Ritualistic Memetic Metadata (cross-posted from DPH)

[wolven7]

Tom Waits - [Whistle Down the Wind (For Tom Jans)]--- I think that the ritualistic aspects are necessary, in many practices, but they can be done without. If you can teach people the meta-goal, the over-arching What of your actions, and the How of accessing that, in themselves, then you don't need the formula, and the ritual.

Think of it like this: If the medium of magic is memtic meta-data, then what weshould be focusing on, when practicing it, is the art of Practicing it, rather than the details of the practice. Yes, certain forms and rules can be used to show a starting point, and a structure. (The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets - [A Thousand Fists]). But perhaps we should be conveying the purposes to the actions, themselves, and the ideals of intensionality, such that we are better equipped to take that which is presented to us, perceive it pragmatically, practically, and as completely as we are capable, so that we may put it toward our usage.

In that sense, the meme to be propagated is the doing of the thing; the obtaining of results and the mitigation of consequences, from our methods, by application of will and intent on the self and, thereby, the world.

{EDIT: 1.00am: Tom Waits - [Kommienezuspadt]---

wolven:[My GPA was] 3.25, this semester, for a 3.14 overall. Up .14 points from last semester

mendori: yay!

wolven: .......
wolven: i just realised that
wolven: my GPA is Pi}

Comments

[n3m3sis42.livejournal.com]

Even though mine is 3.55, it seems like it would be way cooler to have pi as a GPA. :)

[wolven.livejournal.com]

It's awesome to be constantly reminded of why the number "314" has a resonance with me.

Incidently? 314 was also th enumber fo the room i stayed in, in Richmond, this weekend, when I was up for my mother's graduation.

Synchronicity is fun. :)

[jessicarabbitt.livejournal.com]

I've always thought of the rituals as a way of focusing...showing your will exactly what needs to be done so that it can get to work. Kind of like a magnifying glass, your will goes in one side and is compacted into a single point of...will.... So if you say they will be done away with...are you planning on teaching us better ways to focus?

[unknownbinaries.livejournal.com]

Well, at BEST it does that. I've only had that happen once, with things and implements I'd been inadvertently collecting for a bit. It all culminated one night, and I'm here.

Ever see the movie 'Pi' though? People don't see the spaces between the words, the numbers. They focus on how precise their words are, how devout they are to the mechanics of it. Precisely *this* candle is needed for *that*, and all. A lot of the energy and intent gets scattered into the Stuff, or into acquiring stuff, rather than re-routed and focussed. But Damn if I can't think of a better way. :P

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I think that you most certainly can. It's an act of like minds doing like minded things, while paying attention to the Process, the Product, the whole and the parts.

We build better things, all the time.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I plan on teaching us to Become the focus. The lens, the difuse light, the contracted beam. All of it.