Portrait of Jack Parsons

Jack Parsons

Rocket scientist, occultist

Contemporary weird famous 116 sayings

Sayings by Jack Parsons

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

1950s — Attributed remark
General Unverifiable

I have always been a rebel, a heretic, a nonconformist.

1940s — Private journal entry
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable

Rocketry is the key to the stars, and the stars are the key to magic.

1940s — Reported statement
General Unverifiable

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…
General Unverifiable

I am not interested in conventional morality. I am interested in truth.

1940s — Private journal entry or letter
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable

We are the true creators, the magicians, the dreamers of dreams.

1940s — Statement about the scientific and occult community
Food & Drink Unverifiable

My work is to open the doors of perception, to expand the consciousness of man.

1950s — Attributed remark
Work & Money Unverifiable

I have seen the face of God, and it is a rocket engine.

1940s — Heightened poetic expression, likely from a letter or journal
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable

The universe is a vast machine, and we are the engineers.

1940s — Reported statement
General Unverifiable

I am a scientist and a magician, and I see no contradiction in that.

1940s — Reported statement
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable

Love is the law, love under will.

1940s — Core tenet of Thelema, frequently quoted by Parsons
Relationships Unverifiable

I have no fear of the unknown, for it is the source of all knowledge.

1940s — Private journal entry or letter
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable

The only true magic is science, and the only true science is magic.

1940s — Attributed remark
General Unverifiable

I desire nothing but to be a channel for the will of the cosmos.

1940s — Private journal entry
General Unverifiable

We are on the brink of a new age, an age of wonder and terror.

1940s — Statement about the future of science and humanity
Life & Aging Unverifiable

I have always sought the impossible, for in the impossible lies the truth.

1950s — Attributed remark
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable

The greatest adventure is to explore the inner universe.

1950s — Attributed remark
Food & Drink Unverifiable

I am a bridge between two worlds, the scientific and the spiritual.

1940s — Reported statement
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable

The universe is not dead, it is alive and conscious, and we are a part of it.

1940s — Private journal entry
General Unverifiable

I have no master but myself, and no law but my own will.

1940s — Statement reflecting Thelemic philosophy
Self-Deprecating Unverifiable
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