Jack Parsons
Rocket scientist, occultist
Sayings by Jack Parsons
I am a seeker of truth, wherever it may lead me.
My experiments are sometimes dangerous, but always illuminating.
I have glimpsed the future, and it is glorious.
To hell with all the old gods! I will make my own.
I am a bridge between two worlds: science and magic.
The Law of Thelema is 'Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.'
I am a pioneer, and pioneers always face opposition.
My work is not for the faint of heart.
I embrace the unknown, for it holds the greatest possibilities.
I seek to unite science and spirituality, to bring heaven to earth.
There is no god but man, and man is god.
I am driven by a burning desire to explore the limits of human potential.
My laboratory is my temple, and my experiments are my prayers.
I have been in love with the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
I am not afraid of death because I have been dead for many millions of years before I was born.
By the way, the devil is a good fellow. I like him. He is a gentleman.
I intend to use the forces of nature, which I have mastered in my laboratory, for the exploration of the spiritual world.
My life has been a series of spectacular failures and small successes.
We are seeking to free the individual from the mass, and the mass from the individual.
I am a seeker, a pilgrim, an explorer, a pioneer, and my heart is a burning bush.