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Temptation is the price the human being has to pay for intelligence; therefore the Serpent of Wisdom is also the Eternal Tempter.When man learns with his growing intelligence of the powers of nature and, most of all, of the power that he himself possess, there comes with that increasing knowledge ever greater responsibility. If man today knew of the god-like powers that lie dormant within him, he would be the most dangerous creature in the universe, both to himself and to the divine plan of things.The soul must grow with the knowledge that it gains; otherwise men will ultimately destroy one another. Action and reaction must build strength of character, so that the will is always strong enough to curb the desires. When this is not the case, and desire runs rampant, then, regardless of the position in the path of unfoldment, a Black Magician is created.Manly P. Hall