Magic, indeed, is all around us, in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind and the sunset cloud; all we need is the ability to see and understand. Doreen Valiente More Quotes by Doreen Valiente More Quotes From Doreen Valiente This planet is our home. Our life and hers are interdependent. Doreen Valiente paganism planets home If that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find without. Doreen Valiente ifs The birth and rebirth of all nature, / The passing of winter and spring, / We share with the life universal, / Rejoice in the magical ring. Doreen Valiente loss winter spring Let my worship be within the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Therefore, let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honor and humility, mirth and reverence within you. Doreen Valiente compassion humility heart And thou who thinkest to seek for me, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail thee not, unless thou know this mystery: that if that which thou seekest thou findest not within thee, thou wilt never find it without thee Doreen Valiente yearning mystery thee Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals. Doreen Valiente paganism worship heart The generation of atmosphere, the aura of the uncanny, is one of the most important secrets of magic. It contributes to the willing suspension of disbelief, the feeling that, within the circle, or in the presence of the magical shrine, anything may happen. Doreen Valiente atmosphere circles feelings For two are the mystical pillars, that stand at the gate of the shrine, And two are the powers of Nature, the forms and the forces divine. Doreen Valiente pillars paganism two 'All the gods are one god and all the goddesses are one goddess, and there is one initiator.' The one initiator is one's own high self, with which the personality becomes more and more integrated as the path of spiritual evolution is followed. Doreen Valiente personality self spiritual An it harm none, do what ye will. Doreen Valiente harm All acts of love and pleasure are my rituals Doreen Valiente wiccan goddess paganism
