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Page 52 of 911913 · PDF PAGE 451
…When, sub- sequently, men were placed upon the earth by the Lord, as intermediate spirits, in their enthusiasm, which led them to search Nature in its depths, they gave themselves over to the influence of that proud and powerful genius, and when they were softly ravished away over the precipice of death to find life, there it was that they began to exist in a real and natural manner, as is fit for all creatures.” This page needs no commentary, and explains sufficiently the tendencies of what one calls spiritualism, or spevdtism. It is already a…
1913 · PDF PAGE 451
…When, sub- sequently, men were placed upon the earth by the Lord, as intermediate spirits, in their enthusiasm, which led them to search Nature in its depths, they gave themselves over to the influence of that proud and powerful genius, and when they were softly ravished away over the precipice of death to find life, there it was that they began to exist in a real and natural manner, as is fit for all creatures.” This page needs no commentary, and explains sufficiently the tendencies of what one calls spiritualism, or spevdtism. It is already a…
1916 · PDF PAGE 6
…rom his hamlet, and knows nothing of his countrys affairs, much less of the worlds, could never be so insensible to the facts of human nature as Henry Ford. You could argue with him til all was blue, but you would never even begin to persuade him. He would know it was all nonsense, just in the same way as you cannot fool a dog about a tramp. It is true that this instinct is sometimes wrong after all in certain minor matters, because now and then conditions do change. But in all fundamental points humanity has not altered since the cave man.…
1919 · PDF PAGE 415
…. Live in thy fellows as they live in IT. Here the killing of the sense of separateness is further ad- vised. It is a description of the nature of Atma, and Atma is, as elsewhere stated, not a Buddhist, but a Hindu idea. The teaching is here to refer everything to Atma, to regard everything as a corruption of Atma, if you please, but a cor- ruption which is unreal, because Atma is the only real thing. There is a similar instruction in Liber Legis: “Let there be no difference made among you between any one thing and any other thing”; and you are…
1937 · PDF PAGE 5
…erate resort to archaic weapons is the heritage of hypocrisy. The theories of Divine Right, aristocratic superiority, the moral order of Nature, are all to-day exploded bluffs. Even those of us who believe in supernatural sanctions for our privileges to browbeat and rob the people no longer delude ourselves with the thought that our victims share our superstitions. 4. Even dictators understand this. Mussolini has tried to induce the ghost of Ancient Rome to strut the stage in the image of Julius Cæsar; Hitler has invented a farrago of nonsense …
1929 · PDF PAGE 127
… everything in the world should be celebrated in detail. It was a crazy notion --- one of those fantastic follies which is impossible in nature --- a species of literary "squaring the circle". I doubt whether it was a genuine impulse. Its motive was the vanity and vulgarity of attempting something big. It was the American passion for tall buildings and record processions in another form. It was the probably my reaction to the spiritual atmosphere of California. In any case, the worst happened. I began it! The best plan will be to describe what …
1911 · PDF PAGE 135
…ut no other garment. And he sayeth: Is not life a long initiation unto sorrow? And is not Isis the Lady of Sorrow? And she is my mother. Nature is her name, and she hath a twin sister Nephthys, whose name is Perfection. And Isis must be known of all, but of how few is Nephthys known! Because she is dark, therefore is she feared. But thou who hast adored her without fear, who hast made thy life an initiation into her Mystery, thou that hast neither mother nor father, nor sister nor brother, nor wife nor child, who hast made thyself lonely as the…
1913 · PDF PAGE 539
…word pronounced qabal- istically is stronger than all the powers of Heaven, Earth and Hell. With the name of Jod hé vau hé, one commands Nature : kingdoms are conquered in the name of Adonai, and the occult forces which compose the empire of Hermes are one and all obedient to him who knows how to pronounce duly the incommunicable name of Agla. In order to pronounce duly the great words of the Qabalah, R 241
1913 · PDF PAGE 539
…word pronounced qabal- istically is stronger than all the powers of Heaven, Earth and Hell. With the name of Jod hé vau hé, one commands Nature : kingdoms are conquered in the name of Adonai, and the occult forces which compose the empire of Hermes are one and all obedient to him who knows how to pronounce duly the incommunicable name of Agla. In order to pronounce duly the great words of the Qabalah, R 241
1954 · PDF PAGE 177
…y them for various purposes ; but these speculations tend to be idle. The important thing is to make contact with beings, whatever their nature, who are superior to yourself , not merely in degree but in kind. That is to say, not merely different as a Great Dane differs from a Chihuahua , but as a buffalo differs from either. Of course you are perfectly right about the senses, though I would not agree to confine the meaning to the five which are common to most people. There must , one might suspect, be ways of apprehending directly such phenome…
1954 · PDF PAGE 398
…e! People who tell you that it is "all quite different beyond the Veil" or what not, are blithering incompetents totally ignorant of the nature of things. On the contrary, I will tell you more about "communication . " There is a method of using Ethyl Oxide which enables one (a) to analyse one's thoughts with a most exquisite subtlety and accuracy , (b) to find out-in the French phrase-"what is at the bottom of the bottle." By this they mean the final result of any project or investigation; and this; surprisingly often, is not at all what it is …
1961 · PDF PAGE 13
… a Constant, and there is a Variable. Seek ever herefore in thy Work of the Promulgation of the Law to discover in each Man his own true Nature. For in each Man his Inmost Light is the Core of his Star. That is, Hadit; and his Work is the identification of himself with that Light. It is not every Man who is called to the sublime Task of the A∴A∴, wherein he must master thoroughly every Detail of the Great Work, so that he may in due Season accomplish it not only for himself, but for all who are bound unto him. There are very many for whom in th…
1907 · PDF PAGE 70
… assumed . No Galilean is he to be crucified for his own or others ' sins , and he wins his freedom at the price of Charicles ' liberty. Nature breaks into a welcome chant of joy , the lovers are reunited , the men's praise is for Archais , and the eyes of the maidens are fixed on Charicles . The tale is nearly ended , the lovers wend their way through the joyous throng midst song and chorus , then from the lips of Archais rises : Light and dark are wed together Into golden weather : Sun and moon have kissed , and built Palaces star -gilt Whenc…
1909 · PDF PAGE 383
… was still covering the coffin, but the surroundings had changed. Over me was a huge canopy of magnificent trees in full bloom of youth. Nature had certainly not been helped in the forming of that beautiful corner of the world; nevertheless a Japanese gardener, master of his art, could not have done better. Two gaps at the foot of the coffin were apparently waiting for posts to be planted. Wild flowers of all colours, some of a shade quite unknown to me, perfumed the air. It was no more the sunny afternoon, but a morning splendid and enchanting…
1909 · PDF PAGE 383
… was still covering the coffin, but the surroundings had changed. Over me was a huge canopy of magnificent trees in full bloom of youth. Nature had certainly not been helped in the forming of that beautiful corner of the world; nevertheless a Japanese gardener, master of his art, could not have done better. Two gaps at the foot of the coffin were apparently waiting for posts to be planted. Wild flowers of all colours, some of a shade quite unknown to me, perfumed the air. It was no more the sunny afternoon, but a morning splendid and enchanting…
1929 · PDF PAGE 239
…nox, the officer who represented Horus in the West took the throne of Osiris in the East. The Book of the Law is careful to indicate the nature of the formula implied by the assertion that the residing officer of the temple (the earth) is Horus, the Crowned and Conquering Child. And again, Egyptology and psychology help us to understand what is implied, and what effect to expect, in the world of thought and action. Horus avenged his father Osiris. We know that the sun (indeed, every element of nature) does not suffer death. {399} The child is n…
1944 · PDF PAGE 41
…a Geburah because it is a Five. It is also subject to the sign Leo, and to the planet Saturn, because this planet and sign determine the nature of the card. This is no more than saying that a Dry Martini has got some juniper in it, and some alcohol, and some white wine and herbs, and a bit of lemon peel, and some ice. It is a harmonious composition of various ele‐ ments; once mixed, it forms a single compound from which it would be very difficult to sepa‐ rate the ingredients; yet each element is necessary to the composition. The Five of Wands …
1907 · PDF PAGE 120
…the Kingdom of Society . “ Angela ” is a lovely name (so thinks inexperienced Percy ) , and correspondingly the owner must have a lovely nature ; and when he has discovered what an abyss yawns between “ girl ” and “ village girl ” he throws himself into the arms of the lovely Angela and listens to her murmuring sighs as she stumbles : Ay , love, it is to feel your strength support me ! ( Aside . Will the doctors never catch up with the coiffeurs ? 2 1 3 Ibid . vol. iii , p . 35 . Why Jesus Wept , vol . iii, p . 30 . 1
1911 · PDF PAGE 165
… ing his own special weaknesses I have therefore dealt solely with the dangers inseparable from the path itself, dangers inherent in its nature. Not for one moment would I ask the weakest to turn back or turn aside from that path, but I would ask even the strongest to apply these correctives: first, the sceptical or scientific attitude, both in outlook and method; second, a healthy life, meaning by that what the athlete and the explorer mean; third, hearty human com- panionship, and devotion to life, work, and duty. Let him remember that an ounce…
1911 · PDF PAGE 165
… ing his own special weaknesses I have therefore dealt solely with the dangers inseparable from the path itself, dangers inherent in its nature. Not for one moment would I ask the weakest to turn back or turn aside from that path, but I would ask even the strongest to apply these correctives: first, the sceptical or scientific attitude, both in outlook and method; second, a healthy life, meaning by that what the athlete and the explorer mean; third, hearty human com- panionship, and devotion to life, work, and duty. Let him remember that an ounce…