The Wiccan community would say that purpose is what makes the magic happen.\u00a0 Witchcraft traditions see purpose and intention as the \u201creal magical power\u201d in any of their \u201cspells.\u201d\u00a0 Hindus don\u2019t call it magic but they treat purpose just as centrally.\u00a0 Purpose–or \u201crajas\u201d as they call it–is the force that saves human beings from life\u2019s primary negative force: \u201ctamas\u201d–their word for worldly depression.\u00a0 This tension between purpose and depression is seen as life\u2019s primary battle and determines whether one is born higher or lower on the life scale when one is reincarnated.\u00a0 This seems an especially important perspective for our \u201cculture of happiness\u201d to pay attention to!\u00a0 Feeling depressed?\u00a0 Feeling like life has lost meaning?\u00a0 Our culture tends to say: \u201cGo out and find out what makes you feel good.\u201d\u00a0 Forget that, say the Hindus.\u00a0 What you really need to find is your purpose!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"