The conscience of the world is so guilty that it always assumes that people who investigate heresies must be heretics; just as if a doctor who studies leprosy must be a leper. Indeed, it is only recently that science has been allowed to study anything without reproach. Aleister Crowley allowassumeconscience share on social
Part of the public horror of sexual irregularity so-called is due to the fact that everyone knows himself essentially guilty. Aleister Crowley calldueessentially Change image and share on social
If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad. Aleister Crowley biblemad Change image and share on social
I slept with faith and found a corpse in my arms on awakening; I drank and danced all night with doubt and found her a virgin in the morning. Aleister Crowley armawakencorpse Change image and share on social
To me a book is a message from the gods to mankind; or, if not, should never be published at all. Aleister Crowley bookgodmankind Change image and share on social
To read a newspaper is to refrain from reading something worth while. The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter. Aleister Crowley cannedchatterdiscipline Change image and share on social
Science is always discovering odd scraps of magical wisdom and making a tremendous fuss about its cleverness. Aleister Crowley clevernessdiscoverfuss Change image and share on social
In the absence of willpower the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless. Aleister Crowley absencecollectioncomplete Change image and share on social
Indubitably, magic is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgment and practice than in any other branch of physics. Aleister Crowley artbranchcomprehension Change image and share on social
I can imagine myself on my death-bed, spent utterly with lust to touch the next world, like a boy asking for his first kiss from a woman. Aleister Crowley bedboydeath Change image and share on social
