The Importance of Semantics and Personal Mythology (As Illustrated In A Pseudo-Fable)

[kermix]

This is 99% "pagan" and 1% "techno", and largely review, but I'm all about reinforcement

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[x405_w4lru5]

the more consciously aware you are of how you believe everything works - down to the little details - the more success your endeavors will likely garner.

this is about what i tell people who i do readings for. 'cept i just say "you get out what you put in" and let 'em figure it out if they're so inclined. but yeah.. in general, this is why i spend more time constructing elaborate models of metaphysics than actually doing anything most'd consider magickal. :)

[kermix]

I do believe I've just opened up a new branch of thought in my own head simply by thinking about this! Or, perhaps it was there already and I'd just forgotten about it long enough for it to decay.

At any rate, it's fascinating. I imagine, for people like us, the elaborate models are more necessary for belief than they are for some others who can substitute such knowledge for a very strong faith. Both are essential elements - knowledge and faith - but it seems that they can be substituted for one another in varying degrees.

[x405_w4lru5]

well, most people who use faith instead of knowledge had the advantage of a whole lot of historical inertia and vast research base generated by others throughout history (i'm thinking especially of the monotheists here) so they don't need to make their own models- their models are built-in to their faith. people who want to re/de/mis/construct reality on their own terms need models though, and yeah, i'd say that this is a major component of personal growth for anyone using anything called magick. or science.. i like to turn Clarke's famous quote backwards and say 'any sufficiently advanced magick is indistinguishable from science.' :)