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1899 · PDF PAGE 118

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

…ed Sounded the voice we knew as God’s, The words Were not a question any more, but said : “The last and greatest is within you now.” And fire too subtle and omniscient Devoured our substance, and we moved again Not down, not up, but inwards mystically

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1899 · PDF PAGE 119

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

…i + ¢ We had passed unknowing to the woody crown Of the little hill, and entered an unseen Low chapel. All without the walls appeared As fire, and all within as icy light ; The altar was of gold, and on it burnt Some ancient perfume. Then I saw myself And her together, as a priest, whose robe Was white and frail, and covered with a cope Of scarlet bound with gold. And on the head A golden crown, wherein a diamond shone, And in the diamond we beheld our self The higher priest, not clothed, but clothed upon With the white brilliance of high naked…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 55

Ambergris

…eath ! No death ye bring more godlike than desire, When seas roar tempest-lashed, and foam is flung Raging on pitiless crags, and gloomy fire Lurks in the master-cloud ; corpses are swung Helpless and horrible in trough and crest— That death were music, and the lord of rest. No death ye bring as when the storm is rolled, An imminent giant on the sun-ripped snows, Where icy fingers grip the overbold Son of their secrets, and like springes close On his choked throat and frozen body—Nay ! That death were twilight, and the gate of Day ! No death ye…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 176

The Vision and the Voice

… as he is thought of as Chaos. 23. Here appear the Cherubim, the other officers of the new Temple, the earth and water assistants of the fire and air Beast and Scarlet Woman. 22. Here is the First Key to the formula of Horus, a sevenfold arrangement. A shadow of Horus declares his nature. 21. This seems to be the Vision of God face to face that is the necessary ordeal for him who would pass the Abyss, as it were. A commission to be the prophet of the Aeon arising is given to the Seer. The God is the Hierophant in the Ceremony of Magister Templi…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 272

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX A feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for death. A feast every day in your hearts in the joy of my rapture. A feast every night unto Nu, and the pleasure of utter- most delight. The PRIEST mounts the third step. Tue Priest. Thou that art One, our Lord in the Universe the Sun, our Lord in ourselves whose name is Mystery of Mystery, uttermost being whose radiance enlightening the worlds is also the breath that maketh every God even and Death to tremble before Thee—By the Sign of Light * appear Th…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 105

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…C Sounded the voice we knew as God’s. The words Were not a question any more, but said : ‘The last and greatest is within you now.” Then fire too subtle and omniscient Devoured our substance, and we moved again Not down, not up, but inwards mystically Involving self in self, and light in light. And this was not a pain, but peaceable Like young-eyed love, reviving ; it consumed And consecrated and made savour sweet To our changed senses. And the dual self Of love grew less distinct and I began To feel her heart in mine, her lips in mine. ... The…

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1901 · PDF PAGE 102

The Mother’s Tragedy

…an and loved her, and her soul The first time knew true sympathy. Elate, That pure joy filled her body’s broken bow! With infinite fresh fire and purer wine; Her whole life grew one exquisite divine Flower of the sunlight; memory alone Held its stern sceptre on a cruel throne. She simply fled and would not see his face. A noble folly! In the countryside Where her harsh youth was nurtured, in the place Where she revolted, she lay down and died. With crossed hands folded on her budded breast She closed her eyes, and slept the sweet long rest Wher…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 350

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…298 299 300 34 Separation?רודפ The Spirit ofGOD.חור ?םיהלא [Vide em L 3] ?:,סג “My Lord, the mmינרא ?ךלמה faithful King ”; a name of GOD Fire?שא A candlestick?הרונמ 302 Earth of Hod?אקרא To cut open, inquire intu ;?רקב Dawn L.A, Angel of n?לאיאךם Hath protected?רבק To putrefy?:קר 303 Did evil; putrefaction?שאב 304 A species of gold?ץורח Green?שר Geomantic Intelligence?לאירבמאכ of:: White?ררק 305 Dazzling white lightרוא ?הצ Tender herb. [Gen l, ! r]?אשר Netzacl-l, 42-fold Name in?ענממקה Yetzirah. [Vide Liber 777, coL xC.] Yetzirah : “formation "…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 350

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…298 299 300 34 Separation?רודפ The Spirit ofGOD.חור ?םיהלא [Vide em L 3] ?:,סג “My Lord, the mmינרא ?ךלמה faithful King ”; a name of GOD Fire?שא A candlestick?הרונמ 302 Earth of Hod?אקרא To cut open, inquire intu ;?רקב Dawn L.A, Angel of n?לאיאךם Hath protected?רבק To putrefy?:קר 303 Did evil; putrefaction?שאב 304 A species of gold?ץורח Green?שר Geomantic Intelligence?לאירבמאכ of:: White?ררק 305 Dazzling white lightרוא ?הצ Tender herb. [Gen l, ! r]?אשר Netzacl-l, 42-fold Name in?ענממקה Yetzirah. [Vide Liber 777, coL xC.] Yetzirah : “formation "…

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1928 · PDF PAGE 167

Little Poems in Prose

…ged baths of shadow, while, to amuse us, the Aurora Borealis will send us from time to time its rosy sheaves, like the reflection of the fire-works of Hell.

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1912 · PDF PAGE 316

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…names of the letters shews their division into Mothers, Double and Single letters, referred respectively to active Elements, Air, Water, Fire, Planets, and Signs. But?שand?חalso serve to signify the Elements of Spirit and of Earth, See Liber 777. These

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1912 · PDF PAGE 316

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…names of the letters shews their division into Mothers, Double and Single letters, referred respectively to active Elements, Air, Water, Fire, Planets, and Signs. But?שand?חalso serve to signify the Elements of Spirit and of Earth, See Liber 777. These

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1913 · PDF PAGE 224

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…was blind, for the thing that I have done. Swift night, slow-burning stars, the wavering lyre Breathes fitfully beneath the moon's white fire, In vrhythin to the cadence of the sigil Whose symbols sing, making the night to swoon, The day to tremble: from my secret vigil I shall return to meet thee, Love, and soon. 186

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1913 · PDF PAGE 224

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…was blind, for the thing that I have done. Swift night, slow-burning stars, the wavering lyre Breathes fitfully beneath the moon's white fire, In vrhythin to the cadence of the sigil Whose symbols sing, making the night to swoon, The day to tremble: from my secret vigil I shall return to meet thee, Love, and soon. 186

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1914 · PDF PAGE 24

Chicago May

…ope in uttermost despair, Delight in our division, new desire In the black fate that takes us unaware, In death's dark water the eternal fire! Come, Laylah, come, my sister and my spouse, Bedeck yourself with nakedness, prepare To enter the most high, most holy house, Careless what gods or devils may be there. Love me! I love you, Laylah! Laylah! mine ‘Though time and space and force and being discede, Mine is the magic that has made me thine, Mine from sublime unconsciousness to deed. Laylah! oh God! the love of my whole life, ‘My life concent…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 101

Orpheus

…my brows Shrank back abashed, my sister dark and dire, Mother of Erebus and Night, that ploughs With starry-sandalled feet the fields of fire ; My sister shrank and fell, the infernal gloom Changed to the hot sweet shadow of my womb. {02

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1905 · PDF PAGE 217

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…OF THE HOLY GHOST O thou, mine angel, whom these eyes have seen, These hands have handled, mouth has kissed ! O thou, the very tongue of fire, the clean Sweet-scented presence of a holier Christ ! Listen, and answer, and behold! My wings Droop, O thou stronger than the immortal kings ! and _ this My flame burns dim! O bring the broken jar And alabaster casket, and dispense The oil that flows from that supernal star, And holy fountains of the Influence.! Bring peace, and strength, and quicken in my heart Mastery of night-fear and the day-flung d…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 158

The Vision and the Voice

…dden in them while the nine moons wax and wane, and they must surround it with the Universal Fluid. And they must feed it with blood for fire. Then is the child a living thing. And afterwards is much suffering and much joy, and after that are they torn asunder, and this is all their thank, that they give it to suck. All this while the vision in the Shew-Stone stays as it was, save that the lightning grows more vehement and clear; 156

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1912 · PDF PAGE 166

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

… true worshipper 01 1116 highest, The Angle of V 01 A, in the tablet of Δ. The Princess of the Shining Flame, the Rose 01 1116 Palace 01 Fire MARK WELL! THESE first 18 calls are in reality 19; that is, 19 in the Celestial Orders ; but with us the first table hath no call, and can have no call, seeing that it is 01 the Godhead Thus, then, with us hath it the number 01 0, though with them that 01 1. (Even as the first key 01 the ROTA hath the number 0.) After this follow the calls or keys 01 the Thirty Aires or Aithyrs: which are in substance simila…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 166

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

… true worshipper 01 1116 highest, The Angle of V 01 A, in the tablet of Δ. The Princess of the Shining Flame, the Rose 01 1116 Palace 01 Fire MARK WELL! THESE first 18 calls are in reality 19; that is, 19 in the Celestial Orders ; but with us the first table hath no call, and can have no call, seeing that it is 01 the Godhead Thus, then, with us hath it the number 01 0, though with them that 01 1. (Even as the first key 01 the ROTA hath the number 0.) After this follow the calls or keys 01 the Thirty Aires or Aithyrs: which are in substance simila…

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