I use the term magic

…well prob­a­bly to an obses­sive degree. So I’d like to take a moment to clar­ify what I feel magic is.

Magic is more of a feel­ing than a con­crete defin­able con­cept. It is the true mean­ing of the word awe-some, inspir­ing awe, a thing which cre­ates a feel­ing of beauty, mys­tery, won­der & intrigue.

Magic is a para­dox, so here are con­crete exam­ples of what I find to be of a magic qual­ity: the uni­verse & the whole damn mys­tery from quan­tum the­ory to Bud­dhism. The aurora Bore­alis, sto­ries, words because they frame our real­ity, lights in trees, star light & can­dle light & fire light. Learn­ing, cre­at­ing art, the sky & trees & places, meditation/prayer/ritual/the typ­i­cal sacred sacra­ments, self aware­ness. Nat­ural fra­grances, Rumi, sea salt, love, decid­ing how to live & how to act & how to believe on your own. Doing what you love. Dawn & dusk.

Magic is a way of life, a way of trans­form­ing our exis­tence, a fiery spark of inner aware­ness. Acknowl­edg­ing the uni­ver­sal– inter­nal & exter­nal pow­ers of cre­ation & destruc­tion. Magic is like the prover­bial force, an all per­va­sive way of being, with it’s light & dark aspects in con­stant tur­moil, churn­ing our cre­ative struggle.

Magic & sci­ence are the same thing. Some say sci­ence is magic explained, but I find even the expla­na­tions can impart a sense of magic.

Magic has always been & will always be.

Magic is an elec­tri­fy­ing f o r c e.

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