occult

To resist and subdue Nature is to make for one's self a personal and imperishable life: it is to break free from the vicissitudes of Life and Death.

You will remember that Albertus Magnus, after describing minutely the process by which spirits may be invoked and commanded, adds emphatically that the process will instruct and avail only to the few - that a man must be born a magician! - that is, born with a peculiar physical temperament, as a man is born a poet. Rarely are men in whose constitution lurks this occult power of the highest order of intellect - usually in the intellect there is some twist, perversity, or disease.' ("The House And The Brain")

These last few months Vida had started believing in all kinds of strange things she'd have laughed at when we lived back in Avalon. She'd tried every spell she could find in the dusty old books she brought home from thrift shops and garage sales; none of them ever worked, and it was awful watching her try.

Magic has big sharp teeth. When it bites, it doesn't nibble. It takes big, bloody chunks. So be very, very careful.

Something that once had importance might be forgotten by most people but because millions of people once knew it, a force is present that can be harnessed. There might be so much significance attached to a song, for example, or a fact, that it can__ die but only lies dormant, like a vampire in his coffin, waiting to be called forth from the grave once again. There is more magic in the fact that the first mass worldwide photo of the Church of Satan was taken by Joe Rosenthal _ the same man who took the most famous news photo in history _ the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. There__ real occult significance to that _ much more than in memorizing grimoires and witches_ alphabets. People ask me about what music to use in rituals _ what is the best occult music. I__e instructed people to go to the most uncrowded section of the music store and it__ a guarantee what you__l find there will be occult music. That__ the power of long-lost trivia. I get irritated by people who turn up their noses and whine __hy would anyone want to know that?_ Because once upon a time, everyone in America knew it. Suppose there__ a repository of neglected energy, that__ been generated and forgotten. Maybe it__ like a pressure cooker all this time, just waiting for someone to trigger its release. __ere I am,_ it beckons, __ have all this energy stored up just waiting for you _ all you have to do is unlock the door. Because of man__ stupidity, he__ neglected me to this state of somnambulism _ dreaming the ancient dreams _ even though I was once so important to him._ Think about that. A song that was once on millions of lips now is only on your lips. Now what does that contain? Those vibrations of that particular tune, what do they evoke, call up? What do they unlock? The old gods lie dormant, waiting.

Words are sigils that can hide the coded language of your Soul. _

Knowledge is a sacred gem that must be conquered,wielded and empowered. To access such gnosis is not a right,but a privilege of the evolved.

The power of faith can be a strong force, but the power of knowing is even stronger. _

Predator and prey move in silent gestures, on the seductive dance of death, in the shadows cast by the vultures of the night. _

Humans spend more time finding ways to fight and criticize who they consider a threat than actually learning how to overcome that threat.

An Asetian never tries to talk louder than the crowd surrounding him. An Asetian becomes that crowd.

Beautiful sunrise in the far away mountains, painting the wide horizon with vibrant warm colors, among the chill from the morning breeze. _

To face a real daemon, you must first look inwards and conquer your own darkness. _

Poor are those who have eyes but cannot see... _

Truth is not a right to be claimed, but a gift for those who are able to conquer it. _

However, the real beauty is not in the words themselves, but in the listener that has the power to understand them.

Did you ever face Death and let it stare back at you right in the Eyes? _

You don't find Truth, but Truth finds you. _