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Further to my previous posting, another snippet from the same article. The writer quotes therapist Elizabeth McCain: "Forgiveness means you change your perspective. It's not about excusing behaviour of the person who hurt you. You can still be hurt and angry while forgiving someone." (My emphasis.)

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Another snippet, this time a thought-provoking quote from Erica Jong's essay "Why I Want to be A Witch":

"The more disempowered people are, the more they long for magic, which explains why magic becomes the province of women in a sexist society. And what are most spells about? Procuring love, with usually, the hexing of enemies running a close second. When men turn to magic, they are more likely to seek infinite power (think of Dr Faustus) or infinite immortality (think of the pharoahs of ancient Egypt). Contemporary moguls who spend fortunes to assure that their corpses will be frozen are not likely to be attracted to love spells. Their love is self-love. They want their DNA to endure singly, not to commingle with a lover's."