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1911 · PDF PAGE 98

The Vision and the Voice

…cceed in taking the Frater’s form—which was absurd! The Scribe resisted the appeal to his pity, and conjured the demon to proceed by the names of the Most High. Choronzon attempted also to seduce the faithfulness of the Scribe. A long colloquy ensued. The Scribe cursed him by the Holy Names of God, and the power of the Pentagram.) I feed upon the names of the Most High. I churn them in my jaws, and I void them from my fundament. I fear not the power of the Pentagram, for I am the Master of the Triangle. My name is three hundred and thirty and t…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 81

Moonchild

…ing obliquely, came to a drinking den of the type which seeks to attract foreigners, preferably Americans. It bore the quite incongruous name "Au Pere Tranquille." Akbar mounted the stairs. It was too early for revellers; even the musicians had not arrived; but an old man sat in one corner of the room, sipping a concoction of gin, whisky and rum which goes in certain circles by the name of a Nantucket Cocktail. This individual was of some sixty years of age; his hair and beard were white; his dress was that of a professional man, and he endeavo…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 80

Rodin in Rime

…le and slim She slides in vain. She loathes him—and doth yield. Shame, sorrow, these be sire and dam of song. Fatality, O Nature, is thy name. Along the accurséd river, stagnant shame, Eddying woe, from rape and godly wrong, Springs the immortal reed: the mortal’s cry Rises, an angry anthem, to the sky. _ 52

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1913 · PDF PAGE 59

The Book of Lies

…n times upon the Bell 33 3— 555 55-333 and places the Fire in the Thurible. I strike the Bell: I light the flame: I utter the mysterious Name. ABRAHADABRA 55

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1910 · PDF PAGE 25

The Scented Garden

…allant soldier who penned these lines, and gave his life to his country in S. Africa, we do not carry out his intention of attaching his name to them (during her lifetime) and designate him only by his chosen non de plume, Alain Lutiy. Ed.] 1. The two books have nothing in common but the name. Garden is the almost universal glyph for a book of mystic lore, and Perfume for divine chr- ism. The Arab book is a treatise on the various methods of copulation, plus some obscene stories, and a collection of prescriptions against impotence, pregnancy, a…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 42

The Vision and the Voice

…goes on speaking again: I cannot hear a word. I may have got abouta twentieth of what he said.) AndI say to him: It was written that his name is Silence, but thou speakest continually. And he answers: Nay, the muttering that thou hearest is not my voice. It is the voice of the ape. (When I say that he answers, it means that it is the same voice. The being on the throne has not uttered a word.) I say: O thou ape that speakest for Him whose name is Silence, how shall I know that thou speakest truly His thought? And the muttering continues: Nor sp…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 30

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…rious Prince Patriarchs, if it is to be done at all, let it be done properly. Let us elect Lord Alfred Douglas S.G.M.G., and replace the name of the Grand Architect of the Universe by that of Oscar Wilde! That would at least be honest, if not clean. I have no concern with the morals of Mr. Wedgwood or Mr. Leadbeater: it is one of the many favours which my daily thanksgiving recites before the Father of us all that I have no concern with them; but that the latter should impose his boy-mistress, imbecile from abuse, upon us for the Incarnation of…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 30

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…rious Prince Patriarchs, if it is to be done at all, let it be done properly. Let us elect Lord Alfred Douglas S.G.M.G., and replace the name of the Grand Architect of the Universe by that of Oscar Wilde! That would at least be honest, if not clean. I have no concern with the morals of Mr. Wedgwood or Mr. Leadbeater: it is one of the many favours which my daily thanksgiving recites before the Father of us all that I have no concern with them; but that the latter should impose his boy-mistress, imbecile from abuse, upon us for the Incarnation of…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 255

Diary of a Drug Fiend

… difficult to know what to do. There are so many things I forget myself. “How did we get down here?’ Then again, “Where is Alice ?’’ The name keeps on popping up, and yet I don’t know any one at all intimately or importantly with that name. I had forgotten this diary—I found it by accident and immediately began to read it through to refresh my memory. Most of the handwriting is unreadable. I puzzled and puzzled before I could make out the words. And then when I got the words, they were so senseless. I can’t believe that all that happened to me.…

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1903 · PDF PAGE 31

The Star and the Garter

…ord Cut the cerebrum like a sword, And afferent ganglia, sensory bones, Shake in the caecum: then one groans “ He likes Miss What's your Name.” And if The appendix vermiformis biff The pericardium, pleura shoves The femur—we may say: ‘‘ He loves.” 29

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1909 · PDF PAGE 64

777

48 TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCES Figure. Nature. Name, Divination and Spiritual Meaning. es es g | mmm A of + | hsiao 24a Small, restraint. ee) ee) ee es 10 + of V li Pleased, satisfaction, treating, attached to, a es | a a = a 22 = O of + | thai Spring, free course Fe ’ . Ts ee) a O QQ | + of hi. Decay, patience, obedience, autumn, shutting up, = Ge pn De ee etion. ting up = a es as | 18 — + of ©) thung san Union (of men). a a es Es ss a 14 — ©) of + | ta ya. Great havings Es a ee Gs a 15 | mmm | O ot VW | chien. Humility. = a a oe = 1g | mee | A o…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 57

The Scented Garden

…an ; but when the hunchback arrives, say Allah help us ! ” 6. Bukhti is the two-humped camel of Bac- tria. Ali is therefore the fellow’s name ; Bukhti his laqab or nickname — which none escape.

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1910 · PDF PAGE 83

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…sand bullocks, its edge is as if fresh from the whetstone.* MANTRA YOGA. Union through Speech. This type of Yoga consists in repeating a name or a sent- ence or verse over and over again until the speaker and the word spoken become one in a perfect concentration. Usually speaking it is used as an adjunct to some other practice, under one or more of the other Yoga methods. Thus the devotee to the God Shiva will repeat his name over and over again until at length the great God opens his Eye and the world is destroyed. Some of the most famous mant…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 83

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…sand bullocks, its edge is as if fresh from the whetstone.* MANTRA YOGA. Union through Speech. This type of Yoga consists in repeating a name or a sent- ence or verse over and over again until the speaker and the word spoken become one in a perfect concentration. Usually speaking it is used as an adjunct to some other practice, under one or more of the other Yoga methods. Thus the devotee to the God Shiva will repeat his name over and over again until at length the great God opens his Eye and the world is destroyed. Some of the most famous mant…

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1898 · PDF PAGE 23

White Stains

DÉDICACE You crown me king and queen. There is a name For whose soft sound I would abandon all This pomp. I liefer would have had you call Some soft sweet title of belovéd shame. Gold coronets be seemly, but bright flame I choose for diadem ; I would let fall All crowns, all kingdoms, for one rhythmical Caress of thine, one kiss my soul to tame. You crown me king and queen ; I crown thee lover ! I bid thee hasten, nay, I plead with thee, Come in the thick dear darkness to my bed. Heed not my sighs, but eagerly uncover, As our mouths mingle, my …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 200

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

… floats Over the dunes In silver notes And golden tunes, And mystic runes. O secret Rose! O secret Flame! The west wind blows The secret Name Into the ears Of the wandering lights That love their fears In the summer nights, And in autumn rejoice By the haunted meres, Hearing the voice Of the seven spheres, Who are merged in the sun, Whom the moonlight frees, And whose orison The soft night-breeze Blows over the leas.

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1913 · PDF PAGE 200

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

… floats Over the dunes In silver notes And golden tunes, And mystic runes. O secret Rose! O secret Flame! The west wind blows The secret Name Into the ears Of the wandering lights That love their fears In the summer nights, And in autumn rejoice By the haunted meres, Hearing the voice Of the seven spheres, Who are merged in the sun, Whom the moonlight frees, And whose orison The soft night-breeze Blows over the leas.

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1919 · PDF PAGE 220

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX those qualities of courage, honour, and virtue without which man is not worthy of that name. 15. The O.H.O. is only known to members of the VIII° and IX°. . The National Grand Master General ad vitam is not ap- proachable as such by any person who has not reached the VI°. All communications should be addressed to the Grand Secretary General, and all cheques drawn in favour of the Grand Treasurer General. Issued by Order, SY He ate L. BaTHURST, ore IX° Grand Secretary General. All enquiries should be addressed to The Grand Secretary …

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1996 · PDF PAGE 212

The Law is for All

Liber AL vel Legis subfigura CCXX — Chapter III 211 before me: let blood flow to my name. Trample down the Heathen; be upon them, o warrior, I will give you of their flesh to eat! 12. Sacrifice cattle, little and big: after a child. 13. But not now. 14. Ye shall see that hour, o blessed Beast, and thou the Scarlet Concubine of his desire! 15. Ye shall be sad thereof. 16. Deem not too eagerly to catch the promises; fear not to undergo the curses. Ye, even ye, know not this meaning all. 17. Fear not at all; fear neither men nor Fates, nor gods, n…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 23

Konx Om Pax

THE WAKE WORLD Y name is Lola, because I am the Key of Delights, and the other children in my dream call me Lola Daydream. When I am awake, you see, I know that I am dreaming, so that they must be very silly children, don’t you think? There are people in the dream, too, who are quite grown up and horrid; but the really important thing is the wake-up person. There is only one, for there never could be any one like him. I call him my Fairy Prince. He rides a horse with beautiful wings like a swan, or sometimes a strange creature like a lion or a …

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