*ENCHANT/*ENCHANTMENT
Whether astrology is true does not concern him. "Truth has no relevance for me." he says. "The feeling that you have the truth shuts down your openness to experience. The whole of a magical [enchanting or mystical] view of the world is to realize the world has more power than you ever imagined. Once you take the shield of literalism off of it, the world becomes full of poetry. This is Emerson's way of putting it." His theologival insights draw heavily from Christianity, Taoism, and Zen Buddhism. Realities, such as poverty and violence, disenchants much of the world's population. An enchanted life is the key to survival. (Author Thomas Moore, PS 6/29/96)