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> [Casting a spell, in self-defense or in self-interest is not selfish, but positive, life-affirming. You have been given powers, the very same powers that society devalues... What if it comes back tenfold? Well, don't be a fool. Never use your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/casting-a-spell-in-self-defense-or-in-self-interest-is-not-selfish/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

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## More by Zsuzsanna Budapest

> [Religion controls inner space; inner space controls outer space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/religion-controls-inner-space-inner-space-controls-outer-space/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

> [Casting a spell, in self-defense or in self-interest is not selfish, but positive, life-affirming. You have been given powers, the very same powers that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/casting-a-spell-in-self-defense-or-in-self-interest-is-not-selfish/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

> [Every new social structure strives to come up with some kind of mythology of divine origin for its values and aims.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/every-new-social-structure-strives-to-come-up-with-some-kind-of/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

> [Pleasure is a manifestation of self-re-creation. Pleasure is worship because it replenishes the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/pleasure-is-a-manifestation-of-self-re-creation-pleasure-is-worship/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

> [Mythology is the mother of religions, and grandmother of history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/mythology-is-the-mother-of-religions-and-grandmother-of-history/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

> [The Goddess is Alive. Magic is afoot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/the-goddess-is-alive-magic-is-afoot/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

> [The purpose of ritual is to wake up the old mind in us, to put it to work. The old ones inside us, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zsuzsanna-budapest/the-purpose-of-ritual-is-to-wake-up-the-old-mind-in-us-to-put-it-to/)

[Zsuzsanna Budapest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zsuzsanna-budapest/)

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