“In sympathetic magic one imitated a thing and so got into touch with it.”
― Goat Foot God: A Novel
― Goat Foot God: A Novel
“It's quite simple and natural if you think it out. The old pagan Britons were in the habit of having fairs when they assembled at their holy centres for the big sun festivals. The fairs went on just the same, whether they were pagan or Christian, and the missionary centres grew up where the crowds came together. When the king was converted, they just changed the Sun for the Son. The common people never knew the difference. They went for the fun of the fair and took part in the ceremonies to bring good luck and make the fields fertile. How were they to know the difference between Good Friday and the spring ploughing festival? There was a human sacrifice on both occasions.”
― Goat Foot God: A Novel
― Goat Foot God: A Novel
“Before the soul can see, the Harmony within must be attained, and fleshly eyes be rendered blind to all illusion.”
― The Voice of the Silence
― The Voice of the Silence
“In brief, the Tree of Life is a compendium of science, psychology, philosophy and theology.”
― The Mystical Qabalah
― The Mystical Qabalah
“propose to get hold of a suitable house, one of those big, left-over country mansions with lots of huge rooms, that are white elephants to everybody, and fit up the different rooms as temples to the different gods of the old pantheons. Make a really artistic job of it, you know. Have some first-class frescoes done, and all the rest of it; and I'm inclined to think that if we make the temple ready, the god will indwell it, and we shall begin to learn something about him—or her.”
― Goat Foot God: A Novel
― Goat Foot God: A Novel
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