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Page 43 of 711929 · PDF PAGE 526
…-on was in my case transformed into an ideal stimulant of clear-sightedness. I felt intensely that I had to have all my wits about me in order to expose the atrocity of the abominations which I was compelled to witness. The brilliance of the story is striking evidence of the fierceness of my reaction against the conditions of the backwoods life of the United States. One of the chief reasons for the inexpressible intensity of my feeling is doubtless that the nameless tortures which I saw inflicted as a mere matter of routine upon women and child…
1913 · PDF PAGE 562
…e said it in so many words at his trial—to burst the globe like a cooked chestnut, Lacenaire, who spent his days in plotting murders, in order to have the means of passing his nights in ignoble orgies or in the excite- ment of gambling, boasted aloud that he had lived. Hecalled that living, and he sang a hymn to the guillotine, which he called his beautiful betrothed, and the world was full of imbe- ciles who admired the wretch! Alfred de Musset, before extinguishing himself in drunkenness, wasted one of the finest talents of his century in son…
1913 · PDF PAGE 562
…e said it in so many words at his trial—to burst the globe like a cooked chestnut, Lacenaire, who spent his days in plotting murders, in order to have the means of passing his nights in ignoble orgies or in the excite- ment of gambling, boasted aloud that he had lived. Hecalled that living, and he sang a hymn to the guillotine, which he called his beautiful betrothed, and the world was full of imbe- ciles who admired the wretch! Alfred de Musset, before extinguishing himself in drunkenness, wasted one of the finest talents of his century in son…
1919 · PDF PAGE 411
… of the latter. The craze for classification which obsesses the dull minds of the learned has been peculiarly pernicious in the East. In order to divide states of thought into 84 classes, which is— to their fatuity!—an object in itself, because 84 is seven times twelve, they do not hesitate to invent names for quite imaginary states of mind, and to put down the same state of mind several times. This leads to extreme difficulty in the study of their works on psychology and the like. The origi- nal man, Buddha, or whoever he may have been, dug ou…
1929 · PDF PAGE 493
…has been harmonized. While on this subject, let me mention that Tiphereth corresponds to the grade of initiation on the Threshold of the Order of R. R. et A. C., and to the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel. It therefore marks a critically important stage in initiation. Only one other is equally {777} cardinal: the grade of Master of the Temple, which is the Threshold of the Order of the A.'. A.'.. I have called the vision corresponding to this the "Vision of Wonder" which permeates one's daily life in a similar way. The dif…
1907 · PDF PAGE 239
…ical .] Kant must have in some way felt the weakness of his argument , since in the following page, he , in true Berkeleyan fashion , in order to upset the sceptic , argues in a circle ; and to prove the possibility of a priori judgements , insists on the sceptic proving an à priori proposition . Having !
1909 · PDF PAGE 245
…the autumnal equinox, when B——, the alchemist of note, in- troduced him to a Mr. C (afterwards, as we shall see, Frater V.:. N.°. of the Order of the Golden Dawn). This meeting proved all-important, as will be set forth in the follow- ing chapter. Through C , P. had for the time being laid aside von Rosenroth, and was now deep in “‘ The Book of the * At this time P. was leading an hermit’s life on a Swiss glacier with one whom, though he knew it not at the time, was destined ever and anon to bring him wisdom from the Great White Brotherhood, Th…
1909 · PDF PAGE 245
…the autumnal equinox, when B——, the alchemist of note, in- troduced him to a Mr. C (afterwards, as we shall see, Frater V.:. N.°. of the Order of the Golden Dawn). This meeting proved all-important, as will be set forth in the follow- ing chapter. Through C , P. had for the time being laid aside von Rosenroth, and was now deep in “‘ The Book of the * At this time P. was leading an hermit’s life on a Swiss glacier with one whom, though he knew it not at the time, was destined ever and anon to bring him wisdom from the Great White Brotherhood, Th…
1910 · PDF PAGE 153
…ough the contraction of the Apana Vayu the germ-cells from the uterus. 57. The Yogi, worshipper of the lotus-feet of his Guru should, in order to obtain quick success in Yoga, drink milk or nectar in this way. 58. Know semen to be moon-like, and the germ- cells the emblem of sun ; let the Yogi make their union in his own body with great care. 59. I am the semen. Sakti (the goddess) is the germfluid : when they both are combined, then the Yogi reaches the state of success, and his body be- comes brilliant and divine. 60. Ejaculation of semen is …
1913 · PDF PAGE 567
…lly just, that he constitutes himself as living for eternal life, since nothing survives injustice and error but the penalty of their disorder. To understand good is to will it, and on the plane of justice to will is to do. For this reason the Gospel tells us that men will be judged according to their works. Our works make us so much what we are, that our body itself, as we have said, receives the modification, and sometimes the complete change, of its form from our habits. A form conquered, or submitted to, becomes a providence, or a fatality,…
1913 · PDF PAGE 567
…lly just, that he constitutes himself as living for eternal life, since nothing survives injustice and error but the penalty of their disorder. To understand good is to will it, and on the plane of justice to will is to do. For this reason the Gospel tells us that men will be judged according to their works. Our works make us so much what we are, that our body itself, as we have said, receives the modification, and sometimes the complete change, of its form from our habits. A form conquered, or submitted to, becomes a providence, or a fatality,…
1930 · PDF PAGE 73
…s own motto as Adeptus Minor. For “Ish- rael” let him prefer his own Magical Race, according to the obligations of his Oaths to Our Holy Order! (The Beast 666 Himself used “Ankh-f-n-khonsu” and aKhem” in this section.) The Adept reminds his Angel that He has created That One Substance of which Hermes hath written in the Table of Emerald, whose virtue is to unité in itself ail opposite modes of Being, thereby to serve as a Talisman charged with the Spiritual Energy of Existence, an Elixir or Stone composed of the physical basis of Life. This Com…
1954 · PDF PAGE 65
32 MAGICK WITHOUT TEARS that his subtler principles are merely symptomatic of the changes in his gross vehicle. A similar order may be assumed to extend throughout nature. (Illustration : One does not confuse the pain of toothache with the decay which causes it. Inanimate objects are sensitive to certain physical forces, such as electrical and thermal conductivity; but neither in us nor in them-so far as we know-is there any direct conscious perception of these forces. Imperceptible influences are therefore associated with all material phenomen…
1910 · PDF PAGE 16
8 Introduction It is the sort of order that acquits a man of the charge of doing nothing for posterity, for assuredly nobody who knows India will try to raise false hopes in me that I may live long enough to see it. I would warn scholars that, unless they are in some way definitely mystics and truly acknowl- edged as such, they will do better to hunt for the lost books of Livy than for the Bagh-i- muattar. There is no copy in any public library here or in the East : not surprising, when one hears Platt in 1874 complain that of so famous a class…
1915 · PDF PAGE 2
… the Russian national anthem, and cheer the ambassador whenever he appears. Why not? of course. It is natural, it is human; it is all in order. But it is fickleness and treachery; it is hy-
1929 · PDF PAGE 114
… also a certain amount of latitude granted by Mathers to initiate suitable people in partibus. I, therefore, established an entirely new Order of my own, called L.I.L.: the "Lamp of the Invisible Light". Don Jesus became its first High Priest. In the Order L.I.L., the letters L.P.D. are the monograms of the mysteries. An explanation of these letter is given by Dumas in the prologue of his Memoirs of a Physician, and Eliphas Lévi discusses them at some length. I, however, remembered them directly from my incarnation as Cagliostro. It would be im…
1910 · PDF PAGE 34
…m (especially during the monthly courses) on the one side, and passive sodomy on the other. Both are pleasures of a somewhat masochistic order, and if we had definitely to choose, it would be hard. Glory to the Creator whose bounty has not forced us to this al- ternative ; aye ! blessed for ever be His holy name, and thanksgiving in the highest for His loving- kindness towards the Children of Men ! Why then do we so dearly cherish the passion of man and man, since of the liberty, do we pursue the shy kisses of silly English boys, often of the l…
1919 · PDF PAGE 120
…e mind in this apprehension of Life, two modes are preferred, as preliminary to the greater realizations to be discussed in their proper order, experiences which tran- scend even those attainments of Liberty and Love of which Ihave hitherto written, and this of Life which I now inscribe in this my little book which I am making for you so that you may come unto the Great Fulfilment. The first mode is the acquisition of the Magical Memory so-called, and the means is described with accuracy and clearness in certain of our Holy Books. But for nearl…
1919 · PDF PAGE 242
…fact that the men in power are often utterly devoid of all general education. I would call your attention to the fact that many monastic orders, both in Asia and in Europe, have succeeded in sur- viving all changes of government, and in securing pleasant and useful lives for their members. But this has been pos- sible only because restricted life was enjoined. However, there were orders of military monks, like the Templars, who grew and prospered exceedingly. You recall that the Order of the Temple was only overthrown by a treacherous coup 228
1996 · PDF PAGE 32
… & the known. Commentary: The nature of magical power is quite incom prehensible to the vulgar. The prophet Ezekiel besieging a tile in order to destroy Jerusalem,1 and the adventures of Hosea with Gomer,2 seem as absurd to the “practical” man as do the researches of any other scientific man until the Sunday News papers have furnished him with a plausible explanation which explains nothing. (Book 4, Part III, must be read in this connection.) 1 [Ezekiel 4:1-2.] 2 [Hosea 1:1-2.]