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Page 51 of 761954 · PDF PAGE 387
…ght ye!" Perhaps the Aeon may give birth to some type of warfare "under Queensbery rules" so to say. A baptism of those who assert their right to belong to the Master class. Something, in short, not wholly dissimilar from the jousts of Feudal times. But on such points I should not care to adventure any very positive opinion. The last part of your question refers to politics. "The word politics surprises by himself," as Count Smorltork observed.
1910 · PDF PAGE 124
…; and after this the ticking of a watch. This proved easier, and the result was quite good; but there was a tendency to slow up with the right ear, which however was easy to test by approaching a watch against the ear.”§ During this whole period of rough travel, work is fatiguing, difficult and uncertain. Regularity is impossible, as regards hours and even days, and the * The Akasic egg of spirit set between the Pillars of Mercy and Severity with a ray of light descending upon it from Kether. + The Golden Dawn Symbol here meditated upon consist…
1910 · PDF PAGE 257
…ch we have evidence, and we must reject the belief for which we have no evidence. . . , And, sometimes, this is not easy.” This unworthy right hand ! We should not think of calling this Martyr to His Convictions, this Revo- lutionary Thinker, an ass in a lion’s skin. For asses can kick. Shall we say asheep in wolf’s clothing? For the Heretics are too clearly Sheep—probably descended from Mary’s little lamb. If the Dean were to frown, they would all take to their heels, and break the record for attending chapel. In fact, this is what happened, w…
1910 · PDF PAGE 124
…; and after this the ticking of a watch. This proved easier, and the result was quite good; but there was a tendency to slow up with the right ear, which however was easy to test by approaching a watch against the ear.”§ During this whole period of rough travel, work is fatiguing, difficult and uncertain. Regularity is impossible, as regards hours and even days, and the * The Akasic egg of spirit set between the Pillars of Mercy and Severity with a ray of light descending upon it from Kether. + The Golden Dawn Symbol here meditated upon consist…
1910 · PDF PAGE 257
…ch we have evidence, and we must reject the belief for which we have no evidence. . . , And, sometimes, this is not easy.” This unworthy right hand ! We should not think of calling this Martyr to His Convictions, this Revo- lutionary Thinker, an ass in a lion’s skin. For asses can kick. Shall we say asheep in wolf’s clothing? For the Heretics are too clearly Sheep—probably descended from Mary’s little lamb. If the Dean were to frown, they would all take to their heels, and break the record for attending chapel. In fact, this is what happened, w…
1922 · PDF PAGE 214
…er heroin and cocaine to people. It’s only a passing fashion, of course, but while it’s on, one’s really out of it if one doesn’t do the right thing.” McCall got out of the chair at his desk, and drew up a little tapestried stool close to mine. “T see, I see,” he muttered confidentially, taking my hand and beginning to stroke it gently, “ but you know, it’s very hard to get.” “It is for us poor outsiders,” I lamented, ‘‘ but not for you.” He rolled back my sleeve, and moved his hand up and down inside of my forearm. I resented the familiarity a…
1922 · PDF PAGE 365
…nchalance made me suddenly furiously ashamed of myself. I had to spit out between my teeth that he was an unutterable scoundrel. “That’s right, Sir Peter,’’ retorted the Big Lion, “reassure yourself, by all means. ‘The unspeakable Lamus’ is the classical expression, and it is customary to give a slight shudder; but perhaps a genius like yourself is justified in inventing new terms of abuse.” I was disconcerted abominably by the attitude of the audience, whose faces were fixed in broad grins, with the exception of Dionysus, who came straight up …
1944 · PDF PAGE 86
…ord of the Aeon. She rides astride the Beast; in her left hand she holds the reins, representing the pas‐ sion which unites them. In her right she holds aloft the cup, the Holy Grail aflame with love and death. In this cup are mingled the elements of the sacrament of the Aeon. The Book of Lies devotes one chapter to this symbol. WaratahBlossom Seven are the veils of the dancing‐girl in the harem of IT. Seven are the names, and seven are the lamps beside Her bed. Seven eunuchs guard Her with drawn swords; No man may come nigh unto Her. In Her w…
1996 · PDF PAGE 180
…nd won! 57. Despise also all cowards; professional soldiers who dare not fight, but play; all fools despise! Commentary: To fight is the right and duty of every male, as of every woman to rejoice in his strength and to honour and per petuate it by her love. My primary objection to Christianity is “gentle Jesus, meek and mild,” the pacifist, the conscientious objector, the Tolstoyan, the “passive resister.” When the Kaiser fled, and the Germans surrendered their fleet, they abandoned Nietzsche for Jesus. Rozhdestvenskii and Cervera took their f…
1910 · PDF PAGE 95
…s . . . and restrain his senses.” The Padmédsana. By crossing the legs “carefully place the feet on the opposite thighs (the left on the right thigh and vicé versé), cross both hands and place them similarly on the thighs; fix the sight on the tip of the nose.” The Ugrésana. “Stretch out both the legs and keep them apart; firmly take hold of the head by the hands, and place it on the knees.” The Svastikésana. “Place the soles of the feet completely under the thighs, keep the body straight and at ease.” For the beginner that posture which contin…
1910 · PDF PAGE 95
…s . . . and restrain his senses.” The Padmédsana. By crossing the legs “carefully place the feet on the opposite thighs (the left on the right thigh and vicé versé), cross both hands and place them similarly on the thighs; fix the sight on the tip of the nose.” The Ugrésana. “Stretch out both the legs and keep them apart; firmly take hold of the head by the hands, and place it on the knees.” The Svastikésana. “Place the soles of the feet completely under the thighs, keep the body straight and at ease.” For the beginner that posture which contin…
1922 · PDF PAGE 313
… a few steps away and then turned back and faced me. “ Accept my apologies, Sir Peter,’’ she said, in icy, deliberate tones. ‘ I have no right whatever to interfere with your plans. After all, they don’t concern me any more.” I rose to my feet and flung away the half-smoked cigar into the fireplace. ‘What do you mean by that ?”’ I said passionately. I had something else in mind to say, but all of a sudden my whole being seemed to falter. I sat down weakly in the chair, gasping for breath. Through my half-shut eyes I could see Lou take an impuls…
1922 · PDF PAGE 315
…ere received with complete indifference. Even Lou merely shrugged her shoulders, and looked at Lamus as much as to say, ‘‘ You see I was right.” Lamus slowly shook his head. As a matter of fact, I could hardly see. My eyesight was disturbed in some peculiar way which frightened me, and my heart began to protest. I took out the cocaine once more. To my astonishment, Lamus bounded from his chair and took the bottle from my hands. I wanted to get up and kill him ; but a deathly faintness seized me. The room swam. Lamus returned to his chair, and o…
1930 · PDF PAGE 111
… of his body until that part is so unreal to him that he no longer includes it in his compréhension of himself. For example if it be his right foot, let him touch that foot, and be alarmed, thinking, “A foot!... foot! What is this foot? Surely I am not alone in the Hermitage! ” And this practice should be carried out not only at the time of méditation, but during the day’s work. 2. This méditation is to be assisted by reasoning- as, “This foot is not I. If I should lose my foot, I should still be I. This foot is a mass of changing and decaying …
1919 · PDF PAGE 249
… empowered to advance to you, without interest, up to the total amount of your fees and subscriptions. Are you ona journey? You have the right to the hospitality of the Mas- ter of a Lodge of the O.T.O. for three days in any one place. Are you anxious to educate your children? The O.T.O. will fit them for the battle. Are you at odds with a brother? The Grand Tribunal of the O.T.O. will arbitrate, free of charge, between you. Are you moribund? You have the power to leave the total amount that you have paid into the Treasury 235
1922 · PDF PAGE 363
…clause in the Big Lion’s roar had struck me with appalling force. I looked round the circle of faces. “Yes, I’ve discovered my will, all right,” I said, “I know now what I’m good for. I understand why I came to this silly planet. I’m an engineer. But you said ‘my wife.’ That doesn’t fit in at all. Where is she ? ” “Well, you know,” returned Big Lion, with a grin, “you mustn’t imagine me to be a cold storage
1922 · PDF PAGE 82
…ing and another to go through it yourself.” _ ‘* Experience is the only teacher,” admitted Feccles. ‘ All these things are perfectly all right, but the main thing is to go slow at first, and give yourself a chance to learn the ropes.” All this time Haidée had been sitting there like a statue. She exhaled a very curious atmosphere. There
1922 · PDF PAGE 123
…sh, just weigh in. You can have it out of my bit.” “ Well, that’s really too good of you,” I said, “ and I won’t forget it. It’ll be all right, I suppose, now you’ve got the thing through, to wait till I get back to England.” “Why, of course,” he replied. ‘“ Don’t think about business at all. It was really rotten of me to talk shop to a man on his honeymoon.” Lou took up the conversation. ‘“ But do tell us,” she began, ‘‘ why this thusness. It suits you splendidly, you know. But after all, I’m a woman.” Feccles suddenly became very solemn. He w…
1954 · PDF PAGE 57
…h a case one may expect to have to reinforce it by a certain amount of historical, literary, or philosophic study-and research. 4. Quite right, dear lady, about your incarnation memories acting as a "Guide to the Way Back." Of course, if you "missed an Egyptian Incarnation," you would not be so likely to be a little Martha, worried "about much serving." Don't get surfeited with knowledge, above all things; it is so very fascinating , so dreadfully easy; and the danger of becoming a pedant-"Deuce take all your pedants! say I." Don't "dry-rot at …
1954 · PDF PAGE 106
…art of the blackness of the Ignorance which they confess to be the foundation of their Universe. (And after all, everyone has surely the right to have his own Universe the way he wants it.) This School being debased by nature, is not so far removed from conventional religion as either the White or the Yellow. Most primitive fetishistic religions may, in fact, be considered fairly faithful representatives of this philosophy. Where animism holds sway, the "medicine-man" personifies this universal evil, and seeks to propitiate it by human sacrific…