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 Thomas Moore writes in his follow up book The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life by noting how he began his book "Care of the Soul" by saying "... that all our problems are due to a loss of soul, and here, I want to extend that idea, suggesting that one important aspect of the loss of the soul is disenchantment. An enchanted world is one that speaks to the soul, to the mysterious depths of the heart and imagination where we find value, love, and union with the world around us."





Moore continues by saying "It isn't easy to discuss enchantment in a disenchanted society, one that suffers the lack of a deep, solid, communal fantasy life because the enchantment stands our usual values on their head."  Moore adds, "Enchantent is an ascendency of the soul, a condition that
 allows us to connect, for the most part lovingly and intimately, with the world around we 
inhabit and the people who make up our families and communities."



"Just consider," asks Moore, "The common complaints against modern culture: the modern family is falling apart, marriages can't hold, neighbourhoods are disappearing, and nature is begin ravaged."



"Without enchantment," Moore suggests, "We try to rationally to forge those 
intimacies and make those connections, but our best efforts are futile."




For Thomas Moore religion is the main issue of enchantment. In a world that says emphatically 
it is not religious perhaps the words of Marsilio Ficino might be cause for reflection when he 
once wrote that "Religion is as natural to a human being as barking is to a dog."



Religion and Re-enchantment says Moore commands us to see. "It is an appreciation of the sacred 
and the holy in every aspect of life: nature, work, home, business, and public affairs."




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"An enchanted life," Moore reminds us, "Has many moments when the heart 
is overwhelmed by beauty and the imagination is electrified by some haunting quality 
in the world or by a spirit or voice speaking from deep within a thing, place, or person."




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