Change and magic
Posted on May 1, 2012
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Change is one of those understated elements of magic that is part of any and everyone’s process. That’s probably why its understated, because change of some kind or another is expected to occur when you do magical work. So why even focus on it?
I think it is worth focusing on, especially when we look at change in conjunction with results. Your result is the explicit indicator that change has occurred. Without a result you wouldn’t really know if your magic worked. But change is more than just a result. Change is a transformation of the environment around you and within you.Respecting that aspect of the magical process is really important for understanding how magic work. There needs to be a change built into your process. Magic is a causative agent of change, and the employment of it is a signal that you want to bring change into your life. But its also worth noting that even though you might get a specific result, you might also get other changes that are connected to the result, but weren’t necessarily desired. This occurs, not because of the magic, but because of a lack of specificity about the result, or because specific consequences are triggered when a specific result occurs.
Change is a constant in our lives. We change moment to moment, but intentional change is something a person chooses to create, and that’s what makes magic distinct. It’s a methodology used to to produce intentional changes. When we recognize that change is intentional, then perhaps we consider it more carefully, recognizing that what it brings isn’t just a result, but also the consequences that come with that result.
Radio Interview
If you missed the interview on Stirring the Cauldron you can listen to it here. It was a good interview with some great questions.
Book Review: Rebounders by Rick Newman
In this book, Newman discusses the characteristics of the rebounder, a person who is able to take failure and turn it into success by learning from it. Newman uses over nine case studies to demonstrate how various people have rebounded from failures and mistakes to become successful in their fields, while highlighting the mental skills and tools that are necessary to accomplish this. I found the stories to be inspiring and useful for helping me see how I could become a better rebounder.
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