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1904 · PDF PAGE 72

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…llated the sensitive pudding, and sure as it ever rose, the overseer knocked it down with a sharp blow. This will teach you to cast your eyes upon your mistress, you dog ! She raved at him, and pressed her hot and amorous beauty-spot against the bruised belly-ruffian. At last not even all her art could raise the drooping head : it was practi- cally mashed into a pulp ; her dainty mouth ap- proached its bleeding tip, and with infinite lust she began to chew and swallow the entire intercrural pudding of the yelling black. She finished her meal by…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 82

Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden

…e most popular of the lieutenants, Andrew Clayton, a man of violent passions not usually associated with fair hair and rather timid grey eyes. Andrew saw the sly looks of the midshipman and one day went into his cabin and, stepping to his side with- out a word, gave him a fierce kiss, while his hand sought to awake desire in an even more direct manner. But the passing fancy of the boy had gone, and he rudely repulsed the advances of his would-be lover. Andrew, with great self-command, withdrew in silence. Next day, however, they were both calle…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 68

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

… that, when anything is (or can be) described by a word or a name, the knowledge concerning it is Avidyd, “ignorance.” No sooner are the eyes of a man opened + than he sees “good and evil,” and becomes a prey to the illusions he has set out to conquer. He gets something apart from himself, and whether it be Religion, Science, or Philosophy it matters not; for in the vacuum which he thereby creates, between him and it, burns the fever that he will never subdue until he has annihilated both.{ God, Immortality, Freedom, are appear- ances and not r…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 68

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

… that, when anything is (or can be) described by a word or a name, the knowledge concerning it is Avidyd, “ignorance.” No sooner are the eyes of a man opened + than he sees “good and evil,” and becomes a prey to the illusions he has set out to conquer. He gets something apart from himself, and whether it be Religion, Science, or Philosophy it matters not; for in the vacuum which he thereby creates, between him and it, burns the fever that he will never subdue until he has annihilated both.{ God, Immortality, Freedom, are appear- ances and not r…

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1906 · PDF PAGE 117

Collected Works (Vol. II)

…fall Once ere night whisper. ‘‘ Sleep !” JASON. And see ! the ship Glides between walls of purple. MEDEA. The green land Cools the tired eyes. CHORUS. The rocks stand sentinel. MEDEA. Let still the song that saved us gladden us. Lift up thy lyre, sweet Orpheus, on the sea. ORPHEuS.,} Over a sea like stained glass At sunset like a chrysopras :— Our smooth-oared vessel over-rides Crimson and green and purple tides. Between the rocky isles we pass, And greener islets gay with grass ; Between the over-arching sides Our pinnace glides. 1 The song de…

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1907 · PDF PAGE 68

Konx Om Pax

…ruth will never be believed.” To try your formula I must control not only my words, but my tones, the shape of my mouth, the mirth of my eyes, the ready ambiguity of my shoulders! Bones. A good exercise, Frater. Bowley. Another point. I am, after all, a Poet. That ’5 right about the lake-reflected sun illuminating the blooming bees. I often hold long conversations with people, and discover long after that I wasn’t there at all. I often dream and am honestly puzzled whether the events of it have or have not happened. Bones. Consciously refuse to …

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1929 · PDF PAGE 53

Moonchild

delicacy, surprising in so strong a model. Her eyes were clear and fearless and true; but one could see that they must have served her ill indeed often enough, for they were evidently incapable of understanding falsity, and evil. The nose was straight and broad, full of energy; and the mouth passionate and firm. The lips were somewhat thick, but they were mobile; [76] and the whole expression of the face redeemed any defect of any feature. For while its general physical aspect was severe, even savage — she might have been a Tartar beauty, the b…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 96

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

… are known to be purified by the following signs: (1) A clear skin. (2) A beautiful voice. (3) A calm appearance of the face. (4) Bright eyes. (5) Hearing constantly the Nada. + The Sushumna may in more than one way be compared to Prometheus, or the hollow reed, who as the mediator between heaven and earth transmitted the mystic fire from the moon. Again the Mahalingam or 6 gaas, For further see “ The Canon,” p. 119. 84

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1910 · PDF PAGE 96

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

… are known to be purified by the following signs: (1) A clear skin. (2) A beautiful voice. (3) A calm appearance of the face. (4) Bright eyes. (5) Hearing constantly the Nada. + The Sushumna may in more than one way be compared to Prometheus, or the hollow reed, who as the mediator between heaven and earth transmitted the mystic fire from the moon. Again the Mahalingam or 6 gaas, For further see “ The Canon,” p. 119. 84

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1922 · PDF PAGE 280

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…r. It struck me as very extraordinary that he should have been able to procure it at so remote a place without a prescription. But Lou’s eyes were fixed on him with an expression of delighted curiosity. I felt as though somehow or other she had divined the secret. She seemed intensely amused at my perplexity, and stroked my hair in her most patronising manner. “You poor brainless creature,” she seemed to be saying with her finger-tips Well, we all had heroin with our second cup of coffee, and my spirits rose immediately. Lamus produced two litt…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 454

Magick Without Tears

…aught to suppose. Please let me emphasize the fact that I have heard and seen these conditions in Eastern countries with my own ears and eyes. Vivekananda-certainly the best of the modern Indian writers on Yoga-complained bitterly that the old greymalkin witches of New York who called themselves his disciples had to be dodged with infinite precaution whenever he wanted to

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1929 · PDF PAGE 357

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…ced of her purity and my infamy. I realized that I was wasting my breath. "Come across the road", I said wearily, "and see with your own eyes." I was almost obliged to use actual force, but he came; and there was Dorothy, unadorned, smoking a cigarette on my bed. The boy was absolutely stunned. Even with the evidence in front of his eyes, he was loth to admit the truth. His ideal woman was shattered thoroughly and for ever. The boy had suffered frightfully, but that was not my fault. It was the fault of his own romantic idealism; and had I not …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 95

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…” For the beginner that posture which continues for the into the nostrils and pulling it out through the mouth, Trataka in steadying the eyes, Nauli in moving the intestines, and Kapalabhati, which is of three kinds, Vyat-krama, Vama-krama, and Sit-krama, of drawing in wind or water through the nostrils and expelling it by the mouth, and vice versdé. Also see “ Gheranda Sanhita,” pp. 2-10. This little book should be read in conjunction with the “Hatha Yoga Pradipika.” * The “Gheranda Sanhita” gives thirty-two postures. + The “Shiva Sanhita,” pp…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 95

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…” For the beginner that posture which continues for the into the nostrils and pulling it out through the mouth, Trataka in steadying the eyes, Nauli in moving the intestines, and Kapalabhati, which is of three kinds, Vyat-krama, Vama-krama, and Sit-krama, of drawing in wind or water through the nostrils and expelling it by the mouth, and vice versdé. Also see “ Gheranda Sanhita,” pp. 2-10. This little book should be read in conjunction with the “Hatha Yoga Pradipika.” * The “Gheranda Sanhita” gives thirty-two postures. + The “Shiva Sanhita,” pp…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 313

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…nd to say, but all of a sudden my whole being seemed to falter. I sat down weakly in the chair, gasping for breath. Through my half-shut eyes I could see Lou take an impulsive step towards me; and then, controlling herself, she recoiled as a man might who had approached what he thought was a beautifully marked piece of fallen timber and recog- nised it for a rattlesnake.

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1996 · PDF PAGE 169

The Law is for All

… probably not extant; much of a related paper, “Liber 729, The Amalantrah Working,” survives.] Why assault their flesh rather than their eyes, as in the other cases? Because the metaphysics, or point of view, is correct — I take Judaism as Qabalistic — but the practice imperfect. 54. Bahlasti! Ompehda! I spit on your crapulous creeds. Commentary: By sound Bahlasti suggests “hurling” or “blasting”; Ompehda is not too fantastically onomatopoetic for “an explosion.” 55. Let Mary inviolate be torn upon wheels: for her sake let all chaste women be u…

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1929 · PDF PAGE 567

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

… up against him and confirmed my statement. It was useless. His own objection to the occult was so strong, that he deliberately shut his eyes to the facts; even the vogue of Conan Doyle's senile dementia did not move him. And that is the end of that. I have not seen the English Review this year. I can only suppose that it has dropped back after the spurt of last summer into its regular ditch-water dullness, if indeed it has not passed away altogether by that kind of passing away which leaves nothing whatever behind. My third string was to publi…

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1904 · PDF PAGE 55

The Goetia

…coal kindled to put the fumes on, to smoke or perfume the place appointed for action; also anointing oil to anoint thy temples and thine eyes with; and fair water to wash thyself in. And in so doing, thou shalt say as David said : THE ADORATION AT THE BATH. “TuHovu shalt purge me with hyssop, O Lord! and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.” And at the putting on of thy garments thou shalt say: THe ADORATION AT THE INDUING OF THE VESTMENTS. “By the figurative mystery of these holy vestures (or of this holy vest…

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1954 · PDF PAGE 213

Magick Without Tears

…ly about thirty years of age with no sign of a wound anywhere. The man's head, which was clean-shaven, was outside the block of ice; the eyes were closed and the

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1929 · PDF PAGE 205

Confessions of Aleister Crowley

…us and self-confident, would be led on by them, seemingly in full sympathy, to make an exhibition of himself, visible and hideous to all eyes but his own. L---, his eager face like a silver moon starting from a thundercloud, his hair, would pierce the very soul of the debate and kindle it with magick joy or freeze it with scorn implacable. D---, his expression noble and commanding, yet sly, as if ever ready to laugh at the intricacies of his own intellect, sat next him, his deep and wondrous eyes lit with strange light, while with words like bu…

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