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Sep 15, 2009 14:54

        This is mainly for my own reminder, but it is such a good little bit of Crowley from "magic without tears" that I thought it might smack someone else in the head today like it did me. 
"For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect."

This, from a practical point of view, is one of the most ( Read more... )

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chemalfait September 16 2009, 01:21:14 UTC
Magic without tears is in my opinion crowley's best work.
As Brian dragon wrote: 'the witch waxed in wisdom as the witch neared the grave'
lends a whole new meaning to "free" will eh?
folks tend to go on and on about 'My true will', when it's ones true nature that one should embrace.

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damejenn September 16 2009, 12:47:02 UTC
Funny, but I still hear your voice quoting the original passage!
I always understood it on a small level, as it would relate to spell work. But as I get closer to feeling my own will I really get it. Esp. love the "mighty flowing river" without thinking of the sea.

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chemalfait September 16 2009, 15:31:59 UTC
everything is 'spellwork'.
it's just a matter of being consious of it.
We don't do all the work to make magic work, it's because magic works that we should do all the work.

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agaspb4dhyana September 17 2009, 01:52:36 UTC
Yep, Jenn, thwappums up side my head too. Thanks for that, it hurt good. *hugs*

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