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I've read somewhere that there was a phenomenon called 'transfer problem' by psychologists. Example: You learn a new relaxation method and over time, you become calmer and calmer - but only for the period of time during which you actually practise it; this increased calmness doesn't translate into real life, you're as tense as ever before all day long. Or you perform the LBRP, the Bornless One, etc., feel on top of the world - but do these rituals change you on a fundamental and profound level, too? Or you invoke a powerful godform and feel omipotent but in real life, you're just the poor shmuck as always.
Self-transformation has always been a major obsession of mine. Like so many people before, I've found that willpower alone just doesn't work, there has to be some emotional shift involved as well. I've only ever changed (or become 'wiser') because of grave failures, catastrophes and severe disruptions in my life, and then not always. So can magic actually change and transform you? Am I chasing a phantom here doing all these exercises?
Self-transformation has always been a major obsession of mine. Like so many people before, I've found that willpower alone just doesn't work, there has to be some emotional shift involved as well. I've only ever changed (or become 'wiser') because of grave failures, catastrophes and severe disruptions in my life, and then not always. So can magic actually change and transform you? Am I chasing a phantom here doing all these exercises?