Jack Parsons

Rocket scientist, occultist

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Sayings by Jack Parsons

The only way to find out what's on the other side is to go there.

1950s — Attributed remark
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I have always been a rebel, a heretic, a nonconformist.

1940s — Private journal entry
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Rocketry is the key to the stars, and the stars are the key to magic.

1940s — Reported statement
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The path of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

1940s — Attributed, often linked to William Blake, but Parsons frequently quoted and embodied this philosoph…
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I am not interested in conventional morality. I am interested in truth.

1940s — Private journal entry or letter
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We are the true creators, the magicians, the dreamers of dreams.

1940s — Statement about the scientific and occult community
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My work is to open the doors of perception, to expand the consciousness of man.

1950s — Attributed remark
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I have seen the face of God, and it is a rocket engine.

1940s — Heightened poetic expression, likely from a letter or journal
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The universe is a vast machine, and we are the engineers.

1940s — Reported statement
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I am a scientist and a magician, and I see no contradiction in that.

1940s — Reported statement
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Love is the law, love under will.

1940s — Core tenet of Thelema, frequently quoted by Parsons
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I have no fear of the unknown, for it is the source of all knowledge.

1940s — Private journal entry or letter
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The only true magic is science, and the only true science is magic.

1940s — Attributed remark
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I desire nothing but to be a channel for the will of the cosmos.

1940s — Private journal entry
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We are on the brink of a new age, an age of wonder and terror.

1940s — Statement about the future of science and humanity
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I have always sought the impossible, for in the impossible lies the truth.

1950s — Attributed remark
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The greatest adventure is to explore the inner universe.

1950s — Attributed remark
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I am a bridge between two worlds, the scientific and the spiritual.

1940s — Reported statement
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The universe is not dead, it is alive and conscious, and we are a part of it.

1940s — Private journal entry
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I have no master but myself, and no law but my own will.

1940s — Statement reflecting Thelemic philosophy
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