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… breast, and I shall wake into life—the true life that is Union with Thee. So therefore—perinde ac cadaver—I await Thee. I wrote, by the way, on some previous day (IV. 12.57 AM.) that Ι used the Supreme formula of Awaiting. . . . Ridiculous mouse! is it not written in the Book of the
…s followed by a full stop. This full stop may never be written anywhere else; for the wTiting of the Book goes on eternally; there is no way of closing the record until the goal of all has been attained. Let every page of this Book be filled with song—for it is a Book of incantation !
…world, set free From the clutches of flesh? For ever I have lost thee, And I damn thee, for that thou hast seduced me far From the olden way of the gods. O Rose! Rose! Rose Unknown, ah! wherefore hast thou done this thing? The spirit is dead within me, and the flesh Wearies of thee, whom never I have known: For thou art foul to me—a leprous worm Of sticky slime ; a clamorous courtezan With itching sores, thou bidd’st me scratch thee, ease Thine ill with the touches of love. Ah! slimy one, Rose of the world polluted, thou who holdest A boy’s dre…
…postles: St. Paul said :—‘ For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked One be revealed. . . .”? The Protestants said: “Antichrist is the Pope.” The Pope replied : “‘ Every heretic is an Antichrist.” The Antichrist isno more the Pope than Luther; the Antichrist is the spirit opposed to that of Christ. It is the usurpation of right for the sake of right; it is the pride of domination and the despotism of thought. It is the selfishness, self-styled re…
…t enormous stone . . . it is becoming loose from the mountain . it is falling on me, it is going to crush me.” “Oh, well, get out of its way!” “Impossible! My feet are caught in brambles that cling ever closer. Ah! Help! Help! There is the great stone coming right upon me!” “Well, there it is!” said the other laughing, throwing the pillow at his head in order to wake him. A terrible cry, suddenly strangled in his throat, a con- vulsion, a sigh, then nothing more. The practical joker gets up, pulls his comrade’s arm, calls him ; in his turn, he …
…world, set free From the clutches of flesh? For ever I have lost thee, And I damn thee, for that thou hast seduced me far From the olden way of the gods. O Rose! Rose! Rose Unknown, ah! wherefore hast thou done this thing? The spirit is dead within me, and the flesh Wearies of thee, whom never I have known: For thou art foul to me—a leprous worm Of sticky slime ; a clamorous courtezan With itching sores, thou bidd’st me scratch thee, ease Thine ill with the touches of love. Ah! slimy one, Rose of the world polluted, thou who holdest A boy’s dre…
…postles: St. Paul said :—‘ For the mystery of iniquity doth already work; only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked One be revealed. . . .”? The Protestants said: “Antichrist is the Pope.” The Pope replied : “‘ Every heretic is an Antichrist.” The Antichrist isno more the Pope than Luther; the Antichrist is the spirit opposed to that of Christ. It is the usurpation of right for the sake of right; it is the pride of domination and the despotism of thought. It is the selfishness, self-styled re…
…t enormous stone . . . it is becoming loose from the mountain . it is falling on me, it is going to crush me.” “Oh, well, get out of its way!” “Impossible! My feet are caught in brambles that cling ever closer. Ah! Help! Help! There is the great stone coming right upon me!” “Well, there it is!” said the other laughing, throwing the pillow at his head in order to wake him. A terrible cry, suddenly strangled in his throat, a con- vulsion, a sigh, then nothing more. The practical joker gets up, pulls his comrade’s arm, calls him ; in his turn, he …
MANIFESTO OF THE 0.T.O. sense in which that expression is usually understood; and therefore in no way conflicts with, or infringes the just privileges of, the United Grand Lodge of England, or any Grand Lodge in America or elsewhere which is recognized by it. 10. Application for admission to the Order may be made personally at headquarters, between the hours of Ten a.m. and Twelve Noon on week-days, or by letter to the Grand Secretary General. Inthe former case, applicants should be provided with the Twenty Dollars entitling them to the Third D…
…regard to the Doctrine of Karma, argument is nugatory. In one sense Karma cannot be interfered with, even to the smallest extent, in any way, and therefore all action is not truly cause, but effect. In another sense Zoro- aster is right when he says “Theurgists fall not so low as to 7O
… X=Y is furiously denied by both, although these two equations are our only source of information about either X or Y. Metaphysics has always been full of this airy building. We must postulate an Unseen behind the Seen; and when we have defined the Unseen as a round square, we quarrel with our fellow-professors who prefer to define it as a quadrilateral circle. The only way to avoid this is to leave argument altogether alone, and pay attention only to concentration, until the time comes to tackle mental phenomena once for all, by some such meth…
…but that it is so I have no doubt whatever. I see quite clearly now that Yoga from its very first beginnings is liable to lead the mind away into a condition of muddle, and though for each such state Yoga itself provides the necessary cure, may not one ask oneself it it is really wise to begin one's work with axioms and postulates which are inherently dangerous. The whole controversy might be expressed as a differential equation. Their curves become identical only at infinity, and there is no doubt, at least to my mind, that the curve of Magick…
…to The Book of the Law, on too many levels, to be able to easily write about it, let alone judge what other people might find helpful by way of commentary. He made numerous attempts over the years, only the first of which was published in his lifetime.1 The rest, including the “new” or “long” commentary that comprises the present book — remained unedited in typescript. He produced the first draft of the “new commentary” in 1919 E.v. and more than doubled its length dur ing 1921-22; he later added the occasional note. 1 A historical survey of t…
…hs of the Sepher Yetzirah. The world of Assiah, the material world, does not appear except as a pendant to the Tree of Life. In the same way, the element of Spirit is attributed to the letter Shin, as an additional ornament, somewhat in the same way as Kether is said to be symbolized by the topmost point of the Yod of Tetragrammaton. It is constantly necessary to distinguish between the symbols of philosophical theory and those more elaborate symbols based upon them which are neces‐ sary in practical work. Saturn and Earth have certain qualitie…
… out on his mystic quest towards that goal which he had seen, and which seemed so near; and yet, as we shall learn, proved to be so far away. In the first volume of the diaries, we find him deep in the study of the Alchemistic philosophers. Poring over Paracelsus, Benedictus Figulus, Eugenius and Eirenzeus Philalethes, he sought the Alchemical Azoth, the Catholicon, the Sperm of the World, that Universal Medicine in which is contained all other medicines and the first principle of all substances. In agony and joy he sought to fix the volatile, …
… out on his mystic quest towards that goal which he had seen, and which seemed so near; and yet, as we shall learn, proved to be so far away. In the first volume of the diaries, we find him deep in the study of the Alchemistic philosophers. Poring over Paracelsus, Benedictus Figulus, Eugenius and Eirenzeus Philalethes, he sought the Alchemical Azoth, the Catholicon, the Sperm of the World, that Universal Medicine in which is contained all other medicines and the first principle of all substances. In agony and joy he sought to fix the volatile, …
XII PREFACE. impressively read. Next, an hour or two about the Lord’s care of the school, the way He brought sin to light. Next, when well worked up, and all our nerves on the jump, who stole what ? Silence. Next, the Lord’s care in pro- viding a witness — like the witnesses against Naboth ! Then the witness and his story, as smooth as a policeman’s. Next, sentence. Last, execution, with intervals of prayer ! Champney’s physique being impaired, one may suppose by his excessive devotion of Jesus, he arranged to give 60 strokes one day, and 60 th…
…. Following on the tremendous task of verse 15 comes the obvious elementary piece of instruction which one gives to a beginner. The best way out of the dilemma is to take verse 15 ina very elementary sense. Let us paraphrase that verse. “Try to get into the habit of thinking of your mind and body as distinct. Attach yourself to matters of eternal impor- tance, and do not be deluded by the idea that the material universe is real. Try to realise the unity of being.” That is a sensible and suitable instruction, a kind of adumbration of the goal. I…
… the male magician to cultivate those female virtues in which he is déficient, and this task he must of course accomplish without in any way impairing his virility. It will then be lawful for a magician to invoke Isis, and identify himself with her; if he fail to do this, his appréhension of the Universe when he attains Samadhi will lack the conception of maternity. The resuit will be a metaphysical and — by corollary — ethical limita¬ tion in the Religion which he founds. Judaism and Islam are striking examples of this failure. To take another…
…rface of the water is also green, infiltrated by rays of the white light of Kether. The whole figure is suspended from the Ankh, another way of figuring the formula of the Rose and Cross, while around the left foot is the Serpent, creator and destroyer, who operates all change. (This will be seen in the card which next follows.) It is notable that there is an apparent increase of darkness and solidity in proportion as the redeeming element manifests itself; but the colour of green is the colour of Venus, of the hope that lies in love. That depe…