"Know then, O thou who wishest to be initiated into the great mysteries, that thou makest a pact with suffering and encounterest Hell. The vulture which gorged itself on Prometheus’ entrails has fixed eye upon thee. And the Furies, lead by Mercury, are preparing the blocks of wood and nails. Thou shalt be sacred; that is to say, consecrated to torment. Humanity has need of thine agonies."
— Eliphas Levi, The Great Secret
