" Illumination is the process of perpetual self-development by the struggle and achievement of short and long-term goals. Illumination is the precise realization that identifying your goals magically, attaining knowledge which is applied towards the force of your Will. This act of Will Power is the act of compelling, transforming and focusing energy to achieve a determined goal. "

― Michael W. Ford , Apotheosis: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Luciferianism & the Left-Hand Path