Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest WhatsAppRecent ChangesSend via e-MailPrintPermalink × Summa Spes Summa Spes by ALEISTER CROWLEY Existence being sorrow, The cause of it desire, A merry tune I borrow to light upon the lyre: If death destroy me quite. Then, I cannot lament it; I've lived, kept life alight, And—damned if I repent it! Let me die in a ditch Damnably drunk Or lipping a punk, Or in bed with a bithc! I was ever a hog; Dung? I am one with it! Let me die like a dog; Die, and be done with it! As far as reason goes, There's no hope for mortals yet: When nothing is that knows, What is there to regret? Our consciousness depends On matter in the brain; When that rots out, and ends, There ends the hour of pain. If we can trust to this Why, dance and drink and revel! Great scarlet mouths to kiss, And sorrow to the devil! If pangs ataxic creeps, Or gout, or stone, annoy us, Queen Morphia, grant thy sleep! Let worms, the dears, enjoy us! But since a chance remains That “I” survives the body (So talk the men whose brains Are made of smut and shoddy), I'll stop it if I can, (Ah, Jesus, if Thou couldest!) I'll go to Martaban To make myself a Buddhist. And yet: the bigger chance Lies with annihilation. Follow the lead of France, Freedom's enlightened nation! Off! sacerdotal stealth Of Faith and fraud and gnosis! Come, drink me: Here's thy health, Arterio-sclerosis! Let me die in a ditch Damnably drunk Or lipping a punk, Or in bed with a bithc! I was ever a hog; Dung? I am one with it! Let me die like a dog; Die, and be done with it! And so— Farewell! Thelema If you have found this material useful or enlightening, you may also be interested in Thelema Liber Legis, The Book of the Law Ordo Templi Orientis A∴A∴ Trademark Ordo Templi Orientis, O.T.O., and the O.T.O. Lamen design are registered trademarks of Ordo Templi Orientis. Copyright All copyrights on Aleister Crowley material are held by Ordo Templi Orientis. This site is not an official O.T.O. website, and is neither sponsored by nor controlled by Ordo Templi Orientis. The text of this Aleister Crowley material is made available here only for personal and non-commercial use. This material is provided here in a convenient searchable form as a study resource for those seekers looking for it in their research. For any commercial use, please contact Ordo Templi Orientis. Last modified: 2018/07/03 12:20by John Bell