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1913 · PDF PAGE 145

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

Constantine Michaelides . Yet light as maidens in a flower starred -dell They plunged their gnarled hands in the moss-hushed earth And spread their branches each to each in dance As of a host enchanted , seeming still To taunt with strange expectancy of life And foil with runic mystery of trees . Wild beasts Aled to the forest glades , whose peace Seemed as a haven on a cliff-bound coast, Smiling a sunlit smile within the rift Of sombre leaf -surged beeches , or of pines Stern -trunked and straight as spears of ancient work , Sky-piercing , gro…

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1944 · PDF PAGE 204

The Book of Thoth

… ruling Sephira, planet, element, and sign. In the Yî King, Sol in Scorpio is represented by the 20th Hexagram, Kwan, which is also “Big Earth”, being the Earth Trigram with doubled lines. Kwan means “manifesting”, but also “contemplating”. The Thwan refers directly to an High Priest, ceremonially purified, about to present his offerings. The idea of Pleasure—Putrefaction as a Sacrament is therefore implicit

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1996 · PDF PAGE 115

The Law is for All

…ling there is joy. If I lift up my head, I and my Nuit are one. If I droop down mine head, and shoot forth venom, then is rapture of the earth, and I and the earth are one. Commentary: The Magical power is universal. The Free Man directs it as He Will. Leave Him alone, or He will make you sorry you tried to interfere! There is here a reference to the two main types of the orgia1 2 of Magick; I have already dealt with this matter in the Comment.3 Observe that in the “mystic” work, the union takes place sponta­ neously; in the other, venom is sho…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 259

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…e, Separate from the sun. Now fire and air no more exult, exceed, Are balanced in the sphere. The waters wide Glow on the bosom of fixed earth ; and Need, The Lady of Beginning, also was. Thus was the firmament a vital glass, The waters as the vessel of the soul ; Thus earth, the mystic basis of the whole, Was smitten through with fire, as chrysopras, Blending, uniting, and dividing it, Volcanic, airy, and celestial. T rose wiuun the elemental ball, And lo! the Ancient One of Days did sit ! His head and hair were white as wool, His eyes A flami…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 158

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… 511311 be as bucklers to the Stooping Dragon, and like unto the harvest 01 3 Widow, How many are there which remain in the Glory 01 the Earth, which are, and shall not see Death until the House 1311 and the Dragon sink? Come awayl 101 the Thunders )01 increase) have spoken. Come awayl for the Crowns of the Temple and the Robe of Him that is, was, and shall be, crowned, are dividedl Come forth! Appear! to the terror of the Earth, and to our comfort, and to the comfort 01 such as are prepared. The Angle of v of A in the tablet 01 A. The Princess…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 158

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

… 511311 be as bucklers to the Stooping Dragon, and like unto the harvest 01 3 Widow, How many are there which remain in the Glory 01 the Earth, which are, and shall not see Death until the House 1311 and the Dragon sink? Come awayl 101 the Thunders )01 increase) have spoken. Come awayl for the Crowns of the Temple and the Robe of Him that is, was, and shall be, crowned, are dividedl Come forth! Appear! to the terror of the Earth, and to our comfort, and to the comfort 01 such as are prepared. The Angle of v of A in the tablet 01 A. The Princess…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 68

Clouds Without Water

…esh corrupt is tingling with the kiss Of myriads, like the innumerable sea In waves of life that feeds its boundless bliss On the eroded earth. These are your thoughts, Your living thoughts that throng my stagnant veins! Your jackals howl among the holy courts; Your monster brood of devils in my brains T.aughs; oh! they feast on my decaying blood; They gnaw the last sweet morsel from my bones. — As on the parched-up earth there flames the flood Of the monsoon, black dust and barren stones [.eap into green, so I whose epitaph Your passion writes…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 63

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…of a Mercurial Nature.) Hear me, and make ail Spirits subject unto Me 5 so that every Spirit of the Firmament and of the Ether: upon the Earth and under the Earth, on dry land and in the waterj of Whirling Air, and of rushing Fire, and every Spell and Scourge of God may be obedient unto Me. I. Il he letter F is used to represent the Hebrew Vau and the Greek Digamma; its Sound lies between those of the English long o and long 00, as in Rope and Tooth. — 267 —

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1944 · PDF PAGE 225

The Book of Thoth

THE ROOT OF THE POWERS OF EARTH ACE OF DISKS The Ace of Disks pictures the entry of that type of Energy which is called Earth. It is here proper to insist a little strongly upon one of the essential theoretical theses which have inflamed the constitution of this present pack of Tarot cards; for this feature is significant, and distinguishes it from the numerous crude efforts of uninitiates to put themselves forward as adepts. The grotesque barber Alliette, the obscurely perverse Wirth, the poseur‐fumiste Pé‐ ladan, down to the verbose ignorance…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 196

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

…s past . Brothers when they are clean forgot We shall outlive the last ; One shall die and one shall flee With terror in his train , And earth shall eat the stones , and we Shall be alone again .' 177

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1909 · PDF PAGE 271

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…d seek for the hidden Light of Occult Science. Hierophant; But the great Angel Sandalphon answered and said: ‘Iam the Reconciler for the Earth and the Soul of the Celestial therein. Equally is form invisible in total Darkness andin Blinding Light. . . . The Hiereus and Hegemon return to their seats, whilst the Hierophant and Neophyte remain, both facing the Altar. Here the Hierophant confers on the Neophyte the Secrets and Mysteries of the grade; and explains to him the Symbolism of the Temple as follows: “The three portals facing from the East…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 271

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…d seek for the hidden Light of Occult Science. Hierophant; But the great Angel Sandalphon answered and said: ‘Iam the Reconciler for the Earth and the Soul of the Celestial therein. Equally is form invisible in total Darkness andin Blinding Light. . . . The Hiereus and Hegemon return to their seats, whilst the Hierophant and Neophyte remain, both facing the Altar. Here the Hierophant confers on the Neophyte the Secrets and Mysteries of the grade; and explains to him the Symbolism of the Temple as follows: “The three portals facing from the East…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 143

Collected Works (Vol. III)

…ting sprayed through heaven dove- wise, Dreaming, dashing ; sunlight shakes Into million-coloured petals All our limpid drops, and wraps Earth with green, as water settles On the rocks and in their gaps, Mossy rainbow-tinted maidens, flowers and fernshoots in their laps. ORPHEUS, Low down in the hollows And vales of the earth, What eagle-sight follows Your length and green girth ? Your light is Apollo’s, Diana’s your mirth ! THE RIVERS. In the lowland gently swelling, Born and risen out of rain, Wide the curves and arrowy dwelling Where we rest…

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1908 · PDF PAGE 10

Amphora

… rolled ; The sun achieved a gladder gold ; The moon less pure acclaimed the morn ; —Mary immaculate is born. Rejoice, O children of the earth, At your salvation brought to birth ! This is the perfect period. Mary is born that shall bear GOD. Amen. T 3

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1996 · PDF PAGE 89

The Law is for All

…tant of its creation. For no sooner do we assent to arb than arb is absorbed in our conception of A. After the nine days’ wonder of “The Earth revolves round the Sun,” we modify our former idea of Earth. “Earth” is intuitively classed with other solar satellites. The proposition vanishes auto­ matically as it is assimilated. Knowledge, while it exists as such, is consequently sub judice,x at the best. What then may we understand by this verse, with its capital K for “Knowledge”? What is it, and how shall it “go aright”? The key is in the word “…

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1903 · PDF PAGE 9

Ahab and Other Poems

…re murmumd and raps of inp foul férongey flung, nefer tanned; Sy gefture of trawrp teacd With a Band wayphd WHie; J lummon He fpirits of earth from te gon me for ages

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1908 · PDF PAGE 60

Amphora

…l and praise, Since these our purpose speed By walking humbly in Thy ways To worship Thee indeed. Let all the life and love and light Of earth and sky and sea Soar in one flame’s surpassing might To Thee—to Thee—to Thee ! Amen. N 53

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1909 · PDF PAGE 41

The Holy Books

…sserted the Spirit in a secret rite. And the Master of the Temple balancing all things arose; his stature was above the Heaven and below Earth and Hell. 42

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1911 · PDF PAGE 10

Hail Mary

… rolled ; The sun achieved a gladder gold ; The moon less pure acclaimed the morn ; —Mary immaculate is born. Rejoice, O children of the earth, At your salvation brought to birth ! This is the perfect period. Mary is born that shall bear GOD. Amen. T 3

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1905 · PDF PAGE 228

Collected Works (Vol. I)

CARMEN SAECULARE 221 They fall in the shelterless hollow ; While earth has this burden upon her, They sleep in the cold and the sun ; Your eagle unwilling to fly ! They fight, and the Englishmen follow— Loose, loose the wide wings! For your The odds are as twenty to one! honour ! Hide, hide thy bright eyes, O Apollo! Let tyranny die! The murder is done.! Remember, this day of your glory, Your fight for the freedom you own. Those years—is their memory hoary? Your chains—is their memory flown? Your triumph is famous in story, But yours is alone. …

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