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Page 109 of 1541961 · PDF PAGE 182
…ina (His Masters Words concerning Woman) F a Thousand Years it is nigh unto the Fiftieth Part, o my Son, since I obtained Favour in the Light of a great Master of the Truth, whom Men call Allan Bennett, so that he received me for his Disciple in Magick. And he was instant with me in his Matter, and vehement, adjuring his Gods that this (which I have myself here above declared unto thee) was the Truth concerning the Nature of Woman. But I being but a Youth, and Headstrong, and being enraptured in Love of Women, and Admiration of Them, and Worsh…
1961 · PDF PAGE 194
…onclusion concerning this Method of Holiness) EARN now that Impression of Sense have Oppo- sites readily conceived, as long to short, or light to dark; and so with Emotions and Perceptions, as Love to Hate, or false to true; but the more violent is the Antagonism, the more is it bound in Illusion, determined by Relation. Thus the Word Long hath no Meaning save it be referred to a Standard; but Love is not thus obscure, because Hate is its Twin, partaking bountifully of a Common Nature therewith. Now, hear this; it was given unto me in my Visi…
1906 · PDF PAGE 171
…ernesses Where he found wisdom, and long hands Gentle, pale olive ‘gainst the sand’s Amber and gold. At sight, I knew him ; Swifter than light I flashed, ran to him, 46 And at his holy feet prostrated My head ; then, all my being sated With love, cried “ Master! I must know. Already I can love.” E’en so. The sage saluted me r7q1 trav? 2222? 20h, how wise 50 @aaqT ATF mt qzt ava 1 Grampa must ° ~ ° have been, Wat Ve wa B ayfas AMA Bobbie| Zi ATS WTATH | AARTT ATA fant 4 ata a fear 2 zat ara Bra Vo 1 ea eas 65 faal a ae emu ztasaid 1: ‘Pm game to…
1907 · PDF PAGE 36
THE LOOKING -GLASS 29 The work is finished , and the Night rolled back ! I am the rising Sun of Life and Light , The Glory of the Shining of the Dawn ! I am Osiris ! I the Lord of Life Triumphant over death O Sorrow , Sorrow , Sorrow of the World ! 1 That such similarities as we have pointed out above show Aleister Crowley to be a copyist , must be far from the minds of all his readers . Youth most certainly tends towards certain ideals , and frequently results in a definite hero - worship ; but genius cannot be bound for long ; it will eventua…
1907 · PDF PAGE 324
… a flaming chariot-or a still small voice , and joining myself to God I become one spirit with him . As : O night ! Fade , love ! Fade , light ! I pass beyond Life's law . I melt as snow ; as ice 1 thaw ; As mist I dissipate : I am borne , I draw Through chasms on the mountains : stormy gusts Of ancient sorrows and forgotten lusts Bear me along : they touch me not : I waste. The memory of long lives interlaced Fades in my tading . I disintegrate Fall into black oblivion of Fate . My being divides . I have forgot my name . I am blown out as a th…
1913 · PDF PAGE 512
…s with water, fire, air, and earth; we fly like birds; we climb like squirrels ; we crawl like serpents ; we are intoxicated with astral light; we plunge into the common reservoir, as happens in a more complete manner in death; but then (and it is thus that Paracelsus explains the mysteries of the other life) the wicked, that is to say, those who have allowed themselves to be dominated by the instincts of the brute to the prejudice of human reason, are drowned in the ocean of the common life with all the anguish of eternal death; the others swi…
1913 · PDF PAGE 512
…s with water, fire, air, and earth; we fly like birds; we climb like squirrels ; we crawl like serpents ; we are intoxicated with astral light; we plunge into the common reservoir, as happens in a more complete manner in death; but then (and it is thus that Paracelsus explains the mysteries of the other life) the wicked, that is to say, those who have allowed themselves to be dominated by the instincts of the brute to the prejudice of human reason, are drowned in the ocean of the common life with all the anguish of eternal death; the others swi…
1929 · PDF PAGE 39
…s not that the heart sank, it had nowhither to sink; it knew itself im- mortal, and immortal in a realm of unimagined pain and terror, unlighted by one glimpse of any other light than that pale glare of hate and of pestilence. This thought took shape in these words: I AM THAT I AM. One cannot say that the blasphemy added to the horror; rather it was the essence of the horror. It was the gnashing of the teeth of a damned soul. III The demon-shape, which I now clearly recognized as that which had figured in my last dream at Cam- bridge, seemed …
1907 · PDF PAGE 219
…Semiramis , heavy with child by the Holy Ghost , possess the couch of labour , once crushed by the agon ized form of Mary ; and bring to light that unmistak able phenomenon , by which no woman could doubt whether or no she has ever been a mother , and in which no adept can doubt that he is one . Religion and Science have for many years seemingly run antagonistic to each other , but in reality their antagonism has been of a superficial nature , and | Vide Prolegomena . Bohn's ed ., p . xxi .
1910 · PDF PAGE 339
…e child, and the breasts of my beauty I gave to Worthlessness in the stinking lupanars of Treachery and Deceit. “Brothers, like the afterlight of day, I the light of her life consort with the shadows of evening, and I say it softly, 321
1910 · PDF PAGE 339
…e child, and the breasts of my beauty I gave to Worthlessness in the stinking lupanars of Treachery and Deceit. “Brothers, like the afterlight of day, I the light of her life consort with the shadows of evening, and I say it softly, 321
1913 · PDF PAGE 527
…know also that the divine power has given them the darkness for an eternal prison, and that the Redeemer saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. If the demons tempt us, it is by the voluntary complicity of our passions, and it is not permitted to them to make head against the empire of God, and by stupid and useless mani- festations to disturb the eternal order of Nature. The diabolical signatures and characters, which are produced without the knowledge of the medium, are evidently not proofs of a tacit or formal pact between these degenerat…
1913 · PDF PAGE 527
…know also that the divine power has given them the darkness for an eternal prison, and that the Redeemer saw Satan fall from heaven like lightning. If the demons tempt us, it is by the voluntary complicity of our passions, and it is not permitted to them to make head against the empire of God, and by stupid and useless mani- festations to disturb the eternal order of Nature. The diabolical signatures and characters, which are produced without the knowledge of the medium, are evidently not proofs of a tacit or formal pact between these degenerat…
1944 · PDF PAGE 52
… innocent, and not yet arrived at puberty; a simpler form of Parsifal, he is represented as rose pink in colour. It is dawn‐ the hint of light about to come, but not by any means that light; he has a lock of black hair curling around his ear, and that is the influence of the Highest descending upon the Brahmarandra Chakra. The ear is the vehicle of Akasha, Spirit. This is the only sali‐ ent symbol; it is the only indication that he is not merely the bald baby, because it is the only
1907 · PDF PAGE 108
…e Venusberg of mental and physical lust , that he attains the graal of his hopes and aspirations : O God , Thy blinding beauty , and the light Shed from Thy shoulders , and the golden night 1 Tannhäuser , vol . i, p . 227 . 2 Ibid .
1913 · PDF PAGE 364
…tions. But the Saviour knew that at first men would not under- stand him, and he said: “You will not be able to bear at present the full light of my doctrine; but, when the Spirit of Truth shall manifest himself, he will teach you all truth, and he will cause you to understand the sense of what I have said unto you.” : Now the Spirit of Truth is the spirit of science and intelli- gence, the spirit of force and of counsel. It is that spirit which solemnly manifested itself in the Roman Church, when it declared in the four articles of its decree …
1913 · PDF PAGE 511
…d to the brothers Olivarius, the posthumous work of Mlle. Lenormand. This is a matter of little importance in this thesis. That magnetic light which causes the future to appear, also causes things at present existing, but hidden, to be guessed; as it is the universal life, it is also the agent of human sensibility, transmitting to some the sickness or the health of others, according to the fatal influence of contracts, or the laws of the will. It is that which explains the power of benedictions and of bewitchments so clearly recognized by the g…
1913 · PDF PAGE 364
…tions. But the Saviour knew that at first men would not under- stand him, and he said: “You will not be able to bear at present the full light of my doctrine; but, when the Spirit of Truth shall manifest himself, he will teach you all truth, and he will cause you to understand the sense of what I have said unto you.” : Now the Spirit of Truth is the spirit of science and intelli- gence, the spirit of force and of counsel. It is that spirit which solemnly manifested itself in the Roman Church, when it declared in the four articles of its decree …
1913 · PDF PAGE 511
…d to the brothers Olivarius, the posthumous work of Mlle. Lenormand. This is a matter of little importance in this thesis. That magnetic light which causes the future to appear, also causes things at present existing, but hidden, to be guessed; as it is the universal life, it is also the agent of human sensibility, transmitting to some the sickness or the health of others, according to the fatal influence of contracts, or the laws of the will. It is that which explains the power of benedictions and of bewitchments so clearly recognized by the g…
1913 · PDF PAGE 5
… well you play the réles, Why not enact dramatic scrolls ? You would be welcome of the stage To amuse and to instruct the age— A shining light in Opera-Bouffe : Giton, and Judas, and Tartufe! To which I need only append one brief allusion to cold evidence. A GALAHAD IN GOMORRAH. It is very fortunate that even in times when the greatest laxity of morals prevails, in England at least there is always found some austere and noble soul to protest against decadence ; to be a witness in the midst of corruption, that there is a standard of pure and lof…