David Shoemaker > Quotes

“The True Will is the will of the deepest inmost Self—the core of who you really are as a spiritual being. Also, and importantly, it is an expression of the universal will, as particularized and expressed in your individual life. This is why, when we are living in accordance with our True Will, we find that much of the time the universe seems to open up a path right in front of us, as if in sympathy with our aims.”
― David Shoemaker, Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick

“But I have burnt within thee as a pure flame without oil. In the midnight I was brighter than the moon; in the daytime I exceeded utterly the sun; in the byways of thy being I flamed, and dispelled the illusion.”
― David Shoemaker, Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick

“The understanding of the True Will is dramatically enhanced with the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel;”
― David Shoemaker, Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick

“Think of yourself as the prophet of your own Angel—as the high priest or priestess of a religion you are developing that is yours alone. The aim of that religion is to deepen, intensify, and delineate with ever-increasing clarity the mystical and magical procedures that effectively invoke your Holy Guardian Angel.”
― David Shoemaker, Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick

“Alternatively, think about yourself as a force of nature: wind blows, water flows, fire burns, and acid corrodes. What is it that you do to the world?”
― David Shoemaker, Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick

“The True Will is the essence of your Self. It encompasses you, your actions, your thoughts, your feelings, and your behaviors; and it pertains to the way you live, moment-to-moment, as well as the entire arc of your life itself—and even beyond one life into other incarnations.”
― David Shoemaker, Living Thelema: A Practical Guide to Attainment in Aleister Crowley's System of Magick