[Dedicated to George Raffalovich] <br /> <br /> <br />In the Years of the Primal Course, in the dawn of terrestrial <br />birth, <br />Man mastered the mammoth and horse, and Man was the <br />Lord of the Earth. <br /> <br />He made him an hollow skin from the heart of an holy tree, <br />He compassed the earth therien, and Man was the Lord of <br />the Sea. <br /> <br />He controlled the vigour of steam, he harnessed the light- <br />ning for hire; <br />He drove the celestial team, and man was the Lord of the <br />Fire. <br /> <br />Deep-mouthed from their thrones deep-seated, the choirs <br />of the æeons declare <br />The last of the demons defeated, for Man is the Lord of <br />the Air. <br /> <br />Arise, O Man, in thy strength! the kingdom is thine to <br />inherit, <br />Till the high gods witness at lenght that Man is the Lord <br />of his spirit.<br /><br />Aleister Crowley<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-pentagram/
