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…very one can equally attain, and that with an ease and speed which was previously impossible. The first grade in Their system is that of STUDENT. A Student nmst possess the following books: 1. The Equinox, No. I to the current number. 2. 777. lOS. 3. K(jn.\ Om Tax. 10s. 4. Collected Works of A. Crowley; Tannhauser, The Sword of Song. Time, Eleusis. 3 vols, ^£"2 2s. 5. Raja \'oga, by Swami Vivekananda. ^s. Gd. 6. The Shiva Sanhita, or the Hathayoga Pradipika. s^- 7. 'i'hc Tao Teh A'ing and the writings of Awang Tze: S.B.IC. xxxix, xl. 155. iSi
1913 · PDF PAGE 125
113 There is no need to explain to even the humblest student of the magick of light to what this course of action tends. Whether Genesis be true or geology be true, a geologist who be- lieves in Genesis will go to Gehenna. " Ye cannot serve God and Mammon."
1913 · PDF PAGE 5
…ual conversation may prove alike more intelligible and more convincing, and at least provide a pre- liminary study which will enable the student to attack his real work from a standpoint of some little general knowledge and understanding of his ideas, and of the form in which he figures them. Part II, " Magick," is more advanced in style than Part I; the student is expected to know a little of the literature of the subject, and to be able to take an intelligent view of it. This part is, however, really explanatory of Part I, which is a crude ou…
1913 · PDF PAGE 78
66 In the beginning the Cup of the student is almost empty; and even such truth as he receives may leak away, and be lost. They say that the Venetians made glasses which changed colour if poison was put into them; of such a glass must the student make his Cup. Very little experience on the mystic path will show him that of all the impressions he receives none is true. Either they are false in them- selves, or they are wrongly interpreted in his mind. There is one truth, and only one. All other thoughts are false. And as he advances in the knowl…
1913 · PDF PAGE 195
…h the generosity of a colleague a sum of money has been pro- vided to enable Messrs. Wieland to sell some of the books appointed for the Student at two-thirds of the published price to anyone who fills up and encloses the following form. 7;^ WIELAND AND CO., ^^, Avlnup: Studios (76, FuLHAM Road), South Klnsincton, London', S.W. / ci'/s/i lo Ciller )uy name as a SIndent of the Mysteries of A.'. A.'. Please forward nte Items i, 2, 3, \, and \o, in payincnt for luJiich I enclose for Six Guiiieas, S31, or I ^6 francs. Name Address Date [This order …
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…t Thee is the end, not the beginning." This training may lead through all sorts of complications, varying according to the nature of the student, and hence it may be necessary for him at any moment to will all sorts of things which to others might 39
1913 · PDF PAGE 13
…en discussed; one may now devote a few words to it. There is no limit to what theologians call " wickedness." Only by experience can the student discover the ingenuity of the mind in trying o escape from control. He is perfectly safe so long as he sticks to meditation, doing no more and no less than that ' The old spelling MAGIC K has been adopted throughout in order to distinguish he Science of the Magi from all its counterfeits.
1913 · PDF PAGE 167
…f a cymbal. A hole in the centre permits the passage of a short leather thong, by which it may 1 During certain meditation-practices the Student hears a bell resound in the depths of his being. It is not subjective, for it is sometimes heard by other people. Some Magicians are able to call the attention of those with whom they wish to communicate at a distance by its means, or, so it is said. 155
1913 · PDF PAGE 80
…ence from the Crown descends upon the Sun of Tiphereth. And this is based upon the pyramid of fire which symboHzes the aspiration of the student. In Hindu symbohsm the Amrita or " dew of immortahty " ^ drips constantly upon a man, but is burnt up by the gross fire of his appetites. Yogis attempt to catch and so preserve this dew by turning back the tongue in the mouth. Concerning the water in this Cup, it may be said that just as the wand should be perfectly rigid, the ideal solid, so should the water be the ideal fluid. The Wand is erect, and …
1913 · PDF PAGE 194
… the King, ^i is. Study of these books will give a thorough grounding in the intel- lectual side of Their system. After three months the Student is examined in these books, and if his knowledge of them is found satisfactory, he may become a Pro- bationer, receiving Liber LXI and the secret holy book. Liber LXV. The principal point of this grade is that the Probationer has a master appointed, whose experience can guide him in his work. He may select any practices that he prefers, but in any case must keep an exact record, so that he may discover…
1913 · PDF PAGE 120
…ched house is proof against the fur}' of the rain and wind ; So passion hath no power to break into a rightly-ordered mind. Let then the Student practise observation of those things which normally would cause him emotion; and let him, having written a careful description of what he sees, check it by the aid of some person familiar with such sights. Surgical operations and dancing girls are fruitful fields for the beginner. In reading emotional books such as are inflicted on children, let him always endeavour to see the event from the standpoint…
1913 · PDF PAGE 85
…r it does not; if it does not, harmony is broken ; and as the Universal harmony cannot be broken, the discord must be in the mind of the student, thus showing that he is not in tune with that Universal choir. Let him then puzzle out first the great facts, then the little; until one summer, when he is bald and lethargic after lunch, he understands and appreciates the existence of flies ! This lack of Understanding with which we all begin is so terrible, so pitiful. In this world there is so much cruelty, so much waste, so much stupidity. The con…
1913 · PDF PAGE 180
…Laestrygons, here Calypso and the Sirens. Here, too, are those things which many have imagined to be the " spirits " of the dead. If the student once take any of these things for truth, he must worship it, since all truth is worshipful. In such a case he is lost; the phantom will have power over him; it will obsess him. As long as an idea is being examined you are free from
1913 · PDF PAGE 55
43 It is convenient therefore for the student to express his will by taking Magical Oaths. Since such an oath is irrevocable it should be well considered; and it is better not to take any oath permanently; because with increase of understanding may come a perception of the incompatibility of the lesser oath with the greater. This is indeed almost certain to occur, and it must be remembered that as the whole essence of the will is its one-pointedness,^ a dilemma of this sort is the worst in which the Magus can find himself. Another great point i…
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…an imperfect will is of no account in Magick. The will being a lever, a fulcrum is necessary; this fulcrum is the main aspiration of the student to attain. All wills which are not de- pendent upon this principal will are so many leakages ; they are like fat to the athlete. The majority of the people in this world are ataxic; they cannot co- ordinate their mental muscles to make a purposed movement. They have no real will, only a set of wishes, many of which contradict others. The victim wobbles from one to the other (and it is no less wobbling …
1913 · PDF PAGE 65
…osites he has attained to the identity of opposites. In all this it will have been seen that the most powerful weapon in the hand of the student is the Vow of Holy Obedience; and many will wish that they had the opportunity of putting themselves under a holy Guru. Let them take heart— for any being capable of giving commands is an efficient Guru for the purpose of this Vow, pro- vided that he is not too amiable and lazy.
1913 · PDF PAGE 113
…logy. But the connection is a truer one/ In any case there is undoubtedly a connection between the respiratory and mental functions. The Student will find this out by practising Pranayama. By this exercise some thoughts are barred, and those which do come into the mind come more slowly than before, so that the mind has time to perceive their falsity and to destroy them. On the blade of the Magick Sword is etched the name AGLA, a Notariqon formed from the initials of the sentence Ateh Gibor Leolahm Adonai, " To Thee be the Power unto the Ages, O…
1913 · PDF PAGE 87
…ht down and establishing it even in the abyss. Elementary as this is, it is a very satisfactory hieroglyph of the Great Work, though the student is warned that the obvious sentimental interpretation will have to be dis- carded as soon as it has been understood. It is a very noble illusion, and therefore a very dangerous one, to figure one's self as the Redeemer. For, of all the illusions in this Cup —the subtler and purer they are, the more difficult they are to detect.