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…ciative of those glorious destinies that overrule the cruelties of fate, let me find my excuse in that love for, and faith in, “the holy spirit of man,” which itself may do so much toward the final regeneration of humanity, and the uniting of man once more with that God of whom Porphyry has written, ‘ We are but a little part of Him.”
…desire, and is free from evil and fear. For just as one who dallies with a beloved wife has no conscious- ness of outer or inner, so the spirit also dallying with the self, whose essence is knowledge, has no consciousness of inner or outer. That is his real form, wherein desire is quenched, and he is himself his own desire, separate from desire and from distress. Then the father is no longer father, the mother no longer mother, the worlds no longer worlds, the gods no longer gods, the Vedas no longer Vedas. . . . This is his supreme goal. As th…
…desire, and is free from evil and fear. For just as one who dallies with a beloved wife has no conscious- ness of outer or inner, so the spirit also dallying with the self, whose essence is knowledge, has no consciousness of inner or outer. That is his real form, wherein desire is quenched, and he is himself his own desire, separate from desire and from distress. Then the father is no longer father, the mother no longer mother, the worlds no longer worlds, the gods no longer gods, the Vedas no longer Vedas. . . . This is his supreme goal. As th…
…ly new point of view about Lala. Before, she had seemed to me little more than part of the furniture, but to- night she was the resident spirit of the place. She informed it, gave it a meaning. The intimacy between her and her master was not in any way personal. She was the medium by which his thoughts became per- ceptible.
…is and marriage, when he had hoped to spend its autumn and winter in Kashmir meditating upon the mysteries which appealed to his sublime spirit, made all such plans nugatory. I fell it one of my highest duties to record in these memoirs as much as possible relative to this man, who, with Allan Bennett, stands apart from and above all others with whom I have been really intimate. The greatness of his spirit was not inferior to that of such giants as Rodin; he has an artist no less than if he had actually produced any monument to his mind. Only h…
…ravel, work is fatiguing, difficult and uncertain. Regularity is impossible, as regards hours and even days, and the * The Akasic egg of spirit set between the Pillars of Mercy and Severity with a ray of light descending upon it from Kether. + The Golden Dawn Symbol here meditated upon consisted of a white triangle surmounted by a red cross. See Diagram 4. } This meditation took place whilst P. was on a journey. § These meditations are called Objective Cognitions, by concentrating on certain nerve centres super-physical sensations are obtained.…
…ravel, work is fatiguing, difficult and uncertain. Regularity is impossible, as regards hours and even days, and the * The Akasic egg of spirit set between the Pillars of Mercy and Severity with a ray of light descending upon it from Kether. + The Golden Dawn Symbol here meditated upon consisted of a white triangle surmounted by a red cross. See Diagram 4. } This meditation took place whilst P. was on a journey. § These meditations are called Objective Cognitions, by concentrating on certain nerve centres super-physical sensations are obtained.…
…ciative of those glorious destinies that overrule the cruelties of fate, let me find my excuse in that love for, and faith in, “the holy spirit of man,” which itself may do so much toward the final regeneration of humanity, and the uniting of man once more with that God of whom Porphyry has written, ‘ We are but a little part of Him.”
…self. There was a sensation of whirling and rising communicated to the entire universe of my thought. A sort of dizziness seized upon my spirit. It was as if a wheel had been set in motion and gradually increased its pace so that one could no longer distinguish the spokes. It became an indefinite whirr. This feeling invaded my entire consciousness little by little, so that it was reduced to an unchanging unity; but a unity composed of diverse forces in regular motion. The monotony devoured consciousness so that my waking sleep merged into true …
… an ecstatic state , is visited by the divine essence ; in the one case under the form of Mahadeva , in the other under that of the Holy Spirit ; and losing consciousness of all worldliness , in a boundless bliss the divine child is conceived . So has it been with all those who have realized their divine self . St. Augustine symbolizes it under a divine act of copulation .' What is it, then , that I love when I love my God ? What is he whom my soul feels above itself ? I have tried to grasp it in my own intelligence , above all images of things…
… lips. Excuse the digression: back to Bartzabel! In the Triangle was Frater Omnia Vincam, to serve as a material basis through which the spirit might manifest. Here was a startling innovation in tradition. I wrote, moreover, a ritual on entirely new principles. I retained the Cabbalistic names and formulae, but wrote most of the invocation in poetry. The idea was to work up the magical enthusiasm through the exhilaration induced by music. I obtained a great deal of valuable knowledge from the spirit, but the most interesting item is this: Marst…
…is smooth where they are rugged, plain where they are perplexing _ : “These poems indicate a mind full of earnest aspiration towards his spiritual Queen, a mind of an engaging naiveté, un- troubled by the religious and philosophical problems which weary more complex intelligences. This little work can be cordially recommended to Catholic readers.” " Father Kent writes in “The Tablet""—“Among the many Books which benevolent publishers are preparing as appropriate Christmas presents we notice many new editions of favourite poetic classics. But fe…
…is smooth where they are rugged, plain where they are perplexing _ : “These poems indicate a mind full of earnest aspiration towards his spiritual Queen, a mind of an engaging naiveté, un- troubled by the religious and philosophical problems which weary more complex intelligences. This little work can be cordially recommended to Catholic readers.” " Father Kent writes in “The Tablet""—“Among the many Books which benevolent publishers are preparing as appropriate Christmas presents we notice many new editions of favourite poetic classics. But fe…
INTRODUCTION III If the student has advanced spiritually so that he can internally , infallibly perceive what is Truth, he will find it equally well symbolised in most external faiths. It is curious that Browning never turns his wonderful faculty of analysis upon the funda- mental problems of religion, as it were an axe laid to the root of the Tree of Life. It seems quite clear that he knew what would result if he did so. We cannot help fancy ing that he was unwilling to do this. The proof of his knowledge I find in the following lines:— “I hav…
… syrup with an lement of booby-trap in it. Let me tell you a fable from the East. It is one of those lcomparably sublime blossoms of the Spirit of Islam, Ilfinite depth of wisdom adorned with the most exquisite nd delicate wit. Isaak ben Hiddekel was a Jew of Baghdad. Though not in Lis first or even second youth, he was in such health, enjoyed uch prosperity, and commanded such universal respect and levotion that every moment of his life was dear to him. lmong his pleasures one of the chief was the friendship of he aged Mohammed ibn Mahmed of B…
… SOLOMON THE KING symbols of the Four elements, and to remember our pledge of secrecy.” (The Kerux proceeds to the Altar and ignites the spirit placed at the Southern angle of the Cross. The Hierophant, quitting his throne, goes to the West of the Altar, and facing East, salutes and continues :) “TJ invite you to inhale with me the perfume of this rose as a symbol of Air (smelling rose): To feel with me the warmth of this sacred Fire (spreading hands over it): To eat with me this Bread and Salt as types of earth (eats): and finally to drink wit…
… SOLOMON THE KING symbols of the Four elements, and to remember our pledge of secrecy.” (The Kerux proceeds to the Altar and ignites the spirit placed at the Southern angle of the Cross. The Hierophant, quitting his throne, goes to the West of the Altar, and facing East, salutes and continues :) “TJ invite you to inhale with me the perfume of this rose as a symbol of Air (smelling rose): To feel with me the warmth of this sacred Fire (spreading hands over it): To eat with me this Bread and Salt as types of earth (eats): and finally to drink wit…
…ingly. In an orange circle you would draw an eight-pointed star of yellow, at whose points you would place eight lamps. The Sigil of the Spirit (which is to be found in Cornélius Agrippa and other books) you would draw in the four colours with such other devices as your expérience may suggest. 4. And so on. We cannot here enter at length into ail the necessary préparations ; and the student will find them fully set forth in the proper books, of which the “Goetia” is perhaps the best example. These rituals need not be slavishly imitated; on the …
…ce, and she sings: 10. The Perfection of the Universe is the Realization of the Ideal of thy Passion. Lo, in the Silence following is my spirit so enlightened at its apprehension of these Secret Joys of the Master, that I was once more lost to myself and lived again for a little while in Him. The Two and Twenty Secret Instructions of the Master. Now that I am come to myself, I yearn in ageless sorrow for that which I am so little able to attain. I bleed inwardly, so that my passion
…and at Palermo seemed so ill that the Ape decided to accompany me to Tunis. We reached our City of Refuge on May 2nd and I knew that the spirit of liberty still lived and laughed under the banner of France. {920} During the first weeks of my illness, I had hung on grimly to the preparation of these memoirs, but the weak flesh had overcome the willing spirit from the time of Raoul's death to the end of March. We now tackled it with renewed energy and, for the sake of fresh air and quiet, left the city for La Marsa, where we stayed at Au Souffle …