We are not on this planet to ask forgiveness of our deities. Scott Cunningham More Quotes by Scott Cunningham More Quotes From Scott Cunningham The magic begins in you. Feel your own energy, and realize similar energy exists within the Earth, stones, plants, water, wind, fire, colores, and animals. Scott Cunningham nature animal wind Seek wisdom in books, rare manuscripts, and cryptic poems if you will, but seek it out also in simple stones, and fragile herbs, and in the cries of wild birds. Listen to the whisperings of the wind and the roar of water if you would discover magic, for it is here that the old secrets are preserved. Scott Cunningham simple wind book If you would be a magician, honor the Earth. Honor life. Love. Know that magic is the birthright of every human being, and wisely use it. Scott Cunningham love-life magic honor Read as much as you can, discarding negative or disturbing information. Learn by doing, and the Goddess and God will bless you with all that you truly need. Scott Cunningham reading religious god Any and all religions are real, the genuine article, to their practitioners. There can never be one religion, prophet, or savior that will satisfy all six billion humans. Each of us must find our ideal way to attune with deity. Scott Cunningham six real way Honor all living things, for we are of the stag, and the salmon, and the bee; so destroy not life, save it be to preserve your own. Scott Cunningham salmon honor bees Magic is natural. It is a harmonious movement of energies to create a needed change. If you wish to practice magic, Scott Cunningham magic practice wish Magic is our birthright...and should be available to all who wish to utilize it as a tool of personal transformation. Scott Cunningham personal-transformation magic wish The power is neutral. It cannot be divided into positive and negative energies. Power is power. Scott Cunningham negative-energy energy negative Trees have from time immemorial been closely associated with magic. These stout members of the vegetable kingdom may stand for as long as a thousand years, and tower far above our mortal heads. As such they are symbols and keepers of unlimited power, longevity, and timelessness. An untouched forest, studded with trees of all ages, sizes and types, is more than a mysterious, magical place - it is one of the energy reservoirs of nature. Within its boundaries stand ancient and new sentinels, guardians of the universal force which has manifested on the the Earth. . . . Scott Cunningham vegetables long years Call upon the Goddess and God to protect you and teach you the secrets of magic. Scott Cunningham magic secret god Magic is love. All magic should be performed out of love. The moment anger or hatred tinges your magic, you have crossed the border into a dangerous world, one that will ultimately consume you. Scott Cunningham dangerous-world magic hatred We can't point at an image of an evil god, such as Satan, and blame it for our faults and weaknesses. We can't blame fate. Every second of each day we're creating our futures, shaping the courses of our lives. Scott Cunningham creating fate evil In magical thought the human body is the 'microcosm' (small representation) of the Earth, which is the 'macrocosm'. The Earth is also the microcosm of the Universe. In other words, we are pictures of the essence of the planet and thusly of the universe. As such, when we change ourselves, we change the Earth and the universe. Scott Cunningham body essence earth Books can lift our spirits, heal our wounds, steel our courage and strengthen our religious resolve. Scott Cunningham steel religious book Magic is not always serious or solemn. Scott Cunningham paganism magic serious Magic is the practice of causing change through the use of powers as yet not defined or accepted by science. Scott Cunningham magic use practice The earth is one tiny part of a vast energy net work. Scott Cunningham tiny energy earth Magic is the projection of natural energies to produce needed effects. Scott Cunningham magic energy natural Eventually, ritual was developed as a means of contacting and utilizing the energy within humans as well as in the nature world. Scott Cunningham energy mean world
