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Our greatest human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. We are in this life to enlarge the soul, liberate the spirit, and light up the brain.

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Logic only gives man what he needs,” he stammered. “Magic gives him what he wants.

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Science gives man what he needs.But magic gives him what he wants.

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If you take any activity, any art, any discipline, any skill, take it andpush it as far as it will go, push it beyond where it has ever been before,pu...more

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...disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business....

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Anarchy is like custard cooking over a flame; it has to be constantly stirred or it sticks and gets heavy, like government.

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...on a number of occasions this book has made reference to magic, and each time you've shaken your head, muttering such criticisms as "What does he m...more

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The longer Ellen Cherry thought about it, the more convinced she became that the mission of the artist in an overtechnologized, overmasculinized socie...more

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As long as a population can be induced to believe in a supernatural hereafter, it can be oppressed and controlled. People will put up with all sorts o...more

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Since when has leadership been a criterion for sanity? Or vice versa. Hitler was a gifted leader, even Nixon. Exhibit leadership qualities as an adole...more

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When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic is just naturally present then. We tend to feed on that gratuitous magic ...more

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Soul is not even that Crackerjack prize that God and Satan scuffle over after the worms have all licked our bones. That's why, when we ponder--as soon...more