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…: easy and exact the line Of light to upper air: but awful spell And dire demand the inward journey needs : That is the labour, that the work: for Hell Is not designed for men’s aspiring deeds. The air is fatal, and the fear unspanned, Even ere the traveller fronts the Stygian meads And utmost edge of the detested land. Wherefore already doth the light appear Shaped in the image of a little hand Far up the rocky cavern: warm and clear The good air sends its fragrance: glory then To the great work accomplished even here, Promise and purpose unto…
1909 · PDF PAGE 175
…s house, I studied daily under his guidance the Holy Qabalah. Upon his withdrawal— whether to enjoy his Earned Reward, or to perform the Work of the Brotherhood in other lands or planets matters nothing here—he bequeathed to me a beautiful Garden, the like of which hath rarely been seen upon Earth. It has been my pious duty to collate and comment upon this arcane knowledge, long treasured in my heart, watered alike by my tears and my blood, and sunned by that all- glorious Ray that multiplieth itself into an Orb ineffable. In this Garden no flo…
1909 · PDF PAGE 175
…s house, I studied daily under his guidance the Holy Qabalah. Upon his withdrawal— whether to enjoy his Earned Reward, or to perform the Work of the Brotherhood in other lands or planets matters nothing here—he bequeathed to me a beautiful Garden, the like of which hath rarely been seen upon Earth. It has been my pious duty to collate and comment upon this arcane knowledge, long treasured in my heart, watered alike by my tears and my blood, and sunned by that all- glorious Ray that multiplieth itself into an Orb ineffable. In this Garden no flo…
1929 · PDF PAGE 436
…nd traitors after her own heart. I understand in fact that she is still there. During the whole period up to the outbreak of the war, my work gradually increased and consolidated. I must mention the visit of my representative in South Africa, Frater Semper Paratus. This brother possessed the most remarkable magical faculties, within a certain limited scope. It was natural for him to bring into action those forces which impinge directly upon the material world. For instance, his ability to perform divination by means of geomancy (which presumes …
1907 · PDF PAGE 9
…ker! Here’s a drench Of verse unquestionably French To follow ! so, while youth is youth, And time is time, and I am I, Too busy with my work to lie, Or love lie’s prize—or work’s, forsooth !— Too strong to care which way may go The ensuing history of woe, Though I were jaw, and you were tooth ; So, more concerned with seeking sense Than worried over consequence, I'll speak, and you shall hear, the truth. 1 ‘*Comprendre, c’est pardonner.” —MME. DE STAEL., VI. TRUTH, like old Gaul, is split in three.? A lesson in anatomy, A sketch of sociology, …
1939 · PDF PAGE 42
…tices recommended in The Equinox. There should bethere must bea definite 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 …
1905 · PDF PAGE 64
…et mimicking his posture, The doubting look and hair flung wide to wind ! A pity, eh ? to see this merry hind, This beggar, actor out of work, this droll, Because he plays artistically his rôle, Wishing to interest in his chanted woes Brooks, eagles, crickets, every flower that blows, And even to us the rubric old who made To howl out publicly his wild tirad ? ” I could have (for my pride is mountains high, And dominates cloud tops or demon’s cry)— I could have simply turned my sovereign head, Had I not seen, ’mid their obscene herd led, Crime,…
1905 · PDF PAGE 86
…ws the perfect man. Fivefold : the humour changes as his child Calls him first “father” ; sense of strength divine Fills him; then man’s work in the world, and wild Efforts to fame: then steadier in the shrine Burns the full flame: then, turning, the years piled Seem suddenly a burden ; then the fine Flavour of full maturity is tasted : . The man looks back, and asks if life be wasted. Fivefold : delight in woman altering To joy of sunlight only: love of life Changing to fear of death: the golden spring Trembles ; he hates the cold, the winter …
1912 · PDF PAGE 107
… was bound by conditions of time, race, climate and language. There is an essential identity in the method. . Indeed! . It was the great work of the life of Frater Perdurabo to prove this. Studying each religious practice of each great religion on the spot, he was able to show the Identity-in-diversityof all, and to formulate a method free from all dogmatic bias, and based only on the ascer- tained facts of anatomy, physiology, and psychology. . Can you give me a brief abstract of this method? . The main idea is that the Infinite, the Absolute, …
1912 · PDF PAGE 64
…dge of blue splitting matter; the upright triangle is the human flame aspiring. (Compare the doctrine of the two arrows in Liber 418.) 2. Worked hard at day at Comment on?!!!לשLegis.- lamentably little result. A good, considering excessive fatigue. 2623*. (the extra day gained on crossing the 180°.) A good—vision like the Milky Way in texture. 3. A mediocre. 4. A very energetic on my part, intently so, better perhaps than ever before. However (or perhaps because) there was little vision. Indeed, this work of A . .?־requires the Adept to
1912 · PDF PAGE 64
…dge of blue splitting matter; the upright triangle is the human flame aspiring. (Compare the doctrine of the two arrows in Liber 418.) 2. Worked hard at day at Comment on?!!!לשLegis.- lamentably little result. A good, considering excessive fatigue. 2623*. (the extra day gained on crossing the 180°.) A good—vision like the Milky Way in texture. 3. A mediocre. 4. A very energetic on my part, intently so, better perhaps than ever before. However (or perhaps because) there was little vision. Indeed, this work of A . .?־requires the Adept to
1913 · PDF PAGE 403
… this body demonstrated ? Yes; by the most curious and the most conclusive experiences. We shall speak of them in the third part of this work. g. Are these experiences articles of faith? A. No, they pertain to science. Q. But will science preoccupy herself with it ? A. She already preoccupies herself with it. We have written this book, and you are reading it. Q. Give us some notions of this plastic medium. A. It is formed of astral or terrestrial light, and transmits 105 POPOPOP
1913 · PDF PAGE 403
… this body demonstrated ? Yes; by the most curious and the most conclusive experiences. We shall speak of them in the third part of this work. g. Are these experiences articles of faith? A. No, they pertain to science. Q. But will science preoccupy herself with it ? A. She already preoccupies herself with it. We have written this book, and you are reading it. Q. Give us some notions of this plastic medium. A. It is formed of astral or terrestrial light, and transmits 105 POPOPOP
1929 · PDF PAGE 47
47 fundamentally incapable of understanding the nature of work in itself. She must consent to co- operate with him in the dark. Her self-surrender is, therefore, really self-surrender, whereas with him it is {96} rather self-realization. It is true that if a woman persists long enough in the habit, she will ultimately find herself therein. For woman is a creature of habit, that is, of solidified impulses. She has no individuality. Attached to a strong man who is no longer himself by this work, she may become a more or less reliable mood. Otherw…
1929 · PDF PAGE 558
…scious fear. The chains from civilization clanked on her ankles and wrists. She stayed with us for a fortnight and then went back to her work with the Red Cross in the devastated districts round Soissons. But the gods had their rod in the pickle for her. I must explain that members of the abbey bore certain distinguishing marks. The official costume for those not entitled to the special robes of the A.'. A.'. was a vestment of bright blue hanging from neck to ankle with sleeves widening from shoulder to waist so that on extending the arms horiz…
1905 · PDF PAGE 13
footsteps, and (4) I am literally not the man who wrote it, and, despise him as I may, I have no right to interfere with his work. But I will not be haunted by the ghost of a Banquo that another man has failed to lay; and this kind of ghost knows but one exorcism. One should bury him decently in fine fat type, and erect nice boards over him, and collect the criticisms of an enlightened press, and inscribe them on the tomb. Then he is buried beyond resurrection ; oblivion takes him, and he will never haunt the author or anybody else again. So I …
1912 · PDF PAGE 66
…esh—Eater.”) A in afternoon tired and sleepy. A . '. not so bad, though most {rightfully tired, A poor in vision. There has been no good work for a long While. Why?
1912 · PDF PAGE 157
…they are become 28 living dwellings in whom the strength of man rejoiceth; and they are apparelled with ornaments of brightness, such as work wonders on all creatures. Whose kingdoms and continuance are as the Third and Fourth, strong towers and places οί comfort, the Seats of Mercy and Continuance 0 ye Servants of Mercy, Movel Appear! Sing praises unto the Creator; and be mighty amongst us. For that to this remembrance is given power, and our strength waxeth strong in our Comforter! [Invokes the Angle of V of A in the tablet of A The Queen of …
1912 · PDF PAGE 66
…esh—Eater.”) A in afternoon tired and sleepy. A . '. not so bad, though most {rightfully tired, A poor in vision. There has been no good work for a long While. Why?
1912 · PDF PAGE 157
…they are become 28 living dwellings in whom the strength of man rejoiceth; and they are apparelled with ornaments of brightness, such as work wonders on all creatures. Whose kingdoms and continuance are as the Third and Fourth, strong towers and places οί comfort, the Seats of Mercy and Continuance 0 ye Servants of Mercy, Movel Appear! Sing praises unto the Creator; and be mighty amongst us. For that to this remembrance is given power, and our strength waxeth strong in our Comforter! [Invokes the Angle of V of A in the tablet of A The Queen of …