Ordinary Miracles

“I’ve come to appreciate different miracles [than the ones celebrated in the winter holidays]. When a couple expecting a child has nowhere to stay, the miracle is the Innkeeper who makes room for them. When people struggle to maintain their home and faith, the miracle is the loved ones who support them. When the days turn short and the air cold, the miracle is the warmth of community and connection. These ordinary miracles happen because we make them happen, for ourselves and for each other.” -Kim Mason, in the Braver/Wiser reflection “Ordinary Miracles”

Make an ordinary miracle happen today.

Intent

So what does Magick mean to me? Most definitions of Magick use the word “intent” in them, and I feel that is accurate. For decades now, quantum physics has shown over and over the responsiveness of the Universe to human intent, specifically to human observation. Somehow, our conscious act of looking at and measuring a system fundamentally alters that which we observe. This is, to me, merely Magick on the micro-scale. -Sean Owen (a CLF member incarcerated in UT)

How have you understood the universe to respond to your intent or observation?

Changing Ourselves

Magic is using will and faith to effect change. It doesn’t matter what religion you are, if you can’t imagine something different, or have faith or believe you can change, or have the willingness to do something about it, nothing will change. Only by changing ourselves first, seeing the need and imagining what could be, will the world around us, or our view of it, change. Nowhere in any book does it say that the divine has to do it 100% alone and that you can’t help. -Tia Evans (a CLF member incarcerated in MA)

How have you helped the divine make change?