The Equinox of the Gods

218 Pages·2004·2.59 MB·English

by  Aleister Crowley

THE EQUINOX OF THE GODS
First published London: O.T.O., 1936.
Corrected reprint included in Magick:
Book 4 Parts I-IV, York Beach,
Maine: Samuel Weiser, 1994.
This electronic edition
issued by Celepha(cid:239)s
Press, Leeds, An.
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Last revised 8th June 2004; one transcription error in
CCXX II.26 fixed.

A PARAPHRASE OF THE INSCRIPTIONS UPON
THE OBVERSE OF THE ST(cid:201)L(cid:201) OF REVELLING
Above, the gemmŁd azure is
The naked splendour of Nuit;
She bends in ecstasy to kiss
The secret ardours of Hadit.
The wingŁd globe, the starry blue
Are mine, o Ankh-f-n-Khonsu.
I am the Lord of Thebes, and I
The inspired forth-speaker of Mentu;
For me unveils the veilŁd sky,
The self-slain Ankh-f-n-Khonsu
Whose words are truth. I invoke, I greet
Thy presence, o Ra-Hoor-Khuit!
Unity uttermost showed!
I adore the might of Thy breath,
Supreme and terrible God,
Who makest the gods and death
To tremble before Thee:(cid:151)
I, I adore thee!
Appear on the throne of Ra!
Open the ways of the Khu!
Lighten the ways of the Ka!
The ways of the Khabs run through
To stir me or still me!
Aum! let it kill me!
The Light is mine; its rays consume
Me: I have made a secret door
Into the House of Ra and Tum,
Of Khephra, and of Ahathoor.
I am thy Theban, o Mentu,
The prophet Ankh-f-n-Khonsu!
By Bes-na-Maut my breast I beat;
By wise Ta-Nech I weave my spell.
Show thy star-splendour, O Nuith!
Bid me within thine House to dwell,
O wingŁd snake of light, Hadith!
Abide with me, Ra-Hoor-Khuit!
A PARAPHRASE OF THE HIEROGLYPHS OF THE
11 LINES UPON THE REVERSE OF THE ST(cid:201)LE

Saith of Mentu the truth-telling brother
Who was master of Thebes from his birth:
O heart of me, heart of my mother!
O heart which I had upon earth!
Stand not thou up against a witness!
Oppose me not, judge, in my quest!
Accuse me not now of unfitness
Before the Great God, the dread Lord of the West!
For I fastened the one to the other
With a spell for their mystical girth,
The earth and the wonderful West,
When I flourished, o earth, on thy breast!

The dead man Ankh-f-n-Khonsu
Saith with his voice of truth and calm:
O thou that hast a single arm!
O thou that glitterest in the moon!
I weave thee in the spinning charm;
I lure thee with billowy tune.

The dead man Ankh-f-n-Khonsu
Hath parted from the darkling crowds,
Hath joined the dwellers of the light,
Opening Duant, the star-abodes,
Their keys receiving.
The dead man Ankh-f-n-Khonsu
Hath made his passage into night,
His pleasure on the earth to do
Among the living.

THE EQUINOX

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Vol III. No. III.

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CONTENTS
THE SUMMONS 1
A SUMMARY 3
LIBER AL VEL LEGIS SUB FIGUR´ CCXX 13
GENESIS LIBRI AL 39
I. The Boyhood of Aleister Crowley 41
II. Adolescence(cid:151)Beginnings of Magick(cid:151)The Birth of
FRATER PERDURABO. 48
III. Beginnings of Mysticism(cid:151)The birth of FRATER OU MH 51
IV. The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage(cid:151)The Birth of
FRATER (cid:151)(cid:151)(cid:151) 55
V. The Results of Recession 59
VI. The Great Revelation(cid:151)The Arising of THE BEAST 666 61
VII. Remarks on the Method of Receiving Liber Legis 94
VIII. Summary of the Case 134
AL (LIBER LEGIS), THE BOOK OF THE LAW SUB FIGUR´ XXXI 139

ILLUSTRATIONS
THE STELE OF REVEALING Frontispiece
FOUR HOROSCOPES Facing Summons
FIRST SKETCH OF A QABALISTIC KEY TO LIBER AL 138
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THE EQUINOX OF THE GODS THE ANNIHILATION OF FRATER P.
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