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Page 77 of 1041906 · PDF PAGE 135
… dower, And bridal wreaths of willows. And there I laid me down again: The stream flowed softly by: And thought the last time upon pain, Earth’s joy—the sad permuted strain Of tears and ecstasy. And there the dream came floating past Borne in an ivory boat, And all the world sighed low ‘‘ At last.” The shallop waited while I cast My languid limbs afloat To drift with eyelids skyward turned Up to the shadowy dream Shaped like a Jover’s face, that burned ; To drift toward the soul that yearned For this—the hour supreme ! So drifting I resigned th…
1909 · PDF PAGE 118
…ality, but imprisonment. Civilisation is a madness ; and while there are men like Frédéric there is a hope that it will pass. Woe to the earth when Bumble and Rockefeller and their victims are the sole economic types of man! Roderic sat down on his favourite bench against the wall, and took stock of things. How well he remembered the immense Christ at the end of the room, a figure conceived by a giant of old time, one might have thought, and now covered with a dry, green lichenous rot, so that the limbs were swollen and distorted. It gave an in…
1909 · PDF PAGE 332
…e extraordinary chaos which they at first reveal. And, as in Geography, little information could be obtained of the configuration of the Earth’s surface unless explorers set out with a definite object in view, such as Columbus had when he set out on his great journey of discovery, and equipped with definite instruments; so in these Astral journeys, little or no spiritual information can be obtained unless the Skryer pro- ject, or at least set out with the intention of projecting, his Sphere to a certain and definite place. This, when applied to…
1909 · PDF PAGE 118
…ality, but imprisonment. Civilisation is a madness ; and while there are men like Frédéric there is a hope that it will pass. Woe to the earth when Bumble and Rockefeller and their victims are the sole economic types of man! Roderic sat down on his favourite bench against the wall, and took stock of things. How well he remembered the immense Christ at the end of the room, a figure conceived by a giant of old time, one might have thought, and now covered with a dry, green lichenous rot, so that the limbs were swollen and distorted. It gave an in…
1909 · PDF PAGE 332
…e extraordinary chaos which they at first reveal. And, as in Geography, little information could be obtained of the configuration of the Earth’s surface unless explorers set out with a definite object in view, such as Columbus had when he set out on his great journey of discovery, and equipped with definite instruments; so in these Astral journeys, little or no spiritual information can be obtained unless the Skryer pro- ject, or at least set out with the intention of projecting, his Sphere to a certain and definite place. This, when applied to…
1911 · PDF PAGE 84
…the Scarlet Woman, Babylon the Mother of Abominations, that rideth upon the Beast, for she hath spilt their blood in every corner of the earth, and lo! she hath mingled it in the cup of her whoredom. With the breath of her kisses hath she fermented it, and it hath become the wine of the Sacrament, the wine of the 82
1909 · PDF PAGE 6
…Surely the maniacal violence of their unhall- owed lust and hate is no ground for pity but for reprobation. When our blessed Lord was on earth He made no excuses for those who were possessed of devils. He took this simply as a fact — and He healed them. It is only the shocking atheism and materia- lism or modern science that, in an insane endea- vour to whittle away the miracles of our bles- sed Saviour, has sought to include “ possession ” in the category of disease. — VII — Our Lord had no doubts as to the reality of demoniacal possession; wh…
1911 · PDF PAGE 141
…ur o’clock,” he said, as he left her; “ one ofthese addresses always finds me. Telegraph ifyou need me. I would come from the ends of the earth, if I must: but you know the Brothers? When you need me really I shall be at your shoulder. Ο my darling! my darling ! " he broke out, falling to tenderness, half human and half superhuman ; “ how I love you! how Ι love you ! I hate going to England.” " Oh yes ! your martyrdom ! I wish I were worthy to share it.” I33
1911 · PDF PAGE 141
…ur o’clock,” he said, as he left her; “ one ofthese addresses always finds me. Telegraph ifyou need me. I would come from the ends of the earth, if I must: but you know the Brothers? When you need me really I shall be at your shoulder. Ο my darling! my darling ! " he broke out, falling to tenderness, half human and half superhuman ; “ how I love you! how Ι love you ! I hate going to England.” " Oh yes ! your martyrdom ! I wish I were worthy to share it.” I33
1911 · PDF PAGE 167
…edge of the true Magick. Oh my beloved, that fliest in the air like a dove, beware of the falcon! oh my beloved, that springest upon the earth like a gazelle, beware of the lion! There are hundreds of visions, trampling over one another. In each one the Angel of the Aethyr is mysteriously hidden. Now I will describe the Angel of the Aethyr until the voice begins again. He is like one’s idea of Sappho and Calypso, and all seduc- tive and deadly things; heavy eye-lids, long lashes, a face like ivory, wonderful barbaric jewellery, intensely red li…
1913 · PDF PAGE 71
…ss before all men! 45. Then will I lift her to pinnacles of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier than all the kings of the earth. I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see & strike at the worship of Nu: she shall achieve Hadit. 46. I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Success is your proof; courage is your armour; go on, go on, in my strength; & ye shall turn not back for any! 47.…
1913 · PDF PAGE 159
…nd ward. And it appeareth in the heaven of Jupiter as a morning star, or as an evening star. And the light thereof shineth even unto the earth, and bringeth hope and help to them that dwell in the darkness of thought, and drink of the poison of life. Fifty are the gates of under- standing, and one hundred and six are the seasons thereof. And the name of every season is death. During all this speech, the figure of the angel has dwindled and flickered, and now it is gone out. And I come back in the body, rushing like a flame in a great wind. And …
1913 · PDF PAGE 71
…ss before all men! 45. Then will I lift her to pinnacles of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier than all the kings of the earth. I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see & strike at the worship of Nu: she shall achieve Hadit. 46. I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the Eighties cower before me, & are abased. I will bring you to victory & joy: I will be at your arms in battle & ye shall delight to slay. Success is your proof; courage is your armour; go on, go on, in my strength; & ye shall turn not back for any! 47.…
1913 · PDF PAGE 159
…nd ward. And it appeareth in the heaven of Jupiter as a morning star, or as an evening star. And the light thereof shineth even unto the earth, and bringeth hope and help to them that dwell in the darkness of thought, and drink of the poison of life. Fifty are the gates of under- standing, and one hundred and six are the seasons thereof. And the name of every season is death. During all this speech, the figure of the angel has dwindled and flickered, and now it is gone out. And I come back in the body, rushing like a flame in a great wind. And …
1910 · PDF PAGE 284
…ate I was as over- whelmed to find myself still in existence as a dead man of the last century could be were he now suddenly restored to earth. For a while, even in perfect consciousness, I believed I was still dreaming, and to this dayI have so little lost the memory of that one demoniac toll, that while writing these lines I have put my hand to my forehead, hearing and feeling some- thing, through the mere imagination, which was an echo of the original pang. It is this persistency of impressions which explains the fact of the hasheesh state, …
1910 · PDF PAGE 284
…ate I was as over- whelmed to find myself still in existence as a dead man of the last century could be were he now suddenly restored to earth. For a while, even in perfect consciousness, I believed I was still dreaming, and to this dayI have so little lost the memory of that one demoniac toll, that while writing these lines I have put my hand to my forehead, hearing and feeling some- thing, through the mere imagination, which was an echo of the original pang. It is this persistency of impressions which explains the fact of the hasheesh state, …
1911 · PDF PAGE 48
…n a dull blue-gray with one pentagram in the midst of it, watery and dull. And I am to abide there for a while before I come back to the earth. (But shut me the window up, hide me from the sun. Oh, shut the window! *) Now, the pentagram is faded; black crosses fill the Aethyr gradually growing and interlacing, until there is a network. It is all dark now. I am lying exhausted, with the sharp edge of the shew-stone cutting into my forehead. Bovu-SAapa. November 30, 1909. 9.15-10.50 a.m. * It was done.—O. V. 46
1954 · PDF PAGE 493
…is muscles and pondered, and understood not, and was sad. Reap thou and rejoice! 57. Then was the adept glad, and lifted his arm. La! an earthquake, and plague, and terror on the earth! A casting down of them that sat in high places; a famine upon the multitude! 58. And the grape fell ripe and rich into his mouth. 59. Stained is the purple of thy mouth, 0 brilliant one with the white glory of the lips of Adonai. 60. The foam of the grape is like the storm upon the sea; the ships tremble and shudder; the shipmaster is afraid. 61. That is thy dru…
1929 · PDF PAGE 58
… Hé, Yau, Hé, the Ineffable Name (Jéhovah) of the Hebrews. The four letters refer respectively to the four “éléments”, Fire, Water, Air, Earth, in the order named. 2. There is a further mystery herein, far deeper, for initiâtes. 22
1930 · PDF PAGE 19
…u very ready to corne, whensoever thou art invoked and called!”1 2 1. The rock-climber who relaxes on the face of the précipice falls to earth; but once he has reached a safe ledge he may sit down. 2. It is usual to add “either by a word, or by a will, or by this mighty Conjuration of Magick Art.” — 139