QUOTE(NetHermit @ May 23 2010, 07:47 PM)
Does it have a view on magick?
One could say that The Divine has no opinion on anything - opinions are a dualistic concept, and have to exist amidst at least two poles.
However, in the ultimate unification of the Divine, there is nothing that exists that isn't supposed to, no action taken that isn't supposed to be taken. We ourselves, our higher selves, are all expressions of this unity, temporarily encapsulated in varying degrees of Ego, separation. Your higher self will judge you, and you may either recognize it as a deity or for what it really is - but it has a higher self to answer to as well which will judge it at the end of it's allotted tenure, and so on.
But the way in which that higher self judges you is more deeply personal than the judgement warned of in the bible - and most other holy books as well. Somewhere inside we all know there will be a kind of judgement to come one day, and some have taken that inner instinct and wielded it as a weapon of fear upon the masses. Your higher self, however, your own personal Deity in a way, will not judge you as good or evil, but on your faith in yourself and in it's guidance, and on your progress learning lessons in life, coping with the obstacles it put before you physically, mentally, and spiritually.
Magick is completely natural - it is the application of principles inherent to creation, on every level. When we engage in magical practice, we aren't defying any kind of divine law, we are participating in the ongoing act of creation. Now, we can use magic for subjectively good or evil intentions, but our higher selves view us with compassion, as children which are yet unrealized expressions of themselves.
It is your own intentions, your feelings, and your path through life which determines the weight of your heart when you die.
peace