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Page 185 of 2031906 · PDF PAGE 84
…westward voyage across the Pacific a day is ‘lost’ on the 180th degree. Salt with the scurf of some diseaséd sea, Foul with the curse of God: that we are here, Hating the night’s: inexorable hours. THE THIRTY-SECOND DAY. ‘* Me of my lawful pleasure she restrained And prayed me oft forbearance.” Cymbeline, How sweet the soft looks shot, endearing shame With their warm fragrance of love’s modest eyes ! The secret knowledge of our secrecies Shone from their distance with a subtle flame, And gave to pudency a rosier name When the long lashes droope…
1996 · PDF PAGE 16
…and life. “Every man and every woman is a star.” A separate star; and 1:3 indeed, in a sense which is explained in this book, a separate god. The herd-instinct defiles and destroys the godhead in man. “Democracy,” at least in some of its contemporary influences,
1929 · PDF PAGE 46
…ad not noticed the outburst. He quoted "The Book of the Law," "Be strong!" he cried. "Enjoy all things of sense and rapture! There is no god that shall deny thee for this!" The Thing became coherent. It contracted slightly. Lisa could now see that it was an animal of the wolf type, couchant. The body was as big as that of a small elephant. It became quite clearly visible. It was a dull fiery red. The head was turned toward her, and she was suddenly shocked to see that it had no eyes. The old man advanced towards it. He had abandoned his prophet…
1929 · PDF PAGE 211
woman. "Say," said the woman in English, "that boy's just crazy about you; and he's the loveliest man on God's earth. Won't you say one word to him?" Lisa's jaw dropped in amazement. "What? Who?" she stammered. "Why, that perfectly sweet Turk, Abdul. Sure, you know him, dearie!" Cremers was watching Lisa's face; she read the answer. She gave a low whistle, and round the corner Abdul Bey came running. He took Lisa in his arms, and rained kisses passionately on her mouth. She had no thought of resistance. The situation entranced her. The captive …
1930 · PDF PAGE 83
… The most important drill practices are : i. The fortification of the Body of Light by the constant use of rituals, by the assumption of God-forms, and by the right use of the liucharist. 2.1 he purification and consécration and exaltation of that üody by the use of rituals of invocation. 3- The éducation of that Body by expérience. It must learn to travel on every plane; to break down every obstacle which may confront it This expérience must be as systematic and regular as possible ; for it is of no use merely to travel to the spheres of Jupit…
1907 · PDF PAGE 102
…Caliphs mete fantastic law And ebon eunuchs swing the sword So swift, so curved,—-let voiceless awe Sit on the palace dome, to draw Some god’s destruction on its smiling lord ! May many a maiden comely clad Revolve in convoluted curls, Till from each pliant pose I had (By virtue of her wondrous whirls) The illusion of a thousand dancing-girls ! Let harlots robed in gold and green Sit slowly waving ivory plumes And wings of palm ; the while their queen Lurks in some horror-house unseen, Damned to be smothered in divine per- fumes ! Let there be …
1910 · PDF PAGE 10
…ant- smelling drink. We drank in turn. This over, a stalwart brother strode into the centre and proclaimed “ The Twelvefold Certitude of God.” Artemis was then invoked by the greater ritual of the Hexagram. More Libation. Aleister Crowley read us the Song of Orpheus from the Argonauts. Following upon this song we drank our third Libation, and then the brothers led into the room a draped figure, masked in that curious blue tint we mentally associate with Hecate. The lady, for it was a lady, was enthroned on a seat high above Crowley him- self. B…
1910 · PDF PAGE 354
…RASHITH. THE SACRED Sports OF Siva. Printed at the Hindu Mission Press. Annas 8. The editor in his preface does not see the objection to Gods and especially to Siva holding sports, neither do we. But you must play square, even if you are a God; it is not cricket to slay the whole of the opposing eleven each time you are bowled. But perhaps Siva had a reputation to keep up; we'll ask Kali. VISHNU. RITUAL, FAITH, AND Moras. By F. H. PERRYCOSTE. Watts and Co. If you should be so depraved as to desire to become a rationalistic author, you must buy …
1910 · PDF PAGE 354
…RASHITH. THE SACRED Sports OF Siva. Printed at the Hindu Mission Press. Annas 8. The editor in his preface does not see the objection to Gods and especially to Siva holding sports, neither do we. But you must play square, even if you are a God; it is not cricket to slay the whole of the opposing eleven each time you are bowled. But perhaps Siva had a reputation to keep up; we'll ask Kali. VISHNU. RITUAL, FAITH, AND Moras. By F. H. PERRYCOSTE. Watts and Co. If you should be so depraved as to desire to become a rationalistic author, you must buy …
1954 · PDF PAGE 289
…do the same sham calculations with the Empire State Building; when the architects protested, it is simple to reply : why, but of course! God was most careful not to let them know what they were really doing, or they would have died of fright! This argument was actually put forward by the Spiritists when Zancig confessed that his music-hall exploits· were accomplished by means of a code. It is quite useless to get any sense whatever into the heads of these bigoted imbeciles. 2. The date of the prophecy must antecede that of its fulfilment. The v…
1906 · PDF PAGE 81
UNDER THE PALMS 75 Hating the earth, the sea, the witchery Of all the universe : my breast I bared And cursed God, hoping lightning; and I dared Not ask my love ‘‘In very truth—you |" die !” I could not bear it longer; then she spake: ‘“‘T lied indeed, love, for mine honour’s sake,” And I reproached her for her love’s dis- | trust, - Saying ‘‘I would not so in any wise Have lowered love unto the level of lust But now—” I hid my thought in tears and sighs. THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. ‘‘T am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill.”’ Richard Il, ALIGE w…
1906 · PDF PAGE 23
…f you to dust ; That I have kept the form and the essential power Divine of my distorted lust. THE DENIAL OF Sr. PETER. I. WnaratT makes God then of all the curses deep That daily reach his Seraphim divine? Like to a tyrant gorged with meat and wine, Our blasphemous music lulleth him to sleep. II. Tears of the martyrs, and saints torturéd, Must prove intoxicating symphonies, Since, spite of blood-price paid to gain them ease, The heavens therewith are not yet satiated. B
1909 · PDF PAGE 50
…estess sits before the veil of Isis be- | The Priestess of the Silver Star . 13 tween the pillars of Seth * Crowned with stars, a winged goddess stands upon | The Daughter of the Mighty Ones . 14 the moon * A flame-clad god bearing equivalent symbols* . Sun of the Morning, chief among the Mighty. 15 Between the Pillars sits an Ancient * The Magus of the Eternal. . . . . .. 16 A prophet, young, and in the Sign of Osiris Risen *. The. pray ave of the Voice: the Oracle of the 17 ighty Is A young and holy king under the starry canopy* .' | The Chil…
1913 · PDF PAGE 8
…Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, to hear his account. Allan Bennett's account was les of belief. They had had, he s: id, an argument about the God Shiva, the Destroyer, whom Allan Bennett we use, if one repeated his name often enough, Shiva would one da © and destroy the Universe, and whom Mathers feared and hated because He would one day open His eye and destroy Mathers. Allan Bennett closed the argument by assuming the position Padm: ating the Mantra: “ Shiva, Shiva, Shiva, Shiva, Shiva, Shiv: Mathers, angrier than ever, sought the sideboard, but s…
1939 · PDF PAGE 21
… these wretched Sanskrit words is now about to be delightfully demonstrated. The nearest I can get to the meaning of Niyama is 'virtue'! God help us all! This means virtue in the original etymological sense of the wordthe quality of manhood; that is, to all intents and purposes, the quality of godhead. But since we are translating Yama 'control,' we find that our two words have not at all the same relationship to each other that the words have in the original Sanskrit; for the prefix 'ni' in Sanskrit gives the meaning of turning everything ups…
1907 · PDF PAGE 221
…n the hollow Fairy are falli O my hopeless misery mind of longing ! O the anguish born in a breast unlovered ! Women, wail the face of a God uncovered, Brain dead and breath dumb! Wail the sense of infinite ardours thronging Fast and fast and faster athwart the heaven, Keen as light and cruel as fire, as levin Swift and as death dumb! Freedom, rapture, victory, fill the chorus, Dying, ever dying, among the billows ; Whispered, ever whispered among _ the willows :— Pour the libation ! Now springs up a notable age. Adore us Masters now of music a…
1906 · PDF PAGE 112
…Muttering curses. JASON. Now [I hear a song. "Tis like some shape of sleep that moans for joy, Some bridal sob of love ! MEDEA. O Son of God ! My poet, swiftly leap the live lyre forth! Else we are all enchanted—yet to me This song is nowise lovely. But in him I note the live look of the eyes leap up, And all his love for me forgotten straight At the mere echo of that tune. ORPHEUS. . Hark, friends ! Aea’s tune—my Colchian harbour-song !! I hear the waters faint and far, And look to where the Polar Star, Half hidden in the haze, divides The dou…
1935 · PDF PAGE 14
…on to the summit of the Order of the R. C. and make him ready to face the unspeakable terror of the Abyss which lies between Manhood and Godhead; teach him to Know that agony, to Dare that destiny, to Will that catastrophe, and to keep Silence for ever as he accomplishes the act of annihila- tion. From the Abyss comes No Man forth, but a Star startles the Earth, and our Order rejoices above that Abyss that the Beast hath begotten one more Babe in the Womb of Our Lady, His concubine, the Scarlet Woman, BABALON. There is no need to instruct a Bab…
1906 · PDF PAGE 42
… I, when I say I languish? Who is she, if I call her mine? And the fool’s and the wise man’s anguish Are burnt in the bitter shrine. The god is far as the stars, and the wine and fire Salt with desire. Desunt cetera. THE DANCE OF SHIVA.’ Written at the House of Sri Parananda Swami, Ceylon. WITH feet set terribly dancing, With eyelids filled of flame, Wild lightnings from Him glancing, Lord Shiva went and came. The dancing of His feet was heard And was the final word. 1 The MS. of this Hymn most mysteriously (for I am very careful) disappeared t…
1996 · PDF PAGE 73
…elves in understanding it, and so becoming one with it. With the Egyptian initiate we exclaim “There is no part of us that is not of the Gods”;1 and add the antistrophe: “There is no part of the Gods that is not also of us.” 1 [See Liber 777, col. 11 (and note to first edition); these words, derived from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, occur in the Golden Dawn 5° = 6° ritual, and are the words of communication in “Liber XV” (the O.T.O. Gnostic Mass). See Works Cited.] Therefore, the Love that is Law is no less Love in the petty personal sense; f…