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1907 · PDF PAGE 187

The Star in the West

… fire Of human lust - earth's joys no heaven may win ; Pain holds the prize In blood - stained hands ; Love laughs , with anguish in His eyes . Also he sees how dangerous it is to sip from the cup of “ little common sins . ” Sins nurtured by trust in man's forgiveness ; then struck with the horror of the still small voice , he bids God break his unrepentant will , and let the kiss of life : XXI . Melt on my lips to flame , fling back the gates of Dis ! This is the true conquest of life , the salvation of a soul wandering through the mazy depths…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 319

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

THE EYES OF ST. LJUBOV by her golden voice did I recognize her. I listened to their childish talk, and joined in it, and heard it all from her lips. Then, a few days later, something happened. A lady entered. There Elphénor became silent, for the door was violently shaken from the outside. “Come in,” he said. The door was pushed open, then shut again, but no one had entered. The disciples exchanged a glance of amusement; one of them said: “ Has a lady entered?” They were all made merry by that exhibition of Neptunian spirit of apropos. But Elph…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 319

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

THE EYES OF ST. LJUBOV by her golden voice did I recognize her. I listened to their childish talk, and joined in it, and heard it all from her lips. Then, a few days later, something happened. A lady entered. There Elphénor became silent, for the door was violently shaken from the outside. “Come in,” he said. The door was pushed open, then shut again, but no one had entered. The disciples exchanged a glance of amusement; one of them said: “ Has a lady entered?” They were all made merry by that exhibition of Neptunian spirit of apropos. But Elph…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 180

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

THE EQUINOX u dummy. JACK will eut out the eyes of this dummy with his razor; they will 61664 hoi/moly. HE 70111 make appropriate remarks—outin Englandhe simply looks round, then]— ͵τΑοκ. Now to conceal the body; aha! I have it. [þI/ith u 0111561 HE lifts up the three planks 11114 puts the body under the floor, replacing the planks. HE smoothes 01/67 the place, looks for 0114 collects dust, ond sprinkles it evenly over; re-makes bed, etc.] Safe ! safe for ever from that vulture eye of blue. Safe! [A distant 011117111 clock strikes eleven] To bed…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 180

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

THE EQUINOX u dummy. JACK will eut out the eyes of this dummy with his razor; they will 61664 hoi/moly. HE 70111 make appropriate remarks—outin Englandhe simply looks round, then]— ͵τΑοκ. Now to conceal the body; aha! I have it. [þI/ith u 0111561 HE lifts up the three planks 11114 puts the body under the floor, replacing the planks. HE smoothes 01/67 the place, looks for 0114 collects dust, ond sprinkles it evenly over; re-makes bed, etc.] Safe ! safe for ever from that vulture eye of blue. Safe! [A distant 011117111 clock strikes eleven] To bed…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 88

In Residence

…, She comes! I hear the rustling of her gown, I scent the odour of her breath’s delicious fragrance, I mark her step divine, her curious eyes a-turning, rolling, Upon this very scene. The dame of dames! can I believe then, Those ancient temples, sculptures classic, could none of them retain her? Nor shades of Virgil and Dante, nor myriad memories, poems, old associa- tions, magnetize and hold on to her? Yes, if you will allow me to say so, I, my friends, if you do not, can plainly see her, The same undying soul of earth’s, activity’s, beauty’s,…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 14

The Equinox (Volume I, Number V)

…ve attained thereunto. 14. It is impossible to tell you 01 the splendours of that to which they have attained. Little by little, as your eyes grow stronger, will we unveil to you the ineffable glory of the Path 01 the Adepts, and its nameless goal. 15. Even as a man ascending a steep mountain is lost to sight 01 his friends in the valley, so mustthe adept seem. They shall say: He is lost in the clouds. But he shall rejoice in the sunlight above them, and come to the eternal snows. 16. Or as a scholar may learn some secret language of the ancien…

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1911 · PDF PAGE 14

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VI)

…ve attained thereunto. 14. It is impossible to tell you 01 the splendours of that to which they have attained. Little by little, as your eyes grow stronger, will we unveil to you the ineffable glory of the Path 01 the Adepts, and its nameless goal. 15. Even as a man ascending a steep mountain is lost to sight 01 his friends in the valley, so mustthe adept seem. They shall say: He is lost in the clouds. But he shall rejoice in the sunlight above them, and come to the eternal snows. 16. Or as a scholar may learn some secret language of the ancien…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 116

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VII)

…. BOB'S leleþhone 011 011781171 rings. DR. BOB goes to it.] Dr. B. Half a minute, Fielding. Look after her. [JANE gasþs 111111 opens her eyes. Jane. You've been lying to me. Father of Heaven! I don’t want to die. I cannot be so ill as he says! Dr. F. No, dear child, no. The fact is—er—er—well, we’ve just discovered he's a bit mad, do you see? Listen to me, Jane. Jane. Oh, I'm trying to. Dr. F. He says the same thing to everybody—it's his mania. Don't believe a word of it. Jane No, no. [She collapses again. DR. BOB ref/flees !eleþhone receiver, a…

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1912 · PDF PAGE 116

The Equinox (Volume I, Number VIII)

…. BOB'S leleþhone 011 011781171 rings. DR. BOB goes to it.] Dr. B. Half a minute, Fielding. Look after her. [JANE gasþs 111111 opens her eyes. Jane. You've been lying to me. Father of Heaven! I don’t want to die. I cannot be so ill as he says! Dr. F. No, dear child, no. The fact is—er—er—well, we’ve just discovered he's a bit mad, do you see? Listen to me, Jane. Jane. Oh, I'm trying to. Dr. F. He says the same thing to everybody—it's his mania. Don't believe a word of it. Jane No, no. [She collapses again. DR. BOB ref/flees !eleþhone receiver, a…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 363

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

…o create worlds ; love! love! blessing and glory to thee! Glory to the intelligences which veil themselves that they may not offend weak eyes ! Glory to right which trans- forms itself wholly into duty, and which becomes devotion! To the widowed souls who love, and burn up without being loved! To those who suffer, and make none other suffer, to those who forgive the ungrateful, to those who love their enemies! Oh, happy evermore, happy beyond all, are those who embrace poverty, who have drained themselves to the dregs, to give! Happy are the so…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 363

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

…o create worlds ; love! love! blessing and glory to thee! Glory to the intelligences which veil themselves that they may not offend weak eyes ! Glory to right which trans- forms itself wholly into duty, and which becomes devotion! To the widowed souls who love, and burn up without being loved! To those who suffer, and make none other suffer, to those who forgive the ungrateful, to those who love their enemies! Oh, happy evermore, happy beyond all, are those who embrace poverty, who have drained themselves to the dregs, to give! Happy are the so…

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1916 · PDF PAGE 5

A Prophet In His Own Country

…. Such training can only serve to unbalance and destroy the mind. Mr. Stuart avoided this tragedy. Instead, he read everything, kept his eyes open, and never allowed the specious arguments of the logician to lure him into conclusions opposed to common sense. Almost every writer falls into some trap. Either he omits a premise, or takes a false one, or commits some logical error unperceived. But with such skill does he execute his sophistry, and so deeply does his vanity flatter him, that even the most careful revision fails to discover the error…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 177

Collected Works (Vol. II)

… ; Identical, the Noble truth First of the Buddha’s Noble Four ! The premiss minor. I deplore These limitations of the mind. I strain my eyes until they’re blind, And cannot pierce the awful veil * In Memoriam. + All is Sorrow. Bard is pleased with himself. Poetee mani- fests a natural irritation. Sabbé pi Duk- kham ! ¢ Beyond thought, is there hope? Maya again. Vision of the

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1907 · PDF PAGE 88

The Star in the West

…pells , I drew foul horrors from a many hells --- Though I had fathomed Fate ; though I had seen Chastity charm - proof arm and sea gray eyes And sweet clean body of my spirit's queen , Where nothing dwells that God did not devise .' The sonnets relating the events of the seventh to the tenth day are dismal , attempting to drown Love in Lust . On the twelfth a little flame burns up , then comes the poem , which Alice receives and reads . Every verse is as charming , simple , and fascinating as the following two : One kiss , like snow , to slip …

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1907 · PDF PAGE 190

The Star in the West

… the test of old Andrea ? How many would prove themselves a worthy blade to Ferrara ? Sadness stares around us with hollow tear -drowned eyes , and the days of our joys are wet with the weep ing of the night of sorrow . On , on we plod , through life's by -ways and alleys , through mud and slime , onward we must go if we are ever to win the gates of Wisdom and Understanding and attain the Kingdom of the Holy Crown . “ Self ” we must slay , it is the great sin of life : “ The scorpion kisses , and the stings of sin , cling hard within . " 2 The …

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1907 · PDF PAGE 257

The Star in the West

…s its wings and sweeps into the infinite ether of existence , bending its course towards God in its own unutterable ideal . With burning eyes intent to penetrate The black circumference , and find out God . 3 In “ The Alchemist , ” or in that beautiful poem “ The Farewell of Paracelsus to Aprile .” “ Struggling in vain to what one hopes the best ." 4 We find this larger hope is here the keynote , as it is in so many of Crowley's poems ; to mention perhaps the most noted , we find this sacred flame flashing forth in " Aceldama ," “ Paracelsus ,"…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 28

The Equinox (Volume I, Number I)

…ch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about twelve inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the God Horus,* and at the same time imagine the Name as rushing up and through the body, while you breathe it out through the nostrils with the air which has been till then retained in the lungs. Allthis must be done with all the force of which you are capable. (e) Then withdraw the left foot, and place the right forefinger upon the lips, so…

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1909 · PDF PAGE 28

The Equinox (Volume I, Number II)

…ch the feet, quickly advance the left foot about twelve inches, throw forward the body, and let the hands (drawn back to the side of the eyes) shoot out, so that you are standing in the typical position of the God Horus,* and at the same time imagine the Name as rushing up and through the body, while you breathe it out through the nostrils with the air which has been till then retained in the lungs. Allthis must be done with all the force of which you are capable. (e) Then withdraw the left foot, and place the right forefinger upon the lips, so…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 288

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…e. . Myst. But of mine the research itself. Scept. IT applaud you. You are the happy one. I am the martyr. I shall sow, but not reap; my eyes shall hardly see the first- fruits of my labour; yet something I shall see. Also, to construct one must clear the ground: to harvest, the plough and harrow are required. First we must rid us of false phrase and lying assumption, of knavery and.ignorance, of bigotry and shirk- ing. Let us pull down the church and the Free Library ;! with each stone torn thence let us build the humble and practical homes of…

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