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1910 · PDF PAGE 77

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…iverse, moveable and immoveable, is from me; all things are seen through me; all are absorbed into me;* because there exists nothing but spirit, and “I am that spirit.” There exists nothing else. 35. As in innumerable cups full of water, many reflections of the sun are seen, but the substance is the same; similarly individuals, like cups, are innumerable, but the vivifying spirit like the sun is one. 49. All this universe, moveable or immoveable, has come out of Intelligence. Renouncing everything else, take shelter of it. 50. As space pervades…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 77

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…iverse, moveable and immoveable, is from me; all things are seen through me; all are absorbed into me;* because there exists nothing but spirit, and “I am that spirit.” There exists nothing else. 35. As in innumerable cups full of water, many reflections of the sun are seen, but the substance is the same; similarly individuals, like cups, are innumerable, but the vivifying spirit like the sun is one. 49. All this universe, moveable or immoveable, has come out of Intelligence. Renouncing everything else, take shelter of it. 50. As space pervades…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 34

Oracles

…NATIVITY CHRISTMAS 1897 THE Virgin lies at Bethlehem. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The root of David shoots a stem. (O Holy Spirit, pity her !) She lies alone amid the kine. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The straw is fragrant as with wine. (O Holy Spirit, pity her !) Mine host protects an honest roof. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) His spouse sniffs loud and holds aloof. (O Holy Spirit, pity her !) The Angel has not come again. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) Why did God deal her out such pain ? (O …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 306

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

THE EQUINOX Charity! word divine, sole word which makes God under- stood, word which contains a universal revelation! Spirit of charity, alliance of two words which are a complete solution and a complete promise! To what question, in fine, do these two words not find an answer? What is God for us, if not the spirit of charity? What is orthodoxy? Is it not the spirit of charity which refuses to discuss faith lest it should trouble the confidence of simple souls, and disturb the peace of universal communion ?? And the universal church, is it any …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 306

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

THE EQUINOX Charity! word divine, sole word which makes God under- stood, word which contains a universal revelation! Spirit of charity, alliance of two words which are a complete solution and a complete promise! To what question, in fine, do these two words not find an answer? What is God for us, if not the spirit of charity? What is orthodoxy? Is it not the spirit of charity which refuses to discuss faith lest it should trouble the confidence of simple souls, and disturb the peace of universal communion ?? And the universal church, is it any …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 399

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IX)

THE KEY OF THE MYSTERIES absolute in intelligence with the absolute in love! The Holy Spirit, the spirit of charity, should then conciliate all, and transform all into His own light. Is it not the spirit of intelligence, the spirit of science, the spirit of counsel, the spirit of force? “He must come,” says the Catholic liturgy, “and it will be, as it were, a newcreation ; and He will change the face of the earth.” “To laugh at philosophy is already to philosophize,” said Pascal, referring to that sceptical and incredulous philosophy which does…

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1913 · PDF PAGE 399

The Equinox (Volume I, Number X)

THE KEY OF THE MYSTERIES absolute in intelligence with the absolute in love! The Holy Spirit, the spirit of charity, should then conciliate all, and transform all into His own light. Is it not the spirit of intelligence, the spirit of science, the spirit of counsel, the spirit of force? “He must come,” says the Catholic liturgy, “and it will be, as it were, a newcreation ; and He will change the face of the earth.” “To laugh at philosophy is already to philosophize,” said Pascal, referring to that sceptical and incredulous philosophy which does…

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1905 · PDF PAGE 35

Oracles

30 THE NATIVITY Joseph drinks deep outside the inn. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She is half hated by her kin. (O Holy Spirit, pity her !) The agony increases fast. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) Each spasm is a holocaust. (O Holy Spirit, pity her !) There are three kings upon the road. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice cursed the name of God. (O Holy Spirit, pity her !) There stands her star above the sky. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice prayed that she may die. (O Holy …

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1913 · PDF PAGE 80

Cambridge Poets 1900–1913

…leister Crowley . II. The Virgin lies at Bethlehem . (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The root of David shoots a stem . (O Holy Spirit , shadow Her !) She lies alone amid the kine. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The straw is fragrant as with wine . (O Holy Spirit , shadow Her !) There are three kings upon the road . (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice blessed the Name of God . (O Holy Spirit, shadow Her !) There stands her star above the sky, (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice ble…

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1908 · PDF PAGE 70

Amphora

…A I Feast of the Nativity HE Virgin lies at Bethlehem (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The root of David shoots a stem. (O HOLY SPIRIT, shadow Her !) She lies alone amid the kine. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The straw is fragrant as with wine. (O HOLY SPIRIT, shadow her !) There are three Kings upon the road. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice blest the Name of GOD. (O HOLY SPIRIT, shadow her !) There stands her star above the sky. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice blest the …

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1911 · PDF PAGE 70

Hail Mary

…A I Feast of the Nativity HE Virgin lies at Bethlehem (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The root of David shoots a stem. (O HOLY SPIRIT, shadow Her !) She lies alone amid the kine. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) The straw is fragrant as with wine. (O HOLY SPIRIT, shadow her !) There are three Kings upon the road. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice blest the Name of GOD. (O HOLY SPIRIT, shadow her !) There stands her star above the sky. (Bring gold and frankincense and myrrh !) She hath thrice blest the …

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1910 · PDF PAGE 221

The Equinox (Volume I, Number III)

…s a tiny crack. A tiny, tiny crack. Barely an inch of it. Well, the matter was easily remedied. As it chanced, there was a dainty little Spirit (with gossamer wings like a web of steel, and scarlet tissue of silk for his robes) flitting about, brandishing his tiny sword and spear in a thoroughly warlike manner. “Shun!” said the Great White Spirit. “ By the right, dress! “ Sappers, one pace forward, march ! “ Prepare to stop leak! “ Stop leak !” But the matter was not thus easily settled. After five hours’ strenuous work, the little spirit was e…

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1910 · PDF PAGE 221

The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

…s a tiny crack. A tiny, tiny crack. Barely an inch of it. Well, the matter was easily remedied. As it chanced, there was a dainty little Spirit (with gossamer wings like a web of steel, and scarlet tissue of silk for his robes) flitting about, brandishing his tiny sword and spear in a thoroughly warlike manner. “Shun!” said the Great White Spirit. “ By the right, dress! “ Sappers, one pace forward, march ! “ Prepare to stop leak! “ Stop leak !” But the matter was not thus easily settled. After five hours’ strenuous work, the little spirit was e…

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1922 · PDF PAGE 108

Diary of a Drug Fiend

…ck. If you start to do a thing, you'd much better do it. What’s that fellow say? “T do not set my life at a pin’s fee.” That’s the right spirit. ‘‘ Unhand me, gentlemen, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me.” That’s the Pendragon spirit, and that’s the flying man’s spirit. Get to the top and stay at the top and shoot the other man down |!

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1899 · PDF PAGE 214

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

192 MYSTERIES: Into the innest being of the spirit And stains its vital essence with a -brand Of fire that shall not change; and shuddering I Gaze back, spirit to spirit, with the like Insatiable desire, that never quenched, Nor lessened by sublime satiety, But rather crescent, hotter with the flame Of its own burning, that consumes it not, Because it is the pure white flame of God. I shudder, holding thee to me; thy gaze Is still on me; a thousand years have passed, And yet a thousand thousand ; years they are As men count years, and yet we st…

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1901 · PDF PAGE 74

The Mother’s Tragedy

…f-slain king! Consecrate him, consecrate him, consecrate, ye holy ones, The imperial mind Thrice, and thrice the higher soul, Thrice the spirit, till the sun’s Utter glory burn upon him, till the freed Osiris find He is god above mankind, Thrice united unto man, As the living gold that ran Molten to the fiery sea, Mixed in its eternity. Spirit of the Gods! Unite Streams of sacramental light In the soul, thrice purified, Consecrated thrice, Till Osiris justified In the supreme sacrifice Take his kingdom. Hear the cry That the wailing vultures ma…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 13

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 2)

CHAPTER XVI (Part II) Of THE CHARGE TO THE SPIRIT WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRAINTS AND CURSES OCCASIONALLY NECESSARY I On the appearance of the spirit, or the manifestation of the force in the talisman which is being consecrated, it is necessary to bind it by an Oath or Charge. A spirit should be made to lay its hand visibly on the weapon by whose might it has been evoked, and to aswear obedience and faith to Him that liveth and triumpheth, that reigneth above him in His palaces as the Balance of Righteousness and Truth” by the Names used i…

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1930 · PDF PAGE 16

Magick in Theory and Practice (Section 2)

Spirit in a black box wiîh stinking substances, alï îiaving been properly prepared beforehand, and tlie magical links properîy made, so that lie is really tortured by the Operation. 1 This is a rare event, however. Only once in the whole of his magical career was Frater Perurabo driven to so harsh a measure. IV In this connexion, beware of too ready a compliance on the part of the spirit. If some Black Lodge has got wind of your operation, it may send the spirit, full of hypocritical submission, to destroy you. Such a spirit will probably prono…

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1899 · PDF PAGE 159

Jephthah and Other Mysteries

LYRICAL AND DRAMATIC. 137 The joys thy song createth No languorous spirit sateth, Nor things that are or were, Nor death, nor sorrows fated, May leave their sweet abated, With thy bright spirit mated, White warden of the air.

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1904 · PDF PAGE 27

The Goetia

Sbembamphoragh. (1.) Baet.—The First Principal Spirit is a King ruling in the East, called Bael. He maketh thee to go Invisible. He ruleth over 66 Legions of Infernal Spirits. He appeareth in divers shapes, sometimes like a Cat, sometimes like a Toad, and sometimes like a Man, and sometimes all these forms at once. He speaketh hoarsely. This is his character which is used to be worn as a Lamen before him who calleth him forth, or else he will not do thee homage.’ (2.) AGARES.—The Second Spirit is a Duke called Agreas, or Agares. He is under the…

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