The true secret of natural goodness lies in the recognition of the contending rights of the Pairs of Opposites; there is no such antimony as between Good and Evil, but only balance between two extremes, each of which is evil when carried to excess, both of which give rise to evil if insufficient for equipoise.

Superstition has been defined as the use of a form whose significance has been forgotten.

It is one of the strictest conditions of initiation that occult knowledge may never be sold or used for gain.

The true secret of natural goodness lies in the recognition of the contending rights of the Pairs of Opposites; there is no such antimony as between Good and Evil, but only balance between two extremes, each of which is evil when carried to excess, both of which give rise to evil if insufficient for equipoise.

Magic is the art of changing consciousness at will.

Symbols are to the mind what tools are to the hand--an extended application of its powers.

The true nature of the gods is that of magical images shaped out of the astral plane by mankind's thought, and influenced by the mind.