“It is a mistake to consider any belief more liberated than another. It is the possibility of change which is important. Every new form of liberation is destined to eventually become another form of enslavement for most of its adherents. There is no freedom from duality on this plane of existence, but one may at least aspire to choice of duality.”
― Liber Null and Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic
― Liber Null and Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic
“If you are drawn to the left hand path, it's usually because you've had some kind of life experience that has shocked you, awakened you.”
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“I think the big mistake in schools is trying to teach children anything, and by using fear as the basic motivation. Fear of getting failing grades, fear of not staying with your class, etc. Interest can produce learning on a scale compared to fear as a nuclear explosion to a firecracker.”
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“Remember that unbalanced force is evil; that unbalanced severity is but cruelty and oppression; but that also unbalanced mercy is but weakness which would allow and abet Evil. Act passionately; think rationally; be Thyself.”
― Magick: Liber ABA: Book 4
― Magick: Liber ABA: Book 4
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