Postmodern Magic Quotes

“At one time, the church provided much of the Western world with a ready-made symbol system to explain all of life's vagaries. With the weakening of organized religion in the past century, some have cast away the church, but replaced philosophies and morals with nothing. Abandoning all symbol systems because one has disappointed you is like abandoning all language because someone once insulted you. We need symbol systems. We have to know how meanings relate to each other and to ourselves.”
― Patrick Dunn, Postmodern Magic: The Art of Magic in the Information Age

“The animism paradigm has resurged in magic probably because of
a strong anarchist (or anti-authority) strain in modern magical thought. Animism offers a way to work with the spirit paradigm without issues of hierarchy intruding.”
― Patrick Dunn, Postmodern Magic: The Art of Magic in the Information Age

“Magic is something as personal as love. Love exists. But there are many kinds of love, and none of them are wrong. So, ultimately what I'm saying is that you, as a mage, must be free of dogma. It's hard work to be open to all outside advice and still avoid new dogmas. Strike a balance between blind belief and willing experimentation and you'll find that just as love exists, so do the truths of magic. You can find them the way you find love, by going out into the world and seeing for yourself.”
― Patrick Dunn, Postmodern Magic: The Art of Magic in the Information Age