Napoleon, for instance, had himself carved naked in that tradition, the contradictory attitude is there right from the beginning. We want to see it. We don't want to see it. We hate it. We love it. Philip Carr-Gomm More Quotes by Philip Carr-Gomm More Quotes From Philip Carr-Gomm Modern humanity's sense of alienation lies in the fact that we have cut ourselves adrift from both the natural world and from the roots of our past. Philip Carr-Gomm cuttinglyingpast When we know about our ancestors, when we sense them as living and as supporting us, then we feel connected to the genetic life-stream, and we draw strength and nourishment from this. Philip Carr-Gomm ancestorstreamslife The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children Philip Carr-Gomm ancestorsongchildren When we let go of believing we are superior, we open ourselves to the experience of living in the community of Nature. Philip Carr-Gomm letting-goinspirationallife Ultimately, the purpose of magic is to free our potential, not bind us to ideas. Philip Carr-Gomm magicpurposeideas Nakedness means freedom, and although dancing on a sun-kissed hillside with shorts on seems pretty similar to dancing with shorts off, there is all the difference in the world. It is as if your clothes take on the weight of your worries and concerns - they come to embody your defences against the world, and if you can feel confident enough and safe enough, then taking them off evokes a powerful sense of liberation, of joy and freedom; and more than that - of innocence and of openness to the world. Philip Carr-Gomm differencespowerfulmean Naturism offers a way of being that dares to suggest that who we are without any additions or covering up is all we need to be. Philip Carr-Gomm coveringwho-we-areway The risks involved in the pursuit of magic are--put simply--either getting frightened by unpleasant perceptions or becoming deluded. Unfortunately it is possible to suffer from both symptoms at the same time. Philip Carr-Gomm magicrisksuffering
