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…s of worlds to come. It is the instrument of thaumaturgy and divination, as remains for us to explain in the third and last part of this work. 109
…s of worlds to come. It is the instrument of thaumaturgy and divination, as remains for us to explain in the third and last part of this work. 109
LIBER ALEPH VEL CXI 50 Ac De Modo quo operet Lex Magica (Of the way Magical Law works) IVE Ear attentively, o my Son, while I expound unto thee the true Doctrine of Magick. Every Force acteth, in due Proportion, on all Things with which it is connected. Thus a burning Forest causes chemical Change by Combustion, and giveth Heat and Motion to the Air about it by the Operation of physical Laws, and exciteth thought and Emotion in the Man whom it reacheth through his Organs of Perception. Consider (even though it were but Legend) the Fall of the a…
…XII of his Jurgen. The suggestion is utter rubbish; though, at the same time, I admit cordially that no other form of appreciation of my work would have pleased me half so well. I regard his epic of such supreme importance to mankind as an exposition of the nature of the universe that I have not only sent him a copy of The Book of the Law in the hope that he may find in it the way out of his Buddhistic demonstration that "everything is sorrow" but followed it up by letter after letter urging him to use it, for his work cannot attain perfection …
…as being attacked for his stature of Balzac. I was introduced to Rodin and at once fell in love with the superb old man and his colossal work. I still think his Balzac the most interesting and important thing he did. It was a new idea in sculpture. Before Rodin there had been certain attempts to convey spiritual truth by plastic methods; but they were always limited by the supposed necessity of "representing" what people call "nature". The soul was to be the servant of the eye. One could only suggest the relations of a great man with the univer…
…te 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! Hold up thyself! Lift thine head! breathe not so deep—di…
… loss to tell its tune. 6. After the first foot : Bow down to the cross ! His love purge thee : His Passion save thee ! Christ crown the work ! Here is the blessing that he gave thee ! 7. After the first and fifth feet : No news ! No word of Mortadellos fate ! No hope. To bruise the head of the old snake, the State. No scope 8. After the first half foot and the second foot : Come, save me, save thy maiden ! Strike each barbèd dart Home to the grave convent and cloister of my heart, 9. After the fifth foot : Last, to the lords who by their atti…
…strong in war. 29. Moreover, be they long kept, it is better; for they swell with my force. All before me. 30. My altar is of open brass work: burn thereon in silver or gold! 27
…item is a "Hymn to Pan", which I believe to be the most powerful enchantment ever written. Next, after explaining the general idea of my work, I issued a curriculum, classifying the books whose study should give a complete intellectual knowledge of all subjects which bear on the Great Work. The book of The Sandal presents a lyrical interpretation of the Law of Thelema. This is followed by the first installment of "The Magical Record of my Son", Frater O.I.V.V.I.O., to show how in actual practice a fairly normal man came to attain to be a Master…
EXCERPT A—FROM THE CATALOGUE. Society for the Propagation of Religious Truth, Boleskine, Foyers, Inverness. THE WORKS OF MR ALEISTER CROWLEY Aceldama. 21s. This booklet, of which a very few copies now remain, is an interesting example of the sensuous mysticism of a brilliant boy. The Tale of Archais. 5s. This edition is nearly exhausted. It is beautifully printed on hand- made paper. A fairy romance of Greece and its mythology, very suitable as a present for young people. “ ‘ The Tale of Archais ’ describes the meeting and love of Archais, daug…
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…ssics, and occupied the position of classical master at several public schools, Whilst in London he met Aleister Crowley, whose poetical works had a great charm for him jenkins was a prolific writer, but unfortunately, little of his work was published before his death at the early age of thirty-three, He died in March 1911, mourned by a large circle of friends, Ε. W.] ΤΟ PERSIS Ι CHILD—forgive me if I call thee Child— The weight of my mortality in years, I reckon not, but tribulations wild, With stormy battle, stress of life and fears. I see the…
…ssics, and occupied the position of classical master at several public schools, Whilst in London he met Aleister Crowley, whose poetical works had a great charm for him jenkins was a prolific writer, but unfortunately, little of his work was published before his death at the early age of thirty-three, He died in March 1911, mourned by a large circle of friends, Ε. W.] ΤΟ PERSIS Ι CHILD—forgive me if I call thee Child— The weight of my mortality in years, I reckon not, but tribulations wild, With stormy battle, stress of life and fears. I see the…
…Vet Lecis Sub Figura CCXX. as delivered by XCIII. unto DCLXVI. This book is the foundation of the New ‘Zon, and thus of the whole of our Work. Liser DCCCCLXIII. (Only the short note pertains to Class A.) This Book is a superb collection of Litanies ap- propriate to the Signs of the Zodiac. Liser CMXIII. Liser Via Memoria. Gives meth- ods for attaining the magical memory or memory of past lives, and an insight into the function of the aspirant in this present life. Liser III. LrserJucorum. An instruction for the con- trol of speech, action and t…
…te 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! Hold up thyself! Lift thine head! breathe not so deep—di…
6 THE STAR IN THE WEST As another Ariadne I here offer this work to my readers as a twisted clue of silk and hemp to guide them safely through the labyrinthine mysteries of poetry and magic , whose taurine crags hug the blue sky , amorous as the kisses of Pasiphae ; across the Elysian fields of myrtle and asphodel , up the eagle -crested slopes of Olympus , and over the shining sun -scorched sands of Ammon , tawny and silken as the crouching form of some colossal lion , to the cool groves of Eleusis child -like dreaming in the bosom of silvery …
… and Acts, for they are under the Dominion of thy Will, and moved in Accord with the Operation of thy Reason; this indeed is a necessary work, enabling to comprehend in what manner thou mayst adjust thyself to thine Environment. Yet is this Adaptation but Defence for the most Part, or at the best Subterfuge and Stratagem in the Tactics of thy Life, with but an accidental and subordinate Relation to thy true Will, whereof by Consciousness and by Reason thou mayst be ignorant, unless by Fortune great and rare thou be already harmonized in thyself…
…ory uncontaminated by the sordid stupidity of Stockholm, the tedium of the discomfortable dreariness of the return to London. I found my work precisely where I had left it. The tenth and last number of The Equinox was published in due course. There was a certain pride in having triumphed over such opposition, in having "carried on" despite neglect, misunderstanding and treachery; in having achieved so many formidable tasks. There was also infinite satisfaction in so many signal successes. I could not doubt that I had made the Path of Initiation…
…o. By her heroic and inspired interpretation heartened, I set my feet upon my sorrow and used it to make firm my feet. I went on with my work. My energy came back, little by little, and I was able after a time to silence the complain that continually called to my consciousness, but only in the spring did I fight my way to freedom. I had gone to Paris, and went down to Fontainebleau for fresh air and exercise, and also to make a little Magical Retirement. As soon as I sat down to look at myself, I was aware of the old wound. I knew there was onl…
…ally sublime that she performs miracles of camouflage to prevent me discovering her condition lest my anxiety should distract me from my work. But at last the cat was out of the bag. It was imperative that she should return to Cefalu at once and regain her health by freedom from work and anxiety, fresh air, fresh food, easy exercise and medical care. It was easy to prescribe this cure but its execution was another matter. I spent the next week chasing round London trying every expedient to collect sufficient cash for her journey and the living …