#ritual

Our material aspect is neither blessing nor curse. It is a means to an end. Find out what that end is." - A Time of Change ↗

— Paul Greene

#evolution #intelligent-design #spiritual #change

The will of life and death, never share the same motivation... we all know that love is the ultimate motive to die for... but let’s not kid ourselves... ...we all know the ultimate motive to rise back from the dead is vengeance. ↗

— Non Nomen

#religion #spirituality #the-unwords #death

Quincy laughed. "If I were Elizabeth I shouldn't thank either of you for that comforting diagnosis. Would it do any good to open Aunt Sarai's grave and drive a stake through her? If you believe in as much sorcery as that, you must regret the days of witch-burners, Carew." Carew said quietly, "No. Witch-burners were barbarous blunderers. If I wanted to suppress a dangerous letter, could I do it by burning the envelope and leaving the letter loose? The witch would come back unchanged; I should merely have postponed the danger until another time and place. And have further handicapped myself to meet it, by depriving the witch, by violent death, of the years allotted her, or him, for evolution." Joseph said with dry humor, "She might not have used them for that, Carew. At least not for your idea of it." Carew shrugged. "That would be her responsibility, not mine. And, in any case, she would be that many years nearer the time of her inevitable change." This time Joseph did not answer, only smiled. ↗

— Evangeline Walton

#spiritual-development #spiritual-evolution #witch #witch-hunts #witches

There is something so rewarding about dancing. It's almost spiritual - you let loose, you feel free, you get endorphins from the exercise. ↗

— Julianne Hough

#almost #dancing #exercise #feel #free

Menuhin was playing Bach on a fantastic spiritual level when he was a teenager. ↗

— Nigel Kennedy

#fantastic #level #playing #spiritual #teenager

I'm not ashamed of my spiritual beliefs, but I in no way incorporate them into this band. ↗

— Amy Lee

#band #beliefs #i #incorporate #into

Why didn't we recognize how much it bothered them spiritually and politically? ↗

— Chris Matthews

#how #much #politically #recognize #spiritually

The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual. ↗

— John Muir

#destroyed #generally #gross #nature #poetry

My hates have always occupied my mind much more actively and have given greater spiritual satisfactions than my friendships. ↗

— Westbrook Pegler

#always #friendships #given #greater #hates

The connection between art and Christ is like the connection between sunlight and the sun. It is, in fact, the connection between Sonlight and the Son. ↗

— Peter Kreeft

#catholicism #christ #christianity #god #jesus