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Page 146 of 1591929 · PDF PAGE 480
…uguese matadors, had written various articles for the Patriot Bottomley; and he had not been paid. Now it came to pass in the fulness of time that the Patriot felt it his painful public duty to make weekly attacks upon the firm of Waring and Gillow. A few days before these attacks ceased, which they did very suddenly, the journalist chanced to pass the offices of John Bull in a taxi and saw Mr Sam Waring --- the principal director of Waring and Gillow --- descending the steps. Quick as thought, he paid off the chauffeur, bounced upstairs into t…
1929 · PDF PAGE 112
…ished by Miss. Horniman, daughter of the Mazawattee tea man, and later of Manchester Theatre fame. She had been expelled by Mathers some time previously. I knew enough of campaigning to decline joining battle against such heavy artillery as Mr. Gill. Luckily, the value of the property had been sworn at a sum beyond the limit with which a police magistrate can deal. The summons was therefore withdrawn and Mr. Gill kept his eloquence and his fee to himself. There was in reality nothing worth fighting for. The rebel camp broke up in anarchy. They …
1929 · PDF PAGE 398
…ed, by the way, my learning by heart many hundreds of lines of verse every week --- Leila Waddell, violinist, and Neuburg, dancer. I sometimes suspect that he was the best of the three. He possessed extraordinary powers. He gave the impression that he did not touch the ground at all, and he would go round the circle at a pace so great that one constantly expected him to be shot off tangentially. In the absence of accurate measurements, one does not like to suggest that there was some unknown force at work, and yet I have seen so many undeniable…
1944 · PDF PAGE 17
…in this case to be wrong. In 1900, the Order in its existing form was destroyed. The point of these data is simply to show that, at that time, the main preoccupation of all the serious members of the Order was to get in touch with the Secret Chiefs themselves. In 1904 success was attained by one of the youngest members, Frater Perdurabo. The very full‐ est details of this occurrence are given in The Equinox of the Gods.1 It is not here useful to dis‐ cuss the evidence which goes to establish the truth of this claim. But it is to be observed tha…
1905 · PDF PAGE 69
…g? Be kind to her always, moon, when Iam gone beyond you ! You must finish my poem, Esmé; there is only a little to do. Kiss me the last time! (good-bye, my dear friends. I wish I could take your hands, but I am so weak. Kiss me, Esmé, quickly. I feel the voice of God come hke a shudder in my blood ; T must go to Him. Esmé! Esmé! Esmé! To am so happy ! [Dres. [smi fines herselfpasstonately on o the body, weeping and kisstug the dead face. Crrlain. SCENE IV. The next morning. Esm® in bed asleep. Enter VAUGHAN. VAUGHAN. Poor child, poor child, ho…
1929 · PDF PAGE 220
… in any way altered. Had we not carried it out with the most punctilious precision? We arrived at our destination a little before dinner time. My embarrassment reached an acute point. It was simply impossible for me to register at the hotel. I confess to the most abject cowardice. I made some excuse and left Rose to confront a clerk, while I went to look at the sea and wish ti weren't too cold to drown myself. I returned to find that she had booked a double room. I thought it was hardly playing the game; but I couldn't be rude to a lady and, at…
1929 · PDF PAGE 286
…hoid (the four princes of the blood royal in the palace of King Death) were merely varieties of malarial fever. I said scornfully, "Next time you get cholera, I hope they'll give you quinine." The joke came three days later, when he died of cholera. I do not know whether they gave him quinine or not. Bhamo is a delightful outpost. One is outside the malarial stewing of the jungle. But I got to hate it, as I wanted to proceed to China, and was held up for seventeen days by the non-arrival of my passport. The delay was partly deliberate. The depu…
1929 · PDF PAGE 432
… of me as far as big conceptions and elaborate executions were concerned. The campaign of 1911 had exhausted my heavy ammunition for the time being. None the less, I could point to one solid achievement on the large scale, as I must consider it, although it is composed of more or less disconnected elements. I refer to The Book of Lies. In this there are ninety-three chapters: we count as a chapter the two pages filled respectively with a note of interrogation and a mark of exclamation. The other chapters contain sometimes a single word, more fr…
1906 · PDF PAGE 220
… had wit of his designs (and they were right foul !), but he bade him pass forthwith from his dominion. And our Father could not at that time stay him: though for himself had he cut off the grip, yet for others—well, let each man take his sword! The way went through a forest. Now between two trees hung a man by one heel (Love was that tree).° Crossed were his legs, and his arms behind his head, that hung ever downwards, the fingers locked. ‘* Who art thou?” quoth our Father. ‘‘ He that came before thee.” ‘‘ Who am 1?” ‘‘ He that cometh after me…
1913 · PDF PAGE 594
…ligious tendencies, are towards Science and Mysticism, Mr. Klein, writes the two, «> » i i onda fr. Klein undermines our naive belief in Time and ¢, and shows that to perfect knowledge there is only Here and Now. ‘The Universe is a single instantaneous phenomenon. ‘This conclusion is identical with that reached by the Mystic in the first of the really high trances, and with the doctrine taught in the more advanced schools of Shaivism, | We cannot too highly praise the manner whereby the ordinary educated mind is led toa perception of the Truth …
1913 · PDF PAGE 594
…ligious tendencies, are towards Science and Mysticism, Mr. Klein, writes the two, «> » i i onda fr. Klein undermines our naive belief in Time and ¢, and shows that to perfect knowledge there is only Here and Now. ‘The Universe is a single instantaneous phenomenon. ‘This conclusion is identical with that reached by the Mystic in the first of the really high trances, and with the doctrine taught in the more advanced schools of Shaivism, | We cannot too highly praise the manner whereby the ordinary educated mind is led toa perception of the Truth …
1929 · PDF PAGE 26
…e shoulders, for some petty theft of which he was presumably innocent. Superb was the process of trial. It began by an extra long prayer time and Joshua's account of the sin of Achan, impressively read. Next, an hour or two about the Lord's care of the school, the way He brought sin to light. Next, when well worked up and all our nerves on the jump, who stole what? Silence. Next, the Lord's care in providing a witness --- like the witnesses against Naboth! Then the witness and his story, as smooth as a policeman's. Next, sentence. Last, executi…
1929 · PDF PAGE 9
…e for their spiritual diseases, inscribe them in his {39} Address books, and correspond and send religious literature for years. At that time religion was the popular fad in England and few resented his ministrations. His widow continued the sending of tracts, etc. For years after his death. As a preacher Edward Crowley was magnificently eloquent, speaking as he did from the heart. But, being a gentleman, he could not be a real revivalist, which means manipulating the hysteria of mob psychology. {40} 2 If troubles arose in the outer world, they…
1929 · PDF PAGE 53
…tertight compartments. It would be a comic degradation of make Trinity the headquarters of the Rationalist Press Association. But at the time I had not seen the logical incompatibility of my various positions. Shakespeare's patriotism in John of Gaunt's dying speech and Henry V appeals directly to my poetic sense. I am quite prepared to die for England in that brutal, unthinking way. "Rule, Britannia" gets me going as if I were the most ordinary music-hall audience. This sentiment is not interfered with by my detestation of the moral and religi…
1929 · PDF PAGE 439
… be a cloak for political or even worse intrigue. (f) It has become impossible for people living in modern conditions to devote adequate time even to learning the merest formalities. (g) The complete lack of understanding which is now practically universal has made men inquire why in God's name they should cherish such pretentious pedantries? A few anecdotes will illustrate the situation for the average non- mason. 1. A certain rite in England derives its authority from a document which is as notoriously a forgery as Pigott ever penned. The hea…
1929 · PDF PAGE 487
… machine, to the war. With this I combined a honeymoon with Hilarion; though the sky was cloudy and windy, she popped in and out all the time, having decided to spice the romance and adventure by taking her husband in tow. My first stop was Detroit, where Parke Davis were charming and showed me over their wonderful chemical works. They had installed countless and ingenious devices for conduction the processes involved in manufacture by machinery. Many of these produced effects of exquisite beauty of a land till then dreamed of in my philosophy.…
1944 · PDF PAGE 24
…larly) is fiery, its conductivity airy, and its weight and hardness earthy. Yet, weight is but a function of the curvature of the “space‐time Continuum”: “Earth is the Throne of Spirit.” This is true, even in matters of the strictest science. The scientific description of an object is universally true; and yet it is not completely true for any single observer. The phenomenon called the Daughter is ambiguous. It has been explained above as the spiritual ingredient in the result of the marriage of the Father and the Mother; but this is only one i…
1944 · PDF PAGE 180
…nse of that word. The Eight of Cups is called Indolence. This card is the very apex of unpleasantness. It is ruled by the planet Saturn; time, sorrow, have descended upon pleasure, and there is no strength in the element of water which can react against it. This card is not exactly “the morn‐ ing after the night before”; but it is very nearly that. The difference is that the “night before” has not happened! This card represents a party for which all preparations have been made; but the host has forgotten to invite the guests; or, the caterers h…
1944 · PDF PAGE 179
…st of the Lunar qualities are inherent. Moreover, being a Six, the solar Energy has fertilized her, creating a bal‐ anced system for the time being. The card is worthy of the name Success. Remember only that all success is temporary; how brief a halt upon the Path of Labour. THE FOUR SEVENS These cards are attributed to Netzach. The position is doubly unbalanced; off the mid‐ dle pillar, and very low down on the Tree. It is taking a very great risk to descend so far into illusion, and, above all, to do it by frantic struggle. Netzach pertains t…
1906 · PDF PAGE 281
TIME 275 dreams !””—and a damned good way to look at death, by heaven ! Myst. Yes! But I meant that some dreams are more vivid than some waking states, even adult states hours long. You remember the ‘‘ Flying dream,” though I daresay you have not experienced it since childhood : it is part of your identity, ashape or defining idea of your mind: but you have forgotten the picnic at—-where you will. Scept. There is something to be thankful for in that. Then, there are incidents of sport Alyst. Mysteries of initiation —— Scept. Narrow escapes Myst…