“To understand the magic way of thinking you have to know non-magic thinking. If you see that clearly, you will see how many magic thoughts are necessary elements even of natural science today.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayTodayNaturalMagicElementsWay Of ThinkingNatural Science Book:Asger Jorn Source: Asger Jorn
“From the earliest times man has been engaged in a search for general rules whereby to turn the order of natural phenomena to his own advantage, and in the long search he has scraped together a great hoard of such maxims, some of them golden and some of them mere dross. The true or golden rules constitute the body of applied science which we call the arts; the false are magic.” MenLongHas BeensArtBodyTogetherOrderTurnsNaturalMagicAdvantageMereGoldenEngagedMaximsGolden RuleNatural PhenomenaDrossApplied Science Author:James G. Frazer
“When I was young I was on punishment a lot and I used to watch a lot of TV, and I asked myself a question: 'How come people like Mike? How come they like Magic? How come they like Bird? How come they don't like the big guys?' So I just throw a little bit of what they were doing. You smile, you act crazy and silly. And I think people like me because I'm different. I've always been a class clown type of guy. It comes natural.” PeopleThinkingLittlesDifferentBigsYoungUsedGuyBitsNaturalClassWatchesMagicCrazyTvsTypeBasketballLittle BitBirdSillyPunishmentLike MeClownMikeDoing YouBig GuysType Of GuyLike Mike Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Poetry interprets in two ways: it interprets by expressing, with magical felicity, the physiognomy and movements of the outward world; and it interprets by expressing, with inspired conviction, the ideas and laws of the inward world of man's moral and spiritual nature. In other words, poetry is interpretative both by having natural magic in it, and by having moral profundity.” MenWorldWayTwoIdeasSpiritualLawPoetryNaturalMoralMagicMovementInspiredConvictionPoetry IsInwardTwo WaysFelicityProfunditySpiritual NaturePhysiognomy Book:Essays in Criticism Source: Essays in Criticism
“Life's an act of magic, too. Claire Hamill sings a line in one of her songs that really sums it up for me: 'If there's no magic, there's no meaning.' Without magic- or call it wonder, mystery, natural wisdom- nothing has any depth. It's all just surface. You know: what you see is what you get. I honestly believe there's more to everything than that, whether it's a Monet hanging in a gallery or some old vagrant sleeping in an alley.” IfsKnowsBelieveSongNaturalLinesSleepWonderMagicMysteryDepthSurfaceHonestlyGalleryAlleysClaireSleeping InVagrantsMonet Author:Charles de Lint
“The exercise of magical power is the exercise of natural powers, but superior to the ordinary functions of Nature. A miracle is not a violation of the laws of Nature, except for ignorant people. Magic is but a science, a profound knowledge of the Occult forces in Nature, and of the laws governing the visible or the invisible world. Spiritualism in the hands of an adept becomes Magic, for he is learned in the art of blending together the laws of the Universe, without breaking any of them and thereby violating Nature.” PeopleWorldArtHandsTogetherLawUniverseForceNaturalMagicExerciseOrdinaryFunctionMiracleProfoundInvisibleIgnorantSuperiorsVisibleLaws Of NatureViolationGoverningOccultSpiritualismAdeptIgnorant People Author:H. P. Blavatsky
“The core practice of magic is: The execution of a willed intent to create change in the material world, which either defies, hastens or purifies the consequences of natural cause and effect.” WorldCausesNaturalPracticeMagicEffectsMaterialsConsequenceCoreExecutionCause And EffectMaterial World Author:Zeena Schreck