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The exhilarating phenomena and ecstatic experiences which often make the quest's beginning so colourful have no permanence in themselves but only in their effects. When they come to an end, a force is left behind which works upon the psyche both to integrate it with the departed inspiration and to prepare it for the next one.

-- Notebooks Category 2: Overview of Practices Involved > Chapter 2 : The Measure of Progress > # 100