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β De Arte Kabalistica from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “It is for the Great Souls to enter on this Rigour and Austerity. To them the Gods themselves do Homage; for it is the Way of Utmost Purity.” [via]

β De Arte Kabalistica from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “The Tendencies of thy Mind lie deeper far than any Thought, for they are the Conditions and the Laws of Thought; and it is these that thou must bring to Nought.” [via]

β De Arte Kabalistica from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “the Work is to reduce all other conceptions to these of Number, because thus thou wilt lay bare the very Structure of thy Mind, whose rule is Necessity rather than Prejudice.” [via]

β De Arte Kabalistica from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “Do thou study most constantly, my Son, in the Art of the Holy Qabalah.” [via]

α Apologia from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “I strive strongly with my Spirit that by my Wisdom I may make plain thy Way before thee” [via]

α Apologia from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “There are very many for whom in their present Incarnations this Great Work may be impossible; since their appointed Work may be in Satisfaction of some Magical Debt, or in Adjustment of some Balance, or in Fulfilment of some Defect.” [...]

α Apologia from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “It is not every Man who is called to the sublime Task of the A∴A∴” [via]

α Apologia from the Book of Wisdom or Folly in The Libri of Aleister Crowley “Seek ever therefore in thy Work of the Promulgation of the Law to discover in each Man his own true Nature.” [via]