tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post1090104751321618091..comments2023-10-11T03:48:57.606-04:00Comments on Head For the Red: Shoaling and Schooling Magi, and Magic DiariesRufus Opushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-24848315554339046872010-06-26T11:24:33.908-04:002010-06-26T11:24:33.908-04:00Firstly, thank you so much for extending the fish ...Firstly, thank you so much for extending the fish metaphor into hilarious awesomeness... That was big fun.<br /><br />And you're right. It's the mandatory thing that's really makes me shriek like a drag queen in a bar brawl.<br /><br />The recording of things is perfectly fine. I just tire of hearing how it is mandatory and -by implication- infallible. <br /><br />On the inductive logic thing I would say we will agree to disagree. It's precisely that philosophical gulf right that keeps me in chaos magic... Like an imaginary moat.<br /><br />A moat filled with fish. :)<br /><br />Sidebar: My word verification is "cultest".<br /><br />It's like saying "cultist" with a New Zealand accent.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189203446024144578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-25035494869154801372010-06-25T18:53:21.451-04:002010-06-25T18:53:21.451-04:00The keeping of the magical diary helps immensely w...The keeping of the magical diary helps immensely with the act of self-observance, which is in my opinion a cornerstone of a practice.<br /><br />Additionally, patterns of communication and information develop overtime that are most likely to be from your Genius. Because they are communicated over a large period of time, they can easily fall under the gaps sort to speak if you don't keep records.<br /><br />I've also heard that the conscious effort of remembering the events of each day and writing them down, trains the attention and somehow concentrates the aura, making it stronger.<br /><br /><br />--brother georgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-73762599454258740412010-06-25T18:48:38.977-04:002010-06-25T18:48:38.977-04:00The magical diary helps immensely with the act of ...The magical diary helps immensely with the act of observing yourself, which is in my opinion a cornerstone of practice.<br /><br />Additionally, patterns emerge overtime in your magical diary that are most likely to be from your Genius. You can miss a lot of information that is communicated over a large period of time but tends to fall under the gaps sort of speak of daily routine.<br /><br />I've also heard that the active remembering of each day and recording of events trains the attention and somehow concentrates your aura, making it stronger.<br /><br />brother george.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com