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Page 62 of 1301910 · PDF PAGE 18
… was heavy upon us because of some undiscovered sin. I might go on for a long while, but I will not. I hope there are some people in the world happy enough to think that I am lying, or at least exaggerating. But I pledge my word to the literal truth of all I have said, and there are plenty of witnesses alive to confirm me, or to refute me. I have given throughout the actual names, addresses and other details. ADOLESCENCE Too ill with albuminuria brought on by the savage treat- ment of Champney to do any regular work, I was sent away with variou…
1913 · PDF PAGE 121
…th the mathematician had ; How with those subtle arms dx , dy He reached the hidden citadels of truth . And how he went exploring in his world Of space and number , groping in the dark , Finding the pathways blocked on every side , Till some great thought arising as a sun , Would drive the mists away and show in front The radiant living mountains of new truth . I know not if I understood aright His meaning , but I saw upon his face The rapture of a visionary inspired . And as I went from out the ancient gate , mber , Focked on a su min front 10…
1913 · PDF PAGE 542
THE EQUINOX While the world does not understand these three words : Truth, Reason, Justice, and these : Duty, Hierarchy, Society, the revolutionary motto, ‘‘ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, ” will be nothing but a threefold lie. CHAPTER III MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCES No middle course is possible. Every man is either good or bad. The indifferent, the lukewarm are not good; they are consequently bad, and the worst of all the bad, for they are imbecile and cowardly. The battle of life is like a civil war; those who remain neutral betray both parties ali…
1913 · PDF PAGE 542
THE EQUINOX While the world does not understand these three words : Truth, Reason, Justice, and these : Duty, Hierarchy, Society, the revolutionary motto, ‘‘ Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, ” will be nothing but a threefold lie. CHAPTER III MYSTERIOUS INFLUENCES No middle course is possible. Every man is either good or bad. The indifferent, the lukewarm are not good; they are consequently bad, and the worst of all the bad, for they are imbecile and cowardly. The battle of life is like a civil war; those who remain neutral betray both parties ali…
1929 · PDF PAGE 107
… bound up with the welfare of humanity and could only satisfy my aspiration by becoming a perfect instrument for the regeneration of the world. I quote once more: The obligation of the Operation. I, Perdurabo, in the Presence of the Lord of the Universe, and of all Powers Divine and Angelic, do spiritually bind myself, even as I am no physically bound unto the Cross of Suffering. (1) To unite my consciousness with the divine, as I may be permitted {190} and aided by the gods Who live for ever, The Aeons of Infinite years; that, being lost in th…
1944 · PDF PAGE 57
…ce, become the ring. It is impossible to doubt that there is here a continually closer approximation of the profane science of the outer world to the sacred wisdom of the Initiate. * * * The design of the present card resumes the principal ideas of the above essays. The Fool is of the gold of air. He has the horns of Dionysus Zagreus, and between them is the phal‐ lic cone of white light representing the influence from the Crown1 upon him. He is shown against the background of air, dawning from space; and his attitude is that of one bursting un…
1907 · PDF PAGE 46
…ormed , arise ; and He Looked from the shadow of His throne , The curtain of Eternity ;: whilst in the last verse of “ The Palace of the World " the sudden dropping of a whole foot produces with it a sudden sense of finality : | The Temple of the Holy Ghost , vol . i, p . 183 . 2 Jezebel , vol . i, p . 131 . 3 Tannhäuser , vol . I, p . 251. ( The italics are mine .)
1912 · PDF PAGE 81
…writers with the possible exception of Lao Tze, describe nothing higher than Atmadarshanai For the first time in the known history of the world there had arisen the combination of the utmost attainmentwith the intelligence and literary ability to make it comparatively articulate. It is no wonder, then, that we hail Fra. P. as the greatest of all Teachers, This entire experience from the Passing of the Abyss to the Shivadarshana has been so wonderfully described in “Aha! " by Mr. Aleister Crowley, who was privileged to get his material first—hand …
1912 · PDF PAGE 81
…writers with the possible exception of Lao Tze, describe nothing higher than Atmadarshanai For the first time in the known history of the world there had arisen the combination of the utmost attainmentwith the intelligence and literary ability to make it comparatively articulate. It is no wonder, then, that we hail Fra. P. as the greatest of all Teachers, This entire experience from the Passing of the Abyss to the Shivadarshana has been so wonderfully described in “Aha! " by Mr. Aleister Crowley, who was privileged to get his material first—hand …
1913 · PDF PAGE 89
…n the present Zon. Liper LXVII.—The Sword of Song. A critical study of various philosophies. An account of Buddhism. LIBER XCV.—7he Wake World (in Konx Om Pax). A poetical allegory of the relations of the soul and the Holy Guardian Angel. Liner CXLVIII.—TZhe Soldier and the Hunchback. An essay on the method of equilibrium on the intellectual plane. Liper CXCVII.—TZhe High History of Good Sir Pala- medes the Savacen Knight and of his following of the Questing Beast. A poetic account of the Great Work, and enumeration of many obstacles. Liser CCX…
1913 · PDF PAGE 89
…n the present Zon. Liper LXVII.—The Sword of Song. A critical study of various philosophies. An account of Buddhism. LIBER XCV.—7he Wake World (in Konx Om Pax). A poetical allegory of the relations of the soul and the Holy Guardian Angel. Liner CXLVIII.—TZhe Soldier and the Hunchback. An essay on the method of equilibrium on the intellectual plane. Liper CXCVII.—TZhe High History of Good Sir Pala- medes the Savacen Knight and of his following of the Questing Beast. A poetic account of the Great Work, and enumeration of many obstacles. Liser CCX…
1928 · PDF PAGE 33
… I have loved, souls of those whom I have sung, strengthen me, sustain me, drive far from me falsehood and the corrupting vapours of the world, and Thou, O Lord my God, grant me Thy favour that I may make some good verses to prove to myself that I am not the meanest
1910 · PDF PAGE 326
…hem?” “What of them?” Elphénor repeated. “ Well, they were those who listened to Ljubov, and took her word for it—that one sees a better world if one has no human eyes. They put it into practice and their ranks were soon filled. They blinded themselves; they blinded their children almost in their cradles. Oh yes, there were soon hundreds of them who worshipped the Lord our God in that manner; and Ljubov and Piotr were their ministers. Is that all you want to know? “ Master, what of the Lady?” “The Lady? Faugh! She went away; the Spirits of the …
1910 · PDF PAGE 326
…hem?” “What of them?” Elphénor repeated. “ Well, they were those who listened to Ljubov, and took her word for it—that one sees a better world if one has no human eyes. They put it into practice and their ranks were soon filled. They blinded themselves; they blinded their children almost in their cradles. Oh yes, there were soon hundreds of them who worshipped the Lord our God in that manner; and Ljubov and Piotr were their ministers. Is that all you want to know? “ Master, what of the Lady?” “The Lady? Faugh! She went away; the Spirits of the …
1913 · PDF PAGE 122
…hurt any one outside a very small circle. Floods in China mean to you nothing but a paragraph in the news- paper. The destruction of the world itself would have no significance in Sirius. One can hardly imagine even that the astronomers of Sirius could perceive so trifling a disturbance. Now considering that Sirius itself is only, as far as you know, but one, and one of the least important, of the ideas in your mind, why should that mind be disturbed by your toothache? It is not possible to labour this point without tautology, for it is a very …
1913 · PDF PAGE 282
…f God—Fudler. The Literary Guide and Rationalists Review —Crowley. The Martyrdom of Ferrer—Fuller. The Message of Psychic Science to the World —Crowley. The Mystery of Existence—Crowley. The Philosophy and Fun of Algebra— Crowley. The Quest—Crowley. The Super-Sensual Life—Crow/ey. The Workshop of Religion—Crowley. The Worship of Satan in Modern France —Crowley
1913 · PDF PAGE 282
…f God—Fudler. The Literary Guide and Rationalists Review —Crowley. The Martyrdom of Ferrer—Fuller. The Message of Psychic Science to the World —Crowley. The Mystery of Existence—Crowley. The Philosophy and Fun of Algebra— Crowley. The Quest—Crowley. The Super-Sensual Life—Crow/ey. The Workshop of Religion—Crowley. The Worship of Satan in Modern France —Crowley
1939 · PDF PAGE 3
LIBER LXXVII “the law of the strong: this is our law ° and the joy @ of the world” — at. 1. 21 “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law” — at.1. 4o “thou hast no right but to do thy will. Do that, and no other shall say nay? — ax.1. 42-3 “Every man and every woman is a star?” — aL. 1.3 There is no god but man. 1. Man has the right to live by his own law — to live in the way that he wills to do: to work as he will: to play as he will: to rest as he will: to die when and how he will. 2. Man has the right to eat what he will: to drink what…
1909 · PDF PAGE 65
…u restrainst thee. I am the virgin, thou the Holy Ghost. There is no comfort nor defence nor peace From thee (and all thy malice) in the world : Thou sittest through the aching centuries Like the old serpent in his horror curled Ready to strike, strike home —and yet not striking Till thou hast lipped the victim to thy liking!
1910 · PDF PAGE 108
… the fair fresh Delight of love ; not in mere lips and eyes The secret of these bridal ecstasies, Since thou art everywhere, Rose of the World, Rose of the Uttermost Abode of Glory, Rose of the High Host Of Heaven, mystic, rapturous Rose ! The extreme passion glows Deep in this breast ; thou knowest (and love knows) How every word awakes its own reward In a thought akin to thee, a shadow of thee ; And every tune evokes its musical Lord ; And every rime tingles and shakes in me The filaments of the great web of love. 19. O Rose all roses far abo…