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Page 43 of 781922 · PDF PAGE 243
…re H. and C. The C. has been fmished long ago. It’s no good without the H. We could go to Germany and get it; or even to London, but something keeps us from decision. I, of course, know what it is. It is necessary for me to undergo these torments that I may be purified completely from the flesh. But Peter doesn’t understand at all. He blames me bitterly. We go over the whole thing again and again. Every incident since we met is taken in turn as the cause of our misery Sometimes his brutal lust revives in his mind. He thinks I am a vampire sent …
1909 · PDF PAGE 75
… having none of the qualities of either. It is precisely such a phenomenon as the direct combination of Hydrogen and Chlorine. The first thing observed is the flash; in our analogy, the ecstasy or Ananda (bliss) attending the Dhyana. And as this flash does not aid us to analyse the Hydrochloric acid gas, so the Ananda prevents us by startling us from perceiving the true nature of the phenomenon. In higher mystic states, then, we find that the Yogi or Magician has learnt how to suppress it. But the combination of the elements will usually be a d…
1909 · PDF PAGE 75
… having none of the qualities of either. It is precisely such a phenomenon as the direct combination of Hydrogen and Chlorine. The first thing observed is the flash; in our analogy, the ecstasy or Ananda (bliss) attending the Dhyana. And as this flash does not aid us to analyse the Hydrochloric acid gas, so the Ananda prevents us by startling us from perceiving the true nature of the phenomenon. In higher mystic states, then, we find that the Yogi or Magician has learnt how to suppress it. But the combination of the elements will usually be a d…
1913 · PDF PAGE 577
…fatted calf because his son has returned. What can he do? Tears and embar- rassment, no doubt! but above all, joy! There is only one sad thing in the world, and that is sin and folly. Since we are delivered, let us laugh and shout for joy, for we are saved, and all those who loved us in their lives rejoice in heaven! We all bear within ourselves a principle of death and a principle of immortality. Death is the beast, and the beast produces always bestial stupidity. God does not love fools, for his divine spirit is called the spirit of intellige…
1913 · PDF PAGE 577
…fatted calf because his son has returned. What can he do? Tears and embar- rassment, no doubt! but above all, joy! There is only one sad thing in the world, and that is sin and folly. Since we are delivered, let us laugh and shout for joy, for we are saved, and all those who loved us in their lives rejoice in heaven! We all bear within ourselves a principle of death and a principle of immortality. Death is the beast, and the beast produces always bestial stupidity. God does not love fools, for his divine spirit is called the spirit of intellige…
1929 · PDF PAGE 128
…rcules or Melcarth; the legends of Dionysus and of Mithra, are ail connected with this one idea. In the Hebrew religion we find the same thing inculcated. The first ethical lesson in the Bible is that the only sacrifice pleasing to the Lord is the sacrifice of bloodj Abel, who made this, finding favour with the Lord, while Cain, who offered cabbages, was rather naturally considered a cheap sport. The idea recurs again and again. We hâve the sacrifice of the Passover, following on the story of Abraham s being commanded to sacrifice his firstborn…
1954 · PDF PAGE 431
…u might feel differently about it! You should remember, incidentally , that the evidence for vampires is as strong as for pretty well anything else in the world. There are innumerable records extant of legal proceedings wherein the most sober, responsible, worthy and well-respected citizens , including the advocates and judges, investigated case after case with the utmost minuteness, with the most distinguished surgeons and anatomists to swear to the clinical details . Endless is the list of well-attested cases of bodies dug up after months of …
1909 · PDF PAGE 3
… events, and leave it to be published when the right time came ? But in this case, how account for Eu- phemias possession of the dainty thing ? Anyway, its not Tennyson : dont worry : I was only teas- ing. She had originally picked up the unfinished M.S. to use as curl-papers. It was indeed written, as will be obvious from the style, on sheets of thin- nest, softest (and I believe sterilised) paper of a delicate and pleasing pale canary colour, mullioned at the shorter edges like a postage stamp These she had placed on my mantelpiece for pip…
1911 · PDF PAGE 100
…5 her των.] Venomous as a scorpion! THE CHILD. My father’s crest is a scorpion. LAYLAH. No! Nol it cannot be. I am mad. I hear a strange thing. Now I know what I saw in your face. Child! Child] I am sorry I hurt you. Ι want to be friends with you. Iam all-powerful here. No harm shall come to you] His child] Come and kiss me! [The ehild Shi’ihhs away.] 92
1911 · PDF PAGE 100
…5 her των.] Venomous as a scorpion! THE CHILD. My father’s crest is a scorpion. LAYLAH. No! Nol it cannot be. I am mad. I hear a strange thing. Now I know what I saw in your face. Child! Child] I am sorry I hurt you. Ι want to be friends with you. Iam all-powerful here. No harm shall come to you] His child] Come and kiss me! [The ehild Shi’ihhs away.] 92
1913 · PDF PAGE 255
…Crowley was moved by his tears, and promised never to divulge the nature of the interview while Waite lived, for it was truly a pitiable thing to see one who had advertised him- self as a Master clasping the feet of a man twenty years younger than himself, and begging for the very initiation of which he had boasted himself the dispenser. It was impossible for Crowley to grant this request; the Dweller on the Threshold would have found Waite scarce a caper in her daily mayonnaise. Initiation for Waite would have meant madness, and the cold porta…
1913 · PDF PAGE 255
…Crowley was moved by his tears, and promised never to divulge the nature of the interview while Waite lived, for it was truly a pitiable thing to see one who had advertised him- self as a Master clasping the feet of a man twenty years younger than himself, and begging for the very initiation of which he had boasted himself the dispenser. It was impossible for Crowley to grant this request; the Dweller on the Threshold would have found Waite scarce a caper in her daily mayonnaise. Initiation for Waite would have meant madness, and the cold porta…
1929 · PDF PAGE 75
CHAPTER VI The Formula of the Néophyte \ This formula has for its “first matter” the ordinary man entirely ignorant of everything and incapable of anything. He is therefore represented as blindfolded and bound. His only aid is his aspira¬ tion, represented by the officer who is to lead him into the Temple. Before entering, he must be purified and consecrated. Once within the Temple, he is required to bind himself by an oath. His aspiration is now formulated as Will. He makes the mystic circumambulation of the Temple for the reasons to be descri…
1996 · PDF PAGE 186
Chapter III A Verses 61 — 67 187 Such Life and Mind may therefore be utterly different to any thing we know of; the “girders” of their souls in other spheres may be other than ours. The above argument is a case of a “girder”; we are bound mentally by our race-experience of the environment in which our own lives flourish. A pioneer choosing a camp must look for wood, water, perhaps shelter, perhaps game. In another planet he might not need any of these. The “girders” which determine the “form” of our souls are therefore limitations to our thoug…
1909 · PDF PAGE 17
…in one language or another, is our philosophical position. But for those who are not content with this, let it be said that there is something more behind and beyond. Among us are those who have experienced things of a nature so exalted that no words ever penned could even adumbrate them faintly. The communication of such knowledge, so far as it is at all possible, must be a personal thing ; and we offer it with both hands. It is simple to write to the Chancellor of the A... A... at the care of the publishers, 23 Paternoster Row, E.C.; a neophy…
1909 · PDF PAGE 17
…in one language or another, is our philosophical position. But for those who are not content with this, let it be said that there is something more behind and beyond. Among us are those who have experienced things of a nature so exalted that no words ever penned could even adumbrate them faintly. The communication of such knowledge, so far as it is at all possible, must be a personal thing ; and we offer it with both hands. It is simple to write to the Chancellor of the A... A... at the care of the publishers, 23 Paternoster Row, E.C.; a neophy…
1937 · PDF PAGE 5
… the dead toads of superstition. 5. There is only one hope of uniting the people under intelligent leadership; because there is only one thing in which every one really believes. That is, believes in
1907 · PDF PAGE 256
…mere Buncombe . Because a weak man cannot lift a certain weight , that is no criterion that a strong man cannot . There is truth in everything , and truth lies beyond mere utility . If we cannot understand , it is sheer falsehood to say Yes or No , the agnostic mode being the only right course open to us ; yet if it were put to us to answer such a question as Is the reverse of the moon studded with tintacks ? ” “ No !” would naturally be the correct answer , and not , “ I cannot tell you ”; for as long as the bastion of our doubt is stronger th…
1907 · PDF PAGE 285
… tion , to say that the most astonishing event that can be imagined is beyond the scope of natural causes .” 3 And that there is no such thing as the violation of the laws of nature , but merely a violation of that under standing which falsely interprets a “ something ” which reason alone cannot grasp . 1 Huxley's Hume , p . 155. “ It will be said that these are miracles , but we reply that miracles , when they are genuine , are simply facts for science ." “ A philosopher has declared that he would discredit universal testimony rather than beli…
1907 · PDF PAGE 330
…ldren are taught ( pace the Education Act ) that the Universe lies in infinite Space ; Hindu children , in the Akása , which is the same thing . Those Europeans who go a little deeper learn from Fichte , that the phenomenal Universe is the creation of the Ego ; Hindus , or Europeans studying under Hindu Gurus , are told , that by Akása is meant the Chitakása . The Chitakása is situated in the “ Third Eye ,” i.e. , in the brain . By assuming higher dimensions of space , we can assimilate this fact to Realism ; but we have no need to take so much…