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Page 88 of 1141922 · PDF PAGE 99
The Gitter on the Snow 85 mean the wild fancies that you find in a crank, but a good, wholesome, sound imagination.” In the ordinary way, I should have been embarrassed by so direct a compliment from a man who was so evidently in the know, a man who was holding his own with the brightest minds all over the world. But in my present mood I took it as perfectly natural. Lou laughed in my ear. ‘ That’s right, Cockie, dear,” she chirruped. ‘“ This is where you go right in and win. I’ve really got to have those pearls, you know.” _ “She’s quite right…
1922 · PDF PAGE 162
…y to sell powdered borax to at a guinea a sniff. He told the man he’d rather have Beecham’s Pills. What I love about Cockie is the witty way he talks. But somehow or other, the flashes don’t come like they did—not so often, I mean. Besides which, he seems to be making his jokes to himself. Most of the time, I don’t get what he means. He talks to himself a great deal, for another thing. I get a feeling of absolute repulsion. I don’t know why it is. The least thing irritates me absurdly. I think it’s because every incident, even the things that a…
1905 · PDF PAGE 185
…arly all seem to indicate that Mr Crowley is still in the thick of his passions ; the ferment is discernible to all who have passed that way. But there is good wine there ; he must be reckoned with. If he progresses, his will become a great name. If he has arrived at his limits we shall hear no more of him. But from the power and earnestness of the book before us we are inclined to favour his chances in the future. He has shown at least the foot of Hercules.” —Birmingham Gazette. The Mother’s Tragedy, etc. 5s. The two dramas in this volume are …
1929 · PDF PAGE 138
…elemental spirit of the animal should get into their atmosphère. They practised sexual abstinence, lest they should be influenced in any way by the spirit of the wife. Even in regard to the excrements of the body they were equally carefulj in trimming the hair and nails, they ceremonially destroyed* 1 the severed portion. They fasted, so that the body itself might destroy anvthing extraneous to the bare necessity of its existence. They purified the mind by spécial prayers and conservations. They avoided the contamination of social intercourse, …
1929 · PDF PAGE 7
…t, as the pianist; but he had the peculiar quality of failing to attract attention. When they saw him, he acted in the most conventional way possible; a smile, and a bow, and a formal handshake, and the right word of greeting. But the moment that introductions were over, he apparently vanished! The conversation became general; Amy Brough went to sleep; Blaustein took his leave; Arnold King followed; the pianist rose for the same purpose and looked round for his friend. Only then did anyone observe that he was seated on the floor with crossed le…
1919 · PDF PAGE 144
…t I must be mistaken, I had (it seemed) heard it so many times before. No other answer came, so I went out into the streets and along my way. Gradually the fuller meaning has dawned on me, and I have returned to make this entry. I need not add much more. I do not put the answer down. It was given in silence and must remain in Silence. Still there seemed to be just one little ripple of joy in the Great Silent Sea as another soul gently sank to its rest, and the silent voices whispered “Welcome brother.” Then all was calm and Peace as before. The…
1930 · PDF PAGE 106
…h his preliminary exercises will hâve taught him during his walks. Let him repeat a sacred sentence (mantra) or let him count, in such a way that his footfall beats accurately with the rhythm thereof, as is done in dancing. Then let him practise Pranayama, at first without the Kumbhakam, and paying no atten¬ tion to the nostrils otherwise than to keep them clear. Let him begin by an indrawing of the breath for 4 paces, and a breathing out for 4 paces. Let him increase this gradually to 6.6, 8.8, 12.12, 16.16 and 24.24, or more if he be able. Ne…
1907 · PDF PAGE 186
…The spirits forsaken ! But I, shall I quail at a nod? Shall I fail for a God? [s the soul of me shaken? Darklier winding And steeper the way, Baffling and blinding Eyes used to the day. Rocks cloven by thunder And shattered by storm Awry or asunder Rise and reform In marvellous coils Round the adamant road Whose tangles and toils Lead on the abode, Where dwell in the light Of justice infernal The judges that smite, That judge men aright, Whose laws are eternal ! Those kings that in reigning For bribing or feigning Swerved never an hair From jus…
1910 · PDF PAGE 150
…s to a matter of First and Last Causes. The only reason why the Buddhist does not fall into the snare, is, not because he has explained away Brahman, but because he refuses to discuss him at all. Further the Buddhist argues that should the Hindu even attain by the exaltation of his selfhood to Ardpa Brahma-loka, though for a period incalculable he would endure there, yet in the end Karma would once again exert its sway over him, “and he would die as an Ardpabrahmaloka- Deva, his Sankharas giving rise to a being according to the nature of his un…
1910 · PDF PAGE 150
…s to a matter of First and Last Causes. The only reason why the Buddhist does not fall into the snare, is, not because he has explained away Brahman, but because he refuses to discuss him at all. Further the Buddhist argues that should the Hindu even attain by the exaltation of his selfhood to Ardpa Brahma-loka, though for a period incalculable he would endure there, yet in the end Karma would once again exert its sway over him, “and he would die as an Ardpabrahmaloka- Deva, his Sankharas giving rise to a being according to the nature of his un…
1929 · PDF PAGE 97
…lity to be constant change, just as the stability of a molécule is secured by the momentum of the swift atoms contained in it. 5 In this way let every idea go forth as a triangle on the base of two opposites, making an apex transcending their contradiction in a higher harmony. It is not safe to use any thought in Magick, unless that thought bas been thus equilibrated and destroyed. Thus again with the instruments themselves; the Wand must be ready to change into a Serpent, the Pantacle into the whirling Svastika or Disk of Jove, as if to fulfil…
1930 · PDF PAGE 37
…r us truthfully. Let us first consider the question of the compendium of symbols. The alphabet of a language is a more or less arbitrary way of transcribing the sounds employed in speaking it. The letters tnemselves h ave not necessarily any meaning as such. But in a System of divination each Symbol stands for a definite idea. It would not interfère with the English language to add a few new letters. In fact, some Systems of shorthand hâve done so. But a System of symbols suitable for divination must be a complété représentation of the Universe…
1929 · PDF PAGE 349
…he girl came as a bird, and he went as a worm --- but I anticipate.) Neuburg was the moving spirit of one of those societies which are always springing up in universities. They never take root; because death comes to all alike at the end of three years, so to speak. People who stay up for a fourth year are Ancient Mariners, but lack the power to hold the wedding guest. Of course people overlap; but the generations follow each other so quickly and the spirit of youth is so impotent to stamp itself upon history, that it is a rare piece of luck wh…
1906 · PDF PAGE 97
…esting turns aside, Not daring to desire ; And Madness born of Ares Jurks Behind the wonder of his works. Be sure that were the woodland way Tracked snakewise to the core, The dragon slain or driven away, The good Fleece won by war, Not yet should Ares sink his spear, Or fail of flinging forth a fear. The torch of Madness should be lit, And follow him afar: Upon his prow should Madness sit, A baleful beacon-star ; And in his home Despair and Strife Lie in his bosom for a wife ! But oh, the glory of the quest, ' The gainless goodly prize ! The f…
1929 · PDF PAGE 110
… Causality with that of Magick. How can we be sure that a person waving a stick and howling thereby produces thunderstorms ? In no other way than that familiar to Science ; we note that whenever we put a lighted match to dry gunpowder, an unintelligibly arbitrary phenomenon, that of sound, is observedj and so forth. We need not dwell upon this point ; but it seems worth while to answer one of the objections to the possibility of Magick, chosing one which is at first sight of an obviously “fatal” character. It is convenient to quote Verbatim fro…
1929 · PDF PAGE 113
conditions accompany the act, I can never be sure that they hâve always been, or ever will again be, identical. (In fact, it is certain that an event can never occur twice in precisely the same circum- stances.) 1 “Further, my ‘laws’ must always take nearly ail the more important éléments of knowledge for granted. I cannot say — finally — how an electric current is generated. I cannot be sure that some totally unsuspected force is not at work in some entirely arbitrary way. For example, it was formerly supposed that Hydrogen and Chlorine would …
1929 · PDF PAGE 231
… and dynastic considerations; I shall drop a word about Anschauung and Welt-politik; you know!" Lord Juventius giggled adorably. "By the way," continued Cyril "have you any influence — personal, I mean — with the old man?" Lord Juventius bent forward with lowered eyelids, and sank his voice to a confidential whisper. "The day we crossed," he murmured.
1954 · PDF PAGE 179
…nto that of Sebek. The Chimaera, recognizing your divine authority , becomes less formidable and menacing in appearance. He may, in some way, indicate his willingness to serve you. Very good , so far; but it is of course the first essential to make sure of his integrity. Accordingly you begin by asking his name. This is vital; because if he tells you the truth , it gives you power over him. But if, on the other hand , he tells you a lie, he abandons for good and all his fortress. He becomes rather like a submarine whose base has been destroyed.…
1996 · PDF PAGE 148
… then, having assumed conscious control of himself, that he may do his Will, he should make a point of using every faculty in a detached way (just as one inspects one’s pistols and fires a few rounds) without expecting ever to need them again, but on the general principle that if they were wanted, one might as well feel confident of the issue. This theory of initiation is so important to every aspirant that I shall illustrate how my own ignorance bred error, and error injury. My Will was, I now know, to be The Beast, 666, a Magus, the Word of t…
1904 · PDF PAGE 60
…h a lever of lath. Awake, awake only ! let there be ever re- membrance that Existence is sorrow, sorrow by the inherent necessity of the way it is made; sorrow not by volition, not by malice, not by carelessness, but by nature, by ineradicable tendency, by the incurable disease of Desire, its Creator, is it so, and the way to destroy it is by the uprooting of Desire ; nor is a task so formidable accomplished b y a ny t hreepenny- bit-in-the-plate-on-Sunday morality, the “deceive others and self-deception will take care of itself” uprightness, b…