Magical Chylde Bookstore, 1970s, NYC: Were you ever there?

I remember walking into Herman Slater's Magickal Childe and it was like entering a magickal world. There was a community waiting behind the doors of these stores and it was a very warm, welcoming, sharing community. Urban magical communities tend to be very tolerant and to expect everyone to bring something to the table. So from the start, even as a kid, I understood that I had something to share with others, just as they had something to share with me. You also have the opportunity to meet and learn from a wide variety of people with very diverse experiences and knowledge. And because of the vastness,the sheer number of people and traditions, different paths have the opportunity to reach you because sometimes you pick the path but sometimes the path picks you.

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