“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
“[Ritual] dwells in an invisible reality and gives this reality a vocabulary, props, costume, gesture, scenery. Ritual makes things separate, sets them apart from ordinary affairs and thoughts. Rituals need not be solemn, but they are formalized, stylized, extraordinary, and artificial. In the name of ritual, we can do anything. We can do astonishing acts. In the end, ritual gives us assurance about the unification of things.” NeedsGivingEndsRealityNamesCan DoOrdinaryExtraordinaryAffairInvisibleRitualArtificialGesturesCostumesVocabularyAssuranceAstonishingSolemnPropsSceneryUnification Author:Barbara Myerhoff
“However, one new theory says that dark matter may be ordinary matter in a parallel universe. If a galaxy is hovering above in another dimension, we would not be able to see it. It would be invisible, yet we would feel its gravity. Hence, it might explain dark matter.” IfsFeelsMayMatterMightWould BeAbleUniverseDarkTheoryOrdinaryInvisibleDimensionsGravityGalaxyParallelsHoveringParallel UniverseDark Matter Author:Michio Kaku
“Poems offer us counter-knowledges. They let us see what is invisible to ordinary looking, and to find in overlooked corners the opulence of our actual lives. Similarly, we usually spend our waking hours trying to be sure of things - of our decisions, our ideas, our choices. We so want to be right. But we walk by right foot and left foot.” WantTryingIdeasChoicesLeftHoursDecisionWalksFeetOffersOrdinaryCornersInvisibleWakingOverlookedOur ChoicesOpulenceActual Life Author:Jane Hirshfield
“My work involves the physical manifestation of emotional reality. Thus, the invisible becomes visible; the normal, abnormal; and the familiar, unfamiliar. Ordinary life is an endless source of fascination to me in its ritualistic objects and behavior.” RealityLife IsObjectsEmotionalSourceBehaviorNormalOrdinaryEndlessInvisibleFamiliarManifestationVisibleFascinationUnfamiliarAbnormalOrdinary Life Author:Sandy Skoglund
“Sometimes I have loved the peacefulness of an ordinary Sunday. It is like standing in a newly planted garden after a warm rain. You can feel the silent and invisible life.” FeelsSometimesOrdinaryRainGardenStandingSilentWarmInvisibleSundayPeacefulness Book:Gilead: A Novel Source: Gilead: A Novel
“Reading in bed is a self-centered act, immobile, free from ordinary social conventions, invisible to the world, and one that, because it takes place between the sheets, in the realm of lust and sinful idleness, has something of the thrill of things forbidden.” WorldSelfReadingSocialBedOrdinaryLustInvisibleRealmsConventionsThrillSheetsForbiddenIdlenessSelf Centered Author:Alberto Manguel
“For official record, announce instructor, the state requires no epic hero. No strive achieve personal celebrity of spotlight and applause. Lectures instructor, the state desires best ideal perform as mediocre. No gain attention showboat. No buffoon. Best effort so occur average. Suppress climbing ego. Become ordinary. Invisible.” StatesDesireEffortAttentionRecordsAchieveHeroEgoOrdinaryGainsIdealsStriveAverageInvisibleOfficialsClimbingEpicMediocreLecturesApplauseSpotlightInstructorsBest EffortBuffoons Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“I can kill with a single word. I can hurl a ball of fire into the midst of my enemies. I rule a squadron of skeletal warriors, who can destroy by touch alone. I can raise a wall of ice to protect those I serve. The invisible is discernible to my eyes. Ordinary magic spells crumble in my presence... But I bow in the presence of a master. -- Lord Soth to Raistlin Majere” I CanEyeLordEnemyFireMagicMastersWallProtectOrdinaryBallsRaisesInvisibleIceWarriorMidstSpellsBowsSingle WordRaistlin Majere Book:Time of the Twins: Legends, Volume One Source: Time of the Twins: Legends, Volume One