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Liber Al vel Legis

Liber Al vel Legis (1926), PDF p. 33

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and that strangely. Let him not seek after this; for thereby alone can he fall from it. 48. Now this mystery of the letters is done, and I want to go on to the holier place. 49. I am a secret fourfold word, the blas- phemy against all gods of men. 50. Curse them! Curse them! Curse them! 51. With my Hawk’s head I peek at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross. 52. I flap my wings in the face of Mohammed and blind him. 53. With my claws I tear out the flesh of the Indian and the Buddhist, Mongol and Din. 54. Bahlasti! Ompehda! I spit on your crapulous creeds. 55. Let Mary inviolate be torn upon Wheels: for her sake let all chaste women be utterly despised among you! 56. Also for beauty’s sake and love’s! 57. Despise also all cowards; professional soldiers who dare not fight, but play: all fools despise! 58. But the keen and the proud, the royal and the lofty; ye are brothers! 59. As brothers fight ye! 60. Thereisnolaw beyond Do what thou wilt. 33 C
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