What am I doing here, trying to make my way in a spiritual tradition whose roots are in the remote past, far from all the challenges of the present moment?

Paulo Coelho, Aleph

Consider also:

  1. It’s like meeting yourself again and again, at the back of every dream, the author of every trip. We find each other and know each other over and over.
  2. “We must, therefore, in all magic operations, apply a strong will, a vivid imagination, a confident hope, and a firm faith; all of which combined will assist in producing the desired result.”
  3. Omnium Gatherum: 29aug2021
  4. Summary for the week ending Sep 3, 2017
  5. “Of course, he had always been wise in the ways of cats, valuing them above entire races, many men, and most women. ‘The cats have their own secret routes. They’ve saved me before this,’ he said.”