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1913 · PDF PAGE 367

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…among thy creatures can do the works that thou dost, nor can his force be compared with thine. Thou art strong, and it is to thee that belongs that strength invincible which changes not and decays never. Thou art strong; by thy loving-kindness thou dost forgive in the moment of thy most burning wrath, and thou showest thyself long-suffering to sinners. Thou art strong, and thy mercies, existing from all time, are upon all thy creatures. Thou art the eternal light, that pure souls shall see, and that the cloud of sins will hide from the eyes of …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 367

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…among thy creatures can do the works that thou dost, nor can his force be compared with thine. Thou art strong, and it is to thee that belongs that strength invincible which changes not and decays never. Thou art strong; by thy loving-kindness thou dost forgive in the moment of thy most burning wrath, and thou showest thyself long-suffering to sinners. Thou art strong, and thy mercies, existing from all time, are upon all thy creatures. Thou art the eternal light, that pure souls shall see, and that the cloud of sins will hide from the eyes of …

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1929 · PDF PAGE 323

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…u seemed to be waiting for someone. Now there was a rustling in the reeds, and out of them came a boat rowed by two beautiful women with long fair hair, and in the front of the boat stood another woman, taller and fairer even than her sisters. The boat came slowly across to you; and then I saw that the woman held in her hands a great sword, long and straight, with a straight crosshilt which was heavy with rubies, emeralds and sapphires. She put this sword into your hands

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1907 · PDF PAGE 51

The Star in the West

…plain ;' and it is this same ecstasy that burns white in these two superb poems , which flames a bright star of beauty guiding us on our long journey across the hundred thousand leagues of the empire of Crowley's pen . We find it shining brightly over almost every page , a fact which renders the task of quoting nigh endless . Already we have cited a dozen or more examples . Volume I flames like a subtly gemmed ring with the ecstasy of many moments , and many of the following citations in this essay will be both brilliant and flashing ; and as a…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 56

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

THE EQUINOX this dying dawn to the mystic land where stood the Great Tree upon the topmost branches of which hung the Golden Fleece. Long was he destined to travel, past Lemnos and Samo- thrace, and through Colchis and the city of Aiea. There, as a second Jason, in the Temple of Hecate, in the grove of Diana, under the cold rays of the Moon, was he to seal that fearful pact, that pledge of fidelity to Medea, Mistress of Enchant- ments. There was he to tame the two Bulls, whose feet were of brass, whose horns were as crescent moons in the night,…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 56

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

THE EQUINOX this dying dawn to the mystic land where stood the Great Tree upon the topmost branches of which hung the Golden Fleece. Long was he destined to travel, past Lemnos and Samo- thrace, and through Colchis and the city of Aiea. There, as a second Jason, in the Temple of Hecate, in the grove of Diana, under the cold rays of the Moon, was he to seal that fearful pact, that pledge of fidelity to Medea, Mistress of Enchant- ments. There was he to tame the two Bulls, whose feet were of brass, whose horns were as crescent moons in the night,…

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1915 · PDF PAGE 7

The World On Fire

…ter, half-way to Marseilles. He knew that this time there was no hope of peace. Abdication itself would hardly have saved Germany from a long-prepared, carefully-planned war, a war whose avowed object, an object in the mouth of every man in the street, was the destruction of Austria, the dismem- berment of Germany. They had got him. Even a worm will turn; even a Quaker will fight if he is cornered. Wilhelm struck. I write in English for those English who count, and this is the proper way to view the matter. Germany is a rich prize. We can captu…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 327

Diary of a Drug Fiend

… as soon,” she said, “ as we have said Will.” What did she mean by “saying Will?” We had heard of saying grace before meat, but it was a long while since either of us had said it. However, the little mystery was soon explained. She knocked on the table with the handle of a Tunisian dagger, its steel blade inlaid with silver. She knocked three times, then five, then three times more. Some significance was apparently attached to this peculiar method. She then said :— “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.” Dionysus showed signs of stro…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 287

Magick Without Tears

…nge for a ten-thousandth part of a grain to send a scale down with a bang. Think of a roulette ball hovering on the edge at the end of a long spin! Think of Buridan's ass! Love is the law. love under will. Yours fraternally, 666 P.S. One ought, perhaps, to give an outline of how these facts work out in the social system of Thelema. It may be useful to classify women in three groups, (I exclude the fourth, which anatomically woman, does not function in that capacity: the "spinster") corresponding to Isis, Osiris and Horus. The Isis-Class consist…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 458

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…engulfment of enlightenment in the Dark Ages. A partial resurrection was brought about by the Renaissance and from that moment began the long struggle between science and freedom on the one hand and dogmatism and tyranny on the other. During the ninteenth century, the triumph of the former seemed assured and almost complete. The forces of obscurantism and reaction were driven into dark corners but their natural cunning developed by centuries of experience inspired them to a final effort to regain their lost prestige and power. They adopted a ne…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 241

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…known the arrows of his reason, and diligently seeking both omen and sign in the dusty volumes of the past, and in the ancient wisdom of long-forgotten days. Deeply read in poetry, philosophy and science, gifted beyond the common lot, and already a poet of brilliant pro- mise; he suddenly hurries from out the darkness like a wild prophetic star, and overturning the desks and the stools of the schoolmen, and casting their pedagogic papilla from his lips, escapes from the stuffy cloisters of mildewed learning, and the colleges of dialectic dogmat…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 326

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…d- denly do the apparently moving buildings come, change and vanish—now a roof, some chimneys—then a gap—a tree—a spire—a glimpse down a long street—it is gone; now a high bank—a cutting—a tunnel and darkness; and then once again the light and the continual whirling past of countless houses. Yet the city clerk does not wonder; for he knows well enough—too well ever to notice it—that the houses he is speeding by are built of brick and mortar, constructed on geometric and architectural plans, connected by streets and roads, by gas and water pipes…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 241

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…known the arrows of his reason, and diligently seeking both omen and sign in the dusty volumes of the past, and in the ancient wisdom of long-forgotten days. Deeply read in poetry, philosophy and science, gifted beyond the common lot, and already a poet of brilliant pro- mise; he suddenly hurries from out the darkness like a wild prophetic star, and overturning the desks and the stools of the schoolmen, and casting their pedagogic papilla from his lips, escapes from the stuffy cloisters of mildewed learning, and the colleges of dialectic dogmat…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 326

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…d- denly do the apparently moving buildings come, change and vanish—now a roof, some chimneys—then a gap—a tree—a spire—a glimpse down a long street—it is gone; now a high bank—a cutting—a tunnel and darkness; and then once again the light and the continual whirling past of countless houses. Yet the city clerk does not wonder; for he knows well enough—too well ever to notice it—that the houses he is speeding by are built of brick and mortar, constructed on geometric and architectural plans, connected by streets and roads, by gas and water pipes…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 578

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

THE EQUINOX by placing the feet on his feet, the hands on his hands, the mouth on his mouth. Then concentrate the whole will for a long time, call to itself the escaped soul, using all the loving thoughts and mental caresses of which one is capable. If the operator inspires in that soul much affection or great respect, ifin the thought which he communicates magnetically to it the thaumaturgist can persuade it that life is still necessary to it, and that happy days are still in store for it below, it will certainly return, and for the man of eve…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 578

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

THE EQUINOX by placing the feet on his feet, the hands on his hands, the mouth on his mouth. Then concentrate the whole will for a long time, call to itself the escaped soul, using all the loving thoughts and mental caresses of which one is capable. If the operator inspires in that soul much affection or great respect, ifin the thought which he communicates magnetically to it the thaumaturgist can persuade it that life is still necessary to it, and that happy days are still in store for it below, it will certainly return, and for the man of eve…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 54

Moonchild

…vast hall; and Lisa realized that [78] the hill behind the house must have been profoundly hollowed out. This hall was lofty, narrow and long. In the midst, a circular table awaited the guests. Behind each chair stood one of the Probationers of the Order in a white robe, on whose breast was a scarlet Pentagram. Neck, sleeves, and hem were trimmed with gold. Beyond this table, at which a number of other members, in variously coloured robes, were already seated, though they rose to salute the newcomers briefly and in silence, was a triangular sla…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 66

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…is little black Buddha-rupa. There was a calm like unto—might I say, an afterwards? : ‘ There is an end of joy and sorrow, Peace all day long, all night, all morrow,” he began drowsily. A shrill voice rose in a great curse. The hoarse anger of drunken harlotry snarled back. ‘*Not a drop more,” shouted my friend, adding many things. It was time for my return. ‘“‘T will let them know,” I whispered. ‘* Good-bye.” ‘¢« There is not one thing with another; But Evil saith toGood: ‘‘ My brother—"’"’ 2 he went on unheeding. I left him to his peace. My r…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 182

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…sy and as dirty as I could to protect them. When thus coated, it is safe to leave them in contact with water, provided it is not for too long and there is no rubbing. One can indeed put one's hands into boiling water, for at these low barometric pressures water boils easily. At Rodkass, for example, water boils at 87.4°, corresponding to 13,904 feet; higher up, it is of course less. In spite of not washing, one does not get at all dirty. After my bath on May 25th, I abstained until August 19th --- eighty-five days --- but I found myself absolut…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 67

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…a voice sounded but a little above me: “ Enter the ark! “ And I looked up and beheld a bearded man, mighty, with the signs of labour and long journeying writ upon him. I knew him; and for this reason was I much amazed, for I had believed him far from that place. But taking my hand 59

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