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Page 29 of 711909 · PDF PAGE 59
…now as always. I have been concentrating solely on the Revision and copying of the Ritual. Therefore I now live just as I always live in order to get a definite piece of work done: concentrating as it were 017 the Work. As Levi also adjures us by the Holy Names. Coming back from lunch (a dozen Marennes Vertes and an Andouillette aux Pommes) I met Zelina Visconti, more lovely-ugly than ever in her wild way. She says that she is favourably disposed towards me, on the recommendation of her concierge ! l! " The tongue of good report hath already bee…
1913 · PDF PAGE 312
…y by love, it is identical with hope. To love is to believe and hope; and this triple outburst of the soul is called virtue, because, in order to make it, courage is necessary. But would there be any courage in that, if doubt were not possible? Now, to be able to doubt, is to doubt. Doubt is the force 1 This passage is typical of the sublime irony of Levi, and the key to the whole of his paradoxes.—TRANS. 14
1913 · PDF PAGE 477
…HE MYSTERIES This is an assertion. It remains to us to give an explanation and a demon- stration. That explanation and demonstration, in order to be com- plete, demand a work sufficient to fill a book. That book has been written, and we shall publish it shortly. Here is the title: The Reason of Miracles, or the Devil at the Tribunal of Science. “Why the devil?” Because we have demonstrated by facts what Mr. de Mirville had, before us, incompletely set forth. We say “‘incompletely”; because the devil is, for Mr. de Mirville, a fantastic personag…
1913 · PDF PAGE 312
…y by love, it is identical with hope. To love is to believe and hope; and this triple outburst of the soul is called virtue, because, in order to make it, courage is necessary. But would there be any courage in that, if doubt were not possible? Now, to be able to doubt, is to doubt. Doubt is the force 1 This passage is typical of the sublime irony of Levi, and the key to the whole of his paradoxes.—TRANS. 14
1913 · PDF PAGE 477
…HE MYSTERIES This is an assertion. It remains to us to give an explanation and a demon- stration. That explanation and demonstration, in order to be com- plete, demand a work sufficient to fill a book. That book has been written, and we shall publish it shortly. Here is the title: The Reason of Miracles, or the Devil at the Tribunal of Science. “Why the devil?” Because we have demonstrated by facts what Mr. de Mirville had, before us, incompletely set forth. We say “‘incompletely”; because the devil is, for Mr. de Mirville, a fantastic personag…
1919 · PDF PAGE 218
…sojourn in the secret houses 204 of the O.T.O., permanently or for a greater or lesser period of the year according to their rank in the Order; or, in the case of those of the Fifth and lower degrees, are candidates for invitation to these houses.
1944 · PDF PAGE 42
Therefore, in order to use the properties of this card, one way is to get into communication with the Intelligence concerned, and to induce him to execute his function. There are thus seventy‐two “Angels” set over the thirty‐six small cards; these are derived from the “Great Name of God” of seventy‐two letters, called Shemhamphorasch. THE SHEMHAMPHORASCH AND THE TAROT This word means the Divided Name. The “Name” is Tetragrammaton: I.H.V.H., com‐ monly called Jehovah. He is the Supreme Lord of the Four Elements which compose funda‐ mentally the …
1909 · PDF PAGE 406
…nd Sir Epwarp Ketty. THE CONTINUATION OF THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING. A full account of the reception of Fra. P. into the Rosicrucian Order, with illustrations; and of his operations in Ceremonial Magic, &c. [His Studies of Eastern Magic and Meditation, &c., to follow in Nos, IV. and V.] THE CONTINUATION OF THE HERB DANGEROUS: “The Poem of Hashish,” translated from the French of Cuarces Baupevarre by AxzisteR Crow Ley. THE SOUL-HUNTER, unpublished pages from the Diary of Dr. Artur Lez, “ The Montrouge Vampire.” AN ORIGIN, by Victor B. Nevsur…
1909 · PDF PAGE 406
…nd Sir Epwarp Ketty. THE CONTINUATION OF THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING. A full account of the reception of Fra. P. into the Rosicrucian Order, with illustrations; and of his operations in Ceremonial Magic, &c. [His Studies of Eastern Magic and Meditation, &c., to follow in Nos, IV. and V.] THE CONTINUATION OF THE HERB DANGEROUS: “The Poem of Hashish,” translated from the French of Cuarces Baupevarre by AxzisteR Crow Ley. THE SOUL-HUNTER, unpublished pages from the Diary of Dr. Artur Lez, “ The Montrouge Vampire.” AN ORIGIN, by Victor B. Nevsur…
1913 · PDF PAGE 8
The brethren present having proved their right to sit, speak and vote, Brother Quilliam called the Convocation to order, and called upon Brother Crowley to read the summons, a copy of which is here appended. This was done. Brother Crowley remarked that no written protest against the present Convocation had been received from any Prince Patriarch, and that it might therefore be taken that no question could hereafter be raised as to the legality of the Convocation. Brother Crowley proposed, and Bro. Theodor Reuss seconded, that Bro. Henry Meyer t…
1961 · PDF PAGE 171
…, and endureth not. So therefore is it Folly, and a Rape wrought upon Truth to aim at aught but the Fulfilment of thine own True Nature. Order then thy Workings in Accord with thy Knowledge of that Norm as best thou mayst, not heeding the Importunity of them that prate of he Ideal. For this Rule, this Uniformity, is proper only to a Prison, and a Man Liveth by Elasticity, nor endureth Rigor save in Death. But whoso groweth bodily by a Law foreign to his own Nature, he hath a Cancer, and his whole conomy shall be destroyed by that small Disobed…
1909 · PDF PAGE 12
…Universe, even as we are now physically bound unto the cross of suffering: II. that I will lead a pure life, as a devoted servant of the Order: III. that I will understand all things : IVA that I will love all things: ᾽ V. that I will perform all things and endure all things: VI. that I will continue in the Knowledge and Conversation of My Holy Guardian Angel: VII. that I will work without attachment : IO
1912 · PDF PAGE 62
…ft. Then one, human, white, self-shining (my idea after all I), came forth and put his hands over mine, saying: “I receive thee into the Order of the ——." I sank back to earth in a cradle of flame. April 25. Yesterday’s vision a real illumination, since it 22 26. showed me an obvious mistake which I had utterly failed to see. The word in my Kamma- work (in Burma) was Augoeides, and the method Invoking Often. Therefore a self—glittering One, whether my conscience approves or not, whether my desires fit or not, is to be my guide. I am to invoke oft…
1912 · PDF PAGE 62
…ft. Then one, human, white, self-shining (my idea after all I), came forth and put his hands over mine, saying: “I receive thee into the Order of the ——." I sank back to earth in a cradle of flame. April 25. Yesterday’s vision a real illumination, since it 22 26. showed me an obvious mistake which I had utterly failed to see. The word in my Kamma- work (in Burma) was Augoeides, and the method Invoking Often. Therefore a self—glittering One, whether my conscience approves or not, whether my desires fit or not, is to be my guide. I am to invoke oft…
1944 · PDF PAGE 260
…e mind to accept it as the basis of all thinking on the subject of The Tarot, exactly as the letters of the alphabet and their arbitrary order is accepted as the basis of all our thinking in respect of words and their pronunciation. Until this first task has been mastered, the details of the Tarot may prove a source of continual annoyance; every symbol of the book must be so familiar as to have sunk completely into the unconscious strata of thought. Intellectual knowl‐ edge must be so wrought into the substance of the mind that it becomes insti…
1954 · PDF PAGE 514
…dense your more than somewhat tautological , pleonastic, prolix , diffuse and incoherent elucubrations!-that the whole idea of the Great Order is based on faith in Progress. The doctrine of successive aeons is nothing else. The system of training is nothing else. Nothing , in fact , is anything else. Maugre this and in despite thereof , I am everlastingly throwing down the whole jerry-built castle by my cynical reflections. Maybe, some of the time. But the explanation is very simple, and you ought to have been able to think it out for yourself.…
1913 · PDF PAGE 14
…is rights, if it is paid by March 1. Should he fail to discharge his obligation by this date, he ceases ipso facto to be a member of the Order, but may be reinstated on paying arrears and one guinea extra. If his lapse extend to the next year following, he can only be nstated under special conditions, and by the express consent in writing of the National Grand Master General ad vitam. 14. The Constitution, Trust Deeds, Charters, Warrants, and all other documents, are exhibited to candidates on their exaltation to the IV°, should they desire it.…
1954 · PDF PAGE 407
…f 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 only possessed the secrets of the 148th degree they would be able to perform all those miracles which at present escape them. These poor fish! They do not understand tl:1e difference between Power and Authority . They do not understand that there are two kinds of degrees, alto…
1910 · PDF PAGE 93
…n mystical practices. Apollonius of Tyana ( ? connec- tion with Dhyana) was accustomed to wrap himself completely in a woolen garment in order to perform magic — presumably with some idea of “ insula- tion.” Cedar is esteemed highly as incense. The passage may mean : “ I will float heavenward on the perfume of my adoration, being insulated from the world by my love (or the Holy Spirit) under That Tree.” i.e. the Tree of Life.
1913 · PDF PAGE 24
THE EQUINOX The brethren present having proved their right to sit, speak and vote, Brother Quilliam called the Convocation to order, and called upon Brother Crowley to read the summons, a copy of which is here appended. This was done. Brother Crowley remarked that no written protest against the present Convocation had been received from any Prince Patriarch, and that it might therefore be taken that no question could hereafter be raised as to the legality of the Convocation. Brother Crowley proposed, and Bro. Theodor Reuss seconded, that Bro. H…