kudos to madame fortune who has expressed in the most honest terms something that very few manage to do, her secret is her mastering of her own ego. she describes in the 'the mystical qabalah' the idea that the mind has its limits and when it reaches a certain point must be left at the veil. this is extremely profound and related to quite modern magical thought, especially my own which acknowledges the ego is the magicians enemy. no powerful mage can be successful unless the ego is in check and it's motives understood. while reading fortuna i am struck by her respect for the tradition, something very few occultists have, often plagiarising the concepts and not acknowledging the source in any high regard. i think fortune has the edge over crowley here, something i myself acknowledge through the female aspect of my soul, whereas crowley was so caught up in his own domination. here we have the feminine principle applying balance, the 'the mystical qabalah', becomes one of the better books i have read on this subject.
anyone who has an interest in this subject would be wise to read it.
i've been thinking about kabbalistic system in judaism, reserved for those over 40 years of age, which actually makes sense once you delve into it's experiential ideas, how can anyone who has not lived a full and rich life comprehend the ideas behind it. it's remarkably similar to the medic system in some ways, and i can see connections to buddhist thought as well. as fortuna points out, this is the yoga of the west.