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Page 57 of 831929 · PDF PAGE 26
…nt action. A golfer may lose a few yards on his drive, a few more with his second and third, he may lie on the green six bare inches too far from the hole1, but the net resuit of these trifling mishaps is the différence of a whole stroke, and so probably between halving and losing the hole.) (26) Every man has a right, the right of self-préserva¬ tion, to fulfil himself to the utmost. 1 (Illustration: A function imperfectly performed injures, not I. Men of “criminal nature” are simply at issue with their true Wills. The murderer has the Will-to…
1910 · PDF PAGE 120
THE EQUINOX When once Dharana or Concentration has progressed so far as to train the mind to remain fixed on one object then Dhyana or meditation may be practised: And when this power of Dhydna becomes so intensified as to be able to pass beyond the external perception and brood as it were upon the very centre or soul of the object held by the will, it becomes known as Samadhi or Superconsciousness. The three last stages Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, which are so intimately associated, are classed under the one name of Samydma.* Thus meditation …
1910 · PDF PAGE 120
THE EQUINOX When once Dharana or Concentration has progressed so far as to train the mind to remain fixed on one object then Dhyana or meditation may be practised: And when this power of Dhydna becomes so intensified as to be able to pass beyond the external perception and brood as it were upon the very centre or soul of the object held by the will, it becomes known as Samadhi or Superconsciousness. The three last stages Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi, which are so intimately associated, are classed under the one name of Samydma.* Thus meditation …
1922 · PDF PAGE 71
…When the worst was over, she told me that she had only taken it once, and then, in a very minute dose, which had had no effect on her as far as she knew. “That’s all right,” I said, from the height of my superior knowledge. “It’s all a question of estimating the physiological dose. It’s very fine indeed. The stimulation is very much better than that of morphine. One gets the same intense beatific calm, but without the languor. Why, Lou, darling, you’ve read De Quincey and all those people about opium, haven't you? Opium’s a mixture, you know—so…
1922 · PDF PAGE 98
… half round so as to face me squarely, and making his points by tapping his Corona on a plate, “ the future lies with just two things as far as big money’s concerned. One’s oil, and the other is cotton. Now, I don’t know a thing about cotton, but I'll give any sperm whale that ever blew four thousand points in twelve thousand up about oil, and you can lay your shirt on the challenger.” “Yes, I see that,’’ I replied brightly. ‘“ Of course, I don’t know the first thing about finance; but what you say is absolutely common sense. And I’ve got a sor…
1929 · PDF PAGE 107
… so is God” excites no interest. Continue, and you meet scora and scepticism: possibly persécution. Continue, and the controversy has so far died out that no one troubles to contradict your assertion. No superstition is so dangerous and so lively as an exploded superstition. The newspapers of to-day (written and edited almost exclusively by men without a spark of either religion or morality) dare not hint that any one disbelieves in the ostensibly prevailing cuit j they déploré Atheism — ail but universal in practice and implicit in the theory …
1912 · PDF PAGE 303
… and Sarah can hardly be purposeless. Once admit the end of such a wedge, and it is difficult to say whether it may not be driven home so far as to split asunder the Tree 01 Knowledge, if not the Tree of Life Another line of argument is the historical. We do not here refer to the alleged forgery of the Qabalah by Rabbi Moses ben Leon—was it not ?—but to the general position of the ethnologist that the Jews were an entirely barbarous race, incapable 01 any spiritual pursuit. That they were polytheists is clear from the very first verse of Genesis;…
1912 · PDF PAGE 303
… and Sarah can hardly be purposeless. Once admit the end of such a wedge, and it is difficult to say whether it may not be driven home so far as to split asunder the Tree 01 Knowledge, if not the Tree of Life Another line of argument is the historical. We do not here refer to the alleged forgery of the Qabalah by Rabbi Moses ben Leon—was it not ?—but to the general position of the ethnologist that the Jews were an entirely barbarous race, incapable 01 any spiritual pursuit. That they were polytheists is clear from the very first verse of Genesis;…
1954 · PDF PAGE 537
… Magick is extraversion, the discovery of and subsequently the classification of and finally the control of new worlds on new planes. So far as it concerns the development of the mind its object and method are perfectly simple. What is wanted is exaltation. The aim is to identify oneself with the highest essence of whatever world is under consideration. With Yoga you might easily slip into saying that it was identical, with the exception that the new worlds are from the start recognised as already existing within the human cosmos, but nobody is…
1910 · PDF PAGE 172
…er: loss of all objects mental and physical. I do not know how long this lasted I woke meditating Anahata.t The voice of Nada was like a far-off solemn song; it became “Aum” only, drop- ping “Mani Padme Hum,” and then was more like thunder without harmonics. Did Dharana on Anahata. 11.45-12.15 Suddhi. A’sana very painful. am. p.m, 12,15-1.0 Meditation on “ Aum Mani Padme Hum,” and sleep. p.m. p.m, 4-15-4.45 Dharana on Anahata with “Aum Mani Padme Hum.” The p.m. p.m, latter sounds like the flight of a great bird in windy weather. 5.50-6.20 Suddh…
1910 · PDF PAGE 172
…er: loss of all objects mental and physical. I do not know how long this lasted I woke meditating Anahata.t The voice of Nada was like a far-off solemn song; it became “Aum” only, drop- ping “Mani Padme Hum,” and then was more like thunder without harmonics. Did Dharana on Anahata. 11.45-12.15 Suddhi. A’sana very painful. am. p.m, 12,15-1.0 Meditation on “ Aum Mani Padme Hum,” and sleep. p.m. p.m, 4-15-4.45 Dharana on Anahata with “Aum Mani Padme Hum.” The p.m. p.m, latter sounds like the flight of a great bird in windy weather. 5.50-6.20 Suddh…
1905 · PDF PAGE 183
… windmill into iron shade, And stir the chill canal with manifold Lays of clear morning ; never grow afraid When he dips down beyond the far flat land, Know never more the day and night apart, Know not where frost has laid his iron hand, Save only that it fastens on my heart ; Save only that it grips with icy fire These veins no fire of hell could satiate ; Save only that it quenches this desire. Let me pass out beyond the city gate.’ We should like to give other examples, but we can only name some of those pieces that seem to us the most remar…
1954 · PDF PAGE 434
… all. That is why it is not so highly recommended to tear out and devour the heart and liver of your next-door neighbour ; you have gone far to destroy just that which is of most importance to you to keep alive. Doubtless you will reply with some apparent justice , indeed most plausible is such ratiocination, that by taking into your own body , and so preserving the life of, his heart and liver, the whole of his "vital energies" will desert the sinking ship of the physical tissue, and rush to the lifeboat provided by the vampire. Never forget t…
1905 · PDF PAGE 247
…ER That human light and living ! I shall win. He must have banished Her—and dreams of me. TANNHAUSER (27 sleep). Elizabeth ! VENUS. Flis far-off baby-love ! I triumph, then! The Goddess hath with- drawn. His mind works back to childhood, babydom ; Will grow to manhood and remember me. TANNHAUSER (awaking, leaps to his feet). Freedom! Elizabeth! All hail to Her! Radiant Goddess! Liberty and love! VENUS. What sayest thou? Curse Her! TANNHAUSER. My Elizabeth ! VENUS. What? art thou mad? again. Forget this nightmare. Rather, tell me it, And I will …
1910 · PDF PAGE 198
…g of it” equals “ it thinking of itself,” and its falsity will become rapidly evident. 12.8 p.m. 12.19 p.m. Pranayama 11 m. [The best so far: the incense troubled me somewhat.] 12.26 p.m. 12.57 p.m. 31m. 30 breaks, [Mantra evolved into “tartsano.”+ I was not in good form and suspect many breaks of long duration.] I keep Mantra going all day. 4.58 p.m. 5.9 p.m. Pranayama 11m. Perspiration. 5.14 p.m. 5.25pm. Pranayama 11 m. Wound up with a Grand = Prana- yama.t 5.28 p.m. 6.6 p.m. 38 m. 30 breaks. [Very tired towards end and difficult to get settl…
1910 · PDF PAGE 198
…g of it” equals “ it thinking of itself,” and its falsity will become rapidly evident. 12.8 p.m. 12.19 p.m. Pranayama 11 m. [The best so far: the incense troubled me somewhat.] 12.26 p.m. 12.57 p.m. 31m. 30 breaks, [Mantra evolved into “tartsano.”+ I was not in good form and suspect many breaks of long duration.] I keep Mantra going all day. 4.58 p.m. 5.9 p.m. Pranayama 11m. Perspiration. 5.14 p.m. 5.25pm. Pranayama 11 m. Wound up with a Grand = Prana- yama.t 5.28 p.m. 6.6 p.m. 38 m. 30 breaks. [Very tired towards end and difficult to get settl…
1930 · PDF PAGE 39
…of which was confined to a small section of the things which interested Him* also, they possessed a point of view of their own which was far from sympathetic with His, so that misunder- standing constantly interfered with the Work. The Tarot and The Holy Qabalah may be discussed to- gether. The theoretical basis of both is identical: The Tree of Life.1 The 78 symbols of the Tarot are admirably balanced and combined. lhey are adéquate to ail demands made upon them; each Symbol is not only mathematically précisé, but possesses an artistic signifi…
1954 · PDF PAGE 337
…slave of his prophetic frenzy; he had not undertaken the balancing regimen of the Curriculum of A:. A:. ; and, worst of all, he was very far indeed from being a full initiate, even in the loosest sense of the term. His Weltanschauung was accordingly a mass of personal and political prejudice; he had no true cosmic comprehension, no true appreciation of First Principles; and he was tossed about in every direction by the varied conflicting forces that naturally concentrated their energies ever more strenuously upon him as his personal position be…
1954 · PDF PAGE 246
…ch is common to both. Not una ware am I that these conceptions are at first exceedingly difficult to formulate clearly. I wouldn't go so far as to say that one would have to be a Master of the Temple to understand them; but it is really very necessary to have grasped firmly the doctrine that "a thing is only true insofar as it contains its contradiction in itself." (A good way to realize this is by keeping up a merry dance of paradoxes, such as infest Logic and Mathematics. The repeated butting of the head against a brick wall is bound in the l…
1996 · PDF PAGE 70
…lar principles. The psychology of the one should be intelligible to the other. Social position and physical appearance and habits are of far less importance, especially in a society which has accepted the Law of Thelema. Tolerance itself produces suavity, and suavity soon relieves the strain on tolerance. In any case, most people, especially women, adapt themselves adroitly enough to their envi ronment. I say “Especially women,” for women are nearly always conscious of an important part of their true Will; the bearing of children. To them noth…