Mage's Arete.

in 'Mage: The Ascension' game there's the trait called 'Arete'.

it describes how well someone understands 'Universal Truth', 'Truth of Reality', how 'Enlightened' she or he is.

for Mages, Arete changes in rank from 1 to 10 & imposes a limit on how meaningful & powerful Magicks they can use.

Arete Rank	Description
0	Superficial
1	Ignorant
2	Unenlightened
3	Dreamy
4	Quixotic
5	Discerning
6	Understanding
7	Perspicacious
8	Wise
9	Visionary
10	Enlightened

at this moment in my life, i think i would be 'Dreamy'.

i think there are many kinds of Enlightenment however, more or less True.

i have some clues about how Magic & Magick work & why, so if someone asks me to 'conjure money' i won't be impressed at all - professional work is more efficient at that, usually.

i think i understand words: 'Truth until Paradox', at least somehow.

for more about Magick, please read Aleister Crowley's Books & seek Thelema.

i also have a distance, am critical, am not sarcastic very mostly toward this 'Model of Reality', or perhaps even 'World'.