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From : Rachel L. Akers
Date : Wed Feb 14 2001 09:49 pm

>... (cont)
Subject: nagasiva's alt.magick FAQ
Summary: This is a file of biased responses to frequently
         asked questions in the alt.magick newsgroup.
Keywords: FAQ, magic, magick, occult, occultism
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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 02:34:31 GMT

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   01.00 EDUCATION

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   01.02 how can I learn about magic online?

     Information
     consult the "Mage's Guide to the Internet" (MaGI). there's a
     nexus which will allow you to scout out your own torrent of
     information overload: elists with which to pelt your ebox, ftp
     sites to swim in until you overload your memory-quota, and
     usenet groups to overload your newsreader. the problem is not
     access to information any more (at least not once one has
     oriented and this doesn't take much time), it is sorting that
     in which we can find value from that in which we cannot. the
     MaGI is located at

                     http://www.luckymojo.com/magi

     Authority
     a great part of the problem is that what's "authoritative" is
     somewhat relative to the individual who is doing the review.
     there are emotional and imaginative approaches, dry and
     intellectual affairs, those based on not much experience,
     those based entirely on it, those who prefer their magic in
     armchairs, those who prefer it in Hell, in Heaven, in Space,
     in the Dirt, some with connections to organizations (covens,
     lodges, grottos, pronaos, churches, temples, etc.), some to
     traditions (lineages, sects, etc.) and some way out there in
     weirdsville-whoknowswhere.

     Thoughts
     the first step in determining authoritativeness is to look
     INWARD. what sorts of questions do you find valuable to
     contemplate? are they pragmatic (how do I do X?), theoretical
     (what does X mean?), ethical (when is it bad to do X?), or
     some combination of these? if YOU were devising a test for
     students (don't bother that you may be one yourself), what
     questions would you put on this test (don't worry if you don't
     know answers!)? making up the test will assist you in
     beginning a comparison of knowledge-bases with others in the
     occult community online or off. continue to look at these
     questions. watch how your responses change as you meet people
     who approach the questions from different places. add to that
     list of questions and restructure them as you proceed in your
     self-education.
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