Never discard the negative roots of any equation; always look at the dark side of any enlightenment.

If in doubt, always attempt to force the hand of chance.

As belief in one’s capabilities self-evidently leads to increasing capabilities, magicians consider it worthwhile to believe in their ability to accomplish the impossible, even if they only succeed at this occasionally.

Ideas about a person’s place in society, his role, lifestyle, and ego qualities will lose their hold as the cohesive forces in society disintegrate. Subculture values will proliferate to such a bewildering extent that a whole new class of professionals will arise to control them. Such a Transmutation Technology will deal in fashions, in ways of being. Lifestyle consultants will become the new priests of our civilizations. They will be the new magicians.

In a stagnant environment the body-mind creates its own adversity – disease and fantasy.

Science has brought us power and ideas but not the wisdom or responsibility to handle them.

If only one fifth of your spells work you have real power. If only one fifth of your divinations work you have a serious disability.

Every new form of liberation is destined to eventually become another form of enslavement for most of its adherents.

Only through absolute loyalty to each other can the few control the many.

Can we find “The Universe in a grain of sand”? Well perhaps, but a stone seems easier to visualize.