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Page 29 of 951919 · PDF PAGE 40
…XX. Liper L Vex Lecis Sub Figura CCXX. as delivered by XCIII. unto DCLXVI. This book is the foun- dation of the New Zon, and thus of the whole of our Work. Liser XXVII. Liper TricRAMMATON, being a book of Trigrams of the Mutations of the Tao with the Yin and the Yang. An account of the cosmic process: corresponding to the Stanzas of Dzyan in another system. Liper CCXXXI. Lrser ArcanoruM 7év ATV rod TAHVTI QVAS VIDIT ASAR IN AMENNTI Sub Figura CCXXXI. Liber Carcerorum 76» QLIPHOTH cum suis Geniis. Adduntur Sigilla et Nomina Eorum. This is an acc…
1954 · PDF PAGE 329
47 Reincarnation Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. You are within your rights when you insist on knowing if I believe in Reincarnation; and, if so, why; and how do I feel about it. In other letters there is quite a lot of detail about the constitution of Man, and there is my Essay No. I, in Little Essays Toward Truth; you had better get these well fixed in your mind, in case some of what now follows should prove obscure. lean 't be bothered to define all the technical terms all over again. Do I believe in it? Yes. Why…
1954 · PDF PAGE 486
75 The A :. A :. And the Planet Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. You write: Am I to understand that the A :. A :. has two main lines of Work. (1) The initiation of Individuals. (2) Action on the world in general-say "Weltpolitik "? Because your letters on the History of Magick do imply (2); and yet the A :. A :. discourages any form of group working. Is it that the Masters (8° = 3D Magistri TempliJ having been admitted to the Third Order-the A :. A :. proper; below this are R.R. et A. C and G :. D :. -are no longer l…
1907 · PDF PAGE 176
The Cup N the last line of “ The Star and Garter " is con centrated the whole of the ethical philosophy of Aleister Crowley . It reads as follows : But—had it not been for the Garter , I might never have seen the Star . In it we find the sublime maxim , almost universal , which has been postulated by all the greatest ethical codes of the world . It is the moral prototype , the Favashi of the Zoroastrian , the Tree of Knowledge of Babylonia and Genesis , the Light and Darkness of Isaiah , the Yakheen and Boaz of Solomon , the Unique Athanor of t…
1907 · PDF PAGE 250
…e another twice as fast in your mind as they do in mine , or in that of some spirit of another kind ? Hyl . I own it.2 This clinches the whole argument between Mysticus and Scepticus , as it did between the two disputants Philonous and Hylas . THE QABALAH Before entering upon Aleister Crowley's ontological essay on Space , it will be as well first to run through , briefly though it may be , some of the more important eclaircissements of the Qabalah , and the influence this divine theurgy has alike borne on his poetry and philosophy ; for his an…
1909 · PDF PAGE 91
…ond Week, begins. I am in Asana. For some reason or other, Pranayarna is quite easy. Concentrating on Adonai, Iwas in Kam- bhakham for a whole minute without distress. It is true, by the way. I was—and am—in some danger of looking on this Record as a Book; i.e., of emphasising things for their literary effect, and diminishing the importance of others which lend them- selves less obviously. But the answer to this, friend Satan] is that the Canon of Art is Truth, and the Canon of Magic is Truth; my true record will make a good book, and my true b…
1919 · PDF PAGE 47
…AGE OF THE MASTER THERION [The quotations in this Message are from Liber Legis—The Book of the Law.—Ep.] “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.” “There is no Law beyond Do what thou wilt.” “The word of the law is @ednpa.” 6eXnpa—Thelema—means Will. The Key to this Message is this word—Will. The first obvious meaning of this Law is confirmed by antithesis: “The word of Sin is Restriction.” Again: “Thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that and no other shall say nay. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of…
1919 · PDF PAGE 269
… kneels for a space in adoration, with joined hands, knuckles closed, thumb in position aforesaid. He rises, and draws the veil over the whole altar. All rise and stand to order. The PRIEST takes the lance from the DEacon, and holds it as before, as Osiris or Pthah. He cir- cumambulates the Temple three times, followed by the DEacon and the children as before. (These, when not using their hands, keep their arms crossed upon their breasts.) 255
1924 · PDF PAGE 7
…land and abroad, will boycott the book, from the start, unless the specific lies, here denounced, are first destroyed, once for all. The whole event illustrates the absolute neces- sity for that right of reply which the law of France provides. In no other way can a private 7
1944 · PDF PAGE 204
…nce of the number Six, Tiphareth, in the suit of Water. This influence is fortified by that of the Sun, who also represents the Six. The whole image is that of the influence of the Sun on Water. His fierce, but balanced power operates that type of putre‐ faction‐he is in the Sign of Scorpio‐which is the basis of all fertility, all life. The lotus stems are grouped in an elaborate dancing movement. From their blossoms water gushes into the Cups, but they are not yet full to overflowing, as they are in the corre‐ sponding card below; the Nine. Pl…
1954 · PDF PAGE 142
Cara Soror, 12 The Left-Hand Path The "Black Brothers" Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. It is the introduction of the word 'self' that has raised such prickly questions. It really is a little bewildering; the signpost "Right-hand Path, " "Left-hand Path," seems rather indecipherable; and then, for such a long way, they look exactly alike. At what point do they diverge? Actually, the answers are fairly simple. As far as the achievement or attainment is concerned, the two Paths are in fact identical. In fact, one almost feels obli…
1905 · PDF PAGE 217
…upon my mouth That even the body may become the soul: Cry, as the chainéd Eagle of the South, ‘* A house of death,” ! and make my spirit whole! Touch with pure balm the five mysterious wounds ! Come! come away! but not your mighty sounds !2 O wind of all the world! O silent river ! O sea of seas! O flower of all the flowers O fire! O spirit! Beam thou on for ever Through zons of illimitable hours ! Kiss thou my forehead, let thy tender breath Woo me to life, and my desire to death ! I shall be ready for it by-and-by, That sharp Initiation, when…
1899 · PDF PAGE 203
… the Fear Of living on beyond that silent year When I shall follow to the grave of love All that is left of all that I held dear, And my whole heart is buried with the bier That is quite hidden with the flowers above— Jasmine for passion, snowdrop for a tear—
1903 · PDF PAGE 11
…follows. “Whence, whither, why, we know not; but we do know that we are here, that we dislike being here, that there is a way out of the whole loathsome affair—let us make haste and take it!” I am not so retiring in disposition; I persist in my enquiries, and at last the appalling question is answered, and the past ceases to intrude its problems upon my mind. Here you are! Three shies a penny! Change all bad arguments! ] ASSERT THE ABSOLUTENESS OF THE Qanatistic Zino. ‘When we say that the Cosmos sprang from 0, what kind of0 do we mean? By 0 in…
1961 · PDF PAGE 172
…t is but a Preparation, an Adornment of the Bride for the Temple of Hymen, and his Rite. Verily, o my Son, I deem in my Wisdom that this whole Work of thy Development to Sphinxhood cometh before the Work of Theurgy, for the Lord descendeth not upon a Temple ill-conceived, and builded wry, nor abideth in a Shrine unworthy. Accomplish then this Task in Patience, with Assiduity, not hasting furiously after Godliness. For this is most sure, that to the Beauty of a Maiden answereth the Lust of her Lord, spontaneous and without Effort or Appeal of he…
1939 · PDF PAGE 61
…n one portion of the body with the idea of investigating it, that is, I suppose, allowing the mind to move within very small limits, the whole of your consciousness becomes concentrated in that small part. I used to practise this a good deal in my retirement by Lake Pasquaney. I would usually take a finger or a toe, and identify my whole consciousness with the small movements which I allowed it to make. It would be futile to go into much detail about this experience. I can only say that until you acquire the power you have no idea of the sheer …
1898 · PDF PAGE 19
…f the lost works turn up, of course it may be that there may be found “ shelter for songs that recede.” Still, even here, one is, on the whole, more attracted than repelled ; the author has enormous power, and he never scruples to use it, to drive us half mad with horror, or, as in his earlier most exquisite works, to move us to the noblest thoughts and deeds. True, his debt to contemporary writers is a little obvious
1907 · PDF PAGE 66
…Than India breeds to - day . till day Dropped her blue pinions , and the night drew on , And sable clouds banked out the weary sun . The whole course of events is now reversed , Char icles a venomous adder , Archais once again her own divine and glorious self . And this is how we find her the second time : The Tale of Archais , vol . i, p . 14 . 2 Ibid . vol . i, p . 16 .
1919 · PDF PAGE 328
…l Lord Archbishop of Rheims after he cursed the thief, nobody seems one penny the worse—or the better. Probably the best way to take the whole treatise is to assume that it is written for the absolute tyro, with a good deal between the lines for the more advanced mystic. This will excuse, to the mahatma-snob, a good deal of apparent triviality and crudity of standpoint. It is of course neces- sary for the commentator to point out just those things which the novice is not expected to see. He will have to shew mysteries in many grades, and each r…
1954 · PDF PAGE 77
3 Hieroglyphics life and Language Necessarily Symbolic Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Very natural, the irritation in your last! You write: But why? Why all this elaborate symbolism? Why not say straight out what you mean? Surely the subject is difficult enough in any case- must you put on a mask to make it clear? I know you well enough by now to be sure that you will not fob me off with any Holy-Willie nonsense about the Ineffable, about human language being inadequate to reveal such Mysteries, about the necessity…