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1929 · PDF PAGE 22

The Stratagem and Other Stories

…tograph holy! Was this Original Sin; or was it that strange new thing people were talking about—what was it? Ah! heredity. Heredity? His secret sin become her open infamy? Truly the sins of the fathers were visited on the children! By this time he was upstairs and in his bedroom. He must destroy the accursed thing; he must destroy—Ah! yes. He had contaminated Gertrude by having such a thing in his house. He must be the Roman father, and— what would a Roman father do? He had the match alight, but he could not put it to the edge of the packet. Th…

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1935 · PDF PAGE 16

One Star in Sight

…erish with the planet, and it must be studied as a science, sceptically, with the utmost energy and patience. The A-. A... possesses the secrets of success; it makes no secret of its knowledge, and if its secrets are not everywhere known and practised, it is because the abuses connected with the name of occult science disincline official investigators to examine the evidence at their disposal. This paper has been written not only with the object of at- tracting individual seekers into the way of Truth, but of affirming the propriety of the meth…

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1944 · PDF PAGE 141

The Book of Thoth

secret. Also, he is the “Dying God”, redeeming his Bride in the hour, and by the virtue, of his murder. The Princesses represent the Hé final of the Name. They represent the ultimate issue of the original Energy in its completion, its crystallization, its materialization. They also repre‐ sent the counter‐balancing, the re‐absorption of the Energy. They represent the Silence into which all things return. They are thus at the same time permanent and non‐existent. An audit of the equation 0=2. The Princesses have no Zodiacal attribution. Yet evid…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 120

Magick Without Tears

… School could not remain impassive spectators of the abominations. Madame Blavatsky was a mere forerunner. They, in conjunction with the Secret Chiefs of the White School in Europe, Chiefs who had been compelled to suspend all attempts at exoteric enlightenment by the general moral debility which had overtaken the races from which they drew their adepts, have prepared a guide for mankind. This man, of an extreme moral force and elevation, combined with a profound sense of worldly realities, has stood forth in an attempt to save the White School…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 35

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…ntly commenced to chew my tender lips and to mouth them with her masses of blub- ber. At the same time she denied me any entrance to her secret charms. In vain I lubricated the threshold of the sanctuary with my young and semi-liquid baby-juice ; in vain I plunged, like a kicking horse, against the succulent bivalve. The laughter of the others maddened me : the astute- ness which has ever served me, which has made me what I am, came to my aid. I banged with my hangers upon the perineum. Fart after fart testi- fied to the internal commotion so f…

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1996 · PDF PAGE 46

The Law is for All

Chapter I a Verses 43—50 47 they are not of me. Let Asar be the adorant, Isa the sufferer; Hoor in his secret name and splendour is the Lord initiating. Commentary: This verse declares that the old formula of Magick — the Osiris-Adonis-Jesus-Marsyas-Dionysus-Attis- et cetera formula of the Dying God—is no longer efficacious. It rested on the ignorant belief that the Sun died every day, and every year, and that its resurrection was a miracle. The Formula of the New £on recognizes Horus, the Child crowned and conquering, as God. We are all member…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 133

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…es. 26. I am concealed with ail concealments3 when the Most Holy Ancient One is stripped and driven through the market place, I am still secret and apart. 27. Whom I love I chastise with many rods. 28. Ail things are sacred to me; no thing is sacred from me. 29. For there is no holiness where I am not. 30. Fear not when I fall in the fury of the storm; for mine acorns are blown afar by the wind; and verily I shall rise again, — 433

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1954 · PDF PAGE 153

Magick Without Tears

…eap of dry dust in the city of the Pyramids, must understand these things. Beware, therefore, 0 thou who art appointed to understand the secret of the Outermost Abyss, for in every Abyss thou must assume the mask and form of the Angel thereof. Hadst thou a name, thou wert irrevocably lost. Search, therefore, if there be yet one drop of blood that is not gathered into the cup of Babylon the Beautiful; for in that little pile of dust, if there could be one drop of blood, it should be utterly corrupt; it should breed scorpions, and vipers, and the…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 218

Magick Without Tears

…raw all men unto me." Interpret this in the light of the Cross as a Phallic emblem, and-how lurid a flash! Compare AL, II: 26: "I am the secret Serpent coiled about to spring; in my coiling there is joy. If I /ift up my head, I and my Nuit are one. If I droop down my head, and shoot forth venom, then is rapture of the earth, and I and the earth are one. " This versicle is deep, devilish deep; and it is chock-a-block with the mysteries of Fascination. Dig into this, dear sister! dig with your Qabalistic trowel; don't blame me if you don't get a …

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1954 · PDF PAGE 356

Magick Without Tears

… have found no obstacle in my path. Those which naturally arise in the course of any work soever, would have been quietly removed by the Secret Chiefs. But I had chosen to fight against myself for five years, and "If Satan shall be divided against Satan, how shall his kingdom stand?" The more I strove, the more I encouraged an internal conflict , and stultified myself. I had been permitted to complete my initiation, for the reason that by doing so I was fitting myself for the fight; but all my other efforts had met with a derisory disaster. Mor…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 536

Magick Without Tears

… With Yoga the case is very different indeed. The literature on the subject is so enormous and contains so vast a number of more or less secret documents which circulate from hand to hand , that I believe that the best advice I can give anyone is to cut one's cloth very sparingly if one is to make a fitting suit. I do not think I am going too far if I say that Part I of Book 4 and my Eight Lectures on Yoga form an absolutely sufficient guide to the useful practise of the subject ; anything else is almost certain to operate as a distraction . Sw…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 261

Collected Works (Vol. I)

… will’s decree, The bitter earnestness of this desire, The deep intention, the solemnity, Profound as night and penetrant as fire, 1 The secret headquarters of the Rosicru- cians was named by them Collegium Spiritus Sancti.

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1996 · PDF PAGE 33

The Law is for All

…ware of certain Ways to Power. There is also a mystical sense in this verse. We are to organize our minds thoroughly, appointing few and secret chiefs, serving Nuit, to discipline the varied departments of the conscious thought. 11. These are fools that men adore; both their Gods & their men are fools. 12. Come forth, o children, under the stars, & take your fill of love! Commentary: The whole doctrine of “love” is discussed in the Book Aleph (Wisdom or Folly) and should be studied therein. But note further how this verse agrees with the commen…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 29

777

…. . . 2. . 1 a The Arrow (swift and straight appli- 25 cation of Force) Orchis [Satyrion]. . | Musk, civet (also h ian Perfumes) . | The Secret Force, Lamp 26 Pepper, Dragon’s Blood, all Hot | TheSword. . . 27 ungent Odours All diuretics Galbanum ..... . . .. . | The Censer or Aspergillus . 28 All narcotics Ambergris . . . . 1 ee The.Twilight of the Place and Magic 29 irror Alcohol . Olibanum, Cinnamon, all Glorious | The Lamen or Bow and Arrow . 30 ours Olibanum, all Fiery Odours The Wand or Lamp, Pyramid of A 31 Assafoetida, Scammony, Indigo,…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 327

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…son they will be unbalanced and inharmonious—that is, of uneven length.” This we find explained in a G.*. D.-. manuscript entitled: ‘The Secret Wisdom of the Lesser World, or Microcosm which is Man.” Further we learn from this manuscript that : In the case of the drunkard, the equilibrium of the Sphere of Sensations, and con- sequently of the Nephesch, is disturbed, and the Thought Rays in consequence are shaken at each vibration; so that the sphere of the sensation of the Nephesch is caused to rock and waver at the extremities of the Physical …

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1909 · PDF PAGE 327

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…son they will be unbalanced and inharmonious—that is, of uneven length.” This we find explained in a G.*. D.-. manuscript entitled: ‘The Secret Wisdom of the Lesser World, or Microcosm which is Man.” Further we learn from this manuscript that : In the case of the drunkard, the equilibrium of the Sphere of Sensations, and con- sequently of the Nephesch, is disturbed, and the Thought Rays in consequence are shaken at each vibration; so that the sphere of the sensation of the Nephesch is caused to rock and waver at the extremities of the Physical …

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1996 · PDF PAGE 168

The Law is for All

…enets of Islam, correctly interpreted, are not far from our Way of Life and Light and Love and Liberty. This applies espe­ cially to the secret tenets. The external creed is mere nonsense suited to the intelligence of the peoples among whom it was promulgated; but even so, Islam is magnificent in practice. Its code is that of a man of courage and honour and self-respect; con­ trasting admirably with the cringing cowardice of the damnation­ dodging Christians with their unmanly and dishonest acceptance of vicarious sacrifice, and their currish c…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 97

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…st expect no more assistance from Germany; enough knowledge had been granted to enable any English adept to form a Magical Link with the Secret Chiefs. Such competence would evidently establish a right to renewed relations. {175} Dr. Woodman had died and Mathers forced Dr. Westcott to retire from active leadership of the Order. Mathers, however, was not trusted. He, therefore, announced to the most advanced adepts that he had himself made the Magical Link with the Secret Chiefs; and, at an interview with three of them in the Bois de Boulogne, h…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 90

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…? ” “ Let him come in too.” “ No, he’ll discover everything. I’d rather any other plan.” “ My plan is necessary — you don’t know all the secret yet.” And with an affectionate little snap at the clitoris as he passed, Satan again withdrew into his cosy hiding-place. Adam soon returned victorious from his raid, and was very glad to lay his fur aside, and seek the embraces of his consort. Any doubts he might have had were soon removed by Eve whose mass of tawny hair soon hung over his thighs, while her little red mouth proceeded to excite him to t…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 131

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…e will always come in useful in case of another European War. It was knowing that sort of thing that had put Feccles where he was in the Secret Service, the trusted confident of those mysterious intelligences that watch over the welfare of our beloved country. Thank you, that will conclude the evening’s entertain- ment. I will say this for Feccles. He always understood instinctively when he wasn’t wanted. So immedi- ately the arrangements were made, he excused himself hastily, because he had to go down to the Villa where his victim was staying,…

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