There are many magical teachers but in recorded history we have scarcely had a dozen Magi in the technical sense of the word. They may be recognized by the fact that their message may be formulated as a single word, which word must be such that it overturns all existing beliefs and codes. We may take as instances the Word of Buddha—"Anatta" (absence of an atman or soul) [...] Mohammed, again, with the single word "Allah" [...] Similarly, Aiwass, uttering the word "Thelema" (with all its implications), destroys completely the formula of the Dying God.