KONX OM PAX - Astrum Argentium

79 Pages·2003·0.39 MB·English

by  Aleister Crowley

KONX OM PAX
ESSAYS IN LIGHT

BY
ALEISTER CROWLEY

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED
LONDON AND FELLING-ON-TYNE
WALTER SCOTT PUBLISHING CO.
1907 E.V.

THIS ELECTRONIC EDITION
PRODUCED BY CELEPHAIS PRESS
JANUARY 2003 E.V.
CONTENTS
. . .
DEDICATION AND COUNTER-DEDICATION iii
. . . . . . . 1
THE WAKE WORLD
. . . . . . . . . 19
ALI SLOPER
. . . . . . . . . 37
THIEN TAO
. . . . . . 47
THE STONE OF ABIEGNUS
KONX OM PAX

DEDICATION AND COUNTER-DEDICATION

WITH A NOTE ON OBSCURITY
W
HtENhNee o phyetnet eurpsto PhnaeE ot vfhi tlh,e croen frontehttihghm re e at
angel Samael. In vain he saith that he is come from between the pillars and
seeketh the hidden Knowledge in the Name of Adonai; the angel answe rs him: “I am
the Prince of Darkness and of Evil. The wicked and rebellious man gazeth upon the
face of Nature, and findeth therein naught but terror and obscurity; unto him it is but
the darkness of the darkness, and he is but as a drunken man groping in the dark.
!nruteR rof uoht tsnac ton ssap”.yb
,yllauqE nehw eht etyhpoeN sretne nopu eht htaP fo ,dooG htod eht taergl egna
Metatron arrest him with the words: “I am the angel of the Presence divine. esiw ehT
man gazeth upon the material world, and he beholdeth therein the luminous image of
the Creator. Not as yet canst thou bear the dazzling brilliance of that Light. Return!
rof uoht tsnac ton ssap”!yb esehT secalpnommoc fo eht dratsab msicitsymf o
,skcabetnuom edurc dna elicebmi sa yeht mees otno e ohw sah dessap“ ”,ybe ra
curiously apt to mine intention of the moment.
syassE ni !thgiL I raeh ydobemos.mialcxe ehT nam saw erucsbo hguone ,erofeb
tubwon . . . !!! yreV.ekil siT' eht tsrif emit I evah nettirw sselerac fo.ytidicul yB
the usual pa ,xodar I yam tcepxe emos nmelos loof ot tressa taht gnihton reve saw os
plain, and (with a little luck) the rest of the solemn fools — brief, all England — ot
wollo f:meht llit xnoK mo xaP eca lgpnei rdtaueoRht iswraeT ni yrev etnaf.nlIoohcS
,teY esoppussiht erew ot ,neppah woh dluow eht dlrow eb?decnavda nI on.esiw
s se eooes n lv th nooil lakwe khnelkah l wertriceatbaewicwudhhnbwtai l rleoihFrtb
become so blind that light and darkness are akin. The light wherein I write is not the
light of reason; it is not the darkness of unreason; it is the L.V.X. of that which, first
mastering and then transcending the reason, illumines all the darkness caused by the
ecnerefretni fo eht etisoppo sevaw fo ;thguoht ton yb gniyortsed rieht ,ecnalabd na
iwo hysbereht ng a false and partial light, but by overleaping their limitations.
teL ton eht tnadep mialcxe htiw namweN taht I diova eht allycS fo yA dnae ht
ofsNotiar te Shyy t bafsNoidbyrahC - meaning.
A thing is not necessarity A or not - A. tI yam eb edistuo ehtnu e serse rvfuioocsid
wherein A and not - A.tsixe It is absurd to say of Virtue that it is green or not - green;
for Virtue has nothing to do with colour. tI si eno fo eht tsom evitse gsgnuositinifed
foXNOK — eht XVL fo eht nerehterB fo eht ysoRssorC — that is transcends all the
elbissop sriap fo.setisoppo roN seod siht dnuos lacisnesnon ot esoht ohwe ra
acquainted with That LVX. tuB ot esoht ohw od ,ton ti tsum I( )raef niamers a
obscure and ridiculous as spherical trigonometry to the inhabitants of Flatland .
X A MPXONOK
Kant and others have remarked on the similarity of our hands and feet, and the
ytilibissopmi fo eno gnicalper sti wollef ni yranidro3 - dimensional space. This to
de tmseeh gtag uescap sn ihc iyhewh tnac eb eda.me doitcnioc
Similarly, a constant equilib noitar fo lla elbanigami setisoppo lliw tseggus ot su a
dlrow ni hcihw yeht era ylurt ;eno ecnehw ot taht dlrow flesti si tub eht tsetrohs.pets
llA ruo seirotcidartnoc eraoc - ; syeeet vha er tnerusitace didn rsiofoosop pe,ohstixa
tub esiwrehto eraicerp yles ,ralimis tsuj sa ni eht esac fo eht sdnah detouq.evoba fI
yeht erew ton ,ralimis yeht dluow on regnol e b,seirotcidartn otcub.seirartnoc
elpoeP ohw nigeb ot kniht rof sevlesmeht yllausu llaf otni eht rorre fo gnitcidartnoc
normal ideas as taught by their seniors.
adwurloatnnegrdr.i yg hmtai rstr lhieaaatgr eon nsTe h us, the finds and thinks, One
beauty of the latter, the sordidity of the former; perhaps ending, with a little wit, in
gnidnefed egairram esuaceb eht sthgiled fo yretluda erabissopmi le without it. This
attitude is good enough, indeed, while one is talking to the grovellers; but what
educates the clergy (since miracles still happen) is a truism to an actress.
If in the jungle two elephants fight lustily, he shall do little who champio ns either;
opposing the with Tarot the ofc harioteetrh e as both, ride both, tame both, snare rather
sphinxes, black and white.
. sd d enre hioro cwetea hbey wrtsyiinla a tn uaieohfvht et, ir ,loOneNabm ecnalab I
A and not - A (a), and finding both false, b oth true, transcend with B. r eBvet a thuwB
is, it is as false and true as b; we reach C. . mr o eoC rrodvS,oftnecfa legeH sa ,toN
thought, until we reach an idea in which no seed of self - contradiction lurks; for that
na creven.eb
The thinkable is fa ,esl ?neht ecno()!erom ,aeY tub yllauqe ti si.eurt
oS osla eht dlo scitsym erew thgir ohw was ni yreve nonemonehp agod - decaf
nomed tpa ylno ot ecudes eht luos morf eht dercas ;yretsym ,thgir ,oot yehto hw
“interpret every phenomenon as a particular dea gnil fo doG htiw eht”.luos Yet the
latter is the higher formula; the narrowing of the Magic Circle to a point is an easier
task than the destruction of that circle (and all both within and without) by the inrush
of a higher dimension.
!salA tub rehtieaw y si eht tsa L;pe tySkcul era tsom fo su fi ylno ew entaaclumrof
elc reimcos — ! eylncaric
iigtn.oribnyrg e atsrotanhn es cteon dm an, O ita,v ailNso r thropuagshs m ustT hou
the fire to Adonai - Melekh, child of earth! sideither on by slip not canst Thou .e yln O
n enhowi tech utfrotse DehtlebaB - e hfpoorts a lts aa es ucnmant ooacr scaefawoeoRT
thy career canst thou escape from the ruins. Otherwise, what answer hast thou (O
tcefrep )!citsymot mohw eht rotcod skaeps fo nem “ fles - hypnotized into catalepti c
trances, ” to whom the historian denies thy Christ or Mahomet, to whom the ethicist
flings his snarls of “anti - laicos ” ; whom, indeed, all men, thyself the foremost, charge
with insanity, with ignorance, with error?
Naught but an infinite skepsis saves the e here. Do not defend thy Christ; attack the
ecalp fo eniht ;tnenoppo egnellahc lla sih ,sessimerp etupsid eht ytidilav fo sih tsom
tsepeed ,smoixa ngupmi sih ,ytinas tbuod sih!ecnetsixe
On thine own formula he is but a demon dog - . d,rosoGecaf
yohrtseD im, or be he: that is enough; there is no more to say.
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RETNUO CDN ANOITACIDED -NOITACIDED
Dear children of earth, long have you dwelt in darkness; quit the night and seek the
!yad keeS ton ot etatimi eht egaugnal fo eht ;esiw sit'.ysae erehT si on layor daor ot
illumination; that which I say in Light is true to the children of Light; to them of
darkness is a confusion and a snare.
wenK ey tahw ynoga eht elbmin ssenetuca fo enim nwo citcelaid saw ot ,eme y
eymv nt eodnluow , O dullards! roF I raef ,reve tsel I eb gnicalper hturt foguoht ytbh
mere expertness of mechanic skill. Then, seeing the thought as fear, I quench it
.ylretsam Whence rise other evil things; the thought “Is this too mere trickery of the
” ”? s? edrds cne nIsiahyi“i dtb .mhoroeetoahrtwtooccs
eno yb eno gnirewsna oS sleedpe eeipt hearn dd obwrnre,ea akssao lnl , and one and ,
sne sloloal y,m ssb smsdeiln nllankaorfpaud y m,luo sroesle —
tuB uoy wonk tahw ,esle r aneedrdlih cfo eht.thgiL
oT ,uoy xnoK mOxaP — Light in Extension — is your natural home. uoYe vah
written t u;bme hwtot s deIeb eu n onty oo;nn e yypsmbyas seeseht — –
o Tln loydasrnreaevpe
dlr oewlo hew hnti
;r e e defletrhoahuOtPto h otshiiww
dna neve otsetaitinI
drows s eanfhPootisses s tno eoipornhaw
for the time being;
i es eoved sharnolowhatlhat deng
demitted,
de l rlnoeepexbe
Ietacided
this Revelation of the Arcana
e enhhritcaihw
Adytum of God - de.hescinreuloinS

While, on the other hand:
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X A MPXONOK
.t Sl ueakPop spu no eh tlliH fosraM
yt peomhTet - headed Athenians;
But I would rather talk to the st ars
Tha yt pnomte - headed Athenians;
It ’,t l muar cooyfts ao eoytl nso
oyTdra csaurc e”shtutleiuDwV“ —
no wuo ytuB ’ t thecg ufmo t alduosoegr
yt pmmoerF - headed Athenians.
elbme sh ecnruo md enfloop LoeehpT
ytp meesohT - headed Athenians.
dl uIoc ,elb mmeyeekl rhaiyttmsraeev
ytp meesohT - headed Athenians.
Ahcn i,fpeolb inaBol lfaog,sag
And I, or any otherguess ass,
Could bring to our mystical moonlight mass
ytp meesohT - headed Athenians.
nI ,enif I evah suoicerp elttilesu
ytp mreoF - h eaded Athenians.
The birds I have snared shall all go loose;
yt p emyreeahT - headed Athenians.
I thought perha s ;pt dheIoogmdoiogms
tuBti ’ sn e otet nfodil urIoehvse —
, d ,lf eui Iv od at clfs bdui IunoIoAwd
yt phmceuS - headed Athenians.
h toiSw( yna )kcul I llahs dlilbeweraf
yt peomhTet - headed Athenians.
ro F, eyme hyta mlla f omeh tog o,tlleh
ytp mreoF - headed Athenians.
I etah ruoy toidi stloj dna,sraj
ek nuoomY ys grinning behind your bars —
I ’ m more at home with the winds and stars
Than with empty - headed Athenians.
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DLR OEWK AEWHT
SGNILKC UD SNSAEB AR BOEFL AAT
ES UEH TRO FNITA LDN AWERBE HN ISETO NYROTANALPX EHTIW(
)TNEDU RDP NEAS IEW HFTO
Q U ’ NAR .

. . . . euqitn ancu
.euqitsy mt e,euaïqrbé h,euqirogél l A
P YNNA .

ecxE o nn illah se y,nerdlih celtti ls aemoce be ytp
.nevae Hf omodgni Keh totn iretn eesi w — A NON .

333
alkz zqrnz zlaud zwnyal zymytsd wylm yjlk
zyla zyysktm wwh ajch ruw 334. awh ykh
335. wyylgta atchw halgl aglyjdd zylm
al ahd acydq aqytx anlm ymq ylgw
ywrflp ymq apwskb lwayu ald zynb

agdygx
I ARD S ATU IIIV

Ra - asa isalamanu para - id - adodozlo - irak - un öäa ilai - erip - ehag
iuq - uni iane unomatub do asaoni inap - ra - ;alaid ijemerasake raegu
,unalarihak do ekanodoz unatafikul paresa ta elavav - ridoz imahlo tune .
. . . alijerIsihak - a da das pa - aztoa adasub ,ogasoac sad ,asihakd o
unarupi ehaolet kerak ra ke a sio -amala eh ohakunol ?efaberak anivoV do
A ÉV .

.brevorP nacirfA

.radiv usoderug es sa,msarug es sasmas os caelD
.brevorP hsinapS
——— aznei ca sut
attefr e ù paièsp oa,cllo uevhC
.azneilgo da liso ce,ene bl ’atne sùiP
D ANTE .

AAA OOOZ OR AZAZZZAIE OZAZ AEE EII I ZAIE OZ OAKH O
OOE O Y TH OZEAZOAZE EEEZZ EEAZ KAZO H OAZ EK H EYEIT
AAXY HKYHTEL — sihT si eht emaN hcihw uoy tsum kaepsn i
.d lrrooiwr eethnti
J SUSE C HRIST .

M ANNABBINIRAPAHA S UTTA .

HHyy iiss nnoocchh vviisscchh,, nnoocchh vvlleeeesscchh:: ddee wwyyssttee vvaann
oonnss aalllleenn
EEnn wweeeett nniieett wwaatt hhyy iiss:: hhyy kkaann oooocckk lliicchhtt
oonnttvvaalllleenn..

D LEINA H ZNIE .

D edi fn isumu seanai
irget niirer u tpeealleuP
irget niire umpanaiD
.suman aecuqealleuP
C SULLUTA .

T OA T EH K ING H( NANIAW ’ S V.L.)

'Asterej men 'mfi calan selannan
¢y ¢pocruptoisi faennon e„doj
Ñppota plhqoisa malista lampV
gan ™pi pasan
S OHPPA .