Again, from a mailing list. It’s a fascinating question. I’ve attempted my reply within ..
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Hello, R***.
I have been a practitioner of the Craft for a while. Perhaps I can offer something of interest..
I have some questions too :-)
— In P****@yahoogroups.com, “R” wrote:
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> I have an idea that scares me. Let’s remember telepathy, how its
> energies can be passive versus active, inward and outward directed.
Ok..
> Now consider clairvoyance. Foreseeing. There’s a passive element,
> to be sure, one that looks to see what is there in the future.
>
> I fear that there is another element to it, active, outward. I fear
> it may overlay one’s desires upon the weave of the world.
This is a curious fear. Why do you fear this? Isn’t it so that everything we do actively affects the “weave of the world”. Aren’t we constantly breathing, and therefore changing the very air? How can it be otherwise?
Or does your fear stem from the idea that thought in and of itself might impact on Nature? If so, what frightens you about it?
And how, in your opinion does clairvoyance differ in ‘danger’ levels to telepathy? Telepathy is the transference of thoughts, whereas clairvoyance is ’simply’ or ‘merely’ Clear Viewing. It seems to me that telepathy might be the more dangerous of the two, if either were dangerous at all.
> What if the future you see wasn’t to pass until you called it forth?
In my practise that’s exactly how it is. Until something manifests in ‘reality now’ (ok .. let’s say ‘now’ – reality is so hard to define) it remains a potential that may or may not come to fruition.
> I have known of one who foretold of things to come that really came
> to pass. But her predictions clashed with what other seers said. I
> know of one whose quiet imaginings come true, as if he caused them to
> be. And I remember that magick can cause things to occur, but these
> examples strike me of more of a psychic manifestation than magick.
Is there a difference between a psychic manifestation and magic? If so, what?
> Or is it something else?
In my opinion, the person who saw ‘correctly’ was able to tune into the querent more effectively than the other seers could. There’s always the possibility that a suggestion of any kind might cause someone to make a decision they otherwise might not make. However, it’s highly unlikely that a reader or seer could deliberately cause something that wasn’t already going to happen.
It would take a Magician of great standing to cause that kind of change. Most seers are not nearly so well trained.
Strangely enough, you will find that, except in rare circumstances, those Magicians who are well trained enough to cause such changes really couldn’t be bothered expending the effort – no matter how small – on someone else’s future.
> Wishes? Could one be possessed of a genie that lurks, waiting to
> grant these fleeting thoughts? Ever said “I wish” and got what you
> asked, but in some mischeivious misinterpretation?
LOL. Many times. We play tricks on ourselves for sure. It follows that old saying: “Be careful what you wish for”
> Could it be some kind of natural magick?
Yes, I have no doubt that’s what it is.
> Some individuals that
> connect to that other place without the need for pentagrams and such,
> whose emotionally fueled whim is occasionally mistaken for some
> ethereal prayer?
Again, yes.
But, what’s the difference between an emotionally fueled “whim” and an ethereal prayer?
> Someone who stands across that rift or is haunted /
> possessed by some listener or accidentally summoned liason?
How can we avoid the listeners? Aren’t they constantly around us all the time? If not, where do they go?
> Okay, okay, I’m not trying to be spooky *switches off the flashlight
> under his face and smiles* but I am serious. This does come from
> personal experience. So what gives?
>
> R***
My opinion is that our thoughts affect everything all the time. There is no way around it, up or down. If we put our minds to it, we can have whichever reality we choose: the same event being experienced differently by as many people who experience it, according to the individual choice of each person.
As for wishing and other focused reality creation techniques – perhaps reading books by Deepak Chopra, Louise Haye, or Jose Silva will give insight.
For being afraid that someone other than the individual might affect that individual’s future by suggestion and without their knowledge – perhaps a look at advertising and general schooling techniques will show it’s being done all the time, deliberately, and not by seers or clairvoyants.
Most seers and other clairvoyants, clairaudients etc begin and continue with the best of intentions for their clients.
Again, this is my opinion..
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