By devising a scheme for the “shaking” of the vessel of his mind and carrying it out, the Magus reforges his soul into a new, more harmonious system.
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The magician must remain unbound, yet avoid the cold void of uniqueness.
The striving to “force everyone to be happy” is deeply Qliphothic, and, in fact, the fall of the alvs consists in their believing themselves empowered to determine the fate of the world without regard for the free will of its inhabitants.
Magi die because they fail to carry out the recastings and purifications long devised and described by the Traditions with sufficient rigor, intensity, and purpose.
To examine “who stands” behind a given influence of the Principle, and how its entire inner hierarchy is structured in that influence, may be extraordinarily — and at times vitally — important for the Magus.
As soon as a being comes face to face with its limitations, it must muster the strength to overcome them
Knowing when to “press” with the will and when to open one’s eyes wide to perception is another very important skill a Magus must learn.
A battle is won when new, previously closed, possibilities open.
Calling the Cherubim is necessary when elemental, principial forces are being formed.
A human being becomes akin to ministering spirits when he loses the inner conflict — that duality which, for a free being, is simultaneously a road into the abyss and a ladder into the heavens.
The creative activity of thought—the generation of new ideas, the manifestation of logoi—is carried out at the expense of the resources of the body of thought.
The “ordinary” state of a person’s mind is often poorly suited as a basis for development, and requires a radical restructuring before any effective progress becomes possible.
One of the strange groups of beings that live among humans, yet do not share their aims or their course of development, are the so‑called Watchers — the Grigori.