My point is concentration isn’t an engineered point of forced coming together that has been planned as a ruse against the cruel mysteries of the universe.
Concentration is a crossroads, a natural coming together point, a city that already exists in your mind, you just have to find it except when you do, it irrevocably changes the city and risks sending the true heart of your concentration somewhere else and thus at least for some of us “concentration” is the name for an eternal wild goose chase not a name for a set of tools we have in our woodworking shop.
Despite the hugeness of its effects, I’m inclined to the “set of tools” model mself. I hold my focused attention upon a thing. I hold it there as I would hold my fngertip upon a spot on the wall. It’s as simple as that. It is a thing that I can do. A power.
Fair but listen to me when I say our minds are nothing alike, if you ever pretend to understand what makes people like me tick or it will be the beginning of your undoing for better or worse.
Plesiohedron@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
Whenever I let it all hang out here, I invariably end up offending 99% of the people. And that’s frustrating and dull.
I have yet to offend you, apparently. So allow me to let it hang out a bit more.
Magic is like science, much lighter on the models. In that observation is key.
Or like art, but lighter on the art-making. In that esoteric stuff is touched.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
My point is concentration isn’t an engineered point of forced coming together that has been planned as a ruse against the cruel mysteries of the universe.
Concentration is a crossroads, a natural coming together point, a city that already exists in your mind, you just have to find it except when you do, it irrevocably changes the city and risks sending the true heart of your concentration somewhere else and thus at least for some of us “concentration” is the name for an eternal wild goose chase not a name for a set of tools we have in our woodworking shop.
Plesiohedron@lemmy.cafe 1 week ago
Despite the hugeness of its effects, I’m inclined to the “set of tools” model mself. I hold my focused attention upon a thing. I hold it there as I would hold my fngertip upon a spot on the wall. It’s as simple as that. It is a thing that I can do. A power.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
Fair but listen to me when I say our minds are nothing alike, if you ever pretend to understand what makes people like me tick or it will be the beginning of your undoing for better or worse.