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1919 · PDF PAGE 189

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

… Most Holy Angel who uttered the Book. Note, pray thee, further, in verse 39, how the matter pro- ceeds: “All this”—+.e. the Book of the Law itself. “and a book to say how thou didst come hither” i.e. some record such as that in the Temple of Solomon the King. 177

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1954 · PDF PAGE 105

Magick Without Tears

Cara Soror, 7 The Three Schools of Magick (2) Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Hoping that you are now recovered from the devastating revelations in the matter of the Yellow School, I must ask you to brace yourself for disclosures even more formidable about the Black. Do not confuse with the Black Lodge, or the Black Brothers. The terminology is unfortunate, but it wasn't I that did it. Now then, to work! The Black School of Magick, which must by no means be confused with the School of Black Magick or Sorcery, which latter is a …

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1954 · PDF PAGE 524

Magick Without Tears

81 Method of Training Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The first and absolutely essential task for the Aspirant is to write his Magical Record. You know some elementary Mechanics-the Triangle of Forces, and all that. Well, if we have a body acted on by two equal forces, one pulling it East, the other South, it will tend to move in a South-Easterly direction. But if the "south" force is (say) twice as strong, it will move south of South-East. Now you, sitting in your study reading this letter, got there and were compe…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 231

Magick Without Tears

Cara Soror, 27 Structure of Mind Based on That of Body Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Was the sudden cloudburst at the end of my last letter somewhat of a surprise, and more than somewhat of a shock? Cheer up! The worst is yet to come. It is surely the wise course to accept the plain facts; to try to explain them away, or to excuse them, is certain to involve one in a maelstrom of sophistry; and when, despite these laudable efforts, the facts jump up and land a short jab to the point, one is even worse off than before. This ha…

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1961 · PDF PAGE 156

Liber Aleph

…iety, and in mutual Irritation and Abhorrence, is contrary to the Way of Nature. So therefore there is no Rule in any such Case, but the Law shall give Light to every one that hath it in his Heart, and by that Wisdom let him govern himself. t

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1905 · PDF PAGE 27

Collected Works (Vol. I)

… of Zeus, stand thou upright, And laugh him to his beard for all his spite.” ‘©T even now beneath hisdoom?” ‘‘ Even thou! For learn this law, writ large upon the brow Of white Olympus, writ by him who made Thee, yea and Zeus, of whom is Zeus afraid, Graven by Him with an eternal pen, The first law in the destiny of men: We whom Zeus wrongfully once injures map not be Wurt by his power again in the most small Degree. Thus, thy Archais”—‘‘ Mine! ah _ never- more !” ‘Peace, doubter !—is made free from all the sore Oppressions of the past, nor may …

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1903 · PDF PAGE 18

Berashith

…orality and religion are thus of use, of vital use to us, in restraining the thore violent forces alike of nature and of man. For unless law and order prevail, we have not the necessary quiet and resources for investigating, and learning to bring under our control, all the divergent phenomena of our prison, a work which we undertake that at last we may be able to break down the walls, and find that freedom which an inconsiderate Inversion has denied. ‘The mystical precepts of pseudo-Zoroaster, Buddha, Gankaracharya, Pseudo-Christ and the rest, …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 195

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…. Wherefore also is 11 the Key Number of the Great Saviour’s Name (m wis = 29 = 11), and this is also in the Taro the Wheel of the Great Law, 5, the Lord of the Forces of Life. 185,

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1909 · PDF PAGE 195

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…. Wherefore also is 11 the Key Number of the Great Saviour’s Name (m wis = 29 = 11), and this is also in the Taro the Wheel of the Great Law, 5, the Lord of the Forces of Life. 185,

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1954 · PDF PAGE 124

Magick Without Tears

9 The Secret Ch iefs Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Very glad I am, since at one time I was obliged to be starkly stem about impertinent curiosity, to note that your wish to be informed about the Secret Chiefs of the A:. A :. is justified; it is most certainly of the first importance that you and I should be quite clear in our minds about Those under whose jurisdiction and tutelage we both work. You justly remind me that one of my earliest slogans was "Mystery is the enemy of Truth"; how then is it that I acquiesce…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 174

Magick Without Tears

Cara Soror, 17 Astral Journey- -How to Do It How to Verify Your Experiences Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law_ There is no better way to training the memory than the practice of the Holy Qabalah. The whole mechanism of memory depends on joining up independent data. You must go on adding a little to little, always joining the simple impressions by referring them to others which are more general; and so on until the whole of your universe is arranged like the brain and the nervous system. This system in fact, becomes the Universe. W…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 200

Magick Without Tears

23 Improvising a Temple Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. (This letter has been provoked by points discussed in your recent visit.) As some of your daily practices are ceremonial, it should not come amiss to vouchsafe a few hints of practical service. For in ritual Magick, it will of course be the first care to get everything balanced and tidy. If you propose to erect a regular Temple, the most precise instructions in every detail are given in Book 4, Part II. (But I haven't so much as seen a copy for years!) There is…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 458

Magick Without Tears

Cara Soror, 71 Morality (2) Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The contents of your letter appalled me. I had hoped that you had left behind for ever all that quality of thinking . It is unclean. It is stuffy and flabby. You write of a matter about which you cannot possibly have information, and what you say is not even a good guess: it is simply contrary to fact. It shows also that you have failed to grasp the nature of the O.T.O. Its main raison d'etre, apart from social and political plans, is the teaching and use of a secret m…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 532

Magick Without Tears

83 Epistola Ultima Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The suggestion in your last letter to me is a very sensible one. I do think that people in general would like to get some idea of my system of training as a whole, in a comprehensive form. In the past there has been far too much of referring them to one quite unprocurable document and then to another which probably has not even been written. No wonder that they go away sorrowful. So I am going to put in as the last of this series of Letters an account, as clear and …

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1912 · PDF PAGE 320

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… of Netzach Clay?מ`מ Union, unity?־ןךזךי הבPower? 29וז Is broken, [Ps. χ. re]?הבר To break down, overturn?ךרה 30 A party to an action at law;?ב"ח defendant, plaintifl'. [Nate : 30:: = ‘Justiee '] Judah mm‘ It will be?היה r? 3וז ךיא ?How? GOD ofChesed, and of Kethe!?לא of Briah To go?ךרה A beating, striking, collision?האכה And there was. [Vide S.D.L?”היו par. μ] Κ. ars. Fig 31 "?ףא Not?אל

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1912 · PDF PAGE 320

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

… of Netzach Clay?מ`מ Union, unity?־ןךזךי הבPower? 29וז Is broken, [Ps. χ. re]?הבר To break down, overturn?ךרה 30 A party to an action at law;?ב"ח defendant, plaintifl'. [Nate : 30:: = ‘Justiee '] Judah mm‘ It will be?היה r? 3וז ךיא ?How? GOD ofChesed, and of Kethe!?לא of Briah To go?ךרה A beating, striking, collision?האכה And there was. [Vide S.D.L?”היו par. μ] Κ. ars. Fig 31 "?ףא Not?אל

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1919 · PDF PAGE 364

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

… them? Who shall first enter them? Who shall first hear the doctrine of two Paths in one, the truth unveiled about the Secret Heart? The Law which, shunning learning, teaches Wisdom, reveals a tale of woe! This expression “two Paths in one” is intended to convey a hint that this fragment has‘a much deeper meaning than isapparent. The key should again be sought in Alchemy. 5. Alas, alas, that all men should possess Alaya, be one with the Great Soul, and that, possessing it, Alaya should so little avail them! 6. Behold how like the moon, reflecte…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 506

Magick Without Tears

78 Sore Spots Cara Soror, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. A "sore spot" is one which reacts abnormally and violently, however gently you touch it; more, all the other bits of you give a painful jerk, however disconnected they may seem. Still more, the entire system undergoes a spasm of apprehension; and the total result is that the mental as well as the physical system is quite unable to grasp the situation with any accuracy , and the whole man is temporarily engulphed in what is naturally not far from a condition of insanity. …

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1906 · PDF PAGE 265

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…ist. I take my refuge in the Buddha, That there was once a man who found the Way is my encouragement. I take my refuge inthe Dhamma. The Law underlying phenomena and its unchanging certainty ; the Law given by the Buddha to show us the Way, the inevitable tendency to Persistence in Motion or Rest—and Persist- ence, even in Motion, negates | change in consciousness—these observed orders of fact are our bases.

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1912 · PDF PAGE 83

Book 4 (Part I)

…rator over the mob is well known. It is, probably, for this reason while that the prophet has been able to constrain mankind to obey his law. It never occurs to him that any one can do otherwise. In practical life one can walk past any guardian, such as a sentry or ticket-collector, if one can really act so that the man is somehow persuaded that you have a right to pass unchallenged. This power, by the way, is what has been described by magicians as the power of invisibility. Somebody or other has an excellent story of four quite reliable men w…

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