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1910 · PDF PAGE 11

The Rites of Eleusis

…ally beautiful ceremony—beautifully conceived and beautifully carried out. If there is any higher form of artistic expression than great verse and great music I have yet to learn it. I do not pretend to understand the ritual that runs like a thread of magic through these meetings of the A∴ A∴ I do not even know what the A∴ A∴ is. But I do know that the whole ceremony was impressive, artistic, and produced in those present such a feel- ing as Crowley must have had when he wrote : So shalt thou conquer Space, and lastly climb The walls of Time ; …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 5

The Rites of Eleusis

…o have never heard of the Taro or read Eliphas Levi buy the THE EQUINOX. Aleister Crowley is a poet ; no minor bard twittering in gentle verse the praises of his mistress’s eyelash, but a virile singer, robust

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1910 · PDF PAGE 10

The Rites of Eleusis

…ceremonies, Frater Omnia Vincam was commanded to dance “ the dance of Syrinx and Pan in honour of our lady Artemis.” A young poet, whose verse is often read, astonished me by a graceful and beautiful dance, which he continued until he fell exhausted in the middle of the room, where, by the way, he lay until the end. Crowley then made supplication to the goddess in a beautiful and unpublished poem.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 thril…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 6

The Rites of Eleusis

…his hates, passionate in his loves. He may not be as morbid as Baudelaire, but he is bolder than, Swinburne. And he has equal mastery of verse. But he is still a young man, and so only known to a select circle. It is certain that one of these days Crowley will be considered to rank with Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, and Swin- burne. In many of his poems he strikes the highest note. Crowley is not only a poet, he is also a philosopher. He studies mankind from outside. He earnestly desires to help humanity. He believes that he has a mission in the w…

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