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The honor of the Magus is his self‑identity; it is his acceptance of responsibility for his decisions and his fulfillment of the obligations he has undertaken. Such a state, first, is a manifestation of the Magus’s will and, second, a testament to and support of his integrity.
The Way ‘from theory to practice’ is usually far more effective, since it prevents the repetition of blind actions, unconscious waste of power, and ineffective influences so characteristic of novice ‘practitioners’ who squander vast amounts of power merely through misunderstanding.
It is necessary to warn all practitioners against such neglect, to remind them that there are no trifles: in a battle where a Magus’s soul and freedom are at stake, any one of these “trifles” can prove decisive.
The magical myth regards Power in two modifications — in the aspect of Vital and Personal Power (Meigin and Mattr). Unfortunately, these two kinds of power are very often confused, which prevents their effective use.
Understanding the full relativity of his account of the world, the Magus must strive to explain all phenomena on the basis of the system he has adopted.
For a Magus it is more effective to say not simply, “this is the truth,” but, “for me at this stage this is the truth,” thereby emphasizing this notion’s double dependence—on the person and on the stage of the Way.
The great power of opposition, manifesting in the Cosmos as the Gatekeeper and in the realm of energies as the Serpent Nakhash, appears at the level of the Psychocosmos as the Demon of the Abyss.
A person is active on the physical plane only thanks to the presence there of an additional conductor. It is the binary pairing of conductors that creates a potential difference — the condition for all activity.
Among the topics and discussions popular in the contemporary fringe-magical milieu, the theme of “Chaos” has become extraordinarily fashionable. Beginning with Lovecraft, interest in destructive influences took on a mass character and has produced a great deal of confusion.
The force of universal gravitation, directed toward restoring the world to its primordial unity, manifests as the Principle of Desire. Let us summarize what we already know about this principle.
A Magus torn by inner contradictions has very good prospects for development, but very low effectiveness in practical realizations.
The Magical myth emphasizes the utmost responsibility of the being for its destiny, both in this life and for future incarnations bound to it by a thread of individuality.
Not dividing the body into “subtle” and “coarse,” Magic emphasizes the equal importance of perception on all planes, without privileging any of them as more or less valuable for the development of the mind or for the realization of the Monad’s potentials.