Their false compassion is called compassion and their false understanding is called understanding, for this is their most potent spell.
Aleister CrowleyAlas the Master; so he sinks in death. But whoso knows the mystery of man Sees life and death as curves of the same plan
Aleister CrowleyIt is only necessary to destroy in oneself the roots of those motives which determine a man's course, in order to enjoy the omnipotence and immunity of a god.
Aleister CrowleyThe Devil' is, historically, the God of any people that one personally dislikes... This serpent, SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade 'Know Thyself!' and taught Initiation. He is 'The Devil' of the Book of Thoth, and His emblem is BAPHOMET, the Androgyne who is the hieroglyph of arcane perfection... He is therefore Life, and Love.
Aleister Crowley