Liber AL
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my servants be few secret: they shall rule the many the
I am above you and in you. My ecstasy is in yours My joy is to
of Nuit; She bends in ecstasy to kiss The secret ardours
Nuit; She bends in ecstasy to kiss The secret ardours of
The secret ardours of Hadit. The winged globe, the starry
is the prince-priest the Beast and in his woman; called
winged secret flame and to her the stooping starlight.
have given unto him With the God the Adorer I am nothing:
name which I will him give when at last he knoweth me Since
give when at last he knoweth me Since I am Infinite
saith the prophet and slave of the beauteous one. Who am I,
the stars, and two. For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance
and two. For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union.
divided for love's sake, for the chance of union. This is the
as nothing and the joy of dissolution all. For these fools of men
of my body; by my sacred heart and tongue; by all I can give, by
I desire of ye all. Then the priest fell into a deep
ye all. Then the priest fell into a deep trance or swoon
Law My scribe Ankh-af-na-Khonsu the priest of the princes
teach; but he may make severe the ordeals. The word of the
thy all thou hast no right but to do thy will Do that and no other shall say
sufferer; Hoor in his secret name and splendor is the Lord
on the floor of the palace. Will he not sink? Amn. Ho! warrior, if thy
world my sister, my heart my tongue, unto whom I send this
earth: ever To me To me Change not as much as the style of a
expected house cometh that child. Aum! All words are sacred and all
light, and some though not all in the dark. Invoke me under my
the dove and there is the serpent. Choose ye well! He, my
of the House of God All these old letters of my Book are aright;
joys on earth: certainty, not faith, while in life, upon
with a circle in the Middle, the circle is Red. My colour
you I yearn to you. Pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous
Come! all ye, and learn the secret that hath not yet been
my bride. I am not extended, and Khabs is the name of my
will to learn this writing. I see thee hate the hand the
writing. I see thee hate the hand the pen; but I am
I see thee hate the hand the pen; but I am stronger.
which thou knewest not for why? Because thou wast the knower,
veiling of this shrine: now let the light devour men and
Which is vital, for I am none indeed. The Empress and the
eleven as my bride is eleven. Hear me, ye people of
force and fire, are of us. We have nothing with the outcast
die in their misery: For they feel not. Compassion
law of the strong: this is our law and the joy of the world. Think not,
understood If the body of the King dissolve, he shall remain
pure ecstasy for ever Nuit Hadit Ra-Hoor- Khuit. The Sun,
this folly against self. The exposure of innocence is
enjoy all things of sense and rapture: fear not that any God shall
I am alone: there is no God where I am. Behold! these be grave
friends who be hermits. Now think not to find them in
to find them in the forest or on the mountain; but
of purple, caressed by magnificent beasts of women
another, King against King! Love one another with burning
one. If I droop down mine head, and shoot forth venom, then is
shall perish with the dogs of Reason. Now a curse upon Because and
a curse upon Because and his kin! May Because be accursed
and cries Why, invoking Because, then Will stops does nought.
and feasts of the times. A feast for the first night of
times. A feast for the first night of the Prophet
of the Prophet and his Bride! A feast for the three days
the Prophet and his Bride! A feast for the three days of
Prophet and his Bride! A feast for the three days of the
greater feast for death A feast every day in your hearts
thine heart? Where I am these are not. Pity not the
for them. I console not: I hate the consoled the consoler. I
they damned dead! Amen. [This is of the there is a fifth who
babe in an egg.] Blue am I and gold in the light of my bride:
me. Tear down that lying spectre of the centuries:
chosen; and blessed are the eyes that thou shalt look upon with
shall fear thou art fallen: but I lift thee up. Nor shall they who
They are not of me. The stops as thou wilt; the letters
are not of me. The stops as thou wilt; the letters change
righteous still; he that is filthy shall be filthy still. Yea!
King, thou canst not hurt him. Therefore strike hard low and
undesired, most desirable. I am uplifted in thine
more rapid and laughterful than a caress of Hell's own worm. Oh! thou art
upon thee; our delight is all over thee: hail! hail! prophet
hail! hail! prophet of Nu! prophet of Had! prophet of Ra-Hoor-Khu!
for the Kings! I am the Master: thou art the Holy Chosen One.
lovely: whoso seeth it shall be glad. Thy death shall be the seal of the
let there be subtlety therein! But exceed!
therein! But exceed! exceed! Strive ever to
But exceed! exceed! Strive ever to more! and if
shalt long for death. Death is forbidden, o man, unto thee. The
prophet, thy stature shall surpass the stars. They shall worship
and the name of thy house The end of the hiding of Hadit; and
my worship be about my secret house Get the stele
and that temple is already aright disposed it shall be your
to the world. This shall be your only proof. I forbid argument.
Beast, and thou the Scarlet Concubine of his desire! Ye
know not this meaning all. Fear not at all; fear neither men,
not this meaning all. Fear not at all; fear neither men, nor
as it were and creeping things sacred unto me. These
ye shall be strong in war. Moreover, be they long kept it
is of open brass work: burn thereon in silver or gold There
shattered, yet an invisible house there standeth and
worship of the Snake; another soul of God and beast shall mingle in
self-slain Ankh-af-na-khonsu Whoso words are truth. I invoke, I greet
the ways of the Ka! The ways of the Khabs run through To stir me
snake of light, Hadit! Abide with me Ra-Hoor-Khuit!" All this and a book
woman that thou meetest, were it but to dine or to
Refuse none, but thou shalt know destroy the traitors. I
I will fill her with joy: with my force shall she see strike at
fill her with joy: with my force shall she see strike at the
shall she see strike at the worship of Nu. she shall achieve Hadit.
letters is done, and I want to go on to the holier place. I am
play: all fools despise But the keen and the proud, the royal
beyond Do what thou wilt. There is an end of the word of the God
of the world! for your time is nigh at hand I am the Lord of the
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