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Hoor-paar-kraat The Khabs is in The Khu, not The Khu in the Khabs Worship then The Khabs, and
naked splendour of Nuit; She bends in ecstasy to kiss The secret ardours of Hadit.
O Ankh-af-na-khonsu! Now ye shall know that the chosen priest apostle of infinite space
to her the stooping starlight. But ye are not so chosen Burn upon their brows,
the rituals is in the Secret word which I have given unto him With the God the
lord Hadit. Now therefore I am known to ye by my name Nuit, and to him by a secret
existence, the omnipresence of my body. Then the priest answered
body in a sweet smelling perfume of Sweat O Nuit, continuous one of Heaven,
faery, of the stars, and two. For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union. This
chance of union. This is the creation of the world that the pain of division is as
all. For these fools of men and their woes care not thou at all! They feel little; what is,
the ordeals of my knowledge! seek me only! Then the joys of my love will redeem ye
joys of my love will redeem ye from all pain. This is so: I swear it by the vault of my
shall learn and teach. He must teach; but he may make severe the ordeals. The word of the
Hell. Let it be that state of manyhood bound and loathing. So with thy all thou hast no right
say nay. For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is
law Sixty-one the Jews call it; I call it Eight, Eighty, fourhundred eighteen.
one one one: are not they the Ox and none by the Book. Abrogate are all rituals, all ordeals,
one know well the other. There are four gates to one palace; the floor of that palace
at once the four gates; let him stand on the floor of the palace. Will he not sink? Amn. Ho!
the palace. Will he not sink? Amn. Ho! warrior, if thy servant sink? But there are means
not sink? Amn. Ho! warrior, if thy servant sink? But there are means and means. Be goodly
fill and will of love as ye will, when, where and with whom ye will. But always unto me. If this be
and will of love as ye will, when, where and with whom ye will. But always unto me. If this be not
Also, o scribe and prophet though thou be of the princes it shall not assuage thee
law, love under will. Nor let the fools mistake love; for there are love and love. There is
secret glory for them that love me. But to love me is better than all things:
heart and the Serpent flame therein, thou shalt come a little to lie in my
love of me, and so shall ye come to my joy. I charge you earnestly to come before me
my meetings with you shall the priestess say and her eyes shall burn with desire
rejoicing in my Secret Temple To me! To me! calling forth the flame of
me! The Manifestation of Nuit is at an End. Nu! the hiding of Hadit. Come! all ye,
the center, as she, the circumference, is nowhere found. Yet she shall be known
flame that burns in every heart of man, and in the core of every star. I am Life,
heart of man, and in the core of every star. I am Life, and the giver of Life; yet
foolish word; for it is I that go Who worshipped Heru-pa-kraath have worshipped me; ill, for
me in Thee which thou knewest not for why? Because thou wast the knower, and me. Now
blindness. For I am perfect, being Not; and my number is nine by the fools;
eight: Which is vital, for I am none indeed. The Empress and the King are not of
The Empress and the King are not of me; for there is a further secret. I am
Empress and the King are not of me; for there is a further secret. I am The
and the King are not of me; for there is a further secret. I am The Empress
the dead and the dying, The folk that not know me as yet. These are dead, these fellows;
strong: this is our law and the joy of the world. Think not, o king, upon that lie: That Thou
remain in pure ecstasy for ever Nuit Hadit Ra-Hoor- Khuit. The Sun, Strength
and stir the hearts of men with drunkeness. To worship me take wine and strange
at all. It is a lie, this folly against self. The exposure of innocence is a lie. Be
of sense and rapture: fear not that any God shall deny thee for this. I am alone: there
be grave mysteries; for there are also of my friends who be hermits. Now think
grave mysteries; for there are also of my friends who be hermits. Now think not
in my coiling there is joy. If I lift up my head, I and my Nuit are one. If I
perish with the dogs of Reason. Now a curse upon Because and his kin! May Because be
If Will stops and cries Why, invoking Because, then Will stops does nought. If Power
are skew-wise. Enough of Because! Be he damned for a dog! But ye, o my people, rise
A feast for Tahuti and the child of the Prophet secret, O Prophet! A feast for
the Equinox of the Gods. A feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life and a
Aye! feast! rejoice! there is no dread hereafter. There is the dissolution,
dread hereafter. There is the dissolution, and eternal ecstasy in the kisses
fail? Art thou sorry? Is fear in thine heart? Where I am these are not. Pity not
I am unique conqueror. I am not of the slaves that perish. Be they damned dead!
as a babe in an egg.] Blue am I and gold in the light of my bride: but the red gleam is
in an egg.] Blue am I and gold in the light of my bride: but the red gleam is in my
purple: it is the light higher than eyesight. There is a veil: that veil is
the earth shall be Kings for ever: the slaves shall serve. There is none that shall be cast
as it was. Yet there are masked ones my servants: it may be that yonder beggar is a
hurt him. Therefore strike hard low and to hell with them, master! There is a light
Write, find ecstasy in writing! Work be our bed in working! Thrill with the joy
love. Come! lift up thine heart rejoice! We are one; we are none. Hold! Hold! Bear up
thine heart rejoice! We are one; we are none. Hold! Hold! Bear up in thy rapture; fall
exceed! Strive ever to more! and if thou art truly mine and doubt it not,
Death! Death! Thou shalt long for death. Death is forbidden, o man, unto thee. The length
love of Nu in the star-lit heaven; to look forth upon men, to tell them this glad word. O
man; and the name of thy house The end of the hiding of Hadit; and blessing worship to
Star. Abrahadabra! the reward of Ra-Hoor-Khut. There is division hither homeward; there is a
the Law of the Battle of Conquest: thus shall my worship be about my secret house
thee. Worship me with fire blood; worship me with swords with spears. Let the woman
you of their flesh to eat! Sacrifice cattle little and big: after a child. But
catch the promises; fear not to undergo the curses. Ye, even ye, know not this
force, vigor of your arms. Mercy let be off; damn them who pity. Kill and torture;
the East: thou shalt buy thee an image which I will show thee, especial, not unlike
East: thou shalt buy thee an image which I will show thee, especial, not unlike the
one thou knowest. And it shall be suddenly easy for thee to do this. The other images
with rich fresh blood! The best blood is of the moon, monthly: then the fresh blood of
of some beast, no matter what. This burn: of this make cakes eat unto me. This hath
Great Equinox, when Hrumachis shall arise and the double-wanded one assume my throne
me or still me! Aum! let it fill me!" So that thy light is in me its red flame is as
and Tum, Of Khephra and of Ahathoor. I am thy Theban, O Mentu, The prophet Ankh-af-na-khonsu!
my breast I beat; By wise Ta-Nech I weave my spell. Show thy star-splendour, O Nuit!
Show thy star-splendour, O Nuit! Bid me within thine House to dwell, O winged snake of
chance to abide in this bliss or no; it is no odds. Do this quickly! But the work of the
the traitors. I am Ra-Hoor-Khuit and I am powerful to protect my servant. Success
strike! Be thou yet deadlier than he! Drag down their souls to awful torment: laugh at
her heart if she leave my work to toy with old sweetnesses then shall my vengeance
from men: as a shrinking and despised harlot shall she crawl through dusk wet streets, and die
the earth I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see strike at the worship
gods of men. Curse them! Curse them! Curse them! With my Hawk's head I peck at the
I tear out the flesh of the Indian and the Buddhist, Mongol and Din. Bahlasti! Ompehda!
tear out the flesh of the Indian and the Buddhist, Mongol and Din. Bahlasti! Ompehda! I
upon wheels: for her sake let all chaste women be utterly despised among you. Also for
the intimate fire. Yet to all it shall seem beautiful. Its enemies who
of Strength; my nemyss shrouds the night-blue sky. Hail! ye twin warriors about the
of the world! for your time is nigh at hand I am the Lord of the Double Wand of Power the
Nia but my left hand is empty, for I have crushed an Universe nought remains.
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