The Rite's Influence
The rite and other sex magic practices have had a strong cultural influence. Crowley's concepts have been seized on by bands as diverse as Killing Joke and Psychic TV.
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Famous quotes containing the words rite and/or influence:
“Every ceremony or rite has a value if it is performed without alteration. A ceremony is a book in which a great deal is written. Anyone who understands can read it. One rite often contains more than a hundred books.”
—George Gurdjieff (c. 1877–1949)
“If the contemplation, even of inanimate beauty, is so delightful; if it ravishes the senses, even when the fair form is foreign to us: What must be the effects of moral beauty? And what influence must it have, when it embellishes our own mind, and is the result of our own reflection and industry?”
—David Hume (1711–1776)