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Some of you may remember the Waves o' Synchronicity thread from a while back. Well, I've done a few experiments and done some research, and some interesting things popped up.
First off, I took a look at Liber Kaos to see if it had any information that could help. At one part of the book, the author seperates different branches of magick into eight parts, each with it's own corresponding color (except octarine magick, which has the color "octarine", a hue made up by Terry Prachett. Seriously.). The part that seemed to help most was the bit on the kind of magick slight of hand tricks and conmen depend on. "Charlatanary" is a decent enough word, I suppose, and it's corresponding color was orange. I'm not sure how significant the color is, but another neat aspect was that Hermes was closely connected to this type of thing. Which is cool, because I really dig Hermes and have worked with him before with success.
So Hermes is the patron of thieves and travelers, right? But he was also the patron of doctors for a while, back when medicine wasn't nearly as accurate a science as it is now (note the caduceas, Hermes' wand, at any medical center). The book went on to note that gnosis for this kind of magick usually came from anxiety or fear of being caught. This is a special kind of fear, because it shuts down part of your mind and lets you act without hesitation. Liber Kaos gives some exercises to develop this, but that's not really the point here. The point is that this gave me new ideas on gnosis and how it can be used. Also, it helped me recognize different methods of gnosis.
Dig this, you magick cats. Working in a restaurant, things get pretty hectic. Any stressful job will present numerous opportunities for gnosis. They're not orgasm kinds of gnosis, but more like the sort mentioned above. It won't shake you up, and it won't leave you feeling really tired; it's sort of a low level gnosis that's spread out over a short period of time. Which is made possible because sometimes in my job there is just simply no time to think, just act. So my plan was to set up a sort of mantra to play in my head repeatedly throughout the day, so that when gnosis was achieved, all that would be left would be to forget about it. Simple idea, right? Sounds really easy, but it's not. Keeping the mantra running through your head all day isn't fun, and forgetting it after you spent so long keeping it in your head isn't easy. Unless...
...unless you're stoned a lot. Seriously. It's alarmingly easy to do when you're high and in an enviroment that can lead you to gnosis easily. There are times when I'll note a mantra passing through my head and I won't be able to remember ever starting it, or what it's for. Working in a restaurant, my mind is to busy doing things to take real note what it going on elsewhere in my head, and when you're stoned, you really don't care what's going on, so it works out to your advantage. You design a mantra, put it in something that will stick in your head for a while (like a catchy song or something), and wait.
It works, kids. Weird shit has been happening to my advantage for a couple of weeks now. I never get picked to work the dishtank anymore, and I'll wager I won't again for sometime (the exercises given in Liber Kaos are a big help here). It should be noted that this is all especially effective when dealing with people, and not so much events.
The only thing is this: since so much is going on without your direct and detailed notice or approval, it's best not to attempt anything if you're in a particularly nasty mood. There's no telling what you'll do. This is just a warning, as nothing really terrible has happened yet, but I recognize the danger. I don't go for the whole "three-fold retribution" deal, but I have no plans to hurt anyone. No need to be an ass.
Anyway, that's the update. If any other findings pop up, I'll post 'em. So? Does it all sound plausible, or is it just a pipe dream? |
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