> On Jul 13, 4:54 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?'

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> 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.
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>> The four adorations, are they magick? What about celebrating Sahmin?

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> 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.
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>> Do you consider the emotional release given by type of rituals
>> described by IB as cathartic?

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> For weddings and funerals, sure why not?
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>> Do you consider the terms ritual and spell interchangeable?

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> 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.