Crisis Energy

              Just as every spell is affected by the resonance of the magical energy that fuels it, so can the resonance of the energy and resulting spell be affected by the situation in which the event occurs. It has been established that magical energy has the resonance of locations, and that spells can resonate within the magus who casts them. Yet the power of a situation can also affect both the resonance of the energy and spell, but also the potency. One element of this concept of situational influences on magick that will be investigated here is Crisis Energy.

For the purpose of this topic, crisis will be defined as the moment of intense transformation of one state of being into another. For example, a piece of chalk sitting on the palm of someone’s hand is considered in general, all quantum physics aside, to be in a state of rest, otherwise a state of potential. If that someone dropped the piece of chalk it would be in motion, or in a kinetic state. The minute moment of time in which the chalk has been released from its state of potential but has yet to become kinetic is a time when the chalk is in a state of crisis.

              When applied to magic the idea of crisis becomes a potent, if at times volatile, source of energy and gnosis. The concept of crisis energy, when applied to magical practice, becomes the moment in a sorcerer’s life when immediate action must be taken to resolve a situation. These moments of crisis exist right before an automobile accident but after it is inevitable, in that state of crisis the magus has the opportunity to change reality and alter the situation. By identifying when these moments happen, the adept can in effect ‘alter fate’. The auto accident is narrowly avoided as the magus identifies the moment of crisis and utters the word ‘no’, then miraculously avoids the accident entirely. Crisis magick occurs when the bullet IS going to hit you, but then you become empowered by that moment of crisis, and with your magical will deny the bullet its rightful target.
              It is the moment of clarity in which your magick MUST work. The mastery of crisis energy is the result of observing the moments in one’s daily life in which a state of crisis is achieved by objects, ideas, or people. The more adept as identifying and tapping the crisis energy, the more you will be able to direct the outcomes of the events in your life. Oddly enough, the power of crisis magick works in reverse to most other methods of magick in that the ability to affect the smaller, more minute details of life is the mark of the master, while altering the outcomes of important events is in general the less difficult task. It is easier to identify and tap the crisis energy of a life and death situation than it is in a more routine or daily occurrence. That is not to say that avoiding bullets and car crashes is easy, far from it, yet in such dire circumstances the extraordinary is much more likely to occur. Though it is to say that it is much more difficult, and requires much more skill, will, and ability to stop objects from falling, prevent a car from starting, or altering the trajectory of a thrown object.
              While crisis theory can be used as infrequently as only to alter traumatic events or as often as to attempt to control the outcomes of many daily occurrences or perhaps even the attempt to manifest a sort of functional telekinesis (possible if unlikely). The most practical use of crisis energy is in the application of daily magick. Before casting the spell, become aware that there will be a time in the casting in which the spell will either succeed or fail, then use your will to empower the spell to further success. By becoming aware of the event horizon between do or do not, you can use the state of crisis to gain the gnosis required to achieve the outcome you desire.