VR Goggles - Virtual Adept's Tools.

Introduction.

Everything that a Magician owns and uses is a Magickal Tool. ... this includes Computer(s), Digital Resources, Candles, Incense, Ritual Tools (Athamé, Chalice, Pentacle, Wand), Animal Figurines, Dice, Cards (not only TAROT), Offerings Bowl, Mortar & Pestle, Herbs, Essential Oils, ... anything. People believe that Virtual Adepts use Computer(s) and Virtual Reality tools as VR Goggles for example, and belief has great power. But not many believe that Virtual Adepts are true Magicians. Personally i think that it's possible to create oneself as a Computer-oriented Magician, and use Virtual Adepts-related Arts, that it's possible to be real Magician styled as a Virtual Adept. Like real magicians, computer programmers/designers and philosophers, Virtual Adepts use Symbols (symbols represent ideas) and Abstractions (generalizations, often omitting concrete details that are supplied later - either by Magician or by someone else). Word 'Virtual' means 'Non-Real', 'Apparent'. Can a Virtual place be considered Spiritual place? If yes, then how it has to be done, how to fullfill all neccessary requirements, preconditions?

Art, Style & Tools.

... i am creating Art Style called: 'Art of Magick & Light', Magickal Art that uses Real Magick Symbols and Lore and can have real power.

Today i've ordered Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality Goggles. Should arrive on Tuesday, 30th May 2023.

Will play and explore how these can be used in my Magick & Witchery.

... potentially powerful Magickal Tool in skilled hands.


Idea.

Create Virtual Reality Space, a Temple, a Sacred 'Place' where Buddhist Practices & Magick/Witchery can be performed,

Inverted Black Magick Tower (with more levels underground than above ground), with Magickal Tools & High-Tech items/blueprints ... located in a Black Castle.

In Buddhism, Black is colour of Protection, and Mahakala - Buddhist Protector - resides in this Black Castle.

Considered adding Matrix-like Dojo to Black Castle, training place for Martial Arts, but for now it's not a good idea because of lack of precise tools.

Sensors should be on whole body and on weapons for that, and there are other problems as well.

Well, perhaps 8 cameras (located in room corners, 4 just below the roof, and 4 just above floor) and Weak Artificial Intelligence (to analyze large amounts of data coming from cameras and recognize body/weapons movements) could work, but still - Virtual training and fights differ too much from Real-Life Martial Arts practices as it is for now.

Perhaps later it will be good idea.


See also, if You wish: Virtual Adepts.

Virtual Adept's Software for Stealing Apples.

My friend once destribed Virtual Adepts as magicians who use computers to 'code programs for stealing apples'.

... link: [ Virtual Adepts, Reality Hackers. ].


... is it about stealing fruit(s) from paradise-garden's tree, or is it about hacking macintosh computers to steal control over them?

... or both?


... or is it just a computer game about apple thievery, a game named: 'Grand Theft Apple'?

... code is as follows:

;)

Did i steal Apple Macintosh computer?

... in a way i did.

... i bought it legally, but for that a price it's a steal - so high quality for that price.

Apple Computers are fun & nice.

;)

eBook of Shadows.

Electronic Grimoire / eBook of Shadows suits a Computer-oriented Magician / Virtual Adept / that i am.

... it's a black Kindle 10, with a green/grey case and touch-pen.

... i'm storing there documents & media related to Arts & Sciences, to Buddhism & Esoterics.

See also, if You wish: [ A Book of Shadows ].


The magick-related files on electronic devices connect (symbolically) computers/devices to magickal lore, magickal art, magickal symbols & magickal power. This is also example of use of Correspondence Sphere (idea from Mage: the Ascension, from which term: 'Virtual Adept' originates). When symbols representing objects are put close to each other, energy flows more freely, quicker, without disruptions, without unnecessary intermediaries or barriers. A lot of Correspondence work is just that - managing where symbols are put, designing energy flow routes, designing which objects should 'play' with which objects.

One of ebooks stored in my electronic book of shadow's memory is 'Ghosts & Spirits TAROT' by Lisa Hunt.

Unlike printed paper copies, which tend to be misplaced - .pdf files can be backed-up - for example: in cloud storage and/or usb pendrive.

Virtual Adepts, Reality Hackers.

Introduction.

Reality Hackers (also known as: 'Reality Coders' or 'Reality Crackers') is a subgroup of Virtual Adepts, computer-oriented magicians in Mage: the Ascension roleplaying game.

The Reality Hackers are a faction of the Virtual Adepts that focuses its efforts on the transformation of our current reality. They are one of the principal contributors to the project of Reality 2.0.


Definitions.

'Reality', according to philosophy, is 'everything that exists'. More than only physical objects, there are other things that exist as well. From a friendship between two humans, to existence of prejudices of certain people toward something.

'Hacking' is doing something that is 'not according to design'. Reality changes often defy and go beyond the initial designs of politicians, scientists, etc.


Reality Modelling & Vulnerability Analysis.

I think that similar to more mundane (non-magicians) computer hackers, the reality hackers analyze their target (reality in this case) for weak, vulnerable points then exploit these to gain access and read/create/modify/remove that target's parts. One of such 'weakness in reality' is that many human beings believe in power of magick that can change reality, and belief has great power. Thus, reality can be affected by the use of magick.

I think that reality hackers create 'reality models', using many approaches to modelling the whole reality and/or it's parts. Then, using computer sciences as tools, models are analyzed and 'weak points' can be found. Sometimes even a small change makes the big difference, and/or make other changes possible and/or easier to execute.

I think that supercomputers can be useful in skilled hands (supercomputers & data centers have uses in fields of artificial intelligence and in creating other large models), but knowledge of computer sciences, programming, hacking and magick are basics, are far more important tools in the reality hacker's arsenal.

I think that even the 'more mundane' computer hackers/programmers/related can significiantly change the reality, just by doing their work. It seems that reality is vulnerable to changes created by software services available in the internet.

I think that everyone - no matter their occupation - can change the reality, but some occupations have more power over reality than others. Sad as it is, one can say that some jobs are more meaningful than others.


Metaphors.

My friend once destribed Virtual Adepts as magicians who use computers to 'code programs for stealing apples'.

... is it about stealing fruit(s) from paradise-garden's tree, or is it about hacking macintosh computers to steal control over them?

... or both?

Stealing apples is against God's will - as any stealing is.

Many think that changing Reality is defying God's will as well.

... ;)





How Reality Hackers change Reality?

Buddhists often say that 'Space is Information''.

One can perceive that every atom, electron, ... , or lack of such at a given coordinates is information.

By changing this information, one can change state of Space at given coords.

Space is at least part of Reality, by changing Space one changes Reality as well.

In theory - if computer is connected to Space - programs written on such computer can transform that information, can transform Space.

...

However, Virtual Adepts usually do not use coords in spellcasting, they use symbols related with objects transformed by their code. Reality is more than physical objects after all. It's use of Correspondence, one of ideas in Mage: thue Ascension.

Virtual Adepts can change not only quantum objects (either individual quantum object or quantum objects in larger group(s)) with their Magick. Examples are: Manipulating Thoughts in Mind, Aligning perceptions to see Spirit World, etc. These uses can be perceived as high-abstraction-level instructions.

Anything can be an object, from physical objects to mind and it's state, to thoughts, to feelings, or even to objects used in statistical analysis. Symbols can represent ideas and objects as well.

Can everything be reduced to mind perceiving objects in space - trying to see itself? Buddhist Wisdom tries to explore these ideas since time that has no beginning nor end.

... coords can be perceived as a symbol as well.


How to connect Computer to Space?

Computers can be connected with Space by - for example - symbols on Virtual Adept's computer's desktop screen.

Symbols can be images, or whatever representing ideas that connect computer to the Space.

'Virtual Adept's' Low Magick: 'Quality Analysis Visualization'.

Introduction.

Art, including 'Art of Magick & Light' - the Art Style i am trying to create - uses symbols, both graphical and textual ... other as well.

... how to represent music? either notes notation scrolling at bottom, analyzed frame by frame as in film ... or at least compact disc album cover with performers and song's title at bottom, etc ...

... with Arts, i am trying to create myself as a 'Virtual Adept', a Computer Oriented Magician.

Art Style i am creating uses symbols, history & lore of various Spiritual / Esoteric / Occult / Magickal / etc groups.

... is it True Magic or just Graphical, Visual Entertainment?

... i'll let readers think and decide on their own.


Is Art Magical?

... while i think that: 'Art is slightly magical, the subtler Art the better', there are Arts that consider spiritual, occult, ... more than other Art Styles.

... in my eyes, for me ... Art & Beauty are more Important, more Precious than Power.

... qualities / pl: 'właściwości' / can be analyzed with regards to 'Art of Magick & Light', or other more 'mundane' Arts.

... Art can have, for example:
- relaxing, mind calming qualities,
- anger release qualities,
- mood raising qualities,
- shocking qualities,
- ...

... it is also the quality, whether Art is for Spiritual Development, or a form of attack, spiritual fall.


'Problem' & Tools.

... i think Art does not have problems, only needs ... but Computer Sciences consider problems - so i use this word here.

Symbols represent ideas, Art pieces convey messages.

Spiritually, Esoterically oriented people often come upon symbolic messages - found in books, in films, in internet, in dreams, in visions ... and are stuck with discovering messages' meaning(s).

The image below can be used for visualization, along with wishes, prayers, spells and mantras - so true nature of a being or phenomenon can be analyzed and understood.

Beings differ from Phenomena in that:
- Beings have Mind,
- Phenomena do not have Mind.


The Image.

... one can visualize symbolic image to be analyzed in place of a question mark, under magnifying glass.





Links.

... see also, if You wish:
- Graphic Tablet, Imagination, 'Art of Magick & Light',
- 'Virtual Adept's' Low Magick: 'Quality Analysis' on DeviantART.

'Virtual Adept's' Low Magick: 'A few lines of Code'.

Can code be magickal?

Every of Witch/Magician's tools is magickal ... including computers.


Regarding 'numerical symbolism' used in this code:

108 number is holy in Buddhism:
- Holy number of 108, bits & trits.

About Numerology:
- Numerology.


Esoterics-wise, '3×7×11' is 'three times seven times eleven', is 'greater curse', and/or 'greater bless':
- Numerology, Blessings & Curses,
- Power Numbers & Symbolic Meanings,
- Blessings, Curses, Transformations.

'Every blessing is curse, every curse is blessing'.

... cursing enemies protects friends/lovers etc ... but not only that way curse can be a bless, i think,
... when someone abuses, blessing can transform into a curse and enhance bad karma, as well, i think.


Code:

... click image below to see / edit code on JDoodle.




Links:
- A few lines of Code on DeviantART,
- A few lines of Code on Project Wraithstar.

Modern & Practical VR.

Introduction.

VR is Virtual Reality.

Virtual means apparent, non-real, or non-real yet.

Virtual Adepts use VR Goggles, an fairly old technology that since few of last years goes through rapid growth.


Modern Way.

VR Goggles are devices that when put on head allow to see Virtual Worlds in three dimensions.

Head movements are detected & a vision field changes, moves.

There are costly VR Goggles as Oculus Rift for example, but there are also cheaper solutions that hold certain advantages as well.

'Cardboard VR' is a term for using either a cardboard box or a well made holder for the Smartphone, a modern computer in itself.

Screen is split in two parts, one for each eye. Smartphone communicates wirelessly with computer who serves data to a Smartphone that visualizes that data, for each eye. Smartphone serves gyroscope signals to a Computer as neccessary. This can be a quite elegant, cheap, modern & efficient solution for VR Visualization.

Later in this article i'll post details of how it works in practice, when i can ... as well as at least a few of the less obvious benefits of using VR Goggles on a Virtual Adept's Magickal Way.

... for now i'll only add a picture of a Virtual Adept Mage from Mage: The Ascension Storytelling Game about the Modern Magick.




A Virtual Adept.


My VR Goggles Set.



VR Box.

... my VR Box arrived (on 19.08.2016), still waiting for a Smartphone with Android OS, Gyroscope, WiFi & 3G Internet hardware however.

Once it arrives, VR Goggles set will be complete.

i'll use Trinus VR software for Android OS & PC, perhaps more as well. It's commercial, has price ... but has a free version as well. Works with iPhone as well, even if not everything is supported.

update (02/09/2016): a smartphone arrived already, i'll write more as i test it properly with VR & when i can; i need more than one day for that, perhaps much more as well.

Virtual Adepts.

... one of 'Magickal Traditions' of the Art.


Reality is a Lie.

Reality is a lie
i hacked it
now i go to sleep
to awaken later
i am awakened again...
and so on.

... available on deviantART.


... click on image below for more, if You wish:



People involved in this art-message are the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn's Leaders - David Griffin & Leslie McQuade, styled as heroes from the Matrix film.


About blog's author.

Am i a Virtual Adept?
... in a way i am, i am creating (styling) myself as one at least ... but by words of David Griffin & Leslie Mc Quade - leaders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (magickal group), roleplaying games have uses in the real magick.

Is it Art?
... i am creating Art Style named: 'Art of Magick & Light', in which Virtual Adepts & other Magick-Related symbols, history & lore have place.

we are Computers-Using Mages,
... parts of 'Mage: the Ascension', the 'Storytelling Game of Modern Magick' (storytelling games are roleplaying games),

do we use eBooks on electronic devices as Amazon Kindle, for example?
... we can.

do we use cryptography with magick?
... we can encrypt spellbook files, we can give 'encrypted' quality to telepathic conversations, etc.

how did i became a 'Virtual Adept'?
... by birth.

with which subgroup i identify with?
... with Reality Hackers.

what tools/ideas we use?
... VR Goggles - Virtual Adept's Tools.

how it's related with Buddhism?
... it's still Milarepa's Way, i think ... it's also connected with Zen Buddhism, i think.

> [ mailto:neomahakala108@gmail.com ];


Who we are?

'Computers have become an integral part of modern society. As they have come to dominate the world, so too has a new Tradition of mages, the Virtual Adepts.

(...)

The Virtual Adepts feel that they ae using technology to create new possibilities, whereas other Technomancers are simply devouring the present for maximum gain.'

-- Quoted 'Virtual Adepts' parts of 'Mage: the Ascension'.


Subgroups.

Subgroups in Virtual Adepts are:
- Reality Hackers,
- Chaoticians,
- Cyberpunk,
- Cypherpunks,
- Nexplorers,
- Cyber-Houngans.


Links.

- Technocracy & Artificial Intelligence - related Threats.




... computer - related arts.