Indubitably, magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgment and practice than in any other branch of physics.

I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.

I've often thought that there isn't any "I" at all; that we are simply the means of expression of something else; that when we think we are ourselves, we are simply the victims of a delusion.

The first task of the Magician in every ceremony is therefore to render his Circle absolutely impregnable.

Sex is the sacred song of the soul; Sex is the sanctuary of Self.

Anything which throws light upon the Universe, anything which reveals us to ourselves, should be welcome in this world of riddles.

Falsehood is invariably the child of fear in one form or another.