Original Magic Quotes

“He saw that the gods and goddesses were erroneously and superstitiously seen as humanoid or anthropomorphic entities whereas in fact there was only one true divinity or godhead, which was pure abstract consciousness.”
― Stephen E. Flowers, Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi

“In the eastern part of the Iranian world there arose various schools of Sufism, some of which contain barely disguised Zoroastrian concepts. Figures such as Rumi, Suhrawardi, Mansur al-Hallaj, Nurbakhsh, and even Omar Khayyam all convey essentially Iranian mystical thoughts in Islamic guise, often expressing themselves in their own Persian language rather than Arabic.”
― Stephen E. Flowers, Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi

“The purposes and aims of magic in all cultures and at all times can be summarized with a few terms: wisdom, success, well-being, and happiness; or, more concisely, wisdom, power, and pleasure.”
― Stephen E. Flowers, Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi

“English translations of most of the texts are found in the Sacred Books of the East series (1879–1910), which is now in the public domain and easily accessible online.”
― Stephen E. Flowers, Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi