No matter what system the magician chooses, in order to make it work most effectively he or she must first become attuned to that system's particular way of viewing of the universe.

In a world that’s gone hellishly mad we’ve always taken comfort in the fact that the faith of our fathers is the one thing that remains solid and unchanging. It occurs to very few of us that perhaps for the last 2,500 years the faith of our fathers has been one of the main reasons why our world has gone hellishly mad.

Do I think I'm a holy man? Sometimes.

It's all in your head -- you just have no idea how big your head is.

If we can't wake up to the fact that deep down inside we are good, then we deserve to remain asleep dreaming we are evil.