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T H E A U T O N O M A T R I X
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Nascent Manifesto of 930111
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:: Symbolism & Design ::
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The name AutonomatriX is derived from the words autonomy and matrix to
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represent a self-directed and self-governing repository of information. The
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emblem of the AutonomatriX is a circular blade with eight teeth providing a
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background to the glyph of Eris turned on its side.
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The AutonomatriX is a networking chaos magic guild of those striving to
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discover and rejuvenate magical ideas and technical skills with success as the
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only key to validation. We do not discriminate on the basis of lifestyle,
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gender, affiliation, race, or sexuality. We seek to interact with creative
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magicians who are pushing boundaries instead of being trapped by them. We are a
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guild composed of working craftspeople, whereas an order/lodge/clique is
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generally an exclusive membership of supplicants.
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The time of centralized info-banks is at an end; the nature of "classified" or
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"secret" information is that it is more often limiting than useful to the
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collector, and only profitable to the banker of such media. Hierarchical
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structures are unnecessary and undesired; checks and balances regarding
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membership are determined by an individual's interaction with the rest of the
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group rather than personal prejudices or acceptance for any member by any other
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member. The principles "sink or swim" and "(inter)action equals life" are
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applicable to this magical guild, as in any network.
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:: Access to the AutonomatriX ::
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When a candidate has made intentional contact with a member of the AutonomatriX
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(called the "AX"), that member sponsors the candidate hirself and provides all
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pertinent information about that candidate to another member as soon as is
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possible for co-sponsorship. Alternatively, if for any reason the member
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chooses not to sponsor the candidate after the initial inquiry, that member
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must send the information to two other members, one of whom is the member
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nearest to the candidate's geographic locale. Ideally, the two sponsors would
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be geographically separated from one another. All inquirers will be provided
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with the current AX manifesto by any member who accepts sponsorship of that
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candidate at the onset of their relationship. The suggested sponsorship period
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is three months, at the end of which the co-sponsors mutually decide upon
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whether or not initiation should take place.
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The sponsored candidate is requested to provide information regarding any
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personal magical work done in a journal or magical record. The candidate may
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in turn be given any part of the Corpus Fecundi other than the Contacts Listing
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(see below) that the sponsors deem appropriate at any time. Initiation may be
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performed by one or both of the sponsors and/or any other members of the AX
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with the consent of the sponsors. The candidate must provide a record of a
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magical working which has resulted in manifestation of the intent at least two
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times, and design a self-initiation ritual. All initiations must be performed
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in person. At the climax of the initiation, the new member is handed the
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current Contacts Listing (on a scroll) and the remainder of the Corpus Fecundi.
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:: The Corpus Fecundi ::
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The Corpus Fecundi comprises a record of research, technical experimentation
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and ritual methods that have arisen since the emergence of this guild of Chaos.
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The entirety of this information is provided only after a period of sponsorship
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resulting in initiation and excludes non-requested information of a political
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or genealogical nature.
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It is the personal responsibility of each member of the AX to update their copy
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of the Corpus Fecundi as new information becomes available. An active member
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of the AX is any person who is on the Contacts Listing. All information for
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inclusion into the Corpus Fecundi is transferred throughout the network on at
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least a quarterly basis.
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The Corpus Fecundi consists of three parts, as follows:
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The first part is the "Contacts Listing," which includes all participants in
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the AX. All are listed by their appellation (any titles may be chosen), mailing
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address, Working Group and/or Project involvement information, and a brief
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biography (bio) of personal interests, researches, requests for information on
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any topic, etc. To remain on the Contacts Listing each member is responsible
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for making their membership known by interaction with other members. If for any
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reason this cannot be done, membership requires that the current AX curators
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are notified of continued participation in the network by a work record semi-
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annually.
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The second part is an "Index" of all works currently making up the Corpus
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Fecundi. All members are responsible for ensuring that their copy is complete
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via this Index. The author of each item will be listed here, rather than on the
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items themselves.
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The third part, the "body of works," consists of information in the form of
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rituals, essays, memos, magical drawings and/or diagrams, etc. to inform the
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network and record its accomplishments and activities. No birth and/or legal
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names may be included anywhere in Corpus Fecundi.
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:: The Curators ::
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The issuance of Contacts Listings and Indexes are provided by the AutonomatriX
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curators, who ensure that each display the name and emblem of the AX upon them.
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Two curators are randomly chosen on June 27th of each year from volunteers to
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update and maintain securely the hard-copies and electronic copies of all
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material in the Corpus Fecundi. The Corpus Fecundi is maintained in its
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entirety in both formats at all times. Any individual in the network may
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assume these responsibilities, although no curator may have successive terms of
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office.
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:: Working Groups ::
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Each member of the AX is encouraged to form autonomous Working Groups. All WGs
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may be designated by whatever name (Coven, Project, Team, Clan, Temple, Group,
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Cabal, Tribe, etc.) deemed appropriate by those directly involved. A Working
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Group is composed of at least two active members of the network and as many
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non-members as desired by them.
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Each Working Group is inaugurated by the generation of its own unique
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manifesto, accepted by all participating in that WG. It must be distributed by
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the AX members of that group to all on the current Contacts Listing. This
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particular manifesto should be made as detailed as possible, to outline the
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WG's objectives and intent, protocol, any offices assumed within the WG's
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internal structure, and whatever else the WG decides upon. Accompanying the
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manifesto should be each participant's signature (of their chosen appellation),
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mailing address, and bio. The AX will in no way interfere in matters of any
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Working Group's internal structure or protocol, with the fullest intention
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being to keep regulation to a minimum in regards to the network's guild
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structure.
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Each WG is encouraged to access any form of media available for wider
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distribution of ideas and material, and the AX provides encouragement and/or
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assistance to members who have material suitable for this purpose.
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:: Projects ::
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Projects or Operations which include any member of the AX within or without
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one's Working Group are to be listed in the Contacts List. An "Operation" is
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usefully described as an extended working for a specific goal carried out by
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two or more members of the guild regardless of WG affiliation.
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:: Main Contact Points ::
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It is recommended that each WG and Operation designate a Main Contact Point (or
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MCP) elected by the members in that Working Group, for response to inquiries
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and distribution of information. It is the responsibility of the acting MCP of
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that group to distribute all information for inclusion into the Corpus Fecundi
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of the members in hir Working Group and/or Operation.
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:: Information Transference ::
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Information is distributed throughout the entire active membership of the
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network in the issuance of the Contacts Listing and Index of the Corpus Fecundi
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by the AX curators. The authors of any item produced and distributed for
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inclusion into the Corpus Fecundi are responsible for the distribution of that
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information throughout the network. Any item may be marked "Private" by its
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author, and this is understood to mean distribution via the Corpus Fecundi only
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(not for public consumption). No items intended for the Corpus Fecundi may be
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marked with the author's appellation, although it is recommended that each item
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is accompanied by a cover letter providing whatever personal data the author or
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distributor desires.
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:: Voting ::
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When voting is required within the AX as a whole, all members must provide a
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written response of yes, no, or abstinence. The votes of each member are then
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listed beside their name on the next Contacts Listing. A measure's success
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depends upon at least a two-third's majority of all members of the
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AutonomatriX. All members are encouraged to voice their own opinions at all
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times.
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:: Identification ::
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The AX does not employ any single clue to disclose membership in the guild.
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However, objects that are easily available are periodically chosen to represent
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active participation in the network, such as a certain semiprecious stone or a
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color-specific pen for example. At any time, suggestions may be supplied to a
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curator for random selection. The identifier is described as briefly as
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possible at the top of each Contacts Listing. Aside from this, each WG and
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Operation is encouraged to generate totems and/or fetishes to designate
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themselves symbolically within the guild.
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:: Accessories ::
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Each Working Group in the AX chooses what ritual accessories are necessary.
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Some may choose specific forms of jewelry or ritual garments as a group. Each
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member must possess the current identifier object of the AX in the working area
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at the time of any meeting attended.
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The AutonomatriX may be reached via
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E P I C
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POST OFFICE BOX 1533
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MORRO BAY CA 93443
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or via the
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PSYBERNET BBS (805)772 AS IF
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DEFINITIONS
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AX (AutonomatriX): Autonom-y and m-atriX. Autonomy means moral and ethical
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independence and self-directed freedom to act. A matrix is something
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within which something else originates or developes. The AX is often
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employed to sever the bonds of tyranny wherever and whenever it rears
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its head.
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CHAOS: "is the omnipresent tendency for acausal events to occur randomly,
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and the basic creative impetus of this reality."
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PSYBERNET: PSYchedelic and cyBERnetic NETwork. Psychedelic is derived from
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"psyche", meaning `essence, subconscious, or soul', and "deloun"
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meaning `to show'. Cybernetics is the science of communication and
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control theory concerned especially with the study of automatic control
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systems (i.e. nervous system and brain and mechanical-electronic
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communication systems).
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AS IF: "In Eckankar chelas are taught that the senses contain all
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manifestation. Imagination, in the field of Maya, if exercised properly
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will create an effect by the chela who acts "as if" it has already
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happened. We have only to recognize that we have already reached God-
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Consciousness." (from The Magician's Dictionary)
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EMPIRIC(K)AL: relying on personal experience and sense observation alone,
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often without regard for established dogma, theory, or law.
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Experimental.
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PRAGMATIC(K): relating to practical applications, and the search for the
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same. "What does not matter need not be."
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IDEALIST('S): belonging to visionaries, idealogues.
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COALESCENT: that which is combined.
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<EFBFBD>THER: the medium and/or the message of non-local information that material
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structures can exchange instantaneously across any distance.
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