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Charles Godfrey Leland

The Mystic Will. A Method of Developing and Strengthening the Faculties of the Mind, through the Awakened Will, by a Simple, Scientific Process Possible to Any Person of Ordinary Intelligence

Charles Godfrey Leland (1824–1903) was an American humorist, journalist, and folklorist. He is credited with being one of the main forces in the development of neo-paganism.
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  • chukwuka nwaluehas quoted9 hours ago
    But the magicians, SHELLEY, or KEATS, or WORDSWORTH, only convey partial echoes of certain subjects, or of their specialties. It is indeed beautiful to feel what Art can do, but the original is worth far more. And if the reader would be such a magician, let him give his heart and will to taking an interest in all that is beautiful, good and true—or honest. For that it really can be done in all fullness is true beyond a dream of doubt. By the ordinary methods of learning
  • chukwuka nwaluehas quoted9 hours ago
    Such beings do not come before the world, but hide their lights, knowing well that their magic would defeat itself, and perish if it were made common. Any person of the average worldly cast who could work any miracles, however small, would in the end bitterly regret it if he allowed it to be known.
  • chukwuka nwaluehas quoted9 hours ago
    Those who now acquire this power are few and far between, and when they really possess it they make no boast nor parade, but rather keep it carefully to themselves, perfectly content with what it yields for reward

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