‘I’ll follow thee and make a heaven of hell,
To die upon the hand I love so well.’
—Will Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
‘As regards all those who are dedicated to philosophy or magic, it is fully apparent that the highest bond, the most important and the most general, belongs to Eros: and that is why the Platonists called love the Great Demon, “daemon magnus”.’
—Giordano Bruno, Theses De Magia
