The Satanic bible The book of Bellial br br 'The greatest appeal of magic is not in its application, but in its esoteric meanderings. The br element of mystery which so heavily enshrouds the practice of the black arts has been br fostered, deliberately or out of ignorance, by those who often claim the highest expertise in br such matters. If the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, then established br occultists would do well as maze-makers. The basic principles of ceremonial magic have been br relegated for so long to infinitely classified bits of scholastic mysticism, that the would-be br wizard becomes the victim of the very art of misdirection which he, himself, should be br employing! An analogy may be drawn of the student of applied psychology who, though br knowing all of the answers, cannot make friends.