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Page 40 of 871961 · PDF PAGE 149
…do I heartily repent me, and ask of the God Thoth that he may give me (albeit at the eleventh hour) virtue and with that I may compose a true Book upon these Ways of Union. Thy first Step, therefore, o my Son, is to attain unto Samadhi, and to urge thyself perpetually to repetition of thy Successes therein, for it hath been said by Philosophers of old that Practice maketh Perfect, and that Manners, being the constant Habit of Life, maketh Man. t
1907 · PDF PAGE 137
…EST The nymphomaniac , the Lesbian , the man afflicted with pathic neurosis , satyriasis or priapism is no worse than any other maniac . True , the pornophobic Mrs. Grundy cries shame as she squints askew through the half - closed fingers of her hand , but we refuse to see why this pudibonderie of the old “ Unco gude ” should make the discussion of “ nympho maniacs ” a tabooed subject, whilst she trumpets from the top of her holy bordel (St. Paul's ) deafening blasts of chaste ( !) “ bibliomania .” Often these unfortunates are of noble and gene…
1909 · PDF PAGE 136
THE EQUINOX 12.17. trembling kindle itself into a Kiss—and I perceived I34 the true Sacraments—and I beheld in one moment all the mystic visions in one ; and the Holy Graal appeared unto me, and many other inexpressible things were known of me. Also I was given to enjoy the subtle Presence of my Lord interiorly during the whole of this twelfth day. Then Ι besought the Lord that He would take me into His presence eternally even now. But He withdrew Himself, for that I must do that which I was sent hither to do; namely, to rule the earth. Therefo…
1919 · PDF PAGE 428
… its crystal ray; a beam of light immaculate within, a form of clay material upon the lower surface. That beam is thy life-guide and thy true Self, the Watcher and the silent Thinker, the victim of thy lower Self. Thy Soul cannot be hurt but through thy erring body; con- trol and master both, and thou art safe when crossing to the nearing “Gate of Balance.” Here we have Alaya identified with Atma. The rest of the verse is mostly poetic nothing, and there is no guide to the meaning of the word “Soul.” It is a perfectly absurd theory to regard th…
1930 · PDF PAGE 70
… man in a vertical straight line. Any déviation from tliis line tends to become black magic. Any otlier operation is black magic. In the True Operation the Exaltation is equilibrated by an expansion in the other three arms of the Cross. Hence the Angel immediately gives the Adept power over the Four Great Princes and their servitors. 1 If the magician needs to perform any other operation than this, it is only lawful in so far as it is a necessary preliminary to That One Work. There are, however many shades of grey. It is not every magician who …
1907 · PDF PAGE 269
… measure , as they are !! The sum total of the Vedantist Crowley sums up as follows : " I'am an illusion , externally . In reality , the true ' I'am the Infinite , and if the illusionary ‘ I ' could only realize Who I'really am , how very happy we should all be !” Here we have the great law of re - birth operating nowhere in nothing . Thus the universe is laid open before us as some huge ledger , upon which each being is working as a clerk ; some are called directors , some accountants , some cashiers , yet great or small , high or low , from t…
1909 · PDF PAGE 33
…1 hours with no real break—not bad. The bad part of to-day seems the Asana, and the deadness. Or, perhaps worse, I fail to apprehend the true magical purport of my work: hence all sort of aimless formulae, leading—naturallyenough—to no result. It just strikes me—it may be this Isis Apophis Osiris IAO formula that I have preached so often. Certainly the first two days were Isis—natural, pleasant, easy events. Most certainly too to-day has been Apophis! Think of the wild cursing and black magic, etc. . . . we must hope for the Osiris section to-mo…
1917 · PDF PAGE 3
…trike wis "The limitationsof this deadly aight, _ ‘That folds me for the sign of death and sin— aa es: “ te = describes the Init ‘of the true * Hermeth nit of BeBe en of
1910 · PDF PAGE 16
…themselves, and told him how that wicked Crowley had tried to lead them away from Jesus. Worse, I had called Page I a Pharisee. That was true ; I had said it. Dreadful of me ! And Page I, who “ walked very close to Jesus ”, of course went and told. Yes, they all walked very close to Jesus — as close as Judas did. 4. A boy named Barton was sentenced to 120 strokes of the cane on his bare shoulders, for some petty theft of which he was presumably innocent. Superb was the process of trial. It began by an extra long prayer-time, and Joshua’s accoun…
1912 · PDF PAGE 278
…Chaos, Knight of the Sun, Supreme Cammmm’er of the Stars, Sublime Philosopher Knight Noachlte, of all four grades of the Key of Masonry, True Mason Adept, Sovereign Elect, Sovereign of Sovereigns, Grand Master of the Symbolic Lodges, Very High and Very Powerful, Knight of Palestine, Knight of the White Eagle, Grand Elected Knight Kadosch Sovereign Inspector, and Grand Inquisitor Commander, Beneficent Knight, Knight of the Rainbow, Knight of Banuka, Very Wise Israelite Prince, Sovereign Prince Talmudim, Sovereign Prince Zadkim, Grand—Haram, Grand…
1912 · PDF PAGE 278
…Chaos, Knight of the Sun, Supreme Cammmm’er of the Stars, Sublime Philosopher Knight Noachlte, of all four grades of the Key of Masonry, True Mason Adept, Sovereign Elect, Sovereign of Sovereigns, Grand Master of the Symbolic Lodges, Very High and Very Powerful, Knight of Palestine, Knight of the White Eagle, Grand Elected Knight Kadosch Sovereign Inspector, and Grand Inquisitor Commander, Beneficent Knight, Knight of the Rainbow, Knight of Banuka, Very Wise Israelite Prince, Sovereign Prince Talmudim, Sovereign Prince Zadkim, Grand—Haram, Grand…
1954 · PDF PAGE 389
…ll me a lunatic and/or a liar, I shall accept the verdict with mine accustomed imperturbability. Whether what I am about to tell you is "true" or not doesn't matter, as in any case it proves nothing in particular. What does matter is to accept nothing whatever from the "Astral Plane" without the most conclusive and irrefragable internal evidence. That is enough for the caveat part of it; now I plunge direct into the autobiographical. I begin with my childhood. There is one incident, not quite relevant in this place, but yet of such supreme sign…
1904 · PDF PAGE 38
…mpus in a nutshell ! I Have a superior faculty To reasoning, which makes absurd, Unthinkable and wicked too, A great deal that I know is true ! In short, the mind is capable, Besides mere ratiocination, Of twenty other things as well, The first of which is concentration ! Here most philosohers agree ; Claim that the truth must so intend, Explain at once all agony Of doubt, make people comprehend 350 355 260 365 370 375 380 385 The Advaitist position. Mind’s superior functions. Does truth make itself in- stantly appa- rent ? Not reason.
1907 · PDF PAGE 127
…d hide the one base thought . To mask the truth , to worship , to forget ; These three are one .“ The moral character of a nation is its true capital , and the two great laws of existence are The 2 Ibid . 414 . 1 Beverland , 238 . 3 Oracles , vol . ii, p . 5. 4 Orpheus , vol . iii, p . 208 .
1919 · PDF PAGE 64
THE EQUINOX The claim of the Order that the true adepts were in charge of it was definitely disproved. 15. In the Order, with two certain exceptions and two doubtful ones, he found no persons prepared for initiation of any sort. 16. He thereupon by his subtle wisdom destroyed both the Order and its chief. 17. Being himself no perfect adept, he was driven of the Spirit into the Wilderness, where he abode for six years, studying by the light of reason the sacred books and secret systems of initiation of all countries and ages. 18. Finally, there …
1907 · PDF PAGE 115
… window, some one, and remember that He is God alone, and that there is none other God than He! Right as usual, said the scholar. It’s a true story, though, in a way. I’ve seen the mask myself, and I believe it. THE GILT MASK IN Florence in the days of old there dwelt a craftsman pale and grim. The Devil entered into him, and fanned his soul with plumes of gold. He offered all he chose to ask. “ O snatch this itching soul away, So that thou animate my clay and finish me this magic mask l ” The Devil brought him graving tools; the first a ravening…
1919 · PDF PAGE 391
…for although you do not attain everything, yet the enemies you have conquered will not again attack you. In point of fact this is hardly true. The conquest must be very complete for it to be so; but they certainly recur with very diminished intensity. Similar is the gradual immunization of man to syphilis, which was a rapidly fatal disease when fresh. Now we all have it in our blood, and are protected (to some extent, at least) against the ladies. 73. But if thou would’st Nirvana reach, or cast the prize away, let not the fruit of action and in…
1930 · PDF PAGE 9
…ngeness of the words, even by the fact that the “barbarous names” are unintelligible to him. Some- times in the course of a ceremony the true meaning of some barbarous name that has hitherto baffled his analysis may flash upon him, luminous and splendid, so that he is caught up into i. This is Qabalistically expressed in the old Formula : Domine noster, audi tuo servo! kyrie Christel O Christel 129
1930 · PDF PAGE 53
…ness. The PEOPLE. So mote it be. (THE SAINTS) The DEACON. Lord of Life and Joy, that art the might of man, that art the essence of every true god that is upon the surface — 353 —
1961 · PDF PAGE 183
…ess, or by Idleness, she hath no Standard whereunto she may rally her Forces. In this see thou her Need of a well-guarded Life, and of a True Man for her God. i