(^40) A Wiccan Bible

Liber ab Genesis (Book of Creation)............................................................

(Book of Creation)

‘Lo, I see here my father and mother’;

‘Lo, now I see all my deceased relatives sitting’;

‘Lo, there is my master, who is sitting in paradise.

Paradise is so beautiful, so green.

With him are his men and boys.

He calls me, so bring me to him.’

—Norse Prayer recorded by Ahmed ibn Fadlan in 922 C.E.^1

cribbled in my Book of Shadows is a quote that once saved my life. It reads

“Our creator is evidenced by our creativity.” There is no note next to it as to

the statement’s origin. I had assumed for many years that it was attributed

to a very close friend, but even she did not remember its origin. In prepara-

tion for this book, I very much wanted to include that quote, so I did what I

could to discover its origin. From what I can tell, it was the motto of someone who had

written a computer screen saver back in the age of DOS.^2 Imagine that! It wasn’t

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