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Page 1 of 41996 · PDF PAGE 18
…bed our awareness of what is the only real sin, of what alone should cause a sense of guilt in us; that is, obstruction or denial of our true will, or of the true will of another. The acceptance of, or the deference to these malignant sex-tabus, has done incalculable harm and is still doing it. A sane, a natural and creative view of sex is of the first importance; for a destructive and distorted view, a Christian view, generates an evil pus which overflows upon the whole field of human thought and human activity, infecting with one malady after…
1996 · PDF PAGE 162
…ent and representative in the ani mal kingdom is His cognate symbol the Phallus, representing Love and Liberty. Ra-Hoor-Khuit, like all true Gods, is therefore a Solar-Phallic deity. But we regard Him as He is in truth, eternal; the Solar-Phallic deities of the old /Eon, such as Osiris, “Christ,” Hiram, Adonis, Hercules, etc., were supposed, through our igno rance of the Cosmos, to “die” and “rise again.” Thus we celebrated rites of “crucifixion” and so on, which have now become meaningless. Ra-Hoor-Khuit is the Crowned and Con quering Child…
1996 · PDF PAGE 16
…th for the individualist, as is clearly shown by its central text, “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.” “Discover your own true will,” is the mean- L40 ing of this; “and then act in harmony with it to the utmost of your powers.” The aim of the Commentary on the Book of the Law is to guide the reader along the path of the discovery of his own true will, in accordance with which, and only in accordance with which, he can rightly think and act. This is why “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.” Only by so doing will you b…
1996 · PDF PAGE 55
… career or a ruined constitution will no more be the penalty of a moment’s exuberance. Above all, the world will begin to appreciate the true nature of the sexual process, its physical insignificance as one among many parts of the body, its transcendent importance as the vehicle of the True Will and the first of the sheaths of the Self.
1996 · PDF PAGE 94
…ing so one is purged of those personal prejudices which we took so stu pidly for ourselves, though they prevented us from realizing our true Wills and from knowing our Names and Natures. The Aspir ant must well understand that it is no paradox to say that the Annihilation of the Ego in the Abyss is the condition of emanci pating the true Self, and exalting it to unimaginable heights. So long as one remains “one’s self,” one is overwhelmed by the Uni verse; destroy the sense of self, and every event is equally an expression of one’s Will, si…
1996 · PDF PAGE 132
…f maintaining the right relation with it, which is, not to allow it to interfere with one’s will to live. (And almost everything that is true of Cholera is true of Christians.)1 1 [See Crowley’s discussion of verses 59-60 in his commentary to ch. II, v. 24, p. 114.] 2 [Possibly the poem “Marriage” by Samuel Butler (the elder, 1613— 1680).] 60. Therefore strike hard & low, and to hell with them, master! Commentary: The Christians to the Lions! An. xvii, 0 in [Sept.-Oct. 1921 e.v.]. I am reminded of Samuel Butler’s observation that the apotheosis…
1996 · PDF PAGE 131
…y Son, that in this Argument I have set Limits to individual Freedom. For each Man in this State which I pur pose is fulfilling his own True Will by his eager Acquiescence in the Order necessary to the Welfare of all, and therefore of himself also. But see thou well to it that thou set high the Standard of Satisfaction, and that to every one be a Surplus of Leisure and of Energy, so that, his Will of Self-preservation being fulfilled by the Performance of his Function in the State, he may devote the Remainder of his Powers to the Satisfaction …
1996 · PDF PAGE 39
…eeds, is only a garbage-heap. 1 [Matthew 18:13, paraphrase.] 2 [Luke 17:21, paraphrase.] Remember, also, that, unless you know what your true Will is, you may be devoting the most laudable energies to destroying yourself. Remember that every word and deed is a witness to thought, that therefore your mind must be perfectly organized, its sole duty to interpret circumstances in terms of the Will so that speech and action may be rightly directed to express the Will appropriately to the occasion. Remember that every word and deed which is not a def…
1996 · PDF PAGE 20
…ce, and “Justice”3 in the Tarot. This title should probably be AL, “El,” as the “L” was heard of the Voice of Aiwaz, not seen. AL is the true name of the Book, for these letters, and their number 31, form the Master Key to its Mysteries. 1 [“Liber L vel Legis sub figura CCXX,” in OEAHMA [London: pri vately printed for initiates of A.'.A.'., 1909], vol. 3, and The Equinox 1(10) (1913), p. 9.] 2 [Crowley, Liber XXX /Erum ... The Vision and the Voice, 15th /Ethyr. See Works Cited.] 3 [Atu VIII, retitled “Adjustment” in Crowley’s The Book of Thoth…
1996 · PDF PAGE 67
…the Law emphasizes the importance of these con siderations. The act of love must be spontaneous, in absolute free dom. The man must be true to himself. Romeo must not be thrust on Rosaline for family, social, or financial reasons. Desdemona must not be barred from Othello for reasons of race or religion. The homosexual must not blaspheme his nature and commit spir itual suicide by suppressing love or attempting to pervert it, as ignorance and fear, shame and weakness, so often induce him to do. Whatever the act which expresses the soul, that…
1996 · PDF PAGE 126
…Holy Art to present the whole Being of our Star to Our Lady in the Nuptial of our Bodily Death. We are then to make our whole Engine the true and real Appurte nance of our Force, without Leak, or Friction, or any other Waste or Hindrance to its Action. Thou knowest well how an Horse, or even a Machine propelled by a Man’s Feet, becometh as it were an Extension of the Rider, through his Skill and Custom. Thus let thy Star have profit of thy Vehicle, assimilating it, and sustaining it, so that it be healed of its Separation, and this even in Lif…
1996 · PDF PAGE 66
… at the time of his slipping the leash. This being so, it becomes tremendously important to a man that he should become conscious of his true inmost Will, of his essential nature. This is the Great Work whose attainment consti tutes adeptship, provided that the consciousness recognizes that its own dependence on circumstance makes it no more than a troubled image in foul water of the sun which is that Silent Self. If such a man wants to develop his powers, he must use this tremen dous talisman to create in his own image. Although this talisma…
1996 · PDF PAGE 149
… know now that I should not have forced my growth, and deformed my destiny. To nail geese to boards and stuff them makes foie gras, very true; but it does not improve the geese. It may be said that I strengthened my moral character by these sacrifices, and that I was indeed com pelled to act as I did. The mad elephant Wantobemagus pulled over the team of oxen? We may put it like that, certainly; but still I feel that it might have been better had he not been mad. For, today, if I were an Ambassador, versed profoundly in Science, financially ar…
1996 · PDF PAGE 302
…bconscious 66,119 to change 74 to create 60,68,179 to die 147 to “go” 155 to live 132,133,137,147 to love 70,75 transcendent of mind 118 true 31.40,41,54,56.64.67.68,71, 95.96.101,110,132,148,150,163 of the body 143,146 two as the number of 138 unconscious 60 womb 29 women 84.85.128,172-178.179-181 and childbearing 71 and children 147 doctrine of “having no soul” 27 economic independence of 43 freedom of 174-177 oppression of, by men 42,53,172- 178,180-181 political power of 128 souls of 172.180 wonder, vision of 79 work, value of 162 World War…
1996 · PDF PAGE 134
Chapter II * Verses 61 — 67 135 “Higher Self”; True Self is more the idea. For each Star is the husk of Hadit, unique and conqueror, sublime in His own virtue, independent of hierarchy. There is an external hierarchy, of course, but that is only a matter of convenience. 66. Write, & find ecstasy in writing! Work, & be our bed in working! Thrill with the joy of life & death! Ah! thy death shall be lovely: whoso seeth it shall be glad. Thy death shall be the seal of the promise of our agelong love. Come! lift up thine heart & rejoice! We are one;…
1996 · PDF PAGE 45
…pose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect. Commentary: This verse is best interpreted by defining “pure will” as the true expression of the Nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. It is unnatural to aim at any goal. The student is referred to “Liber LXV,” Cap. II, v. 24, and to the Tao Te Ching.1 This becomes particularly important in high grades. One is not to do Yoga, etc., in order to get samadhi, like a schoolboy or a shopkeeper; but for its own sake, like an artist. 1 [For “Liber LXV” with Crowle…
1996 · PDF PAGE 75
…xpect him not from the East, nor from the West; for from no expected house cometh that child. Aum! All words are sacred and all prophets true; save only that they understand a little; solve the first half of the equation, leave the second unattacked. But thou hast all in the clear light, and some, though not all, in the dark. Commentary: All previous systems have been sectarian, based on a traditional cosmography both gross and incorrect. Our system is based on absolute science and philosophy. We have “all in the clear light,” that of Reason, b…
1996 · PDF PAGE 171
…or All again, having flowered, and still bearing in him that Seed of Going. (The birth of a girl is a misfortune everywhere, because the true Going-Principle is the Lion-Serpent, or Dragon; the Egg is only the Cavern where he takes refuge on occasion.) Liber 418 explains this succinctly; 3rd /Ethyr: Moreover, there is Mary, a blasphemy against babalon, for she hath shut herself up; and therefore is she the Queen of all those wicked devils that walk upon the earth, those that thou sawest even as little black specks that stained the Heaven of Ura…
1996 · PDF PAGE 24
…out ceasing to be itself; that its one way to do this is to gain experience, and that therefore it enters into combinations in which its true Nature is for awhile disguised, even from itself. Analogously, an atom of carbon may pass through myriad Proteus-phases, appearing in Chalk, Chloro form, Sugar, Sap, Brain and Blood, not recognizable as “itself” the black amorphous solid, but recoverable as such, unchanged by its adventures.
1996 · PDF PAGE 156
…ohn; see also Daniel 8:13, 11:31 and 12:11.] An. xvii, O in [Sept.-Oct., 1921 E.v.]. I think it proper to insert here the account of the true meaning of this verse.