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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/there-is-no-transcendent-creator-in-animism-no-god-who-set-the-clocks/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/animism-is-a-monist-metaphysical-stance-based-upon-the-idea-that-mind/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

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## Other authors on Animism

- [S. Kelley Harrell 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/s-kelley-harrell/)
- [Graham Harvey 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/graham-harvey/)

## More by Emma Restall Orr

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/if-you-submit-to-the-ocean-you-drown-if-you-try-to-control-the-ocean/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [“The important element is the way in which all things are connected. Every thought and action sends shivers of energy into the world around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/the-important-element-is-the-way-in-which-all-things-are-connected/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [There are no facts, only stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/there-are-no-facts-only-stories/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [“Not a squalid den of demons and indecency at the back of a beautiful great house, the mind is a vast and ancient wood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/not-a-squalid-den-of-demons-and-indecency-at-the-back-of-a-beautiful/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [“As the incorporation of every moment of its experience, every influence of its contextual heritage and environment, a soul is the presence of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/as-the-incorporation-of-every-moment-of-its-experience-every/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [The way we see the world is not actually the world in itself. What we see is our idea of it. The truth is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/the-way-we-see-the-world-is-not-actually-the-world-in-itself-what-we/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [There is no transcendent creator in animism, no god who set the clocks ticking and decides which ones to fix when they falter; nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/there-is-no-transcendent-creator-in-animism-no-god-who-set-the-clocks/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [All that is obvious detracts completely from all that is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/all-that-is-obvious-detracts-completely-from-all-that-is-not/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

> [Animism is a monist metaphysical stance, based upon the idea that mind and matter are not distinct and separate substances but an integrated reality,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-restall-orr/animism-is-a-monist-metaphysical-stance-based-upon-the-idea-that-mind/)

[Emma Restall Orr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-restall-orr/)

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