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Page 38 of 841961 · PDF PAGE 53
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 41 Ax De Modo Disputandi (Of the Method of Disputation) OW in this Training of the Child there is one most dear Consideration, that I shall impress upon thee as in Conformity with our holy Experience in the Way of Truth. And it is this, that since that which can be thought is not true, every Statement is in some Sense false. Even on the Sea of pure Reason, we may say that every Statement is in some Sense disputable, therefore in every Case, even the simplest, the Child should be taught not only the Thesis, but also i…
1929 · PDF PAGE 567
… it has not passed away altogether by that kind of passing away which leaves nothing whatever behind. My third string was to publish new books. Sullivan had suggested my trying Grant Richards, firstly with a plan for marketing the existing stock, and secondly with a proposal to write my memoirs. He promised to put in a good word for me as he knew Grant Richards well and was influential as being a man of sound business and literary judgment. I therefore called {895} and made my proposals. But after some consideration, Grant Richards could not se…
1961 · PDF PAGE 151
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 139 Eq De Inferno Servorum (Of the Hell of the Slaves) OW, o my Son, having understood the Heaven that is within Thee, according to thy will, learn this concerning the Hell of the Slaves of the Slave- Gods, that it is a true Place of Torment. For they, restricting themselves, and being divided in Will, are indeed the Servants of Sin, and they suffer, because, not being united in Love with the whole Universe, they perceive not Beauty, but Ugliness and Deformity, and, not being united in Under- standing thereof, concei…
1961 · PDF PAGE 63
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 51 Ay De Machina Magica (Of the Mechanism of Magick) O! I put forth my Will, and my Pen moveth upon the Paper, by Cause that my will mysteriously hath Power upon the Muscle of my Arm, and these do Work at a mechanical Advantage against the Inertia of the Pen. I cannot break down the Wall opposite me by Cause that I cannot come into mechanical Relation with it; or the Wall at my Side, by Cause that I am not strong enough to overcome its Inertia. To win that Battle I must call Time and Pick-axe to mine aid. But how cou…
1929 · PDF PAGE 344
…stuff with patience. I do not mind a background of love properly subordinated to the true interest of life; but I do not know any single book of which it is the main theme which does not disgust me. Am I reproaching myself, then, for having written as I have on the subject? My defence is duplex. In the first place, I have no objection to lyrical love. "I arise from dreams of thee" and "O lover, I am lonely here" are legitimate. It is the sacrament by which man enters into communion with God. There remain my narrative and dramatic books on love.…
1919 · PDF PAGE 295
…te. I may say that it is one of the most remarkable human documents ever produced, and it should certainly find a reg- ular publisher in book form. The authoress of the MS. claims that she was the wife of an angel. She expounds at the greatest length the philosophy connected with this thesis. Her learning is enormous. She finds traces of similar beliefs in every country in the world, and (having a similar experience of her own) she can hardly be blamed for arguing that one thing confirms the other. Mr. Schroeder is quite logical in calling her …
1911 · PDF PAGE 13
…d understood, and through them shall this Knowledge be made known. 7. The least therefore of them, the servant of them all, writeth this book. 8. He writeth for them that are ready. Thus is it known if one be ready, if he be endowed with certain gifts, if he be fitted by birth, or by wealth, or by intelligence, or by some 5
1911 · PDF PAGE 13
…d understood, and through them shall this Knowledge be made known. 7. The least therefore of them, the servant of them all, writeth this book. 8. He writeth for them that are ready. Thus is it known if one be ready, if he be endowed with certain gifts, if he be fitted by birth, or by wealth, or by intelligence, or by some 5
1961 · PDF PAGE 155
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 143 Em Paranthesis de quadam Virgine (Interlude concerning a certain Virgin) OW, o my Son, I will declare unto thee the Virtue of that Part of Love which receiveth and draweth, being the Counterpart of thine own. For behold! I am moved in myself by the Absence of the Virgin that is appointed for me. And her Eagerness of Purity doth encom- pass me with its soft Tenderness, and twineth about me with sweet Scent so that my mind is enkindled with a gentle Flame, luminous and subtle, and I write unto thee as in a Dream; f…
1905 · PDF PAGE 232
…fram as my best work in either senti- ment or melody. As a gudd pro quo I give you all full permission to conclude your re- view of this book by quoting from Act III. ‘‘ Forget this nightmare !” I must express my great sense of gratitude to Oscar Eckenstein,! Gerald Kelly, and Allan MacGregor, who have severally helped me in the work of revision, which has ex- tended over more than a year of time and nearly twenty thousand miles of space. Some few of the very best lines were partially or wholly suggested by themselves, and I have not scrupled t…
1910 · PDF PAGE 361
…s semaphore signalling without flags after the official signalling with flags has ceased. In spite of these small over-eagernesses, this book is a revolutionary volume, a work that should stimulate argument and comment; and we hope that it will induce others to collect and discover the secrets of the past before they are devoured by our Minotaurean Civilization. It is a melancholy fact that though amongst the rudest of rude savages secrets have been kept and great systems maintained for hundreds of thousands of years, the “clever” children of t…
1910 · PDF PAGE 361
…s semaphore signalling without flags after the official signalling with flags has ceased. In spite of these small over-eagernesses, this book is a revolutionary volume, a work that should stimulate argument and comment; and we hope that it will induce others to collect and discover the secrets of the past before they are devoured by our Minotaurean Civilization. It is a melancholy fact that though amongst the rudest of rude savages secrets have been kept and great systems maintained for hundreds of thousands of years, the “clever” children of t…
1907 · PDF PAGE 118
…e Landgrave's society was shocked by that rude minstrel , and our society is no doubt shocked by the satire of Aleister Crowley . On our book -shelves his works stand literary pickled birches , to administer to our mental ultimatums a corrective dose . A good purgative is an excellent thing taken now and again , it keeps both the bowels free and the mind clear , and Mrs. Grundy is nothing if she be not constipated . “ Thou poisonous bitch , ” says Crowley , when he addresses a Spenserian verse to Mrs. Sally G--d , 1 Tannhäuser , vol i, p. 249. …
1954 · PDF PAGE 325
… his attainment, is not its contradictory , or even its contrary ; it is perfectly compatible (nay, shall we say friendly?) with it. The Book of the Law has plenty to say on this subject, and it does not mince its words. AL,II: 18, 19, 20, 21 : These are dead, these fellows; they feel not. We are not for the poor and the sad: the lords of the earth are our kinsfolk . Is a God to live in a dog? No! but the highest are of us. They shall rejoice, our chosen; who sorroweth is not of us. Beauty and strength, leaping laughter and delicious languour, …
1905 · PDF PAGE 121
…rper than Love’s. ‘Thy wisdom is revealed To them who love, but thou hast aye ab- horred The children of revenge ; to them is sealed Thy book, so clear to me. Thy book where seven sins their sceptres wield, And seven sorrows track them, and one joy Cancels their infamy ; Shame and regret are fused to an alloy, Whose drossy weight sinks down and is consumed, While o’er the ruddy metal is relumed A purer flame of peace, with knowledge now perfumed. Thy ways are very bitter. Not one rose Twines in the crown of thorns thy spouse must wear ; There i…
1919 · PDF PAGE 316
…xposition of these points, but those familiar with the theory will find no difficulty at all in applying it to any particular case. This book is decidedly superior to True Ghost Stories; it is intended for read- ers of a somewhat higher type of intelligence. But Mr. Carrington’s way is not the way of those who become great. Herbert Spencer was contented to plug on year after year writing for readers barely mustering five score. Browning after 35 years of literary activity writes, “Late when he who praised and read and wrote Was apt to find hims…
1961 · PDF PAGE 19
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 7 z De Natura sua Percipienda (Of Percieving one.s Nature) NDERSTAND, o my Son, in thy Youth, these Words which some wise One, now nameless, spake of old; except ye become as little Children ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. This is to say that thou must first comprehend thine original Nature in every Point, before thou wast forced to bow before the Gods of Wood and Stone that Men have made, not comprehending the Law of Change, and of Evolution Through Variation, and the independent Value of every…
1961 · PDF PAGE 79
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 67 Bx De Poetis (Of Poets) OR this Reason is the Poet called an Incarnation of the Zeitgeist, that is, of the Spirit or Will of his Period. So every Poet is also a Prophet, because when that which he sayeth is recognized as the Expression of their own Thought by Men, they translate this into Act, so that, in the Parlance of he Folk vulgar and ignorant, that which he foretold is come to pass. Now then the Poet is Interpreter of the Hieroglyphs of the Hidden Will of Man in many a matter, some light, some deep, as it …
1961 · PDF PAGE 101
THE BOOK OF WISDOM OR FOLLY 89 Gk De Magno Opere (Of the Great Work) UT now give Ear most eagerly, thou Son of my Loins, for I will now discourse unto thee of thine Own Attainment, without which all is but Idleness. Know first that conscious Thought is but phenomenal, the Noise of thy Machine. Now Chemistry, or Al-Chem-y meaneth the Egyptian Science, and the true Magick of Egypt hath this for its Foundation. We have in our House many Substances which act directly upon the Blood, and many Practices of Virtue similar, to simulate, compose, purify…
1939 · PDF PAGE 42
…nite routine of acts calculated to remind the student of the Great Work. 9. The classic of the subject is Liber Astarte vel Berylli, the Book of Devotion to a Particular Deity. This book is admirable beyond praise, reviewing the whole subject in every detail with flawless brilliancy of phrase. Its practice is enough in itself to bring the devotee to high attainment. This is only for the few. But every student should make a point of saluting the Sun (in the manner recommended in Liber Resh) four times daily, and he shall salute the Moon on her a…