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a star Every number is infinite: there is no
men Be thou Hadit, my secret centre, my heart
o splendrous serpent! O azure-lidded woman, bend upon
With the God the Adorer I am nothing: they do not see
than me, and my lord Hadit. Now therefore I am known to ye
Now therefore I am known to ye by my name Nuit, and
I, and what shall be the sign. So she answered him, bending down, a
unto the Queen of Space, kissing her lovely brows and
at all since thou art continuous. None, breathed the
None, breathed the light, faint faery, of the stars,
of union. This is the creation of the world that the
not thou at all! They feel little; what is, is balanced by
into a deep trance or swoon said unto the Queen of
spells; the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand and the work
else is a curse. Accursed! Accursed! be it to the aeons.
but to do thy will Do that and no other shall say nay. For pure will,
Ox and none by the Book. Abrogate are all rituals, all ordeals, all words
words and signs. Ra-Hoor-Khuit hath taken his seat in the East
There are four gates to one palace; the floor of that
or at once the four gates; let him stand on the floor of
let him stand on the floor of the palace. Will he not sink?
They are one or saying. They are many; if the ritual
regenerate the world, the little world my sister,
though not all in the dark. Invoke me under my stars. Love
Invoke me under my stars. Love is the law, love under will.
star, with a circle in the Middle, the circle is Red.
but the blue gold are seen of the seeing. Also I have
and store of women and spices; ye shall wear rich jewels; ye
the wings and arouse the coiled splendour within you:
me At all my meetings with you shall the priestess
priestess say and her eyes shall burn with desire as she
secret that hath not yet been revealed. I Hadit
the rituals of the old time are black. Let the evil
of man, and in the core of every star. I am Life, and the
number is nine by the fools; but with the just
none indeed. The Empress and the King are not of
bride is eleven. Hear me, ye people of sighing!
regret Are left to the dead and the dying, The folk
the dead and the dying, The folk that not know me as yet.
weak: this is the law of the strong: this is our law and the joy
and the joy of the world. Think not, o king, upon that lie:
live! Now let it be understood If the body of the
in pure ecstasy for ever Nuit Hadit Ra-Hoor- Khuit.
stir the hearts of men with drunkeness. To worship
me take wine and strange drugs whereof I will tell my
rapture: fear not that any God shall deny thee for this.
against King! Love one another with burning hearts; on
trample in the fierce lust of your pride in
head, I and my Nuit are one. If I droop down mine head, and
in me; for who doth not understand these runes shall make
shall fall down into the pit called Because, and there he shall
Because! Be he damned for a dog! But ye, o my people,
the Prophet and his Bride! A feast for the three
Aye! feast! rejoice! there is no dread hereafter.
is no dread hereafter. There is the dissolution, and
ye do well, I will reward you here and hereafter. Fear not,
style or value! Thou shalt obtain the order value of the
Alphabet; thou shalt find new symbols to attribute
be righteous still; he that is filthy shall be filthy
to hell with them, master! There is a light before
shall be lovely: whoso seeth it shall be glad. Thy death shall be the
be the seal of the promise of our agelong love. Come!
if thou love, exceed by delicacy; and if thou do aught
by delicacy; and if thou do aught joyous, let there be
Ah! Death! Death! Thou shalt long for death. Death is forbidden, o
O V A L. What meaneth this, o prophet? Thou knowest not, nor
mighty among men! Lift up thyself! for there is
is none like unto thee among men or among Gods! Lift
surpass the stars. They shall worship thy name, foursquare,
there is a word not known. Spelling is defunct; all is not
of Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Now let it be first understood that
I shall deal hardly with them. Choose ye an island! Fortify it!
come back to it day after day. Close it in locked glass for
proof. I forbid argument. Conquer! That is enough.
fire blood; worship me with swords with spears. Let the
of their flesh to eat! Sacrifice cattle little
Deem not too eagerly to catch the promises; fear
folly, nor any other power in heaven or upon the earth
you at the eating thereof. Also ye shall be strong in war.
burn thereon in silver or gold There cometh a rich
be burnt down shattered, yet an invisible house
prophet shall arise, and bring fresh fever from the
from the skies; another woman shall awake the lust worship of
the Snake; another soul of God and beast shall mingle in the
another sacrifice shall stain the tomb; another king
half of the word of Heru-ra-ha, called Hoor-pa-kraat and Ra-Hoor-Khut. Then
Then said the prophet unto the God. I adore thee
Ankh-af-na-khonsu Whoso words are truth. I invoke, I greet Thy
might of Thy breath, Supreme and terrible God, Who
of the Khu! Lighten the ways of the Ka! The ways of the Khabs
fill me!" So that thy light is in me its red flame is as
Nuit! Bid me within thine House to dwell, O winged
reproduction of this ink and paper for ever for
the Book of the Law shall be printed beautifully in
to entrap thee, to overthrow thee, them attack
slay me her child: I will alienate her heart: I will cast her
But let her raise herself in pride. Let her follow
one cometh after him, whence I say not, who shall discover
all cowards; professional soldiers who dare not fight, but play:
cowards; professional soldiers who dare not fight, but play: all
Ra's seat, lightening the girders of the soul. To Me do
which is bliss. The fool readeth this Book of the Law, and its
ultimate sparks of the intimate fire. Yet
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