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Page 45 of 921913 · PDF PAGE 521
…s to the reproduction of signs and characters by that universal fluid, which we call astral light, to deny its possi- bility would be to take little account of the most ordinary phenomena of Nature. The mirage in the steppes of Russia, the palace of Morgan le Fay, the figures printed naturally in the heart of stones which Gaffarel calls gamahés, the monstrous deformities of certain children caused by impressions of the nightmares of their mothers, all these phenomena and many others prove that the light is full of reflections and images which i…
1913 · PDF PAGE 544
…ld limps; in friendly fashion they bid you remark that he is a hunchback. If he coughs and that alarms you, they conjure you tenderly to take great care of him, perhaps he is consumptive. Has your wife been ill for along time? Cheer up, she will die of it! Hope and work is the message of Heaven to us by the voice of all good souls. Despair and die, Hell cries to us in every word and movement, even in all the friendly acts and caresses of imperfect or degraded beings. Whatever the reputation of any one may be, and what- ever may be the testimoni…
1913 · PDF PAGE 254
…hy he wears an apron. It is tradition, and the Word of God is thereby made of none effect. But Waite was not content with this. He would take an intelligible living English word and meta- grabolize it deliberately that he might appear pontifical. 1 In actual life he sold Horlick’s Malted Milk, but was for all practical purposes a T—totaller. 216
1913 · PDF PAGE 521
…s to the reproduction of signs and characters by that universal fluid, which we call astral light, to deny its possi- bility would be to take little account of the most ordinary phenomena of Nature. The mirage in the steppes of Russia, the palace of Morgan le Fay, the figures printed naturally in the heart of stones which Gaffarel calls gamahés, the monstrous deformities of certain children caused by impressions of the nightmares of their mothers, all these phenomena and many others prove that the light is full of reflections and images which i…
1913 · PDF PAGE 544
…ld limps; in friendly fashion they bid you remark that he is a hunchback. If he coughs and that alarms you, they conjure you tenderly to take great care of him, perhaps he is consumptive. Has your wife been ill for along time? Cheer up, she will die of it! Hope and work is the message of Heaven to us by the voice of all good souls. Despair and die, Hell cries to us in every word and movement, even in all the friendly acts and caresses of imperfect or degraded beings. Whatever the reputation of any one may be, and what- ever may be the testimoni…
1909 · PDF PAGE 77
…— ride at a shilling the first hour and Sixpence the second, you must not be surprised at the shrewd silliness of my replying that I will take the second hour first. But that is always the way; the love 01 besting our dearest friends in a bargain is native to us : and so, even in religion, when we are dealing with our own souls, we try to cheat. I go out to cut an almond rod at midnight, and, finding it inconvenient, I "magically affirm” that ash is almond and that seven o’clock is twelve. It seems a pity to have become a magician, capable of forci…
1913 · PDF PAGE 331
…et. The history of Abraham is, then, a symbol in the ancient manner, and contains a lofty revelation of the destinies of the human soul. Taken literally, it is an absurd and revolting story. Did not St. Augustine take literally the Golden Ass of Apuleius? Poor great men! D 33
1913 · PDF PAGE 457
…defect in the machinery. What was that defect? The evil spirit alone could tell him. It is then absolutely necessary to evoke him! .. . “Take care you do not!” said Eliphas. ‘You had much better say for nine days this qabalistic evocation.” He gave him a leaf covered with manuscript. ‘‘ Begin this evening, and return to-morrow to tell me what you have seen, for to night you will have a manifestation.” The next day, our good man did not miss the appointment. “J woke up suddenly,” said he, ‘upon one o'clock in the morning. In front of my bedI saw…
1913 · PDF PAGE 331
…et. The history of Abraham is, then, a symbol in the ancient manner, and contains a lofty revelation of the destinies of the human soul. Taken literally, it is an absurd and revolting story. Did not St. Augustine take literally the Golden Ass of Apuleius? Poor great men! D 33
1913 · PDF PAGE 457
…defect in the machinery. What was that defect? The evil spirit alone could tell him. It is then absolutely necessary to evoke him! .. . “Take care you do not!” said Eliphas. ‘You had much better say for nine days this qabalistic evocation.” He gave him a leaf covered with manuscript. ‘‘ Begin this evening, and return to-morrow to tell me what you have seen, for to night you will have a manifestation.” The next day, our good man did not miss the appointment. “J woke up suddenly,” said he, ‘upon one o'clock in the morning. In front of my bedI saw…
1919 · PDF PAGE 147
… his arm in the prescribed manner. But, said he, “Fear is failure and the forerunner of failure”; and it will no doubt be best to under- take a week of this work so as to get used to it, after which I shall probably have no more trouble in this respect. He decided therefore to omit the word AND from his conversa- tion for that period. His record of this experiment is kept in detail* and may prove interesting to other Students; so I shall transcribe it in full. Saturday, Jan. 7th, 1911. Vancouver, B. C. 4 P.M. Have just received THE Equinox and …
1922 · PDF PAGE 311
… For some reason or other she reminded me of a criminal awaiting sentence. Lamus stopped short in his stride and shook hands with me. — “Take your things off, and sit down, Sir Peter,’’ he said brusquely. His manner was completely different from anything I’d ever seen in him. He turned away and flung himself into a chair, searched in his pockets for an old black pipe, filled it and lit it. He seemed the prey of a peculiar agitation. That again was utterly unlike him. He cleared his throat and got up, with an entire change of behaviour. He offer…
1922 · PDF PAGE 360
…he words :— “ Evoe Ho! Evoe Ho! Evoe Ho!” They began to clap hands but checked the movement before contact and only allowed the clash to take place on the third syllable of the great cry IAO This was followed by very rapid clapping three times three, in silence. I was entirely bewildered by this demonstration, but had no opportunity to make inquiries, for Sister Cypris immediately said “ Will” with Hermes, and lunch began in the invariable silence, a silence somewhat modified by the exuberant hilarity of the entire assembly. The champagne would…
1910 · PDF PAGE 288
…, after my acquaintance with the realm of witchery had become, probably, about as universal as anybody’s, when I chanced to be called to take care of some one making the experiment for the first time (and I always was called), by the faintest word, often by a mere look, I could tell exactly the place that my patient had reached, and treat him accordingly. Many a time, by some expression which other bystanders thought ineffably puerile, have I recognised the landmark of a field of wonders wherein I have travelled in perfect ravishment. I underst…
1910 · PDF PAGE 288
…, after my acquaintance with the realm of witchery had become, probably, about as universal as anybody’s, when I chanced to be called to take care of some one making the experiment for the first time (and I always was called), by the faintest word, often by a mere look, I could tell exactly the place that my patient had reached, and treat him accordingly. Many a time, by some expression which other bystanders thought ineffably puerile, have I recognised the landmark of a field of wonders wherein I have travelled in perfect ravishment. I underst…
1912 · PDF PAGE 181
…'s not here. Why don’t you look for him, you dear old muddlehead? SERGEANT. Why, yes, Mr. Adams, that seems the simplest way. JACK. Just take a note first of all of what the burglars have done, Sergeant. Three large patent safes carried bodily away—shutters broken—[Goes and mfi/es [hand—Room n disorder—[Pulls the hedc/athes an to Με fand—Pan of the swag lying on the floor—shows the burglars were disturbed in their nefarious occupation. [HE salt/er: same coþþeafsκύσαι] Murdered body of Meyer up the chimney—go and look, Clark, don't be scared, they…
1912 · PDF PAGE 181
…'s not here. Why don’t you look for him, you dear old muddlehead? SERGEANT. Why, yes, Mr. Adams, that seems the simplest way. JACK. Just take a note first of all of what the burglars have done, Sergeant. Three large patent safes carried bodily away—shutters broken—[Goes and mfi/es [hand—Room n disorder—[Pulls the hedc/athes an to Με fand—Pan of the swag lying on the floor—shows the burglars were disturbed in their nefarious occupation. [HE salt/er: same coþþeafsκύσαι] Murdered body of Meyer up the chimney—go and look, Clark, don't be scared, they…
1913 · PDF PAGE 373
…do not really give what they promise! Faith animates all, makes all in some sort visible and palpable; even the parables of Jesus Christ take a body and a soul. They show, at Jeru- salem, the house of the wicked rich man!! The thin symbol- isms of the primitive religions overturned by science, and deprived of the life of faith, resemble those whitened bones which covered the field that Ezekiel saw in his vision. The Spirit of the Saviour, the spirit of faith, the spirit of 75
1913 · PDF PAGE 373
…do not really give what they promise! Faith animates all, makes all in some sort visible and palpable; even the parables of Jesus Christ take a body and a soul. They show, at Jeru- salem, the house of the wicked rich man!! The thin symbol- isms of the primitive religions overturned by science, and deprived of the life of faith, resemble those whitened bones which covered the field that Ezekiel saw in his vision. The Spirit of the Saviour, the spirit of faith, the spirit of 75
1913 · PDF PAGE 20
…7 tie young idiot had just come back from Russia Sconrio, KC. Why Count? Marini, All Russians are Cow wes of his? Why did he ws about to take a house rk sf he took a “astral link”—what you might call a Mand me. He had gone there detailed ina book which 1 had er your auspices? 1 believe, when they're not Princes! ScouPo, K.C. You say he obt acelebrated singer? Marites, Yo Sconrio, K.C. A married woman? Maruuns, Yes. Scourio, KC. OF what age? You must remember that Crow: ley was a mere boy veda large su ‘of money tro