The Logris

The majority of this chapter is borrowed from one of the author’s previous titles, Post-Modern Magick. While readers familiar with that work may feel this to be overly repetitious, readers new to the concept will require the reprinted material in order to better understand the later part of the chapter, which will deal with creating what are called spell protocols that can be stored in the Logris field.
The Logris, in a classical sense, is a dynamic symbol of Chaos, better known as the chaosphere or chaos wheel. While keeping this original meaning as a reference the word Logris can also be used to describe the staging area for spells within the “aura” of any magus, like a membrane or energy field of sorts that surrounds the magus. While much argument and essay could be held in defining and investigating the aura itself, that will not be done here. Instead, the word aura will be defined loosely as the collection of energy fields that permeate and surround the magus. One of these energy fields is the Logris.  For those who are aware of its existence and skilled enough to use it, the Logris can serve as both a medium for the casting of spells and an amplifier for the power of the spell.
The theory and procedure are as follows:
Much like various parasites that graft themselves to the skin or aura of humans and magi alike, just so can a spell be attached, or “hung” on the Logris energy field, almost like a temporary tattoo on the skin.
The magus first casts the majority of the spell. Once the spell is complete, but not sent, the spell caster visualizes the Logris field.  When the Logris has been raised the spell caster puts the spell onto the Logris.  Perhaps visualizing physically hanging the spell on a wall, peg, or the shimmering surface of a forcefeild. By doing so practitioner will be able to effectively store up spells until they are needed.  At that point there are two things that can be done. The practitioner, finding his or herself in need of quick and powerful magick, could pull one of these spells off the Logris. 
This acts as a power multiplier for the spell.  First there is energy put into the spell itself, added to the power used to activate the stored spell and push it out of the Logris.  Then there is the additional energy boost from the spell’s passage through the Logris itself.  Thus making a most potent spell indeed.  Effectively allowing the spells cast by that magus to have potency much greater than the caster himself.
This technique also allows the caster to perform lengthy and complex ceremonial or formulaic magick, and then store the spell to use at their leisure.  Thus making the practice of ceremonial magick much more effective in situations requiring immediate action and result.  However, one must always remember that the laws of thermodynamics also, at times, apply to magical energy.  The amount of power and thus number of spells that can effectively hang on the Logris depends greatly upon the power and energy capacities of the magic user himself. Once a spell is hung on the Logris it begins to decay like an unused muscle or a leaking barrel of gunpowder.  Depending upon how much power was put into the original spell, it will take a small portion of that to maintain the spell’s potency over long periods of time. As a result most magic users who employ the Logris technique either hang several spells that they intend upon using soon, or they store only a few potent ones and then hold onto until just the right moment.
A final exciting benefit from using the Logris often is that the energy field is gradually affected by the spells hung upon it.  So the observant, patient, and powerful magus could use this knowledge to cast the same spells often.  Over time the Logris will begin to “remember” spells often hung upon it, and once the adept becomes the master the Logris will evolve from being merely a storehouse and amplifier, but also providing immediate access to a multitude of spells regularly cast though it.  A living grimoire.

              These impressions made upon the Logris that allow it to ‘remember’ spells that are used often are what can be referred to as ‘spell protocols’. These function much like sigils, in that they can be empowered and cast a specific spell with few steps or preparation. Though instead of walking around with a pocketful of sigils (though a valid even if haphazard technique), the active magus with many protocols etched into the Logris from constant use has the entirety of these protocols on hand without the need for piles of paper or any sort of organization. Often the Logris can ‘load and execute’ a protocol of a specific type when the magus is casting a spell even if the magus does not consciously choose to use a protocol.
              While the Logris remembers frequently cast spells, and in time they become incorporated into the field as protocols, the industrious and creative magus can actually consciously ‘etch’ protocols into the Logris at will. The practitioner would focus on creating the spell, painstakingly focusing on every detail of the spell’s construction to that once the spell is ready to send, it is sent directly into the Logris itself, essentially ‘uploading’ it to the Logris field. Henceforth, the spell protocol is available to the magus when such a spell or one similar are needed, then that protocol is summoned forth, augmented where necessary to fit the situation, then sent on its way. Some might call this a subtle form of hyper-sigil magick, because this technique can be used outside the Logris as well, infusing spell protocols into occult devices or including them in the creation of magical entities, all of which will be discussed in later chapters.