In some modern mystical systems (Thelema, Chaos Magic):
A first-person account (synthesized):
This highlights the paradox: ecstasy requires loss of self, but a crystallized desire preserves the self’s wanting. True ecstasy breaks the crystal. tower of ecstasy – crystal of desire
Together, they form a model of the seeker’s journey: desire crystallizes into a focused object, which then becomes the tower from which ecstasy—or ruin—is experienced. In some modern mystical systems (Thelema, Chaos Magic):