Apprentice of Forces
This sphere, as I said during our original talk, encompasses the entirety of all laws within the material world... if Prime is the voice of the One, then Forces is his fist, si? Above all elements of magick, this sphere induces the most giddy feelings of hubris... for with it, we may call down lightning to strike our enemies, summon fierce storms, or cause hellish infernos to appear from the very cracks of the Earth. Combined with our primary sphere of Prime, we may create these forces by solidifying Quintessence. You can very well understand how someone touching upon this for the first time would be tempted to use less than obvious effects to accomplish a goal, si? Remember the price is heavy for pride my student, and you shall live. If you do not, you will die.
Let us begin by speaking of the very nature of the Forces themselves, si? My approach, which I will pass on to you, is hardly scientific, as other Traditions may perceive it. The Chorus teaches us that the forces of nature are considered in negative and positives... darkness and light, ice and fire, water and wind, motion and stasis... these are the underlying concepts that drive our magick. To work your effects, you must attempt to remove the excess of the negative... causing only the positive to remain, so that only it shall be percieved in your reality... or add an overwhelming amount of the positive... so that the negative will be overburdened, and will not be able to hold the balance with the positive. Both variables are dependent entirely on what effect you wish to create, si? As an example... if I wanted to disappear from sight, I would bend all the light away from me, leaving only darkness. Since vision depends entirely on light for perception, I would be rendered invisible. If I wished to become lambent to the point where no one could stand to look at me, I would bend away the "darkness", causing an overwhelming amount of light that would shatter their perception. As another way, I may instead of bending away the darkness to become brighter, I could bend all the light in the area to me, becoming lambent again... the same effect, yet different paths... commonly referred to as the many faces of magick, si?
Forces are energetic patterns... think of them as Quintessence in a constant state of motion. These patterns of Quintessence are governed by a set of natural laws, determined solely by their interaction with each other, si? By manipulating this sphere, we are able to change the reality of these laws, and allow our wills to govern them for a time.
For now, I will teach you to sense the differences between these patterns of Quintessence through the use of your foci and holy words. After we are done, you will be able to quantify the intensity of their natural states, as well as to see the manipulations of them within the hands of the more experienced spell weavers. We will begin with a few simple rotes... when these were created, bear in mind that such devices that make use of radios, televisions, and things of that sort were not yet in place. When you open your eyes for the first time, you will be assaulted by a variety that was not originally planned for... but you will grow used to it, si?
Quantify Energy
Take hold of your foci again... and concentrate your will. Open your eyes and perceive differently than you did with Prime... not the elemental creation inherent in all things, but the elemental laws that drive this process, si? Close your eyes and focus... and repeat after me... Vidi aquam sicut erat in... I saw water coming from the beginning... it should be easier now, si? Open your eyes and perceive, and note the way your vision has become bleary... thus the power word of "Aquam", or water... do you see the patterns swirling within the air..? They will begin to sing to you soon... each one a separate melody of destruction or renewal. Look out the window, to the night sky... do you see it..? The weaves you are seeing are radio, radiation, fire, water... all separate, but all meshing. Do not become immersed... you will lose yourself as you try to unravel them... concentrate on one if you wish, and perceive it separately from the others, focus your will upon it and it alone. Good... now let it go... you have comprehended, si?
Darksight
I have put out the fire for a reason amigo... you will now learn to adjust your eyes to the darkness, to allow sight where none should be possible. In the last rote, you quantified the energy about you, si? You should have been able to discern differences between the different patterns... some higher, some lower, si? You will now change your physical vision to perceive patterns in different spectrums... no longer will you need light to see. As before, grasp your foci, and concentrate your will within it... turning it to yourself, instead of without... repeat after me... Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam... send forth thy light and thy truth... that's right... remember, you are not altering you body, si? Only the perception that has always been there, unlocked by your lack of understanding... look to me, and let your eyes run over several spectrums... notice my pattern, heat, the friction around me when I move... let it continue onward, until you may very well see "through" me by adjusting to X-Ray... good... let it go. Again, you have succeeded.
Take a brief rest while I speak, si? The very nature of Forces is destruction... therefore when weaving it into your effects, you must be very careful to not let it get out of control. If you do so, you, or more truthful, you and "anyone near you", will pay the price for your assumption. Often, new initiates who have worked with other spheres will put forth more power than they need... do not fall into this trap, si? Remember, these patterns that you are manipulating have their own energy that adds itself to the power you produce. You have done well... fetch me my a Bud now.
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