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By magic I'd mean beyond natural explanations, but that's just what it means to me.
Magic for me is more connection to the divine rather than love spells and the like.
Once, a Greek poet, Giorgios Seferis, was asked about what have influenced him. He replied: "Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life."
For me it's 29.
Magic can only be experienced in a state of madness.
One problem with this thread is that 'magic' needs to be discussed and defined. What do you mean by magic?
If we can't talk about definitions in terms of "official" definitions, then there's no point in trying to talk about things like sanity and magic. I mean, we need some common reference point, right?
So, I pretty much like Bruce's take. It keeps an open mind..., without our brains falling out.
As I see it, magic is contrary to sanity by definition. Expecting a miracle is insane, for example. Even hope borders on insanity, since it's based on what isn't yet real.
Can expecting to receive a wise and usable answer from throwing three coins be considered a sane thing to do?
I have to say sanity/insanity is by no means always culturally decided unless you are using them as purely descriptive terms - which seems to be the case here.
Clarity,
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