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Philosophy Quotes by Aleister Crowley

10 Philosophy quotes by Aleister Crowley

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Aleister Crowley’s philosophical side shines through ten succinct quotes, each echoing his bold, unconventional worldview. While the set is short, it provides a striking glimpse into the mind that fused mysticism with a relentless challenge to conventional morality.

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“By doing certain things certain results will follow. Students are most earnestly warned against attributing objective reality or philosophical validity to any…

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The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without.

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The Quest of the Holy Grail, the Search for the Stone of the Philosophers-by whatever name we choose to call the Great…

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Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become 'one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions': a rebel. If enough people…

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The greatest horrors in the history of mankind are not due to the ambition of the Napoleons or the vengeance of the…

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In this book it is spoken of the Sephiroth and the Paths; of Spirits and Conjurations; of Gods, Spheres, Planes, and many…

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Men and women are not free to love decently until they have analyzed themselves completely and swept away every mystery from sex;…

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The Quest of the Holy Grail, the Search for the Stone of the Philosophers - by whatever name we choose to call…

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“Am I right in suggesting that ordinary life is a mean between these extremes, that the noble man devotes his material wealth…

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“But it so happens that everything on this planet is, ultimately, irrational; there is not, and cannot be, any reason for the…

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The Gods are but names for the forces of Nature themselves.

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A single ego is an absurdly narrow vantage point from which to view the world.

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I must make MAGICK the essential factor in the life of ALL. In presenting this book to the world, I must then explain and…

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What is it in absinthe that makes it a separate cult? The effects of its abuse are totally distinct from those of other stimulants.…

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“Indubitably, Magick is one of the subtlest and most difficult of the sciences and arts. There is more opportunity for errors of comprehension, judgement…

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Every one interprets everything in terms of his own experience. If you say anything which does not touch a precisely similar spot in another…

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I am inclined to agree with the Head Master of Eton that pæderastic passions among schoolboys 'do no harm'; further, I think them the…

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The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means…

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