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1912 · PDF PAGE 22

Book 4 (Part I)

…ments are at first sight, all agree in announcing an experience of the class which fifty years ago would have been called supernatural, to-day may be called spiritual, and fifty years hence will have a proper name based on an understanding of the phenomenon which occurred. Theorists have not been at a loss to explain; but they differ. The Mohammedan insists that God is, and did really send Gabriel with messages for Mohammed: but all others contradict him. And from the nature of the case proof is impossible. The lack of proof has been so severely f…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 60

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

April 15. 16. [7. 20 18 19. 20. THE EQUINOX that day with a View to acquiring a. proper knowledge of the Method of the G R The A should be definitely invoked for this pur- pose with all possible ceremony. Is it not written: “Unto whomsoever shall draw nigh unto Me willI draw nigh "? And, as I have proved, the help of A is already given as if the Op. were successfully brought to an end. Only can this right be forfeited by slackness toward the obligation. From this, then, Ο Holy Exalted One, preserve me I (The invocation had to wait till the 20th.…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 60

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

April 15. 16. [7. 20 18 19. 20. THE EQUINOX that day with a View to acquiring a. proper knowledge of the Method of the G R The A should be definitely invoked for this pur- pose with all possible ceremony. Is it not written: “Unto whomsoever shall draw nigh unto Me willI draw nigh "? And, as I have proved, the help of A is already given as if the Op. were successfully brought to an end. Only can this right be forfeited by slackness toward the obligation. From this, then, Ο Holy Exalted One, preserve me I (The invocation had to wait till the 20th.…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 210

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

172 THE EQUINOX Hail! on the altar of the awakening day ; Hail! in the temple of the night outworn By the vigils of the gods! Soft, secret Rose, I bear upon my breast the golden sign ; I wear thee on my breast, and I am thine— Light as the summer oak-leaves, gold as the god On the shimmering sea calling the winds to rest. Light, light be the earth upon thee, and below, Breath of the world unborn, long wave of song! Hail unto thee, and hail unto the star That bore thee! Hail! and hail! and hail! and hail Hail! For the word is spoken, and the lig…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 210

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

172 THE EQUINOX Hail! on the altar of the awakening day ; Hail! in the temple of the night outworn By the vigils of the gods! Soft, secret Rose, I bear upon my breast the golden sign ; I wear thee on my breast, and I am thine— Light as the summer oak-leaves, gold as the god On the shimmering sea calling the winds to rest. Light, light be the earth upon thee, and below, Breath of the world unborn, long wave of song! Hail unto thee, and hail unto the star That bore thee! Hail! and hail! and hail! and hail Hail! For the word is spoken, and the lig…

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1928 · PDF PAGE 112

Little Poems in Prose

ness, and that he soon showed an uncontrolla- ble taste for sugar and liqueurs, so much so that one day, having proved to myself that de- spite my numerous warnings he had commit- ted yet another theft of this nature, I threat- ened to send him back to his parents. Then I went out, and my business kept me for a fairly long time abroad. What were not my horror and amazement when, returning to my house, the first object which caught my sight was my good little friend, my life’s merry companion, hanging from the panel of the wardrobe! He feet almo…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 228

Moonchild

…sky which I happen to have by me." The spies pursued their double task, with pitiless energy, till morning was well broken. Later in the day Douglas left for Soissons. He was attached to the French army as chief of a corps of signallers — thanks, once again, to the good offices of Becasseux. His plans were perfect: they had been cut and dried for over fifteen years. [321]

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1899 · PDF PAGE 18

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

… could scar the forehead of the brave, Break love’s heart pitiful, and reach the strong Through stricken children, and a mother’s wrong. Day after darkness, life beyond the tomb! Manhood reluctant from religion’s womb Leaps, and sweet laughters flash for freedom’s birth That thrills the old bosom of maternal earth. The dawn has broken; yet the impure fierce fire Kindles the grievous furnace of desire Still for the harpy brood of king and priest, Slave, harlot, coward, that make human feast Before the desecrated god, in hells Of darkness, where …

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1911 · PDF PAGE 104

The Vision and the Voice

…tween 2 and 4.15 p.m., in a lonely valley of fine sand, in the desert near Bou-Saada. The Aethyr was edited and revised on the following day.) After the conclusion of the Ceremony, a great fire was kindled to purify the place, and the Circle and Triangle were destroyed. NOTE BY SCRIBE. Almost from the beginning of the ceremony was the Scribe overshadowed, and he spoke as it were in spite of himself, remembering afterwards scarcely a word of his speeches, some of which were long and seemingly eloquent. All the time he had a sense of being protec…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 96

Mortadello

80 MORTADELLO The devil’s die to cast—and mine the game to-day. Here he comes ! I should like to hide behind the door, Leap out on him and strike, one flounder to the floor, Bury my teeth in that bull-neck, and snap the spine, As a dog kills a rat. Now, manners, mouth o’ mine ! The door opens and MORTADELLO enters as MONICA regains her composure. But throughout the scene she throws off her reserved and modest manner, and behaves as a shame- less and alluring wanton. MORTADELLO. And so we meet at last ! MONICA. The hour I waited for ! MORTADELLO…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 334

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…ure, delight; Eden ry ‘The time of the decree ayy Qliphoth of Chokmah bevy Strengthening pp ' y Prophetic sayings, or decrees : oop “His days shall be”;—hence Abra-Melin Velum ‘oP Prop ; the letter Samekh qed A name of GOD y i? ni Vain idols roby ? Termination of Abr-amelim? DOYSN DES An end, extremity 121 18 Night Demon of 2"¢ Dec. € bye [Vide S.D. v. 16] m>55 Angel of 4 P. bye A widow mabe Darkness nba Day Demon of 1 Dec. 8 129" Aname of GOD Now IN pop c2 Hospitality 122 123 124 125 126

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1912 · PDF PAGE 334

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…ure, delight; Eden ry ‘The time of the decree ayy Qliphoth of Chokmah bevy Strengthening pp ' y Prophetic sayings, or decrees : oop “His days shall be”;—hence Abra-Melin Velum ‘oP Prop ; the letter Samekh qed A name of GOD y i? ni Vain idols roby ? Termination of Abr-amelim? DOYSN DES An end, extremity 121 18 Night Demon of 2"¢ Dec. € bye [Vide S.D. v. 16] m>55 Angel of 4 P. bye A widow mabe Darkness nba Day Demon of 1 Dec. 8 129" Aname of GOD Now IN pop c2 Hospitality 122 123 124 125 126

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1913 · PDF PAGE 100

Book 4 (Part II)

…her in a peanut shell; Then he kept her very well. This early authentic text of the Hinayana school of Buddhism is much esteemed even to-day by the more cultured and devoted followers of that school. The pumpkin is of course the symbol of resurrection, as is familiar to all students of the story of Jonah and the gourd. Peter is therefore the Arahat who has put an end to his series of resurrections. That he is called Peter is a reference to the symbolizing of Arahats as stones in the great wall of the guardians of mankind. His wife is of course …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 61

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…rituals of the elements and feasts of the times. 37. A feast for the first night of the Prophet and his Bride! 38. A feast for the three days of the writing of the Book of the Law. 39. A feast for Tahuti and the child of the Prophet— secret, O Prophet! 4o. A feast for the Supreme Ritual, and a feast for the Equinox of the Gods. 41. A feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for death! 42. A feast every day in your hearts in the joy of my rapture! 43. A feast every night unto Nu, and the pleasure of uttermost de…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 61

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…rituals of the elements and feasts of the times. 37. A feast for the first night of the Prophet and his Bride! 38. A feast for the three days of the writing of the Book of the Law. 39. A feast for Tahuti and the child of the Prophet— secret, O Prophet! 4o. A feast for the Supreme Ritual, and a feast for the Equinox of the Gods. 41. A feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for death! 42. A feast every day in your hearts in the joy of my rapture! 43. A feast every night unto Nu, and the pleasure of uttermost de…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 75

Book 4 (Part I)

…ed by the senses without the mind becoming conscious of it. Zsz'rdly, there is a class of breaks partaking of the nature of reverie or “ day-dreams.” These are very insidious-one may go on for a long time without realizing that one has wandered at all. Fowl/21y, we get a very high class of break, which is a sort of aberration of the control itself. You think, “ How well I am doing it! ” or perhaps that it would be rather a good idea if you were on a desert

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1928 · PDF PAGE 37

Little Poems in Prose

… break your head in, is a husband. He has put his lawful wife in irons like a wild animal, and he is showing her in the suburbs;—on fair days, needless to say, with a licence from the magistrate. “Pay close attention. See with what voracity (perhaps genuine) she tears to pieces the liv- ing rabbits and the cackling fowls which her keeper throws her. ‘Come,’ says he; ‘one must not eat all one’s fortune in a single day’; and with this prudent speech he cruelly tears from her the prey whose torn guts remain for an in- stant clinging to the teeth o…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 303

The Star in the West

…e vision.? Then we come to the advanced stage known as Dhyana . In “ Science and Buddhism ” Crowley states : In a certain meditation one day I recorded : I was (a) conscious of external things seen behind after my nose had vanished . (6) Conscious that I was not con scious of these things . These (a) and (6) were simultaneous . 1 Science and Buddhism , vol. ii , p. 151. 2 Vol. ii, pp. 173-174.

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1909 · PDF PAGE 81

John St. John

…ather weak, too weak, indeed, to be actually happy: but content. I spent the morning posing for Michael Brenner, a sculptor who will one day be heard of. Very young yet, but I think the best man of his generation—of those whose work I have seen. By the way, I am suffering from a swollen finger, since yesterday morning or possibly earlier‘ I have given it little attention, but it is painful. I want to explain why I have so carefully recorded the somewhat banal details of all I have eaten and drunk. I. All food is a species of intoxicant; hence a …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 75

Ambergris

…en of desire, Only remembering its God-like birth Reflected in the deity of earth, Becometh even as God. The pensive period Of night and day beats like a waving fan No more, no more ; the years, Reft of their joys and fears, Pass like pale faces, leave the life of man Untroubled of their destinies, Leave him forgotten of life and time, immortal, calm and wise.

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