Religion exalts mystery as an unknowable secret that must be sealed in glass like the corpse of an enchanted princess and fearfully worshipped from afar. Initiation, on the other hand, requires direct participation and demands each of us to smash the casket and press mad lips to mystery, wooing her as a lover who will offer up her treasurers in a succession of sweet surrenders. This she will do, but only in exact ratio to our evolving ability and worthiness to receive them.
Religion exalts mystery as an unknowable secret that must be sealed in glass like the corpse of an enchanted princess and fearfully worshipped from a… - Lon Milo Duquette
Religion exalts mystery as an unknowable secret that must be sealed in glass like the corpse of an enchanted princess and fearfully worshipped from a…
- Lon Milo Duquette
If we can't wake up to the fact that deep down inside we are good, then we deserve to remain asleep dreaming we are evil. - Lon Milo Duquette
If we can't wake up to the fact that deep down inside we are good, then we deserve to remain asleep dreaming we are evil.
Make no mistake about it, magick is an art form, and every true magician is an artist. - Lon Milo Duquette
Make no mistake about it, magick is an art form, and every true magician is an artist.
It is one thing to be well-read on a subject; it is quite another to be part of the subject itself. It is an unfortunate fact that there are many ind… - Lon Milo Duquette
It is one thing to be well-read on a subject; it is quite another to be part of the subject itself. It is an unfortunate fact that there are many ind…
Spirits are as real as the powers they personify. - Lon Milo Duquette
Spirits are as real as the powers they personify.
In a world that’s gone hellishly mad we’ve always taken comfort in the fact that the faith of our fathers is the one thing that remains solid and unc… - Lon Milo Duquette
In a world that’s gone hellishly mad we’ve always taken comfort in the fact that the faith of our fathers is the one thing that remains solid and unc…
No matter what system the magician chooses, in order to make it work most effectively he or she must first become attuned to that system's particular… - Lon Milo Duquette
No matter what system the magician chooses, in order to make it work most effectively he or she must first become attuned to that system's particular…
The gods of one age become the devils of the age to follow. The priests look forward to the age to come and see only the end of the world. - Lon Milo Duquette
The gods of one age become the devils of the age to follow. The priests look forward to the age to come and see only the end of the world.
It is the profoundest of cosmic ironies. The divine power, our true spiritual essence, does not achieve perfection until it hits the 'rock' bottom of… - Lon Milo Duquette
It is the profoundest of cosmic ironies. The divine power, our true spiritual essence, does not achieve perfection until it hits the 'rock' bottom of…
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