Destiny is an absolutely definite and inexorable ruler. Physical ability and moral determination count for nothing. It is impossible to perform the simplest act when the gods say no. I have no idea how they bring pressure to bear on such occasions; I only know that it is irresistible.

Initiation means the Journey Inwards: nothing is changed or can be changed; but all is trulier understood with every step.

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.

Imagine listening to Beethoven with the prepossession that C is a good note and F a bad one; yet this is exactly the stand point from which all uninitiates contemplate the universe. Obviously, they miss the music.

Magic is real. And reality... it is magical.

Every incarnation that we remember must increase our comprehension of ourselves as who we are.

For I am divided for love's sake, for the chance of union.