The Law is for All

Chapter I i Verses 26—32 37 Each individual must be left free to follow his own path! America is peculiarly insane on these points; her people are desperately anxious to make the Sinhalese wear furs, and the Tibetans vote, and the whole world chew gum, utterly dense to the fact that most other nations, especially the French and British, regard “American institutions” as the lowest savagery, and forgetful or ignorant of the circumstances that the original brand of American freedom—which really was Freedom—contained the precept to leave other people severely alone, and thus assured the possibility of expansion on his own lines to every man. 32. Obey my prophet! follow out the ordeals of my knowledge! seek me only! Then the joys of my love will redeem ye from all pain. This is so: I swear it by the vault of my body; by my sacred heart and tongue; by all I can give, by all I desire of ye all. Commentary: It is proper to obey The Beast, because His Law is pure Freedom, and He will give no command which is other than a Right Interpretation of this Freedom. But it is neces­ sary for the development of Freedom itself to have an organiza­ tion; and every organization must have a highly-centralized control. This is especially necessary in time of war, as even the so- called “democratic” nations have been taught by Experience, since they would not learn from Germany. Now this age is pre­ eminently a “time of war,” most of all now, when it is our Work to overthrow the slave-gods. The injunction “seek me only” is emphasized with an oath, and a special promise is made in connection with it. By seeking lesser ideals one makes distinctions, thereby affirming implicitly the very duality from which one is seeking to escape. Note also that “me” may imply the Greek MH, “not.” The word “only” might be taken as with the number of 156, that of the Secret Name Babalon of Nuit.1 2 There are presumably further hidden meanings in the key-word “all.” 1 [I.e. onlv, in Hebrew letters, reading from left to right.] 2 [See 1:22.]