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1929 · PDF PAGE 146

Moonchild

…y be called language; it was like the jabber of a monkey-house, and like the yells of a thousand savages, and like the moaning of damned souls. Meanwhile Vesquit proceeded to the last stage of his task. With his knife he hacked off the goat's head, [206] and thrust it into a cavity slashed in the abdomen of the other body. Other parts of the goat he thrust into the mouth of Gates, while the obscene clamour of the cats mingled with the maniac howls of his colleague. And then the one thing happened which they none of them expected. Abdul Bey flun…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 112

Collected Works (Vol. II)

… the flame-waves of the light. Light ! ever light ! I swim far out and follow The footsteps of the wind, and light in- vades My desolate soul, and all the cypress shades Glow with transparent lustre, and the hollow I thought I had hidden in my heart must swallow . . The bitter draught of Truth; no Nereid maids Even in my sea are mine; the whole | sea’s plades And hills and springs are void of my Apollo— The Sea herself my tune and my desire ! The Sun himself my lover and my lyre! CHORUS. This song is sweeter than the honeycomb. MEDEA. Nearly as…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 130

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

the différence between live and dead matter. We pass by with deserved contempt the pseudo-scientific experiments of American charlatans who daim to hâve established that weight is lost at the moment of death, and the unsupported statements of alleged clairvoyants that they hâve seen the soûl issuing like a vapour from the mouth of persons in articulo mortis; but his expériences as an explorer hâve convinced the Master Therion that méat loses a notable portion of its nutritive value within a very few minutes after the death of the animal, and th…

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1996 · PDF PAGE 81

The Law is for All

…d rays of rose and gold and green gathered themselves together and melted into the orbed glory of the sun, with a rapture that shook the soul with unimagin­ able ecstasy, that sphere of rushing light was recognized as a commonplace idea, accepted unquestioningly and treated with drab indifference because it had so long been assimi­ lated as a natural and necessary part of the order of Nature. At first I was shocked and disgusted to discover that a series of brilliant researches should culminate in a commonplace. But I soon understood that what …

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1905 · PDF PAGE 110

Collected Works (Vol. I)

… of songs immortal That pierce Heaven’s fiery portal With shafts of splendour strong, Winged with thought’s sharpest fires, Arrowed with soul’s desires And sped from thunder’s thong ; Heaven’s gates rock, rage, and quiver, Farth’s walls gape wide and shiver, While Freedom doth deliver Men’s spirits with thy song. Ah, chainless, distant, fleeting, To lands that, know no sea, Where ocean’s stormy greeting Fills no man’s heart with glee ; Where lovers die or sever, . And death destroys for ever, And God bears slavery :— Fly thither, so thou leave …

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1929 · PDF PAGE 68

Moonchild

…t word to you to-morrow, and money if you need it. But - I - can't - go." The last words dripped out icily from the frozen waters of her soul. Quickly the girl dressed herself in Lisa's clothes: then she threw the white robe over her — La Giuffria never thought of the symbolism of the action; she would have rather stood naked before a thousand men than appear in that garment of infamy — The girl pressed one soft kiss upon her forehead: then was gone headlong through the curtains. Lisa heard the clang of the outer door, and a breath of cold air …

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1905 · PDF PAGE 223

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…are we. ‘* Europe before us lies, as men lied .; “ Britannia—ho! Britannia rules the sea!” This night thy kingdom shall be finished, Thy soul required of thee. Hail! France ! rebelled Against the alien, and the golden yoke ;! Because thy justice lives and reigns, un- quelled, Unbribed ;? because thy head above the smoke Soars, eagle! Tribulation hath not felled Thy freedom’s ancient oak ! Because thy freedom hath Therefore, this message of the Gods to thee ! ‘ What banner floats above thy bastions? The oriflamme, the golden fleur-de-lys? The ea…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 6

Sir Palamedes

…m that illusion. xxx, Upon the plains of Chaldea he descendeth into the bowels of the earth, where he beholdeth the Visible Image of the Soul of Nature for the Beast. Yet Earth belcheth him forth. xxi. In a slum city he converseth with a Rationalist. Learning nothing, nor even hearing the Beast, he goeth forth to cleanse himself. xxxii, Seeking to imitate the Beast, he goeth on all-fours, questing horribly. The townsmen cage him for a lunatic. Nor can he imitate the elusiveness of the Beast. Yet at one note of that questing the prison is shatte…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 51

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…relume the fire Lost at our fall, not kindled fresh till that diviner birth, IN NEVILLE’S COURT, TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. J THINK the souls of many men are here Among these cloisters, underneath the spire That the moon silvers with magnetic fire ; But not a moon-ray ts it, that so clear Shines on the pavement, for a voice of fear It hath, mocks My ear, and waves his old majestic locks About his head. There fell upon my ear : unless it be the breeze that ‘*Q soul contemplative of distant things, Who hast a poet’s heart, even if thy pen Be dry…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 151

Collected Works (Vol. III)

…at strife. I am life in thy light, and thy death Is part of my breath. My voices are many, Thy lyre is but one ; But thou art not as any Soul under the sun ! Thou hast power for an hour, The motherly dower. One voice of my voices Uncalled and unheard, No song that rejoices OF beast or of bird, No sound of my children sublime, But the spirit of time. Fear is his name, Nor flickers nor dies His blackening flame. Beware, were thou wise ! Not him shalt thou hail from the dusk with thy breath ; His name—it is Death! My seasons and years, Shalt thou …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 254

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

THE EQUINOX Upon them should be represented in counterchanged colours any appropriate Egyptian design emblematic of the soul. The scarlet tetrahedronal capitals represent the fire of Test and Trial, and between the Balance is the porch way of the Immeasurable Region. The twin lights which flare on the summits are the “ Declarers of Eternal Truth.” The pillars are really obelisks with tetrahedronal capitals slightly flattened at the apices so as to bear each a lamp. At the Eastern part of Malkuth, at its junction-point with the path of n, is pla…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 254

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

THE EQUINOX Upon them should be represented in counterchanged colours any appropriate Egyptian design emblematic of the soul. The scarlet tetrahedronal capitals represent the fire of Test and Trial, and between the Balance is the porch way of the Immeasurable Region. The twin lights which flare on the summits are the “ Declarers of Eternal Truth.” The pillars are really obelisks with tetrahedronal capitals slightly flattened at the apices so as to bear each a lamp. At the Eastern part of Malkuth, at its junction-point with the path of n, is pla…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 30

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

Magician. The processes described will enable him to discriminate between what he actually is, and what he has fondly imagined himself to be. 2 He must behold his soûl in ali its awful nakedness, he must not fear to look on that appalling actuality. He must discard the gaudy garments with which his shame has screened him; he must accept the fact that nothing can make him anything but what he is. He may lie to himself, drug himself, hide himself; but he is always there. Magick will teach him that his mind is playing him traitor. It is as if a ma…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 159

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…ight ! Let the might Of Osirian sacrifice Dwell upon the self-slain king ! Spirit of the Gods! Unite Streams of sacramental light In the soul, thrice purified, Consecrated thrice, Till Osiris justified In the supreme sacrifice Take his kingdom. Hear the ery That the wailing vultures make, Circling in the blackening sky Over the abysmal lake. Spirit, for our spirit’s sake Give the token of thy fire Trident in the lambent air, Till our spirits unaware Worship and aspire ! Hear, beyond all periods, Timeless, formless, multiform, Thou, supreme abov…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 326

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…of the symbolical episcopal ring of amethyst, which I wore as an Exempt Adept. ADONAI! Thou inmost Fire, ....Self-glittering image of my soul, Strong lover to thy Bride's desire, ....Call me and claim me and control! I pray thee keep the holy tryst. Within this ring of Amethyst. For on mine eyes the golden Sun ....Hath dawned; my vigil slew the Night. I saw the image of the One: ....I came from darkness into Light. I pray Thee keep the holy tryst Within this ring of Amethyst. I.N.R.I. --- me crucified, ....Me slain, interred, arisen, inspire! T…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 193

Moonchild

…essing spirit gains power to take hold of them at will, and utters by their mouths foulness and imbecility when the whim takes him. True souls would never seek so ignoble a means of manifesting in earth-life; their ways are holy, and in accord with Nature. While the true soul reincarnates as a renunciation, a sacrifice of its divine life and ecstasy for the sake of redeeming those who are not yet freed from mortal longings, the demon seeks incarnation as a means of gratifying unslaked lusts. Like a dumb beast in pain, the wife of Douglas watche…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 192

Moonchild

…, therefore, which seek manifestation in life, must do so either by incarnation or by seizing some still living matter which the idea or soul in possession has abandoned. Sorcerers consequently employ the fumes of fresh blood as a vehicle for the manifestation of the demons whom they wish to evoke. The matter is easy enough; for fiends are always eager to take hold on the sensory life. Occasionally, such beings find people ignorant and foolish

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1907 · PDF PAGE 45

Collected Works (Vol. III)

…o tn. SCENE X. Farts. Night. SiR PERCY azd ANGELA on bed, the latter asleep. SiR PERCY. O Rose of dawn! O star of evening! O glory ofthe soul oflight! Let my bright spirit speed on urgent wing ! Let me be silent, and my silence sing Throughout the idle, the luxurious night ! [Tow soft she breathes! Elow tender Her eyes beam down on me! How slender [fer pale, her golden body lies! Even asleep the dark long lashes move, And the eyes see. She dreams of me, of love, Of all these bridal ecstasies That have been ours this month, this month of joy. I …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 375

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…m that illusion. xxx, Upon the plains of Chaldea he descendeth into the bowels of the earth, where he beholdeth the Visible Image of the Soul of Nature for the Beast. Yet Earth belcheth him forth. xxi. In a slum city he converseth with a Rationalist. Learning nothing, nor even hearing the Beast, he goeth forth to cleanse himself. xxxii, Seeking to imitate the Beast, he goeth on all-fours, questing horribly. The townsmen cage him for a lunatic. Nor can he imitate the elusiveness of the Beast. Yet at one note of that questing the prison is shatte…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 375

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…m that illusion. xxx, Upon the plains of Chaldea he descendeth into the bowels of the earth, where he beholdeth the Visible Image of the Soul of Nature for the Beast. Yet Earth belcheth him forth. xxi. In a slum city he converseth with a Rationalist. Learning nothing, nor even hearing the Beast, he goeth forth to cleanse himself. xxxii, Seeking to imitate the Beast, he goeth on all-fours, questing horribly. The townsmen cage him for a lunatic. Nor can he imitate the elusiveness of the Beast. Yet at one note of that questing the prison is shatte…

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