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 Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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 |
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iamcool
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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" 
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CriticalThinking
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| iamcool wrote: |
lol mine was "i can't download it someone help plzzz" |
lol! I am going to try to look mine up... |
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silvermoon
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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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] |
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CriticalThinking
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:53 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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 |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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...  |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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
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CriticalThinking
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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! |
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CriticalThinking
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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 |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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... |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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 
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CriticalThinking
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| ARGGHHH the anagrams... those things are so darn frustrating. |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject: Re: absinthe and crowley |
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| 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. |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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awwww gayness, i have college 2morro n i have to go to bed
night night you beautiful people xx have fun and study up  
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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| 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! |
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