The Pentagram

[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 length that Man is the Lord
of his spirit.

Aleister Crowley