A Magus’s battles are elements of his overall war — a war in which the only thing he can conquer — or lose — is himself.
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Way
Interaction with the Runes is not limited to their divinatory and practical uses; they can open for a Magus not only gates to Power but also gates to Wisdom, and that is no less important.
Etymologically the word itself says: act so that you cannot be reproached. But who would reproach you?
An important lesson this goddess teaches is that sleep, illusion — can be both a path to death and a precondition of life.
Anyone who sets foot on the Way of Magic must clearly understand that this Way is not a joyful and serene ascent “from perfection to perfection”, but a Way of constant, exhausting struggle.
Mapping is by no means mere intellectualizing or a superfluous activity; on the contrary, it markedly increases the effectiveness of the Way by creating coordinate systems and thereby ordering the Psychocosmos, which in turn makes governing it easier.
The game is the primary form of existence of desire, since desire is valuable in itself, and its fulfillment leads to its disappearance.
For the Magus it is very important not to fall into either condemnation or indulgence, focusing attention on his own Way and those who share it with him.
Fenrir and Garm, Jormungand and Surtr — these are not only symbols of psychic processes; they are living agents that exist in the Psychocosmos as truly as their “Higher” analogues live in the Macrocosmos.
As soon as a person feels a sharp shift within — a change of mood, the arising of a desire, or, conversely, its fulfilment — they must immediately direct all their attention inward and prevent the Predators, so clearly visible at that moment, from participating in the reorganisation of the Psychocosmos.
For the Magus it is important to know how to desire and to realize desires here and now. Therefore the Magi do not set “spiritual growth” as a goal, but strive for harmony here and now.
The basis for achieving effective realizations in Magic is considered to be the skill of forming intention—that is, the ability to create balanced programs which, being endowed with Power, lead to the attainment of the desired result.
Discipline is the effort to filter the motives of action — to separate one’s own motives from those imposed by predators and intended to make one lose power.