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Page 76 of 1211911 · PDF PAGE 64
THE EQUINOX the river. And these lamps were above the river, children of a nobler element. And in the river is the great Leviathan that devours men. But before I had come within the sphere of attraction of either of these, suddenly mine eyes were gladdened with a marvellous vision. Infinitely far off, as it seemed, a ray of sunlight shot through the Saturnine gloom of the skies, and lit the surface of the water. And then I perceived that upon the river there floated, within that small circle of light, an ark, or as it might be, a coffin. Then look…
1912 · PDF PAGE 126
…op wood ! Duringthis quarter ofan hour of eloquence his was not the only discourse. The fair friend of the philosopher, eager to impress men in her way as he in his, and equally omnivorous, was busy with Placide Gervez. First a sidelong glance struck armour quite impenetrable to such assault, quickly followed by smiles first secret and then open, gestures at first subtle and at last unmistakable, finally by the unspeakable grimace of the tongue which she had learnt in her time at the red- shuttered convent in the Rue des Quatre Vents. Her triumph …
1912 · PDF PAGE 126
…op wood ! Duringthis quarter ofan hour of eloquence his was not the only discourse. The fair friend of the philosopher, eager to impress men in her way as he in his, and equally omnivorous, was busy with Placide Gervez. First a sidelong glance struck armour quite impenetrable to such assault, quickly followed by smiles first secret and then open, gestures at first subtle and at last unmistakable, finally by the unspeakable grimace of the tongue which she had learnt in her time at the red- shuttered convent in the Rue des Quatre Vents. Her triumph …
1913 · PDF PAGE 384
…lated for their own use an unknown calling itself better known, mysteries better explained, a more defined infinite, a more restrained immen- sity, a more doubting faith, those who have quintessentialized the absurd, divided charity, and taken acts of anarchy for the principles of an entirely impossible hierarchy; those men who wish to realize salvation by faith alone, because charity escapes them, and who can no longer realize it, even upon the earth, for their. pretended sacraments are no longer anything but allegorical mummeries; they no lon…
1913 · PDF PAGE 548
…re of fatalism, and very frequently unreasonable. They depend on the more or less balanced attractions of the magnetic light, and act on men in the same way as upon animals. One will stupidly take pleasure in the society of a person in whom is nothing lovable, because one is mysteriously attracted and dominated by him. And often enough, these strange sympathies began by lively antipathies; the fluids repelled each other at first, and subsequently became balanced. The equilibrating speciality of the plastic medium of every person is what Paracel…
1913 · PDF PAGE 384
…lated for their own use an unknown calling itself better known, mysteries better explained, a more defined infinite, a more restrained immen- sity, a more doubting faith, those who have quintessentialized the absurd, divided charity, and taken acts of anarchy for the principles of an entirely impossible hierarchy; those men who wish to realize salvation by faith alone, because charity escapes them, and who can no longer realize it, even upon the earth, for their. pretended sacraments are no longer anything but allegorical mummeries; they no lon…
1913 · PDF PAGE 548
…re of fatalism, and very frequently unreasonable. They depend on the more or less balanced attractions of the magnetic light, and act on men in the same way as upon animals. One will stupidly take pleasure in the society of a person in whom is nothing lovable, because one is mysteriously attracted and dominated by him. And often enough, these strange sympathies began by lively antipathies; the fluids repelled each other at first, and subsequently became balanced. The equilibrating speciality of the plastic medium of every person is what Paracel…
1919 · PDF PAGE 98
…es of glass. Only the eye of the just merchant shall behold thee, and plunging in his hand shall single thee out and glorify thee before men. 21. But thou shalt heed none of this. Thou shalt be ever the heart, and I the serpent will coil close about thee. My coils shall never relax throughout the ons. Neither change nor sorrow nor unsubstantiality shall have thee; for thou art passed beyond all these. 22. Even as the diamond shall glow red for the rose, and green for the rose-leaf; so shalt thou abide apart from the Impressions. 92
1961 · PDF PAGE 181
…h heaved up those Mountains, in huge Turmoil. Man them maketh Mischief and Trouble by his Violence, be his Will convenient to His Environment, or antipathetic; but Woman disturbeth by Manipulation, adroit or sinister as her Mood may be of Order or of Disorder. For any Man to meddle in her Affair is Folly, for he comprehendeth not Quiet; so also for her to emulate him in his Office is Fatuity. Therefore in Magick though a Woman excel all men in every Quality that is profitable for her for Attainment, yet she is Naught in that Work, even as a Man…
1909 · PDF PAGE 122
…e of St. Sulpice at the Salon of eight years ago—no, seven years ago.” Roderic stared in surprise. How should any one—such a man, of all men—remember his daub, a thing himself had long forgotten? The oldster read his thought. “There was one corner of that picture which interested me deeply, deeply,” he said. “TI called to see you; you had gone—none knew where. I am indeed glad to have met you at last. Perhaps you would be good enough to show me your pictures —you have other pictures of Paris? I am interested in Paris—in Paris itself—in the ston…
1909 · PDF PAGE 122
…e of St. Sulpice at the Salon of eight years ago—no, seven years ago.” Roderic stared in surprise. How should any one—such a man, of all men—remember his daub, a thing himself had long forgotten? The oldster read his thought. “There was one corner of that picture which interested me deeply, deeply,” he said. “TI called to see you; you had gone—none knew where. I am indeed glad to have met you at last. Perhaps you would be good enough to show me your pictures —you have other pictures of Paris? I am interested in Paris—in Paris itself—in the ston…
1913 · PDF PAGE 9
… of nations, and the riches of the universe . While these vast floating bodies moved against each other in parallel lines and our countrymen , under the happy conduct of his Royal Highness , went breaking , by little and little, into the line of the enemies , the noise of the cannon from both navies reached our ears about the City , so that all men being alarmed with it, and in a dreadful suspense of the event which we knew was then deciding , every one went following the sound as his fancy led him , and leaving the town almost empty , some too…
1919 · PDF PAGE 403
…owers—passions incarnate. The distinction between the two Paths is now evident; that of Dhyana is intellectual, or one might better say, men- tal, that of Paramita, moral: But it may well be asked whether these Paths are mutually exclusive, whether a good man is always an idiot and a clever man always a brute, to put the antithesis on a somewhat lower plane. Does anyone really think that one can reach supreme mental control while there are ‘seven cruel, crafty powers, passions incarnate,’ worrying you? The fact is that this dichotomy of the Pat…
1907 · PDF PAGE 94
THE VIRGIN 87 How long , O Lord , how long ? Too long by half Till men read , wondering , wedlock's epitaph.' Aleister Crowley is but editor of these magnificent sonnets ; let us now see how the ideas in his own poems correspond . In the case of Nina, we have already seen that a good heart can throb in a lewd little breast , and can overcome all except a false society ; which overwhelms it not by bravery , or craft , or even by cunning , but by the dull and stunning power of a leaden club . In the “ Honourable Adulterers " we find a poem strik …
1907 · PDF PAGE 95
…to her Moloch arms . When lo ! a miracle ! he is plucked by his own fearlessness from the horrid maw , “ Free , where the blood of other men is wet ,” mingling in life till “ ten thousand little loves were brought to birth ”; then came the one woman who looked so deeply in his eyes till hers grew , shielding the sun , as a purple ring : Then in the uttermost profound I saw The veil of Love's unalterable law Lifted , and in the shadow far behind Dim and divine , within the shadow blind My own love's face most amorously draw Out of the deep towar…
1909 · PDF PAGE 14
…nything like it. Every one with his own point of view; but all agreed that Dorothy was non-existent, or if existent, a most awful speci- men, that her buns were stale, and her tea stewed; evgo, that I was having a very poor time of it. Talk! Good God! But Dorothy kept on quietly and took no notice; and in the end I forgot about them. Thinking it over soberly, I see now that very likely they were quite right: I can’t prove it either way. Butas a mere practical man, I intend taking the steamer—for my sins I am 122
1911 · PDF PAGE 255
…n, the fadeless Rose of the Creation ! The whole flower-life of earth and sky and sea From me was born, and shall return to me! I am: for men and beings passionate, For mine own self calm as the river-cleaving Lotus—barne lord of Silence: I create Or discreate, both in my bosom heaving : My lightest look is mother ofa Fate: My fingers sapphire-ringed with sky are weaving Ever new flowers and lawns of life, designed Nobler and newer in mine older mind, I am: I am not, but all-changing move The worlds evolving in a golden ladder, Spiral or helical, …
1911 · PDF PAGE 255
…n, the fadeless Rose of the Creation ! The whole flower-life of earth and sky and sea From me was born, and shall return to me! I am: for men and beings passionate, For mine own self calm as the river-cleaving Lotus—barne lord of Silence: I create Or discreate, both in my bosom heaving : My lightest look is mother ofa Fate: My fingers sapphire-ringed with sky are weaving Ever new flowers and lawns of life, designed Nobler and newer in mine older mind, I am: I am not, but all-changing move The worlds evolving in a golden ladder, Spiral or helical, …
1913 · PDF PAGE 574
… His enemies pretended that he rouged, and dyed his hair; for scoffers and false savants must find some sort of explanation for the phenomena which they do not understand. The great magical means of preserving the youth of the body is to prevent the soul from growing old by preserving preciously that original freshness of sentiments and thoughts which the corrupt world calls illusions, and which we shall call the primitive mirages of eternal truth. To believe in happiness upon earth, in friendship, in love, in a maternal Providence which counts…
1913 · PDF PAGE 574
… His enemies pretended that he rouged, and dyed his hair; for scoffers and false savants must find some sort of explanation for the phenomena which they do not understand. The great magical means of preserving the youth of the body is to prevent the soul from growing old by preserving preciously that original freshness of sentiments and thoughts which the corrupt world calls illusions, and which we shall call the primitive mirages of eternal truth. To believe in happiness upon earth, in friendship, in love, in a maternal Providence which counts…