THE WORKS OF
ALEISTER CROWLEY

VOLUME III

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THE WORKS
OF
ALEISTER CROWLEY

"{variation: WITH PORTRAITS}"

VOLUME III

FOYERS
SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF RELIGIOUS TRUTH

1907

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{ILLUSTRATION ON PAGE FACING AND JUST BEFORE TITLE: in the delux edition:

This is a photo of Crowley from the waist up, seated and bent slightly toward the camera. He is young, 20s, and wears a sheep or goat skin full sleeve coat with the fleece turned inside. This coat is open in front and looks like an undecorated Afgan mountain garment. He holds a pipe to left side of mouth in left hand, signet or cabacon ring on second finger left. The pipe looks like a sharply double-curved briar. Hair tousled and eyes still working on the "Crowley stare". Caption below in script: "Photo by Aimis Portrait, 5th Av. New York, 1906.}


                            CONTENTS OF VOLUME III

THE STAR AND THE GARTER --
                                                           PAGE
   ARGUMENT   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     1
   THE STAR AND THE GARTER      .     .     .     .     .     2
        I.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     2
       II.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     2
      III.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     2
       IV.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     2
        V.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     3
       VI.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     3
      VII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     3
     VIII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     4
       IX.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     4
        X.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     5
       XI.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     6
      XII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     6
     XIII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     6
      XIV.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     7
       XV.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     7
      XVI.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     8
     XVII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     8
    XVIII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     8
      XIX.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     9
       XX.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .     9
      XXI.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    10
     XXII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    10
    XXIII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    11
     XXIV.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    11
      XXV.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    12
     XXVI.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    12
    XXVII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    13
   XXVIII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    13
     XXIX.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    13
      XXX.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    14
     XXXI.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    14
    XXXII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    15  {vA}

THE STAR AND THE GARTER --
     "Continued"                                             PAGE
   XXXIII.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    15
   APPENDIX   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    17

WHY JESUS WEPT --
   PERSONS STUDIED  .     .     .     .     .     .     .    20
   DEDICATIO MINIMA .     .     .     .     .     .     .    20
   DEDICATIO MINOR  .     .     .     .     .     .     .    20
   DEDICATIO MAJOR  .     .     .     .     .     .     .    20
   DEDICATIO MAXIMA .     .     .     .     .     .     .    21
   DEDICATIO EXTRAORDINARIA     .     .     .     .     .    21
   WHY JESUS WEPT   .     .     .     .     .     .     .    21
   SCENE    I.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    22
     "     II.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    24
     "    III.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    25
     "     IV.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    26
     "      V.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    27
     "     VI.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    28
     "    VII.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    36
     "   VIII.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    37
     "     IX.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    38
     "      X.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    39
     "     XI.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    41
     "    XII.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    44
     "   XIII.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    46
     "    XIV.      .     .     .     .     .     .     .    47

ROSA MUNDI, AND OTHER LOVE-SONGS --
          I. ROSA MUNDI   .     .     .     .     .     .    51
         II. THE NIGHTMARE      .     .     .     .     .    56
        III. THE KISS     .     .     .     .     .     .    58
         IV. ANNE   .     .     .     .     .     .     .    58
          V. BRUNNHILDE   .     .     .     .     .     .    58
         VI. DORA   .     .     .     .     .     .     .    59  {vB}

                                                           PAGE
ROSA MUNDI -- "Continued"
        VII. FATIMA .     .     .     .     .     .     .    59
       VIII. FLAVIA .     .     .     .     .     .     .    60
         IX. KATIE CARR   .     .     .     .     .     .    60
          X. NORA   .     .     .     .     .     .     .    61
         XI. MARY   .     .     .     .     .     .     .    61
        XII. XANTIPPE     .     .     .     .     .     .    62
       XIII. EILEEN .     .     .     .     .     .     .    62
        XIV.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    62
         XV.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    63
        XVI.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    63
       XVII.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    64
      XVIII. FRENDSHIP {SIC}    .     .     .     .     .    64
        XIX.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    64
         XX.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    64
        XXI.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    65
       XXII.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    65
      XXIII. PROTOPLASM   .     .     .     .     .     .    65
       XXIV.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    66
        XXV.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    66
       XXVI.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    67
      XXVII.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    67
     XXVIII.  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    67

THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR --
     SCENE    I.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .    68
       "     II.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .    69
       "    III.    .     .     .     .     .     .     .    72

GARGOYLES --
     TO L. BENTROVATA     .     .     .     .     .     .    84
     IMAGES OF LIFE --
       PROLOGUE -- VIA VITAE    .     .     .     .     .    84
       THE WHITE CAT.     .     .     .     .     .     .    86
       ALI AND HASSAN     .     .     .     .     .     .    86
       AL MALIK     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    86
       SONG   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    87
       ANICCA .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    87
       TARSHITERING .     .     .     .     .     .     .    87
       A FRAGMENT   .     .     .     .     .     .     .    88
       THE STUMBLING-BLOCK.     .     .     .     .     .    89
       WOODCRAFT    .     .     .     .     .     .     .    89
       A NUGGET FROM A MINE     .     .     .     .     .    90   {viA}

                                                           PAGE
GARGOYLES -- "Continued"
       AU CAVEAU DES INNOCENTS  .     .     .     .     .    90
       ROSA INFERNI .     .     .     .     .     .     .    91
       DIOGENES     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    93
       SAID   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    94
       EPILOGUE -- PRAYER .     .     .     .     .     .    95
     IMAGES OF DEATH --
       PROLOGUE -- PATCHOULI    .     .     .     .     .    96
       KALI   .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    97
       THE JILT     .     .     .     .     .     .     .    99
       THE EYES OF PHARAOH.     .     .     .     .     .   100
       BANZAI!      .     .     .     .     .     .     .   101
       LE JOUR DES MORTIS .     .     .     .     .     .   1O2
       AVE MORS     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   102
       THE MORIBUND .     .     .     .     .     .     .   103
       THE BEAUTY AND THE BHIKKHU     .     .     .     .   104
       IMMORTALITY  .     .     .     .     .     .     .   105
     EPILOGUE -- THE KING-GHOST .     .     .     .     .   107

RODIN IN RIME --
     A STUDY IN SPITE     .     .     .     .     .     .   109
     FRONTISPIECE -- RODIN.     .     .     .     .     .   110
     VARIOUS MEASURES --
       THE TOWER OF TOIL  .     .     .     .     .     .   111
       LA BELLE HEAULMIERE.     .     .     .     .     .   112
       FEMME ACCROUPIE    .     .     .     .     .     .   112
       CARYATIDE    .     .     .     .     .     .     .   112
       JEUNE MERE   .     .     .     .     .     .     .   113
       L'AMOUR QUI PASSE  .     .     .     .     .     .   113
       TETE DE FEMME (MUSEE DU LUXEMBOURG)  .     .     .   113
       LA CASQUE D'OR     .     .     .     .     .     .   114
       LES BOURGEOIS DE CALAIS  .     .     .     .     .   114
       REVEIL D'ADONIS    .     .     .     .     .     .   114
       LA MAIN DE DIEU    .     .     .     .     .     .   115
       DESESPOIR    .     .     .     .     .     .     .   115
       EPERVIER ET COLOMBE.     .     .     .     .     .   115
       RESURRECTION .     .     .     .     .     .     .   116
       L'ETERNEL PRINTEMPS.     .     .     .     .     .   116
       ACROBATES    .     .     .     .     .     .     .   116
       L'AGE D'AIRAIN     .     .     .     .     .     .   117
       FAUNESSE     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   117 {viB}

                                                           PAGE
RODIN IN RIME -- "Continued"
     SONNETS AND QUATORZAINS --
       MADAME RODIN .     .     .     .     .     .     .   118
       LE PENSEUR   .     .     .     .     .     .     .   118
       LA PENSEE    .     .     .     .     .     .     .   118
       LE BAISER    .     .     .     .     .     .     .   118
       BOUCHES D'ENFER    .     .     .     .     .     .   119
       LA GUERRE    .     .     .     .     .     .     .   119
       W. E. HENLEY .     .     .     .     .     .     .   119
       SYRINX AND PAN     .     .     .     .     .     .   119
       ICARE  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   120
       LA FORTUNE   .     .     .     .     .     .     .   120
       PAOLO ET FRANCESCA .     .     .     .     .     .   120
       LES DEUX GENIES    .     .     .     .     .     .   120
       LA CRUCHE CASSEE   .     .     .     .     .     .   121
       LA TENTATION DE SAINT-ANTOINE  .     .     .     .   121
       EVE    .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   121
       FEMMES DAMNEES     .     .     .     .     .     .   121
       NABUCHADNOSOR.     .     .     .     .     .     .   122
       MORT D'ADONIS.     .     .     .     .     .     .   122
       BALZAC .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   122
       LE CYCLOPS SURPREND ACIS ET GALATHEE .     .     .   122
       OCTAVE MIRBEAU     .     .     .     .     .     .   123  {viiA}

                                                           PAGE
RODIN IN RIME -- "Continued"
       SOCRATE.     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   123
       COLOPHON -- AN INCIDENT  .     .     .     .     .   123

ORPHEUS --
     WARNING  .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   126
     EXORDIUM .     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   127
     LIBER PRIMUS VEL CARMINUM  .     .     .     .     .   129
     LIBER SECUNDUS VEL AMORIS  .     .     .     .     .   158
     LIBER TERTIUS VEL LABORIS  .     .     .     .     .   174
     LIBER QUARTUS VEL MORTIS   .     .     .     .     .   203

EPILOGUE AND DEDICATION --
     EPILOGUE AND DEDICATION OF
         VOLUMES I., II., III.  .     .     .     .     .   219
       ELEUSIS.     .     .     .     .     .     .     .   219

APPENDIX A --
     BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE .     .     .     .     .     .   233

APPENDIX B --
     INDEX OF FIRST LINES .     .     .     .     .     .   240  {viiB}

 

 

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