Ernest Samuels
Oct 30, 2023

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I like that! 👌

Words as magic is an ancient idea, by the way. Michael Moore (the madman behind V for Vandeta, Watchmen, Batman: The Killing Joke) had something interesting to say about this:

'Art is, like magic, the science of manipulating symbols, words, or images, to achieve changes in consciousness. The very language about magic seems to be talking as much about writing or art as it is about supernatural events. A grimoire for example, the book of spells is simply a fancy way of saying grammar. Indeed, to cast a spell, is simply to spell, to manipulate words, to change people's consciousness. And I believe that this is why an artist or writer is the closest thing in the contemporary world that you are likely to see to a Shaman.'

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Ernest Samuels
Ernest Samuels

Written by Ernest Samuels

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