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my tongue. Behold! it is revealed by Aiwass the minister of
Khu in the Khabs Worship then The Khabs, and behold my light shed over
forth, o children, under the stars take your fill of love. I am above
fill of love. I am above you and in you. My ecstasy is in yours My joy
I am above you and in you. My ecstasy is in yours My joy is to see
you. My ecstasy is in yours My joy is to see your joy Above, the
shall gather my children into their fold: they shall bring the glory
into the hearts of men. For he is ever a sun, and she a moon. But to
earth I am Heaven, and there is no other God than me, and my lord Hadit.
the chief of all! I am Nuit and my word is six and fifty Divide, add,
and fifty Divide, add, multiply and understand. Then saith the
the prophet and slave of the beauteous one. Who am I, and what shall be
prophet and slave of the beauteous one. Who am I, and what shall be the
I, and what shall be the sign. So she answered him, bending down, a lambent
Heaven, let it be ever thus that men speak not of Thee as
for the chance of union. This is the creation of the world that
the joys of my love will redeem ye from all pain. This is so: I swear
can give, by all I desire of ye all. Then the priest fell into a
Write unto us the ordeals write unto us the rituals write
Who calls us Thelemites will do no wrong, if he look but close into the
depart. There is no bond that can unite the divided but
thine art so that all disappear. My prophet is a fool with his one
Book. Abrogate are all rituals, all ordeals, all words and signs. Ra-Hoor-Khuit hath taken
Isa the sufferer; Hoor in his secret name and splendor is the
initiating: There is a word to say about the Hierophantic
about the Hierophantic task. Behold! there are three ordeals
to one palace; the floor of that palace is of silver and gold, lapis lazuli
him enter in turn or at once the four gates; let him stand
once the four gates; let him stand on the floor of the palace. Will
him stand on the floor of the palace. Will he not sink? Amn. Ho! warrior, if
of love as ye will, when, where and with whom ye will. But always unto me. If
and some though not all in the dark. Invoke me under my stars. Love is
old letters of my Book are aright; but is not the Star. This also is
come a little to lie in my bosom. For one kiss wilt thou then
particle of dust shall lose all in that hour. Ye shall gather goods and store of
and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye shall exceed the nations of
the love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. I charge you earnestly
of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. I charge you earnestly to come
purple, veiled or voluptuous I who am all pleasure and purple and
At all my meetings with you shall the priestess say and her eyes
and her eyes shall burn with desire as she stands bare and rejoicing
bare and rejoicing in my Secret Temple To me! To me!
Temple To me! To me! calling forth the flame of the hearts
Nu! the hiding of Hadit. Come! all ye, and learn the secret that hath
learn the secret that hath not yet been revealed. I Hadit
known I never. Behold! the rituals of the old time are black. Let
there be a veiling of this shrine: now let the light devour
a further secret. I am The Empress the Hierophant. Thus
is eleven. Hear me, ye people of sighing! The sorrows of pain
are not for the poor and sad: the lords of the earth are our kinsfolk. Is a
kinsfolk. Is a God to live in a dog? No! but the highest are of us. They
live in a dog? No! but the highest are of us. They shall rejoice, our
not, o king, upon that lie: That Thou Must Die: verily thou shalt
o king, upon that lie: That Thou Must Die: verily thou shalt not
not die, but live! Now let it be understood If the body of
Strength Sight, Light these are for the servants of the Star
exposure of innocence is a lie. Be strong, o man, lust, enjoy
find them. Ye shall see them at rule, at Victorious armies, at
I droop down mine head, and shoot forth venom, then is rapture of
earth, and I and the earth are one. There is great danger in me;
Because, and there he shall perish with the dogs of Reason. Now a curse
accursed for ever! If Will stops and cries Why, invoking Because,
stops does nought. If Power asks why, then is Power weakness. Also reason
rise up awake! Let the rituals be rightly performed with
eternal ecstasy in the kisses of Nu. There is death for the
is of the there is a fifth who is invisible therein am I as
prophet, when these words are said, thou shalt not be sorry. Thou art
that thou shalt look upon with gladness. But I will hide thee in a mask
nought avail; thou shall reveal it: thou availest: they are the slaves of
mockers; even though ye laugh in my honour ye shall laugh not long: then
He that is righteous shall be righteous still; he that is filthy
masked ones my servants: it may be that yonder beggar is a King.
am uplifted in thine heart and the kisses of the stars rain
sweeter than death, more rapid and laughterful than a caress of Hell's
rapid and laughterful than a caress of Hell's own worm. Oh! thou art overcome:
die! Ah! Ah! What do I feel? Is the word exhausted? There is help hope
I feel? Is the word exhausted? There is help hope in other
King among the Kings. Aye! listen to the numbers the words: A B K A L
star-lit heaven; to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word.
upon men, to tell them this glad word. O be thou proud and mighty
men! Lift up thyself! for there is none like unto thee
Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Now let it be first understood that I am a god of War and
with them. Choose ye an island! Fortify it! Dung it about with
a child. But not now. Ye shall see that hour, o blessed Beast, and thou the
o blessed Beast, and thou the Scarlet Concubine of his desire!
neither men, nor Fates, nor gods, nor anything. Money fear not,
upon the earth or under the earth. Nu is your refuge as Hadit
Kill and torture; spare not; be upon them. That stele they
of Because, that he is not there again. Set up my image in
then oil of Abramelin and olive oil, and afterward soften smooth down
best blood is of the moon, monthly: then the fresh blood of a child, or
child, or dropping from the host of heaven: then of enemies;
dropping from the host of heaven: then of enemies; then
of some beast, no matter what. This burn: of this make cakes eat
from the skies; another woman shall awake the lust worship of the Snake;
poured To the Hawk-headed mystical Lord! The half of the word of Heru-ra-ha,
"I am the Lord of Thebes, and I The inspired forth-speaker of
For me unveils the veiled sky, The self-slain Ankh-af-na-khonsu Whoso words
God, Who makest the gods and death To tremble before Thee:- I, I
run through To stir me or still me! Aum! let it fill me!" So that
through To stir me or still me! Aum! let it fill me!" So that thy
fill me!" So that thy light is in me its red flame is as a sword in my
in the English and thy comment upon this the Book of the Law shall
made by hand; and to each man and woman that thou meetest, were it
to toy with old sweetnesses then shall my vengeance be known. I
will alienate her heart: I will cast her out from men: as a shrinking
cower before me, are abased I will bring you to victory joy: I
letters and their position to one another: in these are
professional soldiers who dare not fight, but play: all fools despise
ye. There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt. There is an end of the
is no law beyond Do what thou wilt. There is an end of the word of the God
girders of the soul. To Me do ye reverence; to me come ye
is bliss. The fool readeth this Book of the Law, and its comment he
he understandeth it not. Let him come through the first
it not. Let him come through the first ordeal it will be to
say not so, are mere liars. There is success I am the Hawk-Headed Lord of
of Strength; my nemyss shrouds the night-blue sky. Hail! ye twin
my nemyss shrouds the night-blue sky. Hail! ye twin warriors about
is ever the son The ending of the words is the Word Abrahadabra. The
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