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Page 89 of 1121922 · PDF PAGE 315
…owly shook his head. As a matter of fact, I could hardly see. My eyesight was disturbed in some peculiar way which frightened me, and my heart began to protest. I took out the cocaine once more. To my astonishment, Lamus bounded from his chair and took the bottle from my hands. I wanted to get up and kill him ; but a deathly faintness seized me. The room swam. Lamus returned to his chair, and once again silence fell on the studio. I think I must have lost consciousness for a while; for I do not remember who put an ice-cold towel round my head o…
1996 · PDF PAGE 11
…e founder of 93 Publishing, who first published Crowley’s commentaries over twenty years ago. This popular edition was dear to Crowley’s heart. A full fifty years have passed since it was first prepared for publication. In the intervening years the commentaries have retained all of their philosophical depth, and gained increasing relevance as they anticipated so many of the burning social issues of our times. Love is the law, love under will. Hymenaeus Beta Frater Superior, O.T.O.
1922 · PDF PAGE 373
…gan to burst into blossom of starlight. Over the hill-top before us hung the golden scimitar of the moon, and in the stillness the faint heart-beat of the sea was heard, as if the organ in some enchanted cathedral were throbbing under the fingers of Merlin, and transmuting the monotonous sadness of existence into a peaceful pzan of inexpressible jubilance of triumph, the Te Deum of mankind celebrating its final victory over the heathen hordes of despair. A turn in the path, and we came suddenly upon a cauldron-shaped depression in the hillside …
1996 · PDF PAGE 202
…ot ever unto me: then expect the direful judgments of Ra Hoor Khuit! 53. This shall regenerate the world, the little world my sister, my heart & my tongue, unto whom I send this kiss. Also, o scribe and prophet, though thou be of the princes, it shall not assuage thee nor absolve thee. But ecstasy be thine and joy of earth: ever To me! To me! 54. Change not as much as the style of a letter; for behold! thou, o prophet, shalt not behold all these mysteries hidden therein. 55. The child of thy bowels, he shall behold them. 56. Expect him not from…
1907 · PDF PAGE 84
…e instructed devotee will no longer detest the blasphemer, because he will have laughed with Ingersoll and Saladin. I “Give the lion the heart of the lamb, and the lamb the force of the lion; and they will lie down in peace together." Kwaw ceased, and the heavy and regular breathing of Iuju assured him that his words had not been wasted; at last that restless and harried soul had found supreme repose.
1906 · PDF PAGE 172
…a doubt. So, ’'m a poet or a rhymer ; A mountaineer or mountain climber. So much for Crowley’s vital primer. The inward life of soul and heart, That is a thing occult, apart : - But yet his metier or his kismet As much as these you have of his met. So—you be butcher ; you be baker ; You, Plymouth Brother, and you, Quaker; You, Mountebank, you, corset-maker :— While for you, my big beauty,” (Chicago packs pork) Pll teach you the trick to be hen-of-the-walk. Shriek a music-hall song with a double ong-tong ! Dance a sprightly can-can at Paree or B…
1907 · PDF PAGE 98
…ied to make his engine go by prayer and philosophy? But I am mad. Here is my poem, then. Having the memory of a madman, he recited it by heart.
1910 · PDF PAGE 348
…aner than capitals, and a happy ending: “Wherever you are, there is my kingdom,” he murmured, as he folded his beloved close against his heart. Mr. Brodie-Innes belongs to what one may call the Exoteric Occult School 330
1910 · PDF PAGE 348
…aner than capitals, and a happy ending: “Wherever you are, there is my kingdom,” he murmured, as he folded his beloved close against his heart. Mr. Brodie-Innes belongs to what one may call the Exoteric Occult School 330
1929 · PDF PAGE 309
…ed with humanity. The Rockies have no majesty; they do not elevate the mind to contemplation of Almighty God any more than they warm the heart by seeming sentinels to watch over the habitations of one's fellow men. Toronto as a city carries out the idea of Canada as a country. It is a calculated crime both against the aspirations o the soul and the affections of the heart. I had been fed vilely on the train. I thought I would treat myself to a really first-class dinner. But all I could get was high-tea --- they had never heard the name of wine!…
1996 · PDF PAGE 208
…ll with them, master! 61. There is a light before thine eyes, o prophet, a light unde sired, most desirable. 62. I am uplifted in thine heart; and the kisses of the stars rain hard upon thy body. 63. Thou art exhaust in the voluptuous fullness of the inspira tion; the expiration is sweeter than death, more rapid and laughterful than a caress of Hell’s own worm. 64. Oh! thou art overcome: we are upon thee; our delight is all over thee: hail! hail: prophet of Nu! prophet of Had! prophet of Ra-Hoor-Khu! Now rejoice! now come in our splendour
1899 · PDF PAGE 252
… With her sharp flight of fury and despair.’ There is no new note here. Even the epithets are conventional ; nor does the author take to heart his master’s advice to poets to ‘load each line with gold. In an epilogue to the story, written in a rougher metre, the author is somewhat happier.”— The Critic. 6
1905 · PDF PAGE 136
… breath ; My words are fashioned as a sword, My voice is like the voice of death. The thunder of the Spirit’s wings Brings terror to the hearts of kings. Anon, and I am driven out In desert places by desire ; My mouth is salt and dry; I doubt If hell hath such another fire ; If God’s damnation can devise A lust to match these agonies. 1 Not Elijah, as the sequel shows. Foolish contemporary reviews, however, made this silly blunder. * Under this name the poet lay perdu in the heart of London, prosecuting, under circum- stances of romantic and sa…
1910 · PDF PAGE 30
…nd yearn in utter worship towards the all-glorious one, not daring to raise my eyes to yonder rosy shaft of Parian stone. The love in my heart melts all the winter of my body, and the warm salt spring gush from my eyes upon the ground — surely the latter spring shall see green violets grow thereon ! Then, in the hush of the sunset, come noiseless hoofs treading the enamelled turf ; and ere I know it a fierce lithe hairy body has gripped mine, and the dread wand of magic shudders it live way into my being, so that the foundations of my soul are …
1929 · PDF PAGE 22
…face. He could not; and anyhow, how did one? He thought of many stories of people who had shot themselves ineffectively. He felt for his heart and failed to find it, wondered if it had stopped and he were dying, had a fit of fear paralysing all his will. He thought of himself lying dead. No, by God! I can't do it! he cried, and flung the pistol back into the drawer. As luck would have it, the weapon exploded. The bullet broke his jaw, tore away four molars, smashed the cheek-bone, pulped the right eye, and, glancing from the frontal bone, fou…
1904 · PDF PAGE 31
…a doubt. So, I’m a poet or a rhymer ; A mountaineer or mountain climber. So much for Crowley’s vital primer. The inward life of soul and heart, That is a thing occult, apart : But yet his metier or his kismet As much as these you have of his met. So—you be butcher ; you be baker ; You, Plymouth Brother, and you, Quaker ; You, Mountebank, you, corset-maker :— While for you, my big beauty,20 (Chicago packs pork) I’ll teach you the trick to be hen-of-the-walk. Shrick a music-hall song with a double ong-tong ! Dance a sprightly can-can at Paree or …
1996 · PDF PAGE 38
…at the effect is to change that part of our environment which dissatisfies us, until it does so no longer. We “re-mould it nearer to the Heart’s Desire.”1 1 [Edward Fitzgerald, Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.]
1905 · PDF PAGE 239
… know the fire that runs Racing and maddening from the crown of flame, The monolithic core of mystical Red fury that is called a woman’s heart) Sinking, I say, from the supreme embrace, The Good-night kisses; sinking into sleep-— What dreams betoken the dread solitude? VENUS. What dreams? Ah, dreamest not of me, my knight ? Of vast caresses that include all worlds? Of transmutation into molten steel Fusing with my intolerable gold In the red crucible of alchemy, That is—of clay? TANNHAUSER. I dream of no such thing. But of Thy likeness have I o…
1910 · PDF PAGE 87
…any. He should practise in secrecy in a retired place. “For the sake of appearances he should remain in society, but should not have his heart in it. He should not renounce the duties of his profession, caste or rank, but let him perform these merely as an instru- ment without any thought of the event. By thus doing there is no sin.” This is sound Rosicrucian doctrine, by the way. * “ Hatha-Yoga Pradipika,” pp. 5,6. Note the similarity of these conditions to those laid down in “The Book of the Sacred Magic,” Also see “Gheranda Sanhita,” p. 33. …
1910 · PDF PAGE 87
…any. He should practise in secrecy in a retired place. “For the sake of appearances he should remain in society, but should not have his heart in it. He should not renounce the duties of his profession, caste or rank, but let him perform these merely as an instru- ment without any thought of the event. By thus doing there is no sin.” This is sound Rosicrucian doctrine, by the way. * “ Hatha-Yoga Pradipika,” pp. 5,6. Note the similarity of these conditions to those laid down in “The Book of the Sacred Magic,” Also see “Gheranda Sanhita,” p. 33. …