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Ankh-af-na-Khonsu
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Khu, not The Khu in the Khabs Worship then The Khabs, and behold my
in the Khabs Worship then The Khabs, and behold my light shed over
Khabs Worship then The Khabs, and behold my light shed over you. Let
many the known. These are fools that men adore; both their Gods
of Nuit; She bends in ecstasy to kiss The secret ardours of
the prince-priest the Beast and in his woman; called the
no other God than me, and my lord Hadit. Now therefore I am known to
a secret name which I will him give when at last he knoweth me
Infinite Space and the Infinite Stars thereof do
Stars thereof do ye also thus. Bind nothing! Let there be no
there be no difference made among you between any
kissing her lovely brows and the dew of her light bathing his whole
Thee as One but as None and let them speak not of thee at all
breathed the light, faint faery, of the stars, and two. For I am
of the stars, and two. For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance
the stars, and two. For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of
the joy of dissolution all. For these fools of men and their woes
what is, is balanced by weak joys: but ye are my chosen ones. Obey
of ye all. Then the priest fell into a deep trance or swoon
trance or swoon said unto the Queen of Heaven Write unto
of Law My scribe Ankh-af-na-Khonsu the priest of the princes
and the work of the sword: these he shall learn and teach. He must teach;
sword: these he shall learn and teach. He must teach; but he may make
and teach. He must teach; but he may make severe the ordeals.
the man of Earth. Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The word
wilt shall be the whole of the Law. The word of Sin is Restriction.
one Perfect and not two: nay, are none! Nothing is a secret
Eight, Eighty, fourhundred eighteen. But they have
in the East at the Equinox of the Gods and let Asar be with
with Isa who also are one. But they are not of me Let Asar be the
intellect, and the lofty chosen ones in the highest. Thus
that palace is of silver and gold, lapis lazuli jasper are there, and all
once the four gates; let him stand on the floor of the palace.
the four gates; let him stand on the floor of the palace. Will he
eat rich foods and drink sweet wines and wines that foam. Also, take
of earth: ever To me To me Change not as much as the style of a
law, love under will. Nor let the fools mistake love; for there are
love. There is the dove and there is the serpent. Choose
Eternity. My number is as all their numbers who are of us.
mine incense before me invoking me with a pure
I yearn to you. Pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous I who am all
my meetings with you shall the priestess say and her eyes
In the sphere I am everywhere, the center, as she, the
star. I am Life, and the giver of Life; yet therefore is
and the giver of Life; yet therefore is the knowledge
be a veiling of this shrine: now let the light devour men
the light devour men and eat them up with blindness. For
Thus eleven as my bride is eleven. Hear me, ye people
dying, The folk that not know me as yet. These are dead, these
dog? No! but the highest are of us. They shall rejoice, our chosen:
body of the King dissolve, he shall remain in pure ecstasy for
that giveth Knowledge Delight and bright glory, and stir the
where I am. Behold! these be grave mysteries; for there
Behold! these be grave mysteries; for there are also of my
a million times greater than this. Beware lest any force
is rapture of the earth, and I and the earth are one. There
rapture of the earth, and I and the earth are one. There is
the earth, and I and the earth are one. There is great danger
and his kin! May Because be accursed for ever! If Will stops and
of the Prophet and his Bride! A feast for the three days of
the Gods. A feast for fire and a feast for water; a feast for life
feast every day in your hearts in the joy of my rapture.
feast! rejoice! there is no dread hereafter. There is
Dost thou fail? Art thou sorry? Is fear in thine heart? Where I
is a fifth who is invisible therein am I as a babe in an egg.]
is invisible therein am I as a babe in an egg.] Blue am I and
a veil: that veil is black. It is the veil of the modest woman;
of me. Tear down that lying spectre of the centuries:
vices in virtuous words: these vices are my service: ye
o prophet, when these words are said, thou shalt not be sorry. Thou
though ye laugh in my honour ye shall laugh not long: then when ye are sad
shall serve. There is none that shall be cast down or lifted up: all is
be a King, thou canst not hurt him. Therefore strike hard low
upon thee; our delight is all over thee: hail! hail! prophet of
thou love, exceed by delicacy; and if thou do aught joyous, let
crown of all Ah! Ah! Death! Death! Thou shalt long for death. Death is forbidden,
G M O R Y X R P S T O V A L. What meaneth this, o prophet? Thou knowest
nor shalt thou know ever. There cometh one to follow thee: he shall
o chosen one, to be me; to follow the love of Nu in the star-lit
thy house The end of the hiding of Hadit; and blessing worship
about with enginery of war! I will give you a war-engine. With
my worship be about my secret house Get the stele of
from the ill-ordered house in the Victorious City. Thou
Concubine of his desire! Ye shall be sad thereof. Deem not
an image which I will show thee, especial, not unlike the one
the one thou knowest. And it shall be suddenly easy for thee to
object of worship; the others are secret; for the Beast
then oil of Abramelin and olive oil, and afterward soften smooth
slay, naming you enemies they shall fall before you. Also these shall
the ways of the Khu! Lighten the ways of the Ka! The ways of the Khabs
hither and a reproduction of this ink and paper for ever
to drink at them, it is the Law to give. Then they shall chance
drink at them, it is the Law to give. Then they shall chance to
traitors. I am Ra-Hoor-Khuit and I am powerful to protect my
overthrow thee, them attack without pity or quarter
alienate her heart: I will cast her out from men: as a shrinking
let her raise herself in pride. Let her follow me in my way.
her raise herself in pride. Let her follow me in my way. Let
raise herself in pride. Let her follow me in my way. Let her
shameless before all men! Then will I lift her to pinnacles
she shall achieve Hadit. I am the warrior Lord of the Forties: the
before me, are abased I will bring you to victory joy: I will
on, in my strength ye shall turn not back for any. This book shall be
a key: then this circle squared in its failure is a key also. And
is done, and I want to go on to the holier place. I am in a secret
all gods of men. Curse them! Curse them! Curse them! With my
Hawk's head I peck at the eyes of Jesus as he hangs upon the cross I
blind him With my claws I tear out the flesh of the Indian and
women be utterly despised among you. Also for beauty's sake
be utterly despised among you. Also for beauty's sake and love's.
fools despise But the keen and the proud, the royal and the
in Ra's seat, lightening the girders of the soul. To Me do ye
come ye through tribulation of ordeal, which is bliss. The fool
first ordeal it will be to him as silver Through the second gold
Its enemies who say not so, are mere liars. There is success
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