The pseudoscience of astrology has no place in magick. Astrology has already died twice: once with the classical gods, and a second time after the Enlightenment. The complete failure of contemporary psychology to create anything other than a vocabulary of intellectual rubbish has encouraged astrology to resurface.
Peter J. CarrollEvery new form of liberation is destined to eventually become another form of enslavement for most of its adherents.
Peter J. CarrollWe can only escape the bloody and ignorant nightmare of history by exploring alternatives which today look frighteningly weird.
Peter J. CarrollIn certain tantric rituals the candidate is first beaten by his guru, hashish forced down him, and he is taken at midnight to a dark cemetery for sacred sexual intercourse. Thus he achieves union with his god.
Peter J. Carroll