The Man Who Denounces Life Merely Defines

The Best Models Of English Writing Are Shakespeare And The Old Testament.

The Student, If He Attains Any Success In The Following Practices, Will Find Himself Confronted By Things Too Glorious Or Dreadful To Be Described. It Is Essential That He Remain The Master Of All He Beholds, Hears Or Conceives; Otherwise He Will Be The Slave Of Illusion, And The Prey Of Madness.

I Believe In One Secret And Ineffable Lord; And In One Star In The Company Of Stars Of Whose Fire We Are Created, And To Which We Shall Return; And In One Father Of Life, Mystery Of Mystery, In His Name Chaos, The Sole Viceregent Of The Sun Upon The Earth; And In One Air The Nourisher Of All That Breathes. And I Believe In One Earth, The Mother Of Us All, And In One Womb Wherein All Men Are Begotten, And Wherein They Shall Rest, Mystery Of Mystery, In Her Name Babalon.

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.

To Me A Book Is A Message From The Gods To Mankind; Or, If Not, Should Never Be Published At All.