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weird (adj.)

c. 1400,

• "having power to control fate", from wierd (n.), from Old English wyrd "fate, chance, fortune; destiny; the Fates," literally "that which comes,"

• from Proto-Germanic wurthiz (cognates: Old Saxon wurd, Old High German wurt "fate," Old Norse urðr "fate, one of the three Norns"),

• from PIE wert- "to turn, to wind," (cognates: German werden, Old English weorðan "to become"),

• from root wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus).

• For sense development from "turning" to "becoming," compare phrase turn into "become."

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One backward idea I had about magick, revealed recently. (www.reddit.com)

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I was walking around in a park and decided to apply a transformation to my experience when I kept hearing an annoying siren that just wouldn't shut up.

As soon as I decided that, the siren started to get quieter, with some subtle ups and downs in volume, but trending downward in volume. But this wasn't happening fast enough for my liking. So I was then focusing this way and that, and I was adjusting my mentality like this and like that to make it go faster. And then it struck me.

It struck me that the reason I was doing that is because on some level I was still assuming that magick is something objective, and then it was my job to find the one right way to do it. I had to match my activity to something I imagined to be objectively the most effective way of performing a transformation.

Then I realized the idiocy of that belief and I found it funny how I still continued to believe it on some level even though I know better. I'm not even sure I've learned my lesson. It's entirely possible the next time some transformation doesn't work fast enough, I'll be trying to "tune" it, lol. I hope not. At minimum I shouldn't tune anything with the idea that I'm matching what I am doing to some external unbending and eternal standard.

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[–] syncretik 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So for me it's a process of gradual understanding of oneself that I believe allows one to relax around the old patterns and reform those patterns into some more suitable newer ones.

I have to observe myself in action, during striving, and not just when I am passive or relaxing. It's particularly instructive when I am striving in some unconventional or beyond-conventional manner too. Again, magick.

Yes techniques aren't a one size fits all and you have to find what works best for you in any given situation. Awareness is crucial at all times as it helps you to tune your approach and customize it appropriately. Magick is a bespoke artform.

So I say something that's not 100% right, then you say something else, then I reply, and eventually something emerges that's better compared to if you didn't say anything.

The discussions help chip away the excess and create a more refined model of understanding, even if it's a temporary model which acts as a stepping stone for an improved one (ironically, the theme of this thread).

I am glad for your replies. I think you're speaking in a very constructive and helpful way.

It's always a pleasure and I appreciate the kind words.

Originally commented by u/syncretik on 2016-11-12 11:06:25 (d9wk888)

[–] syncretik 1 points 1 year ago

Magick is a bespoke artform.

Well said.

Originally commented by u/mindseal on 2016-11-12 13:10:09 (d9woxku)