In the Years of the Primal Course,
In the dawn of terrestrial birth,
Man mastered the mammoth and horse,
Man mastered the mammoth and horse,
And Man was the Lord of the Earth.
He made him a hollow skin,
He made him a hollow skin,
From the heart of a holy tree,
He compassed the earth therein,
He compassed the earth therein,
and Man was the Lord of the Sea,
He controlled the vigour of steam,
He controlled the vigour of steam,
He harnessed the lightning for hire,
He drove the celestial team,
He drove the celestial team,
And man was the Lord of the fire,
Deep mouthed their thrones deep seated,
Deep mouthed their thrones deep seated,
The choirs of the aeons declare,
The last of the demons defeated,
The last of the demons defeated,
For Man is the Lord of the Air,
Arise, O Man, in thy strength,
Arise, O Man, in thy strength,
The kingdom is thine to inherit,
Till the high gods witness at length,
Till the high gods witness at length,
That Man is the Lord of his spirit.
(Aleister Crowley)