Thelema ScholarTHE ALEISTER CROWLEY COLLECTION
FOLLOW A WORD THROUGH THE COLLECTION

Search the corpus.

Phrase search ignores case and repeated whitespace. All-words search finds whole words anywhere on the same page. OCR errors can affect results.

1,555 matching pages

Page 66 of 78
1929 · PDF PAGE 78

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

…y of the Sun in order to spring into life and light. Il Abrahadabra is a Word to be studied in Equinox I, V., aThe Temple of Solomon the King”. It represents the Great Work complété, and it is therefore an archétype of ail lesser magical operations. It is in a way too perfect to be applied in 1. Chaos is a general name for the totality of the Units of Existence; it is thus a name féminine in form. Each unit of Chaos is itself All- Father. 42

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1905 · PDF PAGE 32

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…e the gold plancts toward the sunlight roll, Weave, weave the dance! the eager measure ! Weave, weave CIARICLES., Of your revels I’ll be king, ARCHAIS. I the queen of your array. Foot it nimbly in the ring, CHARICLES. Strewn with violet and may. 9 ARCHAIS. Apple-blossom pile on high, Till the bridal bed is duly Panoplied with bloonis that sigh.

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1909 · PDF PAGE 253

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING THE TEMPLE «The Templeas arranged in the o° = 0° Grade of Neophyte of the order of the G.-. D.-:. in the Outer is placed looking towards the 7° of MM’ (J.H.V.H.) in Malkuth of Assiah. That is, that as ? and i answer unto the Sephiroth Chokmah and THE VEIL OF THE SANCTUARY. Binah in the Tree,* unto Aba and Aima,t Paint of * Rending through whose knowledge that of Kether — may be obtained; even so, the sacred rites “Toe Wail of Nevptbys mba weih of te of the Temple may gradually, and as it were Bates in spite of the…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1909 · PDF PAGE 253

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING THE TEMPLE «The Templeas arranged in the o° = 0° Grade of Neophyte of the order of the G.-. D.-:. in the Outer is placed looking towards the 7° of MM’ (J.H.V.H.) in Malkuth of Assiah. That is, that as ? and i answer unto the Sephiroth Chokmah and THE VEIL OF THE SANCTUARY. Binah in the Tree,* unto Aba and Aima,t Paint of * Rending through whose knowledge that of Kether — may be obtained; even so, the sacred rites “Toe Wail of Nevptbys mba weih of te of the Temple may gradually, and as it were Bates in spite of the…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1929 · PDF PAGE 70

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

…ovah). But in order to grow to manhood, he must cease to dépend on her, earning the Lance (Parzival), claiming his arms (Achilles), or making his club (Hercules) 2, and wander in the waterless wilderness like Krishna, Jésus, Oedipus, x. t. A. — until the hour when, as the “King’s Son” or knight-errant, he must win the Princess, and set himself upon a strange throne. Almost ail the legends of heroes imply this formula in strikingly similar symbols. F. Vau the Sun — Son. He is supposed to be mortal ; but how is this shewn? It seems an absolute pe…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1910 · PDF PAGE 171

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING The fire, that burns a piece of wood, dies, as soon as the wood is burnt out. So the mind concentrated upon the Nada gets absorbed with it. When the Antahkarana, like a deer, is attracted by the sound of bells, etc., and remains immovable, a skilful archer can kill it. Whatever is heard of the nature of sound is only Shakti.* The conception of Akasat (the generator of sound) exists, as long as the sound is heard. The Soundless is called Parabramha or Paramatma.} August 14th. Bought a meditation-mat and also a bron…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1910 · PDF PAGE 171

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING The fire, that burns a piece of wood, dies, as soon as the wood is burnt out. So the mind concentrated upon the Nada gets absorbed with it. When the Antahkarana, like a deer, is attracted by the sound of bells, etc., and remains immovable, a skilful archer can kill it. Whatever is heard of the nature of sound is only Shakti.* The conception of Akasat (the generator of sound) exists, as long as the sound is heard. The Soundless is called Parabramha or Paramatma.} August 14th. Bought a meditation-mat and also a bron…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1930 · PDF PAGE 37

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 2)

…tion of the compendium of symbols. The alphabet of a language is a more or less arbitrary way of transcribing the sounds employed in speaking it. The letters tnemselves h ave not necessarily any meaning as such. But in a System of divination each Symbol stands for a definite idea. It would not interfère with the English language to add a few new letters. In fact, some Systems of shorthand hâve done so. But a System of symbols suitable for divination must be a complété représentation of the Universe, so that each is absolute, and the whole insus…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1906 · PDF PAGE 97

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…’s none! Let but swords flash—and guilt grows God for might ! Indeed I rule—until he come again. Ay, when the stars fall, Jason shall be king! EXPLICIT ACTUS PRIMUS,

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1906 · PDF PAGE 87

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…ough cosmic space we wander Alive, the sun’s beam mixing with the moon’s. THE FORTIETH DAY. ‘* Away, you rascally Althea’s dream, away 2 King Henry IV. MERE terror struck into our souls, one shaft Sudden and swift; our punishment was here. The shapeless form of an avenging fear Shuddered within her; from the deep rich draught Of lively labour that her nights had quaffed Rises a serpent: prescience of next year, The springtide; may the Minotaur} appear, Prodigious offspring of the fatal graft? 1 The offspring of Europa and of Jupiter under the f…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1905 · PDF PAGE 143

Collected Works (Vol. I)

…, ol eace are spread heneath you and your And lordship of two worlds that time can oe. never tame. O race of men that slay the slaves of kings! __ | Stoop not and tender not an hour’s regret We, whom the foam-crowned ocean still For those wild words in trivial anger enrings, passed : We, whose strong freedom never brooked Forget your fools, as we their words forget, a blow, _And join our worlds in one amazing net Hail you now victors, hail you of the sword ' Of empire and dominion, till aghast Proved in the west the lord, ' The lying Russian cl…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1929 · PDF PAGE 49

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 1)

…established order of things, and that Established Order takes steps to put an end to the upstart. We find Dionysus confronting the angry King, not with défiance, but with meekness; yet with a subtle confidence, an underlying laughter. His forehead is wreathed with vine tendrils. He is an effeminate figure with those broad leaves clustered upon his brow? But those leaves hide H

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1996 · PDF PAGE 113

The Law is for All

…ful attention. There is an apparent contradiction with verses 59 and 60. We must seek reconcilement in this way: Do not imagine that any King can die (v. 21) or be hurt (v. 59); strife between two Kings can therefore be nothing more than a friendly trial of strength. We are all inevi­ tably allies, even identical in our variety; to “Love one another with burning hearts” is one of our essential qualities. :3 But who then are the “low men”, since “Every man and every woman is a star”? The casus belli1 2 is this: there are people who are veiled fr…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1911 · PDF PAGE 310

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…t World, The Language of Suggestion, Constructive Imagination. The Power of Impression. How to Remove Impressions. Your Individualism. Making Things g9 Right. Utilising nergy, Master, of be Mastered. The Voice that is heard in Loneliness. The Ingrafted Word. “The Law of TL.--The ‘ofan Invalid. The Invalid’s Alter Ego. The Evolution ofa Thief; The Honest Man, The Lvolution ofa Liar; The Truthful Man, The Evolution ofa Miser; The Benefactor. ‘The Evolution of an Egotist; The Self-Forgetful Man. The Evolution ofa Drunkard; The Self-Possessed Man. …

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1911 · PDF PAGE 310

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…t World, The Language of Suggestion, Constructive Imagination. The Power of Impression. How to Remove Impressions. Your Individualism. Making Things g9 Right. Utilising nergy, Master, of be Mastered. The Voice that is heard in Loneliness. The Ingrafted Word. “The Law of TL.--The ‘ofan Invalid. The Invalid’s Alter Ego. The Evolution ofa Thief; The Honest Man, The Lvolution ofa Liar; The Truthful Man, The Evolution ofa Miser; The Benefactor. ‘The Evolution of an Egotist; The Self-Forgetful Man. The Evolution ofa Drunkard; The Self-Possessed Man. …

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1906 · PDF PAGE 195

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…rdelia reckons without her host. The British bulldogs make short work of the invaders and rebels, doubtless with the con- nivance of the King of France, who, with great and praiseworthy acuteness, foresees that Cordelia will be hanged, thus liberating him from his ‘‘most filthy bargain”: there is but one alarum, and the whole set of scoundrels surrender. Note this well; it 1s not by brute force that the battle is won; for even if we exonerate the King of France, we may easily believe that the moral strength of the sisters cowed the French. This…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1909 · PDF PAGE 271

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING Hegemon: And the great Angel Metatron (Angel of Good) answered and said: Iam the Angel of the Presence Divine. The Wise man gazeth upon the Material Universe and he beholdeth therein the luminous Image of the Creator. Not as yet canst thou bear the dazzling radiance of that Light! Return, for thou canst not pass by! Hierophant: Let the Neophyte now advance by the Straight and Narrow way which inclineth neither to the right hand nor to the left. Hiereus and Hegemon: Whence comest thou? Kerux (for Neophyte) : Iam co…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1909 · PDF PAGE 271

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING Hegemon: And the great Angel Metatron (Angel of Good) answered and said: Iam the Angel of the Presence Divine. The Wise man gazeth upon the Material Universe and he beholdeth therein the luminous Image of the Creator. Not as yet canst thou bear the dazzling radiance of that Light! Return, for thou canst not pass by! Hierophant: Let the Neophyte now advance by the Straight and Narrow way which inclineth neither to the right hand nor to the left. Hiereus and Hegemon: Whence comest thou? Kerux (for Neophyte) : Iam co…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1910 · PDF PAGE 153

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING their place, that each particle in turn is passing on its motion to its neighbours. To the first there is a translation of matter, to the second one of force. ‘‘ The Vedantist has seen Substance, an enduring Principle, an Ens; the Buddhist only Qualities, themselves in all their elements ever changing, but the sum- total of their Doing passing steadily on, till the wave breaks upon Nibbana’s shore, and is no more a wave for ever.” We have not space to criticise this, all we will ask is— what is the difference betw…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →
1910 · PDF PAGE 153

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING their place, that each particle in turn is passing on its motion to its neighbours. To the first there is a translation of matter, to the second one of force. ‘‘ The Vedantist has seen Substance, an enduring Principle, an Ens; the Buddhist only Qualities, themselves in all their elements ever changing, but the sum- total of their Doing passing steadily on, till the wave breaks upon Nibbana’s shore, and is no more a wave for ever.” We have not space to criticise this, all we will ask is— what is the difference betw…

original embedded textRead original & transcription →