💬 Quotes

"Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree."

"Mind (as well as metals and elements) may be transmuted, from state to state, degree to degree, condition to condition, pole to pole, vibration to vibration."

"Sensual love is a physiological instinct, intended for the preservation of the species, and is based on a purely physical need."

"Pathological manifestations of the sexual life are as varied as the physiological, and transition gradually from the normal to the monstrous."

"Under the influence of morbid conditions of the brain, the sexual instinct may undergo qualitative changes and aberrations."

"Sadism is the association of cruelty with sexual pleasure, where the satisfaction of the libido is dependent upon the infliction of pain or humiliation upon another."

"In masochism, the subject seeks sexual gratification through the experience of being subjected to physical or mental suffering by the loved object."

"Heredity plays a preeminent role in the etiology of psychopathic sexual conditions, often stamping the individual with an organic predisposition to degeneration."

"Clairvoyance is not a miracle, but simply the manifestation of a natural faculty lying dormant within the consciousness of every human being."

"The trained clairvoyant does not merely see; he understands the meaning of the vibrations and interprets them through the higher centers of consciousness."

"Thought is a force—a vibrant energy that projects itself outward and leaves an imprint upon the invisible ether of the mental plane."

"By learning to withdraw the senses from the outer world of illusion, the soul gains the power to perceive the subtle realities of the astral plane."

"The aura is the mirror of the soul, reflecting every change of emotion, every shift of desire, and every elevation of thought."

"Fear is the great barrier to psychic development; it attracts negative influences and clouds the clear lens of spiritual perception."

"It is characteristic of the paranoid-schizoid position that the object is split, but the ego is split too."

"The mystic has a function which is essential to the growth of the group, but he is also a threat to the group's established order."

"Memory and desire must be cast out, for only then can one see the patient as they truly are in the present moment."

"Container and contained are in a state of constant interplay, essential both for psychic growth and the transformation of raw emotional experience."

"The group exists as a phenomenon, but the individual in the group is subjected to pressures that distort his capacity for rational thought."

"Thinking is a development forced on the psyche by the demand to cope with thoughts; it is a consequence of a lack of fit between the infant and the breast."