Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest WhatsAppRecent ChangesSend via e-MailPrintPermalink × VOLUME I ESSAY COMPETITION COPY THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY “{variation: WITH PORTRAITS}” VOLUME I FOYERS SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF RELIGIOUS TRUTH 1905 [“All rights reserved”] Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & Co. At the Ballantyne Press {ILLUSTRATION ON PAGE FACING AND JUST BEFORE TITLE in the delux edition: This is a photo of Crowley in his 20s, frontal with tailed bow tie and signed “Aleister Crowley” in block below.} PREFACE CONTENTS OF VOLUME I. PAGE ACELDAMA - DEDICATION . . . . . . . . 1 ACELDAMA . . . . . . . . 2 THE TALE OF ARCHAIS - THE AUTHOR'S BALLADE OF HIS TALE . . . . 7 THE TALE OF ARCHAIS - PART I. . . . . . . . . 7 " II. . . . . . . . . 10 " III. . . . . . . . . 16 " IV. . . . . . . . . 21 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . 27 SONGS OF THE SPIRIT - DEDICATION . . . . . . . . 29 THE GOAD . . . . . . . . 30 IN MEMORIAM A. J. B. . . . . . . 31 THE QUEST . . . . . . . . 31 THE ALCHEMIST . . . . . . . 32 SONNETS TO NIGHT . . . . . . . 34 THE PHILOSOPHER'S PROGRESS . . . . . 34 SONNET . . . . . . . . 36 AN ILL DREAM . . . . . . . 36 THE PRIEST SPEAKS. . . . . . . 37 THE VIOLET'S LOVE-STORY. . . . . . 38 THE FAREWELL OF PARACELSUS TO APRILE . . . 39 A SPRING SNOWSTORM IN WASTDALE . . . . 43 IN NEVILLE'S COURT, TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE . . 44 SUCCUBUS . . . . . . . . 45 A RONDEL . . . . . . . . 45 NIGHTFALL . . . . . . . . 46 THE INITIATION . . . . . . . 46 ISAIAH . . . . . . . . 47 THE STORM . . . . . . . . 48 WHEAT AND WINE . . . . . . . 49 A RONDEL . . . . . . . . 49 THE VISIONS OF THE ORDEAL . . . . . 50 POWER. . . . . . . . . 51 VESPERS . . . . . . . . 52 BY THE CAM . . . . . . . . 53 ASTROLOGY . . . . . . . . 53 DAEDALUS . . . . . . . . 54 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . 55 THE POEM - SCENE I. . . . . . . . . 57 " II. . . . . . . . . 58 " III. . . . . . . . . 60 " IV. . . . . . . . . 62 JEPHTHAH. - PRELIMINARY INVOCATION . . . . . . 64 JEPHTHAH . . . . . . . . 66 MYSTERIES - THE FIVE KISSES - I. AFTER CONFESSION . . . . . . 90 II. THE FLIGHT . . . . . . . 90 III. THE SPRING AFTER . . . . . . 93 IV. THE VOYAGE SOUTHWARD . . . . . 95 V. THE ULTIMATE VOYAGE . . . . . 96 THE HONOURABLE ADULTERERS - I. . . . . . . . . . 98 II. . . . . . . . . . 100 THE LEGEND OF BEN LEDI . . . . . . 101 A DESCENT OF THE MOENCH. . . . . . 102 IN A CORNFIELD . . . . . . . 103 DREAMS . . . . . . . . 103 THE TRIUMPH OF MAN . . . . . . 105 THE DREAMING OF DEATH . . . . . . 108 A SONNET IN SPRING . . . . . . 109 DE PROFUNDIS . . . . . . . 109 TWO SONNETS - I. "My soul is aching," &c.. . . . . 113 II. "The constant ripple," &c. . . . . 113 A VALENTINE. . . . . . . . 113 ODE TO POESY . . . . . . . 114 TWO SONNETS - I. "Self-damned, the leprous moisture." &c. . . 115 II. "Lust, impotence," &c. . . . . . 116 BESIDE THE RIVER . . . . . . . 116 MAN'S HOPE . . . . . . . . 116 SONNET . . . . . . . . 117 A WOODLAND IDYLL . . . . . . . 117 PERDURABO . . . . . . . . 118 ON GARRET HOSTEL BRIDGE. . . . . . 118 ASTRAY IN HER PATHS . . . . . . 119 SONNET TO CLYTIE . . . . . . . 120 A VALENTINE, '98 . . . . . . . 120 PENELOPE . . . . . . . . 121 A SONNET OF BLASPHEMY . . . . . . 122 THE RAPE OF DEATH. . . . . . . 122 IN THE WOODS WITH SHELLEY . . . . . 124 A VISION UPON USHBA . . . . . . 125 ELEGY. . . . . . . . . 127 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . 127 JEZEBEL, AND OTHER TRAGIC POEMS - DEDICACE . . . . . . . . 129 PERDITA . . . . . . . . 129 JEZEBEL. PART I.. . . . . . . 129 " " II.. . . . . . . 131 CONCERNING CERTAIN SINS. . . . . . 132 A SAINT'S DAMNATION . . . . . . 132 LOT . . . . . . . . . 133 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . 135 An Appeal to the American Republic . . . . 136 The Fatal Force . . . . . . . 141 THE MOTHER'S TRAGEDY. . . . . . . 154 THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST - I. THE COURT OF THE PROFANE - PROLOGUE. - OBSESSION . . . . . 166 FAME . . . . . . . . 167 THE MOTHER AT THE SABBATH . . . . . 167 THE BRIDEGROOM . . . . . . . 168 THE ALTAR OF ARTEMIS . . . . . . 169 THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE . . . . . 171 ASMODEL . . . . . . . . 171 MADONNA OF THE GOLDEN EYES . . . . . 173 LOVE AT PEACE . . . . . . . 174 MORS JANUA AMORIS . . . . . . 175 THE MAY QUEEN . . . . . . . 177 SIDONIA THE SORCERESS. . . . . . 178 THE GROWTH OF GOD . . . . . . 178 TO RICHARD WAGNER . . . . . . 179 THE TWO EMOTIONS . . . . . . 179 THE SONNET. I.. . . . . . . 180 " II.. . . . . . . 180 WEDLOCK. A SONNET . . . . . . 180 SONNET FOR GERALD KELLY'S DRAWING OF JEZEBEL . . 180 MANY WATERS CANNOT QUENCH LOVE . . . . 181 COENUM FATALE . . . . . . . 181 THE SUMMIT OF THE AMOROUS MOUNTAIN . . . 181 CONVENTIONAL WICKEDNESS . . . . . 181 LOVE'S WISDOM . . . . . . . 182 THE PESSIMIST'S PROGRESS . . . . . 182 NEPHTHYS . . . . . . . . 182 AGAINST THE TIDE . . . . . . 182 STYX . . . . . . . . 183 LOVE, MELANCHOLY, DESPAIR . . . . . 183 II. THE GATE OF THE SANCTUARY - TO LAURA . . . . . . . . 184 THE LESBIAN HELL . . . . . . 185 THE NAMELESS QUEST . . . . . . 186 THE REAPER . . . . . . . 193 THE TWO MINDS . . . . . . . 193 THE TWO WISDOMS. . . . . . . 194 THE TWO LOVES . . . . . . . 194 A RELIGIOUS BRINGING-UP . . . . . 194 THE LAW OF CHANGE . . . . . . 194 SYNTHESIS. . . . . . . . 195 III. THE HOLY PLACE - THE NEOPHYTE . . . . . . . 196 SIN: AN ODE . . . . . . . 197 THE NAME . . . . . . . . 199 THE EVOCATION . . . . . . . 200 THE ROSE AND THE CROSS . . . . . 202 HAPPINESS. . . . . . . . 202 THE LORD'S DAY . . . . . . . 202 CERBERUS . . . . . . . . 202 IV. THE HOLY OF HOLIES - THE PALACE OF THE WORLD . . . . . 204 THE MOUNTAIN CHRIST . . . . . . 205 TO ALLAN MACGREGOR . . . . . . 207 THE ROSICRUCIAN. . . . . . . 207 THE ATHANOR . . . . . . . 208 THE CHANT TO BE SAID OR SUNG UNTO OUR LADY ISIS . 211 A LITANY . . . . . . . . 211 CARMEN SAECULARE - PROLOGUE - THE EXILE . . . . . . 214 "CARMEN SAECULARE" . . . . . . 215 IN THE HOUR BEFORE REVOLT . . . . . 218 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . 220 TANNHÄUSER - DEDICATION . . . . . . . . 222 PREFACE . . . . . . . . 223 TANNHAUSER . . . . . . . . 226 ACT I. . . . . . . . . 226 " II. . . . . . . . . 230 " III. . . . . . . . . 239 IV. . . . . . . . . 247 V. . . . . . . . . 259 EPILOGUE. . . . . . . . . 263 APPENDIX . . . . . . . . 265 TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCES . . . . “End of volume” Download as ASCII: Part 1, 285 KB] Part 2, 277 KB] Part 3, 282 KB] THE WORKS OF ALEISTER CROWLEY Vol. I, part 1 of 3 ASCII VERSION February 18, 1993 e.v. key entry by Bill Heidrick, T.G. of O.T.O. 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