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Is divine intervention considered cheating??

 
 
Oresa delta 20
21:37 / 23.05.02
In four short days, my final maths exam will occur, along with my last chance to get into university. Now maths isn't exactly my weakest subject, but i was thinking how useful it might be to get a little assistance from 'higher powers'.

Some kind of ritual to Thoth, or Sarasvati might be in order, but i don't know how to really go about it.

Any suggestions or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
 
 
Less searchable M0rd4nt
22:39 / 23.05.02
It might be cheating, but who cares?

I've no experience with Thoth myself, but here's The Golden Dawn's

Invocation of Thoth

Procol oh procol este profani. Barlasti ompala. In the name of the Mighty and Terrible One, I proclaim that I have banished the shells unto their habitations. I invoke Tahuti, the Lord of Wisdom and of Utterance; the god that cometh forth from the veil. Oh thou, majesty of the godhead, wisdom-crowned Tahuti, Lord of the gates of the universe. Thee, thee I invoke. Oh thou of the ibis head. Thee, thee I invoke. Thou who wieldest the wand of double power. Thee, thee I invoke. Thou who bearest in thy left hand the rose and cross of light and life. Thee, thee I invoke. Thou whose head is as an emerald, and thy nemyss as the night sky blue. Thee, thee I invoke. Thou whose skin is a flaming orange as though it burned in a furnace. Thee, thee I invoke.
Behold, I am yesterday, today, and the brother of tomorrow. I am born again and again. Mine is the unseen force whereof the gods are sprung, which is as life unto the dwellers in the Watchtowers of the Universe. I am the charioteer of the east; Lord of the past and the future. I see by my own inward light; Lord of resurrection who cometh forth from the dust, and my birth is from the house of death. Oh ye two Divine hawks upon your pinnacles who keep watch over the universe.

Ye who company the Bier to the house of rest, who pilot the ship of Ra, ever advancing onwards the heights of heaven. Lord of the shrine which standeth in the center of the earth. Behold! He is me and I in him. Mine is the radiance wherein Ptah floateth over the firmament. I travel upon high. I tread upon the firmament of Nu. I raise a flashing flame with the lightening of mine eye. Ever rushing on in the splendor of the daily glorified Ra, giving my life to the dwellers of earth. If I say come up upon the mountain, the celestial waters shall flow at my command. For I am Ra incarnate, Kephra created in the flesh. I am the idolar of my father Tnu, Lord of the city of the sun. The god who commands is in my mouth. The god of wisdom is in my heart. My tongue is the sanctuary of truth and a god sitteth upon my lips. My word is accomplished every day, and the desire of my heart realizes itself as that of Ptah when he created his works. I am eternal, therefore all things are as my designs. Therefore do thou come forth unto me from thine abode in the silence, unutterable wisdom, all light or power.

Thoth. Hermes. Mercury. Odin. By whatever name I call thee thou art still nameless to eternity. Come thou forth I say, and aid and guard me in this work of art. Thou star of the east that didst conduct the magi. Thou art the same all present in heaven and in hell. Thou that vibratest between the light and the darkness, rising, descending, changing ever, yet ever the same. The sun is thy father; thy mother the moon. The wind hath borne thee in it's bosom and earth hath ever nourished the changeless god head of thy youth. Come thou forth I say, come thou forth and make every spirit of the firmament and of the ether, upon the earth and under the earth, on dry land and in the water, of whirling air and of rushing fire, and every spell and scourge of God the Vast One may be obedient unto me.

From this site.
 
 
Mystery Gypt
00:33 / 24.05.02
is it cheating to be born with a genetic predisposition to solving math problems? is it cheating to come from a family a mathemeticians that raise you with scientific habits of mind? cheating implies agreeed upon rules -- what exactly are those as far as academic / life achievement goes, and how would magic connect to these rules?
 
 
cusm
01:22 / 24.05.02
I once used a mnemonic trick to memorize the states and capitols for a test. Did it the morning of, having not studied it at all. I got them all correct, and then forgot the lot in about a week. I always kind of felt like I cheated on that one, but all the same, it was fair by the rules. I still did it, so it counted. I imagine using magick would be about the same. If you loose the ability later after you pass the test, then you've paid for your cheating ways. If not, then its ledgit all the way.
 
 
Mystery Gypt
04:16 / 24.05.02
ah hell, you forget everything you study whether or not you use devices. you probably need to cast a spell just to keep the knowledge in the long term.
 
 
solid~liquid onwards
11:46 / 24.05.02
manga dude (see you there) before revising yesterday i ground up lots of salvia, mixed it with milk and cocoa powder and drank it (it wasnt all that bad) to see how it would affect me revision. i dont have a clue if it helped or not, but i seemed to have increased attention span, and my parents and brother kept on remerking about how weird i was acting.

you might have noticed near to big tests, like NABs and exams, i have some odd piccies drawn in my arm with permanet marker... no doubt youve worked out what they are...and when well charged, they seem to do well by me (19/20 in my last advanced higher biology NAB)

dude, e-mail me or msg me to say when you'll next be on mIRC so we can talk.
 
 
Lurid Archive
11:46 / 24.05.02
Either that, or actually expend some energy in learning the material...
 
 
Rev. Jesse
19:03 / 28.05.02
It's only cheating if you get caught.
 
 
solid~liquid onwards
19:16 / 28.05.02
rev. jesse, any relattion to the right rverend jesse custer?

maths down...just AH bio, modern studies and art to go :P

still have to make a M-S sigil :P ... can you imagine getting pulled out of an exam for having magical doodles on your arms
 
 
14:24 / 30.05.02
The only people who think it's cheating are the ones who can't/won't do it.
 
 
Rev. Jesse
23:33 / 30.05.02
ummm... actually I think that the people who can and do practice magic are more likely to take a dim view of this "cheating." They know the power magic can have. When I used magic to get ahead a while back, my magic and pagan friends scolded me, when I told my straight-laced friends, they just laughed.

-Jesse
 
  
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