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Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:46 pm
by CriticalThinking
silvermoon wrote:"What is there in absinthe that makes it a separate cult? ... Even in ruin and in degradation it remains a thing
apart: its victims wear a ghastly aureole all their own, and in their peculiar hell yet gloat with a sinister perversion
of pride that they are not as other men." -- Aleister Crowley
The above is a part of a lyrical essay on absinthe called"Absinthe - The Green Goddess" written by Crowley . He wrote it, according to legend, while waiting for a female companion in the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans.
Just throwing that out there, as I didn't see the actual essay mentioned in this thread while I read through it. (sorry if I managed to miss it!)
His essay also quotes "La Legende de l'Absinthe," a French sonnet. Here is the English translation:
The Legend of Absinthe
Apollo, who mourned at Hyacinthe's demise,
Refused to concede this victory to Death.
Much better that the soul, adept in transformation,
Had to find a holy alchemy for beauty.
Thus with his celestial hand he drained and crushed
The subtlest harvest of the garden goddess,
The broken bodies of the herbs yielding a golden essence
From which we measure out our first drop -- of Absinthe!
In lowly hovels and in glittering courts,
Alone, in pairs, drink up this potion of desire!
For it is sorcery -- as one might say --
When the pale opal wine ends all misery,
Opens beauty's most intimate sanctuary --
- Bewitches my heart, and exalts my soul in ecstasy!
Not sure if any of this helps at all, but thought I'd share the info.
Another first poster!
My first post was along the lines of "Oh I wonder what the ceremony will be?!?" nothing like that... lol
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:48 pm
by iamcool
CriticalThinking wrote:silvermoon wrote:"What is there in absinthe that makes it a separate cult? ... Even in ruin and in degradation it remains a thing
apart: its victims wear a ghastly aureole all their own, and in their peculiar hell yet gloat with a sinister perversion
of pride that they are not as other men." -- Aleister Crowley
The above is a part of a lyrical essay on absinthe called"Absinthe - The Green Goddess" written by Crowley . He wrote it, according to legend, while waiting for a female companion in the Old Absinthe House in New Orleans.
Just throwing that out there, as I didn't see the actual essay mentioned in this thread while I read through it. (sorry if I managed to miss it!)
His essay also quotes "La Legende de l'Absinthe," a French sonnet. Here is the English translation:
The Legend of Absinthe
Apollo, who mourned at Hyacinthe's demise,
Refused to concede this victory to Death.
Much better that the soul, adept in transformation,
Had to find a holy alchemy for beauty.
Thus with his celestial hand he drained and crushed
The subtlest harvest of the garden goddess,
The broken bodies of the herbs yielding a golden essence
From which we measure out our first drop -- of Absinthe!
In lowly hovels and in glittering courts,
Alone, in pairs, drink up this potion of desire!
For it is sorcery -- as one might say --
When the pale opal wine ends all misery,
Opens beauty's most intimate sanctuary --
- Bewitches my heart, and exalts my soul in ecstasy!
Not sure if any of this helps at all, but thought I'd share the info.
Another first poster!
My first post was along the lines of "Oh I wonder what the ceremony will be?!?" nothing like that... lol
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:49 pm
by CriticalThinking
iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:50 pm
by silvermoon
LOL! I've been lurking for quite some time and only now had something I thought might have the slightest bit of relevence.
I also wanted to add..the absinthe poster in Lucy's house looks somewhat similar to Crowley's cover of Green Goddess.
(Hope I am posting this picture correctly!)[/img]
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:53 pm
by CriticalThinking
CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:54 pm
by LesterG
CriticalThinking wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
lol
mine was when I get an email from Frankiswaking YT... so I was pulled in and when I try to get out, they just keep pulling me in...
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:55 pm
by iamcool
CriticalThinking wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
urs was "Is CU ever gonna post the video??? I want to see what was in the bag... besides, do we even know for sure if this WAS from the creators? Oh well... I WANNA KNOW WHATS IN THE BAG!" lol
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:57 pm
by CriticalThinking
LesterG wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
lol
mine was when I get an email from Frankiswaking YT... so I was pulled in and when I try to get out, they just keep pulling me in...
lmao, maybe I should have escaped while I had the chance. I had been addicted enough already, but then Cassie came along... now I'm afraid I may have to check into therapy after this is over!
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:58 pm
by CriticalThinking
iamcool wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
urs was "Is CU ever gonna post the video??? I want to see what was in the bag... besides, do we even know for sure if this WAS from the creators? Oh well... I WANNA KNOW WHATS IN THE BAG!" lol
AWW thanks... god I was such a noob... lol I guess I still kinda am... lol
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:58 pm
by Hannahbee
iamcool wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
urs was "Is CU ever gonna post the video??? I want to see what was in the bag... besides, do we even know for sure if this WAS from the creators? Oh well... I WANNA KNOW WHATS IN THE BAG!" lol
ah yes, the good old days...
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:01 pm
by iamcool
Hannahbee wrote:iamcool wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
urs was "Is CU ever gonna post the video??? I want to see what was in the bag... besides, do we even know for sure if this WAS from the creators? Oh well... I WANNA KNOW WHATS IN THE BAG!" lol
ah yes, the good old days...
yer now its like, have you done the anagram .... ryt here is a new anagram to do ... now there is morse coded anagrams ..... ryt now there is morse coded and in different language anagrams
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:04 pm
by CriticalThinking
ARGGHHH the anagrams... those things are so darn frustrating.
Re: absinthe and crowley
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:05 pm
by Hannahbee
iamcool wrote:Hannahbee wrote:iamcool wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:CriticalThinking wrote:iamcool wrote:
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz"
lol! I am going to try to look mine up...
scratch that, I don't have time. lol
urs was "Is CU ever gonna post the video??? I want to see what was in the bag... besides, do we even know for sure if this WAS from the creators? Oh well... I WANNA KNOW WHATS IN THE BAG!" lol
ah yes, the good old days...
yer now its like, have you done the anagram .... ryt here is a new anagram to do ... now there is morse coded anagrams ..... ryt now there is morse coded and in different language anagrams
then (for me) it's like... ryt f**k it bye i'm gonna go hang out with bree and daniel. at least they actually make some sense and don't hate me. you suck, cassie.
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:06 pm
by iamcool
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:08 pm
by Hannahbee
hahaha time differences... i remember when i was in england this summer we had to plan out every phone call home cuz of that same gayness you mention. g'night!
