Adest Rosa Secreta Eros

My number is 11, as all their numbers who are of us

My colour is black to the blind, but the blue and gold are seen of the seeing

Also, I have a secret glory for them that love me

But to love me is better than all things

If under the night stars in the desert thou presently burnest mine incense before me

Invoking me with a pure heart, and the serpent flame therein

Thou shalt come a little to lie in my bosom

For one kiss wilt thou then be willing to give all

But whoso gives one particle of dust shall lose all in that hour

Ye shall wear rich jewels

Ye shall exceed the nations of the Earth in spendour and pride

But always in the love of me, and so ye shall come to my joy

I love you! I yearn to you! Pale or purple, veiled or voluptuous

I who am all pleasure and purple, and drunkenness of the innermost sense

Desire you

Put on the wings, and arouse the coiled splendour within you: Come unto me!

I am the snake that giveth knowledge and delight and bright glory

And stir the hearts of men with drunkenness

To worship me take wine and strange drugs whereof I will tell my prophet

And be drunk thereof!

They shall not harm ye at all. It is a lie, this folly against self

The exposure of innocence is a lie

Be strong, o man! Lust, enjoy all things of sense and rapture

Fear not that any God shall deny thee for this

Let the scarlet woman beware!

If pity and compassion and tenderness visit her heart

If she leave my work to toy with old sweetnesses

Then shall my vengeance be known

I will slay me her child

I will alienate her heart

I will cast her out from men

As a shrinking and despised harlot shall she crawl through dusk wet streets

And die cold and an-hungered

But let her raise herself in pride!

Let her follow me in my way!

Let her work the work of wickedness!

Let her kill her heart!

Let her be loud and adulterous!

Let her be covered with jewels, and rich garments

And let her be shameless before all men!

Then will I lift her to pinnacles of power

Then will I breed from her a child mightier