Hello there, um... im new-ish to the site and magic just doesn't work for me... so i tried soul energy manipulation and i'm pretty good but... i can't seem to extract the energy and making it solid... and i'd also like to give it shape...
if there's anyone who can help, i'd be greatfull
It's okay. Turning energy into matter is a very advanced skill that requires a ton of energy. If you're just trying to give the energy a shape or appearance of solidity, then I recommend practicing some more and experimenting with different techniques. Also, even just getting energy to hold a certain shape requires a great deal of focus, so make sure to concentrate but don't force yourself too hard. The key is to believe you are capable.
why thank you, but i forgot to mention... in my past life... well... it's complicated but long story short, i have waaaaay more energy than an average human soul... and as for concentration, i'm unshure, but your still a great help.... thank you FaithSeeker
I was referring to magic energy in general, which tends to be the same thing as soul energy. I have had a great many past lives myself, I would guess that past lives contribute to your soul's growth and development so it doesn't directly contribute to your energy. Rather, I think past lives increase your overall potential for magic. If you want to talk some more message me, I can remember some of my past lives so we could swap stories if you'd like.
Re: Soul energy manipulation By: AwakeTooLong / Knowledgeable
Post # 5 Apr 14, 2013
Your past life, if it is in fact a past life and not a dream, day dream, or fantasy, does not change what you are.
As far as making spiritual energy into physical matter, well... matter is energy. Everything is energy. You don't create something from nothing. You change its state. So in order to somehow manifest a physical object through magic, you would somehow have to change will, thought, intention, and astral/spiritual/non-material energy into a physical product. Somehow changing will and thought into something physical is... well, the stuff of Hollywood.
I think it is possible, just impractical. Magic is basically the manipulation of energy through intention, so it seems logical that we could focus that energy into matter. I have no idea how that would be done, however, and E=mc^2 says that a single gram of matter is equal to a staggering amount of energy. We also have yet to truly figure out precisely what energy and mass are, just how they seem to behave in the contexts we've observed them in. I assume magic is a "force" on the quantum level because matter and energy's behavior in that context is something scientists have yet to fully understand. Personally, I hope to earn a physics degree and help understand that using what I've learned from magic and vice-versa.
Re: Soul energy manipulation By: AwakeTooLong / Knowledgeable
Post # 7 Apr 15, 2013
Matter has been relatively defined. Sure, not in its entirety, but they have recently broken down atoms and defined most of the components that create the neutrons, protons, and electrons that form the basic building blocks that in turn create all matter, in all states.
Thought, intent, will, etc. certainly has an undefined quality that we spiritualists, magical practitioners, etc. experience whenever we work within our medium. It gets even more vague and ill defined when we start considering the astral, other realms, spirits, ghosts, etc.
This, perhaps, may be defined on a quantum level as you suggest. Other realms may perhaps be explored via the String Theory, and theoretical physics may perhaps explore the concepts of manipulation of magic through the magnetic aura that all individuals possess, among other such vague and largely unproven theory.
Understanding this, as any prospective physicist likely does, I am curious as to how there is a leap from these vaguely defined concepts to utilizing them to somehow influence matter - and how that leap is construed as logical.
Yes, I must confess my use of inductive reasoning to arrive at these conclusions. I should have specified that my conclusion appear to be rational, though not necessarily logical (I often have to use layman's terms when describing magic and science). Though I have had the sense to test them when I can and I'm certainly prepared to be wrong. Many of my beliefs regarding the bridging of science and magic are due to Noetic Science, though I have only a cursory understanding of the subject I was inspired to reach some of my own conclusions after reading The Field by Lynne McTaggert. I've done my best to not take anything for granted, but thank you for being a skeptic. I rarely have the opportunity to share my ideas with minds educated in the appropriate subjects to critique me, so thanks for pointing out potential holes.
Re: Soul energy manipulation By: AwakeTooLong / Knowledgeable
Post # 9 Apr 15, 2013
My problem with theories from Noetic Science that involve physics is that every researcher they have listed - and indeed anyone with a PHD listed - is rooted in psychology. They may well have a deep understanding of both psychology and physics, but I'd like to see somebody who specializes in physics and agrees with their theory.