Laws of Magic: I Law of Worldviews

I Law of Worldviews

The world we perceive is not the true world. What we see is a mixture of the underlying reality (the Tao or objective, unknowable reality which supports everything we build upon it) and our perception (the subjective). Science supports the idea that by observing phenomena, we change it. While changing your worldview does not alter the eternal, real world, it does change the world you perceive. That is, by changing his worldview a magician is able to make real changes in the world which is real to humanity. (This will be explored further in Law VII: the Law of Reflections.)

Because there are an infinite number of ways to perceive the world, there are also an infinite number of worlds we may assemble without awareness. The true underlying reality is unknowable to us as long as we retain our worldview of separateness and self. Through meditation and other techniques, an explorer of this underlying reality can become one with it, but when joined to it, he can no longer step back and observe it, having become for that moment a part of it. As soon as he steps back, he begins to build observations about his experience, destroying the moment and obscuring the world which he has left. Thus there is no such thing as an independent observer. You participate in creating the world by perceiving it. This is then the objective all magic, bending reality to your will to create the phenomena or world you desire despite the will of others. The Will is the most powerful tool of a magician.

The Law of Personal Universes Every sentient being lives in and quite possibly creates a unique universe which can never be 100% identical to that lived in by another. So-called “reality” is a matter of consensus opinion.

The Law of Infinite Universes The total number of universes into which all possible combinations of existing phenomena could be organized is infinite. Anything is possible, though some things are more probable than others and so are easier to enact.

According to the Law of Worldviews and its sublaws, our reality is our own creation, attached tenuously to the underlying “real” world. Both worlds are real in so far as we are able to understand, both affect our well-being, but our personal reality is in constant flux, changing according to both the real world and our perception of it. Unlike the underlying reality however, only one’s own personal world may be altered willfully. The underlying reality remains unaltered. It is the foundation upon which we build our observations. A good example of this is the use of positive affirmations. When someone convinces themselves of the possibility of change, they bring that change into being.

True immersion in the “real” world would remove any desire for change. We cannot live in the “real” world (I believe it is as aspect of the Afterlife). It can be visited for short periods by minds that have attuned themselves to it, but staying too long might prevent the observer from returning or remove all desire to return (resulting in death). Since we cannot live in this “real” world, affirmations, meditations, and spellwork are valuable tools for reshaping the subjective world we must live in. Any attempt to alter the objective reality immediately removes the observer to the mutable universe of perception and creation. Only in the universes of our finite perception can change be put into effect. The world we each perceive is created by thought and desire and remains a mutable, warped copy of the underlying universe which exists as the bedrock of all our realities. (However, if your will is strong enough to affect the less material and therefore more spiritually mutable sister dimensions in direct contact with the world most of us see, it is possible to be incredibly kickass like the Amalgamation Sage.)

Because the number of possibilities in any individual universe are infinite, so too are the types of phenomena which can be caused through the application of will. However, since some phenomena are more probable than others, some will require less energy should they be attempted. For instance, it would be easier to create a pig than a flying pig, though creation of any matter from nothing would overtax our limited cognitive abilities.

Because each of us creates our own reality, it is difficult, though not impossible, for two or more people to agree upon the same phenomena. Police will tell you that witnesses to a crime rarely agree on the fine details of what they saw. Creation of phenomena is easier with one observer and becomes successively more difficult the more observers are included. Should a magician manage to obtain the cooperation of other observers however, either in suspending their expectations or in focusing their wills on a joint project (through agreed upon symbolism), the bending of reality to the Will becomes easier than with only one observer/magi. (More on this in Law IV.) This is also where the use of traditional tools and supplies comes into play. Stones, herbs, symbols, and other trappings of magic are powerful due to the combined will of generations of magicians using the same items in their own practice. It taps into the collective unconscious or what some call the Akashic Records.

The Law of Worldviews is a valuable tool towards understanding the underlying universe even as it affects the subjective universes of our perceptions. Application of this Law allows the creation or dispersal of energy in the form of phenomena. Belief is the all important factor. Believing something is possible allows it to be an option in your reality. Doubt destroys that possibility. Belief that something can hurt you, feeds the doubt that you can prevent that harm.

A person who believes in fairies, angels, spirits, etc, can communicate with them if they are present. Is this person delusional? Science would say yes, but such entities can cause changes to the physical universe that others can observe: temperature, weather, cumulative alterations in the subject. If multiple observers can be convinced to share a worldview, they will be able to function partially within that world, and the original observer within theirs. Shared perception creates a shared world through which the occupants may affect each other. The shared world will become more real based upon the number of believers in that world. Thus if three out of four people believe enough in the presence of a spirit, they may be able to empower that entity to appear or cause phenomena the fourth non-believer may experience despite his disbelief. It is not that we create a non-human entity (though it is possible to do so), but that we allow ourselves the option of perceiving it. Others may prefer not to allow it into their personal worldview and therefore, based on the strength of their will and belief, prevent it from manifesting in their reality.

This Law explains also the very real danger of cults, particularly Slendy and friends.

On being Invisible

The first thing you have to wrap your head around is that being invisible is not abnormal. Sure it's what you'd expect from Slendy and friends, but there's a reason for that. Slenders steals people with psychic potential. He snaps them up like toffee popcorn, mucks about their heads, tweaking this, trimming that, and then he uses them to glorify himself... to spread himself to even more people.

You were "chosen" because you are highly intelligent, creative, and/or psychically gifted. As I'm pretty sure all three are connected, even if you don't feel you meet all of these qualifications, making yourself invisible is something some, if not all, of us can do. If you are able to master this talent, it could prove invaluable for avoiding proxies should you choose to stand your ground. Or if you become a runner, it will keep a store clerk from breathing down your neck because he's well aware that the scruffy kid who doesn't look like she has two nickels to rub together has come to shoplift some food. (Not that I endorse shoplifting, but fact of life, everyone's got to eat.)

Slenders is not a physical entity. He does not use invisibility unless it is borrowed from those he has subjugated. He doesn't technically need to. When he wishes to go about unseen, he can simply drop some of the matter he's carrying and go back to being incorporeal.

Invisibility is a bit of a misnomer. If you master this skill, you are more accurately telling people "move along, nothing to see here." They are still aware of you on a subconscious level, but unless you walk right up to them and say "boo!" they will more or less not acknowledge you. This varies from person to person, as not everyone is equally psychically endowed. Those who are generally more aware of their surroundings (Pink Floyd's "amazing powers of observation") are more likely to notice you. A good rule of thumb to follow though, when you are putting out your "I'm not here" vibe, try to avoid calling attention to yourself so that those who could notice you are not startled into awareness. They'll be more likely to notice you in the future after that.

Now, to the technique. We are all connected to everything around us, but we very rarely notice it. In fact, most humans are completely cut off from consciously noticing this connection. Call it the akashic records, nirvana, existing in the now, following the tao, whatever you like, but it amounts to accepting your small place in the tapestry of existence, essentially fading into the background by identifying with it. Humans tend to have telescopic vision, focusing on a very small portion of reality as it pertains to them, personally. So with that mindset it is extremely easy to overlook something in the background.

Sometimes the act of becoming invisible is instinctive. Ever felt like you were being ignored by absolutely everyone? Chances are you've gone invisible without noticing. For the purposes of learning how to become invisible, or using any psychic gift really, I cannot stress enough the advantage of knowing how to meditate. Invisibility is very much a state of mind. Just as some meditation relies on the repetition of sounds, if you examine your invisible state, you may notice a low hum in your head (or sometimes a high pitched whine depending upon your state of mind). If you are able to notice this lower tone, you may be able to use it in the future to replicate your invisible state, thus skipping a lot of the effort needed to make your invisibility a conscious choice.

Another technique to use when attempting to become invisible is "syncing." This is more on par with what I was first trying to convey... that we are all connected. Syncing means that you connect yourself to another living entity psychically and blanket yourself in their EM field. If you use this technique with people, I suggest only trying it with those who you know very well and who would not object to the connection. This is also something which only someone who is empathically or telepathically gifted should attempt. There can be a mental "bleed" between two people linked in this way- them picking up your anxiety or you picking up whatever they are feeling. It almost guarantees a panic scenario if one or both of you are startled by something unless you are able to shield your mind from the impressions of your partner.

A third technique also uses syncing, but with plants and animals. With animals, you have the same drawbacks as you do with people, namely instincts will kick you both in the gut if you are startled while synced. With plants, there is less of a chance of negative psychic feedback, but you must be a high functioning empath to pull it off and plants have a tendency to be too calm. What you see as a threat won't phase them, and so your reaction time may be slowed down if you are discovered. Still, plants are more highly aware of their environment than animals and will be the first to know if there is as something alien in their midst, like Slenders.

Again, you are not actually invisible. It would be better to say that you are unnoticed. When done properly, it should feel as though you are maintaining two separate consciousnesses... one controls your invisibility while the other directs your course. They should be very distinctly separate from one another to ensure that you remain invisible as long as you need to be, despite your emotional state. It is akin to lucid dreaming... but in real time.

Now to go back to my suggestion concerning meditation. This is twofold. In the first case, meditation allows you to jump to different mental states, connecting not only with a calmer, more centered part of the mind, but also allowing you access to mental functions which some have called miraculous. The Tibetan Lamas consider this a fallacious pursuit on the route to nirvana, but there are many mental skills available to those who delve into the mysteries of their own minds... bilocation, heightened endurance and strength, immunity to the elements, etc.

Actually teaching anyone how to achieve invisibility is a difficult process as technique is a matter of innate ability and choice. I would suggest you learn at least the rudiments of meditation first and from there begin to expand your consciousness to the wider world, rather than contracting it to the nothingness which is the normal goal of meditation. Explore the contours of the space in which you are meditating until you know them intimately, and then attempt to blend your consciousness with them. When you are comfortable with this, move on to maintaining such connections with your environment outside of your meditative space. Continue to practice in a variety of situations to ensure that you can maintain this invisibility even under duress.

So long as you maintain this level of awareness, you should remain unnoticed by almost everyone. I say almost everyone because there's always going to be people who are psychically gifted enough to see through your invisibility. Just as there are people who can see ghosts. Even Slendy's converts should for the most part be ignorant of you, provided they're not gifted with clairvoyance. It's unlikely you'd fool Him in a direct confrontation though. So use this ability judiciously, or he will choose hunters who cannot be blinded by this little trick.