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1911 · PDF PAGE 52

The Vision and the Voice

…. I am the Angel of the moon. I am the veiled one that sitteth between the pillars veiled with a shining veil, and on my lap is the open Book of the mysteries of the ineffable light. Iam the aspiration unto the higher; I am the love of the unknown. I am the blind ache within the heart of man. I am the minister of the sacrament of pain. I swing the censer of worship, and I sprinkle the waters of purification. I am the daughter of the house of the invisible. I am the Priestess of the Silver Star. And she catches me up to her as a mother catches h…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 70

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

THE EQUINOX 39. All this and a book to say how thou didst come hither and a reproduction of this ink and paper for ever—for in it is the word secret & not only in the English—and thy comment upon this the Book of the Law shall be printed beautifully in red ink and black upon beautiful paper made by hand; and to each man and woman that thou meetest, were it but to dine or to drink at them, it is the Law to give. Then they shall chance to abide in this bliss or no; it is no odds. Do this quickly! 40. But the work of the comment? That is easy; and…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 70

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

THE EQUINOX 39. All this and a book to say how thou didst come hither and a reproduction of this ink and paper for ever—for in it is the word secret & not only in the English—and thy comment upon this the Book of the Law shall be printed beautifully in red ink and black upon beautiful paper made by hand; and to each man and woman that thou meetest, were it but to dine or to drink at them, it is the Law to give. Then they shall chance to abide in this bliss or no; it is no odds. Do this quickly! 40. But the work of the comment? That is easy; and…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 19

The Rosicrucian Scandal

…reviewers discover this? Maries, Unfortunately, no. On the contrary, Mr. G. K. Chesterton wrote a column in the Daily Nees, in which the book is treated as a serious contribution to Philosophy. Scorpio, KC. Is there anything else? Maruens, There's the # Mothers Tragedy’ ‘Scorrio, K.C. What is that? Maries. "A book of poems one of w which T blush to mention. Scourio, K.C. Has any wretch previously dealt with it? Marien’. Yes. Scorrio, KC. Who? Marites, Sophoclesin Oedipus Rex; Shakespeare in Hamlet and in Pericles; Malory in Morte d’Arthur; Byro…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 46

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…ars the sword from a red girdle, and the Paten and Hosts, or Cakes of Light. Ihe DEACON. He is clothed in white and yellow. He bears the Book of the Law. Two Children. They are clothed in white and black. One bears a pitcher of water and a cellar of sait, the other a censer of lire and a casket of perfume. IIP Of the ceremony of the Introit. The DEACON, opening the door of the Temple, admïts the con¬ grégation and takes his stand between the small altar atid the font. (There should be a door-keeper to attend to the admis¬ sion. ) The DEACON adv…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 167

The Vision and the Voice

…fire, and fearlessly through it all a snow-white eagle flies. And the eagle cries: the house also of death. Come away! The volume of the book is open, the Angel wait- eth without, for the summer is at hand. Come away! For the Aeon is measured, and thy span allotted. Come away! For the mighty sounds have entered into every angle. And they have awakened the Angels of the Aethyrs that slept these three hundred years. For in the Holy letter Shin, that is the Resurrection in the Book of Thoth, that is the Holy Spirit in the Trinity, that is three hu…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 261

The Star in the West

…ported .” Prana is the Purusha or aum , the totality of Brahman , Vishnu , and Siva , of Past , Present , and Future . The Wisdom of the Book of Proverbs , and the later Book of Wisdom ; it is also the same power as the Eden illa - ah of the Zohar , the Be ' Raisheeth of many Qabal ists and Talmudists , the Logos of Philo and St. John , and the Sophia of Plato . All the above are Absolute ideals , and so can bear only a relationship and no proportionate value what ever to our finite understanding , they can only be watched , and have never been…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 361

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…r house and work. But a sudden thought struck me just as I got outside the door. I sat down again on the stone seats, whipped out a note-book and began my calculations. I saw my way to a solution, jotted down my idea, and snapped the book to in triumph. It was then that I became aware that Big Lion was putting a cigar in my mouth, and that everybody was crowding around me and shaking hands. Was this another of the buffoon’s stupid jokes? “To what end ? ”’ said Big Lion, as he lighted my cigar. I had sunk back in the bench in a sort of lazy triu…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 397

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…LIAM Law. H.R. Allenson, 1s. net. This admirable little treatise, now so beautifully and conveniently printed, deserves a place on every bookshelf. It contains the essential knowledge of our own community in the Christian—but not too Christian—dialect. I have bought a dozen copies to give to my friends. MEISTER ECKHART’S SERMONS. Translated by CLAUDE FIELD, M.A. Same price and publisher. Too pedantic and theological to please me, though I daresay he means well. THE WORSHIP OF SATAN IN MODERN FRANCE. By ARTHUR LILLIE. Swan Sonnenschein and Co., …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 397

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…LIAM Law. H.R. Allenson, 1s. net. This admirable little treatise, now so beautifully and conveniently printed, deserves a place on every bookshelf. It contains the essential knowledge of our own community in the Christian—but not too Christian—dialect. I have bought a dozen copies to give to my friends. MEISTER ECKHART’S SERMONS. Translated by CLAUDE FIELD, M.A. Same price and publisher. Too pedantic and theological to please me, though I daresay he means well. THE WORSHIP OF SATAN IN MODERN FRANCE. By ARTHUR LILLIE. Swan Sonnenschein and Co., …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 295

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…gon Doubt. 1 was therefore prepared to believe anything she might say. And accordingly we get a simple, charming, old-fashioned motherly book, full of kindly thought and real piety; that it may have no objective value for the S.P.R. is quite unimportant for the class of readers whom it is intended to reach, Mrs. Davies is a “professional medium "; of such I have said things which only my incapacity for invective prevented from being severe. But though (no doubt) the phenomena recorded in this book are ‘non-evidcntial,’ I do feel the sincerity o…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 295

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…gon Doubt. 1 was therefore prepared to believe anything she might say. And accordingly we get a simple, charming, old-fashioned motherly book, full of kindly thought and real piety; that it may have no objective value for the S.P.R. is quite unimportant for the class of readers whom it is intended to reach, Mrs. Davies is a “professional medium "; of such I have said things which only my incapacity for invective prevented from being severe. But though (no doubt) the phenomena recorded in this book are ‘non-evidcntial,’ I do feel the sincerity o…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 25

The Scented Garden

…tion 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, and the like. 2. St. Augustine can find no better symbols than El Haji to express his love for God. “ What is it the…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 16

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…Man. Every sage that ever existed in the world has graduated at our school; for without wisdom no man can be wise. We all study only one book, the Book of Nature, in which the keys to all secrets are con— tained, and we follow the only possible method in studying it, that of experience. Our place 01 meeting is the Temple of the Holy Spirit pervading the universe; easily to be found by the elect, but for ever hidden from the eyes of the vulgar. Our secrets cannot be sold for money, but we give them free to every one capable to receive them.” As …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 16

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…Man. Every sage that ever existed in the world has graduated at our school; for without wisdom no man can be wise. We all study only one book, the Book of Nature, in which the keys to all secrets are con— tained, and we follow the only possible method in studying it, that of experience. Our place 01 meeting is the Temple of the Holy Spirit pervading the universe; easily to be found by the elect, but for ever hidden from the eyes of the vulgar. Our secrets cannot be sold for money, but we give them free to every one capable to receive them.” As …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 10

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…an. Every sage that ever existed in the world has graduated at our school ; for without wisdom no man can be wise. We all study only one book, the Book of Nature, in which the keys to all secrets are con- tained, and we follow the only possible method in studying it, that of experience. Our place of meeting is the Temple of the Holy Spirit pervading the universe; easily to be found by the elect, but for ever hidden from the eyes of the vulgar. Our secrets cannot be sold for money, but we give them free to every one capable to receive them.” As …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 10

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…an. Every sage that ever existed in the world has graduated at our school ; for without wisdom no man can be wise. We all study only one book, the Book of Nature, in which the keys to all secrets are con- tained, and we follow the only possible method in studying it, that of experience. Our place of meeting is the Temple of the Holy Spirit pervading the universe; easily to be found by the elect, but for ever hidden from the eyes of the vulgar. Our secrets cannot be sold for money, but we give them free to every one capable to receive them.” As …

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1919 · PDF PAGE 186

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…done! Now, O my son, thou knowest that it is Our will to estab- lish this Work, accomplishing fully that which We are com- manded in the Book of the Law, “Help me, O warrior lord of Thebes, in my unveiling before the children of men!””— and it is Thy Will, manifesting as thou hast done in the Sphere of Malkuth the material world, to do this same thing in an even more immediate and practical way than would naturally appeal to one whose manifestation is in the Heaven of Jupiter. So therefore We now answer Thy filial petition that asketh good coun…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 41

The Vision and the Voice

…eauty and majesty, and behold! there is nothing but this abomination of desolation. He speaks; I cannot hear a word; something about the Book of the Law. The answer is written in the Book of the Law, or something of that sort. This is a long speech; all that I can hear is: From me pour down the fires of life and increase continually upon the earth. From me flow down the rivers of water and oil and wine. From me cometh forth the wind that beareth the seed of trees and flowers and fruits and all herbs upon its bosom. From me cometh forth the eart…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 411

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…e Way and the End. In this par- ticular passage it is however principally synonymous with Will, and Will has been so fully dealt with in Book 4, Part II, that it will save trouble if we assume that the reader is fa- miliar with that masterpiece. (Subsection VI.) This, too, has been carefully described in Book 4, Part I. There is a distinction between Buddhist ‘Jhana’ and San- skrit ‘Dhyana,’ though etymologically the former is a cor- ruption of the latter. The craze for classification which obsesses the dull minds of the learned has been peculi…

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