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1910 · PDF PAGE 140

The Scented Garden

…ersian dress I cannot learn ; but the Egyptians knew 42 Gods who purify the soul ; and the Jews speak of the “ Revolution of the 42-fold Name of the Palaces of Yetzirah ” — the world which should invade and redeem this ma- terial scheme of things. Talking of this “ scheme of things ”, I remember the wit of a certain comely youth at Oxford, who reproached his exhausted lover with the quatrain : “ Ah love ! could Thou and I with Fate conspire

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1910 · PDF PAGE 19

The World’s Tragedy

XIV PREFACE. rable ” in front of his name, destined to be celebrated in the world of motors and balloons, walked into the room and told us rather a lively story. The Reverend something Doddridge thought of the “ honourable ” and laughed pleasantly. I remember how, boys as we were, we filed austerely from the rooms without farewell. Oh, you must know the C. I. C. C. U. ! I remember too how this Doddridge, while in charge of my morals, aided and abetted me in extinguishing street lamps ; and how when a policeman pounced upon me, he forsook me and…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 25

The World’s Tragedy

…and another to worry me I was a ner- vous wreck all this March and April of 1908. I was was- ting my time in constructing anagrams on my name to publish this book under. Which shows how dependant the best of us is on his in’ards. If an Army marches on its belly, so does a philosopher think on his. My best on another’s So lost indeed was I in this jungle of delusion that I was quite surprised when one beautiful sunset in May, sitting at ease under the shadow of the Lion de Belfort, I became aware of a temptation of the devil. Quite a num- ber of…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 137

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…filled with a pale green light—or was it rosy ?—or was it golden P—or was it like the moon? That was the strange thing about it. To every name one put to it an inward voice answered: No, not that; like that, but not quite that. Luminous, spectral, cloudy, shimmering—it was all these, and something more. He placed his hand upon the girl’s forehead. " Are you perfectly awake ? " “I am awake, frater." “ Can you give me the sign of your grade?" “ I must not move. But I am poised for diving, frater." " The word ? " Haltingly came the answer: “ Ar—ar—…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 137

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…filled with a pale green light—or was it rosy ?—or was it golden P—or was it like the moon? That was the strange thing about it. To every name one put to it an inward voice answered: No, not that; like that, but not quite that. Luminous, spectral, cloudy, shimmering—it was all these, and something more. He placed his hand upon the girl’s forehead. " Are you perfectly awake ? " “I am awake, frater." “ Can you give me the sign of your grade?" “ I must not move. But I am poised for diving, frater." " The word ? " Haltingly came the answer: “ Ar—ar—…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 270

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…like a mon [ EEL. I‘m sorry, Jeannie. An' I‘ll be agude mon tae ye, lass. AWL. That's better. Now, meenister, the Blessing. MEEK. In the name 0‘ God, I declare ye lawful man an’ wife. [He join: their hand: mul Nesse: litem.] AWL. An’ no more private still, Elder, an’ no more bribes fra distillers l BEL. Ay! I mean it. AWL. Guid. Now, lass, run off wi‘ him, lest he ['a' into the snare o' the ’ Hoor 0’ Babylon again ; an’ this time for his soul's ill 1 [All laugh, EEL goes ofwith JEANNIE. AWL. Noo, lads an' lasses a’l Prayer i' th' morning, an' t…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 338

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…Vide K.D. L.C.K. p. 342] The Pillars?ם`רמע !65 Strength. [EL iii. 8] u'ptn “ Το make them know."?םשריהל [Ps, xxv. 14] Nehema?המענ NEMO. [Name of Milt]?תיממע Angel of 3 we An assembly my 166 A King of Edom?ובהלעב Reus mulctae. [Videב"ח ?ןוממ K.D. L.C.K. p. 498] Heaven of Geburah?ןועמ Night Demon of?;שיDec. πι?לופנ Native land or Job?ץוע The Most High?ןוילע

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1912 · PDF PAGE 270

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…like a mon [ EEL. I‘m sorry, Jeannie. An' I‘ll be agude mon tae ye, lass. AWL. That's better. Now, meenister, the Blessing. MEEK. In the name 0‘ God, I declare ye lawful man an’ wife. [He join: their hand: mul Nesse: litem.] AWL. An’ no more private still, Elder, an’ no more bribes fra distillers l BEL. Ay! I mean it. AWL. Guid. Now, lass, run off wi‘ him, lest he ['a' into the snare o' the ’ Hoor 0’ Babylon again ; an’ this time for his soul's ill 1 [All laugh, EEL goes ofwith JEANNIE. AWL. Noo, lads an' lasses a’l Prayer i' th' morning, an' t…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 338

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…Vide K.D. L.C.K. p. 342] The Pillars?ם`רמע !65 Strength. [EL iii. 8] u'ptn “ Το make them know."?םשריהל [Ps, xxv. 14] Nehema?המענ NEMO. [Name of Milt]?תיממע Angel of 3 we An assembly my 166 A King of Edom?ובהלעב Reus mulctae. [Videב"ח ?ןוממ K.D. L.C.K. p. 498] Heaven of Geburah?ןועמ Night Demon of?;שיDec. πι?לופנ Native land or Job?ץוע The Most High?ןוילע

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1919 · PDF PAGE 368

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…ubject, but adds a further Word to dis- criminate from Daath (knowledge) in favour of Binah (un- derstanding). 17. “Great Sifter’ is the name of the “Heart Doctrine,” O Disciple. This explains the “Heart Doctrine” as a process of con- tinual elimination which refers both to the aspirants and to the thoughts. 18. The wheel of the Good Law moves swiftly on. It grinds by night and day. The worthless husks it drives from out the golden grain, the refuse from the flour. The hand of Karma guides the wheel; the revolutions mark the beatings of the Kar…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 222

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…through we have ever ranged : Through all the planes where we have ever sought The hidden root, and the pale, yellow blossom. Oh, I must name thee again, my Rose, my Rose. Through the blue depths of the skies; in the tumbling waters ; Midst the antic winds; through the red heart of the fire; How shall I know thee in the maze of things, In the monotonous gold of the rolling worlds? The mage hath seen thee with the eye of Fire ; The lover hath known thee in the sea of Air. The worlds hath hung all trembling on the lyre That the old god bears stil…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 474

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…eges. For this is in what the infernal evocations consist, according to the grimotre of Honorius: “Choose a black cock, and give him the name of the spirit of darkness which one wishes to evoke. “ Kill the cock, and keep its heart, its tongue, and the first feather of its left wing. “Dry the tongue and the heart, and reduce them to powder. “Eat no meat and drink no wine, that day. “On Tuesday, at dawn, say a mass of the angels. “Trace upon the altar itself, with the feather of the cock dipped in the consecrated wine, certain diabolical signatur…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 222

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…through we have ever ranged : Through all the planes where we have ever sought The hidden root, and the pale, yellow blossom. Oh, I must name thee again, my Rose, my Rose. Through the blue depths of the skies; in the tumbling waters ; Midst the antic winds; through the red heart of the fire; How shall I know thee in the maze of things, In the monotonous gold of the rolling worlds? The mage hath seen thee with the eye of Fire ; The lover hath known thee in the sea of Air. The worlds hath hung all trembling on the lyre That the old god bears stil…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 474

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…eges. For this is in what the infernal evocations consist, according to the grimotre of Honorius: “Choose a black cock, and give him the name of the spirit of darkness which one wishes to evoke. “ Kill the cock, and keep its heart, its tongue, and the first feather of its left wing. “Dry the tongue and the heart, and reduce them to powder. “Eat no meat and drink no wine, that day. “On Tuesday, at dawn, say a mass of the angels. “Trace upon the altar itself, with the feather of the cock dipped in the consecrated wine, certain diabolical signatur…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 275

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…rthy that were and are and are to come. May their Essence be here present, potent, puissant and paternal to perfect this feast! (At each name the DEACON signs with thumb be- tween index and medius. At ordinary mass it is only necessary to commemorate those whose names are italicized, with wording as is shown.) THE Propte. So mote it be. (THE EARTH) Tue Deacon. Mother of fertility on whose breast lieth water, whose cheek is caressed by air, and in whose heart 261

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1928 · PDF PAGE 53

Little Poems in Prose

…voured the piece of bread, and I heard him sigh in a low, hoarse voice the word “Cake.” I could not prevent myself laugh- ing at the big name by which he dignified my plain bread, and I cut off a large slice for him and offered it to him. Slowly he came near, never letting his eyes leave the object which he coveted; then, snatching the piece with his

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1909 · PDF PAGE 11

The Soldier and the Hunchback ! and ?

…e cow. “Deeper, ever deeper, into the mire of things !” Shall we cut the Gordian knot? shall we say “There is God”? What, in the devil’s name, is God? If (with Moses) we picture Him as an old man showing us His back parts, who shall blame us? The great Question 11g

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1904 · PDF PAGE 138

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…than the Nile in a year did. Through the ages of earth her faultless fame Will never alter nor vary : Stranger, hats off to the honoured name Of Micturating Mary ! ” [140]

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1907 · PDF PAGE 276

The Star in the West

…g of the gold , A Serpent is in slumber curled In wisdom's sacred cold . Life is the flaming of that flame . Death is the naming of that name . That star upon the serpent's head Is called the soul of man : That light in shadows subtly shed The glamour of life's plan . The sea whereon that lotus grows Is thought's abyss of tears and woes .

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1911 · PDF PAGE 128

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…leons on the plate, and disdaining to wait for the change, took Edgar’s arm in hers‘ They hailed a fiacre. "By the way, I don’t know your name," he began, as they clattered down the Boul’ Mich’. 120

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