The Pentagram Poem by Aleister Crowley

The Pentagram

Rating: 3.7


[Dedicated to George Raffalovich]


In the Years of the Primal Course, in the dawn of terrestrial
birth,
Man mastered the mammoth and horse, and Man was the
Lord of the Earth.

He made him an hollow skin from the heart of an holy tree,
He compassed the earth therien, and Man was the Lord of
the Sea.

He controlled the vigour of steam, he harnessed the light-
ning for hire;
He drove the celestial team, and man was the Lord of the
Fire.

Deep-mouthed from their thrones deep-seated, the choirs
of the æeons declare
The last of the demons defeated, for Man is the Lord of
the Air.

Arise, O Man, in thy strength! the kingdom is thine to
inherit,
Till the high gods witness at lenght that Man is the Lord
of his spirit.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Wotan343 is my name 14 March 2010

Evidently A.C. did not anticipate human forays outside earth's atmosphere.

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Velvet Bloodlust 07 September 2012

Epic.               

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Mann Bhatia 23 June 2015

Swedish Band Tiamat made a song with this poem as lyrics and named it The Pentagram. It is one of the greatest songs i've ever heard.

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Colleen Courtney 18 May 2014

An otherworldly and out there write. Not a fan of this one.

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666 66666 06 December 2013

ohh baphomet come eat our souls

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666 66666 06 December 2013

thy lord baphomet shall reign upon earth and the unholy

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Josh Kirkwood 28 September 2012

wotan: what part of 'drove the celestial team' did you not understand?

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