“Magic is the art of manipulating the unseen forces of nature … A white magician is one who is laboring to gain the confidence of the powers that be, and to prove, through the purity of his life and the sincerity of his motive, his worthiness to be entrusted with the great arcana … A black magician is one who seeks to gain authority over spiritual powers by means of force rather than by merit. In other words, he is trying to storm the gates of heaven; he is one who is seeking spiritual power and occult dominion with an ulterior motive. … The black magician’s motto is “might is right (survival of the fittest.) The white magician’s motto is: “right is might” (survival of all.)
- Manly P. Hall, Magic