“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” - Eden Phillpotts
More than the grand beauties of our lives, wonder is about having the presence to pay attention to the commonplace. It could be said that to find beauty in the ordinary is a deeper exercise than climbing to the mountaintop.
Cole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
But magic is just this very other logic, from the perspective of a creature from the perspective of a bodied being, like you, like me, down here, in the depths of this blooming, buzzing proliferation of colour and shape and texture and olfactory essences, riding past our noses, wherein some things are always hidden behind other things, because we'r
... See moreSophie Strand • Magic as Radical Embedding in Our Web of Relations
The world is far deeper, richer, more mysterious, and more beautiful than you imagine. So stop imagining it. Even just for a few moments a day, inhabit it without giving it a name.
Alan Lew • Be Still and Get Going: A Jewish Meditation Practice for Real Life
When you say yes to cultivating a mystical gaze, the ordinary world becomes more luminous, imbued with flashes of beauty and moments of meaning. The universe responds to your willingness to behold the holy by revealing almost everything as holy. A plate of rice and beans, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, your new baby, the latest political scoundr... See more
Mirabai Starr • Orienting Toward the Sacred
Some moments are simply too vast to be reduced to a single explanation—whether scientific, philosophical, or spiritual. And the meaning of things is often beyond words. It’s enough to sit with the awe, wonder, and mystery of the moment without trying to understand what has transpired. We can embrace the magic that surrounds us every day, appreciate... See more
Steven Schlafman • Soulcraft, Snails, and Synchronicity
Magic flows through us, mystery infuses every encounter of every day.
Sarah B. Breathnach • Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy
