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Page 93 of 1731912 · PDF PAGE 133
… the shaggy-headed old analyst told another story to his brother experts at the ΝΜ Office, And indeed, though her nature was incapable of great passion, what 5116 had she gave, and to the innocence of a child added a dog's fidelity and trust. Professor Zircon was a happy old man ; 116 called her his Chloride of Gold. Muriel means salt, you know, he would explain to the fellows at the Club, and salt is a compound of hydrochloric or muriatic acid—I wonder if we shall produce a little Zirconium Chloride! At this jest thus elaborated he was wont to l…
1913 · PDF PAGE 424
…sh me.” “Oh, well, get out of its way!” “Impossible! My feet are caught in brambles that cling ever closer. Ah! Help! Help! There is the great stone coming right upon me!” “Well, there it is!” said the other laughing, throwing the pillow at his head in order to wake him. A terrible cry, suddenly strangled in his throat, a con- vulsion, a sigh, then nothing more. The practical joker gets up, pulls his comrade’s arm, calls him ; in his turn, he becomes frightened, he cries out, people come with lights... the unfortunate sleep-waker was dead. 126
1913 · PDF PAGE 435
…tary forms. The four points represent the four indicible and incommunicable letters of the occult tetragram, that eternal formula of the Great Arcanum, G.°. A.’. “The two points on the right represent force, as those on the left symbolize love, and the four letters should be read from right to left, beginning by the right-hand upper corner, and going thence to the left-hand lower corner, and so for the others, making the cross of St. Andrew. “The suppression of the two left-hand points expresses the negation of the cross, the negation of mercy …
1913 · PDF PAGE 424
…sh me.” “Oh, well, get out of its way!” “Impossible! My feet are caught in brambles that cling ever closer. Ah! Help! Help! There is the great stone coming right upon me!” “Well, there it is!” said the other laughing, throwing the pillow at his head in order to wake him. A terrible cry, suddenly strangled in his throat, a con- vulsion, a sigh, then nothing more. The practical joker gets up, pulls his comrade’s arm, calls him ; in his turn, he becomes frightened, he cries out, people come with lights... the unfortunate sleep-waker was dead. 126
1913 · PDF PAGE 435
…tary forms. The four points represent the four indicible and incommunicable letters of the occult tetragram, that eternal formula of the Great Arcanum, G.°. A.’. “The two points on the right represent force, as those on the left symbolize love, and the four letters should be read from right to left, beginning by the right-hand upper corner, and going thence to the left-hand lower corner, and so for the others, making the cross of St. Andrew. “The suppression of the two left-hand points expresses the negation of the cross, the negation of mercy …
1919 · PDF PAGE 226
…ren of the same Lodge are engaged in the same work, they should seek to amalgamate the same by entering into part- nership. Thus in time great and powerful corporations may arise from small individual enterprises. 7. They shall be diligent in circulating all tracts, mani- festos, and all other communications which the Order may from time to time give out for the instruction or emancipa- tion of the profane. 8. They may offer suitable books and pictures to the Li- braries of the Profess-Houses of the Order. FOURTH HOUSE 9. Every Brother who may …
1919 · PDF PAGE 337
…th, Disciple, is the Hall of Sorrow, wherein are set along the Path of dire probations, traps to ensnare thy EGO by the delusion called “Great Heresy.” Develops still further these remarks. 18. This earth, O ignorant Disciple, is but the dismal en- trance leading to the twilight that precedes the valley of true light—that light which no wind can extinguish, that light which burns without a wick or fuel. “Twilight” here may again refer to Atmadarshana. The last phrase is borrowed from Eliphas Levi, who was not (I believe) a Tibetan of antiquity.…
1919 · PDF PAGE 426
… 474. 42. “The eight dire miseries forsake for evermore; if not, to wisdom, sure, thou canst not come, nor yet to liberation,’ saith the great Lord, the Tathagata of perfection, “he who has followed in the footsteps of his predecessors.” “The eight dire miseries” are the five senses plus the three- fold fire of Lust, Hatred and Dullness. But the quotation is not familiar. I feel sure He did not say “sure.” 104
1929 · PDF PAGE 218
…THE BOULEVARD ARAGO; AND OF THE LOVES OF LISA LA GIUFFRIA AND ABDUL BEY, HOW THEY PROSPERED. OF THE CONCLUSION OF THE FALSE ALARM OF THE GREAT EXPERIMENT, AND OF A CONFERENCE BETWEEN DOUGLASS AND HIS SUBORDINATES. LORD ANTONY BOWLING was one of three men in the War Office who could speak French perfectly; despite this drawback, he had been selected to confer with the French headquarters in Paris. Here he met Cyril Grey, busy with his tailor. The young magician had once held a captaincy in a Hussar regiment, but a year of India had developed his…
1954 · PDF PAGE 539
…t I have been in some way derogating Yoga. I would not like to maintain that it is necessary to Magick because there have been many very great magicians who know nothing at all of the subject but I am just as strongly convinced as I was before that the practice of Yoga in itself is of enormous assistance to the Magician in his more intelligible path, only adding that he should beware lest the logical antinomies inherent in Yoga divert him from or discourage him in his simple path. Love is the law, love under will. Fraternally, 666
1907 · PDF PAGE 116
…ifted people who throng his studio as much as he will let them. Let there be an end, then, not to the sordid and snarling jealousy which greatness must inevitably excite, not to the simian tooth-grindings which must always accom- pany the entrance of a man into the jungle, but to this peculiarly senseless and sidelong attack. One accepts the lion as a worthy antagonist; one can enjoy playing with a fine dog; one can sympathise with sincere and honourable labour, though it be in vain ; RODIN FRONTISPIECE RODIN. Here isaman! For all the world to …
1906 · PDF PAGE 175
…wledge. Why retain The husk of flesh, yet seek to merit The influx of the Holy Spirit? And, swift as caddies pat and cap a tee, Gain the great prize all mortals snap at, he- Roic guerdon of Srotapatti ? With calm and philosophic mind, Our logical No fears, no hopes, devotions blind cna ioe a To hamper, soberly we'll state demonstrating The problem, and investigate erudition of In purely scientific mood poet. The sheer Ananke of the mind, A temper for our steel to find Whereby those brazen nails subdued Against our door-posts may in vain Ring. W…
1907 · PDF PAGE 38
…there be Life and Death ,” and the link between these two is Love . Here we will give but one or two curious examples , dealing with the great songs of love in the next chapter . As a singer of love - songs Aleister Crowley excels . The following is from “ The Star and the Garter " : Your lips are gathered up to mine ; Your bosom heaves with fearful breath ; Your scent is keen as floral wine , Inviting me , and love , to death.2 Also the following is charming in its simplicity : She has a lithe white body , slim And limber , fairy - like , a sn…
1907 · PDF PAGE 151
…have called “ The Mother .” And as Diana , Luna , and Hecate are one , so Rosa Mundi , Rosa Coeli , Rosa Inferni, unite Triformis in one great trinity in unity . And as the Moon kisses the Sea , so does Diana embrace the wave-born Aphrodite , as she rises from the blue foam , star of the Deep ; she who pours back into the ocean of Eternity the pure waters of inexhaustible chastity mingled with the never -dying flames of inextinguish able love . At last she has been disclosed to us , she concerning whom it was prophesied in the beginning of Time…
1909 · PDF PAGE 24
…, Pranayama, and Dharana. 5. There is little danger that any student, however idle or stupid, will fail to get some result; but there is great danger that he will be led astray, obsessed and overwhelmed by his results, even though it be by those which it is necessary that he should attain. Too often, moreover, he mistaketh the first resting-place for the goal, and taketh off his armour as if he were a victor ere the fight is well begun. It is desirable that the student should never attach to any result the importance which it at first seems to …
1909 · PDF PAGE 316
THE EQUINOX “TI grow great, and my white wand becomes a wand of living fire. Then I perceived that the angel had left me, and that once again fiery rain was falling around me. “ After this I departed, and in the air was surrounded by dark forms, whom I commanded to lead me back to the circle. Then I sank amid a flock of eagles, and, descending, prayed and rejoined my body. “ My body was intensely strengthened; I was filled with a feeling of power and glory. I gave thanks.’ No. 10. “Queen’s Hall. During the axdante of Beetho- ven’s Symphony in C…
1909 · PDF PAGE 24
…, Pranayama, and Dharana. 5. There is little danger that any student, however idle or stupid, will fail to get some result; but there is great danger that he will be led astray, obsessed and overwhelmed by his results, even though it be by those which it is necessary that he should attain. Too often, moreover, he mistaketh the first resting-place for the goal, and taketh off his armour as if he were a victor ere the fight is well begun. It is desirable that the student should never attach to any result the importance which it at first seems to …
1909 · PDF PAGE 316
THE EQUINOX “TI grow great, and my white wand becomes a wand of living fire. Then I perceived that the angel had left me, and that once again fiery rain was falling around me. “ After this I departed, and in the air was surrounded by dark forms, whom I commanded to lead me back to the circle. Then I sank amid a flock of eagles, and, descending, prayed and rejoined my body. “ My body was intensely strengthened; I was filled with a feeling of power and glory. I gave thanks.’ No. 10. “Queen’s Hall. During the axdante of Beetho- ven’s Symphony in C…
1919 · PDF PAGE 381
THE TWO PATHS bookkeeper to make a statement of the countless billions of profit to be made in some future year. It requires no great ability to string a row of zeros after a significant figure until the ink runs out. What is wanted is the actual balance of the week. The reader is most strongly urged not to permit himself, to indulge in fantastic flights of thought, which are the poi- son of the mind, because they represent an attempt to run away from reality, a dispersion of energy and a corruption of moral strength. His business is, firstly, …
1922 · PDF PAGE 77
…future. I leant upon the parapet entranced. Lou's arm was around my neck. We were so still that I could feel her pulses softly beating. “Great Scott, Pendragon ! ”’ For all its suggestion of surprise, the voice was low and winsome. I looked around. Had I been asked, I should have said, no doubt, that I should have resented any disturbance ; and here was a sudden, violent, unpleasant disturbance; and it did not disturb me. There was a somewhat tentative smile on the face of the man who had spoken. I recognised him instantly, though I had not see…