“To attain the sanctum regnum, in other words, the knowledge and power of the Magi, there are four indispensable conditions–an intelligence illuminated by study, an intrepidity which nothing can check, a will which cannot be broken, and a prudence which nothing can corrupt and nothing intoxicate.
TO KNOW, TO DARE, TO WILL, TO KEEP SILENCE–such are the four words of the Magus, inscribed upon the four symbolical forms of the sphinx.”
― Dogma and Ritual of High Magic
TO KNOW, TO DARE, TO WILL, TO KEEP SILENCE–such are the four words of the Magus, inscribed upon the four symbolical forms of the sphinx.”
― Dogma and Ritual of High Magic
“Men, tired of the light, take refuge in the shadow of corporeal substance: the dream of the void which God fills soon seems to them greater than God himself, and hell is created.”
― The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic: A New Translation
― The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic: A New Translation
“If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your integrity. If you need a witness, be your own.”
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“Those who suppose they have found truth are called Dogmatists; those who think it incomprehensible are the Academics; those who still seek are the Skeptics.”
― The Secret Teachings of All Ages
― The Secret Teachings of All Ages
“In his treatise on Atheism, Sir Francis Bacon tersely summarizes the situation thus: "A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism; but depth in philosophy bringeth men's mind about to religion.”
― The Secret Teaching Of All Ages
― The Secret Teaching Of All Ages
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