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Page 58 of 671910 · PDF PAGE 207
…place contemplate his Higher Self, and the result is a natural invocation of the Atman, Augoeides, or Higher Self. If the aspirant be an artist let him do the same with his art; ifa musician, with his music; if a poet, with his verses and rhymes. For the best foundation to build upon is always to be found upon that which a man doves dest. It is no good asking a glutton who does not care a row of brass pins for music, to turn music into a magical formula, neither is it of the slightest use to impress upon a clean-minded individual the necessity …
1910 · PDF PAGE 207
…place contemplate his Higher Self, and the result is a natural invocation of the Atman, Augoeides, or Higher Self. If the aspirant be an artist let him do the same with his art; ifa musician, with his music; if a poet, with his verses and rhymes. For the best foundation to build upon is always to be found upon that which a man doves dest. It is no good asking a glutton who does not care a row of brass pins for music, to turn music into a magical formula, neither is it of the slightest use to impress upon a clean-minded individual the necessity …
1996 · PDF PAGE 74
…gesture as of a man in a seizure, a snorting struggle, a senseless spasm, and a sudden revul sion of shame, as it is to him. We have an art of expression; we are trained to interpret the soul and the spirit in terms of the body. We do not deny the existence of the body, or despise it; but we refuse to regard it in any other light than this: it is the organ of the Self. It must never theless be ordered according to its own laws; those of the mental or moral Self do not apply to it. We love; that is, we will to unite: then the one must study th…
1905 · PDF PAGE 172
…, Crushed, mangled, moving,! are about me. Go! Go! do not touch the carcase of myself That is abased, defiled, abominable. MADELINE. O Heart of Jesus! Thou art bleeding still ! This was Thy true disciple. Leave her not, Sweet Jesus, in this madness. Who is this? Enter ULRIC; he carrtes a rasor. ULRICc.? I have a lovely bride at last, my dear ! A phantom with intolerable eyes Came close and whispered: I am Wisdom’s self, Thy spouse from everlasting. Mortal king Of my immortal self, I claim thy love ! So, we are wedded close. Justice demands The …
1906 · PDF PAGE 85
…and lax we lay Breathing and holding: then in amorous play She laughed and left her body’s love to me, And kissed one kiss holding the heart of May, And kissed again, and kissed our lives away. THE THIRTY-FIFTH DAY. ‘‘T cannot kiss, that is the humour of it, but adieu.” King Henry V. THE third time bitterly came reason back. Is it a fault in love when mornings find The soul grown sober and rethroned the ‘ mind? Or is it mere necessity to track The candid chequer cross-wise to the black, And love, not mutable, yet well inclined To take his pleas…
1904 · PDF PAGE 35
But as soon as the Exorcist seeth Asmoday in the shape aforesaid, he shall call him by his Name, saying: “Art thou Asmoday ?” and he will not deny it, and by-and-by he will bow down unto the ground. He giveth the Ring of Virtues; he teacheth the Arts of Arithmetic, Astronomy, Geometry, and all handicrafts absolutely. He giveth true and full answers unto thy demands. He maketh one Invincible. He showeth the place where Treasures lie, and guardeth it. He, amongst the Legions of AMaymon governeth 72 Legions of Spirits Inferior. His Seal is this wh…
1909 · PDF PAGE 50
…| TheSpiritofAdmp ........ . {il A fair youth with winged helmet and heels, equipped | The Magus of Power 12 as a Magician, displays his art * A crowned priestess sits before the veil of Isis be- | The Priestess of the Silver Star . 13 tween the pillars of Seth * Crowned with stars, a winged goddess stands upon | The Daughter of the Mighty Ones . 14 the moon * A flame-clad god bearing equivalent symbols* . Sun of the Morning, chief among the Mighty. 15 Between the Pillars sits an Ancient * The Magus of the Eternal. . . . . .. 16 A prophet, youn…
1906 · PDF PAGE 146
THE SWORD OF SONG CALLED BY CHRISTIANS THE BOOK OF THE BEAST 1904 TO MY OLD FRIEND AND COMRADE IN THE ART BHIKKHU ANANDA METTEYA AND TO THOSE FOOLS WHO BY THEIR SHORT-SIGHTED STUPIDITY IN ATTEMPTING TO BOYCOTT THIS BOOK HAVE WITLESSLY AIDED THE CAUSE OF TRUTH I DEDICATE THESE MY BEST WORDS [This book is so full of recondite knowledge of various kinds that it seems quite ineffective to annotate every obscure passage, this has been done.} ‘“You are sad!” the Knight said, in an anxious tone; ‘‘let me sing you a song to comfort you.” * ‘*Ts it very…
1904 · PDF PAGE 32
Divine, and of the Creation of the World. He bringeth forth good Familiars, and under his Government there be 22 Legions of Spirits, partly of the Order of Virtues and partly of the Order of Thrones. His Mark, Seal, or Character is this, unto the which he oweth obedience, and which thou shalt wear in time of action, etc. (21.) Marax.—The Twenty-first Spirit is Marax.' He is a Great Earl and President. He appeareth like a great Bull with a Man’s face. His office is to make Men very knowing in Astronomy, and all other Liberal Sciences; also he ca…
1904 · PDF PAGE 33
…,’ but the last is the best).” (27.) Ronové.—The Twenty-seventh Spirit is Ronové. He appeareth in the Form of a Monster. He teacheth the Art of Rhetoric very well, and giveth Good Servants, Knowledge of Tongues, and Favours with Friends or Foes. He is a Marquis and Great Earl; and there be under his com- mand 19 Legions of Spirits. His Seal is this, etc. (28.) Beriray.—The Twenty-eighth Spirit in Order, as Solomon bound them, is named Berith. He is a Mighty, Great, and Terrible Duke. He hath two other Names given unto him by men of later times,…
1904 · PDF PAGE 40
…orse. His Face is like that of a Lion, very Red, and having Flaming Eyes. His Speech is hoarse and very big.? His Office is to teach the Art of Astronomy, and all the Liberal Sciences. He bringeth unto thee Good Familiars; also he ruleth over 36 Legions of Spirits. His Seal is this, which, etc. (53-) Camio or Caim.—The Fifty-third Spirit is Camio, or Caim. He is a Great President, and appeareth in the Form of the Bird called a Thrush at first, but afterwards he putteth on the Shape of a Man carrying in his Handa Sharp Sword. He seemeth to answe…
1996 · PDF PAGE 73
… of delight, its rhythm an infinite rapture that never can weary or stale. Our personal pleasure in it is derived not only from our own part in it, but from our conscious apprehension of its total perfections. We study its structure, we expand ourselves as we lose ourselves in understanding it, and so becoming one with it. With the Egyptian initiate we exclaim “There is no part of us that is not of the Gods”;1 and add the antistrophe: “There is no part of the Gods that is not also of us.” 1 [See Liber 777, col. 11 (and note to first edition); t…
1929 · PDF PAGE 136
the Bloody Sacrifice.1 Yet it should not be forgotten that this, and that other art at which we hâve dared darklv to hint, are the suprême formulæ of Practical Magick. You are also likely to get into trouble over this chapter unless you truly comprehend its meaning. 2 within” is my first attempt at description; and is not bad, despite its incongruities: P. “Frater Perdurabo, on the one occasion on which I was able to sec Him as He really appears, was brighter than the Sun at noon. I fell instantly to the floor in a swoon which lasted several ho…
1904 · PDF PAGE 36
…l Prince, appearing in the Shape of a Mighty Raven at first before the Exorcist; but after he taketh the image of a Man. He teacheth the Art of Astronomy, and the Virtues of Herbs and Precious Stones. He governeth 26 Legions of Spirits; and his Seal is this, which is, etc. (37-) PHenEx.—The Thirty-seventh Spirit is Phenex (or Pheynix). He is a Great Marquis, and appeareth like the Bird Phoenix, having the Voice of a Child. He singeth many sweet notes before the Exorcist, which he must not regard, but by-and-by he must bid him put on Human Shape…
1905 · PDF PAGE 223
… the constant rule, the changing Czar. Thy many, thine inhospitable seas Shall ring thee round, a zodiac to thy star, And Frost, the rampart of thine iron ease, Laugh at the shock of war. Let thy freedom grow in Turn, Italy! The Voice is unto Thee! Return, poor wounded maiden, to thy home ! Thou hast well tried a spurious liberty : Thou art made captive; let thy fancy roam To the great Mother, deeper than the sea, And fairer than the foam. O Gateway of the admirable East! Hold fast thy Faith! Let no man take thy Crown ! Birds of Evil, feast, (F…
1905 · PDF PAGE 158
…ade thee god. S’AFI. I hate myself, and therefore I hate thee. RATOUM. J am still goddess, still desire thy love. That leper lies : thou art indeed a god. S'AFI, Iam a god to execute my will. [Zhreatens her with hts dageer. RATOUM. Mercy! Thou canst not strike a woman down! S’AFI. So! The thin casing of the godhead rots, Mere mummy-cloth: the rotten corpse within, Dust and corruption! Iam still the god, And gods slay women: therefore I slay thee. RATOUM. Then thou shalt see me once again a god ! [Ay a tremendous effort she towers before hint Si…
1907 · PDF PAGE 57
ROSA MUNDI AND OTHER LOVE-SONGS 1905 I. Rose of the World ! Red vlory ot the secret heart of Love : Red flame, rose-red, most subily curled Into its own infinite flower, all flowers above ! Its flower in its own perfumed passion, Its faint sweet passion, folded and furled In flower fashion ; And my deep spirit taking its pure part Of that voluptuous heart Of hidden happiness ! 2. Arise, strong bow of the young child Eros ! (While the maddening moonlight, the memoried caress Stolen of the scented rose Stirs me and bids each racing pulse ache, ac…
1907 · PDF PAGE 198
… whose throne is manifest in Hell —I am again a child, a playful child. ORPHEUS., And therefore, O most beautiful and mild Sweet mother! art the girl beloved again Of Hades mighty on the Nysian plain. And therefore are thine eyes with sorrow dim For me, and thy word powerful with Him. PERSEPHONE, Ah me! no fruit for guerdon, Who bore the blossom’s burden ; There shines no sunlight toward Persephone. Ravished, O iron-eyed ! From my young sisters’ side, Torn and dragged down below the sundered sea, No joy is mine in all thy bed, And all thy sorro…
1906 · PDF PAGE 222
…xth day, a refusal; ‘The twenty-seventh day, a consent ; and the last night she gave him all herself, so that the moon was eclipsed and earth was utterly darkened. And the marriage of that virgin was on this wise: She had three arrows, yet but two flanks, and the wise men said that who knew two was three,! should know three was cight,” if the circle were but squared; and this also one day shall ye know, my Brethren! And she gave him the great and perfect gift of Magic, so that he fared forth right comely and well-provided. Now at that great wed…
1909 · PDF PAGE 264
…he commencement of the formulation of the angle of Chokmah. The Kerux then bars the Candidate’s passage to the West, saying : «Child of Earth! unpurified and unconsecrated! Thou canst not enter the Path of the West !” Thus indicating that the natural man cannot even obtain the understanding of the Son of Osiris, except by purification and equilibrium. The Candidate is then purified with water and consecrated by fire; after which he is allowed to approach the Place of the Twilight of the Gods. And now only is the hood- wink slipped up for a mome…