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This page covers the basics of the Magickal
art of Technomancy. What is Technomancy you
may ask...
Technomancy 101
When one breaks down the word, you get two roots
Techno which is synonymous with technology and/or science
and mancy, translated from latin means 'Magickal art of'.
Hence we would get the 'Magickal art of technology'.
Let us explore these two pieces a bit more...
Basic Magickal Theory
'Magick is the art or science of causing change
to occur in conformity with Will' ---> Aleister Crowley
Will is one of the most important parts of Magick.
Another obvious part is the vehicle onto which one
can do so. This is where the Five elements come in.
Earth
Air
Fire
Water
Aether
If you've read previous documentation on Magick use, then
you are aware that the Five elements seem to be a common
pattern a foundation for later things. For instance, the Four
powers of the Magus corresponds with them.
To know (hence Air)
To will (hence Water)
To dare (hence Fire)
To be silent (hence Earth)
May the gods smile upon thee (hence aether)
The above statement I added, because well, think
about it, faith in your diety or dieties would be critical
Also consider the tools of the olde path
Wand/Incense (Air)
Cup/Goblet (Water)
Candle(s)/Athame (Fire)
Consecration Salt/Pentacle (Earth)
Spellwork/Prayer (Aether)
Now that that is established, let us take a look at
technology/science.There is also a correspondance there
too. Consider the four primary forces that make up our universe.
Four primordial forces of our known universe
Electromagnetism (Air)
Strong Nuclear Forces (Fire)
Weak Nuclear Forces (Water)
Gravity (Earth)
Should the Grand Unification Theory be birthed
and become then we will understand the why to the
great question. Thus the GUT and aether also have a
loose correlation too. Although some have suggest'd that
Entropy could be a possible fifth force. Superstring Theory
is the only theory that has feesibly linked Electromagetism
with Strong and Weak Nuclear Forces, by unifying Maxwell's
Equations and Einstein's General Relativity Theory. Gravity, it
would seem, is the last puzzle thus far.
The focus here is the pragmatic usage that can be
gained from the correspondance of the two. It would seem
that the intent would apply both to Science and Magick
in that each is way of understanding and harnessing our
environment.
Now that basic theory is covered, we can move on...
Technomantic Divination
Have you thought of the internet as the collective
conscious? How many times have you asked a
question, then turned on the TV or radio and got
an answer?
The above is an example of the possiblities when the
Art of Magick is mended with the tools at our reach.
Consider the 'standard' ritual tools, they were 'state of
the Art' in 9th century and perhaps before then. Why
not make use of tools that we consider 'state of the art'?
As a hobbyist programmer, Qb 4.5 has been a very helpful
Techno-Familar for me. While I am crushing herbs or making a
special blend of incense, a program written in qbasic could be
chanting or perhaps 'generating' energy by recursion.
It has been helpful in generating a particular magick square
for numerology purposes or to make a Talisman. In fact,
All i would have to do is enter in the critical information such
as dates, time, alphanumeric sums, etc and qb can make
a .gif of the talisman for the given situation and fire it to the
printer.
Hethlae has found that a coffee pot and a blender to be
wonderful assistants in potion and incense making. On a final
note for now, a julia fractal (or even a sierpenski triangle) can
be a wonderful mediatation aide.
Everyday Magick by Dorthy Morrison
Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Next update I'll show ya how to make a floppy disk talisman.
l8trz
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