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Page 62 of 901913 · PDF PAGE 367
…can discover it, or penetrate its secret. “Thou art the living one, but not in fixed and known time; thou art the living one, but not by spirit or by soul; for thou art the Soul of all souls. Thou art the living one; but not living with the life of mortals, that is, like a breath, and whose end is to give food to worms. Thou art the living one, and he that can attain thy mysteries will enjoy eternal delight and live for ever. “Thou art great; before thy greatness all other greatness bows, and all that is most excellent becomes imperfect. Thou a…
1907 · PDF PAGE 51
…an of our being is whirled through a narrow gorge , then once again we are hurled forth into the eddying cataracts of life, an essential spirit light gilding once again the sepulchral abode of a corpse . For a moment we behold God , face to face , but for a moment only , then all again is night . Keats attained , and so did Shelley and Browning . Read the last verses of the “ Prometheus Unbound ” and “ A Grammarian's Funeral , ” and all will be plain ;' and it is this same ecstasy that burns white in these two superb poems , which flames a brig…
1909 · PDF PAGE 185
…he Christians have terribly muddled their Trinity by making the Son the second instead of the third Principle; whilst with them the Holy Spirit at one Time symbolises the Mother and at another the Son. Thus at the Annunciation and at the Baptism of the Christ the S.S. appeareth as a Dove, emblem of ¢ and the Mother: whilst the S.S. that descended upon the Apostles at 175
1909 · PDF PAGE 185
…he Christians have terribly muddled their Trinity by making the Son the second instead of the third Principle; whilst with them the Holy Spirit at one Time symbolises the Mother and at another the Son. Thus at the Annunciation and at the Baptism of the Christ the S.S. appeareth as a Dove, emblem of ¢ and the Mother: whilst the S.S. that descended upon the Apostles at 175
1913 · PDF PAGE 392
…ch escapes you. When the Saviour revealed the dogma of the real presence, did he not say: “The flesh profiteth nothing, but my words are spirit and life.” I do not give you the mystery of the incarnation for an anatomical phenomenon, nor that of transubstantiation for a chemical manipulation. By what right do you exclaim “Absurd!” ? I do not reason about any of the things you know; by what right do you say that I talk unreasonably? SCIENCE. I begin to understand you, or rather, I see that I shall never understand you. This being so, let us rema…
1913 · PDF PAGE 392
…ch escapes you. When the Saviour revealed the dogma of the real presence, did he not say: “The flesh profiteth nothing, but my words are spirit and life.” I do not give you the mystery of the incarnation for an anatomical phenomenon, nor that of transubstantiation for a chemical manipulation. By what right do you exclaim “Absurd!” ? I do not reason about any of the things you know; by what right do you say that I talk unreasonably? SCIENCE. I begin to understand you, or rather, I see that I shall never understand you. This being so, let us rema…
1929 · PDF PAGE 222
…ce to the development of a daring and dominant breed.) But the influences which are commonly called civilized attenuate the aristocratic spirit. The existence of a common scold is a definite system of imminent death in any community. The Indian renegades, from Lajpat Rai to Gandhi, are merely evidence that the sahib has given place to the competition wallah. India has not progressed in the last thousand years and will not in the next thousand. The biological impulse is expended. India was nature's attempt to construct a nation of diverse elemen…
1913 · PDF PAGE 344
…ce. His precepts, better known and mightier soon to be, Shall judge the quick and dead for all eternity. I do believe in God’s most Holy Spirit, whose fire The heart and mind of saints and prophets did inspire. He is a Breath of life and of fecundity, Proceeding both from God and from humanity. I do believe in one most holy brotherhood Ofjust men that revere heaven’s ordinance of good. I do believe one place, one pontiff, and one right, One symbol of one God, in one intent unite. I do believe that death by changing us renews, And that in man as…
1913 · PDF PAGE 578
…elt a little heat. He had a big fire made, massaged his whole body with hot napkins, rubbed him with the universal medicine dissolved in spirit of wine. [His pretended universal medicine 280
1913 · PDF PAGE 344
…ce. His precepts, better known and mightier soon to be, Shall judge the quick and dead for all eternity. I do believe in God’s most Holy Spirit, whose fire The heart and mind of saints and prophets did inspire. He is a Breath of life and of fecundity, Proceeding both from God and from humanity. I do believe in one most holy brotherhood Ofjust men that revere heaven’s ordinance of good. I do believe one place, one pontiff, and one right, One symbol of one God, in one intent unite. I do believe that death by changing us renews, And that in man as…
1913 · PDF PAGE 578
…elt a little heat. He had a big fire made, massaged his whole body with hot napkins, rubbed him with the universal medicine dissolved in spirit of wine. [His pretended universal medicine 280
1929 · PDF PAGE 3
3 THE SPIRIT OF SOLITUDE An Autohagiography Subsequently re-Antichristened THE CONFESSIONS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY (For reference, the Symonds and Grant page numbers are in {} at the bottom of each text page) To Three Friends J. W. N. SULLIVAN who suggested this booklet AUGUSTUS JOHN who first gave practical assistance P. R. STEPHENSEN who saw the point And To Three Immortal Memories RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON the perfect pioneer of spiritual and physical adventure OSCAR ECKENSTEIN who trained me to follow the trail ALLAN BENNETT who did what he could …
1906 · PDF PAGE 152
…ray do not ask me where I stand ! “ Who asks, doth err.”** At least demand No folly such as answer means ! ‘“* But if” (you * say) “your spirit weans Itself of milk-and-water pap, And one religion as another O’erleaps itself and falls on the other ; * You'll tell me why at least, mayhap, Our Christianity excites Especially such petty spites As these you strew throughout your verse.” The chance of birth! I choose to curse (Writing in English *) just the yoke Of faith that tortures English folk. I cannot write 7% a poem yet To please the people i…
1954 · PDF PAGE 266
…nces, a knowledge of which would render them unintelligible . During my solitary wanderings among the mountainous wastes of Yun Nan, the spiritual atmosphere of China penetrated my consciousness, thanks to the absence of any intellectual impertinences from the organ of knowledge. The Tao Teh King revealed its simplicity and sublimity to my soul, little by little, as the conditions of my physical , no less than of my spiritual life, penetrated the sanctuaries of my spirit. The philosophy of Lao-tze communicated itself to me, despite the persiste…
1911 · PDF PAGE 173
…u must work by the light of the Star and of the Moon and of the Sun, and by the dreadful light of judgment that is the birth of the Holy Spirit within thee. When these shall have destroyed the universe, then mayest thou enter the palace of the Queen my daughter. Blessed, blessed blessed; yea, blessed; thrice and four times blessed is he that hath attained to look upon thy face. For I will hurl thee forth from my presence as a whirling thunderbolt to guard the ways, and whom thou smitest shall be smitten indeed. And whom thou lovest shall be lov…
1929 · PDF PAGE 229
… beyond the barrage. I am a patient man; but the conduct of this snake insulted and humiliated me. One of the me, his sensitive oriental spirit doubtless observing my distress, went forward and knocked him on the head with a stick. Theoretically, he should have been as full of holes as a lace fichu; but there wasn't a mark on him. It dawned slowly upon my mind that there must be something {382} wrong with my cartridges. When we got to camp, I put up the lid of an old box and fired at it from ten yards, in order to test the penetration of the sh…
1929 · PDF PAGE 113
…ty enlightening the World". They had been prophetic enough to put it on an island with its back to the mainland. But, in those days, the spirit of liberty was still intensely alive in the United States. The least sensitive visitor was bound to become aware of it in a few hours. There was no genteel servility. Nobody interfered with anyone else's business or permitted busybodies to meddle with his. The people seemed prosperous and contented; they had not yet been forbidden to amuse themselves when the day's work was over. Till this time I had ne…
1904 · PDF PAGE 11
… ! Pray do not ask me where I stand ! “Who asks, doth err.”25 At least demand No folly such as answer means ! “But if” (you26 say) “your spirit weans Itself of milk-and-water pap, And one religion as another O’erleaps itself and falls on the other;27 You’ll tell me why at least, mayhap, Our Christianity excites Especially such petty spites As these you strew throughout your verse.” The chance of birth! I choose to curse (Writing in English28) just the yoke Of faith that tortures English folk. I cannot write29 a poem yet To please the people in …
1954 · PDF PAGE 20
…ick which reminds you of Mars and the Blasted Tower, and so on. As soon as this sort of work, which can be done in a quite ligh thearted spirit, becomes habitual. you will find your mind running naturally in this direction, and will be surprised at your progress. Never let your mind wander from the fact that your Qabalah is not my Qabalah; a good many of the things which I have noted may be useful to you, but you must construct your own system so that it is a living weapon in your hand. The novelist Philip Wylie, many years ago earned a reputat…
1910 · PDF PAGE 14
…ing the promise of the Future. She is Isis and Mary, Istar and Bhavani, Artemis and Diana. But Artemis is still barren of hope until the spirit of the Infinite All, great Pan, tears asunder the veil and displays the hope of humanity, the Crowned Child of the Future. All this is symbolized in the holy rites which we have recovered from the darkness of history, and now in the fullness of time disclose that the world may be redeemed. For the corruptible shall put on incorruptibility, the mortal shall put on immortality ; my adepts shall walk crown…