Here is a Processing sketch that calculates magical probability per Peter Carroll’s first three equations of magic from Liber Kaos [1]:
- M = GL(1 − A)(1 − R)
- Pm = P + (1 − P) × M1/P
- Pm = P − P × M1/(1 − P)
Click the image to run the sketch in your browser, or follow this link if that one is giving you trouble. You can also download an executable for Windows (right-click the link and select Save As…).
Operation
Use the blue sliders to manipulate the variables. The green and red bars show how natural (P)robability is adjusted by the amount of (M)agical power — (G)nosis and (L)ink increase magical power, (A)wareness and (R)esistance decrease it. The green bar shows magical influence on manifesting a desired outcome (→ 1.0); the red bar shows magical influence on preventing an undesired outcome (→ 0.0). Both bars become brighter as magical power increases.
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Notes & References
- 1. Peter J. Carroll, Liber Kaos (Boston: Weiser Books, 1992) 41–51. In The Octavo, Carroll changed the formula for M to GLSB, i.e. Gnosis, Link, Subliminialization, and Belief, each from 0 to 1, and all multiplied together.
Kim Cascone
June 9, 2011 at 10:51 amdoesn’t work on Ubuntu 10.10 in Firefox 3.6.17 :(
Joshua Madara
June 9, 2011 at 5:16 pmHmm; not sure why, although I have seen a number of issues w/ Processing on Ubuntu. I could make the export Linux app available to you to see if you can run that, if you like.
Talia
December 19, 2010 at 7:21 amWhat’s the definition of gnosis here?
Joshua Madara
December 19, 2010 at 11:18 amHi, Talia. Thank you for visiting hyperRitual. As Carroll defined gnosis in Liber Kaos: “… an extremely hysterical focusing of the mind by ecstatic or meditative techniques, if only momentarily or intermittently. A good orgasm or that split second of quiescence at the end of half an hour’s raja yoga may just suffice.”