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“The belief filter acts so strongly that it usually allows in only information you already believe to be true. Contradictory information is either ignored, explained away, or rejected.”
― Joyce Higginbotham, Paganism: An Introduction to Earth- Centered Religions

“Most world religions also teach that human nature is flawed, and that there is something fundamentally wrong with all human beings that must be corrected in order to reach that religion’s idea of salvation or enlightenment. This wrongness may be called original sin or ego or desire or free will or any other of a number of names, but the existence and overcoming of this inherent wrongness is the basis of the spiritual practices, sacraments, and ethics practiced by their members.”
― Joyce Higginbotham, Paganism: An Introduction to Earth- Centered Religions

“Spiritual development in some religions is measured by the degree to which you know the belief system and adhere to it in your daily life. Spiritual development in Paganism can be measured by the maturity of your actions and the degree to which you participate in the interconnectedness of the universe.”
― Joyce Higginbotham, Paganism: An Introduction to Earth- Centered Religions

“If you believe that God is one way, then you will never experience God any other way.”
― Joyce Higginbotham, Paganism: An Introduction to Earth- Centered Religions