"The purpose of ritual is to change the mind of the human being. It's a sacred drama in which you are the audience as well as the participant, and the purpose of it is to activate the parts of the mind that are not activated by everyday activity ... 'Magic' becomes the development of techniques that allow communication with hidden portions of the self, and with hidden portions of all other islands in this 'psychic sea.'"

-- Margot Adler

#Drama Quotes #Communication Quotes #Sea Quotes

“You won't burn in hell. But be nice anyway.”
“All the ballparks and the big crowds have a certain mystique. You feel attached, permanently wedded to the sounds that ring out, to the fans chanting your name, even when there are only four or five thousand in the stands on a Wednesday afternoon.”
“We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. People have the right to live in a world where the basic needs of all peoples are addressed. No more military attacks. No more war.”
“Our gloomy Presbyterian ideas encourage fear of God, not love for him.”
“Some guys can run fast, some guys can sing, I found I could take photographs that people were interested in.”
“Marketing starts even before our books are published.”
“It's only a dogma that hells exists; it isn't a dogma that there's anybody in it.”

Source : Antonia White (1980). “Frost in May”
“The loss of enemies does not compensate for the loss of friends.”

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