Here are some quotes I found on magick, esoteric and mystic books that I think about a lot.
CONTENT WARNING: Some of the quotes may contain darker themes, such as death, and can be pretty graphic.
For the magician, archangels, angels, spirits, intelligences, and demons are merely colorful metaphors for the cascading hierarchy of the natural forces and energies of the universe. This is the secret of Solomon. Once we've really pounded it into our heads, we recognize that we, too, have our unique place in the universe.
The first major type is the extravert. For the extravert energy flows from him to the outside world while in his unconscious mind he is pushing the outside world away from him. The second major type is the introvert. He feels overwhelmed by the outside world and wishes to push it away from him. On the other hand he is fed by the outside world and secretly invests his own energy into it which in turn also overwhelms him. The introvert is interested in “banishing objects,” that is removing their effect upon him, while the extravert is particularly interested in evoking objects and bringing them closer to him. In Goetia evocation the introvert might practice a more extraverted form, while the extrovert might try a more introverted form of evocation.
'Then the Lord of Death will place round thy neck a rope and drag thee along; he will cut off thy head, tear out thy heart, pull out thy intestines, lick up thy brain, drink thy blood, eat thy flesh, and gnaw thy bones; but thou wilt be incapable of dying. Even when thjy body is hacked to pieces, it will revive again. The repeated hacking will cause intense pain and torture.
I certainly learned what a horse's ass someone can be when they presume to guide another's magical progress.