has been chiefly occupied with the reactions, not {397} merely of things which cannot be directly perceived by sense, but of forces which do not possess being at all in the old sense of the word. Yet the average man of science still denies the existence of the elementals of the Rosicrucian, the angels of the Cabbalist, t…
1905 · PDF PAGE 101
… touch might stir the sunny nest, Break the spell’s power, and hid the spirit fly Who had come near to dwell with us. But I Bend through long hours above the dear twin life, Look from love’s guerdon to the lover-wife, And back again to that small face so swect, And downwards to the little rosy feet, And see myself no longer in her eyes So perfectly as here, where passion les Buried and re-arisen and complete. O happy life too sweet, too perfect sweet, O happy leve too perfectly made one Not to arouse the envy of the sun Who sulks six months! fo…
1904 · PDF PAGE 82
…t that does not prove the actual existence of any such oxy moron.1 The truth is that you’re a very spiritual sort of being and a prey to longevity . Men’s lives are so short that yours seems eternal in com parison. But —why, youre a nice one to talk ! You’ll be dead in a week from now.’ “ ‘I quite appreciate the force of your remarks !’ said the s eeming cowherd; ‘that about the Characteristics is very clever; and curiously enough, my perception of this had always jus t preceded m y death for the las t six goes.’ “ ‘Well, so long, old chap,’ s…
1906 · PDF PAGE 281
…ay to look at death, by heaven ! Myst. Yes! But I meant that some dreams are more vivid than some waking states, even adult states hours long. You remember the ‘‘ Flying dream,” though I daresay you have not experienced it since childhood : it is part of your identity, ashape or defining idea of your mind: but you have forgotten the picnic at—-where you will. Scept. There is something to be thankful for in that. Then, there are incidents of sport Alyst. Mysteries of initiation —— Scept. Narrow escapes Myst. The presence of death —— Scept. Shock…
1929 · PDF PAGE 269
…z ne pas le voir. J.J.G. I took it at once to a lawyer who warned him that by the Indian penal code he was rendering himself liable to a long term in prison. I realized that the man was simply insane with remorse and did not press the charge. On the contrary despite the agreement of the twentieth, I agreed to pay him a small sum for certain items which had been overlooked. I went down to Calcutta on the twenty-
1909 · PDF PAGE 13
…all we identify the thaumaturgic Chauvinist of Matthew with the metaphysical Logos of John? In short, while the human mind is mobile, so long will the definitions of all our terms vary. 1 All symbolism is perhaps ultimately so; there is no necessary relation in thought between the idea of a mother, the sound of the child's cry ‘‘ Ma,” and the combination of lines ma. This, too, is the extreme case, since ‘‘ma”’ is the sound naturally just produced by opening the lips and breathing. Hindus would make a great fuss over this true connection; but i…
1907 · PDF PAGE 245
…. 57 Anemones grow in the wood by the stream, iii. 58 An island of the mist, i. 102 Another day rose of unceasing fire, li, 70 As, after long observation and careful study, 1, 223 As far as normal reasoning goes, il. 173 As for a quiet talk on physics, ii. 150 Ashes and dust, i. 112 As I one day to nature made lament, ii. 18 As I pass in my flight, iii, 174 As I sit in the sound, ili. 154 As some lone mountebank of the stage, li. 52 -As the tides invisible of ocean, iii. 131 At last I met a maniac, ii. 165 At last we arrive at the end, ii. 194 …
1906 · PDF PAGE 237
…erdu’ R Abu alive was to have played into the hands of his enemies. My First Precept is merely a general rule.? In 1 The Buddha had such long ears that he could cover the whole of his face with them. Ears are referred to Spirit in Hindu symbolism, so that the legend means that he could conceal the lower elements and dwell in this alone. 2 Here is the little rift within the lute which alienated Crowley from active work on Buddhist lines ; the orthodox failing to see his attitude. 3 A more likely idea than the brilliantly logical nonsense of Pans…
1906 · PDF PAGE 242
…to express my view that when the Qabalists said Not, they meant Not, and nothing else. In fact, I really claim to have re-discovered the long-lost and central Arcanum of those divine philosophers. I have no serious objection to a finite god, or gods, distinct from men and things. In fact, personally, I believe in them all, and admit them to possess inconceivable though not infinite power. The Buddhists admit the existence of Maha-Brahma, but his power and knowledge are limited ; and his agelong day must end. I find evidence everywhere, even in …
1929 · PDF PAGE 198
…ver him; her hair was scattered in a mass of curls over her shoulders and the tips of her fingers were touching the back of his hand. No longer was she the middle-aged woman, worn with strange lusts; but a young woman of bewitching beauty. At once recognizing the power of her sorcery, and knowing that if he even so much as contemplated her gorgon head, all the power of his Magick would be petrified, and that he would become but a puppet in her hands, but a toy to be played with and when broken cast aside, he quietly rose as if nothing unusual h…
1906 · PDF PAGE 147
…u resistless sword ! Raise the prone priestcrafts that appeal In agony to their prostrate Lord ! Raise the duped herd—they have suffered long ! Awake, awake, O Sword of Song ! My strength this agony of the age Win through ; my music charm the old Sorrow of years: my warfare wage By iron to an age of gold :— The world is old, and I am strong— Awake, awake, O Sword of Song ! * The name of Siegfried’s sword. INTRODUCTION TO ‘! ASCENSION DAY AND PENTECOST.” Nor a word to-introduce my introduction! Let me instantly launch the Boat of Dis- course on …
1906 · PDF PAGE 260
254 SCIENCE AND BUDDHISM this term. And I am convinced in my own mind that the Ananda (bliss) of Dhyana will surely arise long before one has passed even up to Sankhara, And for the reality, ‘twill be a brave jest, my masters, to fling back on the materialists that-terrible gibe of Voltaire’s at the mystery- mongers of his day: ‘‘Ils nient ce qui est, et expliquent ce qui n’est pas.” Note To Section VIII. Transfigured Realism. I will not waste my own time and that of my readers by any lengthy discussion of Mr. Herbert Spencer’s ‘‘ Transfigured …
1944 · PDF PAGE 38
…he answer is that the li is a measure of the time of marching, not of miles. The difference of calculation informs one that Pu Peng is a long way up the hill. It is very much the same with the Tarot. The 6 of Wands is referred to Jupiter in Leo, and called the Lord of Victory. This dictates not only what victory is like, but also the condi‐ tions to be fulfilled in order to obtain victory. There is need of the fiery energy of the suit of Wands, the balance of the number 6, the stubborn courage of Leo, and also the influence of Jupiter, the litt…
1929 · PDF PAGE 484
…s a certain point has been reached. It is best to proceed systematically by asking oneself, first of all, to what element the examinee belongs. It is then simple to discriminate between the three possible signs. One might mistake Taurus and Scorpio, Gemini and Sagittarius, but the three signs of any given element are always distinguishable as easily as a child, an adult and an old man. Some signs are almost unmistakable from the first. But others are so weak in character that their influence is rarely found unmodified by planetary consideration…
1904 · PDF PAGE 78
…telligent deity. ‘Time is our friend,’ s aid the enchanter. ‘Let y our influence be used in the Halls of Birth that each birth may be as long as possible. Now the elephant is the longest lived of all beasts—’ ‘Done with y ou !’ said Ganesha in great glee, for the idea s truck him as ingenious. And he lumbered off to clinch the affair at once. “And Perdu’ R Abu died. 1 The archdevil of the Buddhists.
1911 · PDF PAGE 307
…Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many @ universe.” “John Bull,” in the course of a long review by Mr HERBERT VIVIAN “The author is evidently that rare combination of genius, a humorist and a philosopher. For pages he will bewilder the mind with abstruse esoteric pronouncements, and then, all of a sudden, he will reduce his readers to hysterics with some surprisingly quaint conceit. I was unlucky to begin reading him at breakfast, and I was moved to so much laughter that I watered my bread wi…
1911 · PDF PAGE 307
…Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many @ universe.” “John Bull,” in the course of a long review by Mr HERBERT VIVIAN “The author is evidently that rare combination of genius, a humorist and a philosopher. For pages he will bewilder the mind with abstruse esoteric pronouncements, and then, all of a sudden, he will reduce his readers to hysterics with some surprisingly quaint conceit. I was unlucky to begin reading him at breakfast, and I was moved to so much laughter that I watered my bread wi…
1912 · PDF PAGE 430
…e Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many a universe.” John Bull, in the course of a long review by Mr. HERBERT VIVIAN “The author is evidently that rare combination of genius, a humourist and a philosopher. For pages he will bewilder the mind with abstruse esoteric pronouncements, and then, all of a sudden, he will reduce his readers to hysterics with some surprisingly quaint conceit. I was unlucky to begin reading him at breakfast, and I was moved to so much laughter that I watered my bread …
1912 · PDF PAGE 430
…e Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many a universe.” John Bull, in the course of a long review by Mr. HERBERT VIVIAN “The author is evidently that rare combination of genius, a humourist and a philosopher. For pages he will bewilder the mind with abstruse esoteric pronouncements, and then, all of a sudden, he will reduce his readers to hysterics with some surprisingly quaint conceit. I was unlucky to begin reading him at breakfast, and I was moved to so much laughter that I watered my bread …
1910 · PDF PAGE 502
…Brethren of the Rosy Cross towards the Limbus, that outer, unknown world encircling so many a universe.” “John Bull,” in the course of a long review by Mr. HERBERT VIVIAN “The author is evidently that rare combination of genius, a humorist and a philosopher. For pages he will bewilder the mind with abstruse esoteric pronouncements, and then, all of a sudden, he will reduce his readers to hysterics with some surprisingly quaint conceit. I was unlucky to begin reading him at breakfast and I was moved to so much laughter that I watered my bread wi…