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1911 · PDF PAGE 89

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…4 of Saracens, who dismount. Their leader, the EMIR SAID OMAR, rashesforward to the wells SAID OMAR. Victory! we have chased the infidels three days, and the vultures of the desert are gorged, and the jackals burst with fatness. My gazelle, didst thou languish for me? My rose, my tulip, my anemone, slim palm of the oasis, sweet water of the well! We shall feast to-night, F 81

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1911 · PDF PAGE 89

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…4 of Saracens, who dismount. Their leader, the EMIR SAID OMAR, rashesforward to the wells SAID OMAR. Victory! we have chased the infidels three days, and the vultures of the desert are gorged, and the jackals burst with fatness. My gazelle, didst thou languish for me? My rose, my tulip, my anemone, slim palm of the oasis, sweet water of the well! We shall feast to-night, F 81

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1912 · PDF PAGE 345

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…light?רואמ Night Demon of 15' Dec. δ?םואר Sensus symbolicus?זמר Abraham. [Vide 243 and?םהרבא 505, 510, Discussed at length in Zohar] The Three that bear wit-םרא+?ארב ness, above and beneath, respectively.?םראthe Spirit, the Water, and the Blood;?אbeing Air (Spiritus),?ךstanding for ?םרBlood, and?מbeing both Water and the in- itial of?םימwater— For ?ארנsee 203 Uriel or Auriel, archangelof?לאיךןא Earth, and angelof Netzach ; = “The light of God ” In vision. [Vide Κ.]ζλ?הארמב L.C.K, p. 553] Gematria?הרמג Wine , bitumen ; an ass (from?ךמה “to distu…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 345

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…light?רואמ Night Demon of 15' Dec. δ?םואר Sensus symbolicus?זמר Abraham. [Vide 243 and?םהרבא 505, 510, Discussed at length in Zohar] The Three that bear wit-םרא+?ארב ness, above and beneath, respectively.?םראthe Spirit, the Water, and the Blood;?אbeing Air (Spiritus),?ךstanding for ?םרBlood, and?מbeing both Water and the in- itial of?םימwater— For ?ארנsee 203 Uriel or Auriel, archangelof?לאיךןא Earth, and angelof Netzach ; = “The light of God ” In vision. [Vide Κ.]ζλ?הארמב L.C.K, p. 553] Gematria?הרמג Wine , bitumen ; an ass (from?ךמה “to distu…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 46

Book 4 (Part II)

…is of all is the oil of the olive. The olive is, traditionally, the gift of Minerva, the Wisdom of God, the Logos. In this are dissolved three other oils; oil of myrrh, oil of cinnamon, oil of galangal. The Myrrh is attributed to Binah, the Great Mother, who is both the understanding of the Magician and that sorrow and compassion which results from the contemplation of the Universe. The Cinnamon represents Tiphereth, the Sun — the Son, in whom Glory and Suffering are identical. The Galangal represents both Kether and Malkuth, the First and the …

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1928 · PDF PAGE 120

Little Poems in Prose

…I always believe that I should be better anywhere else but where I am. Well, let me tell you! I saw at the last Fair in the next village three men, who live as I should like to live. You never noticed them; they were tall, almost black, and very proud, although in rags, with the air of having need of nobody. Their large dark eyes became quite brilliant while they made music; a music so surprising, so exciting, that it makes one want first to dance and then to weep and then to do

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1910 · PDF PAGE 335

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

THE THREE WORMS In the great vault is a coffin. In the coffin is the corpse of a very beautiful woman. The vault is deep under the ground and very still. Above its bricks is a layer of earth, and if any sound at all percolates into this chamber of death, it is only the delicate tremor and rustle of things growing, of the grass seed pushing its tiny way through the mould, to break at the last into its narrow slip of bright green flame. This, and the weak whisper of trailing rose-roots in whose brown and ugly stems glow such a tender sap and nois…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 335

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

THE THREE WORMS In the great vault is a coffin. In the coffin is the corpse of a very beautiful woman. The vault is deep under the ground and very still. Above its bricks is a layer of earth, and if any sound at all percolates into this chamber of death, it is only the delicate tremor and rustle of things growing, of the grass seed pushing its tiny way through the mould, to break at the last into its narrow slip of bright green flame. This, and the weak whisper of trailing rose-roots in whose brown and ugly stems glow such a tender sap and nois…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 138

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

… “Black flies," she went on. " Horrible white maggots. And now there are corpses. The maggots play about their mouths and eyes. There are three corpses that were God when they were alive. I killed Him. That was 130

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1911 · PDF PAGE 138

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

… “Black flies," she went on. " Horrible white maggots. And now there are corpses. The maggots play about their mouths and eyes. There are three corpses that were God when they were alive. I killed Him. That was 130

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1912 · PDF PAGE 148

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…Make the Cross] In the Names and Letters of the Great Eastern Quadrangle, Spirits of Air, adore your Creator! [Hold dagger aloft] In the Three great Secret Names of God, ORO IBAH AOZPI that are borne upon the Banners of the East, Spirits of Air, adore your Creatorl [Again elevate dagger] In the Name of ΒΑΤΑΙνΑΗ, great King of the East, Spirits of Air, adore your Creator] In the Name of Shaddai AL Chai, I declare that the Spirits of Air have been duly invoked, The KnOCk 333—333—333- THE THIRD KEY MICAMAl goho Pe—IAD! zodir com-selahe azodien bia…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 148

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…Make the Cross] In the Names and Letters of the Great Eastern Quadrangle, Spirits of Air, adore your Creator! [Hold dagger aloft] In the Three great Secret Names of God, ORO IBAH AOZPI that are borne upon the Banners of the East, Spirits of Air, adore your Creatorl [Again elevate dagger] In the Name of ΒΑΤΑΙνΑΗ, great King of the East, Spirits of Air, adore your Creator] In the Name of Shaddai AL Chai, I declare that the Spirits of Air have been duly invoked, The KnOCk 333—333—333- THE THIRD KEY MICAMAl goho Pe—IAD! zodir com-selahe azodien bia…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 443

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…e most zealous disciple of the ecstatic Eugéne Vintras? And that your name is Charvoz?” It was a veritable thunderbolt; at each of these three phrases the old priest jumped in his chair. When he heard his name, he turned pale, and rose as if a spring had been released. “You are then really a magician ?” he cried; ‘“‘ Charvoz is certainly my name, but it is not that which I bear; I call myself La Paraz.” “T know it; La Paraz is the name of your mother. You have left a sufficiently enviable position, that of a country vicar, and your charming vic…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 443

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…e most zealous disciple of the ecstatic Eugéne Vintras? And that your name is Charvoz?” It was a veritable thunderbolt; at each of these three phrases the old priest jumped in his chair. When he heard his name, he turned pale, and rose as if a spring had been released. “You are then really a magician ?” he cried; ‘“‘ Charvoz is certainly my name, but it is not that which I bear; I call myself La Paraz.” “T know it; La Paraz is the name of your mother. You have left a sufficiently enviable position, that of a country vicar, and your charming vic…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 156

Magick Without Tears

… (Initiation) (Consecration) (Devotion) (Perfection, or Exaltation) (Perfect Initiate) Of these Events or Stations upon the Path all but three (11°) are single critical experiences . We, however, are concerned mostly with the very varied experiences of Life. All subsequent Degrees of the O.T.O. are accordingly elaborations of the W , since in a single ceremony it is hardly possible to sketch, even in the briefest outline , the Teaching of Initiates with regard to Life. The Rituals yo -IXo are then instructions to the Candidate how he should con…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 227

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…ite thus plainly to you. Mark well that ye read me aright ! Our Father (blessed be his name !) entered the Path on this wise. He cut off three from ten:? thus he left seven. [fe cut and left three: he cut and left one: he cut and became. Thus fourfold. Eightfold? He opened his eyes: he cleansed his heart: he chained his tongue: he fixed l Achad, unity, adds to thirteen. There follow attributions of the ‘‘ thirteen times table.”’ 2 These are the Buddhist '‘ paths of enlightenment.” 3;The eightfold path. The rest is very obscure. Tredecim Voces. …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 252

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

… the five elements and the five Paths leading from the First Order thereto, and who has been duly approved of by the Higher Powers. “The Three grades of the Second Order are entitled: Adeptus Minor, or Lesser Adept, 5°=6° answering to Tiphereth, the Reconciler, in the midst of the Sephirotic Tree. Adeptus Major, or Greater Adept, 6°=5° answering to Geburah. And Adeptus Exemptus, or Exempt Adept, 7°=4° answering to Chesed.” THE RITUALS OF THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN RITUAL OF THE 0°=o0° GRADE OF NEOPHYTE As the Ritual of the Grade of Neophyte i…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 252

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

… the five elements and the five Paths leading from the First Order thereto, and who has been duly approved of by the Higher Powers. “The Three grades of the Second Order are entitled: Adeptus Minor, or Lesser Adept, 5°=6° answering to Tiphereth, the Reconciler, in the midst of the Sephirotic Tree. Adeptus Major, or Greater Adept, 6°=5° answering to Geburah. And Adeptus Exemptus, or Exempt Adept, 7°=4° answering to Chesed.” THE RITUALS OF THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN RITUAL OF THE 0°=o0° GRADE OF NEOPHYTE As the Ritual of the Grade of Neophyte i…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 19

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…Beauty of Ecstasy, to Liber LXV. Liper XXVII. Vet TricramMaton. It describes the Course of Creation under the Figure of the Interplay of Three Principles. The book corresponding to the stanzas of Dzyan. Liper DCCCXIII. Vex Ararita. This book describes in magical language a very secret process of Initiation. Lrper II. THe MEssace of THE MASTER THERION. It ex- plains the essence of the New Law in a very simple manner. Lrper DCCCXXXVII. THe Law or Liperty. This isa further explanation of the Book of the Law in reference to certain ethical problems…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 233

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…tablished. 48. Brethren who may be travelling have a right to the hospitality of the Master of the Lodge of the district for a period of three days. 219

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