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Page 2 of 821909 · PDF PAGE 190
…, the Ox, as though showing the fearful force of the Spiritual “Whirling Motions” upon the Material Plane, as a terrible and destructive Power. This is also shown by the Foolish Man, as the Material Tarotic emblem of that which in its proper and higher manifestation is the Spiritual Ether. Therefore we read: “ Begun ave the Whirling Motions.” w signifieth mighty in flame, whereof it is also the Hieroglyph. It is that Ruach Elohim brooding upon the Face of the Waters. So read: “ Formulated is the Primal Fire.” ’ is the Hand,* symbolising Power i…
1909 · PDF PAGE 190
…, the Ox, as though showing the fearful force of the Spiritual “Whirling Motions” upon the Material Plane, as a terrible and destructive Power. This is also shown by the Foolish Man, as the Material Tarotic emblem of that which in its proper and higher manifestation is the Spiritual Ether. Therefore we read: “ Begun ave the Whirling Motions.” w signifieth mighty in flame, whereof it is also the Hieroglyph. It is that Ruach Elohim brooding upon the Face of the Waters. So read: “ Formulated is the Primal Fire.” ’ is the Hand,* symbolising Power i…
1913 · PDF PAGE 507
… pale of society. So goes the world. Charlatanism, when it is successful, is then, in magic as in everything else, a great instrument of power. To fascinate the mob cleverly, is not that already to dominate it? The poor devils of sorcerers who in the Middle Ages stupidly got themselves burnt alive had not, it is easy to see, a great empire on others. Joan of Arc was a magician at the head of her armies, and at Rouen the poor girl was not even a witch. She only knew how to pray, and how to fight, and the prestige which surrounded her ceased as s…
1913 · PDF PAGE 507
… pale of society. So goes the world. Charlatanism, when it is successful, is then, in magic as in everything else, a great instrument of power. To fascinate the mob cleverly, is not that already to dominate it? The poor devils of sorcerers who in the Middle Ages stupidly got themselves burnt alive had not, it is easy to see, a great empire on others. Joan of Arc was a magician at the head of her armies, and at Rouen the poor girl was not even a witch. She only knew how to pray, and how to fight, and the prestige which surrounded her ceased as s…
1911 · PDF PAGE 88
…heir Pylon, that is a bar against the Angel Death, is the key by which he entereth in.* The Angel sayeth: And this is the word of double power in the voice of the Master, wherein the Five interpenetrateth the Six. This is its secret interpretation that may not be understood, save only of them that understand. And for this is it the Key of the Pylon of Power, because there is no power that may endure, save only the power that descendeth in this my chariot from Babylon, the city of the Fifty Gates, the Gate of the God On [}ybxax2]. Moreover is On…
1996 · PDF PAGE 187
…ish troubles started in S. Spain and Morocco.1 1 [I.e., the Spanish Civil War of the 1930s E.v.] 72. I am the Lord of the Double Wand of Power; the wand of the Force of Coph Nia—but my left hand is empty, for I have crushed an Universe; Sc nought remains. Commentary: “the Double Wand of Power” is a curious variant of the common “Wand of Double Power”; the general meaning is “I control alike the Forces of Active and Passive.” “Coph Nia”: the original ms. has “—”; left incomplete as not having been properly heard. The present text was filled in l…
1913 · PDF PAGE 568
…have overcome sorrow and death; how they work upon themselves and others the transforma- tion of Proteus; how they exercise the divining power of Apollonius; how they make the gold of Raymond Lully and of Flamel; how in order to renew their youth they possess the secrets of Postel the Re-arisen, and those alleged to have been in the keeping of Cagliostro. In short, we are going to speak the last word of magic. CHAPTER I OF TRANSFORMATION—THE WAND OF CIRCE—THE BATH OF MEDEA—MAGIC OVERCOME BY ITS OWN WEAPONS—THE GREAT ARCANUM OF THE JESUITS AND T…
1913 · PDF PAGE 568
…have overcome sorrow and death; how they work upon themselves and others the transforma- tion of Proteus; how they exercise the divining power of Apollonius; how they make the gold of Raymond Lully and of Flamel; how in order to renew their youth they possess the secrets of Postel the Re-arisen, and those alleged to have been in the keeping of Cagliostro. In short, we are going to speak the last word of magic. CHAPTER I OF TRANSFORMATION—THE WAND OF CIRCE—THE BATH OF MEDEA—MAGIC OVERCOME BY ITS OWN WEAPONS—THE GREAT ARCANUM OF THE JESUITS AND T…
1901 · PDF PAGE 57
…ope, sting all but Love ; and never care If man or flower or sparrow perisheth. Thee, I invoke thee, though no mercy move Thy heart ! No power is to thy hate assigned On love (sing, poets ! shrill, Pandean reeds !). But me, look on me, how my bosom bleeds— Invoke new power of cruelty ; be kind, And ask authority to quench my love ! I
1913 · PDF PAGE 308
…nemies. They met him at the gate and refused him entrance. “But,” said Martin, “I come with the peace of Jesus Christ.” And such was the power of his presence that they could not close the city gates against him. But the palace doors were closed. Martin refused to see the Ithacans or to receive the Communion with them, and their fury at this is eloquent testimony of their sense of his power. They appealed to Maximus, who delivered over Martin bound to them. But in the night Maximus sent for Martin, argued, coaxed, persuaded him to compromise. T…
1913 · PDF PAGE 308
…nemies. They met him at the gate and refused him entrance. “But,” said Martin, “I come with the peace of Jesus Christ.” And such was the power of his presence that they could not close the city gates against him. But the palace doors were closed. Martin refused to see the Ithacans or to receive the Communion with them, and their fury at this is eloquent testimony of their sense of his power. They appealed to Maximus, who delivered over Martin bound to them. But in the night Maximus sent for Martin, argued, coaxed, persuaded him to compromise. T…
1906 · PDF PAGE 34
…wide aether! How the trumpet blare Cursed back at me ! Face ! Equal and Spouse? Bring forth the Virgin Dower, Eternal Wisdom and Eternal Power! Thou canst not see His I woke! and in a well’s untroubled pool I saw my face—and I was ugly now! Blood-spattered ebony eyelash and white brow ! Blood on my lips, and hair, and breast! ‘‘ Thou fool !” A horrid torture in my heart—and then I licked my lips: the tigress tasted blood. My changéd features—wash them in the flood Of murder! This is power over men And angels. I will lift the twisted rod, And ma…
1903 · PDF PAGE 27
… ! Rupua. Ho! Ho! Criospa. Thus then at last the Luck of Maurya throws A double-six to lost Criosda. RupuHa. Ho! The Luck of Maurya! The power of the deed. Criospa. I find thee, mother, at last. Life’s final flash Gleams through the storm. Rupua. l am found ! Ho! Ho! Criospa. What of the power? I bid these waves be calm In Maurya’s name.
1996 · PDF PAGE 118
…confuse itself with incomplete and uncoordinated ideas. The clamour of these cries crowns Anarchy, and action becomes impossible. 31. If Power asks why, then is Power weakness. Commentary: It is ridiculous to ask a dog why it barks. One must fulfil one’s true Nature; one must do one’s Will. To question this is to destroy confidence, and so to create inhibition. If a woman asks a man who wishes to kiss her why he wants to do so, and he tries to explain, he becomes impotent. His proper course is to choke her into compliance, which is what she wan…
1954 · PDF PAGE 407
61 Power and Authority Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Thanks very much for your last letter. I expected no less. As soon as anybody gets into a position of authority, even on a very small scale, their troubles begin on a very large one. Imagine, if you can what I have been through in the last quarter of a century or more. My subordinates are always asking me for advancement in the Order ; they think that if they were only members of the 266th degree everything in the garden would be lovely. They think that if they …
1954 · PDF PAGE 383
350 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS Money being the fourth great power, "what are the other three?" Come, come, you can surely do that in your head. Four's Tetragrammaton, isn't it? Very well, then! The First Great Power is Yod, the Father , Fire, the Wand, the Flame of Creative Genius. The Second is He, the Mother , Water, the Cup, the Sea to which all things tend ; it is the gift of pleasing, of absorbing , of drawing all things to oneself. The Third is Vau, the Son, the Sword , the moving, penetrating element , double in nature. For it is intellect , b…
1909 · PDF PAGE 125
10.27. 1 I .47. 12.19. 1 2.33. JOHN ST. JOHN Let it! I’m going on. The first power to return is the power to suffer. The shame of itl The torture of it! I slept in patches as a man sleeps that is deadly ill. I am only afraid of failing to wake for the End of the day. God! what a day! . . . I dare not trust my will to keep me awake; so I rise, wash, and will walk about till time to get into my Asana. Thirst! Oh how I thirst! I had not thought that there could be such suffering. The Eleventh Day It seems a poor thing to be proud of, merely to be a…
1910 · PDF PAGE 57
…rod Beneath them, that thine own life in its doom Fall, in its resurrection to arise ; Stoop, that its holier hope may cleave the skies. Power, power, and power ! O single sacrifice On thine own altar : let thy savour steam Up, through the domes of broken Paradise ; Up, by Euphrates unimagined stream ; Up, by strange river and mysterious lawn To some impossible diadem of dawn ! So the more orderly ruling of events Shall change and blossom to a finer flower, Until it serve to worlds and elements For aspiration in the nobler hour No mere repress…
1912 · PDF PAGE 123
…God, and glory to His Son, And glory to His Spirit, the eternal Three in One ! I humbly kneel and swear all truth and faith to keep, All power of all my prayer, all vigil to your sleep ! [COUNT ALESSANDRO joins MONICA, kneeling My good lord here shall guide, his wit and wisdom serve, Should Monica his bride stumble or slip or swerve. [LUCREZIA joins MONICA, kneeling. My lady here shall melt my heart, if toil and power Harden what once it felt, make snow of summer shower. I don the Ducal Cap, I grasp the Orb and Rod ; Ere pride beget mishap, lor…
1898 · PDF PAGE 31
THE RAINBOW 25 With virtue Thy likeness we cover, With priestcraft we mock at Thy power, And the meanest on earth is a lover, As vile as a flower. Come down through the visionless aether, And watch for the sprout of the grain Hid dark in the wonder beneath her, A marvel of passion and pain ; Smite power from on high into mortals, Draw spirit to spirit and nigher, That winds burst the wonderful portals And tongues as of fire. O Life of the stars in their glory, O Light of the passionate spring, How sweet and supreme is thy story, Most Wonderful,…