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Page 168 of 2251909 · PDF PAGE 308
…re visions ; and the difference between these existences is the difference which lies between a cheesemonger and a poet, between a blind man and one who can see. The clearer the view the more perfect the view; the clearer the vision the more perfect the vision. The eyes of a hawk are keener than those of an owl, and so are a poet’s keener than those of a cheesemonger, for he can see beauty in a ripe Stilton whilst the latter can only see two-and- sixpence a pound. A true vision is to awakenment as awakenment is to a dream; and a perfectly clear…
1910 · PDF PAGE 273
… abject fear. I tried to cry out, but speech was paralysed. The walls came closer and closer together. Presently my hand lay on the dead man’s fore- head. I made my arm as straight and rigid as a bar of iron ; but of what avail was human strength against the contraction of that cruel masonry? Slowly my elbow bent with the ponderous pressure; nearer grew the ceiling—I fell into the fearful embrace of death. I was pent, I was stifled in the breathless niche, which was all of space still left tome. The stony eyes stared up into my own, and again t…
1910 · PDF PAGE 273
… abject fear. I tried to cry out, but speech was paralysed. The walls came closer and closer together. Presently my hand lay on the dead man’s fore- head. I made my arm as straight and rigid as a bar of iron ; but of what avail was human strength against the contraction of that cruel masonry? Slowly my elbow bent with the ponderous pressure; nearer grew the ceiling—I fell into the fearful embrace of death. I was pent, I was stifled in the breathless niche, which was all of space still left tome. The stony eyes stared up into my own, and again t…
1913 · PDF PAGE 11
…Why did Mr, Crowley act thus, if he had no respect for Dr. Berridge? Maruens. He would probably say it was becau much he disagreed witha man, he would not see him of foul play. ‘Scownio, K.C. And how did Dr, Berridge repay the ser Maries. - By perjuring himself to Mr. Crowley's disadvantage. ScoKPI0,K.C, ‘Thank you, Nowasto this" Rosierucian” Order Let meread to you from the Obligation of a Neophyte= “All these swear to keep under the no Tess pe ofr submitting myself toa deadly in motion by the Greatly Honoured Chiefs of the Secor by which I sh…
1913 · PDF PAGE 6
…ntal; but, worse than all, the poem called “ Two Loves,” beginning with the celebrated quotation from Shakespeare—‘ My better angel is a man right fair, my worse a woman tempting me to ill.” In a vision the “poet” sees two people; the first is joyous, and sings; the second walks aside :— “He is full sad and sweet, and his large eyes Were strange with wondrous brightness, and staring wide With gazing ; and he sighed with many sighs That moved me, and his cheeks were wan and white Like pallid lilies, and his lips were red Like poppies, and his ha…
1954 · PDF PAGE 315
…you invoke is not necessarily the same as he whom I invoke. It is clear in any case that the revelation of himself to you is modified in many ways by your own particular sensitiveness; just as in ordinary life, your idea of a friend may be very different from my own conception of the same individual. Suppose, for example, he happens to be a musician, there will be an entire side of his character to which I am practically insensitive. You could talk to him for hours, and I would understand little or nothing of what was said. Similarly, if he wer…
1929 · PDF PAGE 131
… augury of the adventure; but then, all the worse! For if Alice had been a real danger, might not I have damned {228} myself for her, as many a knight for Venus of the Hollow Hill, as many a saint for Lilith, Lady of the Lake of Fire? Yet no: the answer came, august and austere, from mine Angel, that I had passed the Ordeal. I had proved that no passion, however pure and powerful, could enslave me. The caresses of no Calypso could chain me in her courts, the cup of Circe corrupt my chastity, the song of no Siren seduce me to suicide, the wiles …
1908 · PDF PAGE 2
…feet above the detached serrac on which we were standing. Standing on this serrac and leaning over the inter- vening crevasse the second man was able to sup- port the leader, who, standing on his shoulders, cut hand and footholds in the wall above. With some assistance from behind with an axe the lead- er arrived at the top of the wall and the rest of the party followed. Above this point the climbing be- came difficult, and one very steep wall had to be climbed by means of a crack in its face. Close to the top we were again brought to a standst…
1909 · PDF PAGE 189
A NOTE ON GENESIS of the Universe (or Magical Mirror in Man). As it were the Egg of the Black Swan of Time, the Kala Hams, the Triune a"y, or word of Power or of Seb, the Bird of Life, whose will was heard in the Night of Time. The total numeric value of the verse is u1n3= 4459, of which the Key is 22, the number of the Paths from 8 ton; and the Key of 22 is 4, the Tetractys and the Threshold of the Universe. Now to proceed to what I have termed the Time Process, the first Word of the Law then is mwxo3a. Now in the Hebrew Scriptures the first w…
1909 · PDF PAGE 390
…ed me to recover the coffin, and I am glad to say that nothing had been done to it to spoil it. I had two hundred natives hanged, and as many burned alive, for form’s sake, and in order to show their fellow black men that my justice was impartial; but apart from this unim- portant little fact nothing followed the recovery of the mighty box. I had undertaken the difficult task of civilising the negroes ; and as it would be quite impossible for me to lose for an instant the sight and thought of my personal mission, I was not a little perplexed at…
1909 · PDF PAGE 189
A NOTE ON GENESIS of the Universe (or Magical Mirror in Man). As it were the Egg of the Black Swan of Time, the Kala Hams, the Triune a"y, or word of Power or of Seb, the Bird of Life, whose will was heard in the Night of Time. The total numeric value of the verse is u1n3= 4459, of which the Key is 22, the number of the Paths from 8 ton; and the Key of 22 is 4, the Tetractys and the Threshold of the Universe. Now to proceed to what I have termed the Time Process, the first Word of the Law then is mwxo3a. Now in the Hebrew Scriptures the first w…
1909 · PDF PAGE 390
…ed me to recover the coffin, and I am glad to say that nothing had been done to it to spoil it. I had two hundred natives hanged, and as many burned alive, for form’s sake, and in order to show their fellow black men that my justice was impartial; but apart from this unim- portant little fact nothing followed the recovery of the mighty box. I had undertaken the difficult task of civilising the negroes ; and as it would be quite impossible for me to lose for an instant the sight and thought of my personal mission, I was not a little perplexed at…
1954 · PDF PAGE 293
…ey of Thelema that lieth upon Santa Barbara, overlooking the town of Telepylus-see Homer and Samuel Butler II, but called later by the Romans Cephaloedium, and now Cefalu . There did I toil to expand my little Part III of Book 4 to the portentous volume now more generally known as Magick in Theory and Practice. After numerous misadventures, it was published in 1928. I refer you to that book, page 96. One last word on this subject. There is a Magical Operation of maximum importance: the Initiation of a New Aeon. When it becomes necessary to utte…
1929 · PDF PAGE 268
268 I ought to have been much angrier than I was, for the conduct of the mutineers amounted to manslaughter. By breaking their agreement, they had assumed full responsibility. It was impossible for me to continue with {441} the expedition. My authority had been set at nought, and I would not risk any man's life. Eckenstein had made it the first point of mountaineering that the proper measures invariably reduced the risk of accident to nothing. They wanted me to go on. Righi himself said that the coolies believed the demon of Kangchenjunga was p…
1919 · PDF PAGE 126
…not so much with your reason and intelligence, but with that principle hidden in yourself which is ready to partake with me. Even so may man and woman become mad with love, no word being spoken between them, because of the induction (as it were) of their souls. And your understanding will depend upon your ripeness for perception of my Truth. Moreover, if so be that Light in you be ready to break forth, then Light will interpret to you these dark words in the language of Light, even as a string inanimate, duly adjusted, will vibrate to its pecul…
1922 · PDF PAGE 270
…-up when absorbed into the system in this diluted form, but to take it in large doses is an in- discretion.”’ There is no doubt that the man had a tendency to what in a woman is called snagging. He constantly used the word “ indiscretion ”’ as if it were a weapon. We both winced. “You accept me,” he went on, “ as responsible for getting you out of this mess ? ”’ There was nothing else to do. It went against the grain. However, I blurted out something about being grateful. “You needn’t talk that nonsense,” he retorted severely. ‘‘ It’s my busine…
1929 · PDF PAGE 27
…rough Cathedral.) On the third day I received a telegram from Professor Blair, Will you be my wife? I had never realized myself as a woman, or him as a man, till that moment, and in that moment I knew that I loved him and had always loved him. It was a case of what one might call Love at first absence. My father recov- ered rapidly; I returned to Cambridge; we were married during the May week, and went immediately to Switzer- land. I beg to be spared any recital of so sacred a period of my life: but I must record one fact. We were sitting i…
1929 · PDF PAGE 73
…ntal and moral breakdown in Guillarmod and Righi, which led them to mutiny on Kangchenjunga. A high degree of spiritual development, a romantic temperament and a profound knowledge based on experience of mountain conditions are the best safeguards against the insane impulses and hysterical errors which overwhelm the average man. During my three years at Cambridge my literary faculties made sudden strides. The transition was brief. It is marked my by The Tale of Archais. But in Aceldama, my first published poem of any importance, I attained, at …
1929 · PDF PAGE 539
…his measures really result in enabling each individual in his jurisdiction to fulfil his own peculiar function as freely as possible. In many respects, no doubt, the Law of Thelema is revolutionary. It insists on the absolute sovereignty of the individual within the limits of his proper function. And this principle will be resented by all those who like to interfere with other people's business. The battle will rage most fiercely around the question of sex. Hardly any one is willing to allow others their freedom on this point. Sometimes it is a…
1929 · PDF PAGE 497
…rs would turn out. In case of capsizing it might have been no joke to scramble up the perpendicular cliffs which hemmed in the stream in many places. Once or twice, while trying to use my sail, I had just shaved upsetting. The bend once past, the breeze had steadied, and I was able to lounge luxuriously in the stern and watch the shores stream past. The only question was where to sleep. The hours passed and no sign of human habitation. In the end I submitted to fate and spent the night in the open on a stony slope. The next day, after lunching …