The following is a rather long but eloquent poem(s), covering a wide array of pantheons and ideas. --Zaratyst



Magickal Reveries

Dedicated to Bill Heidrick
...who opened the door...

I am as the Moon
Our Light is ever changing
Healing, gathering
       As Capricorn begins the year darkly 
       From the depths of light 
       As the distant Sun 
       Begins Her Northward Path
        
       Saturn begins her leaden rainbow dance 
       Giving form to time 
       The Gates to Formlessness
       Make way for new forms 
        
       To emerge out of Saturnian Black 
       Gates of Formlessness 
       Are now used by wise souls 
       Seeking Endlessness 
        
       As new forms dance in, wise souls may dance out 
       To Eternity 
       To explore timeless states 
       And spaceless being 
        
       Saturn planet of time and timelessness 
       Space and spacelessness 
       Of limits and freedom 
       Is our leaden key 
        
       To the golden place of immortality 
       The Bliss of Saturn 
       Is sweet, rich bliss, indeed 
       In dark Capricorn 
         
       Agape is subtle wine, holy...pure 
       While Chubby Eros 
       Is a belching beer 
       Good old, sad old lust 
        
       Is Thelema will with desire charged 
       Is Thelema greed 
       Drunk on yeasty rich lust 
       Rapine in her heart 
        
       Or is Thelema subtle will, divine 
       Heaven's Spirit scent 
       Beyond sight, will or mind 
       Like good Christian Faith 
            
       As Capricorn begins the year darkly 
       From the depths of light 
       As the distant Sun 
       Begins Her Northward Path 
        
       Saturn begins her leaden rainbow dance 
       Giving form to time 
       The Gates to Formlessness 
       Make way for new forms 
        
       To emerge out of Saturnian Black 
       Gates of Formlessness 
       Are now used by wise souls 
       Seeking Endlessness 
        
       As new forms dance in, wise souls may dance out 
       To Eternity 
       To explore timeless states 
       And spaceless being 
        
       Saturn planet of time and timelessness 
       Space and spacelessness 
       Of limits and freedom 
       Is our leaden key 
        
       To the golden place of immortality 
       The Bliss of Saturn 
       Is sweet, rich bliss, indeed 
       In dark Capricoicorn 
        
       Isis spread your loving wings over me 
       Enfold me within 
       Protect me, Mother, 
       In my loneliness 
        
       Isis spread your loving wings over me 
       Enfold me within 
       Lead me to earthly love 
       Lead me to my Self 
        
       Isis spread your loving wings over me 
       Enfold me within 
       Surround me with lovers 
       Who heal me with love 
        
       Isis spread your loving wings over me 
       Enfold me within 
       Allow me loving friends 
       Who heal me with love 
        
       Isis spread your loving wings over me 
       Enfold me within 
       Lead me to earthly love 
       Lead me to my Self 

       When bright spark was struck at dark equinox 
       Hard clarity came 
       As Sun struck Saturn 
       In His Earthy home 
        
       The Astral Year begins in Saturn's house 
       In chill mystery 
       The leaden wheel begins 
       Her twelve month circle 
        
       From Earth to Air to Water to Fire 
       Then again begin 
       Spinning wheel of magick 
       Through time and through space 
        
       Twelve stations of the Elemental Cross 
       Break the calender 
       Wear tattered calender 
       Like torn beggar's rags 
        
       Twelve mundane months slip over Heaven's Year 
       Solstice to solstice 
       Tearing the paper year 
       With ancient power 
        
       Now the dark solstice has come and has gone 
       Year is born anew 
       New Year's day ahead 
       Surly overlay 
        
       Vying with our more ancient starry year 
       The New Roman Year 
       Trys hard to hide the Gods 
       Nor can it hide them 
        
       For their power is born ever anew 
       Through the twelve stations 
       And deep in each month 
       Their Life births Magick 
       
       As Virgo dies the dark Crone encroaches 
       Hard with Grey Power 
       Harsh shrivelled with Wisdom 
       Of a long chaste life 
        
       What seems to be ugly, mean grows in strength 
       Like a walnut shell 
       Wrinkled shell, wrinkled nut 
       Wrinkled wise, old brain 
        
       Cruel Death mercifully releases Beauty 
       Libra roses rise 
       Gentle Autumn breezes 
       Pink, red, soft petals       
        
       From peak to craggy peak the Horn'd One leaps 
       Fire in his eyes 
       Hard shouldered...white hot chest 
       Antlered man on high 
        
       Blue lightening flashes from his bright hot thighs 
       Swift knees crash through trees 
       In the ancient forest 
       Of my ancient mind 
        
       From those depths my ancient powers rise 
       Fire in my eyes 
       Soft heart hardens.  Wisdom 
       Surges in my thighs 
        
       Knees and ankles loosen, muscles tighten 
       I am the Horn'd One! 
       I am He!  I am Free! 
       Ancient One in me! 
        
       Affirmation:  I am Pan!  I am Cernunnos!  I am the Horn'd One.   
       I am Shiva!  I am He!  I am Atman!  I am Free! 

       Is Peace possible on Battlefield Earth 
       No.  Not now, Kali 
       Your Yuga demands War 
       War is our teacher 
        
       Only through War can we learn to escape 
       Your prison of Time 
       The only Peace there is 
       Is hidden within 
        
       Each individual heart.  Turn within 
       Make that your War 
       Exploit the Battlefield 
       By turning away 
        
       That is War enough in Kali's prison 
       Of Time and of Space 
       Learn to reverse the Field 
       And find your own Peace 

When Saturn Ruled Aquarius

        
       The Kiss of Saturn is hot, black, fierce, deep 
       A hint of Wild Ass 
       In her blue black hair 
       Breasts soft as black Lead 
        
       Moulten hips steaming with empowerment 
       Belly bold with Lust 
       That heals...and heals...and heals 
       Uranus!  She cries. 
        
       "Wild Ass!" I reply. "I am set on you!" 
       My Wild Ass prances 
       "For I am Set, my Nepthys 
       My sweet Wild Ass 
        
       I come to claim your dark powers tonight 
       In Binah tonight 
       For we are in Binah 
       Deep set in Binah 
        
       Saturn am I!  Shivah am I! I AM! 
       I am Atman!  THAT! 
       I claim you Dark Nepthys 
       THAT we may be ONE!" 
       
       In Atman hide the Secrets of Maya 
       Terrible Maya 
       (When we are in Her Claws) 
       Is kind in Atman 
        
       There is a reversal in Atman 
       Of subtle beauty 
       Maya becomes God's Will 
       And I am as God 
        
       In Atman.  I am as God, Will Supreme 
       Soft as a Feather 
       Strong, gentle, wise and firm, 
       Free!  I am Atman! 
        
       I am Atman.  I am Free.  I am He. 
       In Atman, I AM 
       As God in Atman. 
       Free!  I am Atman! 
           

Scarabeus

        
       Golden Fire in my Heart, Immortal! 
       Dark Sacred Beetle 
       Flaming in my breast! 
       Immortality 
        
       Hidden in the dung of my existence! 
       That filthy dung 
       I roll across my Sky 
       For all to distain 
        
       Hides The Stone of the Wise from prying eyes 
       And the Mid night Sun 
       Hidden by dung like Earth 
       Yet lighting the Moon 
        
       Hides behind my life lighting up my Soul 
       As I roll my dung 
       Making Soul immortal 
       As I roll my Stone  
        
       I met Minerva just now near her tree 
       Resting from battle 
       Her helmet on her knee 
       Hair tumbled on breasts 
        
       Parted by brass, surrounded by steel plate 
       Dark nipples glistened 
       With dew like sweat of war 
       Pale arms quivering 
        
       Eager for battle's harsh life death embrace 
       Yes! She said to me. 
       Hell yes! she said.  Get laid! 
       Enter the battle. 
        
       My Virgins serve me well, my son!  Get laid! 
       Let your juices flow! 
       (She spit an olive pit) 
       Get in there and fight! 
        
       She gathered her pale skirts around her hips 
       Stood, covering strong thighs 
       Took her shield, sword, helmet 
       With war shriek was gone 

Love Is the Law

 
       Do what thou wilt is the Whole of the Law 
       The time of The Will 
       Bursts forth Now, in the Spring 
       Implacable bud! 
        
       Let your Love burst forth and blossom freely 
       Thunder of roses 
       Unfettered by harsh will 
       Love willed to be Free 
        
       To soar with on Her Wings into New Heavens 
       Over pure New Earths 
       Love is Will purified 
       Love is Her own Law! 
        
       Sun is born again in primitive Light 
       With Arian Force 
       In the Spring House of Mars 
       New Life Exploding 
        
       From cold Winter's Icy dark Womb 
       Gives force to our Wills 
       Time of re-SOL-ution 
       We are born again 
        
       Juices of Spring wash us from Winter Womb 
       As Spring buds push out 
       We drop from Her belly 
       Like damp, new born colts 
        
       This is the time to re-SOL-ve our new lives 
       With Nature's Forces 
       Supporting and healing 
       As Old Winter dies 

Copyright, Hugh Read, 1987 Permission is hereby given for noncommercial reproduction of this copyrighted work, so long as it is reproduced in full and this notice is included.



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