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Witches Brew => Pagan Living => Topic started by: maggot man on June 03, 2006, 09:00:13 PM
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Am I correct to say none exist where the ability of magik to affect one's reality is concerned? Given that magik is a force that influences the forces of the universe to conspire together to make the desired changes, logic should dictate that its potential should know no true boundary since it draws on the collective energy of creation which is capable of altering anything?
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You are absolutly correct, MM. (Though some of the magick rules I posted contradict that) Also, I do have a sort of spell/ritual type of help that you may have been searching for. When I get to my home computer (Im at my grandparents now, though I think I left Monstrous and all my messengers online at home :-o) I will PM you the link.
Hope it will help you,
~Phantom
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Am I correct to say none exist where the ability of magik to affect one's reality is concerned? Given that magik is a force that influences the forces of the universe to conspire together to make the desired changes, logic should dictate that its potential should know no true boundary since it draws on the collective energy of creation which is capable of altering anything?
that's sounds like a chaotician?!?! :-o
i recommend people read the monkey's paw...when inquiring about power limitations and magic.
human based rational should be the boundary...in an ideal world, magic is limitless, one can achieve their hearts desire, but do they really need it, is it really best to receive it, what would anyone learn or have to strive for if they could blink their eyes and have it granted?
the potential is there, but absolute power corrupts absolutely, and if one fails to make their proper checks, someone or something will...
the smart one's gleen wisdom from their experiences, and thank those who presented them with their lesson.
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With your way of thinking Im astounded that you can use magick at all.
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With your way of thinking Im astounded that you can use magick at all.
i think you'd be amazed at the magicks i use...but those come from being able to expand beyond glamorization, expectation and being driven by more, sustaining desires and wants, rather than do as i will, get what i want despite anything or anyone else...but that comes with time and understanding of the greater scheme of things.
i had my hey day of making people cry and quiver in fear, begging me to release them from some torment, too easily sending "demons" into nightmares...
i was powerful, my world was an oyster, and i was a frighteningly dark person....but i never found any peace or happiness, i was always striving for a bigger high...and realized if i bore a child into that environment...it wouldn not be an emotionally healthy place for her.
i'll take happiness over raw power any day...and most of that is diverted to keeping two children with the same, heritage as mine safe, until they can do so on their own, having an ability to protect them, until they can understand and learn that those creatures in the corners and hiding in the walls, have no power over them...sage, shut doors and nightlights help out too.
my dad taught me how to interact with them, work with them, utilize them, but not keep them at bay or out of my head, i learned that on my own, and am learning how to guide my duaghters in defense rather than offense.
there is no magic that can compare to creating life, no matter what one perceives they are able to do with it, and no magician can touch that level of love; God came close, but look what happened to his children.
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Those who have borne more than their fair share of suffering, deserve any hope that magik can grant them. If fate has been less than fair to us, we would not be wrong to take matters into our own hands, provided we do no wrong to others.
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Equivilent Exchange :wink:
(Jordyn, we shall continue our little battles at a later date when I have my strength back)
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To alter this reality in a big way is impossible. Just for the idea that reality was created just like many others. Or so to say this reality is " a childs imagination".
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To alter this reality in a big way is impossible. Just for the idea that reality was created just like many others. Or so to say this reality is " a childs imagination".
the problems from creating personal reality, only come if you insist your reality apply to others, living in their own version of reality...at that point it becomes insanity.
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To alter this reality in a big way is impossible. Just for the idea that reality was created just like many others. Or so to say this reality is " a childs imagination".
I have read that mages (note the plural) tried and supposedly accomplished changing reality to their own doing. As jordyn said, that leads to insanity. You would have to have a personal spot for every person on this planet and ones that wont come in for awhile. So, basically, if you are a believer of higher power(s), they are the only ones who could accomplish that.
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To alter this reality in a big way is impossible. Just for the idea that reality was created just like many others. Or so to say this reality is " a childs imagination".
the problems from creating personal reality, only come if you insist your reality apply to others, living in their own version of reality...at that point it becomes insanity.
Personal Reality is completely possible! More people have done it then they know......But it can not be done in this "reality". The fact of the matter is my beliefs is there are endless realitys like or unlike our own that are create with the mind. We ourselves could have been created this way......
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Am I correct to say none exist where the ability of magik to affect one's reality is concerned? Given that magik is a force that influences the forces of the universe to conspire together to make the desired changes, logic should dictate that its potential should know no true boundary since it draws on the collective energy of creation which is capable of altering anything?
There is only one limit and that is imagination. Science really only has one limitation and it is the same one. If you understand enough you can do anything. Every set of physics is superseeded by another.
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magic has no limits if you know how to use it.
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Magick has limits, lit wit. If it didnt, it would be:
1) Easier to prove
2) Very popular
3) IN everyday life
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not true christianity made it look evil so that people won't practice it
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There are still those that do which would mean more power for them from the Earth and Gods. No?
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if you're implying that some just seek power then yes
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You need power to cast a spell, whether is be from the Gods or some other higher power. If few people are tapping that power, then there is more for the rest of us.
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but what if that power feeds on belief in it to work so then wouldn't it be weaker?
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No, because of the collective from when it was popular to the merdiocre numbers of now would keep it on a high, stable basis.
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true magic works if you believe in it (not counting old/arcane magic)
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There is no such thing as 'true' magick. Everyone has diffrent types, variations, ect ect on magick.
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:x I was talking about it as a whole
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If you didnt believe in magick, you wouldnt be practicing it, thus not using the energy.
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some people practice it just to see if it works or bets they don'y believe yet they still practice it
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Actually, if they practice just to see if it works then they somewhat believe and will get a weak but noticable responce. And people dont practice just to see, especially people of God, because that is a sin. So that shoots down both your responces
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no some times they just do it for fun so they can tease people for being crazy :-fly)
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To dabble in it PERIOD is a sin and all people of God know it, as Ive been told over and over and over again from DV.
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but people still do it (is it me or are we always fighting?)
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I dont think I have ever heard of anyone doing a full out ritual or even a simple spell for a bet. That just seems silly.
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people do silly things and just becuase you don't hear about dosn't mean they're alive.
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Im reach very far in the world, and have never heard it. So, yes, that means if I havent heard of it it most likely hasnt happened.
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Science and magic are not mutally exclusive, but if the legends are true consider to generate a lightening bolt one mnust be able to generate the power to create one. Same with fire. To lift something teleknietically requires the same amount of energy as picking it up manually. The problem is that it manifests on will, not thought and also requires learning to use a new set of muscles, do you know how hard it is to learn to walk from scratch?
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or they're dead :<, possesed :evil: or corrputed :evil:.
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Science and magic are not mutally exclusive, but if the legends are true consider to generate a lightening bolt one mnust be able to generate the power to create one. Same with fire. To lift something teleknietically requires the same amount of energy as picking it up manually. The problem is that it manifests on will, not thought and also requires learning to use a new set of muscles, do you know how hard it is to learn to walk from scratch?
Actually, thats not true. I have almost started to light a candle without fire and I managed to twirl a key around a few times and the only energy it took was the energy I put towards the concentration.
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ah magik in progress
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or they're dead :<, possesed :evil: or corrputed :evil:.
But still them and their story would only disapear if they lived in a closed system and apparently since you claim to know such things to be true, they don't and since it is true the story must be common knowledge.
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possibly
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Science and magic are not mutally exclusive, but if the legends are true consider to generate a lightening bolt one mnust be able to generate the power to create one. Same with fire. To lift something teleknietically requires the same amount of energy as picking it up manually. The problem is that it manifests on will, not thought and also requires learning to use a new set of muscles, do you know how hard it is to learn to walk from scratch?
Actually, thats not true. I have almost started to light a candle without fire and I managed to twirl a key around a few times and the only energy it took was the energy I put towards the concentration.
And? How does this disprove my statement?
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yeah phantom
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what is magick?(aleister crowley quotes don't count ;))and how does it differ from, mind over matter.(monk demonstrated feats of physical impossibilities)
i want a personal description from each of you!
...until then, no more argueing?
and then we can see what exactly is the root of the arguement, we all believe in magick, we all have witnessed it work...so what's the problem? *confused*
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well oviously it is a powerful force that can be harnessed but people in the wrong mind set can't use it because they don't know how.
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I believe magic is a force of nature that can be tapped in and used by anybody, like fire and electricity.
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that's a good point and quite right
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Science and magic are not mutally exclusive, but if the legends are true consider to generate a lightening bolt one mnust be able to generate the power to create one. Same with fire. To lift something teleknietically requires the same amount of energy as picking it up manually. The problem is that it manifests on will, not thought and also requires learning to use a new set of muscles, do you know how hard it is to learn to walk from scratch?
Actually, thats not true. I have almost started to light a candle without fire and I managed to twirl a key around a few times and the only energy it took was the energy I put towards the concentration.
And? How does this disprove my statement?
It would have taken me more energy to move the key and start the flame(via lighter or match) manually than to do it with my mind.
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Science and magic are not mutally exclusive, but if the legends are true consider to generate a lightening bolt one mnust be able to generate the power to create one. Same with fire. To lift something teleknietically requires the same amount of energy as picking it up manually. The problem is that it manifests on will, not thought and also requires learning to use a new set of muscles, do you know how hard it is to learn to walk from scratch?
Actually, thats not true. I have almost started to light a candle without fire and I managed to twirl a key around a few times and the only energy it took was the energy I put towards the concentration.
would that be magick or a latent ability of the human mind?
And? How does this disprove my statement?
It would have taken me more energy to move the key and start the flame(via lighter or match) than to do it with my mind.
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And? How does this disprove my statement?
It would have taken me more energy to move the key and start the flame(via lighter or match) manually than to do it with my mind.
That's not proof that is a claim lacking any kind of supporting evidence, so is infact opinion or belief.
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You people continue to chip away at me. Im leaving this topic before I explode and I get in further trouble with the higher ups. You may have won this time, but next time you wont be so lucky.
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Ha-Ha!
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lol
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You people continue to chip away at me. Im leaving this topic before I explode and I get in further trouble with the higher ups. You may have won this time, but next time you wont be so lucky.
Sorry, I am just used to debating with people.
But remember when we meet I too shall be ready.