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	:''"Unassuaged" means "its edge taken off by" or "dulled by". The pure student does not think of the result of the examination.'' (''Magical and Philosophical Commentaries,'' p. 135)		:''"Unassuaged" means "its edge taken off by" or "dulled by". The pure student does not think of the result of the examination.'' (''Magical and Philosophical Commentaries,'' p. 135)

			::EDITOR'S NOTE: ''The definition of "unassuaged" in the above commentary is incorrect from the viewpoint of Standard English usage. The definition of "[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/assuage assuage]" is "To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe; To satisfy or appease; To pacify or calm." '''Un'''assuaged would therefore be the opposite: to make something already burdensome or painful fully (or perhaps more) intense or severe; to deny satisfaction or appeasement, to disturb or agitate. This editor is unsure whether the divergence of the definition as presented in this commentary from that in common usage was intentional or in error.''

	''Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente vel LXV'' Chapter II, v. 24, reads as follows:		''Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente vel LXV'' Chapter II, v. 24, reads as follows:
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	:''Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures.'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539)		:''Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures.'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539)


	==References==		==References==

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	'''Lust of Result''' refers to ~~expecting~~ a ~~specific result~~ of ~~an effort, [[ritual]], or other [[magick\|magical]] action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive~~ to be the ~~outcome. Because magick~~ will ~~often—if not usually—yield results different from what the adept expects, to imagine a certain result may prevent the adept from recognizing the true result from a magical operation~~.		'''Lust of Result''' refers to a type of impediment to the expression of pure will.

	==References in Aleister Crowley's Writings==		==References in Aleister Crowley's Writings==
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	:''For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.'' (AL I:44)		:''For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.'' (AL I:44)

	In ~~the~~ ''~~Old and New~~ Commentaries'', Crowley ~~expanded slightly on~~ the concept:		In his ''Commentaries'' on the Book of the Law, Crowley typically discusses the concept of "lust of result" along with that of "purpose."
	~~:''This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining~~ "~~pure will~~" ~~as the true expression~~ of ~~the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned~~. ~~'''It is unnatural to aim at any goal'''.'' (''Commentaries,'' New Comment on I:44) (emphasis added)~~

	~~The concept shows up throughout Crowley~~'~~s other writings~~:		From the ''Old Comment'' (1913) on AL I:44:
			:''Recommends "non-attachment". Students will understand how in meditation the mind which attaches itself to hope of success is just as bound as if it were to attach itself to some base material idea. It is a bond and the aim is freedom.

	:''~~And~~ I ~~laid my head against the Head~~ of the ~~Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there~~ not ~~weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?~~'' (~~Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente~~, ~~II:24~~)		:''I recommend serious study of the word '''unassuaged''' which appears not very intelligible.'' (''Magical and Philosophical Commentaries,'' p. 135)

	~~==Lust~~ of ~~Result~~ and the ~~Holy Guardian Angel==~~		From the ''New Comment'' (1920) on AL I:44:
			:''This verse is best interpreted by defining 'pure will' as the true expression of the Nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. It is unnatural to aim at any goal. The student is referred to'' [[Liber LXV]] ''Chap. II, v. 24 ''[see below]'', and to the [[Tao Teh King]]. This becomes particularly important in high grades. One is not to do Yoga, etc., in order to get Samadhi, like a schoolboy or a shopkeeper; but for its own sake, like an artist.

	~~Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most problematic when attempting to contact the~~ "~~Astral Planes~~" ~~and ultimately~~ the ~~Knowledge and Conversation~~ of the ~~[[Holy Guardian Angel]]:~~		:''"Unassuaged" means "its edge taken off by" or "dulled by". The pure student does not think of the result of the examination.'' (''Magical and Philosophical Commentaries,'' p. 135)

	:''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent intelligence—the one real object of astral research—if one allows one'~~s imagination to surround one with courtiers of one~~'~~s own creation~~. ~~If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion~~, ~~they are only too likely to do so; and if one~~'~~s respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one~~'~~s soul;~~ the ~~visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness~~ of ~~terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol~~ the ~~Master Therion~~, and ~~fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him~~ in ~~his misery, until his mind stagger and fall;~~ and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix III, ''Notes for ~~an Astral Atlas~~'' ~~p.504)~~		''Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente vel LXV'' Chapter II, v. 24, reads as follows:
			:''And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?''

	The ~~adept~~ is also ~~warned against~~ the ~~Lust~~ of ~~Result in~~ [[Liber Samekh]]~~, the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel~~:		:Crowley's commentary to the above verse reads as follows:
			::''The Adept, bringing this thought closer to Ecstasy, laughs, both for pure joy, and as amused by the incongruous absurdities of "rational" arguments from which he is now forever free, expresses his idea thus: The free exercise of one's faculties is pure joy; if I felt the need of achieving some object thereby, it would imply the pain of desire, the strain of effort, and the fear of failure.'' (''Commentaries on the Holy Books'', p. 106)

			From the Djeridensis Comment (1923) on AL Chapter I: ''Will: its possible defects'':
			:''Purpose takes the edge off pure will; for it implies conscious thought, which should not replace what Nature intends. Work is done best when the mind does not know of it, either to urge or to check its course. The lust of result also spoils work; one must not distract one's forces from their task by thoughts of the profit of success.'' (''Magical and Philosophical Commentaries,'' p. 313)

			From [[Liber Samekh]]:
	:''Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures.'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539)		:''Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures.'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539)


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	*____. (1997). ''Magick: Book 4.'' 2nd ed. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.		*____. (1997). ''Magick: Book 4.'' 2nd ed. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
	*____. (1996). ''Commentaries on the Holy Books and Other Papers : the Equinox,IV(1).'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.		*____. (1996). ''Commentaries on the Holy Books and Other Papers : the Equinox,IV(1).'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
			*____. (1974). ''Magical and Philosophical Commentaries on the Book of the Law.'' Edited and annotated by John Symonds and Kenneth Grant. Montreal, Quebec, Canada : 93 Publishing.
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	'''Lust of Result''' refers to expecting a specific result of an effort, [[ritual]], or other [[magick\|magical]] action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive to be the outcome. Because magick will often—if not usually—yield results different from what the adept expects, to imagine a certain result may prevent the adept from recognizing the true result from a magical operation.		'''Lust of Result''' refers to expecting a specific result of an effort, [[ritual]], or other [[magick\|magical]] action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive to be the outcome. Because magick will often—if not usually—yield results different from what the adept expects, to imagine a certain result may prevent the adept from recognizing the true result from a magical operation.

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	==References==		==References==
	*Crowley, Aleister. (1997). ''The Book of the Law [Liber AL vel Legis].'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.		*Crowley, Aleister. (1997). ''The Book of the Law [Liber AL vel Legis].'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
	*____. (1997). ''Magick: Book 4.'' 2nd ed. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.		*____. (1997). ''Magick: Book 4.'' 2nd ed. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
	*____. (1996). ''Commentaries on the Holy Books and Other ~~Papers~~ : the Equinox,IV(1).'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.		*____. (1996). ''Commentaries on the Holy Books and Other Papers : the Equinox,IV(1).'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
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'''Lust of Result''' refers to expecting a specific result of an effort, [[ritual]], or other [[magick|magical]] action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive to be the outcome. Because magick will often—if not usually—yield results different from what the adept expects, to imagine a certain result may prevent the adept from recognizing the true result from a magical operation.

==References in Aleister Crowley's Writings==

The term "lust of result" first appears in Crowley's writings in the First Chapter of ''[[The Book of the Law]]:''

:''For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.'' (AL I:44)

In the ''Old and New Commentaries'', Crowley expanded slightly on the concept:
:''This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining "pure will" as the true expression of the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. '''It is unnatural to aim at any goal'''.'' (''Commentaries,'' New Comment on I:44) (emphasis added)

The concept shows up throughout Crowley's other writings:

:''And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?'' (Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente, II:24)

==Lust of Result and the Holy Guardian Angel==

Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most problematic when attempting to contact the "Astral Planes" and ultimately the Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]:

:''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent intelligence—the one real object of astral research—if one allows one's imagination to surround one with courtiers of one's own creation. If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion, they are only too likely to do so; and if one's respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one's soul; the visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness of terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol the Master Therion, and fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him in his misery, until his mind stagger and fall; and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix III, ''Notes for an Astral Atlas'' p.504)

The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel:
:''Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures.'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539)

==References==
*Crowley, Aleister. (1997). ''The Book of the Law [Liber AL vel Legis].'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
*____. (1997). ''Magick: Book 4.'' 2nd ed. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
*____. (1996). ''Commentaries on the Holy Books and Other Papers : the Equinox,IV(1).'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
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	~~{{stub}}~~		'''Lust of Result''' refers to expecting a specific result of an effort, [[ritual]], or other [[magick\|magical]] action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive to be the outcome. Because magick will often—if not usually—yield results different from what the adept expects, to imagine a certain result may prevent the adept from recognizing the true result from a magickal operation.
	~~==In General==~~
	~~<b>~~Lust of Result~~</b>~~ refers to expecting a specific result of ~~a [[working]]~~, a [[ritual]], or other [[magick]]al action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive to be the outcome. Because magick will ~~often -- if~~ not ~~usually -- yield~~ results different from what the adept expects, to imagine a certain result may prevent the adept from recognizing the true result from a magickal operation.
	~~===References in Aleister Crowley's Writings===~~

	~~The term "lust of result" first appears~~ in Crowley's ~~writings in the first chapter of the [[Liber AL]], the [[Book of the Law]]:~~		==References in Aleister Crowley's Writings==

	"~~For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the~~ lust of result~~, is every way perfect~~"		The term "lust of result" first appears in Crowley's writings in the First Chapter of ''[[The Book of the Law]]:''
	~~- Liber AL, I~~:~~44.~~

	In the ~~<i>~~Old and New Commentaries~~</i>~~, Crowley expanded slightly on the concept:		:''For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect.'' (AL I:44)
	"This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining "pure will" as the true expression of the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. ~~<b>~~It is unnatural to aim at any goal~~</b>~~." ''~~The Old and New~~ Commentaries ~~to Liber AL vel Legis~~'', New Comment on I:44. (emphasis added).
			In the ''Old and New Commentaries'', Crowley expanded slightly on the concept:
			:''This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining "pure will" as the true expression of the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. '''It is unnatural to aim at any goal'''.'' (''Commentaries,'' New Comment on I:44) (emphasis added)

	The concept shows up throughout Crowley's other writings:		The concept shows up throughout Crowley's other writings:

	"And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?"		:''And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?'' (Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente, II:24)
	- Liber ~~LXV~~, II:24.

	==="Lust of Result and the Holy Guardian Angel===		==Lust of Result and the Holy Guardian Angel==

	Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most ~~disastrous~~ when attempting ~~contacting~~ the "Astral Planes" and ultimately the [[Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel]]:		Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most problematic when attempting to contact the "Astral Planes" and ultimately the Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]:

	''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent ~~intelligence --- the~~ one real object of astral ~~research --- if~~ one allows one's imagination to surround one with courtiers of one's own creation. If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion, they are only too likely to do so; and if one's respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one's soul; the visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness of terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol the Master Therion, and fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him in his misery, until his mind stagger and fall; and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' -- Book 4, Appendix III, ''Notes for an Astral Atlas'', p. 504		:''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent intelligence—the one real object of astral research—if one allows one's imagination to surround one with courtiers of one's own creation. If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion, they are only too likely to do so; and if one's respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one's soul; the visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness of terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol the Master Therion, and fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him in his misery, until his mind stagger and fall; and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix III, ''Notes for an Astral Atlas'' p.504)

	The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]: "Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures.~~" --~~ Book 4, Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539.		The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel:
			:''Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures.'' (''Book 4,'' Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539)

	==References==		==References==
	*Crowley, Aleister. ~~<i>~~Liber AL vel Legis~~</i>~~.		*Crowley, Aleister. (1997). ''The Book of the Law [Liber AL vel Legis].'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
	*~~Ibid~~. ~~<i>~~Book ~~Four</i>~~: ~~Appendix III~~. ~~<i>Notes on an Astral Atlas</i>~~		*____. (1997). ''Magick: Book 4.'' 2nd ed. York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
	*~~Ibid~~. ~~<i>Book Four</i>~~: ~~Appendix~~ IV. ~~<i>Liber Samekh</i>~~		*____. (1996). ''Commentaries on the Holy Books and Other Papers : the Equinox,IV(1).'' York Beach, Me. : S. Weiser.
	*Ibid. ~~<i>Liber LXV~~.~~</i>~~

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	==In General==		==In General==
	Lust of Result refers to ~~having in mind~~ a specific result of a [[working]], a [[ritual]], or other [[magick]]al action ~~such~~ that the pre-conceived result ~~colors~~ what you perceive to be the outcome. ~~If one has a preconceived idea of what~~ will ~~happen~~ from ~~a ritual, for example~~, ~~one is likely~~ to ~~miss~~ the ~~real outcome of that ritual~~.		<b>Lust of Result</b> refers to expecting a specific result of a [[working]], a [[ritual]], or other [[magick]]al action so that the pre-conceived result affects what you perceive to be the outcome. Because magick will often -- if not usually -- yield results different from what the adept expects, to imagine a certain result may prevent the adept from recognizing the true result from a magickal operation.

	===References in Aleister Crowley's Writings===		===References in Aleister Crowley's Writings===

	The term "lust of result" first appears in Crowley's writings in the first chapter of the [[Book of the Law]]:		The term "lust of result" first appears in Crowley's writings in the first chapter of the [[Liber AL]], the [[Book of the Law]]:

	"For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect"		"For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect"
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	In the <i>Old and New Commentaries</i>, Crowley expanded slightly on the concept:		In the <i>Old and New Commentaries</i>, Crowley expanded slightly on the concept:
	"This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining 'pure will'		"This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining "pure will" as the true expression of the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. <b>It is unnatural to aim at any goal</b>." ''The Old and New Commentaries to Liber AL vel Legis'', New Comment on I:44. (emphasis added).
	as the true expression of the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. <b>It is unnatural to aim at any goal</b>." ''The Old and New Commentaries to Liber AL vel Legis'', New Comment on I:44. (emphasis added).

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	==="Lust of Result and the Holy Guardian Angel===		==="Lust of Result and the Holy Guardian Angel===

	Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most disastrous when attempting the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel:		Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most disastrous when attempting contacting the "Astral Planes" and ultimately the [[Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel]]:

	''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent intelligence --- the one real object of astral research --- if one allows one's imagination to surround one with courtiers of one's own creation. If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion, they are only too likely to do so; and if one's respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one's soul; the visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness of terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol the Master Therion, and fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him in his misery, until his mind stagger and fall; and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' -- Book 4, Appendix III, ''Notes for an Astral Atlas'', p. 504		''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent intelligence --- the one real object of astral research --- if one allows one's imagination to surround one with courtiers of one's own creation. If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion, they are only too likely to do so; and if one's respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one's soul; the visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness of terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol the Master Therion, and fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him in his misery, until his mind stagger and fall; and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' -- Book 4, Appendix III, ''Notes for an Astral Atlas'', p. 504

	The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]: "Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures." -- Book 4, Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539.		The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]: "Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures." -- Book 4, Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539.

	==References==		==References==
	Crowley, Aleister. <i>Liber AL vel Legis</i>.		*Crowley, Aleister. <i>Liber AL vel Legis</i>.
	-- <i>Book Four: Appendix III. <i>Notes on an Astral Atlas</i>		*Ibid. <i>Book Four</i>: Appendix III. <i>Notes on an Astral Atlas</i>
	-- <i>-- Appendix IV. <i>Liber Samekh</i>		*Ibid. <i>Book Four</i>: Appendix IV. <i>Liber Samekh</i>
	~~-- <i>--~~ <i>Liber LXV.		*Ibid. <i>Liber LXV.</i>

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	The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]: "Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures." -- Book 4, Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539.		The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]: "Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures." -- Book 4, Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539.

	===References===		==References==
			Crowley, Aleister. <i>Liber AL vel Legis</i>.
			-- <i>Book Four: Appendix III. <i>Notes on an Astral Atlas</i>
			-- <i>-- Appendix IV. <i>Liber Samekh</i>
			-- <i>-- <i>Liber LXV.

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	"And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?"		"And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?"
	- Liber LXV, II:24.		- Liber LXV, II:24.

			==="Lust of Result and the Holy Guardian Angel===

	Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most disastrous when attempting the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel:		Although the Lust of Result will color any working the Magician may attempt, it is most disastrous when attempting the Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel:
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	''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent intelligence --- the one real object of astral research --- if one allows one's imagination to surround one with courtiers of one's own creation. If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion, they are only too likely to do so; and if one's respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one's soul; the visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness of terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol the Master Therion, and fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him in his misery, until his mind stagger and fall; and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' -- Book 4, Appendix III, ''Notes for an Astral Atlas'', p. 504		''Each and every man therefore that will be a Magician must explore the Universe for himself. This is pre-eminently the case in the matter of the Astral Plane, because the symbols are so sensitive. Nothing is easier than to suggest visions, or to fashion phantasms to suit one's ideas. It is obviously impossible to communicate with an independent intelligence --- the one real object of astral research --- if one allows one's imagination to surround one with courtiers of one's own creation. If one expects one's visions to resemble those of the Master Therion, they are only too likely to do so; and if one's respect for Him induces one to accept such visions as authentic, one is being false to one's soul; the visions themselves will avenge it. The true Guide being gone, the seer will stray into a wilderness of terror where he is tricked and tortured; he will invoke his idol the Master Therion, and fashion in His image a frightful phantasm who will mock him in his misery, until his mind stagger and fall; and, Madness swooping upon his carrion, blast his eyes with the horror of seeing his Master dissolve into that appalling hallucination, the "Vision of THE DEMON CROWLEY!"'' -- Book 4, Appendix III, ''Notes for an Astral Atlas'', p. 504

	The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in Liber Samekh, the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel: "Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his ~~firust~~ success is followed by a series of failures." -- Book 4, Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539.		The adept is also warned against the Lust of Result in [[Liber Samekh]], the ritual Crowley prescribes for attaining Knowledge and Conversation of the [[Holy Guardian Angel]]: "Let [the student] beware of the 'lust of result,' of expecting too much, of losing courage if his first success is followed by a series of failures." -- Book 4, Appendix IV, Liber Samekh, p. 539.

			===References===

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	Lust of Result refers to having in mind a specific result of a working, a ritual, or other ~~magickal~~ action such that the pre-conceived result colors what you perceive to be the outcome. If one has a preconceived idea of what will happen from a ritual, for example, one is likely to miss the real outcome of that ritual.		==In General==
			Lust of Result refers to having in mind a specific result of a [[working]], a [[ritual]], or other [[magick]]al action such that the pre-conceived result colors what you perceive to be the outcome. If one has a preconceived idea of what will happen from a ritual, for example, one is likely to miss the real outcome of that ritual.

			===References in Aleister Crowley's Writings===

			The term "lust of result" first appears in Crowley's writings in the first chapter of the [[Book of the Law]]:

	"For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect"		"For pure will, unassuaged of purpose, delivered from the lust of result, is every way perfect"
	- Liber AL, I:44.		- Liber AL, I:44.

			In the <i>Old and New Commentaries</i>, Crowley expanded slightly on the concept:
	"This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining 'pure will'		"This verse [I:44] is best interpreted by defining 'pure will'
	as the true expression of the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. It is unnatural to aim at any goal." ''The Old and New Commentaries to Liber AL vel Legis'', New Comment on I:44.		as the true expression of the nature, the proper or inherent motion of the matter, concerned. <b>It is unnatural to aim at any goal</b>." ''The Old and New Commentaries to Liber AL vel Legis'', New Comment on I:44. (emphasis added).

			The concept shows up throughout Crowley's other writings:

	"And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?"		"And I laid my head against the Head of the Swan, and laughed, saying: Is there not joy ineffable in this aimless winging? Is there not weariness and impatience for who would attain to some goal?"