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Page 51 of 1031907 · PDF PAGE 115
… the scholar. It’s a true story, though, in a way. I’ve seen the mask myself, and I believe it. THE GILT MASK IN Florence in the days of old there dwelt a craftsman pale and grim. The Devil entered into him, and fanned his soul with plumes of gold. He offered all he chose to ask. “ O snatch this itching soul away, So that thou animate my clay and finish me this magic mask l ” The Devil brought him graving tools; the first a ravening disease, The cold corrupting masterpiece of Christ the god of weeping fools! The second, bright as burning coal, a …
1907 · PDF PAGE 166
THE OLD BOTTLE 159 Discarded all proportion just , And thundered in our ears “ I know ,” And bellowed in our brains “ ye must . " 1 In “ Why Jesus Wept ” our eyes are startled with the following horrid blasphemy , “ The badger Jesus skulketh in his holt ," ? which , after all , is not a quarter so blasphemous as to suppose that Jesus , the Son of God , the Very God , resides in a loaf and a bottle , as the Plymouth brethren did in the same satire - vide scene xiii . Finally , instead of allowing this most un fortunate of unfortunate individuals…
1909 · PDF PAGE 50
…he Initiator, taking his place in the ceremony thence to the end. A bit awkward technically, but ‘twill yield to science. They did it of old by a certain lake in Italy! Well, all this is dog-faced demon, ever seducing me from the Sacred Mysteries. I can’t go out and kill anybody at this time 0’ night! We might make a start,
1910 · PDF PAGE 203
… borrow half a million from him if I want it ; but I dont care to unlessunless thingsunless you EUPHEMIA. Im the goods, am I ? You old bear ! OSSORY. I know, Phemie, I know. Its those damned bulls on Wall Street ! How could I foresee EUPHEMIA. At least you might have foreseen that I was not a bale of cotton. OSSORY. But I shall be hammered, my dear child. We shall all have to go to the workhouse ! EUPHEMIA. [coldly]. I thought mamma had three thou- sand a year of her own. OSSORY. Thats just what I say. The workhouse ! EUPHEMIA. My dea…
1913 · PDF PAGE 181
… Schweinhund has shown that beef causes gout; Professor Naschtikoff proves that milk causes consumption. Sir Ruffon Wratts tells us that old age is brought on by eating cabbage. By and by you reach the state of which Mr. Hereward Carrington makes his proud boast: your sole food is chocolate, which you chew unceasingly, even in your dreams. Yet no sooner have you taken it into you than you awake to the terrible truth demonstrated by Guterbock Q. Hosenscheisser, Fourth Avenue, Grand Rapids, that chocolate is the cause of constipation, and con- st…
1913 · PDF PAGE 469
…ung violently open, and a furious group of men rushed out of the church. This group was whirling around a man whom fifty arms seemed to hold, whom a hundred shaken fists sought to strike. This man later complained of having been roughly handled by the police, but, as far as one could see in such an uproar, the police were rather protecting him against the exasperation of the mob. Women were running after him, shrieking: “ Kill him!” “ But what has he done?” cried other voices. “The wretch! He has struck the Archbishop with his fist!” said the w…
1913 · PDF PAGE 469
…ung violently open, and a furious group of men rushed out of the church. This group was whirling around a man whom fifty arms seemed to hold, whom a hundred shaken fists sought to strike. This man later complained of having been roughly handled by the police, but, as far as one could see in such an uproar, the police were rather protecting him against the exasperation of the mob. Women were running after him, shrieking: “ Kill him!” “ But what has he done?” cried other voices. “The wretch! He has struck the Archbishop with his fist!” said the w…
1930 · PDF PAGE 9
… baffled his analysis may flash upon him, luminous and splendid, so that he is caught up into i. This is Qabalistically expressed in the old Formula : Domine noster, audi tuo servo! kyrie Christel O Christel 129
1944 · PDF PAGE 77
VIII. ADJUSTMENT This card in the old pack was called Justice. This word has none but a purely human and therefore relative sense; so it is not to be considered as one of the facts of Nature. Nature is not just, according to any theological or ethical idea; but Nature is exact. This card represents the sign of Libra, ruled by Venus; in it Saturn is exalted. The equi‐ librium of all things is hereby symbolized. It is the final adjustment in the formula of Tetra‐ grammaton, when the daughter, redeemed by her marriage with the Son, is thereby set …
1996 · PDF PAGE 204
…. 3. In the sphere I am everywhere the centre, as she, the circum ference, is nowhere found. 4. Yet she shall be known & I never. 5. Behold! the rituals of the old time are black. Let the evil ones be cast away; let the good ones be purged by the prophet! Then shall this Knowledge go aright. 6. I am the flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star. I am Life, and the giver of Life, yet there fore is the knowledge of me the knowledge of death. 7. I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the c…
1904 · PDF PAGE 58
…te this book, the decent sayings of a godly light of the Church. So let us gloss over the temporary lapse from politeness of the saintly old man let us excuse one whose only fault was that he was born at a date when folk were less fastidious ! and let him return to the quiet and uneventful autobiography with which he has so far pleasantly and inoffensively regaled us. Ah ! You would, would you, you penny-a-peep flapper ? Well, little girls will be little girls. Adam fell for less than this Oh ! If you suck so I shall go mad Stop, for Go…
1906 · PDF PAGE 169
…eration of the soul! ® This once, the truth! In future, best Dismissing Jesus with a jest. Ah! Christ ascends?* Ascension day? The Jest. Old wonders bear the bell ®! away? Santos-Dumont, though! Who can say?
1907 · PDF PAGE 183
…at Their radiant fire Into my shrivelled head , to wither Love's desire ?? The picture becomes grander still , the child of life becomes old in thought : III . I was a child long years ago , it seems , Or months it may be - I am still a child ! They pictured me the stars as wheeling wild In a huge bowl of water ; but my dreams Built it of Titan oak , its sides were piled Of fearful wood Hewn from God's forests , paid with sweat and tears and blood . Yet to what does this infinite yearning lead ? The soul looks “ out to the beyond ,” and from th…
1909 · PDF PAGE 32
…ay lunch. The Hatha-Yoga feeding game is certainly marvellous. I should like to work marching and breathing with this mantra as I did of old with Aum Tat Sat Aum. Perhaps two steps to a mantra, and 4—8—16 steps to a breath— cycle? This would mean 28 seconds for a breath— cycle; quite enough for a marching man. We might try 4—8—8 to start; or even 8—8—8 (for the Chariot, wherein the Geburah of me rises to Binah—Strength winningthe Wings ofUndertanding). [These symbols, allusions, and references will all be found in 777, just published by “ The E…
1910 · PDF PAGE 241
…ere work, but all he does is to sit in a chair and smoke and stare at nothing and swear if any one comes in to ask him if my darling new old rose chiffon moiré Direc- toire corsets match my eau-de-Nil suede tussore appliqué garters.” See? EUPHEMIA. But—hush! [She flies away to the other end of the room. The door opens. Enter THOMAS. 223
1910 · PDF PAGE 241
…ere work, but all he does is to sit in a chair and smoke and stare at nothing and swear if any one comes in to ask him if my darling new old rose chiffon moiré Direc- toire corsets match my eau-de-Nil suede tussore appliqué garters.” See? EUPHEMIA. But—hush! [She flies away to the other end of the room. The door opens. Enter THOMAS. 223
1919 · PDF PAGE 23
…utting out THe Equinox ina style worthy of its contents. The new volume of ten numbers, averaging 400 pages, will not be inferior to the old in any respect either with regard to paper or printing; that is to say, it will be produced in the best possible manner, and will be of permanent value for a library. The general appearance will be uniform with that of the last volume, but the binding will be of improved quality. Love is the law, love under will. [All enquiries with regard to the publications of the A..A.. should be addressed to The Cancel…
1904 · PDF PAGE 19
…cted a small but stringy morsel of veri- table sperm, which she deftly caught in her left nostril, and sniffed up, with the relish of an old buck of the Regency helping himself to snuff. The tongue of the Archbishop had not been idle during this time ; but the thoughts of his see ever interfered with his more spiritual duties, and he waxed remiss. The Countess, sensible of the neglect, and ac- cepting the same as a slight to her admittedly pox- eaten charms, blew off a fiery fart in his face as a slight mark of her displeasure. It failed of its…
1907 · PDF PAGE 167
… angel Gabriel . " She bared her right breast ; ( query why ?) ? etc. , etc. , vide Koran . But as regards that most irate and truculent old gentleman , J. H. V. H. , he has a considerable amount to relate . How “ All Power can be All Wickedness ," is a question that not only strikes Crowley's brain as ex ceptionally incongruous , but must so strike all who ever think at all . How God being Almighty as well as Beneficent can tolerate such a world of suffering as ours for one minute passes all understanding . The God idea in its infancy , as we …
1904 · PDF PAGE 29
…nued the venerable man, before I continue my affecting narrative, let me introduce you to the learned pig. This animal was trained by my old friend Lord B . . . and is probably the choic- est gem in my collection. Approach ! We ap- proached, and the brute, contrary to all expecta- tion, presented his rump for my inspection. After a moments hesitation he gave a loud snort of dissat- isfaction and walked to the table, from which he selected a card labelled Kiss my arse. I drew back abashed. The engaging animal, at a sign from his master, now …