On Jul 13, 4:54Â pm, Chade
newsguy.com> wrote:
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> What do you think of the generlisation, previously made by Tom I
> think, that most prayers boil down to: 'God your great, give us stuff,
> by the way did we mention your great?'
That's a perfect generalization. It is a manner of dealing with the
universe in a way that personalizes the world, makes it into another
being, with quirks, but also wants and needs, and is able to be dealt
with. It seems childish in this day and age, but its basically how
ancient peoples dealt with the world to hopefully minimize random or
unpredictable events.
> The four adorations, are they magick? What about celebrating Sahmin?
The four adorations are psychological reinforcements. They do nothing
in themselves that seem miraculous. They are not magic. Celebrating
Samhain is an excuse for a party, also not magical.
> Do you consider the emotional release given by type of rituals
> described by IB as cathartic?
For weddings and funerals, sure why not?
> Do you consider the terms ritual and spell interchangeable?
No, they're very different. A magical ritual develops a mindset for
the spell. But you can have rituals without spells and spells without
rituals.
