A
poem by
Aleister Crowley, published in
Konx om Pax as part of the story "
The Stone of the Philosophers".
The Rabbi Misunderstood
"Temurah tells us -- praise to Adonai!"
Rabbi Mephibosheth Ben Mordecai
Was wont to say, "that the Adepti see
Sa-Ma-Dhi
equalized with
So-Do-My.
That transcends Short o' Face and Longnose both;
This is the deepest den of the Qliphoth.
Match them! the Tree of Life in Eden bower
Grows balanced perfectly from root to flower."
-- This may be why the Reverend Mrs. Grundy
Called him a sodomite the other Sunday.
Noder's note: "Rabbi Mephibosheth ben Mordecai", like "the
Laird of Boleskine" and "
Ko Hsüan", is an
alias of the
author,
Aleister Crowley.
Noder's typographical note: Yes, the funky typography is in the original.