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Page 74 of 1191913 · PDF PAGE 506
THE EQUINOX Do not let us here speak of Voltaire! Voltaire was not a wonder-worker, he was the witty and eloquent interpreter of those on whom the miracle no longer acted. Everything in his work is negative; everything was affirmative, on the con- trary, in that of the “Galilean,” as an illustrious and too unfortunate Emperor called Him. And yet Julian in his time attempted more than Voltaire could accomplish; he wished to oppose miracles to miracles, the austerity of power to that of revolt, virtues to virtues, wonders to wonders; the Christia…
1913 · PDF PAGE 512
THE EQUINOX and what we have understood through deciphering the qabalistic characters, and the allegories of which he makes use in his work: The human soul is material; the divine sevs is offered to it to immortalize it and to make it live spiritually and indi- vidually, but its natural substance is fluidic and collective. There are, then, in man, two lives: the individual or reasonable life, and the common or instinctive life. It is by this latter that one can live in the bodies of others, since the universal soul, of which each nervous organi…
1913 · PDF PAGE 460
THE EQUINOX haute magie that an ecclesiastic was looking for his address, testifying the greatest desire to see him. Eliphas Levi did not feel himself immediately prepossessed with confidence towards the stranger, to the point of exposing himself without precaution to his visits; he indicated the house of a friend, where he was to be in the company of his faithful disciple, Desbarrolles. At the hour and date appointed they went, in fact, tothe house of Mme. A——, and found that the ecclesiastic had been waiting for them for some moments. He was …
1913 · PDF PAGE 470
THE EQUINOX “Go! Go!” said at that very moment the grave and anguished voice of a priest.“ The office cannot be continued ; we are going to close the church: it is profaned.” “ How is the Archbishop ?” said a man. “Sir,” replied the priest, ‘‘ the Archbishop is dying ; perhaps even at this very moment he is dead!” The crowd dispersed in consternation to spread the mournful news over Paris. A bizarre incident happened to Eliphas, and made a kind of diversion for his deep sorrow at what had just passed. At the moment of the uproar, an aged woman …
1913 · PDF PAGE 500
THE EQUINOX alternate currents, receives and transmits the imprints of the force of imagination which is in men the image and the semblance of the creative word, and thus produces presenti- ments and determines dreams. The science of miracles is then the knowledge of this marvellous force, and the art of doing miracles is simply the art of magnetizing or ¢duminat- ing beings, according to the invariable laws of magnetism or astral light. We prefer the word “light” to the word ‘ magnetism,” because it is more traditional in occultism, and expres…
1913 · PDF PAGE 506
THE EQUINOX Do not let us here speak of Voltaire! Voltaire was not a wonder-worker, he was the witty and eloquent interpreter of those on whom the miracle no longer acted. Everything in his work is negative; everything was affirmative, on the con- trary, in that of the “Galilean,” as an illustrious and too unfortunate Emperor called Him. And yet Julian in his time attempted more than Voltaire could accomplish; he wished to oppose miracles to miracles, the austerity of power to that of revolt, virtues to virtues, wonders to wonders; the Christia…
1913 · PDF PAGE 512
THE EQUINOX and what we have understood through deciphering the qabalistic characters, and the allegories of which he makes use in his work: The human soul is material; the divine sevs is offered to it to immortalize it and to make it live spiritually and indi- vidually, but its natural substance is fluidic and collective. There are, then, in man, two lives: the individual or reasonable life, and the common or instinctive life. It is by this latter that one can live in the bodies of others, since the universal soul, of which each nervous organi…
1919 · PDF PAGE 147
…nteresting to other Students; so I shall transcribe it in full. Saturday, Jan. 7th, 1911. Vancouver, B. C. 4 P.M. Have just received THE Equinox and am going to experiment with the Control of Speech by not using the word ‘AND’ for one week. May My Lord Adonai assist me. Amen. Sat. 7th., 12 Midnight. Although continually watchful, have had to chastise myself 15 times since 40’c. Will try and make a better record to-morrow. (I am certain that I have not missed cutting arm immediately after using the word.) Sun. 8th., 11.30 P.M. Said prohibited wo…
1909 · PDF PAGE 128
THE EQUINOX “This time I was under no illusions about the sanctity of womanhood. With a single blow I felled her to the ground, My signet-ring cut her lip, and the blood trickled over her cheek. I laughed. But the child never moved—it would seem she hardly comprehended. “T turned, bowed. ‘I could not bear to hear your cries,’ I said—rather obviously, one may admit. ‘I came—— adding under my breath, ‘I saw, I conquered.’ ‘Who is that?’ I added sternly, pointing to the prostrate hag. “¢Ah, sir’ (she began to cry), ‘it is my mother. The horror of …
1909 · PDF PAGE 352
THE EQUINOX prominent place. Not only has a certain mystery been woven into his life, but even in death his carcass has been accredited with various magical properties. The Highland Monthly for November 1892 contained an article dealing with this subject, by Mr. William Mackenzie, Secretary to the Crofters’ Com- mission. That the skin, after being dried, should sometimes have been made into waistcoats, is only natural, but it appears that it was also put to a more esoteric use, for persons suffering from sciatica wore girdles of it, with a view…
1909 · PDF PAGE 128
THE EQUINOX “This time I was under no illusions about the sanctity of womanhood. With a single blow I felled her to the ground, My signet-ring cut her lip, and the blood trickled over her cheek. I laughed. But the child never moved—it would seem she hardly comprehended. “T turned, bowed. ‘I could not bear to hear your cries,’ I said—rather obviously, one may admit. ‘I came—— adding under my breath, ‘I saw, I conquered.’ ‘Who is that?’ I added sternly, pointing to the prostrate hag. “¢Ah, sir’ (she began to cry), ‘it is my mother. The horror of …
1909 · PDF PAGE 352
THE EQUINOX prominent place. Not only has a certain mystery been woven into his life, but even in death his carcass has been accredited with various magical properties. The Highland Monthly for November 1892 contained an article dealing with this subject, by Mr. William Mackenzie, Secretary to the Crofters’ Com- mission. That the skin, after being dried, should sometimes have been made into waistcoats, is only natural, but it appears that it was also put to a more esoteric use, for persons suffering from sciatica wore girdles of it, with a view…
1910 · PDF PAGE 16
THE EQUINOX Mathers Brother Wynn Westcott his colleague; for I have heard and believe nothing which would lead me to doubt his uprightness and integrity. But I warn him in public, as I have (vainly) warned him in private, that by retaining the cipher MSS. of the Order, and preserving silence on the subject, he makes himself an accomplice in, or at least an accessory to, the frauds of his colleague. And Task him in public, as I have (vainly) asked him in private, to deposit the MSS. with the Trustees of the British Museum with an account of how …
1910 · PDF PAGE 220
THE EQUINOX He took a final survey and again faintly murmured: “Very good! Beautifully arranged, too!” He added, “not a hole anywhere!” It somewhat surprised Him, therefore, when a tiny, tiny silvery little laugh came bell-like in His ear. It was so tiny that he could hardly credit the audacity of the idea, but for all its music, the laugh certainly sounded as if some one were mocking Him. He turned sharply round (and this was one of His own special attributes, as transcending the plane where activity and rotundity are incompatibles) but saw no…
1910 · PDF PAGE 288
THE EQUINOX nobody else might be affected so.” This was said to me quite frequently when, early in the hasheesh life, I enthusiastically related the most singular phenomena of my fantasy. But there is no such thing true of the hasheesh effects. Just as inevitably as two men taking the same direction, and equally favoured by Providence, will arrive at the same place, will two persons of similar temperament come to the same territory in hasheesh, see the same mysteries of their being, and get the same hitherto unconceived facts. It is this charac…
1910 · PDF PAGE 296
THE EQUINOX harsh and wild, irritated; quickened further to a rush like flames devouring a hayrick; softened again to a dirge. Each time she changed the soul of the song it seemed as if she was exhausted: as if she was trying to sound a particular phrase, and always fell back baffled at the last moment. Nor did any light infuse her eyes. There was intentness, there was weariness, there was patience, there was alertness. And the room was strangely silent, unsympathetic to her mood. She was the dimmest thing in that gray light. Still she strove. …
1910 · PDF PAGE 16
THE EQUINOX Mathers Brother Wynn Westcott his colleague; for I have heard and believe nothing which would lead me to doubt his uprightness and integrity. But I warn him in public, as I have (vainly) warned him in private, that by retaining the cipher MSS. of the Order, and preserving silence on the subject, he makes himself an accomplice in, or at least an accessory to, the frauds of his colleague. And Task him in public, as I have (vainly) asked him in private, to deposit the MSS. with the Trustees of the British Museum with an account of how …
1910 · PDF PAGE 220
THE EQUINOX He took a final survey and again faintly murmured: “Very good! Beautifully arranged, too!” He added, “not a hole anywhere!” It somewhat surprised Him, therefore, when a tiny, tiny silvery little laugh came bell-like in His ear. It was so tiny that he could hardly credit the audacity of the idea, but for all its music, the laugh certainly sounded as if some one were mocking Him. He turned sharply round (and this was one of His own special attributes, as transcending the plane where activity and rotundity are incompatibles) but saw no…
1910 · PDF PAGE 288
THE EQUINOX nobody else might be affected so.” This was said to me quite frequently when, early in the hasheesh life, I enthusiastically related the most singular phenomena of my fantasy. But there is no such thing true of the hasheesh effects. Just as inevitably as two men taking the same direction, and equally favoured by Providence, will arrive at the same place, will two persons of similar temperament come to the same territory in hasheesh, see the same mysteries of their being, and get the same hitherto unconceived facts. It is this charac…
1910 · PDF PAGE 296
THE EQUINOX harsh and wild, irritated; quickened further to a rush like flames devouring a hayrick; softened again to a dirge. Each time she changed the soul of the song it seemed as if she was exhausted: as if she was trying to sound a particular phrase, and always fell back baffled at the last moment. Nor did any light infuse her eyes. There was intentness, there was weariness, there was patience, there was alertness. And the room was strangely silent, unsympathetic to her mood. She was the dimmest thing in that gray light. Still she strove. …