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by allowing love to influence their political actions. The 
Magician, however well he succeeds in making contact 
with the secret sources of energy in nature, can only use 
them to the extent permitted by his intellectual and 
moral qualities. Mohammed's intercourse with Gabriel 
was only effective because of his statesmanship, 
soldiership, and the sublimity of his command of 
Arabic. Hertz' discovery of the rays which we now use 
f or wireless telegraphy 
was sterile until reflected 
through the minds and wills of the people who could 
take his truth, and transmit it to the world of action by 
means of mechanical and economic instruments.) 
22. Every individual is essentially sufficient to himself. 
But he is unsatisfactory to himself until he has established 
himself in his right relation with the Universe.-
(IIlustration: A microscope, however perfect, is useless 
in the hands of savages. A poet, however sublime, must 
impose himself upon his generation if he is to enjoy 
[and even to understand] 
himself, as theoretically 
should be the case.) 
23. Magick is the Science of understanding oneself and 
one's conditions . It is the Art of applying that understanding 
in action. 
(Illustration: A golf club is intended to move a special 
ball in a special way in special circumstances. A Niblick 
should rarely be used on the tee, or a Brassie under the 
bank of a bunker. But, also, the use of any club 
demands skill and experience.) 
24. Every man has an indefeasible right to be what he is. 
(Illustration: To insist that anyone else shall comply 
with one's own standards is to outrage, not only him, 
but oneself, since both parties are equally born of 
necessity.) 
25. Every man must do Magick each time that he acts or 
even thinks, since a thought is an internal act whose influence 
ultimately affects action, though it may not do so at the 
time.