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The thoughts in "A New Earth and A New Universe" seem to link to Magic (magic in the sense of the paranormal) and to Isaac Newton, sometimes described as one of the greatest names in the history of human thought because of his great contributions to mathematics, physics and astronomy. Magic is neither good nor evil in itself - like anything, it can be used for good or evil purposes. In his essay Magic, Science and Religion, the Polish anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski (18841942) said Magic and science are both based on knowledge; magic is knowledge of the self and emotion, while science is knowledge of nature. The priority of "New Earth/Universe" is describing science and ultimate reality. Its goal is knowledge of the universe's, and of this world's, nature. The goal is not a merely personal one - which is where our priority would lie if we were seeking love and money, or the abilities to walk on water and become invisible. But since I speak of the universe as being a Unified Field embracing Zero Separation, it is inevitable that results could not be limited to the scientific goal but must also influence the self and emotion.

According to Wikipedia, the free Internet encyclopedia - "Adherents to magic believe that it may work by one or more of the following basic principles:

"Natural forces that cannot be detected by science at present, and may not be detectable at all. These magical forces are said to exist in addition to and alongside the four fundamental forces of nature: gravity, electromagnetism, the nuclear strong force and nuclear weak force.

"Intervention of spirits similar to these hypothetical natural forces, but with their own consciousness and intelligence. Believers in spirits will