Beloved Writings: Laws of Magick

The Law of Knowledge
Understanding brings control; the more that is known about a subject, the easier it is to exercise control over it.
"Knowledge is power."

The Law of Self-Knowledge
The most important kind of magical knowledge is about oneself; familiarity with one's own strengths and weaknesses is vital to success as a magician.
"Know thyself."

The Law of Cause & Effect
If exactly the same actions are done under exactly the same conditions, they will usually be associated with exactly the same "results;" similar strings of events produce similar outcomes.
"Control every variable and you control every change."

The Law of Synchronicity
Two or more events happening at the same time are likely to have more associations in common than the merely temporal; very few events ever really happen in isolation from nearby events.
"Coincidence is seldom mere."

The Law of Association
If any two or more patterns have elements in common, the patterns interact "through" those common elements, and control of one pattern facilitates control over the other(s), depending (among other factors) upon the number, type and duration of common elements involved.
"Commonality controls."

The Law of Similarity
Effects are liable to have an outward physical or mental "appearance" similar to their causes.
"Look-alikes are alike."

The Law of Contagion
Objects or beings in physical or psychic contact with each other continue to interact after separation.
"Magic is contagious."

The Law of Positive Attraction
Like attracts like; to create a particular reality you must put out energy of a similar sort.
"That which is sent, returns."

The Law of Negative Attraction
Like attracts unlike; energy and actions often attract their "opposites."
"Opposites attract."

The Law of Names
Knowing the complete and true name of an object, being, or process gives one complete control over it.
"What's in a name? — Everything!"

The Law of Words of Power
There exist certain words that are able to alter the internal and external realities of those uttering them, and their power may rest in the very sounds of the words as much as in their meanings.
"A word to the wise is sufficient."

The Law of Personification
Any phenomenon may be considered to be alive and to have a personality, that is, to "be" an entity or being, and may be effectively dealt with, thusly.
"Anything can be a person."

The Law of Invocation
It is possible to establish internal communication with entities from either inside or outside of oneself, said entities seeming to be inside of oneself during the communication process.
"Beings within..."

The Law of Evocation
It is possible to establish external communication with entities from either inside or outside of oneself, said entities seeming to be outside of oneself during the communication process.
"...Beings without."

The Law of Identification
It is possible through maximum association between the elements of oneself and those of another being to actually become that being to the point of sharing its knowledge and wielding its power.
"You can become another."

The Law of Infinite Data
The number of phenomena to be known is infinite; one will never run out of things to learn.
"There's always something new."

The Law of Finite Senses
Every sense mechanism of every entity is limited by both range and type of data perceived.
"Just cause it's invisible don't mean it ain't there."

The Law of Personal Universes
Every sentient being lives in and quite possibly creates a unique universe which can never be 100% identical to that lived in by another.
"You live in your cosmos and I'll live in mine."

The Law of Infinite Universes
The total number of universes into which all possible combinations of existing phenomena could be organized is infinite.
"All things are possible, though some are more probable than others."

The Law of Pragmatism
If a pattern of belief or behavior enables a being to survive and to accomplish chosen goals, than that belief or behavior is "true" or "real" or "sensible" on whatever levels of reality are involved.
"If it works, it's true."

The Law of True Falsehoods
It's possible for a concept or act to violate the truth patterns of a given universe (including an individual's or group's part of a consensus reality) and yet to still be "true," provided that it "works" in a specific context.
"If it's a paradox it's probably true."

The Law of Synthesis
The synthesis of two or more "opposing" patterns of data will produce a new pattern that will be "truer" than either of the first ones were, that is, it will be applicable to more realities (or "levels of reality").
"Synthesis reconciles."

The Law of Polarity
Any pattern of data can be split into (at least) two patterns with "opposing" characteristics, and each will contain the essence of the other within itself.
"Everything contains its opposite."

The Law of Dynamic Balance
To survive, let alone to become powerful, one must keep every aspect of one's universe(s) in a state of dynamic balance with every other one; extremism is dangerous on both the personal and the evolutionary levels of reality.
"Dance to the music."

The Law of Perversity
Known as "Murphy's Law," if anything can go wrong, it will — and in the most annoying manner possible.
"If anything can go wrong, it will."

The Law of Unity
Every phenomenon in existence is linked directly or indirectly to every other one, past, present or future; perceived separations between phenomena are based on incomplete sensing and/or thinking.
"All is One."