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"The joy of the birdcatcher would be more sincere if it were a soul he had captivated, but does one ever know? How can one pierce through the metempsychoses and assure oneself whether the prey is animated by the divine breath?" -- from The Dress by Remy de Gourmont
— Apr 15, 2026 06:34AM
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"A symbol has all the power of those who, believing in it, give it its magnetic force: the sign of the cross made by a saint represents, even physically, a force equivalent to thousands of horsepowers. He who makes the sign with all his being becomes the capacitor of all the psychonervous transmissions of which he is the pentacle" from Peladan's Ritual of Love
— Apr 12, 2026 06:35AM