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226 THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS II. ‘‘Jehjaour! was a mighty magician; his soul was dark and evil; and his lust was of life and power and of the wreaking of hatred upon the innocent. : And it came ‘to -pass that he gazed upon a ball of crystal wherein were shown him all the fears of the time unborn as yet on earth. And by his art he saw Perdu’ R ‘Abu, who had been his friend: for do what he would, the crystal showed always that sensual and frivolous youth as a Fear to him: even to him the Mighty One! But the selfish and evil are cowards; they fea…
1899 · PDF PAGE 2
…d that hath forsook Her mansion in this fleshly nook ; _ And of those Dzemons that are found In fire, air, flood, or under ground, Whose power hath a true content With Planet, or with Element. Some time let Gorgeous Tragedy In Sceptr'd Pall come sweeping by.” Il Penseroso.
1906 · PDF PAGE 102
With him arose the ruddy and fair; He was right debonair. They twain to upper air and lower Advanced the eyes of power. Ay! but above the dead man’s head A lotus-flower was spread. Thence dripped the Amrita, whereby Life learneth not to die. The seventh in silence tended it Against the horror of the pit. ITI. Thus in a cage of wisdom lay The dead man, live as they. They hold him sacred from the sun, From death and dissolution. Within the charmédd space is naught Possible unto thought. 94
1929 · PDF PAGE 144
…emon into the goat, and slaying the animal at that moment of possession upon the corpse of Gates, to endow that corpse with the demoniac power, in a kind of hideous marriage. The object was then identical with that of spiritism, or "spiritualism," as it is commonly and illiterately called; but Dr. Vesquit was a serious student, determined to obtain results, and not to be duped; his methods were consequently more efficient than those of the common or parlour medium. Arthwait opened the Grimoire and began his conjurations. It would be impossible …
1899 · PDF PAGE 241
…ies of our liberty Grow on Life’s crags still higher, Till on the loftiest peaks their blossom flower, The rampart of a people and their power.
1904 · PDF PAGE 96
…space of sunshine and eternal shower ; A little time for love, as short as is A brief half-hour. Hell hath no witchcraft, heaven hath no power, To change, prolong, delay, or hasten this. It comes and flits, a bee from bud to flower. No strength hath love, no virtue hath love’s kiss, To move one jot fate’s doom, man’s meed, sin’s dower. Between birth’s darkness and the gates of Dis, A brief half-hour! 84
1909 · PDF PAGE 36
…l flame that it would perhaps be visible to the eyes of a bystander, were one present. It is alleged that some persons have attained the power of actually kindling fire by these means. Whether this be so or not, the power is not one to be aimed at. 3. Success in “banishing” is known by a “feeling of cleanliness” in the atmosphere; success in “invoking” by a “ feeling of holiness.” It is unfortunate that these terms are so vague. But at least make sure of this: that any imaginary figure or being shall instantly obey the will of the student, when…
1909 · PDF PAGE 36
…l flame that it would perhaps be visible to the eyes of a bystander, were one present. It is alleged that some persons have attained the power of actually kindling fire by these means. Whether this be so or not, the power is not one to be aimed at. 3. Success in “banishing” is known by a “feeling of cleanliness” in the atmosphere; success in “invoking” by a “ feeling of holiness.” It is unfortunate that these terms are so vague. But at least make sure of this: that any imaginary figure or being shall instantly obey the will of the student, when…
1905 · PDF PAGE 109
…natcht, as it were, from him by untimely Death, resolved to go down to Hell with his harp, to try if he might obtain her of the infernal power.— Zhe Wisdom of the Anctents,
1909 · PDF PAGE 83
…pparatus. The mantra has slowed down to (at a guess) a quarter of its old pace. The rest in unison. This is because the feeling of great power, etc. etc., is the mere evidence of con- flict—the thunder of the guns. Now all is at peace; the power of the river, no more a torrent. The Concourse of the Forces has become the Harmony of the Forces; the word Tetragrammation is spoken and ended ; the holy letter Shin is descended into it. For the roaring God of Sinai we have the sleeping Babe of Bethlehem. A fulfilment, not a destroying, of the Law. Am a…
1909 · PDF PAGE 12
…f mind ! Lechers and lepers ! — all as ivy cling, Emasculate the healthy bole they haunt. Eternity is pregnant ; I shall sing Now— by my power — a spirit grave and gaunt Brilliant and selfish, hard and hot, to flaunt Reared like a flame across the lampless west, Until by love or laughter we enchaunt, Compel ye to Kithairon’s thorny crest — Evoe! Iacche ! consummatum est. — XxI —
1907 · PDF PAGE 240
…anation of “ thinking . ” ] Then working through the Berkeleyan arguments backwards , he arrives at defining . [Thing as a (unknowable ) power to produce sense impressions , which is purely Berkeley or his antithesis according as the power is conceived as God or Matter . ] Here we have struck again the fundamental chain A , B , A , B , A , B. Having now settled with “ Pure Mathematics ,” he turns to “ Pure Natural Science ," again assuming at the outset apodictic laws of nature , which Berkeley also assumed , and which Hume proved to be sceptic…
1906 · PDF PAGE 51
…em the Path of Truth is shown; right aspirations are their sphere ! 1 Sodden — the habitual— who ézves unre- strained, etc. 2 The Indian power of evil. 3 Alternative reading !— Who is not free from dirty taint, and tem- perate and truthful ain’t, He should not wear the garment quaint that marks the Arahat or Saint.—A. C. An ill-thatched house is open to the mercy of the rain and wind. So passion hath the power to break into an unreflecting mind. A well-thatched house is proof against the fury of the rain and wind. So passion hath no power to br…
1898 · PDF PAGE 87
…hover on a single spray of thorn. There is a great grey tower Cut clear against the deep ; In the sun’s wakening hour I think it has the power To touch the soul of sleep With its tender thought, and bid me to awake for joy—and weep. This night I am earlier, No drowsy thought drew nigh 77
1901 · PDF PAGE 118
…ng through the streams that flow In ether to the sky, The moving archipelago, Stars in their seigneury. Thine be the kingdom ! Thine the power ! The glory triply thine ! Thine, through Eternity’s swift hour, Eternity, thy shrine— Yea, by the holy lotus-flower, Even mine !
1904 · PDF PAGE 78
THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS 71 II “Jehjaour1 was a mighty magician; his soul was dark and evil; and his lust was of life and power and of the wreaking of h atred upon the innocent. And it came to pass that he gazed upon a ball of crystal wherein were shown him all the fears of the time unborn as yet on earth. And by his art he saw Perdu’ R Abu, who had been his friend : for do what he would, the crystal showed always that sensual and frivolous youth as a Fear to him : even to him the Mighty One ! But the selfish and evil are cowards; they fear sh…
1907 · PDF PAGE 131
…de : Nature. BOOK II. Orpheus laments his wife—‘‘ Come back, come back, come back, Eurydice.” “ Fling down the foolish lyre, the witless power.” Complains of the antithesis of desire and power --‘' Le¢ the far music of oblivious years,” Laments—'‘ How can one hour dissolve a year's delight,” Tells of his wooing—'"' Jn child-like meditative movd,”’ Eurydice’s song—*' O shape half seen of love, and lost.” Continues the tale of his wooing—'‘‘ Such tune my fulling body snapped.” Invokes Aphrodite—‘' Daughter of Glory, child.” Continues the tale of …
1910 · PDF PAGE 283
…toa considerable extent consisted in the employment, judiciously, if we may use the word, of hasheesh, as giving a critical and analytic power to the mind, which enabled the neophyte to roll up the murk and mist from beclouded truths till they stood distinctly seen in the splendour of their own harmonious beauty as an intuition. One thing related of Pythagoras and his friends has seemed very striking tome. There isa legend that, as he was passing over a river, its waters called up to him in the presence of his followers, “ Hail! Pythagoras.” Fr…
1910 · PDF PAGE 283
…toa considerable extent consisted in the employment, judiciously, if we may use the word, of hasheesh, as giving a critical and analytic power to the mind, which enabled the neophyte to roll up the murk and mist from beclouded truths till they stood distinctly seen in the splendour of their own harmonious beauty as an intuition. One thing related of Pythagoras and his friends has seemed very striking tome. There isa legend that, as he was passing over a river, its waters called up to him in the presence of his followers, “ Hail! Pythagoras.” Fr…
1913 · PDF PAGE 224
…e ecstasy is flown . O could the gods immortalize The one remaining hour , The mind 's delight , the soul 's surprise , And your elusive power ! 205