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…n the ran- dier emotions of a sterile spend. I learnt later from the Archbishop that his Ven- erable Aunt was a noteworthy figure in her way. She it was who conceived the idea of taking a Web- sters Unabridged Dictionary and erasing the name of any thing which could not be introduced into [51]
…ey recognised instinctively that I had got into trouble through no fault of my own, and were anxious to show kindness in their own rough way to the stranger. - The worst of the whole business was that they had searched us and removed our stand-by, the dear little gold-topped bottle! I might have got myself into a mood to laugh the whole thing off, as had so often happened before; and I realised for the first time the dreadful sinking of heart that comes from privation. It was only a hint of the horror so far. I had enough of the stuff in me to …
…wanted anything in my life before. I wanted them mentally, too. They, and they only, would clear my mind of its confusion, and show me a way out of this rotten mess. I wanted them most of all morally. I lacked the spirit to stand up under this sudden burst of drum fire. But Lou stuck to it gamely. She was on her mettle, though I could see that she was almost fainting from the stress of the various circumstances,
…f his essays about hashish with an acute analysis of mystical states in terms of the Buddhist skandhas, the reader should consult Roll A way the Stone (St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1968). Some of the letters in Magick without Tears are particularly pertinent to this theme, where these topics are handled simply and directly and intelligently. For example, in letter 78 entitled "Sore Spots," he makes some priceless contributions to the triad of drugs, sex and religion which no one can afford to leave unread. There are many such references. I…
…hich he had hoped to lay low the sceptical and monstrous giant . Thus in the place of disproving scepticism he unconsciously cleared the way for the greatest of all sceptics - David Hume . " 3 1 Berkeley , throughout “ The Principles ," as well as the “ Dialogues ;” overlooks the Newtonian law of gravity alto gether , though he supposes that he himself is not the only thinking entity in the world , his arguments lead one to infer that he is. As an Idealist he proves that nothing can exist except in mind ; then finding he has overlooked the ques…
…ed up from the subconscious. I felt that if Lamus had been there I would have shot him like a dog on sight. My old school-fellow skated away from the obnoxious topic. “You didn’t let me finish,” he complained. “I was going to say I have no particular talent for finance and that sort of thing in the ordinary way, but I have an intuition that never lets me down—like the demon of Socrates, you remember, eh? ” I nodded. I had some faint recollection of Plato. ““Well,”’ said Feccles, tapping his cigar, with the
… he eats, and how it was killed, and who cooked it, and so on for ever and ever, he gets no chance to develop his mind in more important ways. Taboo is responsible for the low mental and moral development of the peoples whom it afflicts, more than anything else. An appetite should be satisfied in the simplest and easiest way. Once you begin to worry about the right and wrong of it, you disturb the mind unnaturally, and begin to think awry in all sorts of ways that have apparently nothing to do with it. “ Think of the Queen of Spain who was bein…
…eeting at the Abbey. Accustomed as I was to the phrase, it still took me rather aback. “‘ Good-morning,”’ I said in a rather embarrassed way. ** The answer is ‘ Love is the law, love under will,’ ” she smiled. ‘“‘ We exchange this greeting so as to make sure that the sight of our friends doesn’t distract us from the Great Work. Now we can talk about whatever we like. Oh, no, we can’t, I must first inspect your yesterday’s chart.” I brought it out, and we sat down at the table together. Of course, there was only the one cross, She assumed a very…
…rent physical contact. Her first experiments had been with a purblind old person named Oudouwitz, who was in love with her in his senile way. Few people swallowed the published results of his experiiments with her. If convinced they would have been very much startled. For she was supposed to be able to stop clocks at will, to open and close doors without approaching them — and other feats of the same general type. But she had sobered down since leaving the Professor — which she had done, just as soon as she had acquired enough money to get marr…
…t one of such great length. In a word, Crowley is quoting from himself. One of Crowley's personal prejudices is highlighted in a curious way in one of these letters. It relates to color. In a quotation from "The Three Schools of Magick" he refers to the stupid attempt by Annie Besant and Bishop Leadbeater to set up Jiddu Krishnamurti as the World Teacher. Both of these Theosophical leaders had made all sorts of preparation for this event, including the organization of special societies and service groups which would do honor to him. Crowley wro…
… Mark Twain's Colonel Grainger that strolled out on his balcony with his shotgun to face the mob that had come to lynch him, he can get away with it. "An Enemy of the People" wrote Ibsen, "Ye are against the people, 0 my chosen!" says The Book of the Law. (AL, II: 25) Not only does it seem to me the only conceivable way of reconciling this and similar passages with "every man and every woman is a star" to assert the sovereignty of the individual, and to deny the right-to-exist to "class-consciousness," "crowd-psychology," and so to mob-rule and…
… wilt shall be the whole of the Law. There is no god but Man. Man has the right to live by his own law. Man has the right to live in the way that he wills to do. Man has the right to dress as he wills to do. Man has the right to dwell where he wills to dwell. Man has the right to move as he will on the face of the Earth. Man has the right to eat what he will. Man has the right to drink what he will. Man has the right to think as he will. Man has the right to speak as he will Man has the right to write as he will. Man has the right to mould as h…
…uggest no better an hypothesis to explain my having been held up sometimes as much a four days at a time waiting for a steamer. The only way to keep from acute delirious melancholia is to indulge furiously in the only two articles purchasable in the place which even promise to palliate one's pangs. One can buy cheap editions of fearful and wonderful fiction and packets of the best butterscotch. By exhibiting these two drugs continuously, one can produce in oneself a kind of coma which takes one through the tedium. We crossed to Tangiers without…
…he poor boy grew terrible to behold : but the erotic fancy of my mother was unabated. In about an hour from the beginning something gave way in his inside ; and in a dreadful shriek which my mother heard with a proud glad smile, kissing fondly the boyish lips, the blood gushed from his mouth, and he expired in torment. It was now my sisters turn to choose the sport. Her lustful eyes fixed upon a fine and full- [69]
… tube, at the lower extremity of which is situated the Kundalini (potential divine energy). Once the Kundalini is awakened it forces its way up the SushumnA,* and, as it does so, its pro- gress is marked by wonderful visions and the acquisition of hitherto unknown powers. The Sushumna is, as it were, the central pillar of the Tree of Life, and its six stages are known as the Six Chakkras.+ To these six is added a seventh; but this one, the Sahasrdara, lies altogether outside the human organism. These six Chakkras are: 1. The Milédhara-Chakkra. …
… tube, at the lower extremity of which is situated the Kundalini (potential divine energy). Once the Kundalini is awakened it forces its way up the SushumnA,* and, as it does so, its pro- gress is marked by wonderful visions and the acquisition of hitherto unknown powers. The Sushumna is, as it were, the central pillar of the Tree of Life, and its six stages are known as the Six Chakkras.+ To these six is added a seventh; but this one, the Sahasrdara, lies altogether outside the human organism. These six Chakkras are: 1. The Milédhara-Chakkra. …
…e Diary of a Drug Fiend accord she writhed into my arms; her hands and mouth were heavy on my heart. There’s some more poetry—that’s the way it takes one—rhythm seems to come natural—everything is one grand harmony. It is impossible that anything should be out of tune. The voice of Lou seemed to come from an enormous distance, a deep, low, sombre chant :— “© Thou low moan of fainting maids, that art caught up in the strong sobs of Love! I adore Thee, Evoe! I adore Thee, I A O!” | That was it—her engine and my engine for the first time working t…
…welve feet off, still in his knotted position, resting on his head and right shoulder, exactly like an image overturned. I set him right way up, and he came out of his trance. He was quite unconscious that anything unusual had happened. But he had evidently been thrown there by the mysterious forces generated by Pranayama. There is no doubt whatever about this phenomenon; it is quite common. But the Yogis claim that the lateral motion is due to lack of balance, and that if one were in perfect spiritual equilibrium one would rise directly in the…
… anything in them which would persist through change. Perhaps it would be better to say that change does not really affect them. Another way to put it would be that they are adjectives, not nouns. They are merely sensible manifestations of the elements to which they are attributed , and to the letters of their name. Now, on the othe: hand, there is an entirely different type of angel; and here we must be especially careful to remember that we include gods and devils, for there are such beings who are not by any means depend en t on one particul…
…his fealty. But he was grievously shocked, and nearly withdrew, when assured: "There is nothing in this Oath which might conflict in any way with your civil, moral or religious obligations." If it was not worthwhile becoming a murderer, a traitor, and an eternally damned soul, why bother about it? was his attitude. 4. The Head of the Fraternity being threatened with revolt, X went to him, in circumstances which jeopardised his own progress, and offered his support "to the last drop of my blood, and the last penny of my purse." 5. Deciding to pe…