“Thomson sought the wilderness, never seeking to tame it, but only to draw from it, its magic of tangle and season.” NatureMagicDrawsSeasonsSeekingWilderness Author:Arthur Lismer
“There was no magic encounter for me with a whale in the ocean; no being zapped by a whale as I snorkelled in their world. Nothing visible or capable of explanation. In fact, I'd never seen a whale. When I first witnessed their terrible death agony, I couldn't get the picture of a whale being harpooned out of my mind. It was a hideous mind-blowing sight. That day I recognised a purpose on the journey of my life.” WorldMindFirstsFactsPurposeMotivationNatureMagicJourneyTerribleOceanCapableSightExplanationEncountersVisibleAgonyWhalesHideousOf My MindMind Blowing Author:Sue Arnold
“I do believe in an everyday sort of magic -- the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone.” PeopleThinkingBelieveArtSometimesMomentsI BelieveVoiceNatureMagicExperienceEverydayWorks Of ArtWhisperingInexplicableSynchronicityConnectednessEerieAppropriateness Author:Charles de Lint
“Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature.” MenScienceForceUnderstandingNatureTechnologyMagicAtheismMastersCastsSpellsSkepticism Author:Jacob Bronowski
“We need a renaissance of wonder. We need to renew, in our hearts and in our souls, the deathless dream, the eternal poetry, the perennial sense that life is miracle and magic.” NeedsHeartSoulDreamLife IsSpiritualityNatureWonderMagicEternalGardenMiracleRenaissanceSpiritual AwarenessDeathless Author:E. Merrill Root
“Something is going on everywhere, most of which no one understands.” RealityNatureRiskMagic Book:The Sacred Band Source: The Sacred Band