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Page 86 of 1081930 · PDF PAGE 43
…resh complexities and organizations, each with its own peculiar powers and pleasures, each pursuing its path through the world where ail things are possible. It revealed the omniprésence of Hadit identical with Himself, yet fulfilling Himself by dividing his interplay with Nuit into épisodes, each form of his energy isolated with each aspect of Her receptivity, delight developing delight continuous from complex to complex. It was the voice of Nature awakening at the dawn of the Aeon, as Aiwaz uttered the Word of the Law of Thelema. 343
1929 · PDF PAGE 105
… even the violin, hâve ail been used, as well as many others, of which the I. A true poet cannot help revealing himself and the truth of things in his art, whether he be aware of what he is writing, or no. I. See “Eleusis”, A. Crowley, Collected Works, Vol. III Epilogue. — 69
1930 · PDF PAGE 4
…mmence the invocations. He consequently pauses to cast a last glance around the Temple to assure himself of the perfect readiness of ail things necessary, and to light the incense. The Oath is the foundation of ail Work in Magick, as it is an affirmation of the Will. An Oath binds the Magician for ever. In Part II of Book 4 something has already been said on this subject; but its importance deserves some further élaboration. Thus, should one, loving a woman, make a spell to compel her embraces, and tiring of her a little later, evoke Zazel to k…
1996 · PDF PAGE 181
… have no goal beyond the grave, where, at the best, chance flings fast-withering flowers of false and garish glory. They serve to defend things vital to their country; they are the skull that keeps the brain from harm? Oh foolish brain! Wert thou not wiser to defend thyself, rather than trust to brittle bone that hinders thee from growth? Let every man bear arms, swift to resent oppression, generous and ardent to draw sword in any cause, if justice or freedom summon him! “all fools despise.” In this last phrase the word “fools” is evi dently n…
1905 · PDF PAGE 128
…ed. No hideous impassioned queen For whom love dies; No warm imperious Messaline That slew with sighs. Fiercer desires may cast away All things most good ; A people may forget to-day Their motherhood. She will remain, unshaken yet By storm and sun ; She will remain, when years forget That fierier one. A race of clean strong men shall spring From her pure life. Men shall be happy ; bards shall sing The English wife. And thou, forget thou that my mouth EIas ever clung To flame of hell; that of the south The songs I sung. Forget that I have trampl…
1922 · PDF PAGE 96
…th what he had been saying before. I didn’t listen to what it was. My brain was working very fast with the champagne on top of the other things. His talk had brought to my mind that I should have to wire for another thousand to-day or to-morrow.
1954 · PDF PAGE 391
…n them; he said no. My mind accepted the incident as simply as if I had seen Chamois . Yet even to-day when I have seen lots and lots of things more wonderful, this incident stands out as the simplest and clearest of all my experiences. I give myself full marks! "Why?" Isn't it obvious? It means that I am not the semi-hysterical type who takes wish-phantasms for facts. When I started seriously to study and practise Magick in the Autumn of '98 e.v., I wished and wished with all my might; but I never got anything out of it. With the exception abo…
1996 · PDF PAGE 205
…ey shall not harm ye at all. It is a lie, this folly against self. The exposure of innocence is a lie. Be strong, o man! lust, enjoy all things of sense and rapture: fear not that any God shall deny thee for this. 23. Iam alone: there is no God where I am.
1922 · PDF PAGE 256
…luck than by good judgment. But if it weren't for that, I’m not sure that we shouldn’t be inclined to take another chance. Of course, as things are, it’s quite out of the question. It may be not the least of our luck that the lesson was so severe as it was. October 30 The fact is, we’re too young. We don’t think of the obvious thing. Of course, we’re bored stiff down here with the leaves all fallen, and the mist steaming up from the lake and swamping the house like a gas attack. We ought to be in London, and do the theatres, and look up a few o…
1929 · PDF PAGE 45
that of the évocation of Taphtatharath printed in Equinox I, III, pages 170-190, where he will see exactîy why these things are to be used. Of course, as the student advances in knowledge by expérience he will find a progressive subtlety in the magical universe corresponding to his own; for let it be said yet again! not only is his aura a magical mirror of the universe, but the universe is a magical mirror of his aura. In this chapter we are only able to give a very thin outline of magical theory — faint pencilling by weak and wavering fingers …
1907 · PDF PAGE 142
… forth in your pleasure, O fountains and springs ! Come dance me a measure Unholpen of wings ! Show, show the deep treasure, Unspeakable things ! Come forth! I invoke ye, O fountains, I - sweep the invincible strings. THE FOUNTAINS, In the heather deeply hidden, From the caverns darkly drawn, In the woodlands man-forbidden, In the gateways of the dawn, In the glad sweet glades descended, On the stark hills gathered high, Where the snows and trees are blended, Kissed at birth by sun and sky ; We have heard the summons: we are open to the day-spr…
1922 · PDF PAGE 205
…t has taken the edge off that hateful restlessness. I can bear it as far as that goes, if only I had something to do to take my mind off things. My mind keeps prowling around the little packet of paper in my bag. I turn a thousand corners; but it is always waiting behind all of them. There is something terrifying about the fatality of the stuff. It seems to want to convince you that it’s useless to try to escape. One’s thoughts always recur to lots of other subjects which we don’t think of as obsessing. Why should we have this idea in connectio…
1930 · PDF PAGE 92
…a décoc¬ tion of nightshade for Melancholia, or of Indian hemp for Uranus. 11. Concernlng the harmony of the ceremonies: — Let ail these things be rightly considered, and at length, in language of the utmost beauty at the command of the Philosophus, accom- panied, if he has skill, by music, and interwoven, if the particular Deity be jocund, with dancing. And ail being carefully prepared and rehearsed let it be practised daily until it be wholly rhythmical with his aspirations, and as it were, a part of his being. 12. Concernlng the variety of t…
1996 · PDF PAGE 28
…umber is One, and his card in the Tarot is “The Fool,” numbered Zero. Aleph is attributed to the “Element” (in the old classification of things) of Air. Now as “One” or aleph he represents the Male Principle, the First Cause, and the free breath of Life, the sound of the vowel A being made with the open throat and mouth. As Zero he represents the Female Principle, the fertile Mother. (An old name for the card is “Mat,” from the Italian matto, “fool,” but earlier also from Maut, the Egyptian Vulture-Mother- Goddess.) Fertile, for the “Egg of Blu…
1930 · PDF PAGE 53
…spective, untroubled by his Personal passion. It is mdeed surprising how often the most careless divinations give accurate answers. When things go wrong, it is almost always possible to trace thæ error to one’s own self-willed and insolent presumption in insisting that events shall accommodate themselves to our egoism and vanity. It is comically unscientific to adduce i. The question of the sense in which an answer is true arises. One not mix up the planes. Yet, as Mr. Russell shows, Of Cit. f. 61, the worlds which lie behind phenomena must pos…
1930 · PDF PAGE 69
…t perfectly the impression of the Will of the Alchemist. This substance, properly prepared, and properly charged, is able to perform ail things soever that are physically possible, within the limits of the proportions of its momentum to the inertia of the object to which it is applied. It may be observed in conclusion that, in dealing with forms of Matter-Motion so subtle as these, it is not enough to pass the Pons Asinorum of intellectual knowledge. The Master Therion has possessed the theory of these Powers for many years; but Elis practice i…
1910 · PDF PAGE 127
…, yes he is very pious, Q. Is B. a villain? A. If he shrivels, he is a svad/ villain, not a man to be afraid of. Also of ordinary occult things—eg. change of face, expressions, etc. There are also further theories regarding the disintegration of man. Theories concern- ing the danger of this process to the meditator and meditatee alike.* The next practice was to meditate upon the image of D. A. standing. The figure remained in the same place, but altered much like a form reflected in glasses of various curves. The general tendency was to increas…
1910 · PDF PAGE 175
…Shivaya Namaha Aum” I did Dharana as before on my nose. I understand one Buddhist constipation now; for: I was (a) conscious of external things * We do not know what this means, unless the note of Shri Maitrananda’s bell was different from that of Frater P’s. + Wand. 159
1910 · PDF PAGE 127
…, yes he is very pious, Q. Is B. a villain? A. If he shrivels, he is a svad/ villain, not a man to be afraid of. Also of ordinary occult things—eg. change of face, expressions, etc. There are also further theories regarding the disintegration of man. Theories concern- ing the danger of this process to the meditator and meditatee alike.* The next practice was to meditate upon the image of D. A. standing. The figure remained in the same place, but altered much like a form reflected in glasses of various curves. The general tendency was to increas…
1910 · PDF PAGE 175
…Shivaya Namaha Aum” I did Dharana as before on my nose. I understand one Buddhist constipation now; for: I was (a) conscious of external things * We do not know what this means, unless the note of Shri Maitrananda’s bell was different from that of Frater P’s. + Wand. 159