Wizard of Oz, 1939

“In Tune With the Infinite”

Rediscovering an inspirational classic whose influence is everywhere

Mitch Horowitz
6 min readSep 8, 2022

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In one of my favorite scenes from The Wizard of Oz Dorothy is running away from home and happens upon the wagon of Professor Marvel who sympathetically invites her inside his fortunetelling parlor. Seating Dorothy before a crystal ball, Professor Marvel tells the wide-eyed girl:

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Mitch Horowitz

"Treats esoteric ideas & movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness"-Washington Post | PEN Award-winning historian | Censored in China