A Thesis on Magic

[ganer_stanley 7]

 

 

 

 

A Thesis on Magic

 

 

“Verily, brother, the Lord GOD put many powers into the heart of man.”

 

Is a man not entitled to the fruits of his study?

"Yes!" clamors the foolish heathen, "It is mine!"
"No!" decries the lowly acolyte, "It belongs to Iblees!"

"Perhaps..." says the wise scholar, "It is a gift from God."

And he is right.

 

Just as the sea, the sky, the sun, the stars and all thereof were plucked from the void so too was the phenomenon of magic meticulously constructed from the primordial gloop of creation. Fashioned for us with divine purpose, to deny these gifts is to deny the implacable wisdom of the Lord.  Rather than harbor fear for the void from whence it was pulled, the magic should be celebrated, for it is the very essence of life and creation. So too should the magi be revered as pilgrims, for in their practice they walk the path of God.

 

 As it is written upon the scroll of Virtue;

 

"I am the Lord God... and I separated the World from the Void, and placed the lesser and greater lights into the sky, 
and breathed life into all the beasts of the earth. And I have also breathed life into thy heart, 
and the hearts of thy children... and I am the father of all things."