Liber AL
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intellect,
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me, o warrior lord of Thebes, in my unveiling before
warrior lord of Thebes, in my unveiling before the
Nuit; She bends in ecstasy to kiss The secret ardours
of Hadit. The winged globe, the starry blue, Are mine, O
space is the prince-priest the Beast and in his
Woman, is all power given. They shall gather my children into
is The winged secret flame and to her the stooping
the Adorer I am nothing: they do not see me. They are as
is no other God than me, and my lord Hadit. Now therefore I am
Since I am Infinite Space and the Infinite
multiply and understand. Then saith the prophet and
slave of the beauteous one. Who am I, and what shall be the sign. So
but as None and let them speak not of thee at all since
and their woes care not thou at all! They feel little; what
the vault of my body; by my sacred heart and tongue; by all I
my body; by my sacred heart and tongue; by all I can give, by
for all This that thou writest is the threefold book of Law
the wanga; the work of the wand and the work of the sword: these he
Law. The word of Sin is Restriction. O Man! refuse not thy
is a curse. Accursed! Accursed! be it to the aeons. Hell. Let
the fine be tried in intellect, and the lofty
intellect, and the lofty chosen ones in the highest.
all in fine apparel eat rich foods and drink sweet wines
rich foods and drink sweet wines and wines that foam. Also, take
wines and wines that foam. Also, take your fill and will of love as ye
fill and will of love as ye will, when, where and with whom ye will. But
o prophet shalt not behold all these mysteries hidden
of thy bowels, he shall behold them. Expect him not from
the West, for from no expected house cometh that
equation, leave the second unattacked But thou hast
under will. Nor let the fools mistake love; for there are
mistake love; for there are love and love. There is the
the House of God All these old letters of my Book are aright;
their numbers who are of us. The five pointed star,
pure heart and the Serpent flame therein, thou
yearn to you. Pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous I who
shall the priestess say and her eyes shall burn with desire
be purged by the prophet! The shall this knowledge go
knowledge of death. I am the Magician and the Exorcist
Magician and the Exorcist I am the axle of the wheel,
Who worshipped Heru-pa-kraath have worshipped me; ill, for I
but there is that which remains. O prophet! thou hast
hate the hand the pen; but I am stronger. Because of
eleven as my bride is eleven. Hear me, ye people
of sense and rapture: fear not that any God shall deny thee
purple, caressed by magnificent beasts of women
day of your wrath. Ye are against the people, O my chosen! I
of your wrath. Ye are against the people, O my chosen! I am
the earth are one. There is great danger in me; for who
is great danger in me; for who doth not understand these
and feasts of the times. A feast for the first night
the Prophet and his Bride! A feast for the three days
of the writing of the Book of the Law. A feast for Tahuti
a feast for water; a feast for life and a greater feast for
knew them. I am not for them. I console not: I hate the
it is the veil of sorrow, the pall of death: this is none of
shalt look upon with gladness. But I will hide thee in a mask of
up. Nor shall they who cry aloud their folly that thou meanest
though ye laugh in my honour ye shall laugh not long: then when ye
filthy shall be filthy still. Yea! deem not of change: ye shall
ever: the slaves shall serve. There is none that shall be cast
a King concealed! Say you so? Fool! If he be a King, thou canst not
a light undesired, most desirable. I am uplifted in
glad. Thy death shall be the seal of the promise of our agelong
We are one; we are none. Hold! Hold! Bear up in thy rapture; fall
head! breathe not so deep die! Ah! Ah! What do I feel? Is the word
is help hope in other spells. Wisdom says: be strong! Then
be subtlety therein! But exceed! exceed!
doubt it not, and if thou art ever joyous! death is the
it not, and if thou art ever joyous! death is the crown of
is the crown of all Ah! Ah! Death! Death! Thou shalt long for death. Death is
forbidden, o man, unto thee. The length of thy longing
glory: He that lives long desires death much is ever the
is ever the King among the Kings. Aye! listen to the
this, o prophet? Thou knowest not, nor shalt thou know ever.
shall expound it. But remember, o chosen one, to be
island! Fortify it! Dung it about with enginery of
That is enough. I will make easy to you the abstruction
thou the Scarlet Concubine of his desire! Ye shall be sad
laughter of the folk folly, nor any other power in heaven or
strength, force, vigor of your arms. Mercy let be off;
me to support me: let all be worshipped, for they shall
and for the winners of the Ordeal x. What is this? Thou shalt know.
they shall fall before you. Also these shall breed lust power of
an invisible house there standeth and shall stand the fall of
Whoso words are truth. I invoke, I greet Thy presence,
presence, O Ra-Hoor-Khuit! Unity uttermost showed! I
is mine; its rays consume Me: I have made a secret door
breast I beat; By wise Ta-Nech I weave my spell. Show thy
Hadit! Abide with me Ra-Hoor-Khuit!" All this and a book to say how thou
and Hadit burning in thy heart shall make swift and secure
of power: then will I breed from her a child mightier
a child mightier than all the kings of the earth I will fill
I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see strike
see strike at the worship of Nu. she shall achieve Hadit. I
of the letters and their position to one another:
say not, who shall discover the key of it all. Then this line drawn
Then this line drawn is a key: then this circle squared
drawn is a key: then this circle squared in its failure
then this circle squared in its failure is a key also. And
my wings in the face of Mohammed blind him With my claws
and the Buddhist, Mongol and Din. Bahlasti! Ompehda! I spit on
not fight, but play: all fools despise But the keen and
will be to him as silver Through the second gold Through the
the world! for your time is nigh at hand I am the Lord of the
my left hand is empty, for I have crushed an Universe
behold! There is a splendor in my name hidden and glorious,
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