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1910 · PDF PAGE 357

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…of and at the expense of the fathers) allowances to the mothers of illegitimate children, of caring for the mothers, helping them to get work, and eventually marrying them to honest fellows of their own class. This seemed too sensible to be true. Mr. Hewston’s honest heart had led him to misunderstand. Mr. Coote indignantly corrected this view of the Society’s work. They never did that sort of thing, he said, except in a few very special cases. Now I want to know about these very special cases. Are they by any chance those in which the fathers …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 357

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…of and at the expense of the fathers) allowances to the mothers of illegitimate children, of caring for the mothers, helping them to get work, and eventually marrying them to honest fellows of their own class. This seemed too sensible to be true. Mr. Hewston’s honest heart had led him to misunderstand. Mr. Coote indignantly corrected this view of the Society’s work. They never did that sort of thing, he said, except in a few very special cases. Now I want to know about these very special cases. Are they by any chance those in which the fathers …

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1903 · PDF PAGE 18

Alice: An Adultery

…the 3rd, 4th, 11th, and some others are fine examples of this, though even here is a reference to the facts, a fatal fault in such jewel-work as a sonnet should be, and approaching the abyss of didacticism. Again, he is fatally obscure in many places. Often the sonnet-metre is at fault, and his un- doubtedly great gift of compression fails to compass all his ideas into the fourteen permissible lines. Some are quite unintelligible without reference to the Shakespearian ambiguity at the head ; others are still obscure unless a clear under- standi…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 462

Magick Without Tears

…irection or another without interference from the other parts, so long as you happen to need them for some service or other in the Great Work. Please cleanse your mind once and for all of this delusion, disastrous and most damnable , that there can be opposition between two essential parts of your nature. I cannot write more; it makes me too sad. I hope there is no need. Do be your Self, the radiant Daugher of the Muse! With that command I tum to other tasks. Love is the law, love under will. Fraternally yours ever, 666

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1906 · PDF PAGE 51

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…ghtly-ordered mind, Here and hereafter doth he mourn, him suffering doth doubly irk, Who doeth evil, seeing now at last how evil was his work. The virtuous man rejoices here, hereafter doth he take delight, Both ways rejoices, both delights, as seeing that his work was right. Here and hereafter suffers he: the pains of shame his bosom fill Who thinks ‘‘I did the wrong,” laments his going on the Path of III. Here and hereafter hath he joy: in both the joy of rectitude Who thinks ‘‘I did the right” and goes rejoicing on the Path of Good. A-many v…

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1928 · PDF PAGE 32

Little Poems in Prose

…ensify my solitude and strengthen the barricades that separate me from the world. Horrible life; horrible town! Let us go over the day’s work. I saw several men of letters, one of whom asked me if it was possible to go to Russia by land. He doubtless thought Russia was an island. I disputed enthusiastically with the editor of a review who replied to every ob- jection: “This is an honest newspaper;”— implying that all other newspapers were edited by scoundrels. I saluted a score of people, of whom I do not know fifteen. I scattered hand-

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1961 · PDF PAGE 70

Liber Aleph

…mine, o my Son, to will that all Men share our Mirth and Jollity; wherefore have I proclaimed my Law to Man, and thou continuest in that Work of Joyance. s

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1903 · PDF PAGE 13

Ahab and Other Poems

…Wy attiBue! Mercy H noBle enemies Marks may from Safer mould of Surte. Eo fight Heir (Wordfmey—Who Would fhiré ? Eo flap.a mpik—woWard's Work! <O Bake ied mercy,” Hat He (aid; ‘Mor Bar me flay He Syrian Cbicf. Pet mp Goad anf ors for his ead; ‘Amp propte take Gis proptr's gxicf. Sim, troth, 6 (par one farmee(s Stweath, SiG ak my mnownts cary wath! fimetp mercy praw Beoomes, oe ainoep Ye, and inceroour(e OF goodkp mexchandife, that fume Eoncention i unicd fore. = + qheaife (Bf, menting, MhewBeth pity ; Mot bin Who ore aatp!

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1919 · PDF PAGE 17

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…rehensive and well-ordered form. Every instruction has been edited on strictly scientific lines. Students are thoroughly drilled in this work; examinations take place regularly, and diplomas issued to those who pass II

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1954 · PDF PAGE 7

Magick Without Tears

… AL 302 49 Thelemic Morality 308 50 A.C. and the "Masters": 314 Why They Chose Him 51 How to Recognize Masters, Angels, 320 and How They Work 52 Family: Public Enemy No.1 334 53 "Mother Love" 340 54 "On Meanness" 345

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1935 · PDF PAGE 12

One Star in Sight

…yte” appointed to superintend all Members of the Order of the G. D. The real object of the rule was to prevent Members of the same Grade working together and so blurring each other’s individuality; also to prevent work developing into social intercourse. The Grades of the Order of the G. D. are fully described in Liber 185" and there is no need to amplify what is there stated. It must however, be carefully remarked that in each of these pre- liminary Grades there are appointed certain tasks appropriate, and that the ample accomplishment of each…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 269

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…ys a meto "811203?/??מוALL bowing in adoration to MERCURVJ LIBRA. Brother, what is the hour? PISCES. Dawn. LIBRA. Let us depart unto the work of the clay. ALL. Amen. * Moto perpetuo: Ries. g 9Ι

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1911 · PDF PAGE 269

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…ys a meto "811203?/??מוALL bowing in adoration to MERCURVJ LIBRA. Brother, what is the hour? PISCES. Dawn. LIBRA. Let us depart unto the work of the clay. ALL. Amen. * Moto perpetuo: Ries. g 9Ι

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1929 · PDF PAGE 403

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…the police in London. The result of the Jones case neither surprised nor shocked me. It simply confirmed me in my determination to do my work and nothing else but my work. It was none of my business whether what I did was popular. The Pilgrim's Progress would have been no better if its author had been a generally respected churchwarden instead of a jailbird, and no worse if he had been a highwayman instead of a tinker. One cannot even help oneself to become famous by any given methods. One may, indeed, push oneself into society where one does n…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 434

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

… fails to impress the English doctor through implored by the most eminent German professor in that department of science to allow her to work with him.) The editor wrote to my friend that he would like to publish the story, but required proof of its literal truth. I cannot comment upon such incidents. I have never been able to understand the psychology of such crass stupidity as I have found almost universal among editors and publishers. I can understand any man considering any piece of literature worthless, or thinking it a supreme masterpiece…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 530

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

… height. The British would not employ me, failing to understand or to trust. The Department of Justice, though warmly appreciative of my work, did not offer to pay me for it, nor did I ask them to do so. My stupid kingliness still stood in my way. I should have felt dishonoured by accepting payment for my patriotic service. All sources of income dried up completely. I therefore borrowed a canoe, tent and camp outfit from a friend and started up the Hudson on a Great Magical Retirement with two dollars and twenty-five cents as my total capital, …

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1902 · PDF PAGE 142

Tannhäuser

…e world ' I say, then, " I " ; and yet it is not " I " Distinct, but " I " incorporate in All. I am, the Resurrection and the Life ! The Work is finished, and the Night rolled back ! I am the Rising Sun of Life and Light, The Glory of the Shining of the Dawn ! I am Osiris ! I the Lord of Life Triumphant over death. — O Sorrow, Sorrow, Sorrow of the World ! Heinrich. This was my friend. Deep night descends, perfused With unsubstantial glory from beyond. 140

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1913 · PDF PAGE 4

John Yarker – In Memoriam

…led extensively in America, the West Indies and Cuba. Before he left England he revived the old York degrees of Heredom-Kadosh, formerly worked under the Duke of Sussex, being helped in this important work by old members who had been admitted in 1823 and 1833. In 1869 he was admitted into L’Ordre du Temple, the continuation of the Knights Templars in Paris. This body claims an uninterrupted succession of Grand Masters from the time of Jacques de Molay, who, it is said, invested as Grand Master Marc Larmenius in 1307, when the Order was first imp…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 112

Moonchild

…he inhabitants hour by hour. Nothing escaped him of their doings in the garden; and (as it happened) the preponderating portion of their work lay out- of-doors. He could make nor head nor tail of the fact that the most important people were apparently doing no magick of any kind, but, careless lovers, enjoying the firstfruits of their flight to the South. But Douglas put two and two together very cleverly, even from the first report; he noted, also, the intelligence and ability of Gates, and made a memorandum to use him up quickly and destroy h…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 31

The Holy Books

…o 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 Hadit burning in thy heart shall make swift and secure thy pen. 3o

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