Greater Quote by Susanne Katherina Langer
“Magic, then, is not a method, but a language; it is part and parcel of that greater phenomenon, ritual, which is the language of religion. Ritual is a symbolic transformation of experiences that no other medium can adequately express.”
![“[Ritual] dwells in an invisible reality and gives this reality a vocabulary, props, costume, gesture, scenery. Ritual makes things separate, sets them apart from ordinary affairs and thoughts. Rituals need not be solemn, but they are formalized, stylized, extraordinary, and artificial. In the name…” quote by Barbara Myerhoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/86f/barbara-myerhoff-71321_affair_ritual-dwells-in-an-invisible-reality-an_1483884.jpg)
