What is magic?

Magic mó fā

magic

Magic, illusion, especially the performance on the stage, is purely for entertainment, skill and cover-up.

In real magic, a mage can use his spiritual strength and natural strength to influence, change, transform, destroy or strengthen certain things and characters through spells, symbols, earth, water, fire and wind. Without any physical contact.

Magic is a skill to change things in unusual ways according to one's own will.

Man's essence is desire, and magic is also used to satisfy his own desires (see "personal will"? ), "desire" is not necessarily a material yearning, but also includes the pursuit of wisdom. Even if its goal is altruistic, it is out of your own desire (you want to help others). All motives are a kind of "desire", but the goals are different! What do you want, ................? That's your desire!

Therefore, a strong "desire" is necessary. If you don't want something to happen at all, the ceremony you perform won't work. This is the first thing to understand.

But does this mean that magic can make everything happen and control everything?

If anyone can answer, please ask him to demonstrate.

For us, magic is an auxiliary tool to help us live and develop ourselves, so don't put the cart before the horse and ignore real life! We are realists!

In addition, people generally divide magic into black magic and white magic, but we don't recommend this view. Magic is magic; A gun is a gun. You shouldn't define this gun as black and white, good and bad because of its user's motives. The so-called white magic, its goal is altruistic and kind; The so-called black magic, its goal is selfish and evil. But isn't the purpose of both just to realize their own desires?

Moreover, it is difficult to draw a clear line between good and bad, good and evil from ancient times to now. However, some people may use the banner of "white magic" to make themselves look better, kind and sacred, or some people use the banner of "black magic" to make themselves look evil and tough, so as to keep strangers at a distance. In front of the mirror, they put on the king's new clothes, but they haven't changed at all in essence. We hate this label of pure self-deception and hypocrisy.

Tips for beginners of witchcraft/magic and other mysteries

If you have just started to contact witchcraft or magic, or just started to learn, I think this will be an enlightening article. I will tell you some basic points and what you want to learn-although seemingly insignificant, it will profoundly affect your future study and make you get twice the result with half the effort.

Witchcraft/magic is a religious belief.

Are you ready to accept a new belief or even a new way of life?

This is a very basic common sense, although it is often ignored. The definitions of "witchcraft" and "magic" are still unclear. You may think that a branch of Judaism teaches magic, or Enoch is witchcraft, but for foreigners, the meditation or Taoism of Tibetan Buddhism is undoubtedly magic. From a certain point of view, witchcraft or magic is actually a general term for mainstream religious beliefs to other non-mainstream belief systems, that is, paganism.

Almost all witchcraft and magic are based on some kind of belief. The cure of Isis comes from the worship of the Egyptian goddess. Druids and Celtic magic are undoubtedly closely related to Nordic mythology. Kabbalah and Sufi came from Judaism and Islam respectively, and modern witch belief (Wicca) became a new religion independently. Simply put, people who don't believe in angels can't practice the magic of summoning angels, and people who don't believe in the existence of goblins can't try to communicate with goblins, so faith is the basis of witchcraft/magic.

Of course, you can only learn some small skills (such as the small spells that are full of online), but if you want to go deep, faith is essential. So at the beginning, you should understand that you are in contact with a belief (almost a religious belief) and may accept it as your lifelong belief-just like Christians and Buddhists. So, if you are already a believer in a certain religion, I suggest you find the origin of mysticism within your own religion (any religion has such a thing), don't be fooled by all kinds of magical sayings popular in the market, and follow a heritage that you don't know at all, lest one day you fall to the point of "betraying your past beliefs or giving up your beloved career".

There are many kinds of witchcraft/magic.

Get to know different schools well and choose the traditions you will follow carefully.

After reading my example in the second paragraph above, I believe you should have a little understanding of the colorful degree of witchcraft/magic. This may be a little different from our general concept. Many people think that "magic" is just "magic", which can be divided into so-called "white magic" and "black magic" at most, or maybe it can be divided into "summoning" and "cursing"? But the truth is-it's not like this at all. China government forbids religious groups to carry out missionary activities in public places, so you may find these things mysterious. However, in foreign countries, there are many mysterious religious orders, and their conformity is far less than that of several major religions, but there are also many. However, the system and types of witchcraft/magic are so complicated and outrageous because of their different beliefs and subordinate schools. Some of them have achieved the same goal, while others are quite different. Of course, there will also be so-called "mainstream" witchcraft/magic and "non-mainstream".

At this time, you will understand why two people also study witchcraft, but nothing they say is similar. It is very important to know different schools and respect other different schools even after in-depth study. In an argument, it is likely that no one is wrong, but what everyone said is not the same thing at all.

The best way is to learn about different school traditions first, and then choose what you think is most suitable for you for in-depth study. For a person who has just started to contact this field, he can "roam" for one or two years, even ten or eight years, and then decide the final learning direction. After all, this is a cautious question. Of course, for those who are determined to become "magicians" (let's call them magicians for the time being, and you will naturally understand why this word is superficial in your study), you should also avoid the "buying mentality". You will pounce on anything novel but never insist on it, so that you will achieve nothing in the end.

It is important to learn to judge.

Know them, but don't trust them easily until they prove to you that they are true.

I'm afraid I don't need to refute the disadvantages of education in China. The fatal flaw is that our education has never taught us how to judge. No matter what we see, we will believe it, and the judgment of its authenticity depends on where we see it. The authorities are right. There is no misprint in the book. A portal must be more correct than a corner station.

Now you should abandon all these ideas and learn to judge with your eyes, brain and heart. It must be said that witchcraft/magic is a dangerous river, which contains reefs formed by various misconceptions, crocodiles that covet your money and even your life, and eddies caused by incomprehensible ideas. The harm caused by computer virus, fraud and other reasons is everywhere. It can lead you to the ocean of wisdom, or it can plunge you into a bottomless abyss.

It takes tact and courage to cross the river, and soon you will find that all kinds of irrelevant theoretical methods, beliefs and commandments are overwhelming to you. Be brave enough to understand all theories, but be skeptical about everything you see and be more careful about what others say. Even the compiled classics may be full of mistakes. Don't believe anything you can't judge as "true", even if you can't judge as "untrue" yet. Just wait and see, whatever you make up will always reveal clues.

This is a very difficult thing for beginners, and even experts sometimes can't tell which is true and which is false-this is the characteristic of witchcraft/magic. But at the same time, if you learn to distinguish and judge, you already have the basic potential of a magician. In history, any famous mystic is a philosopher, theologian, mathematician, doctor and even a natural scientist. Wisdom is always one of the basic characteristics of wizards.

Find an excellent tutor.

A good tutor is worth serving him all your life, while a fake tutor can only take you to hell.

An excellent tutor will pave the way for your future, and he can help you to struggle less for ten years or even your whole life. To tell the truth, whether you can know a good tutor depends entirely on your personal blessings and chances. But I can tell you what an excellent tutor should be like. This is not a model. Every tutor has his own temperament habits. But if the discrepancy is too big, the tutor is likely to be a liar-this is very common.

A tutor should have profound wisdom. A person can be called a teacher because he is outstanding in a certain field. Therefore, you should first consider his knowledge. He should not only know a little more than you, but should be an expert in a certain field. He can explain things clearly to you from beginning to end, quote classics and give convincing reasons at the same time.

Family education should have a gentle temperament. It's hard to express in words, but you'll understand when you meet it. Those excellent tutors are polite to others and equally persuasive to students. They will not start or interrupt your study at will, nor will they be rude to your problems. Of course, a gentle temperament is not necessary for a "great magician", but if you don't have this temperament, you are not suitable to be a teacher. At least your study is easy to get twice the result with half the effort.

Finally, I strongly suggest that you must seriously examine the tutor's character. Because the lives of mystics in history are mostly mysterious, we have no way to examine their personalities. But what is certain is that even if a person has a high degree, if his character is poor to the end, you'd better give him up. He may cheat you of your money with his profound knowledge, or teach you some useless things-such a teacher has a bad temperament.

Tutors also have to eat, and a certain reward is completely understandable. But here also warns you that a person who is insatiable for money and fame has no chance to become a great magician. They put fame and fortune above truth and God. It is conceivable that they can't concentrate on their studies and can't be pure in the face of truth. You'd better stay away from such people. In terms of knowledge and character, he certainly doesn't deserve to be a mentor.

Once you choose a tutor, you should trust him and listen to him. No matter how hard the process is, you should study hard. An excellent tutor will think of the students, and at the same time, you should be an excellent student who is worthy of this tutor. Similarly, if you don't have a mentor, don't give up. He may be waiting for you on your future road, and there are not a few people who teach themselves.

Some final suggestions:

Proficient in at least one foreign language

Some people hate foreign languages, but you'd better learn them, or you'll never see the true face of the literature and eat what others chew, which is obviously bad for your judgment. English is certainly a great choice. Almost all the classic books in the world have English versions. There are also many documents in German and French. Most of the documents related to Jewish mysterious tradition are in Hebrew. If Buddhism can contact Sanskrit (although it is no longer practical), there are also many ancient documents in Arabic. In addition, if you are interested, you can also contact some ancient Chinese characters, which will bring you a special sense of superiority.

Read as much as possible

As many as possible, as many kinds as possible, as wide as possible. Whether it is useful or not, every book has its value (I'm not talking about romance novels). This will play a great role in your judgment and even wisdom. You can also look at the teachings of different religions and learn about different witchcraft rituals and the thoughts of different scholars, which will be very interesting.

Begin to meditate

Although there are many kinds of witchcraft/magic, almost all of its basic practice methods include meditation, so even if you haven't determined your own direction, you can start meditation first. There are many ways to meditate. You can also create your own meditation method, but the essence is: keep a comfortable posture, relax all over, focus on something (it can be a flower, a sound, or something comfortable but not obvious) or think nothing, experience a calm heart and keep your mind clear. Meditation needs to be gradual, with emphasis on persistence. You can start by sitting for five minutes every morning, and one day you will find that you can sit for an hour or more without feeling tired.