Riding the donkey backwards

It is better to do the wrong thing whole-heartedly than the right thing half-heartedly. Earnestness is the key. “The fool who persists in his folly will become wise,” promised the mystic William Blake.

Young man

We need to follow our enthusiasms, our in-god-ness. Whether it’s an enthusiasm for sex, travel, music or magic, follow that as far as it takes you. Eventually, every road returns us to ourselves.

En-theos

The word enthusiasm combines two Greek words meaning in God. Typically, it’s expressed in intermittent bursts of creative activity. It’s not something we do; it’s something done through us.