THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS

London, England

October 1910

(page 379)

OCCULTISM IN THE MAGAZINES.

The new number of the Equinox continues to keep up the tradition of the earlier numbers as to size, the mystical nature of its contents, and the unintelligibility of many of its articles. This number, however, is distinguished by the publication of a long poem by Aleister Crowley, which is an account of the Mystic Quest under the figure of Arthurian Legend [Sir Palamedes]. Not content with the field of propaganda opened up by the publication of this Equinoctial Review, the manager of the Equinox announces that in order to introduce religious ecstasy he will hold a series of seven religious services in Caxton Hall. They are called the Rites of Eleusis, and will be conducted by Mr. Crowley. They are typical of the seven ages of man, each one being dedicated to the planet that rules that particular age. They begin with Saturn and end with Luna, the age of childhood and innocence. Only one hundred tickets will be issued at the price of five guineas entitling the holder to a seat at each of the Eleusian Rites. The first begins at 9 p.m. on the 19th inst. The ceremony takes from one and a half to two and a half hours.

For the Rite of Saturn you are requested, if convenient, to wear black or very dark blue, for Jupiter violet, for Mars scarlet or russet brown, for Sol orange or white, for Venus green or sky-blue, for Mercury shot silk and mixed colours, for Luna white, silver, or pale blue.