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Emma Restall Orr (born 1965) is a British neo-druid, animist, priest, poet, and author.[not verified in body]

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There is no transcendent creator in animism, no god who set the clocks ticking and decides which ones to fix when they falter; nothing exists outside of nature. In other words, my philosophy does not require that I believe in something I cannot experience directly.

Believe, Doe, Falter, God, Philosophy, Set

Animism is a monist metaphysical stance, based upon the idea that mind and matter are not distinct and separate substances but an integrated reality, rooted in nature.

Ideas, Integrated, Mind, Reality

There are no facts, only stories.

Stories, Facts

If you submit to the ocean, you drown. If you try to control the ocean, then you're deluded. You learn how to live with the ocean. You learn how to float, to swim, to be a part of it, to be with it. That is the nature of the Pagan's relationship with nature.

Control, Deluded, Nature, Ocean, Swim, Trying

The way we see the world is not actually the world in itself. What we see is our idea of it. The truth is, we have no notion of what the world is other than through the veils of our perception.

Ideas, Perception, Truth, Veils, Way

All that is obvious detracts completely from all that is not.

Completely, Detracts, Obvious

The important element is the way in which all things are connected. Every thought and action sends shivers of energy into the world around us, which affects all creation. Perceiving the world as a web of connectedness helps us to overcome the feelings of separation that hold us back and cloud our vision. This connection with all life increases our sense of responsability for every move, every attitude, allowing us to see clearly that each soul does indeed make a difference to the whole.

Attitude, Differences, Life, Moving, Web

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