This tranquility is not to be achieved by an effort of the will which succeeds in strangling all astral vibratory activity, but by the cultivation of response to the Ego, and a negation of all response to the inherent vibration of the astral sheath itself. In this way, the magical work is fully safeguarded, and at the same time sufficient is imparted to those who have the inner ear attentive, and the eye of wisdom in process of opening. Magic is a divine science which leads to a participation in the attributes of divinity itself. All magical operations consist in freeing oneself from the coils of the Ancient Serpent. The object of the art of magic is the perfection of man.
Magic explores the essence and power of everything.
Magic and magnetism are synonymous terms. Magic is the sumtotal of natural knowledge. Magic does not imply a transgression of the laws of nature. The Basis of Magic . Magic is based on the inner powers in man's soul.