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Page 34 of 811929 · PDF PAGE 370
…al Tablets. And lo! when I had at last abandoned the search, I cast mine eyes upon a hole in the loft where were ski, etc., and there, O Holy, Holy, Holy! were not only all that I sought, but the manuscript of Liber Legis! The ground was completely cut away from under my feet. I remained for two whole days meditating on the situation --- in performing, in fact, a sort of supplementary Sammasati to that of 1905. Having the knack of it, I reached a very clear conclusion without too much difficulty. The essence of the situation was that the Secret…
1905 · PDF PAGE 76
…h concealed thought, And the worshipper’s eye, wrought To the stars in subtle fashion, By no magic is distraught. Ay! our hope is in His holy Places, and our prayers ascend Fervent, and may sunder slowly The blue darkness at the end. For we know not where to send For a sword to cleanse the land, For a sharp two-edgéd brand, All our homesteads to defend. Now amid the desert sand Lives an outcast of our race, Strong, immutable, and grand, And his mighty hand Grips a mighty mace. He would shatter, did we call, Sons of Ammon one and all, Did we fea…
1906 · PDF PAGE 20
…eel On poniard-blades of poisoned steel, and weep out blood in agonies ; Strange beast and reptile writhe; the song grows high and melancholy now ; The perfume savours every brow with lust unutterable of wrong. Clothed with my flower-bride I sit, a harlot in a harlot’s dress, And laugh with careless wickedness that strews the broad road of the Pit With vine and myrtle and thy flower, my harlot-maiden, who for man Now first forsakest thy leman, thy Eve, my Lilith, in this bower Which we indwell, a deathless three, change- less and changing, as t…
1898 · PDF PAGE 71
…r for wicked breath, And no angel warns the ear that this is death ? Is this fiend the Love that came when youth rose up Purple with its holy flame, and flower-fair cup, Gave me of his burning wine to fire my heart, Filled me with desires divine toward my art ? Is he then the Love who robs me of my aim, Doubts me if my heart still throbs with that cold flame, Calm and eager purpose yet to reach the goal That high hopes have sternly set before my soul, To know, will, dare for man’s sake if man may, Grasp the secret of the plans that rule the way…
1899 · PDF PAGE 32
…Of their own wickedness discover sin Unguessed at, but slow treason creeping in, To spread corruption, and destroy the earth. But in the holy hour and happy birth That swam through stars propitious, meadows white, And fresh with newer flowers of the night In the pale fields supernal, when his sire Took from the nurse the child of his desire, A man, the prayers of many maidens sent So sweet a savour through the firmament That no false spirit might draw nigh. And still His angel ministers defend from ill The head they nurtured. Evil dreams and sp…
1961 · PDF PAGE 59
…e Knowledge of Form. For this Mathematics is as it were the last Veil before the Image of Truth, so that there is no Way better than our Holy Qabalah, which analyseth all Things soever, and reduceth them to pure Number; and thus their Natures being no longer coloured and confused, they may be regulated and formulated in Simplicity by the Operation of Pure Reason, to thy great Comfort in the Work of our Transcendental Art, whereby the Many become One. n
1905 · PDF PAGE 86
…own of gold, The light of other sunlight = breaks Upon his forehead calm and cold ; And other dawns more deep and wise Burn awful in his holy eyes. A moment, and the fire is low - Upon the black stone of the altar, The spilt blood eagerly doth glow, And lightnings lick the ight, and falter, Feeling the vast Shekinah * shine Above their excellence divine. The Lord is gracious to His own, And hides with glory as a mist The sacrifice and smitten stone, And on the lips His presence kissed Burn the high vows with ample flame That He shall swear to b…
1905 · PDF PAGE 158
…be hurled, rib-shattered by the shock ; And the loud populace exclaimed “ Alack ! ”, Their favourite foiled. But oh ! the royal stock Of holy kings from Christ to Charlemagne Hailed him, anointed him, fair lock by lock, With oil that drew incalculable gain From those six olives in the midst whereof Christ prayed the last time, ere the fatal Wain
1961 · PDF PAGE 62
…ough the Æons be endless. Who then shall deny the Possibility of Magick? Well said Frazer, the most learned Doctor of the College of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge, that Science was but the Name of any Magick which failed not of its intended Effect. g
1961 · PDF PAGE 102
…Gl De Gradibus ad Magnum Opus (Of Steps to the Great Work) HIS Great Work is the Attainment of the Know- ledge and Conversation of thine Holy Guardian Angel. In the Eight Æthyr is the Way thereof revealed. But I say: prepare thyself most heartily and well for that Battle of Love by all means of Magick. Make thyself puissant, wise, radiant in every System, and balance thyself well in thine Universe. Then with a pure Will tempered in the thousand Furnaces of thy Trials, burn up thyself within thy Self. In the Preparation hou shalt have learnt how…
1929 · PDF PAGE 380
…ena of initiation and indicated the main principles on which the aspirant should base his working. The Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel comes as the climax to these triumphs. It is significant that I proceed from this point instantly to declare the Law of Thelema, and give a dithyrambic epitome of the three chapters of the Book. I say distinctly that this message to mankind is to be identified with the Word of my Holy Guardian Angel. It is only as I write this that I realize that the poet in me perceived that Aiwaz and mine…
1903 · PDF PAGE 14
12 [She begins to carry him to the great door, then notices his white robe.| This must come off : they must not see the holy robes. Criosda! my darling dear brother, do look at me! [She has removed the robes. Criospa is now seen to be dressed in a dark-green tartan kilt and quasi-milttary tunic with silver buttons. 4 dirk hangs at his side. Its hilt is of unusual shape, being surmounted by the circle and cross familiar to visitors to Iona.| Criosda! Ah yes, look up, look up ! How pale you are! There is no blood in your lips. CRIOSDA. [Starting …
1909 · PDF PAGE 22
…ome in our splendour and rapture! Come in our pas- sionate peace, and write sweet words for the Kings! 65. I am the Master: thou art the Holy Chosen One. 66. Write, and find ecstasy in writing! Work, and be our bed in working! Thrill with the joy of life and death! Ah! thy death shall be lovely: whoso seeth it shall be glad. Thy death shall be the seal of the promise of our agelong love. Come! lift up thine heart and, rejoice! We are one; we are none. 67. Hold! Hold! Bear up in thy rapture; fall not in swoon of the excellent kisses! 68. Harden! …
1911 · PDF PAGE 221
…el, The rapturous Bacchanal rite ! The rocks and trees are yours, And the waters under the hill, By the might of that which endures, The holy heaven of will ! Ι kindle a flame like a torrent To rush from star to star; Your hair as a comet's horrent, Ye shall see things as they are! 41
1911 · PDF PAGE 221
…el, The rapturous Bacchanal rite ! The rocks and trees are yours, And the waters under the hill, By the might of that which endures, The holy heaven of will ! Ι kindle a flame like a torrent To rush from star to star; Your hair as a comet's horrent, Ye shall see things as they are! 41
1907 · PDF PAGE 7
…sed your life well given Up to my kiss ? Aha ! the veil is riven ! Beneath the smiling mask of a young bride Languorous, luscious, melancholy-eyed ; Beneath the gentle raptures, hints celestial Of holy secrets, kisses like soft dew, Beneath the amorous mystery, I view The surer shape, a visage grim and bestial, A purpose sly and deadly, a black shape, A tiger snarling, or a grinning ape Resolved by every devilish device Upon my murder. This I clearly see Now you arefor an houraway from me. I see it once ; no need to tell me twice ! II OME Yan…
1910 · PDF PAGE 39
… periods Of seasons and of stars gave ear, and these Vaults of the heaven heard The great white light that shaped its secrecies Into one holy terrible word, Higher than all words spoken ; for he said :
1913 · PDF PAGE 47
… Strong men have cried like babes , bydam , To hear what happened at Babraham . But Grantchester ! ah, Grantchester ! There 's peace and holy quiet there , Great clouds along pacific skies , And men and women with straight eyes , 28
1926 · PDF PAGE 21
…ome in our splendour and rapture! Come in our pas- sionate peace, and write sweet words for the Kings! 65. I am the Master: thou art the Holy Chosen One. 66. Write, and find ecstasy in writing! Work, and be our bed in working! Thrill with the joy of life and death! Ah! thy death shall be lovely: whoso seeth it shall be glad. Thy death shall be the seal of the promise of our agelong love. Come! lift up thine heart and, rejoice! We are one; we are none. 67. Hold! Hold! Bear up in thy rapture; fall not in swoon of the excellent kisses! 68. Harden! …
1911 · PDF PAGE 43
…to incest and adultery. Horus leaps up thrice armed from the womb of his mother. Harpo- crates his twin is hidden within him. Set is his holy covenant, that he shall display in the great day of Μ. Α. Α. T., that is being interpreted the Master of the Temple ofA c., A ,.?.־whose name is Truth. 35