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Magic Sigils
MAGIC SECRETS AS
TAUGHT BY ROBOT FISH
Gordon July 15, 2011 3
Want to see what shoaling looks like?
Proper shoaling, that is… the thing sh do. In this case, sticklebacks.
Go and watch this video of scientists testing out whether a shoal of wild sh would
follow an arti cial leader.
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Of particular interest in the companion article is:
Robo sh moved faster than the real sh, which may indicate to them that it
knows something useful they do not.
Another reason is that robo sh was at the front of the group and studies have
shown that bold leading individuals have a greater in uence.
It is the decisive movement that creates the shoal. This happens through a process
called Local Information Transmission.
Extending the idea that sigil magic operates in a Moorean way where ‘ideas’ have
‘autonomy’, then clearly this has two implications for sigil shoaling:
1. It is likely that they cluster around the sigil with the greatest probability of
completion. (I’ve spoken previously about how the results seem to intertwine.)
This is the corollary of the sh leader’s decisive movement.
2. You can presumably kick-start this process by sigilizing something that is
guaranteed to happen. Better yet, something you can take decisive action to
guarantee happens, like drinking coffee the next morning.
The decisive movement sigil you create to kickstart the shoal is o cially designated
the robo sh.
A new Big Project has emerged (after the success of the last one) that requires
nested practical enchantments so let’s see how this works.
Tags chaos Probability shoaling
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Pallas Renatus
July 15, 2011 at 7:49 pm
This makes so much sense, I can’t believe I’ve never heard of
anyone trying it before. Life-hacking in true form.
Will de nitely report back with results.
yuzuru
July 15, 2011 at 8:43 pm
A question: do you only work with sigils? I remember that you
talked only about sigils and one spell based on vodoo
Gordon
July 15, 2011 at 8:59 pm
@PR Cheers!
@Yuzuru Nope, but it’s my go-to for long term stuff on
account of it’s exibility/sequentiality.
My brain works better with phased enchantments.
Short term stuff? Anything goes.
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