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Page 58 of 1001911 · PDF PAGE 178
…ould have difficulty in finding in pharmaceutical history. To the student of the occult it ought to appeal strongly, as the author gives a long list of drugs used in religious ceremonies in difierent ages, and although the present century is so much in advance, we find that the incenses and sweet odours used in ceremonial magic to-day are the same as those used in Egypt, in the worship of Isis, and in the services held in the Temple of Solomon. Mention is also made ofthe preparations made by the ancient alchemists which were thought to have magic p…
1919 · PDF PAGE 151
…appointed task. His results, during this period, were perhaps not of a very startling nature, but, as any true Student learns, it is the long and continued “grind,” the determined effort to carry out the work in hand or task set, in spite of every obstacle that may arise, that really counts when it comes to lasting results. It is the Will that needs training, and the accom- 143
1907 · PDF PAGE 206
…superstruc ture will eventually be engulfed ; for its whole founda tion reposes upon the unequilibrated illusions of the mind , which so long as their influences remain un balanced , stand as impediments in the way of the inward development of the human race .' And as the gigantic edifice of the Christian Church was the child of the neuropathic mystagogues of the dark ages of religion , so now the colossal fabric of Scientific 1 Science here as a method is not attacked . For as such , scientific investigations have always triumphed over mystica…
1910 · PDF PAGE 286
THE EQUINOX yet it may be long ere it reaches the final escape in oblivion, and it is as frightful as the domain it leaves behind. The second but rarely opens to the wretch unless he prises it open with his knife; ordinarily its hinges turn lingeringly. Towards the last let him struggle, though a nightmare torpor petrify his limbs—though on either side of the road be a phalanx of monstrous Afreets with drawn swords of flame— though demon cries peal before him, and unimaginable houris beckon him back—over thorns, through furnaces, but into —Life…
1910 · PDF PAGE 286
THE EQUINOX yet it may be long ere it reaches the final escape in oblivion, and it is as frightful as the domain it leaves behind. The second but rarely opens to the wretch unless he prises it open with his knife; ordinarily its hinges turn lingeringly. Towards the last let him struggle, though a nightmare torpor petrify his limbs—though on either side of the road be a phalanx of monstrous Afreets with drawn swords of flame— though demon cries peal before him, and unimaginable houris beckon him back—over thorns, through furnaces, but into —Life…
1904 · PDF PAGE 67
…in flagellation are invited to notice the difference in metre between her and the fashionable schoolmis- tress.) This went on for such a long while the same that I think it will be better if you ask your readers [65]
1906 · PDF PAGE 135
…w, Dear angel of my dreams ! Bid time now cease its to-and-fro That I may dwell with thee, and know The soul from that which seems ! The long hair sobs in closer fold And deeper curves of dawn ; The arms bend closer, and the gold Burns brighter, and the eyes are cold With life at last withdrawn. And all the spirit passing down Involves my heart with gray: So the pale stars of even crown The glow of twilight ; dip and drown The last despairs of day. Oh ! closer yet and closer yet The pearl of faces grows. The hair is woven like a net Of moonligh…
1907 · PDF PAGE 163
…hs , the chastity of maidens . Hardly a single evil of the present day , if traced back a few hundred years , and frequently not half so long as that , but finds its birth in some cor ruption practised by the Harlot of the seven hills , or the Monster of the six wives . It is only necessary to study such works as those of Buckle or Draper , of White or Stewart Ross , or better still , if time permits , those of ecclesiastical historians , written by the pens of divines , to become aware of the appalling gloom that was cast over the splendour th…
1909 · PDF PAGE 118
…od a plaster Muse, with a lyre, the effect being decidedly improved by some one who had affixed a comic mask with a grinning mouth and a long pink nose; on His left a stone plaque of Lakshmi, the Hindu Venus, a really very fine piece of work, clean and dignified, in a way the one sanity in the room, except an exquisite pencil sketch of a child, done with all the delicacy and strength of Whistler. The rest of the decoration was a delicious mixture of the grotesque and the obscene. Sketches, pastels, cuts, cartoons, oils, all the media of art, ha…
1909 · PDF PAGE 118
…od a plaster Muse, with a lyre, the effect being decidedly improved by some one who had affixed a comic mask with a grinning mouth and a long pink nose; on His left a stone plaque of Lakshmi, the Hindu Venus, a really very fine piece of work, clean and dignified, in a way the one sanity in the room, except an exquisite pencil sketch of a child, done with all the delicacy and strength of Whistler. The rest of the decoration was a delicious mixture of the grotesque and the obscene. Sketches, pastels, cuts, cartoons, oils, all the media of art, ha…
1911 · PDF PAGE 115
…owed him in what manner he may be most perfectly invoked. And unto him that hath this Master there is nothing else that he need- eth, so long as he continue in the knowledge and conversation of the Angel, so that he shall come at last into the City of the Pyramids. Lo! two and twenty are the paths of the Tree, but one is the Serpent of Wisdom; ten are the ineffable emanations, but one is the Flaming Sword. Behold! There is an end to life and death, an end to the thrusting forth and the withdrawing of the breath. Yea, the House of the Father is …
1919 · PDF PAGE 231
…n searching out the key to its great and manifold mysteries. 36. He should also do all in his power to spread the Law, especially taking long journeys, when possible, to remote places, there to sow the seed of the Law. TENTH HOUSE 37. All pregnant women are especially sacred to members of the Order, and no effort should be spared to bring them to acceptance of the Law of Freedom, so that the unborn may benefit by that impression. They should be induced to be- come members of the Order, so that the child may be born under its egis. 38. If the mo…
1919 · PDF PAGE 393
…r-Masoch. She does not seem to have any idea of what an Arhan is, as soon as she plunges into one of these orgies of moral flagellation! Long before one becomes an Arhan, one has completely cured the mind. One knows that it is contradiction and illusion. One has passed by the Abyss, and reached Reality. Now, although one is flung forth again across the Abyss, as explained in Liber CDXVIIL., and undergoes quite normal mental experiences, yet they are no longer taken seriously, for they have not the power to delude. There is no question of Sages …
1905 · PDF PAGE 253
…ell, no! The details, unfamiliar! But the theme Iknew. And therefore leaps my bosom up: I rob your verderer of his nag, and he ! Low the long gallop to Elizabeth ! WOLFRAM. Lucky and brave. How we all envy you:
1907 · PDF PAGE 29
…ross a charming lyric , which the carping whisky - and - water critic will at once demolish as weak , troubled , vague , etc. , etc. Not long ago my eyes lit on the following which I considered a charming verse from a poetic point of view , if not from that of a morbid anatomist : Look down into the river . Can you see The mingled images the water shows ? So lies my soul in yours . As close as lie The folded petals in an unblown rose .
1911 · PDF PAGE 167
…Aethyr until the voice begins again. He is like one’s idea of Sappho and Calypso, and all seduc- tive and deadly things; heavy eye-lids, long lashes, a face like ivory, wonderful barbaric jewellery, intensely red lips, a very small mouth, tiny ears, a Grecian face. Over the shoulders is a black robe with a green collar; the robe is spangled with golden stars; the tunic is a pure soft blue. Now the whole Aethyr is swallowed up in a forest of un- quenchable fire, and fearlessly through it all a snow-white eagle flies. And the eagle cries: the hou…
1913 · PDF PAGE 505
THE KEY OF THE MYSTERIES How many respectable women cast an envious eye upon pros- titutes! It isnot very long ago since convicts were in fashion. Why? Doyou think that public opinion can ever give homage to vice? No, but it can do justice to activity and bravery, and it is right that cowardly knaves should esteem bold brigands. Boldness united to intelligence is the mother of all successes in this world. To undertake, one must know; to accomplish, one must will; to will really, one must dare; and in order to gather in peace the fruits of one’s…
1913 · PDF PAGE 505
THE KEY OF THE MYSTERIES How many respectable women cast an envious eye upon pros- titutes! It isnot very long ago since convicts were in fashion. Why? Doyou think that public opinion can ever give homage to vice? No, but it can do justice to activity and bravery, and it is right that cowardly knaves should esteem bold brigands. Boldness united to intelligence is the mother of all successes in this world. To undertake, one must know; to accomplish, one must will; to will really, one must dare; and in order to gather in peace the fruits of one’s…
1919 · PDF PAGE 111
…only in order to preserve your body and mind in health for the right application to that sublime and single Object. It shall not be very long before you come to understand that such a life is the true Liberty. You will feel distractions 105
1996 · PDF PAGE 163
…rs to be the aim of the Societies for the Suppression of Vice, and their like. 28. Also ye shall be strong in war. 29. Moreover, be they long kept, it is better; for they swell with my force. All before me. 30. My altar is of open brass work: bum thereon in silver or gold!