Belial is the chief lord of human society as it exists today.
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Human will, as the principal agent of the world process, is capable not only of interacting with these vectors of Power, but also of changing them.
The essence of rituals of this type is that the Magus consciously enters into competition with beings of other evolutionary categories — other forms of mind whose modes of thought and modes of action differ from his own.
The more developed a person’s mind, the greater their capacity to know by intuition; indeed, development, in a sense, consists above all in transforming one’s mode of knowing to rely increasingly on intuition.
Magi see that love can be a Way to energetic equilibrium—a state far harder to reach by other means.
Since Power is a manifestation of a level of awareness, rearrangements of the Psychocosmos are called “the flow of Power”.
Ordered Power is not only more effective; its effects are more predictable. Most importantly, it is far more manageable. Consequently, the Magus is freer — his actions more independent than those of people held captive by their Power.
Magic develops the plasticity of the mind necessary to move from forcing every perception into an existing template to perception itself — a pure interaction of energies.
A widespread belief in the magical community holds that any Ritual exposed to the public loses its power.
The Magus strives for compassion but avoids pity, because he seeks strength and freedom, not weakness and dependence.
In Negative Vision the Magus trains himself to see not only the passing image itself, but the causes and driving motives behind it
To pass beyond the Veil, the traveler must sacrifice his accustomed, limited personality, which will be shattered by a sober gaze at the world’s illusoriness.
Only maximal tolerance, recognition of the absolute value of the world’s manifold colors, and the willingness to apply the greatest possible effort to lessen the suffering of those nearby are signs of a genuine expansion of mind.