Re: Any Magicians on I-doser?
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:12 am
As per the original post, I've been practicing magick for about 20 years. in fact I got i-doser to use as a tool for enhancing that practice.
and to throw in my two bits on some things- Sigils are wonderfully effective, and the method presented above is solid, and the basic theory can be applied to any medium, ie: words, art, music, sculpture, dance, etc to create and fire off a spell. The important thing, as with any form of throwing your will around is the intent and the focus.
As to the question of why you can't typicly use it to win the lottery, it's simple: it's an opposed roll. Sorry to break out a gamer term on you guys but it's applicable- see, the magician's capacity to alter reality in their favor comes from their intent, will, belief and focus- no matter what paradigm they ascribe to. Certainly some people are inherently better than others, like musicians, but Most people can do it, and Do all the time. When dealing with something like the lottery, Everyone who bought a ticket is bringing their own intent, will, belief, and focus upon this one little chunk of reality, and even though the vast majority aren't adept at magick, the weight of all that attention causes a great amount of inertia. Your will as a magus just can't overcome the collective weight of several million people pulling from other directions.
Another factor is purity of intent or focus- I don't mean good/evil, I mean most people wanting to win the lottery don't actualy want to win the lottery. What they REALLY want is to be free from their day job, to feel cool and important and wealthy and all that jazz. This causes a subconcious dissonance that will screw up your spell.
just thought I'd throw that out there.
and to throw in my two bits on some things- Sigils are wonderfully effective, and the method presented above is solid, and the basic theory can be applied to any medium, ie: words, art, music, sculpture, dance, etc to create and fire off a spell. The important thing, as with any form of throwing your will around is the intent and the focus.
As to the question of why you can't typicly use it to win the lottery, it's simple: it's an opposed roll. Sorry to break out a gamer term on you guys but it's applicable- see, the magician's capacity to alter reality in their favor comes from their intent, will, belief and focus- no matter what paradigm they ascribe to. Certainly some people are inherently better than others, like musicians, but Most people can do it, and Do all the time. When dealing with something like the lottery, Everyone who bought a ticket is bringing their own intent, will, belief, and focus upon this one little chunk of reality, and even though the vast majority aren't adept at magick, the weight of all that attention causes a great amount of inertia. Your will as a magus just can't overcome the collective weight of several million people pulling from other directions.
Another factor is purity of intent or focus- I don't mean good/evil, I mean most people wanting to win the lottery don't actualy want to win the lottery. What they REALLY want is to be free from their day job, to feel cool and important and wealthy and all that jazz. This causes a subconcious dissonance that will screw up your spell.
just thought I'd throw that out there.