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 * Inline core migration index definition [#281](https://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/pull/281)
 * Fix MongoID adapter breaking on save [#284](https://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/pull/284)
+* Update philosophy statement in README.md [#285](https://github.com/Sorcery/sorcery/pull/285)
 
 ## 0.16.1
 
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 - Less is more - less than 20 public methods to remember for the entire feature-set make the lib easy to 'get'.
 - No built-in or generated code - use the library's methods inside *your own* MVC structures, and don't fight to fix someone else's.
-- Magic yes, Voodoo no - the lib should be easy to hack for most developers.
+- Approachable and Accessible - the lib should be easy to hack for most developers.
 - Configuration over Confusion - Centralized (1 file), Simple & short configuration as possible, not drowning in syntactic sugar.
 - Keep MVC cleanly separated - DB is for models, sessions are for controllers. Models stay unaware of sessions.