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1913 · PDF PAGE 389

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…he existence of God. FAITH. You have not the privilege of believing, but you will never prove to me that God does not exist. sciENCE. In order to prove it to you, I must first know what God is. FAITH. You will never know it. If you knew it, you could teach it to me; and when I knew it, I should no longer believe it. scrENCE. Do you then believe without knowing what you believe ? FAITH. Oh, do not let us play with words! It is you who do not know what I believe, and I believe it precisely because you do not knowit. Do you pretend to be infinite?…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 537

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…EY OF THE MYSTERIES CHAPTER II THE POWER OF THE WORD It is the word which creates forms; and forms in their turn react upon the word, in order to modify it and com- plete it. Every word of truth is a beginning of an act of justice. One asks if man may sometimes be necessarily driven to evil. Yes, when his judgment is false, and consequently his word unjust. But one is responsible for a false judgment as for a bad action. What falsifies the judgment is selfishness and its unjust vanities. The unjust word, unable to realize itself by creation, re…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 389

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…he existence of God. FAITH. You have not the privilege of believing, but you will never prove to me that God does not exist. sciENCE. In order to prove it to you, I must first know what God is. FAITH. You will never know it. If you knew it, you could teach it to me; and when I knew it, I should no longer believe it. scrENCE. Do you then believe without knowing what you believe ? FAITH. Oh, do not let us play with words! It is you who do not know what I believe, and I believe it precisely because you do not knowit. Do you pretend to be infinite?…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 537

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…EY OF THE MYSTERIES CHAPTER II THE POWER OF THE WORD It is the word which creates forms; and forms in their turn react upon the word, in order to modify it and com- plete it. Every word of truth is a beginning of an act of justice. One asks if man may sometimes be necessarily driven to evil. Yes, when his judgment is false, and consequently his word unjust. But one is responsible for a false judgment as for a bad action. What falsifies the judgment is selfishness and its unjust vanities. The unjust word, unable to realize itself by creation, re…

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1928 · PDF PAGE 63

Little Poems in Prose

…pass into this picture which my soul has painted, this picture which resem- bles you? These treasures, this furniture, this luxury, this order, these perfumes, these miraculous flowers, they are you. Still you, these mighty rivers and these calm canals! These enormous ships that ride upon them, freighted with wealth, whence rise the monotonous songs of their handling; these are my thoughts that sleep or that roll upon your breast. You lead them softly towards that sea which is the Infi- nite; ever reflecting the depths of heaven in the limpidit…

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1944 · PDF PAGE 10

The Book of Thoth

…gick in Theory and Practice (Book 4, Part III) 1929 e.v. He published a full account of the Tarot, according to the MSS. of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in The Equinox, Vol.1, Nos. 7 and 8 (1912 e.v.). 1To trace his progress in the Order will assist the reader to follow his work. He attained the grade of Adeptus Minor 5°=6° (Fra: R.R. et A.C.) in January, 1900 e.v. That of Adeptus Major 6°=5°, taking the motto “OL SONUF VAORESAJI”, in April, 1904 e.v. That of Adeptus Exemptus 7°=4°, taking the motto OY MH, in 1909 e.v. (Fra: A׵ A׵) Tha…

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1944 · PDF PAGE 186

The Book of Thoth

…rather than its later form. For destruction may be regarded as the first step in the creative process. The virgin ovum must be broken in order to fertilize it. Fear and repulsion are therefore the primary reaction to the assault. Then, with understand‐ ing of the complete plan, willing surrender rejoices to co‐operate. Six flames issue from the centre. This indicates the influence of the Sun, who is exalted in Ar‐ ies. This is the creative Will. Mars in Aries is the attribution of the Geomantic Figure Puer. p

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1909 · PDF PAGE 24

Handbook of Geomancy

…0, 9(as * O and 4) Dexter and by 3, 4,5... Sinister, and has 7 in opposition. The Dexter aspect is that which is contvary to the natural order of the Houses; it is stronger than the Sinister. So for other Houses. Figures have Friends and Enemies :-— h: ¥ © ¥)Friends; ¢ @ Enemies. ¥:h © 2? ¥ ); and ¢. $:%; andvhO©¥. O:¥OR%); andh. 9:7O6 ¥); and h. ¥:h¥O?); ands. dD: ¥Oe ¥; andh and ¢, 158

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1909 · PDF PAGE 20

The Holy Books

…laves of because: they are not of me. The stops as thou wilt; the letters? change them not in style or value ! 55. Thou shalt obtain the order and value I9

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1907 · PDF PAGE 190

Collected Works (Vol. III)

…k From my poor plea to challenge in my song The whole domain of deeply-seated law, Taunch thunders not Olympic at the strong Bars of the Order backed with strength and awe That men call Will of Zeus: the after scheme And primal fate and most primordial plan Shaped from the earth’s first protoplasmic dream Up to the last great mischief that is man. All this I challenge: that the suns and stars Work in due order and procession meet Without caprice in viewless, changeless bars, Nor self-determinate in their wingless feet. All nature and all consci…

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1926 · PDF PAGE 19

Liber Al vel Legis

…laves of because: they are not of me. The stops as thou wilt; the letters? change them not in style or value ! 55. Thou shalt obtain the order and value I9

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1909 · PDF PAGE 13

Alexandra

…on, or possi- bly a coloured one, of a sketch or photo- graph. Only the gentlemen and noblemen about the court would be in a position to order a painting on ivory by an artist such as Sargent or Herkomer from such sketch or photograph. 21. The nautical reference is, on the authority of Lloyd’s journal, obscure. 22. Cancelled passage, vv. XXXI, XXXII. XXXI Who turn ? Why, Arthur, Bertie, Charles, Dick, Edward, Frank, George, Hal, Ike, John, Kenneth, Leonard, Mike, Nat, Oliver, Pete, Quintus, wend them bedward Alone, alike. XXXII So Roger, Sam, T…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 168

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…0, 9(as * O and 4) Dexter and by 3, 4,5... Sinister, and has 7 in opposition. The Dexter aspect is that which is contvary to the natural order of the Houses; it is stronger than the Sinister. So for other Houses. Figures have Friends and Enemies :-— h: ¥ © ¥)Friends; ¢ @ Enemies. ¥:h © 2? ¥ ); and ¢. $:%; andvhO©¥. O:¥OR%); andh. 9:7O6 ¥); and h. ¥:h¥O?); ands. dD: ¥Oe ¥; andh and ¢, 158

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1909 · PDF PAGE 168

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…0, 9(as * O and 4) Dexter and by 3, 4,5... Sinister, and has 7 in opposition. The Dexter aspect is that which is contvary to the natural order of the Houses; it is stronger than the Sinister. So for other Houses. Figures have Friends and Enemies :-— h: ¥ © ¥)Friends; ¢ @ Enemies. ¥:h © 2? ¥ ); and ¢. $:%; andvhO©¥. O:¥OR%); andh. 9:7O6 ¥); and h. ¥:h¥O?); ands. dD: ¥Oe ¥; andh and ¢, 158

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1906 · PDF PAGE 224

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…l he, for so long, and he slew the other Bull, and he broke the arrow in twain; after that he was silent, for they grew again in sixfold order, so that this latter work was double: but unto the first three he laid not his hand, neither for the first time, nor for the second time, nor for the third time. So to them he added that spiritual flame (for they were one, and ten, and fifty, thrice, and again) and that was the Beast, the Living One that is Lifan. Let us be silent, therefore, my brethren, worshipping the holy sixfold Ox?4 that was our Fa…

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1924 · PDF PAGE 13

An Open Letter to Lord Beaverbook

…n when he challenges Mr. Crowley to fill his pockets by means of an action at law. It is your capital, in various kinds, that he uses in order to collect anonymous gossip, purchase slanderous interviews, and give to his calumnies a world-wide publicity. You cannot avoid moral responsibility for his dis- honourable abuse of the power which you have put into his hands. If you could not prevent his infamous libels, you are bound to redress the wrong as soon as it is pointed out to you. In putting into the hands of unscrupulous scoundrels the power…

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1961 · PDF PAGE 51

Liber Aleph

…imits to individual Freedom. For each Man in this State which I purpose is fulfilling his own true Will by his eager Acquiescence in the Order necessary to the Welfare of all, and therefore of himself also. But see thou well to it that thou set high the Standard of Satisfaction, and that to everyone there be a surplus of Leisure and of Energy, so that, his Will of Self-Preservation being fulfilled by the Performance of his Function in the State, he may devote the remainder of his Powers to the Satisfaction of the other Parts of his Will. And be…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 21

Why Jesus Wept

…ts sheath, Thou poisonous bitch, is rotten. Fact, atone !) Such magic liquors in his veins there seethe As, would he master, need strong order known In life’s routine, ere he may dare to be alone. So there alone he was, and like a comet, Leaps on the utmost ridges of the hills. Then, like a dog returning to his vomit, Broods in the hall on all creation’s ills ! An idle volume with mere bosh he fills ; He dreams and dozes, toils and flies afar, Apace — the body by a thousand wills Of fire cross-twisted, bruised, is thrust, a spar, Wreckage of so…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 55

Mortadello

…se malice ? GABRIELE. Be reassured ! I have barred All danger. I’ve her palace surrounded with the guard. If she delay, or fail, there’s order to arrest. You catch the nightingale if you can find her nest. MORTADELLO. This was your plan, sir, path too darkling for my ken. Fail ? God avert the wrath of Mortadello then. I will have you inch by inch pushed screaming into hell— The rack, the boot, the winch, the thumbscrews . . . GABRIELE. [Laughing.] Very well !

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1912 · PDF PAGE 143

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…t of the element itself, viz. i d o i g ο. So for others; The remaining 12 Keys refer to the remaining lesser angles of the tablets, the order of the elements being Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Pronounce Elemental language (also called Angelic 0r Enochian) by inserting the next following Hebrew vowel between consonants, e.g. c after b (bEth), i after g (gImel), a after (:1, etc. 101

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