THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS

London, England

April 1909

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THE REVIEWS REVIEWED.

THE EQUINOX.

The Equinox is the title of a new occult periodical published by Simpkin, Marshal and Co., which made its first appearance last month. It is like no other magazine in the world. It is a squat, square volume of 400 pages, costing 5s., and weighing a couple of pounds. On the cover, in red, green, and gold, is the symbol of the Equinox, over which is written “The Method of Science,” and below “The Aim of Religion.” On the sides it is described as “The Official Organ of the A∴A∴ and the Review of Scientific Illuminism. It is edited by Alister [sic] Crowley, under the direction of the Brothers of the A∴A∴, of whom a great deal is written which leaves the reader in a state of great bewilderment. The A∴A∴ is the society whose members form the Republic of Genius, the Regent Mother of the whole world. Equilibrium is the basis of the work of this ancient Order. Those who would enter it must practice exercises until they can stand for a whole hour with a saucer filled to the brim with water on their head without spilling a drop. They are then submitted for examination, and should they pass they will be instructed in more complex and difficult practices. At the end of the number is a narrative of the magical retirement of John St. John—which, frankly, I am not sufficient of an occultist to make sense of. The rest of the Equinox is devoted to poetry and fiction. Mr. Frank Harris publishes his excellent story, “The Magic Glasses.” “The Temple of Solomon the King” is a work of another order on which I, in all humility, recognize that it would be presumption for me to pass an opinion. A strange, weird, incomprehensible magazine is the Equinox, whose publication is a curious sign of the times.