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Page 58 of 711913 · PDF PAGE 22
…onet, President). Docteur en Science Hermetiques. Conferred October roth, 1899, by the Free University of Paris. Nischal al Iftikhar, or Order of Glory. Founded in one Class by Sultan Mahmoud II in 1831. Granted by Sultan Abdul Hamid, June 13th, 1905. Honorary Fellow of the Theosophical Society 1879—presented with a com- plimentary Jewel of the Society. Early in his career V..... Illust. .... Br... .“. John Yarker turned his attention to literature. He was a prolific writer on many subjects other than Masonic. In 1869 he compiled “Notes on the …
1929 · PDF PAGE 15
… did not tell me the hour; you never told him; it was a little before sunrise." Lisa was taken aback; the mystic had guessed right. "The Order to which I belong," pursued Simon Iff," does not believe anything; it knows, or it doubts, as the case may be; and it seeks ever to increase human knowledge by the method of science, that is to say by observation and experiment. Therefore you must not expect me to satisfy your real craving by answering your questions as to the existence of the Soul; but I will tell you what I know, and can prove; further…
1929 · PDF PAGE 132
according to the supposed nature of the stars beyond her was her influence in that phase, or, as they called it, mansion. It was in order to bring Iliel into harmony with every quality of the moon that her daily routine was ordered. But beyond such minuteness of detail is the grand character of the Moon, which is threefold. For she is Artemis or Diana, sister of the Sun, a shining Virgin Goddess; then Isis-initiatrix, who brings to man all light and purity, and is the link of his animal soul with his eternal self; and she is Persephone or Prose…
1909 · PDF PAGE 58
…h. Cor. XCVI.—Add Daath, 7R}'74. Cot. XCIX.—Add among Archangels :— Azrael, Angel of Death (3). Israfel, of Last Trump (¥).° Cot. C.—Our order of Angelic Choirs is from R. Mosheh ben Maimon. R. Ishmael and the book Pliah prefer :— . Cherubim. Chaioth. Aralim . Seraphim. . Tarshishim. . Auphanim. . Auphanim. to. Taphsarim. And there are many other schemes. aati©GNAVAWN Cor, CII.—Add Daath, *15N. Cor. CIII.—Add Daath, Cerebrum medium, cujus locus est in parte capitis postica. But these have many other attributions, and each is itself divisible : …
1919 · PDF PAGE 311
… This is all that Mr. Archer gets from the greatest temple, both from an artistic and religious standpoint, that is alive to-day. And in order that he may write him- self down an ass for all to see, he is stupid enough to publish photographs of temples, whose beauty would, one thinks, be evident even to the bovine readers to whom he doubtless appeals. Mr. Archer’s arrogance is equal to his ignorance. 297
1929 · PDF PAGE 42
…ow find that all things are subject to law. There is no need of any mysterious creator, in the old sense; we look for causes in the same order of nature as the effects they produce. We no lounger propitiate ghosts to keep our fires alight. "Now, at last, I and a few others are asking whether the whole universe be not illusion, in exactly the same way as a true surface is an illusion. "Perhaps the universe is a four-dimensional object, or collection of objects, quite sane, and simple, and intelligible, manifesting itself in diversity, regular or…
1929 · PDF PAGE 51
… But people who saw him only in the first phase thought him easily hoodwinked. The second of the guests of Simon Iff, or, rather, of the Order to which he belonged, was a tall man bowed with ill-health. A shock of heavy black hair crowned a face pallid as death itself; but his eyes blazed formidably beneath their bushy brows. He had just returned from Burma, where he had lived for many years as a Buddhist monk. The indomitable moral valour of the man shone from him; one could see in every gesture the marks of his fierce fight against a dozen de…
1904 · PDF PAGE 34
…tanding of Tongues. He maketh one to be beloved of his Foes as well as of his Friends. He governeth 29 Legions of Spirits, partly of the Order of Thrones, and partly of that of Angels. His Seal is this, which wear thou, etc. (31.) Foras.—The Thirty-first Spirit is Foras. He is a Mighty Pre- sident, and appeareth in the Form of a Strong Man in Human Shape. He can give the understanding to Men how they may know the Virtues of all Herbs and Precious Stones. He teacheth the Arts of Logic and Ethics in all their parts. If desired he maketh men invis…
1910 · PDF PAGE 358
…is by negation of the will, or by self-denial and renunciation. . . .” And again: “, .. life is the attainment of self-consciousness, in order that the will may acquire a right knowledge of its own nature. . . .” (p. 157). “Evil and pleasure are but different manifestations of the one will to live” (p. 177). “The tormentor and the tormented are one.” . . . “ Therefore what is good for one person may be just the opposite for another . . . all suffering is nothing but unfulfilled or crossed willing” (pp. 178-182). “When a man has so far got rid o…
1910 · PDF PAGE 358
…is by negation of the will, or by self-denial and renunciation. . . .” And again: “, .. life is the attainment of self-consciousness, in order that the will may acquire a right knowledge of its own nature. . . .” (p. 157). “Evil and pleasure are but different manifestations of the one will to live” (p. 177). “The tormentor and the tormented are one.” . . . “ Therefore what is good for one person may be just the opposite for another . . . all suffering is nothing but unfulfilled or crossed willing” (pp. 178-182). “When a man has so far got rid o…
1913 · PDF PAGE 4
…uccession of Grand Masters from the time of Jacques de Molay, who, it is said, invested as Grand Master Marc Larmenius in 1307, when the Order was first impugned, before he himself perished at the stake. Later, Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, and several scions of the French Royal Family, were Grand Masters. It was a time of much activity, a Masonic Renaissance, in which the Very Illustrious Brother John Yarker played an important röle, and many other old Rites were rescued from the oblivion into which they had fallen—such were the Rite of Mizraim, th…
1929 · PDF PAGE 134
…o passive that the slightest new influence throws her entirely out. And, of course, the calmer the pool the bigger the splash! Hence, in order to draw down to Iliel only the holiest and serenest of the lunar souls, no precaution could be too great, no assiduity too intense. The waking vision which came to her after about a month of the changed routine was of good cheer and great encouragement. It was an hour after sunset; the night was curiously warm, and a soft breeze blew from the sea. It was part of the duty of Iliel to remain in the moonlig…
1944 · PDF PAGE 120
…by Virtue of the Contradiction that is contained in itself. Behold, therefore, in this Method thou shalt come presently to Ideas of this Order that include in themselves their own Contradiction, and have no Antithesis. Here then is thy Lever of Antinomy broken in thine Hand; yet, being in true Balance, thou mayest soar, passionate and eager, from Heaven to Heaven, by the Expansion of thine Idea, and its Ex‐ altation, or by Concentration as thou understandest, by Virtue of thy Studies in the Book of the Law, the Word thereof concerning Our Lady …
1913 · PDF PAGE 20
…uccession of Grand Masters from the time of Jacques de Molay, who, it is said, invested as Grand Master Marc Larmenius in 1307, when the Order was first impugned, before he himself perished at the stake. Later, Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, and several scions of the French Royal Family, were Grand Masters. It was atime of much activity, a Masonic Renaissance, in which the Very Illustrious Brother John Yarker played an important réle, and many other old Rites were rescued from the oblivion into which they had fallen—such were the Rite of Mizraim, th…
1913 · PDF PAGE 20
…uccession of Grand Masters from the time of Jacques de Molay, who, it is said, invested as Grand Master Marc Larmenius in 1307, when the Order was first impugned, before he himself perished at the stake. Later, Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, and several scions of the French Royal Family, were Grand Masters. It was atime of much activity, a Masonic Renaissance, in which the Very Illustrious Brother John Yarker played an important réle, and many other old Rites were rescued from the oblivion into which they had fallen—such were the Rite of Mizraim, th…
1929 · PDF PAGE 35
…ld magician warned her. "Love is a Jack o' Lantern, and hovers over bogs and graves; it's but a luminous bubble of poisonous gas. In our Order we say 'Love is the law, love under will.' Will is
1929 · PDF PAGE 113
…women long enough to make his view arguable, within the limits of his experience. He bade Abdul try again. Good — then let magic aid! In order to possess "The Wonder-working Serpent," it is necessary, in the words of the Grimoire, "to buy an egg without haggling," which (by the way) indicates the class of person for and by whom the book was written. This egg is to be buried in a cemetery at midnight, and every morning at sunrise it must be watered with brandy. On the ninth day a spirit appears, and demands your purpose. You reply "I am watering…
1906 · PDF PAGE 218
…brose, called I. A. O., should set down the life of our great Father (who now is not, yet whose name must never be spoken among men), in order that the Brethren may know what journeys he undertook in pursuit of that Knowledge whose attainment is their constant study. It was at his 119th year,! the Star Suaconch ? being” in the sign of the Lion, that our Father set out from his Castle of Ug? to attain the Quint- essence or Philosophical Tincture. The way being dark and the Golden Dawn at hand, he did call forth four servants to keep him in the m…
1905 · PDF PAGE 76
…ck covetous to try For our pleasances, to rule Where the far blue Syrian sky Stretches, where the clouds as wool Mark the white Arabian border, To become a tyrant king Where his sword came conquering. Out of chaos rises order On her wide unwearying wing, But the desolate marauder Never over us shall swing Such a sceptre as should bring Sorrow to one home of ours. Better bear the heavy hours Under God’s avenging breath, Better brave the horrid powers, Better taste the foreign death, Humbling all our pride before God’s most holy throne, abasing E…
1907 · PDF PAGE 125
… LA GUERRE SHE sits and screams above the folk of peace, Deafening their quiet ears with hideous clamour, Abhorred and careless she bids order cease. Her hate resolves the shriek into a stammer Ofinarticulate rage. The wounded man Twisted in agony beneath her squirms To hear her raucous blasphemies outspan The grip of God at this his last of terms. Yea! he must die with horror in his ears, Hate in his heart. The mischief must endure. He hath expiated naught by death. His tears, His thoughts, these strike nor stay her not, be sure ! She is Madne…