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1910 · PDF PAGE 10

The Rites of Eleusis

…ul and unpublished poem. A dead silence ensued. After a long pause the figure enthroned took a violin and played—played with passion and feeling, like a master. We were thrilled to our very bones. Once again the figure took the violin, and played an Abend Lied so beautifully, so gracefully, and with such intense feeling, that in very deed most of us experienced that Ecstasy which Crowley so

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1910 · PDF PAGE 7

The Rites of Eleusis

…d will be requested to centre their whole minds upon the idea of the evening, the object, of course, being to induce in the spectators a feeling of religious ecstasy. One hundred seats only will be available and the rent for these seats for the seven ceremonies will be five guineas. The proceeds will be devoted to THE EQUINOX, and the objects for which THE EQUINOX was established. The following is a description of a ceremony in honour of Artemis held in July at the offices of THE EQUINOX. The present series will be even more elaborate and perfe…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 6

The Rites of Eleusis

…s when conscious thought ceases. But however you may feel about Ecstasy there is no doubt that it is an essential part of true religious feeling. Crowley says “ True Ceremonial Magic is entirely directed to attain this end, and forms a magnificent gymnasium for those who are not already finished mental athletes.” By act, word, and thought, both in quantity and quality, the one object of the ceremony is being constantly indicated. In order to induce this religious ecstasy in its highest form Crowley proposes to hold a series of religious service…

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