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1911 · PDF PAGE 116

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

THE EARTH THE child of miracle to the world, greeting. I reach my hands to the leaves and dabble in the dew: I sprinkle dew on you for kisses. I kneel down and hold the grass of the black earth to my bosom; I crush the earth to my lips as if it were a grape. And the wine of Demeter flushes my cheeks; they burn with joy of youth Why should I greet the world? Because my heart is bursting with love for the world. Love, say 1? Why not lust? Is not lust strength, and merriment, and the famine that only the infinite can stay? And why do I call myself t…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 110

Gargoyles

…onk, He fed on rice and water. Sunk His cheeks and cold his blood. You see The fool was a damned soul like me; He had starved himself on earth in hope In heaven to banquet with the Pope, With God and Christ on either hand And all the angels’ choral band Playing sweet music. O the fool To treat earth as a baby’s school! 102

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1910 · PDF PAGE 173

The World’s Tragedy

…nd he Hath begotten upon me A secret wonder that must wait For the hour of the falling of thy fate, Nineteen centuries shalt thou Plague earth with that agonizing brow, And then that age of sordid strife Give place to the aeon of love and life. A lion shall rise and swallow thee, Bringing back life into Arcady. So strong shall he roar that the worlds shall quake And the waters under the heaven break, That the earth, of thy father’s hate accurst, Shall be greener and gladder than at first. ISSA I shall endure then, if the Ultimate Be reached thr…

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1938 · PDF PAGE 23

The Heart of the Master

And this was the Proclamation: TO MAN Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. My Term of Office upon the Earth being come in the year of the foundation of the Theosophical Society, I took upon myself, in my turn, the sin of the whole World, that the Prophecies might be fulfilled, so that Mankind may take the Next Step from the Magical Formula of Osiris to that of Horus. And mine Hour being now upon me, I proclaim my Law. The Word of the Law is ¸ µ»· ¼±. Given in the midst of the Mediterranean Sea An XX Sol in 3° Libra die Jovis by me ¤…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 159

The Winged Beetle

…RAM In the Years of the Primal Course, in the dawn of terrestrial birth, Man mastered the mammoth and horse, and Man was the Lord of the Earth. He made him an hollow skin from the heart of an holy tree, He compassed the earth therein, and Man was the Lord of the Sea. He controlled the vigour of steam, he harnessed the light- ning for hire ; He drove the celestial team ; and Man was the Lord of the Fire. Deep-mouthed from their thrones deep-seated, the choirs of the æons declare The last of the demons defeated, for Man is the Lord of the Air. Ar…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 121

The World’s Tragedy

68 THE WORLD’S TRAGEDY. Broke in my body to its lust. What ? Are ye done ? There is a distant chorus Of robust voices ; the earth heaves and pants As if the seven and seventy elephants Snow-white of Solomon made hither, marched On the black earth sun-parched Into the battle-front ; grave and sonorous, A clang of arms salutes these ears, that twitch To catch the zenith pitch Of aught that, human or divine, Might pour some drowsy wine, Poppy-heads bruised and seethed In milk of asses ivy-wreathed With honey and spice and wine moon-pale Strained t…

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1901 · PDF PAGE 4

Carmen Saeculare

I DEDICATE ON EARTH MY POEM TO THE COUNTESS OF GLENSTRAE: IN HEAVEN MY VISION TO THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF OUR LADY ISIS

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1905 · PDF PAGE 59

Orpheus

Dim shadows of groves Of Demeter adorn The waves and the woods of the earth, the heart of the mother forlorn. Caves curved of the wind, Deep hollows of earth, Whence the song of the blind Old prophet had birth, The caves that confined Deep music of mirth, Thy caves, O my mother, are these not a gem in thy virginal girth ? Ye mountains uplift As an arrow in air; Ice-crowned, rock-cliffed, Snow-bosomed bare, I give ye the gift Of a voice more fair. Leave echo, and wake, and proclaim that ye stand against death and despair ! , Ye hills where I res…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 111

Gargoyles

…Shapeless and senseless embryos Who seek to live? Yes, God is wise Enough to set a snare for lies As well as truths. The soul content On earth in his own element Will be content from flesh released. But he who strives to be a beast Or strives to be a god; would gain Long bliss for a few hours of pain, Or struggles for no matter what, Continues. I would rather not. Vv. That puzzle’s grief I did not share Because on earth I did not care. I met a grave philosopher— Had sought most nobly not to err Probing God’s Nature. See his lobes Swell with hel…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 34

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…rotary direction. The top of the lower triangle should coincide with the central point of the upper triangle. (ix) Trace the Hexagram of Earth in the South saying: “ ARARITA.” This Hexagram has the apex of the lower triangle pointing downwards, and it should be capable of inscription in a circle. , (x) Trace the Hexagram of Air in the West, saying: “ ARARITA.” This hexagram is like that of Earth; but the bases of the triangles coincide, forming a diamond. (xi) Trace the hexagram of Water in the North, saying: “ARARITA.” This hexagram has the lo…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 34

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…rotary direction. The top of the lower triangle should coincide with the central point of the upper triangle. (ix) Trace the Hexagram of Earth in the South saying: “ ARARITA.” This Hexagram has the apex of the lower triangle pointing downwards, and it should be capable of inscription in a circle. , (x) Trace the Hexagram of Air in the West, saying: “ ARARITA.” This hexagram is like that of Earth; but the bases of the triangles coincide, forming a diamond. (xi) Trace the hexagram of Water in the North, saying: “ARARITA.” This hexagram has the lo…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 209

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…ed upon the Way! Ho! Jupiter! Iam Mercury, the little light-heeled god, The summoner of the stars at choiring-time, When they sing thine earth, thine earth, thy sun-child. Yea! From out the deep is sung the song of joy, And the branches of all the trees in all the world Are shaken, and the twilight pools are stirred From slumber by the softly spoken word. And Iam thine! Sunk in the heart of Time Is the memory of thee! Ah! deep! deep! deep In the core of the world! And I am set, a flame, On the altar of song; the old, forgotten ways Are set in m…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 209

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…ed upon the Way! Ho! Jupiter! Iam Mercury, the little light-heeled god, The summoner of the stars at choiring-time, When they sing thine earth, thine earth, thy sun-child. Yea! From out the deep is sung the song of joy, And the branches of all the trees in all the world Are shaken, and the twilight pools are stirred From slumber by the softly spoken word. And Iam thine! Sunk in the heart of Time Is the memory of thee! Ah! deep! deep! deep In the core of the world! And I am set, a flame, On the altar of song; the old, forgotten ways Are set in m…

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1903 · PDF PAGE 98

Alice: An Adultery

…g John. Mortals are not for nectar all the time : Ambrosia feeds not men ; nepenthe’s sip Is only for a moment : then we dip Back to the earth and leave the bed sublime, And tune our kisses to a terrene rhyme. So, once again before we left the ship With right good will our bodies cling and slip, And the life’s flame sinks as the kisses climb. There never has been such a supreme kiss Since heaven and earth began to be as this ! Doubt nothing of it ! yet our spirits knew Its savour was as roses fallen to dust : Our proper food was of Selenian dew…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 58

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

THE EQUINOX Lift yourselves up, my brothers and sisters of the earth! Put beneath your feet all fears, all qualms, all hesitancies! Lift yourselves up! Come forth, free and joyous, by night and day, to do your will; for “There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.” Lift yourselves up! Walk forth with us in Light and Life and Love and Liberty, taking our pleasure as Kings and Queens in Heaven and on Earth. The sun is arisen; the spectre of the ages has been put to flight. “The word of Sin is Restriction,” or as it has been otherwise said on this t…

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1944 · PDF PAGE 167

The Book of Thoth

…bly meddling about petty matters; they interfere with, and inevitably spoil, whatever comes their way. In the Yî King, the fiery part of Earth is represented by the 62nd hexagram, Hsiâo Kwo. This is as important as its complement, Kung Fû (see under Prince of Cups); it is a “big Khan”, the trigram of Luna with each line doubled. But it is also suggestive of the Geomantic figure Conjunctio, Mercury in Virgo, corresponding very closely indeed with the Fire of Earth attri‐ bution in the Qabalistic system. To the Chinese sages, moreover, the shape …

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1941 · PDF PAGE 6

Thumbs Up! A Pentagram – A Pantacle to Win the War

…RAM In the Years of the Primal Course, in the dawn of terrestrial birth, Man mastered the mammoth and horse; and Man was the Lord of the Earth. He made him an hollow skin from the heart of an holy tree; He compassed the earth therein, and Man was the Lord of the Sea. He controlled the vigour of steam, he harnessed the lightning for hire: He drove the celestial team; and Man was the Lord of the Fire. Deep-mouthed from their thrones deep-seated, the choirs of the aeons declare The last of the demons defeated, for Man is the Lord of the Air. Arise…

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1941 · PDF PAGE 2

Thumbs Up! Five Poems by the Author of The V Sign

…RAM In the Years of the Primal Course, in the dawn of terrestrial birth, Man mastered the mammoth and horse; and Man was the Lord of the Earth. He made him an hollow skin from the heart of an holy tree; He compassed the earth therein, and Man was the Lord of the Sea. He controlled the vigour of steam, he harnessed the lightning for hire: He drove the celestial team; and Man was the Lord of the Fire. Deep-mouthed from their thrones deep-seated, the choirs of the aeons declare The last of the demons defeated, for Man is the Lord of the Air. Arise…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 390

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

… What does your progress matter, if I am always walking in front of you ? scIENCE. You, walking! Dreamer of eternity, you have disdained earth too much; your feet are benumbed. FAITH. I make my children carry me. sciENCcE. They are the blind carrying the blind ; beware of precipices| FAITH. No, my children are by no means blind; on the contrary, they enjoy twofold sight: they see, by thine eyes, what thou canst show them upon earth, and they contemplate, by mine, what I show them in Heaven. SCIENCE. What does Reason think of it? REASON. I think…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 390

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

… What does your progress matter, if I am always walking in front of you ? scIENCE. You, walking! Dreamer of eternity, you have disdained earth too much; your feet are benumbed. FAITH. I make my children carry me. sciENCcE. They are the blind carrying the blind ; beware of precipices| FAITH. No, my children are by no means blind; on the contrary, they enjoy twofold sight: they see, by thine eyes, what thou canst show them upon earth, and they contemplate, by mine, what I show them in Heaven. SCIENCE. What does Reason think of it? REASON. I think…

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