He Had Made the Earth a Planet and Set It Spinning
With a wave of his hand, he had made the Earth a planet and set it spinning.
from A More Perfect Heaven by Dava Sobel
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Topic: “Magic”
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Magic
A concept used to describe a mode of rationality or way of thinking that looks to invisible forces to influence events, effect change in material conditions, or present the illusion...
Occultism
The term occultism derives from occult, itself adopted from the Latin word occultus, meaning “hidden” or “secret.” In medieval and early modern Europe this term had been used in reference...
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That Legendary Magician, Mr. Willy Wonka
From all over the globe, people have gathered here waiting for the hour to strike, waiting to catch a glimpse of that legendary magician Mr. Willy Wonka.
It’s Energy Surrounds Us and Binds Us
For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we—not this crude matter.
Source: The Empire Strikes Back
Not upon Any Theory or Abstract Model of the Universe
It is evident that Teilhard does not resonate to the biblical world-view. Not only does he find it staticist and narrow, but he thinks that it is based upon "the Alexandrine" cosmology (whatever that might be). What Teilhard fails to...
Source: Teilhardism And The New Religion by Wolfgang Smith
Rolling Round the Central Sun
In his chapter of the antiquity of Masonry, [Captain George Smith] makes it to be coeval with creation, 'when,' says he, 'the sovereign architect raised on Masonic principles the beauteous globe, and commanded the master science, Geometry, to lay the...
Source: On the Origin of Free-Masonry by Thomas Paine
Those Who Are the Most Captivated by Its Spell
The study of cosmology shows how our relationship to the universe and our fellow humans is inextricably conditioned by our underlying belief systems and mythologies. As every thoughtful person realizes, the life of each civilization-and every individual-is influenced by underlying...
Source: Jesus Christ, Sun of God by David Fideler
They Had at Least the Evidence of Their Senses
In the Middle Ages people believed that the earth was flat, for which they had at least the evidence of their senses: we believe it to be round, not because as many as one per cent of us could give...
Start by Making the Trade Center Disappear
To start by making the trade center disappear, though, seems a good way to begin.
Source: Divided We Stand
🎼 Song Excerpts
You’re the One Who Can Put Out the Fire
Magic, and you know you're the one who can put out the fire
There’s Magic in My Eyes
I know you've deceived me, now here's a surprise I know that you have 'cause there's magic in my eyes
It’s like a Merry-Go-Round
Summer, it turns me upside down - Summer, summer, summer - It's like a merry-go-round
Why Don’t People Understand My Intention?
From my heart and from my hand - Why don't people understand my intention?
When You Cast Your Spell, You Will Get Your Way
You know darn well, when you cast your spell, you will get your way - When you hypnotize with your eyes, a heart of stone can turn to clay
Did You Feel You Were Tricked
Did you think that your feet had been bound by what gravity brings to the ground? Did you feel you were tricked by the future you picked? Well, come on down.
I Never Believed in Things That I Couldn’t See
I never believed in things that I couldn't see, I said if I can't feel it then how can it be - No, no magic could happen to me, and then I saw you
Greatest Magic Trick Ever Under the Sun
It happened so quickly, so quick, by surprise, right there in front of everyone's eyes - Greatest magic trick ever under the sun, perfectly executed, skillfully done
With All Your Magic I Disappear from View
Call it magic - Cut me into two - And with all your magic, I disappear from view
Since I Fell for That Spell, I Am Living There as Well
Those who are dead are not dead - They're just living in my head - And since I fell for that spell, I am living there as well
It’s Magic, You Know
It’s magic, you know, never believe it’s not so
