Quote#God & Faith
There is a single main definition of the object of all magical…
Quote byAleister Crowley · 1875–1947
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Part III: Magick in Theory and Practice (1929), Ch. 1: The Principles of Ritual.
English (original)
There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm. The Supreme and Complete Ritual is therefore the Invocation of the Holy Guardian Angel; or, in the language of Mysticism, Union with God.
— Aleister Crowley
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