Quotes About Rituals

Primitives (so-called) know these facts and surround all the points of imprint vulnerability with rituals, "ordeals," "rites of passage," etc. well designed to imprint the desired traits of a well-integrated member of that tribe at that time. Relics of these imprint ceremonies survive in Baptism, Confirmation, Bar Mitzvahs, Marriage Ceremonies, the Masonic "raising," etc.

I don't know who first said, Science fiction is the mythology of our time. An increasing number of occultists are realizing this and are incorporating science fiction into their rituals.

As we mentioned earlier, knowledge of cannabis goes back to at least the New Stone Age, when our ancestors in the Near East buried their dead with specimens of marijuana – perhaps to keep them happy on the voyage to the "other side," or perhaps to bargain with the denizens upon their arrival. This shows the same religious awe for this plant that, according to U.S. government officials, was only invented in the 1960s as an excuse to smoke it.

Magick provides a powerful context and support system for even the darkest or most fucked-up times and experiences. Following in the footsteps of Harry Potter, every boy and girl should familiarize themselves with the disciplines of magic even if only for shits and giggles. It's also engaging and absorbing and creative to make spells and do rituals and to form rewarding relationships with things that shouldn't exist.

Do you seriously envision St. Paul or Calvin or Luther opening bottles of Welch's Grape Juice in the sacristy before the service? Luther at least would turn over in his grave.

Piss on the beards of all those self- righteous monkeys. They do nothing but thumb their rosaries and recite a book written in a tongue they don't understand.

Season of the Witch.

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.

Human life began in flight and fear. Religion rose from rituals of propitiation, spells to lull the punishing elements.

All religions are the same: religion is basically guilt, with different holidays.

Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people

The priests of one religion never credit the miracles of another religion. Is this because priests instinctively know priests?

The religion of Freemasonry is not Christian

Religion is more than rite and ritual.

Organized religions by their very natures are misleading.

Christianity has no ceremonial. It has forms, for forms are essential to order; but it disdains the folly of attempting to reinforce the religion of the heart by the antics of the mind.

To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity

Erotic names, robes, insignia of office, titles- the trappings of religion- confuse as much as they help.

Experientially there is only one religion, and it is shamanism and shamanic ecstasy.

In short, then, the religious cult is based upon the representations of sorcery between man and man, and the sorcerer is older than the priest.

I was not religious, but I liked rituals. I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering.

Religion is a mixed blessing.

Salvation is not a religion. It's not rules or regulations or rituals. Salvation is a relationship. That relationship doesn't begin when you get to Heaven; it begins here on Earth.

Religion is collective insanity.