Sentences with phrase «by ancient magic»

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If a Bible verse (or discovery) is detrimental to the cause, it is either: taken out of context; is allegorical or metaphorical; refers to another verse somewhere else; is an ancient cultural anomaly; is a translation or copyist's error; means something other than what it actually says; is a mystery of god or not discernible by humans; or is just plain magic.

The Bible for centuries has been an assertion, initiated by ancient man, to lend credibility to religion and as assertion to lend credibility to magic of man's folklore experiences — interfacing with a higher being.

If a bible verse is detrimental to the cause, it is either: taken out of context; is allegorical; refers to another verse somewhere else; is an ancient cultural anomaly; is a translation or copyist's error; means something other than what it actually says; Is a mystery of god or not discernible by humans; or is just plain magic.)

``... [the] gulf between the Church and the scientific mind... widens with each generation, and modern means of diffusing knowledge by the press, radio, and film, have brought us now to such a pass that the Christian, and especially the Catholic, whose beliefs are enriched in their religious manifestation by the ceremonies and practices of a most ancient past, finds himself considered the initiate of a recondite cult whose practices are not only unintelligible to men around him, but savour to them of superstition and magic.»

Baily Winery Shakespeare in the Vines presents «A Midsummer Night's Dream» at Baily Winery / July 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 / Show time 7 pm — 9:30 pm / Directed by Daniel Baca / Set in a time when myths were current events, legends were history, and magic was real, A Midsummer Night's Dream transports us to Ancient Greece where four days of adventure are compressed into a single night by magic!

When I saw this film was floored by an oddly - believable tale of magic, both ancient and modern.

In the third act of Doctor Strange, Mordo's rigid sense of morality and his idealistic faith in magic are deeply shaken by the revelation that his mentor, the Ancient One, has actually been drawing her power from the forbidden Dark Dimension.

Stephen Strange has an ego, and is the best neurosurgeon the world has ever seen, but unlike Tony Stark, he is unable to create a solution to his own tragedy, but instead must rely on the help of others, humbling him as he learns of the existence of magics and the multiverse when arriving at Kathmandu upon his first encounter with The Ancient One, a celtic eternal lord of magic played admirably by Tilda Swinton in a highly contentious role previously made as a racial stereotype.

Slowly Doctor Strange discovers that he has magic powers of his own — and finds himself co-opted by The Ancient One into the protection of the entire world against an evil cabal led by The Ancient One's rebellious former pupil Kaecilius (poo name but great part, completely owned by Mads Mikkelsen, with lizard scales around his eyes and mascara running everywhere).

But while Strange — a new practitioner of magic — doesn't understand many of the rules imposed by the Ancient One, Mordo and Wong follow her lead without question.

Steampunk inventions, ancient magic, street - thieving gangs, and more fill this extraordinary middle - grade fantasy debut, magnificently narrated by Vance with a seemingly endless supply of voices, tics, accents, dialects, and brogues.

Elizabeth Hand's Illyria (2010), E. K. Johnston's Exit, Pursued by a Bear (2016), and Lucy Christopher's forthcoming Storm - Wake (2018) all channel a strange and ancient magic.

All efforts were fruitless, until a spell put in place by an ancient Conall ancestor finally began to work its magic... Texas kindergarten teacher, Brielle Montgomery, finds comfort in the mundane routine...

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There's something very romantic about overnight train travel, even on the hectic & crowded ancient Indian trains there was a magic to the experience of settling down in your cabin watching the sun set over the landscape whizzing by through the window.

One of the closest cottages to the Barrington and Gloucester Tops, only 30 minutes by vehicle separates you from some of the spectacular views, magic bush walks through ancient Antarctic Beech forests and stunning waterfalls — everything the World Heritage Listed Barrington Tops are famed for.

There are also many temples and sights to see including the conservational monkey Forrest the ancient ruins and the art and carving areas that have been inspired by Ubud's magic for generations and the fantastic dinning areas that offer some of the best eating in Bali.

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The Samurai clan has waged war upon the ninja clan for a hundred years, driving them deep into an ancient forest where they are protected by the magic of the spirits.

Ultimately, it isn't clear whether his work is the rubble of a vanished civilization or hints of an era yet to come, governed by a new magic and an ancient fear.

The experience of reading Ovid's Metamorphoses was extremely formative for artist Chris Ofili, who felt sincerely taken and transported by the ancient poet's world of magic, sexual desire, and endless possibility.

By the early 1960s Davie was drawing increasingly on myth and «magic symbolism», viewing himself less as an artist than as a medium, or shaman, borrowing signs and symbols from cultures as diverse as the Navajo Indians, the Caribbean islands, Aboriginal Australians, and the Ancient Egyptians, Celts and Picts.

The magic of language was outlined beautifully by Don Miguel Ruiz in «The Four Agreements» - which uses lessons from the ancient Toltec societies.