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Monday, August 25, 2008
Magick… As I See It (And as told to Maya)
We all live our lives with different beliefs. It is undeniable that some are happy, some not so in life and a vast majority live with a mixture of happy and not-so-happy events visiting their lives. It is but human to want only pleasurable and pleasant occurrences, as is our attempt to try to negate the unpleasant, sorrow giving ones. We all work towards a better quality of life. Now some work towards their goals slowly, in practical, pragmatic, seemingly “non-magickal” ways. However, what we fail to realize is that no matter if this working is worldly i.e. to say material or spiritual, ordinary or extraordinary, there is the Will behind this to change the past or current situations or occurrences and improve the future. It is the Will that is behind every successful and purposeful transformation that is what I mean by magick. This could explain the delay in the manifestation of magick .
Using an analogy from the book “Illusions” by Richard Bach, we live lives which are but games of the soul. Now we could choose to get caught up in the game, live by the rules and restrictions and hence choose a life ‘by default’. The author says, we could remember that it is a game we have chosen to play, hence can change the rules, change our play strategies or even quit playing, just at Will. This according to me is magick. It is the ability to change one’s world, the events in it, as per our Will.
The world as we know it, and as explained by physics, is made up of matter and energy, both of which are interconvertible. Hence any magickal ritual, such as casting a spell etc. is simply sending into the universe certain energies (whether with the help of tools, elements etc is upto the specific ritual), not just physical but also thought energies and mental waves, in order to receive back certain energies or physical events (which are made up of material things, which are in turn but energies converted into matter). No energy is ever destroyed, claims physics. So no magical ritual ever goes futile. However, the exact outcome, or the extent of change effected by the magick depends on a lot of factors such as the strength of the Will, the right kind of energies sent out etc.
Lastly, from a religious perspective (of Hinduism), there is a Shakti behind every Shivam, or an energy behind every auspicious occurrence. Magick, for me is simply the ability to harness this Shakti and utilize it to cause the Shivam in our lives.
To conclude, I quote celebrated astrologer Linda Goodman “Miracles are not violations of the law of nature; they are confirmations of the laws of Metaphysics and affirmations of the deeper depths of Nature’s Law”. Magick is simply the ability to manifest such miracles.
Using an analogy from the book “Illusions” by Richard Bach, we live lives which are but games of the soul. Now we could choose to get caught up in the game, live by the rules and restrictions and hence choose a life ‘by default’. The author says, we could remember that it is a game we have chosen to play, hence can change the rules, change our play strategies or even quit playing, just at Will. This according to me is magick. It is the ability to change one’s world, the events in it, as per our Will.
The world as we know it, and as explained by physics, is made up of matter and energy, both of which are interconvertible. Hence any magickal ritual, such as casting a spell etc. is simply sending into the universe certain energies (whether with the help of tools, elements etc is upto the specific ritual), not just physical but also thought energies and mental waves, in order to receive back certain energies or physical events (which are made up of material things, which are in turn but energies converted into matter). No energy is ever destroyed, claims physics. So no magical ritual ever goes futile. However, the exact outcome, or the extent of change effected by the magick depends on a lot of factors such as the strength of the Will, the right kind of energies sent out etc.
Lastly, from a religious perspective (of Hinduism), there is a Shakti behind every Shivam, or an energy behind every auspicious occurrence. Magick, for me is simply the ability to harness this Shakti and utilize it to cause the Shivam in our lives.
To conclude, I quote celebrated astrologer Linda Goodman “Miracles are not violations of the law of nature; they are confirmations of the laws of Metaphysics and affirmations of the deeper depths of Nature’s Law”. Magick is simply the ability to manifest such miracles.
