Those who would practice magic must be scrupulously honest in their personal lives. In one sense, magic works on the principle that 'it is so because I say it is so.' For words to take on such force, you must be deeply and completely convinced that it is identified with truth as you know it. To a person who practices honesty and keeps commitments, 'As I will, so mote it be' is not just a pretty phrase; it is a statement of fact.
StarhawkFascination with the psychic - or the psychological - can be a dangerous sidetrack on any spiritual path.
StarhawkThe test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.
StarhawkEnergy moves in cycles, circles, spirals, vortexes, whirls, pulsations, waves, and rhythmsโrarely if ever in simple straight lines.
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