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Page 99 of 1041906 · PDF PAGE 139
…ur If I recoil the chain whose last smooth link Slides o’er Time’s cogwheel. In the be- ginning then The vastness of the heavens and the earth Created the idea of (od. So Levi once Sarcastic in apostasy ; @ rebours. So Miiller, mythopoeic in his mood Of the unmasking mythopoeia, Now Profounder science, Spencer’s amplitude, Allen’s too shallow erudition, Frazer’s Research, find men have made—since men made aught— Their Gods, and slain, and eaten. face! I, Criosda of the Mist, see truth in all Rather than truth in none. Below the rite, The sight!…
1939 · PDF PAGE 66
…' 'Qol: Hua Allahu achad; Allahu assamad: lam yalid walam yulad; walam yakun lahu kufwan achad.' I was to say this, bowing myself to the earth after each chapter, a thousand and one times a day, as I walked behind my camel in the Great Eastern Erg of the Sahara. I do not think that anyone will dispute that this was pretty good exercise; but my point is that it was certainly very good Yoga. From what I have said in previous lectures you will all recognise that this practice fulfils all the conditions of the earlier stages of Yoga, and it is ther…
1905 · PDF PAGE 17
…. WHEN God bethought [im, and the world began, IIe made moist clay, and breathed on it, that man Might be ost frail and feeble, and like earth Shrink at Death's finger from the hour of birth ; And like the sea by limits of pale sand Be utterly confined; but so He planned To vivify the body with the soul, That fire and air were wedded to control The heavy bulk beneath them, so His breath Touched the warm clay and violated death, Gave to the spirit wings and hade it rise To seek its Maker with aspiring eyes, Gave to the body strength to hold awhi…
1905 · PDF PAGE 26
…I die; I have vowed to live With one aim only; never to forgive The wrong the gods do me, and in my form Love his high self, by whom the earth is warm To-day, by whose defiance the universe Would crash in one inextricable curse To primal chaos. Ilear me, I have sworn.” Then, suddenly, more glorious than the morn Tipping the golden tops of autumn hills With light, more countless than the myriad rills Of bright dew running off the bracken leaves, With gold more saturated than the sheaves In the red glow that promises the day Shall glory when the …
1906 · PDF PAGE 231
… is as the seed of the Banyan Tree. It groweth and is of stature as a mountain, and, ay me! it shooteth down fresh roots into the aching earth. For the boy grew and became a man; and his eyes kindled with the lust of life and love; and the de- sire stirred him to see the round world and its many marvels. Wherefore he went forth, taking his father’s store of gold, laid up for him against that bitter day, and he took fair maidens, and was their servant. And he builded a fine house and dwelt therein. And he took no thought. But he said: Here is a …
1905 · PDF PAGE 18
…, and by the spell Of their own wickedness discover sin Unguessed at, by slow treason creeping in, To spread corruption, and destroy the earth. sut in the holy hour and happy birth That swam through stars propitious, meadows white, And fresh with newer flowers of the night In the pale fields supernal, when his sire Took from the nurse the child of his desire, Aman, the prayers of many maidens sent So sweet a savour through the firmament That no false spirit might draw nigh. And still THis angel ministers defend from ill The head they nurtured. …
1905 · PDF PAGE 28
…th acclaim Of tuneful thrushes shrill with mountain song, And noise of nightingales, and murmur long— A sigh half-sad, as if remembering earth And all the massy pillars of her girth ; Half-jubilant, as if foreseeing a world Fresher with starlight and with waters pearled, Sunnier days and rivers calm and clear, And music for four seasons of the year, And pleasant peoples with glad throat and voice Too wise to grieve, too happy to rejoice. So came the dawn on Ida to disclose Within her confines a delicious rose Lying asleep, a-dreaming, white of …
1944 · PDF PAGE 89
…nt, and therefore every‐ thing is reversed. This idea of sacrifice is, in the final analysis, a wrong idea. “I give unimaginable joys on earth: certainty, not faith, while in life, upon death; peace unutterable, rest, ecstasy; nor do I demand aught in sacrifice.” “Every man and every woman is a star.” The whole idea of sacrifice is a misconception of nature, and these texts of the Book of the Law are the answer to it. But water is the element of Illusion; one may regard this symbol n evil legacy from the old Aeon; to use an anatomical analogy, …
1905 · PDF PAGE 200
…ake of some convulsive love ! | The leopard changed his spots; for in me leapt The mate, the tiger. Murderous I sprang Across the mellow earth: my senses swept, * One torrent flame, one soul-dissolving pang. How queenly bent her body to the grip! How lithe it slips, her bosom to my own ! The throat leans back, to tantalise the lip :— The sudden shame of her is overthrown ! O maiden of the spirit of the wheat, One ripening sunbeam thrills thee to the soul, Electric from red mane to amber feet ! The blue skies focus, as a burning bowl, The restle…
1944 · PDF PAGE 122
…All, when our experiences link together, become intelligible, and star speaks to star. Terra is the last planet where bodies are made of earth; in Venus they are fluid; on Mercury aerial; while in the Sun they are fashioned of pure fire”.1 “I now see the eightfold star of Mercury suddenly blazing out; it is composed of four fleurs‐de‐lys with rays like anthers, bulrushes in shape between them. The central core has the cypher of the Grand Master, but not the one you know. Upon the cross are the Dove, the Hawk, the Serpent and the Lion. Also, one…
1907 · PDF PAGE 111
…re cheaply paid Since Satan introduced I’ree Trade; And necessaries—woe is me !— Are furnished to the damned soul free. III. God’s hell, Earth’s heaven, are not so far. Dinner brought oysters, caviar, Anchovies, truffles, curried rabbit (Bad for the apoplectic habit), While ancient brandy and champagne Washed down the dainties. Once again I seemed to haunt the Continental.} A saucy little elemental Flitted across ; I heard it sneer ; ‘‘ You won’t get water, though, I fear.” That’s hell all over. Good-bye, greens, Water, cold mutton, bread, and …
1944 · PDF PAGE 140
…stance, the Knight corresponds to the Lightning flash; in the Element of Water, to Rain and Springs; in that of Air, to Wind; in that of Earth, to Mountains. It is very important as a mental exercise to work out for oneself these correspondences between the Symbol and the Natural Forces which they represent; and it is essential to practical Magi‐ cal work to have assimilated this knowledge. The Queens represent the letter Hé of the Name. They are the complements of the Knights. They receive, ferment, and transmit the original Energy of their Kn…
1905 · PDF PAGE 141
…l before thee, and do thy throne no wrong? Art thou grown jealous of the fiery band? Lo! thou hast spoken, and thy strong com- mand Bade earth and air divide, and on the sea Thy spirit moved—and thou must envy me! Gird all thy godhead to destroy a man Whose little moment is a single span, Whose small desire is nothing—and thy power Must root from out his bosom the fair flower TEZEBEL 5 AND OTHER TRAGIC POEMS Of passion! Listen to thine own voice yet: “A rich man many flocks and herds did get And the poor man’s lamb.” Thou art the man ! Our love…
1907 · PDF PAGE 176
…, (My love’s in shuddering amaze, Of birth deceived and death forlorn, And mine in anger, ay ! and scorn !) He stood--the mighty One! So earth And heaven proclaimed that fearful birth: So they grew silent lest he curse. Dead silence hushed the universe 3 O how And then in clear calm tones he spoke: ‘Fools! who have meddled, and awoke The inmost forces of the world ! One lightning from my hand had hurled Both to annihilation’s brink. What foolish goddess bade ye think Ye thus could play with thunder, roll Your wheels upon the world, control The …
1905 · PDF PAGE 115
…heaven. The stars awake ; The very stars bend down to take From its fresh fragrance for the sake Of their own cloud-compelling peace. On earth there lies a silver fleece Of new-fallen snow, secure from sun, In alleys, leafy every one This year already with the spring, The breeze blows freshly, thrushes sing, And all the woods are burgeoning With quick new buds ; across the snow The scent of violets to and fro Wafts at the hour of dawn. Alone I wait, a figure turned to stone (Or salt for pain). A week ago Thine arms embraced me; now I know Far o…
1907 · PDF PAGE 32
…ler from afar ;— Aye ! and find him an ancient sage, . Learn all his wisdom, marry his daughter, Become a king and a mage, Lord of Fire, Earth, Air, and Water ! Ho! my horse, lads! Away! To the moor | Ho! there’s a fox i’ the hole, that’s sure. [Flings swaggering out of the room. SCENE IV. ANGELA, LaDy BAIRD (regarding herself in a mirror). I thank you, M. Davenport !! This smile Is worth a husband. Here, one touch of pink Completes a perfect picture—Are these eyes Dark eno’ to look love or sin, and large (O Atropine !?) to beam forth innocence…
1904 · PDF PAGE 77
…s as the s eed of the Bany an Tree. It groweth and is of stature as a mountain, and, ay me! it shooteth down fresh roots into the aching earth. F or the boy grew and becam e a m an; and his ey es kindled with the lust of life and love; and the de- sire stirred him to see the round world and its many marvels. Wherefore he went forth, taking his father’s store of gold, laid up for him against that bitter day , and he took fair maidens, and was their servant. And he builded a fine house and dwelt therein. And he took no thought. But he said : Here…
1907 · PDF PAGE 163
…breast of foam Tha- _ lassian, Bear on my bosom, jutting plenilune, Maiden, the fadeless Rose of the Creation ! The whole flower-life of earth and sky and sea From me was born, and shall return to me! I am: for men and beings passionate, For mine own self calm as the river-cleaving Lotus-borne lord of Silence: I create Or discreate, both in my bosom heaving : My lightest look is mother of a Fate : My fingers sapphire-ringed with sky are weaving Ever new flowers and lawns of life, designed Nobler and newer in mine olden mind. Iam: I am not, but …
1944 · PDF PAGE 53
…act of devouring is the 1The Black Egg of the element of Spirit in some Hindu schools of thought. From it the other elements Air, Water, Earth, Fire (in that order) proceed.
1906 · PDF PAGE 26
…to me, Initiate my quickened soul; draw near, And let the glory of thy Godhead shine Through all the luminous aethers of the air Even to earth, thy footstool ; unto me Who by these sacred invocations draw The holy influence within myself, To strengthen and to purify my will And holy aspiration to thy Life. Purge me and consecrate until my heart Burn through the very limits of the veil, And rend it at the hour of sacrifice That even the secret pillar in the midst May be made manifest to mortal eyes. Behold upon my right hand and my left The migh…