is part of the whole set of circumstances that I do not use a 
crowbar on an open door. 
“The conclusion is that one should do one’s Will ‘without lust 
of resuit’. If one is working in accordance with the laws of one’s 
own nature, one is doing ‘right’; and no such Wo^k can be 
criticised as ‘useless’, even in cases of the character here discussed. 
So long as one’s Will prevails, there is no cause for complaint. 
“To abandon one’s Magick would shew lack of self-confidence 
in one’s powers, and doubt as to one’s inmost faith in Self and in 
Nature.1 Of course one changes one’s methods as expérience 
indicates; but there is no need to change them on any such ground 
as the above. 
“Further, the argument here set forth disposes of the need to 
explain the modus operandi of Magick. A successful operation 
does not involve any theory soever, not even that of the existence 
of causality itself. The whole set of phenomena may be con- 
ceived as single. 
“For instance, if I see a star (as it was years ago) I need not 
assume causal relations as existing between it, the earth, and 
myself. The connexion existsj I can predicate nothing beyond 
that. I cannot postulate purpose, or even détermine the manner 
in which the event cornes to be. Similarly, when I do Magick, it is 
in vain to inquire why I so act, or why the desired resuit does or 
does not follow. Nor can I know how the previous and subséquent 
conditions are connected. At most I can describe the consciousness 
which I interpret as a picture of the facts, and make empirical 
generalizations of the superficial aspects of the case. 
“Thus, I hâve my own personal impressions of the act of 
telephoning; but I cannot be aware of what consciousness, electri- 
city, mechanics, sound, etc., actually are in themselves. And 
although I can appeal to expérience to lay down ‘laws’ as to what 
I. i. e. on the ground that one cannot understand how Magick can 
produce the desired effects. For if one possesses the inclination to do 
Magick, it is evidence of a tendency in one’s Nature. Nobody under- 
ftands fully how the mind moves the muscles; but we know that lack of 
confidence on this point means paralysis. “If the Sun and Moon should 
doubt, They’d immediately go out”, as Blake said. Also, as I said 
myself. “Who hath the How is careless of the Why ”. 
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