The Great Work is, before all things, the creation of man by himself, that is to say, the full and entire conquest of his faculties and his future; it is especially the perfect emancipation of his will. Eliphas Levi More Quotes by Eliphas Levi More Quotes From Eliphas Levi Father, forgive them,' said Jesus, 'for they know not what they do' -- People of good sense whoever you may be, I will add, do not listen to them, for they know not what they say. Eliphas Levi father people jesus All miracles are promised to faith, and what is faith except the audacity of will which does not hesitate in the darkness, but advances towards the light in spite of all ordeals, and surmounting all obstacles? Eliphas Levi miracle light darkness Magic is the divinity of man achieved in union with faith. Eliphas Levi unions magic men Passing beauties are only the fugitive reflections of the eternal. All beauty alters and all life melts away; in short, everything passes with marvelous rapidity; beautiful Helen of Troy has become a toothless skull, then a handful of dust, then nothing. Eliphas Levi reflection beautiful beauty Up to one's last breath, one may retain the simple joys of childhood, the poetic ecstasies of the young person, the enthusiasms of maturity. Right to the end, one may intoxicate one's spirit with flowers, with beauty and with smiles. Eliphas Levi maturity flower simple In olden times gold was manufactured by science; nowadays science must be renewed by gold. We have fixed the volatile and we must now volatilize the fixed—in other words, we have materialized spirit, and we must now spiritualize matter. Eliphas Levi gold spirit matter One can only define the unknown by its supposed and supposable relations with the known. Eliphas Levi known relation It is necessary to DARE what must be attempted. Eliphas Levi dare Succeed in not fearing the lion, and the lion will fear you. Eliphas Levi lions succeed That great Kabbilistical association known in Europe under the name of Masonry appeared suddenly in the world when the revolt against the Church had just succeeded in dismembering Christian unity. Eliphas Levi christian names europe Renounce to the desire of possessing worldly things: this is the first step in the path of perfection; by mean of this absolute untie is how the passions can be fought. Eliphas Levi passion perfection mean All the power of the occult healer lies in his conscious will, and all his art consists in producing faith in the patient. Eliphas Levi patient lying art An iron chain is less difficult to break than a chain of flowers. Eliphas Levi iron break flower Mistress of love or of hate, occult science can dispense paradise or hell at its pleasure to human hearts; it disposes of all forms and confers beauty or ugliness; with the wand of Circe it changes men into brutes and animals alternately into men. Eliphas Levi hate heart animal The Placer is an enemy who must necessarily become our lord or our slave; one doesn't enjoy if it's not defeated. Eliphas Levi defeated slave enemy Doubt is really a groping ignorance. Eliphas Levi ignorance doubt Passing beauties are only the fugitive reflectios of the eternal. Eliphas Levi fugitive passing beauty Order is never observed; it is disorder that attracts attention because it is awkward and intrusive. Eliphas Levi because never awkward attention
