It was a great relief to return to reality.
I suspect that most children, after an afternoon of trying to get the broom to jump off the floor, will come to the same conclusion I did.
So, go see the movie if you want to.
Having said that, I have read some fairly convincing criticism of the books from Michael O'Brien, among others. I guess I should read the books myself to decide, but I just can't seem to find the motivation...
For those who are giving you a hard time, just remember
1 Corinthians 2:14
The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
No truer words spoken.
I love that movie ...
Often, when typing replies in haste on FreeRepublic, I hear a voice saying: Ah, you keep repeating that word ... I do not think you know what it really means ...
I also love it when our so-called neo-pagans weigh in on these threads in all their ignorant glory. As one who's been exposed to longterm -- and dabbled in shortterm -- the sorts of New Age arts of which this woman speaks, I assure you she's on the money.
For "men of reason" objective enough to survey a man of faith's erudite take: A Call To Vigilance: Pastoral Instruction on New Age.
See also, Pantheism & Perfectability in Democratic Nations (DeToqueville)
Deconstructing the Western Mind: The Gramscian-Marxist Subversion of Faith and Education
The rest of us appreciate the article --- it was a good one...
Yeah, how come the young have all the fun? I demand government subsidized violence, sex and the occult for the over-50s.
The irresponsible still do not make this connection, do they.
A whole raft of people who spent there youth getting up to all sorts of high jinks and then stopping as they get older and then making money from interviews and books and lecture tours.
Right its my turn, ex boring man warns of the dangers of not taking drugs , not rogering everyone you can get hold of as if your life depends on it, not indulging in satanic witches orgy and every other high sort of living. Because by not doing these things you don’t end up with a lucrative deal making fat wads of cash in your later life, talking about what a great time you had while warning of the pitfalls that you were clever enough to avoid.
End of rant
Cheers Tony
Fortunately, this never occurs on this forum! :-)
Helloooooooooooooo?
A case in point is Wheaton College, where Alan Jacobs, author of a favorable review of Harry Potter in First Things, works as a professor. A look at Wheaton College web site will yield a community link to local religious organizations including a well published alchemy group called "Philosophers of Nature". In his review, Professor Jacobs likens the science of wizardry to the "technology" of the science of alchemy. Other faculty members at Wheaton seem to have some fascinating academic interests including a course on witchcraft offered by Candice Hogan and a Professor Owens who advertises an interest in the politics of ritual and sacrifice. Well, it would seem we Muggles have our very own schools of wizardry, which are, unfortunately, not uncommon in academia, higher or middle, where professors are as adolescent as their students, a la Harry Potter. Another case in point is a local Catholic nun in my community who runs a youth camp and advertises solstice rituals in our church bulletins for kids to enjoy. A Reiki healing group, also linked to a local nun, is associated with our public hospital. Reiki is a newer version of ritual Tantric magic.
I thought that review in First Things smelled.