Magick Is The Art Of Life Itself.

Their False Compassion Is Called Compassion And Their False Understanding Is Called Understanding, For This Is Their Most Potent Spell.

Religion Itself Becomes Offensively Monotonous. On Every Point Of Vantage Are Pagodas -- Stupid Stalagmites Of Stagnant Piety.

To The Eyes Of A God, Mankind Must Appear As A Species Of Bacteria Which Multiply And Become Progressively Virulent Whenever They Find Themselves In A Congenial Culture, And Whose Activity Diminishes Until They Disappear Completely As Soon As Proper Measures Are Taken To Sterilize Them.

The 'lords Of The Earth' Are Those Who Are Doing Their Will. It Does Not Necessarily Mean People With Coronets And Automobiles; There Are Plenty Of Such People Who Are The Most Sorrowful Slaves In The World. The Sole Test Of One's Lordship Is To Know What One's True Will Is, And To Do It.

My Observation Of The Universe Convinces Me That There Are Beings Of Intelligence And Power Of A Far Higher Quality Than Anything We Can Conceive Of As Human; That They Are Not Necessarily Based On The Cerebral And Nervous Structures That We Know, And That The One And Only Chance For Mankind To Advance As A Whole Is For Individuals To Make Contact With Such Beings.