There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the — Aleister Crowley

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There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm. The Supreme and Complete Ritual is therefore the Invocation of the Holy Guardian Angel; or, in the language of Mysticism, Union with God.

Aleister Crowley

Thelema

Source · Part III: Magick in Theory and Practice (1929)

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Editorial Interpretation

All magical ritual aims ultimately to bridge the gap between the individual microcosm and the universal macrocosm through divine union.

There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm. The Supreme and Complete Ritual is therefore the Invocation of the Holy Guardian Angel; or, in the language of Mysticism, Union with God.

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