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1910 · PDF PAGE 320

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…fell on the floor, curling themselves, howling with intense pain and agony, all in a sweat, their bodies aching with all the torments of Fire. They could hear the old man, by his table, cursing them and hitting the wax figures with the hot poker, haphazard, careless of the spot where he struck; but he struck them all equally. The contortions of the men on the yellow painted floor were terrible. He took no heed of them, and went on, cursing them each by name and each time hitting one figure, corresponding to the name he was cursing. Finally, the…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 320

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…fell on the floor, curling themselves, howling with intense pain and agony, all in a sweat, their bodies aching with all the torments of Fire. They could hear the old man, by his table, cursing them and hitting the wax figures with the hot poker, haphazard, careless of the spot where he struck; but he struck them all equally. The contortions of the men on the yellow painted floor were terrible. He took no heed of them, and went on, cursing them each by name and each time hitting one figure, corresponding to the name he was cursing. Finally, the…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 72

The Vision and the Voice

…into the sky, and the shadow spreads over the whole stone. And an angel clad in blue and scarlet, with golden wings and plumes of purple fire, comes forth and scatters disks of green and gold, filling all the Aire. And they become swiftly-whirling wheels, singing together. And the voice of the angel cries: Gather up thy garments about thee,* O thou that hast entered the circle of the Sab- bath; for in thy grave-clothes shouldest thou behold the resurrection. * Since the examination in the amphitheatre I have been a naked spirit without garments…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 83

The Vision and the Voice

… THE Cry OF THE 12TH AETHYR, WHICH IS CALLED LOE. There appear in the stone two pillars of flame, and in the midst is a chariot of white fire. This seems to be the chariot of the Seventh Key of the IV g 81

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1954 · PDF PAGE 554

Magick Without Tears

…l, Bertrand, 25, 86, 98 Russia, 181,485 Rusybroek, 199 Sacrament, 90 Sade, Marquis de, 137 Sahara, 233 Saint Augustine, 475 Saint Elmo's Fire, 399 Saint Germaine, Comte de, 186 Saint John , 204 Saint Moritz, 324 , 325 Saint Peter 's in Rome , 314 Saint Teresa, 47 5

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1907 · PDF PAGE 180

The Star in the West

…er's stone , as Hermes declared , consisted in separating the ethereal from that which was gross. Thou shalt separate the earth from the fire , the ethereal from the gross , gently , but with great industry . It ascends from earth to heaven , and again it comes down from heaven to earth , and it is invested with the potency of superior and inferior things . Thou wilt possess by this means the glory of the whole world , and all darkness will depart from thee . It is the strong power of every power , for it will over come all things subtle and pe…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 232

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

… barmy fool, ‘there is no sich a person’”; and when they don’t, the Believer cries: ‘My poor benighted brother, ‘ He is like a refiner’s fire and like Fuller's sope.’” Compared to the civilised man, the water which flows 224

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1909 · PDF PAGE 232

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

… barmy fool, ‘there is no sich a person’”; and when they don’t, the Believer cries: ‘My poor benighted brother, ‘ He is like a refiner’s fire and like Fuller's sope.’” Compared to the civilised man, the water which flows 224

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1930 · PDF PAGE 83

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 3)

…ey may choose their own path. “Strong” is G B R, the Magician escorted by the Sun and the Moon (See Liber D and Liber 777) The “Immortal Fire” is the Creative Self ; imper- sonal energy cannot perish, no matter what forms it assumes. Combustion is Love. - 287 —

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1909 · PDF PAGE 324

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…will now give you of mine.’ “For answer she held my hands in hers, and wonderful tinglings of glory and passion flowed into me like live fire. I raised my head to her bosom, and kissed her passionately, and then I noticed that I too was a woman! “ An angel approached me and advised restraint, and so with a great calmness I passed within her body, and at once felt all her passion and longings. A mighty joy and glory encom- passed me, and we became a great brown bird taking part in a mystic ceremony, the priest being the great man-lion ; then aga…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 324

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…will now give you of mine.’ “For answer she held my hands in hers, and wonderful tinglings of glory and passion flowed into me like live fire. I raised my head to her bosom, and kissed her passionately, and then I noticed that I too was a woman! “ An angel approached me and advised restraint, and so with a great calmness I passed within her body, and at once felt all her passion and longings. A mighty joy and glory encom- passed me, and we became a great brown bird taking part in a mystic ceremony, the priest being the great man-lion ; then aga…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 46

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 4)

…mitât e him. The DEACON and ail the PEOPLE. I believe in one secret and ineffable LORD* and in one Star in the company of Stars of whose fire we are created, and to which we shall return • and in one Father of Life, Mystery of Mystery, in His name — 346 —

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1909 · PDF PAGE 257

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

… Darkness ; and about his feet are the thunder and the lightning, which two forces are symbolised by the impact of the paths of W and P (Fire, Pisces), terminating respectively in the russet and olive quarters of Malkuth. There, therefore, is he placed as a mighty and avenging guardian unto the Sacred Mysteries. His symbols and insignia are : The throne of the West at the limits of Malkuth; the robe of Darkness ; the sword; the Banner of the West; the Lamen. “* Avenger of the Gods,” is the name of the Hiereus, and he is “ Horus in the City of B…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 257

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

… Darkness ; and about his feet are the thunder and the lightning, which two forces are symbolised by the impact of the paths of W and P (Fire, Pisces), terminating respectively in the russet and olive quarters of Malkuth. There, therefore, is he placed as a mighty and avenging guardian unto the Sacred Mysteries. His symbols and insignia are : The throne of the West at the limits of Malkuth; the robe of Darkness ; the sword; the Banner of the West; the Lamen. “* Avenger of the Gods,” is the name of the Hiereus, and he is “ Horus in the City of B…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 190

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…ere left face to face. On the mantelpiece stood a bronze of the head of Balzac, and P., taking it down, seated himself in a chair by the fire and looked at it. Presently a strange dreamy feeling seemed to come over him, and something velvet soft and soothing and withal lecherous moved across his hand. Suddenly looking up he saw that Mrs. M. had noiselessly quitted her seat and was bending over him; her hair was scattered in a mass of curls over her shoulders, and the tips of her fingers were touching the back of his hand. 174

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1910 · PDF PAGE 190

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…ere left face to face. On the mantelpiece stood a bronze of the head of Balzac, and P., taking it down, seated himself in a chair by the fire and looked at it. Presently a strange dreamy feeling seemed to come over him, and something velvet soft and soothing and withal lecherous moved across his hand. Suddenly looking up he saw that Mrs. M. had noiselessly quitted her seat and was bending over him; her hair was scattered in a mass of curls over her shoulders, and the tips of her fingers were touching the back of his hand. 174

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1911 · PDF PAGE 167

The Vision and the Voice

…he robe is spangled with golden stars; the tunic is a pure soft blue. Now the whole Aethyr is swallowed up in a forest of un- quenchable fire, and fearlessly through it all a snow-white eagle flies. And the eagle cries: the house also of death. Come away! The volume of the book is open, the Angel wait- eth without, for the summer is at hand. Come away! For the Aeon is measured, and thy span allotted. Come away! For the mighty sounds have entered into every angle. And they have awakened the Angels of the Aethyrs that slept these three hundred ye…

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1919 · PDF PAGE 187

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…ord: “They shall rejoice, our chosen; who sorroweth is not of us. Beauty and strength, leaping laughter and delicious languor, force and fire, are of us.” Indeed in all ways thou mayst expound the joy of our Law; nay, for thou shalt overflow 175

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1919 · PDF PAGE 188

The Equinox (Volume III, Number I)

…my hand to push thy order.” That is, the God himself is aflame with the Light of The Beast, and will himself push the order, through the fire (per- haps meaning the genius) of The Beast. 176

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1938 · PDF PAGE 9

The Heart of the Master

… goeth, afloat in the Aethyr. The Voice of the Phoenix. A L : not to be burned, not to be quenched, the Soul of the Master bathes in the Fire of Nature, and is refreshed.

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