The generation of atmosphere, the aura of the uncanny, is one of the most important secrets of magic. It contributes to the willing suspension of dis…

- Doreen Valiente

If that which you seek, you find not within yourself, you will never find without.

- Doreen Valiente

'All the gods are one god and all the goddesses are one goddess, and there is one initiator.' The one initiator is one's own high self, with which th…

- Doreen Valiente

Let my worship be within the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. Therefore, let there be beauty and streng…

- Doreen Valiente

Let My worship be in the heart that rejoices, for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are My rituals.

- Doreen Valiente

And thou who thinkest to seek for me, know thy seeking and yearning shall avail thee not, unless thou know this mystery: that if that which thou seek…

- Doreen Valiente

For two are the mystical pillars, that stand at the gate of the shrine, And two are the powers of Nature, the forms and the forces divine.

- Doreen Valiente

An it harm none, do what ye will.

- Doreen Valiente

Magic, indeed, is all around us, in stones, flowers, stars, the dawn wind and the sunset cloud; all we need is the ability to see and understand.

- Doreen Valiente