I do not think we were afraid of death; life had become such an infinitely boring alternation between a period of stimulation which failed to stimula… - Aleister Crowley

I am certainly of opinion that genius can be acquired, or, in the alternative, that it is an almost universal possession. Its rarity may be attributed to the crushing influence of a corrupted society. It is rare to meet a youth without high ideals, generous thoughts, a sense of holiness, of his own importance, which, being interpreted, is, of his own identity with God. Three years in the world, and he is a bank clerk or even a government official. Only those who intuitively understand from early boyhood that they must stand out, and who have the incredible courage and endurance to do so in the face of all that tyranny, callousness, and the scorn of inferiors can do; only these arrive at manhood uncontaminated.

"In brief, we govern by a mixture of lying and bullying." — -(From the pamphlet: The Scientific Solution of the Problem of Government.)

Awake from dream, the truth is known: awake from waking. The truth is: The Unknown