Tranquil wrote:
lol, Quantum Physics is a good start to understanding magick.
Lol, my doctorate happens to be from the Nuclear Physics dept :)
Yes, I am quite aware of the theological implications of QM. Basically the universe is not deterministic in the Newtonian sense. So there is plenty of room for intervention without requiring any laws of physics to be broken.
I have no problem with magic, what I object to is claims to special powers or secret knowledge.
I don't like the idea of a 6000 year old earth created with the light already enroute from distant galaxies. It seems small mean and narrow. Like deciding to live in one room of your house and never leave for no particular reason. A hundred billion galaxies of a hundred billion stars is much more impressive to me.
Secret knowledge is the pretext people use for setting themselves up as intermediaries and I see no use for them.
Tranquil wrote:
Not sure about wicca being a recovery organization as I don't practice wicca. I am old school taught by my mother, whom was taught by her mother and so on. Wicca was in the in 1960's. it is a new religion which has been recognized by many governments and as such does deserve the right to be respected in its own right.
also you could try to understand healing such as Reiki (Japanese energy healing with scientific studies backing up the results without understanding the healing).
Well the Wicca folk did make some effort towards continuity with earlier traditions. But yes, it is essentially a new invention. But so was the Pauline church which transformed a small Jewish sect into a proselytizing religion.
The Catholic church recently tried to shut down nuns from offering Reiki. They really don't like the idea of women doing something that might look like laying on of hands.
But in general I consider anything to be positive that gives people permission to do things that are pleasurable that don't harm or hurt or exploit other people.
