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Page 105 of 1591909 · PDF PAGE 299
… his knowledge a catalogue of disruptive learning, and from it add many words to the great dictionary of magical language he was at this time eagerly attempting to construct. This construction of a language should be the object of all rituals; they should bring the seeker step by step nearer to his quest, that is to say, to perfect him in the tongue he one day hopes to speak. Each Ritual, be it a letter, a word, a sentence, or a volume, should contain a lesson clear and pre- cise, it should leave behind it so bright and dazzling a picture that …
1909 · PDF PAGE 299
… his knowledge a catalogue of disruptive learning, and from it add many words to the great dictionary of magical language he was at this time eagerly attempting to construct. This construction of a language should be the object of all rituals; they should bring the seeker step by step nearer to his quest, that is to say, to perfect him in the tongue he one day hopes to speak. Each Ritual, be it a letter, a word, a sentence, or a volume, should contain a lesson clear and pre- cise, it should leave behind it so bright and dazzling a picture that …
1911 · PDF PAGE 56
…ree days and three nights shall he have been in the tomb, vigilant and fasting, for he shall sleep no longer than three hours at any one time, and he shall drink pure water, and eat little sweet cakes consecrated unto the moon, and fruits, and the eggs of the duck, or of the goose, or of the plover. And he shall be shut in, so that no man may break in upon his meditation. But in the last twelve hours he shall neither eat nor sleep. Then shall he break his fast, eating rich food, and drink- ing sweet wines, and wines that foam; and he shall bani…
1911 · PDF PAGE 171
THE VISION AND THE VOICE Yet a third time am I led to him, prostrating myself seven times at every step. There is a perfume in the air, reflected down even to the body of the seer. That perfume thrills his body with an ecstasy that is like love, like sleep. And this is the song: I am the child of all who am the father of all, for from me came forth all things, that I might be. Iam the fountain in the snows, and I am the eternal sea. I am the lover, and I am the beloved, and I am the first-fruits of their love. I am the first faint shuddering of…
1929 · PDF PAGE 492
…hat of two single, he effected a prudent economy by putting this girl in the same bed with his wife when he was out of town. During this time I was often away in Washington, thus missing a good deal of the fun. In June, I came back proposing to spend the summer in a cottage by Lake Pasquaney. Ratan Devi was one of those women whose chief pleasure is to show her power over men. She tried it on me, but a bath brick would have done quite as well. Convinced after many desperate efforts that I would not run after her or even walk her way, she began …
1929 · PDF PAGE 531
…stic representation of my nature. There are also some fairly strong arguments for the actuality of such memories. Events in the past sometimes throw light on the present. For instance, when I came to remember what had happened to me in Rome, Naples and Paris, I understood certain obscure instinctive feelings about those cities which had always been unintelligible,1 and were in direct conflict with my conscious ideas about them. I will summarize as follows: Shortly before the time of Mohammed, I was present at a Council of {838} 1. Revising this…
1929 · PDF PAGE 24
…e Roscoe" practically by heart, though it was not a school subject. I furnished a laboratory in the house at Streatham, and spent all my time and money in making experiments. It may be interesting to mention how my mind worked. I had heard of the petard as a military engine; and I was hoist with it. Roscoe told me that chloride of nitrogen was the most powerful and sensitive explosive known. My idea was to dissolve it in some volatile fluid; one could then leave a bucket of it at the enemy's gate. The fluid would evaporate and the chloride expl…
1910 · PDF PAGE 143
… go to Paradise ; for the os coccygis, from which God will raise his body from the dust, is destroyed. But it would probably be waste of time to explain all this to Mr. Keir Hardie.
1919 · PDF PAGE 146
…tion of consciousness to Zero then became the fixed aim of his Meditations; and any other experiments he en- tered upon, were, from that time onward, looked upon as necessary in order that he might fit himself to help others, rather than for his personal development. On January 7th, 1911, he received No. 4 of THE Equinox, 138
1922 · PDF PAGE 35
…owel is drawn out as long as possible. It ‘seemed as if she were trying to get the last cubic milli- metre of air out of her lungs every time she sang it. if me &
1909 · PDF PAGE 185
…have terribly muddled their Trinity by making the Son the second instead of the third Principle; whilst with them the Holy Spirit at one Time symbolises the Mother and at another the Son. Thus at the Annunciation and at the Baptism of the Christ the S.S. appeareth as a Dove, emblem of ¢ and the Mother: whilst the S.S. that descended upon the Apostles at 175
1909 · PDF PAGE 185
…have terribly muddled their Trinity by making the Son the second instead of the third Principle; whilst with them the Holy Spirit at one Time symbolises the Mother and at another the Son. Thus at the Annunciation and at the Baptism of the Christ the S.S. appeareth as a Dove, emblem of ¢ and the Mother: whilst the S.S. that descended upon the Apostles at 175
1915 · PDF PAGE 7
… be mis- taken for aggression," while her Algerian and Senegam- bian troops were on the water, half-way to Marseilles. He knew that this time there was no hope of peace. Abdication itself would hardly have saved Germany from a long-prepared, carefully-planned war, a war whose avowed object, an object in the mouth of every man in the street, was the destruction of Austria, the dismem- berment of Germany. They had got him. Even a worm will turn; even a Quaker will fight if he is cornered. Wilhelm struck. I write in English for those English who c…
1922 · PDF PAGE 198
…ich there was no reason whatever to suppose they were likely to get. ... _ The last three days have been too dreadful. This is the first time I have felt like writing, and yet I have been itching insanely to put down that hideously ‘luxurious scene when our love broke out like an abscess. All the old fantastic features were there. They had assumed a diabolical disguise ; but my mind has been in abeyance. We shut the medical books with a shudder, and slung them out of the window into the street. A little crowd gathered ; they were picked up, and…
1944 · PDF PAGE 74
…the love of playing tricks. But in this image are peculiar characteris‐ tics. He carries a bow and arrows in a golden quiver. (He is sometimes represented with a torch.) He has golden wings, and is blindfolded. From this, it may appear that he represents the intelligent (and, at the same time, unconscious) will of the soul to unite itself with all and sundry, as has been explained in the general formula with regard to the agony of separateness. No very special importance is attached to Cupid in alchemical figures. Yet, in one sense, he is the s…
1954 · PDF PAGE 126
…f these vibrations enables one to perform all the classical 'miracles'.) These powers are stupendous. These powers move in dimensions of time and space quite other than those with which we are familiar. Their values are incomprehensible to us. To a Secret Chief, wielding this weapon, "The nice conduct of a clouded cane" might be infinitely more important than a war, famine and pestilence such as might exterminate a third part of the race, to promote whose welfare is the crux of His oath, and the sole reason of His existence! But who are They? S…
1929 · PDF PAGE 568
…en I sent him a fairly full synopsis, they accepted my proposals gladly. I took a short holiday in Paris, chiefly to give the Ape a good time at the seaside, and on my return settled down to dictation. {897} 93 Another thread is now woven into my destiny. Before the war, one of my best men in the O.T.O. was a man named Hammond. He was an engraver of astonishing skill and had been very useful in preparing plates for the diplomas of the Order. He was enthusiastic about its principle and advanced rapidly from the IV° to which he had been affiliate…
1909 · PDF PAGE 410
…the great religions of the world; the perfect attributions of the Taro, so long kept secret by the Rosicru- cians, are now for the first time published ; also the complete secret magical correspondences of the G.*.D.+. and R. R. et A.C. It forms, in short, a complete magical and philosophical dictionary; a key to all religions and to all practical occult working. ___ For the first time Western and Qabalistic symbols have been harmonised with those of Hindu- ism, Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Taoism, &c. By a glance at the Tables, anybody conversant …
1909 · PDF PAGE 410
…the great religions of the world; the perfect attributions of the Taro, so long kept secret by the Rosicru- cians, are now for the first time published ; also the complete secret magical correspondences of the G.*.D.+. and R. R. et A.C. It forms, in short, a complete magical and philosophical dictionary; a key to all religions and to all practical occult working. ___ For the first time Western and Qabalistic symbols have been harmonised with those of Hindu- ism, Buddhism, Mohammedanism, Taoism, &c. By a glance at the Tables, anybody conversant …
1913 · PDF PAGE 578
THE EQUINOX by placing the feet on his feet, the hands on his hands, the mouth on his mouth. Then concentrate the whole will for a long time, call to itself the escaped soul, using all the loving thoughts and mental caresses of which one is capable. If the operator inspires in that soul much affection or great respect, ifin the thought which he communicates magnetically to it the thaumaturgist can persuade it that life is still necessary to it, and that happy days are still in store for it below, it will certainly return, and for the man of eve…