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1911 · PDF PAGE 147

The Vision and the Voice

… upon his face. The shew-stone is all black and corrupt. O filth! filth! filth! And this is her great blasphemy: that she hath taken the name of the First Aethyr, and bound it on her brow, and added thereunto the shameless yod and the tau for the sign of the Cross. She it is that squatteth upon the Crucifix, for the nastiness of her pleasure. So that they that worship Christ suck up her filth upon their tongues, and therefore their breaths stink. Iv Z 145

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1913 · PDF PAGE 500

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…ich signifies “light.” “What do you wish?” they asked the candidate in every initiation: ‘To see the light,” should be their answer. The name of illuminati which one ordinarily gives to adepts, has then been generally very badly interpreted by giving to it a mystical sense, as if it signified men whose intelligence believes itself to be lighted by a miraculous day. ‘ Illuminati’ means simply, knowers and possessors of the light, either by the knowledge of the great magical agent, or by the rational and ontological notion of the absolute. The un…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 500

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…ich signifies “light.” “What do you wish?” they asked the candidate in every initiation: ‘To see the light,” should be their answer. The name of illuminati which one ordinarily gives to adepts, has then been generally very badly interpreted by giving to it a mystical sense, as if it signified men whose intelligence believes itself to be lighted by a miraculous day. ‘ Illuminati’ means simply, knowers and possessors of the light, either by the knowledge of the great magical agent, or by the rational and ontological notion of the absolute. The un…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 138

Moonchild

…gic mode! All things adapted to one circling code! Since three parts of all wisdom I may claim, Hermes thrice great, and greatest, is my name. What I have written of the one sole Sun, His work, is here divined, and dared, and done."

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1912 · PDF PAGE 20

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…niverse. “ Swear, my son, that you will be a true and faithful M. Know, from this moment, that I centre the affection of a parent in the name of a brother and a friend May your heart be susceptible of love and esteem, and may you burn with the same zeal your father possesses. Convince the world, by your new allegiance, you are deserving our favours, xw

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1912 · PDF PAGE 50

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE EQUINOX he found his old comrade, I. A., now a member of the Buddhist Sangha, under the name οί Bhikku Ananda Metteya. It was from him that he received the instructions which were to help him to reach the great and terrible pinnacle of the mind whence the Adept must plunge into the Abyss, to emerge naked, a babe—the Babe of the Abyss “Explore the River of the Soul," said Ananda Metteya, “ whence and in what order you have come” For three days—the longest period allowed by the Buddhist law—he remained in the Choung, meditating on this matter…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 108

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…oping, some doubting; all fearing. But one and all go away hopeless, utterly hopeless. I could bear it better if his were not so great a name. But he's right— he’s always right. That’s what's so terrible—he’s alway‘s right! Dr. F. Come, come! Don’t break down, Mrs. Bob! Mrs. B. VVouldn’t it be better to let them go on blindly to the end? Think of them watching and waitingl Think 66

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1912 · PDF PAGE 20

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…niverse. “ Swear, my son, that you will be a true and faithful M. Know, from this moment, that I centre the affection of a parent in the name of a brother and a friend May your heart be susceptible of love and esteem, and may you burn with the same zeal your father possesses. Convince the world, by your new allegiance, you are deserving our favours, xw

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1912 · PDF PAGE 50

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

THE EQUINOX he found his old comrade, I. A., now a member of the Buddhist Sangha, under the name οί Bhikku Ananda Metteya. It was from him that he received the instructions which were to help him to reach the great and terrible pinnacle of the mind whence the Adept must plunge into the Abyss, to emerge naked, a babe—the Babe of the Abyss “Explore the River of the Soul," said Ananda Metteya, “ whence and in what order you have come” For three days—the longest period allowed by the Buddhist law—he remained in the Choung, meditating on this matter…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 108

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…oping, some doubting; all fearing. But one and all go away hopeless, utterly hopeless. I could bear it better if his were not so great a name. But he's right— he’s always right. That’s what's so terrible—he’s alway‘s right! Dr. F. Come, come! Don’t break down, Mrs. Bob! Mrs. B. VVouldn’t it be better to let them go on blindly to the end? Think of them watching and waitingl Think 66

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1913 · PDF PAGE 373

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…self. Men, on the contrary, are impatient, persecutors, jealous, cruel, ambitious, unjust, and they show themselves as such, even in the name of that religion which they have succeeded in calumniating, but which they will never cause to lie. Men pass away, but truth is eternal. Daughter of Charity, and creator of Charity in her own turn, true religion is essentially that which realizes; she believes in the miracles of faith, because she herself accom- plishes them every day when she practises charity. Now, a religion which practises charity may…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 373

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…self. Men, on the contrary, are impatient, persecutors, jealous, cruel, ambitious, unjust, and they show themselves as such, even in the name of that religion which they have succeeded in calumniating, but which they will never cause to lie. Men pass away, but truth is eternal. Daughter of Charity, and creator of Charity in her own turn, true religion is essentially that which realizes; she believes in the miracles of faith, because she herself accom- plishes them every day when she practises charity. Now, a religion which practises charity may…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 235

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…ick in chains to the dead, The slime alive in the dust, Brazen shame like a flame, An orgy of pregnant pollution With hate beyond aim or name— Orgasm, death, dissolution ! ” And then he began shrieking, and ran out of the house down to the lake and dived right in. He swam a few strokes and then came out and walked slowly up to the house. I found some towelsin the linen chest. I was afraid of his catching a chill, so I rubbed him hard all over. He seemed to have forgotten everything. He was quite nice and normal but just a little scared. I can’t…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 71

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…ture Self — the Spiritual Phallus. His knowledge and Conversa¬ tion contributes occult puberty. It is therefore advisable to replace the name Asar Un-nefer by that of Ra-Hoor-Khuit at the outset, and by that of one’s own Holy Guardian Angel when it has been communicated. He hails Him as BESZ, the Matter that destroys and devours Godhead, for the purpose of the Incarnation of any God. He hails Him as APOPHRASZ, the Motion that destroys and devours Godhead, for the pur¬ pose of the Incarnation of any God. The combined action of these two DEVILS i…

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1944 · PDF PAGE 52

The Book of Thoth

…sh has been chosen to represent the Redeemer or Phallus, the god through whose virtue man passes through the waters of death. The common name for this god, in southern Italy to‐day, and elsewhere, is Ii pesce. So, also, his female counterpart, Kteis, is rep‐ resented by the Vesica Piscis, the bladder of the fish, and this shape is continually exhibited in many church windows and in the episcopal ring.1 In the mythology of Yucatan it was the “old ones covered with feathers that came up out of the sea”. Some have seen in this tradition a referenc…

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1899 · PDF PAGE 92

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

… in our Bible “ Jehovah” or “the Lord,” the last nine Sephiroth are summed up. The first also contains the idea of existence, the Divine Name connected with this Sephira being j}°;T&, Eheieh, Existence. Below this world of Atziluth or of God is that of Briah or Thrones ; to this world belong the Archangels; still lower that of Yetzirah or Formation; to this world ten orders of angels are attributed; . and lastly, the world of Assiah, or of action (the material world). The further development of these facts, their connection with the numerical s…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 280

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…s the two tablets: “The Ten Ex Sephiroth in Seven Palaces,” and “The attribution of the Ten ty Sephiroth to the four letters of the Holy Name.” And the SZ Hegemon: “ The Seven Heavens of Assiah,” * and “ The Ten (Tei (o) ri] evil Sephiroth of the Qliphoth.”+ V3) The Hierophant then confers on the Theoricus the title of Ke} the Thirty-first Path, which ends the first part of the Ceremony TM of 3° = 8°. Dia GRAM 29. The second part consists of the ritual of the Thirtieth Path. The Hierophant explains the Solar Greek Cross, and then says: “The Thi…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 280

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…s the two tablets: “The Ten Ex Sephiroth in Seven Palaces,” and “The attribution of the Ten ty Sephiroth to the four letters of the Holy Name.” And the SZ Hegemon: “ The Seven Heavens of Assiah,” * and “ The Ten (Tei (o) ri] evil Sephiroth of the Qliphoth.”+ V3) The Hierophant then confers on the Theoricus the title of Ke} the Thirty-first Path, which ends the first part of the Ceremony TM of 3° = 8°. Dia GRAM 29. The second part consists of the ritual of the Thirtieth Path. The Hierophant explains the Solar Greek Cross, and then says: “The Thi…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 100

Ambergris

…illumination, power This and love that, in vain, in vain, until Thy beauty dawned, all beauty to distil Into one drop of utmost dew, one name Choral as floral, one thin, subtle flame Fitted to a shaft of love, to pierce, to endue My trance-rapt spirit with the avenue Of perfect pleasures, radiating far Up and up yet to where thy sacred star Burned in its brilliance : thence the storm was shed A passion of great calm about this head, This head no more a poet’s ; since the dream Of beauty gathered close into a stream Of tingling light, and, gathe…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 208

The Winged Beetle

…rt Thou ? How can I bargain with Thee ? what shall I give that I may possess Thy secret ? O question unavailing ! For I know not yet Thy name ! Who art Thou ? Who art Thou ? THOMAS [opening the door]. Mr. Todd. [Enter TODD. CARR. [rising]. How are you ? I’m afraid you find me distracted ! Listen : all my life I have sought—nor counted the cost—for the secret of things. Science is baffled, for Knowledge hath no wings ! Religion is baffled, for Faith hath no feet ! Life itself—of what value is all this coil and tumult ? Who shall give me the secr…

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