THE WINGED BEETLE By ALEISTER CROWLEY

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THE WINGED BEETLE
By ALEISTER CROWLEY
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CONTENTS
ROSA Coeli—Abjad-i-al’ain—The Hermit—The Wizard Way—The
Wings—The Garden of Janus—The Two Secrets—The Priestess of
Panormita—The Hawk and the Babe—The Duellists—Athor and Asar
—After Judgment—The Five Adorations—Telepathy—The Swimmer
—The Muse—The God and the Girl—Rosemary—Au Bal—Dis-
appointment—The Octopus—The Eyes of Dorothy—Bathyllus—The
Mantra-Yogi—The Poet and his Muse—Lilith—Sport and Marriage—
The Twins—The Convert—The Sorceress—The Child—Clytie—
A Slim Gilt Soul—The Silence of Columbine—The Archaeologist
—The Ladder—Belladonna—The Poet at Bay—Ut—Rosa Decidua —
The Circle and the Point—In Memoriam—Ad Fidelem Infidelem—
The Sphinx—The Jew of Fez—The Pentagram—Song—An Hymn
—Prologue to Rodin in Rime—The Camp Fire—Ave Adonai—The
Wild Ass—The Opium-Smoker—In Manu Dominae.
Mr. Todd: a Morality.
TRANSLATIONS: L'Amour et le Crâne—L’Alchimie de Douleur—Le
Vampire—Le Balcon—Le Gout de L'Infini—L'Héautontimoroumenos
—Le vin de L'Assassin—Woman—Tout Entière—Le vin des Amants
—Le Revenant—Lola de Valence—Le Beau Navire—L'Invitation au
Voyage—Epilogue to “Petits Poèmes en Prose”—Colloque Senti-
mental—En Sourdine—The Magician
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