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Magical Will

The doctrine that human volition, cultivated by discipline and emancipated from passion and servitude, is the primary instrument of magical operation — will confirmed by persistent acts acquires causal power over self, others, and nature; distinct from faith and from mere desire.

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The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorceryc
It is identical with Baphomet the mystic pantheos of those disciples of ceremonial magic, the Templars, who probably obtained it from the Arabians. *** A well-known magician of the Middle Ages was Dr. Johannes Faustus, more commonly known…”
The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorceryd
For the third time I asked my question and he answered, 'I am as swift as human thought.' 'You shall serve me,' I replied. This spirit was faithful for a long time, but to tell you how he served me is not possible in a document of this len…”
The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorceryi
The aforesaid Bond of spirits, together with the seal and character of the planetary angel, must be written m virgin Parchment and laid before the Spirit [for signature] when he appears; at that time the invocant must not lost confidence bu…”
Transcendental Magic I: The Doctrine (Éliphas Lévi) | 16. Bewitchmentsa
FONS OCULUS FULGUR WHEN A man gazes unchastely upon any woman he profanes that woman, said the Great Master. What is willed with persistence is done. Every real will is confirmed by acts; every will confirmed by an act is an action. Ever…”
Transcendental Magic II: The Ritual (Éliphas Lévi) | 1. Preparationsb
We have said that impassioned ecstasy may produce the same results as absolute superiority, and this is true as to the issue but not as to the direction of magical operations. Passion projects the Astral Light forcibly and impresses unfore…”
Transcendental Magic II: The Ritual (Éliphas Lévi) | 6. The Medium And Mediatora
TWO things, as we have shown, are necessary for the acquisition of magical power - the emancipation of will from servitude and its instruction in the art of domination. The sovereign will is represented in our symbols by the Woman who crus…”