“For the past several years, we have attempted to comprehend the laws of the universe, the mechanism of cause and effect, in order to better understand the world we live in. A person — more exactly, the mind — constantly tries to explain what is happening in life: Why some things happen to us, but other things don’t work out; why we encounter particular people at a particular time; why some people are loved while others are despised or ignored; why some people are rich while are poor; some are healthy, but others are ailing.
Instead of dwelling on our misfortune, this book proposes a system which uses magical techniques to alter life’s circumstances in a favorable direction. Remembering that ‘I am a magician, and I, too, live in this illusory world, this projection of the common world-view,’ and that ‘I can change this world by connecting into the world of magic.‘ I do not believe that what happens in my life is inevitable; instead I respond to events by consciously choosing the most desirable outcome.
If necessary, I set my intention to creatively alter the situation. To manifest a chosen outcome, I enter into a magical state. (I can do anything!) — eyes ablaze, heart sensuously warm, feeling like I’m on the verge of taking off into space…”
The Art Of Soaring, Dolokhov & Gurangov, Translated by Mark Havill, Ph.D., pgs.7, 26.
