LAWS OF MAGICK

Knowledge is power. Knowledge gives us control. The more we know about an object, the easier it is to control it.

Know Yourself. Who does not have knowledge of himself cannot have knowledge of his magic...

Cause & Effect. A well-performed ritual, like a good theatrical production or a good old recipe, is always predictable. The key to success in magick is learning which variables are more important & how to keep them constant. Variable control is the icing on the cake.

Synchronization. Two or more events happening at the same time are not just coincidences. Very rarely do some events occur in isolation from others.

Association. If any two palettes have common elements & the palettes interact via these common elements, then managing one palette contributes to managing the other/ s, depending on the number of common elements involved.

Similarity. Having a high-quality physical or mental image of an object makes it easier to control it. Having a model or image of our target gives us the power to influence it. Something that looks similar is similar.

Contact. Objects that were in physical contact with each other continue to interact after disconnecting. Possession of the part of someone's body like nails, hair etc. gives the best information for reading. Anyone we have touched has a magical connection with us, although it can be quite weak until the contact becomes more intense when prolonged or repeated.

Name. Knowing the full real name of an object or process gives us control over it. This works because a name is a definition, an association. Knowing the full name of something or someone means that we have gained a full understanding of its nature.

Words. There are certain words that can change the inner or outer reality of the person who utters them & their power can lie both in their sound & their meaning. Many of these words are names whose meaning is lost or forgotten; many magical manipulations require such words to be written on an image or object, &/or spoken during their construction &/or use.

Personification. Anything can be considered alive & have a personality. We can personify winds & clouds for example to call for their energy.

Reference. We can establish an internal connection between processes inside & outside of ourselves by calling an internal process during communication.

Invocation. We can establish external communication between processes inside & outside of someone by calling an external process during communication.

Identification. One can truly become that being through the maximum association between the elements of oneself & another being, even to the extent of possessing its knowledge & manipulating its energy.

Personal Universe. Any being is free & able to create his own universe, which will never be identical to the universe of another being. The so-called reality is essentially a consensus of beings' opinions about their own universes.

The Infinity of Universes. The absolute number of universes in which all possible combinations of the phenomenon of existence are displayed is infinity... Anything is possible, although some things are more likely than others. The alternative worlds, alternative possibilities.

Pragmatism. If a range of beliefs or behaviors allows a creature to survive & achieve its chosen goals, then such beliefs & combinations of behaviors are correct or reasonable. What works is right.

True falsehood. It is possible, in order to understand or act, to violate the true spectrum of a given personal universe & still remain true, given that this works in a specific situation. This is a paradox, but this is the concept of rightness. To justify the application of the three previous laws in the context of our version of the reality of the world.

Synthesis. Synthesis of two or more opposite data spectra produces a new spectrum that is truer than each of the original ones. The synthesized spectrum can be applied on a larger number of levels of reality, being not a compromise, but something new & bigger...

Polarity. Any spectrum of data can be divided into at least two opposite characteristics & each will contain the essence of the other within itself.

Opposites. The opposite spectrum contains information about the other spectrum, assuming information about what the spectrum is NOT. So, controlling the opposite spectrum allows us to control the desired spectrum.

Dynamic Balance. To survive, becoming strong must maintain every aspect of our universe in a state of dynamic balance with every other aspect. Extremes are dangerous because extreme entities become so associated with borderline aspects that they lose the ability to dis-identify from these aspects altogether. This is one of the reason for the rarity of evil mage, since the constant association with pain & death causes pain & death of his/hers universe, which limits his/her’s ability to perform the negative operations.

Perversion. More familiar as Murphy's laws. If someone can develop incorrectly, they will do so, & in a much more annoying manner. Magical associations often produce the opposite of what is desired & numerous coincidences that should be unfavorable work to the advantage. Even if nothing can go any other way, some elements of the universe can change so that everything will go only in a different way. Whether we like it or not, the gods or fate, nature, the Absolute, or whatever you want, are entitled to a sense of humor. An emotionally healthy mage has fewer problems with this law than others, because his lively & humorous consciousness is the best tutor for understanding this law.

Unity. Any phenomenon of existence is directly or indirectly related to any other in the past, present or future. The sense of separateness of phenomena is based on incomplete knowledge & / or understanding.