In the tower, the magician works rituals that prepare his soul, making it receptive to daimonic inspiration.

Susan Johnston Graf, W B Yeats Twentieth Century Magus: An In-Depth Study of Yeat’s Esoteric Practices and Beliefs, Including Excerpts from His Magical Diaries [Amazon, Bookshop, Abebooks, Local Library]

Hermetic quote Graf W B Yeats Twentieth Century Magus tower magician works ritual prepare soul receptive daimonic inspiration

Consider also:

  1. I moved forward and out of my embracing surroundings, taking in a deep breath, knowing I was being admired by both good and evil.
  2. “Hackers, in fiction, are the trickster-gods of the realm of computing. They go where they’re not supposed to, steal anything that isn’t nailed down (or rather, written down in ink on parchment with a quill plucked from a white goose), and boast about it.”
  3. “I will build a castle of human bones & bat assholes!”
  4. “Fools search for power by the removal of Masks. They seek the softness beneath. Fools do not realize that, sometimes, The Mask IS The Man.”
  5. “A moment later Doyle was reflecting that liquor was even more effective than pain—or, probably, throwing up—in reconciling one to reality.”