A magician in practice knows exactly what energy or entity is needed. The active Will you possess is not desire alone, for that may be frustrated in a number of ways. It is the mysterious force that moves the arm on command from the brain. The only difference is that the force is drawn, not from a discrete cause, but from the field of power that is your Genius. The presence of this Genius is not in itself the active Will, but that essence is prior to the manifestation of the Will.
Love is an ultimate act of daring.
Love cannot effectively act within a person. It must be directed toward another. Inactive love, like the presence of Genius, is prior to outward love. Unless you love yourself, you cannot love another in any way. Once the inner love is established, it may be projected outward.