“in this direction-and he has been dead for not more than a quarter of a century. His influence is far more subtle and indirect and yet all-pervasive than Blavatsky. James Branch Cabel's Jurgen used a number of Crowley's ideas and… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“Now let us turn our attention back to the experience of my patient. For it is very similar to classic Succubi reports. First let us examine what parts of the experience differentiate it from a routine "dream." It starts much like a normal dream with the dreamer already involved in a situation and totally unaware that he is dreaming. He… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share
“in this direction-and he has been dead for not more than a quarter of a century. His influence is far more subtle and indirect… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“from Wilhelm Reich , the esoteric teachings of Secret Orders and Tantric practices. We believed that this "mixture" of ancient and modern wisdom would lead to the creation of the Magickal Child and Enlightenment. The idea of creating a homunculus or a Magickal Child is ancient. The alchemists experimented with the homunculus idea for centuries. Even as late as the… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share
“thought of as more genteel This myth has been seen as the forerunner of the immaculate conception of the modern God, Gentle Jesus. The experience of Saint Teresa of Avila (circa 1552) is perhaps the most famous example in Western culture of the ecstasy of the fiery, divine intercourse. Idealized in marble by the master sculptor Bernini, the famous vision… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share
“suicide and scandal followed in his wake. The British weekly, the Sunday Referee (March 10, 1935) asked the question that over half a century later is only beginning to be answered. Who—and what—is Aleister Crowley? Around few men in contemporary life has been created such a wealth of fantastic fable and rumour as that which attaches to the name of… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share
“a very important reptilian brain. Isn't it odd that the serpent of Genesis was cursed to "crawl on your belly?" How did he get… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“CHAPTER EIGHT THE DEVIL YOU SAY And the serpent was cunning above every animal of the field which Jehovah God had made. —Genesis 3:1… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“bowdlerized, censored, suppressed and maybe even burned by the public hangman. But people who believe in this diabolical power of words and/or ideas and/or… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“sophisticated reader that he is simply referring to magical aspects of sexual activity that were bound to be misunderstood by the general public anyway.… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“This is a classic example of the type of literary blind that Crowley loved to utilize when he wished to publish, in a public… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“of the shaman as well as the individual. Certain disciplined individuals discovered that the more they practiced tuning into the Divine Will, the more… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
“daughter of Diblaim; and she conceived and bare him a son. —Hosea 1:2-3 In the minds of the Jews, it was the lack of… — Christopher Hyatt Copy Share Image
