to be stuck in a rut

Wiccan candle templates are a useful tool in the practice of Wicca and other Pagan traditions. These templates serve as a guide for creating and using candles in ritual and spellwork. Candles hold special significance in many magical practices and are often used to represent the element of fire. Wiccan candle templates help practitioners align their intentions and energies with specific colors and correspondences. These templates typically include a list of candle colors and their associated meanings. For example, a red candle may be used for spells and rituals related to passion, love, and vitality, while a green candle may be used for abundance, fertility, and growth.

This book is a marriage of Leonard Cohen's text and specially commissioned art from two renowned London artists/designers, Sarah Perkins and Ian Jackson.

Though laws were carved in marble They could not shelter men Though altars built in parliaments They could not order men Police arrested magic and magic went with them Mmmmm. This book is a marriage of Leonard Cohen s text and specially commissioned art from two renowned London artists designers, Sarah Perkins and Ian Jackson.

For example, a red candle may be used for spells and rituals related to passion, love, and vitality, while a green candle may be used for abundance, fertility, and growth. By using the appropriate color, practitioners can enhance the power of their rituals. Wiccan candle templates also provide guidance on dressing and anointing candles.

from
Beautiful Losers
by
Leonard Cohen

I first encountered this passage in its musical setting, recorded extempore by Buffy Sainte-Marie. It’s the reason I acquired and read the book. More about that below.

In the book, this is one long paragraph. Having remembered it as poetry for years, I have taken the liberty of imposing a line structure and some “stanza” separations. (These breaks are my own additions; I don’t know how closely they match Buffy Sainte-Marie’s printed version.)

God is alive. Magic is afoot.

God is alive. Magic is afoot.

God is afoot. Magic is alive. Alive is afoot.

Magic never died.

God never sickened.

Many poor men lied. Many sick men lied.

Magic never weakened. Magic never hid. Magic always ruled.

God is afoot. God never died.

God was ruler though his funeral lengthened.

Though his mourners thickened Magic never fled.

Though his shrouds were hoisted the naked God did live.

Though his words were twisted the naked Magic thrived.

Though his death was published round and round the world the heart did not believe.

Many hurt men wondered. Many struck men bled.

Magic never faltered. Magic always led.

Many stones were rolled but God would not lie down.

Many wild men lied. Many fat men listened.

Though they offered stones Magic still was fed.

Though they locked their coffers God was always served.

Magic is afoot. God rules.

Alive is afoot. Alive is in command.

Many weak men hungered. Many strong men thrived.

Though they boasted solitude God was at their side.

Nor the dreamer in his cell, nor the captain on the hill.

Though his death was pardoned round and round the world the heart would not believe.

Though laws were carved in marble they could not shelter men.

Though altars built in parliaments they could not order men.

Police arrested Magic and Magic went with them for Magic loves the hungry.

But Magic would not tarry.

It moves from arm to arm.

It would not stay with them.

Magic is afoot. It cannot come to harm.

It rests in an empty palm.

It spawns in an empty mind.

But Magic is no instrument.

Magic is the end.

Many men drove Magic but Magic stayed behind.

Many strong men lied.

They only passed through Magic and out the other side.

Many weak men lied.

They came to God in secret and though they left him nourished they would not tell who healed.

Though mountains danced before them they said that God was dead.

Though his shrouds were hoisted the naked God did live.

This I mean to whisper to my mind.

This I mean to laugh with in my mind.

Many weak men hungered. Many strong men thrived.

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