Magic

The Essence of Magic


The Concept of Magic, is very difficult for many to grasp, since it does not actually occur in the physical plane. It exists on a higher plane, the ethereal plane. The force that initiates the change, is a force of energy.This energy force, causes an actual change on the physical plane. This is why Magic works: We are unable to see the change process, only the end result. There is nothing physical for us to see. Our mind is the actual source of Magic. It employs the use of a part of the mind that many don't initially know how to use.



If two people do a ritual exactly the same, and one works while the other doesn't, the obvious conclusion is that there must be something that they are doing differently. By comparing both rituals you will find that the main difference exists in the mental process. Ihere are two major areas dealing with the mental process. The first major area is faith and there are three levels.

1. You see things differently when you think something exists. You suspect that what you think is true, but you are not fully prepared to commit either way. To think is to contemplate the possibility of something being true.

2. You see things differently when you believe something exists. You are convinced that what you believe is true, but you are still open to the possibility that you might be wrong. To believe is to have an opinion, it doesn't necessarily have to be true.

3. You see things differently when you know something exists. You are completely positive that you are correct. There is no doubt in your mind and their is no way to persuade you otherwise. To know is to posses the truth.


Magic requires that you know that it exists. Believing in Magic is not enough. One's faith has to be without question and you have to expect it to work. The only way to truly know something is to experience it personally. It sounds like a vicious circle to have to experience the end result before being able to initiate it in the first place. That's because it is a vicious circle and the circle must be broken in order to make Magic possible. The way to break the circle is to take small steps. Little leaps of faith are easier for the mind to handle. As you do so, you push the boundaries of your abilities and teach your mind that such things are possible and this will allow your mind to take larger steps.


The second major area is mind state. This is often referred to as a creative visualization. it is more that just creating an image in your mind. It is in essence, visualizing it right in front of you, as if it were real. Visualization, although being a mental process is not the initiator of Magic but rather the mediator. Visualization is a process that uses imagery to stimulate a mind state. Faith is like an ethereal door. If you know that Magic works, it is as if the door is open, but you still need action to pass through this door in order for change to materialize. This is what the mind state does. It states in etherealistic terms that things are this way. Space and time do not exist in the ethereal plane; therefore, concepts such as "has been" and "will be" have no meaning because they are time based. The concept of "change" requires an elapse of time therefore it too has no meaning. All that has meaning in the ethereal is the concept of "is" and the concept of "is not". The mind state simply states that things are the way they are, because the world is the way I see it and that is all there is to it.


To acquire such a mind state is a very difficult task and to learn it from scratch is down right impossible. That is where the physical elements known as rituals comes into play. Entire rituals are designed for one single purpose and that is to acquire a specific mind state. To do this, rituals incorporate items that trigger the senses in a specific way which brings about the desired effect. This is why many teachers and books say that even if nothing occurs, continue doing the ritual, because eventually it will happen. As you become more and more familiar with a particular ritual, your state of mind increasingly becomes in tune with the physical elements of the ritual and the acquisition of the correct state of mind eventually will occur.


We say that Magic is what we do not understand, but truth be known; everything is magical. Everything comes from the ethereal plane and manifests in this physical world. Everything is energy and only recently has science approached this concept as possible. In the ethereal plane energy is everything and energy is anything it wants to be. There is no such thing as depletion or excess. The ethereal plane is infinite and we are connected to it, therefore we are infinite. Our potential and our abilities are immeasurable and the only limitation we posses is our belief that it is not so. We are the Magicians and we control our destiny. We posses the Will and the knowledge and we can change this world. We project and utilize the true essence of our power outside of space and time.