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thousand and one other setbacks. You could compare it to
a gym or an obstacle course in the woods. The equipment
and constructions aren’t just there for no reason. They’re
inviting you to get in shape and bring more new energy
into your system. That’s also how the magician’s ‘crisis
mechanism’ works: resistance as a starting point for the
search for magical energy.
Another advisor’s hand goes up, and he begins to speak
even before the magician has given him the floor.
So you create a visible reality that’s not always a good place
to live and where crises determine the rhythm of life. But it
is precisely these crises that serve a purpose. They encourage
the people to take action. And so you start the search for your
magical energy, and if they find it, then what you’re looking for
happens: then a new kind of spiritual energy is created. That’s
how it’s supposed to work, right?
The magician gives a nod of confirmation.
That’s exactly right! Compare my magical-spiritual evolution to
that of a flower. Take the poppy. It starts with a seed that, once
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