“To Laver, Crowley insisted upon magic as "something we do to ourselves," a rational use of one's mental capacities: "It is more convenient to assume the objective existence of an Angel who gives us new knowledge than to allege that our invocation has awakened a supernatural power in ourselves.” PerceptionMythologyBeliefsSuperstitionBelief SystemsSelf WillRelion Book:Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley Source: Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley