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Page 46 of 801929 · PDF PAGE 434
…teral truth. I cannot comment upon such incidents. I have never been able to understand the psychology of such crass stupidity as I have found almost universal among editors and publishers. I can understand any man considering any piece of literature worthless, or thinking it a supreme masterpiece. Hume's remarks on the "unhappy barbarism" of Shakespeare, and Shelley's delusion that Leigh Hunt was a poet, are perfectly intelligible to me; but I am completely baffled by such mental operations as here indicated. Another instance will be found in …
1929 · PDF PAGE 530
…eir servant. This Magical Retirement proved of critical importance. A week's paddling put me in perfect physical and mental condition. I found an ideal solitude on Oesopus Island. The Camel spent the first weekend with me, bringing me a supply of canned provisions. I began at once to work on a new translation, {836} with Commentary, of the Tao Teh King. This book, one of the oldest in existence, is surely one of the wisest. But all previous translations, however scholarly, had completely failed to convey the meaning of Lao Tzu. An uninitiated t…
1954 · PDF PAGE 159
…eremony the candidate must be hoodwinked! Nothing for it but to communicate by the deaf and dumb alphabet on his fIngers. This I did-and found that I could cut out on the spur of the moment at least forty percent of the "irreducible minimum" without doing any damage at all to the effect of the ritual. ''That lamed 'im!" What I am out to complain of is what I seriously believe to be an organized conspiracy of the Black Lodges to prevent people from thinking. Naked and unashamed! In some countries there has already been compulsory listening-in to…
1929 · PDF PAGE 51
…rifleman to a man with a flint axe. In '95 I was not yet aware of what was going on. I discovered independently the facts of the case. I found that I could go pretty well anywhere without the least danger or difficulty, whereas all the people I met were constantly on the brink of disaster. I began to think that solitary climbing was the safest form of the game. The one problem was the snow-covered glacier. I began to study that question by itself. I soon noticed that when I looked down on such a glacier from a ridge, I could see the covered cre…
1909 · PDF PAGE 180
… in the Grecian tongue it is written: “In the beginning was the Word,” &c., which is Aoyos (A = 30). But the best of all the Examples is found in the Holy Tetragram mm. For we may regard this venerable name as typical of the Father and the Mother, and so divided into m and m.{ Now if into the midst of this divided Name * 3, the Magus of Power in Taro = Will. + Ritual of the Path of the Daughter of the Firmament. t For it is written (Genesis v. 1, 2): : ONI Aap IAP INN Awy onbdx mata ox ody x3 “And the Elohim created Mankind: in the Likeness of …
1909 · PDF PAGE 180
… in the Grecian tongue it is written: “In the beginning was the Word,” &c., which is Aoyos (A = 30). But the best of all the Examples is found in the Holy Tetragram mm. For we may regard this venerable name as typical of the Father and the Mother, and so divided into m and m.{ Now if into the midst of this divided Name * 3, the Magus of Power in Taro = Will. + Ritual of the Path of the Daughter of the Firmament. t For it is written (Genesis v. 1, 2): : ONI Aap IAP INN Awy onbdx mata ox ody x3 “And the Elohim created Mankind: in the Likeness of …
1910 · PDF PAGE 185
… it may be mentioned, was much subjected to dreaming, but perhaps rarely were they so persistent and vivid as he now experienced. For he found that by trying to remember dreams he could remember more. Probably most men dream sub- consciously; just as they breathe without knowing it unless the attention be directed to the act. cycles—of Renaissance, Decadence, and Slime. In the first the Adepts rise as artists, philosophers, and men of science, who are sooner or later recognized as great men; in the second the adepts as adepts appear, but seem a…
1910 · PDF PAGE 185
… it may be mentioned, was much subjected to dreaming, but perhaps rarely were they so persistent and vivid as he now experienced. For he found that by trying to remember dreams he could remember more. Probably most men dream sub- consciously; just as they breathe without knowing it unless the attention be directed to the act. cycles—of Renaissance, Decadence, and Slime. In the first the Adepts rise as artists, philosophers, and men of science, who are sooner or later recognized as great men; in the second the adepts as adepts appear, but seem a…
1910 · PDF PAGE 14
…essenger of the Gods, Mercury, the joyous and ambiguous boy whose tricks first scandalize and then delight Olympus. But Mercury, too, is found wanting. Not in him alone is the secret cure for all the woe of the human race. Swift as ever, he passes, and gives place to the youngest of the Gods, to the Virginal Moon. Behold her, Madonna-like, throned and crowned, veiled, silent, awaiting the promise of the Future. She is Isis and Mary, Istar and Bhavani, Artemis and Diana. But Artemis is still barren of hope until the spirit of the Infinite All, g…
1922 · PDF PAGE 285
…e. It was easy to see that he was pleased at the result so far obtained. Lala was not with him. Instead, he had brought Maisie Jacobs. I found myself wondering acutely whether there was any serious reason for the change. I had got to the state where I suspected the man’s slightest action of having some occult significance, especially as he gave no explanation. Decidedly his manners were not calculated to reassure the unwary. It was easy to understand why his name had become the focus for a host of ridiculous inventions. After all, it is not ple…
1929 · PDF PAGE 479
… drawn, went over the top, cheering wildly, to the third floor of 93 Regent Street, broke down the door, which I think was unlocked, and found a dozen mild old people trying to browse on the lush grass of my poetry. The police did not even calculate on the possibility of my revenge. They imprudently entrusted the conduct of the raid to Inspector Currie, though they might have known that I was perfectly capable of some stupid joke about his being hot stuff. The Crown solicitor, too, who conducted the prosecution, was so named that I might have s…
1913 · PDF PAGE 604
…ties, as well as of colours, perfumes, plants, stones, and animals. The information concerning the tarot and geomancy exceeds that to be found in some treatises devoted exclusively to those subjects. The author appears to be acquainted with Chinese, Arabic, and other classic texts, Here your reviewer is unable to follow him, but his Hebrew does credit alike to him and to his printer. Among several hundred words, mostly proper names, we found and marked a few misprints, but subsequently discovered each one of them in a printed table of errata, w…
1913 · PDF PAGE 604
…ties, as well as of colours, perfumes, plants, stones, and animals. The information concerning the tarot and geomancy exceeds that to be found in some treatises devoted exclusively to those subjects. The author appears to be acquainted with Chinese, Arabic, and other classic texts, Here your reviewer is unable to follow him, but his Hebrew does credit alike to him and to his printer. Among several hundred words, mostly proper names, we found and marked a few misprints, but subsequently discovered each one of them in a printed table of errata, w…
1904 · PDF PAGE 48
…nd filled her greasy guts to bursting. Groping about in the dark with his exquisitely sensitive and per- fectly trained tool, he at last found the ladys Ap- pendix, into the narrow orifice of which he pushed voluptuously and there spunked out his love-lap. The spending anonyma fainted with pleasure, and the cautious Kluckchoo withdrew, only to be summoned in all haste to the royal apartments three days later, when Mrs Arthur disclosed her find to her keeper. To make a long story short, the K..g was so de- lighted with the Appendix-fuck of Kluc…
1944 · PDF PAGE 11
…after the tradition of the Mediaeval Edi‐ tors, corrected in the light of the descriptions given in The Equinox I, vii and viii. But she found technical difficulties, such as introducing “10rayed Angelic hands” all over the place, producing a grotesque effect; and she also observed that his teaching, in the course of his ex‐ planations went far higher and deeper than any‐thing in any accessible models. She accord‐ ingly forced him—the laziest man in three continents!—to undertake what is to all intent an original work, including the latest disc…
1910 · PDF PAGE 20
…re inquirer into the ‘ hikmat ’, and denied existence to the question of the infidel. Perhaps owing to some curious trick of my brain, I found myself (one fine day) in the state which, as far as I can gather, Hindu writers call Samadhi. (Compare the experiences of Burton in the Bombay Presidency, as hinted by Lady Sisted in her admirable sketch of his Life.) Hindus claim that advanced Yogis can always recognize at sight those who have attained this condition, just as the Freemasonry of Paederasts makes the formality of introduction superfluous …
1922 · PDF PAGE 136
…tleman, but his face and his tone told their own story. He must have been going downhill for many years—reached the bottom long ago, and found it the easiest place to live.He was aggressively friendly in a brutal way, and warned us that our disguises might be a source of danger; any one could see through them, and the fact of our having adopted them might arouse the quick suspicion of the Neapolitan mind. He called for drinks, and toasted King and Country with a sort of surly pride in his origin. He reminded me of Kipling’s broken-down Englishm…
1922 · PDF PAGE 152
…were sea-sick. When we reached the consulate we were physical wrecks. One bit of luck, however, was waiting for us. Our luggage had been found in a hotel at Sorrento. Everything saleable had, of course, been removed by the ingenious Mr. Feccles, including our supply of dope. But at least we had our passports, and some clothes to wear; and the finding of the luggage in itself, of course, confirmed our story. The consul was extremely kind, and returned with us himself to the commissario, who dismissed us genially enough, obviously confirmed in hi…
1922 · PDF PAGE 382
…courage, day after day, life after life. Not ours to speculate about the goal of our Going. Enough for us to Go. We knew our way, having found our will, and for the means, had we not love? ‘“‘ Love is the law, love under will.” The words were neither on our lips nor in our hearts. They were implicit in every idea, and in every impression. We went from the court up the steps, through the open glass doors, into the vaulted room with its fantastic frescoes that was the strangers’ room of the Abbey of Thelema ; and we laughed softly, as we thought …
1954 · PDF PAGE 261
…hly the plan of the Taoist in his attitude to life. Having ascertained the Path which satisfies the equations of his Nature (as we say, "found his True Will") he continues "without lust of result," acting only when it happens to be necessary to adjust himself to any external stress that affects him, and so proceeds happily thinking of a way To feed oneself on batter. And so go on from day to day Getting a little fatter. -assuming that his "True Will" is of that variety. Basil King Lamus asserts this in The Diary of a Drug Fiend when he says: "I…