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The Flow
Agrippa asserts that occult virtues are linked via the Spiritus Mundi (World Spirit). When we magically strum our candles and stones a hidden thread vibrates that transmits the actions of our spell to the intended target. These hidden threads form a complex multidimensional web or soup of potential interactions. These interactions have "scales" that describe their radius of influence. Rarely do divine powers interact with the terrestrial sphere without transmitting a message through the celestial sphere. The celestial and terrestrial spheres contain their own hierarchies of interaction that unfold like an energy cascade.
An example of a energy cascade is turbulent flow in a river or the atmosphere. Eddies of swirling fluid form that move along with the prevailing flow. These eddies are made up of smaller eddies, which are made up of even smaller eddies down to the smallest scales where such things cease to have meaning. Many of us will have noticed how the winds of a tornado may be extremely fast on the order of 100's of km/h, whereas the tornado as a whole may move across the landscape at 10's of km/h. The tornado is powerful and destructive, but it's still subject to the whims of the swirling super-cell that birthed it. As above, so below.
Another curious interaction is how rivers interact with the landscape. A river's flow may transition through repeating reaches of pools and riffles with varying severity of rapids. A river can be straight, meandering, or wildly braided and discontinuous. The river's form is a complex negotiation between the flow of water and the landscape; all driven by gravity. I sometimes feel as if we're all riding a turbulent stream of blood and stardust. As if consciousness is a complex negotiation between life and the universe; ultimately driven by the primordial energy of the big bang.
Ianvs
Agrippa asserts that occult virtues are linked via the Spiritus Mundi (World Spirit). When we magically strum our candles and stones a hidden thread vibrates that transmits the actions of our spell to the intended target. These hidden threads form a complex multidimensional web or soup of potential interactions. These interactions have "scales" that describe their radius of influence. Rarely do divine powers interact with the terrestrial sphere without transmitting a message through the celestial sphere. The celestial and terrestrial spheres contain their own hierarchies of interaction that unfold like an energy cascade.
An example of a energy cascade is turbulent flow in a river or the atmosphere. Eddies of swirling fluid form that move along with the prevailing flow. These eddies are made up of smaller eddies, which are made up of even smaller eddies down to the smallest scales where such things cease to have meaning. Many of us will have noticed how the winds of a tornado may be extremely fast on the order of 100's of km/h, whereas the tornado as a whole may move across the landscape at 10's of km/h. The tornado is powerful and destructive, but it's still subject to the whims of the swirling super-cell that birthed it. As above, so below.
Another curious interaction is how rivers interact with the landscape. A river's flow may transition through repeating reaches of pools and riffles with varying severity of rapids. A river can be straight, meandering, or wildly braided and discontinuous. The river's form is a complex negotiation between the flow of water and the landscape; all driven by gravity. I sometimes feel as if we're all riding a turbulent stream of blood and stardust. As if consciousness is a complex negotiation between life and the universe; ultimately driven by the primordial energy of the big bang.
Ianvs