The purpose of ritual is to change the mind of the human being. It's a sacred drama in which you are the audience as well as the participant, and the purpose of it is to activate the parts of the mind that are not activated by everyday activity... 'Magic' becomes the development of techniques that allow communication with hidden portions of the self, and with hidden portions of all other islands in this 'psychic sea.'
Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-Worshippers, and Other Pagans in America (ed. Penguin, 2006) - ISBN: 9781101549766