The Wizard Way

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The Wizard Way

13th of Snow's Maiden, 1583

 

From the desk of Ambros of Galdorcreft College

 

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1.

In the beginning there was nothing,

Then there simply was,

And it was glorious.

 

From the nothingness comes the one,

From the one comes the two,

From the two comes transformation,

From this comes all myriad of things.

 

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2.

What desire does the Void have?

The Void desires nothing and thus, is eternal.

From this eternity, the Void is nothing and everything.

This is how the Wizard must be,

Desire nothing and yet an origin of all things,

 

For if the Wizard desires nothing,

No plan or schedule can fail,

And the Wizard is content.

Inevitably,

A pot is useful for its emptiness.

 

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3.

Just as a stream carves canyons,

So does the Wizard wait centuries

For an inevitable outcome he might not live to see,

And he cares nothing of.

 

The Void abides in inaction,

And yet nothing is left undone.

 

Thus, the Wizard lives simply,

For a man who chases two rabbits

catches neither.

 

Passive yet spontaneous,

Weak yet acquiescent,

Detached yet passionate,

Action without effort.

Nothing and everything.

 

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4.

The Wizard is the abiding teacher,

Yet does not seek his own students.

Only when the breeze blows such pupils

To his doorstep does he teach.

 

For only once the student is ready,

Will the teacher appear.

 

This is his ultimate duty,

To pass on a eternal knowing,

Passively, without words or agenda.

 

The Wizard knows,

To light another's lamp,

Will illuminate his own path.

 

The Wizard is; however, careful in

Using his magic to ease the burdens of life on others.

For a bird shall never learn to fly if it

Trusts only in the strength of the branch it stands on,

And not in its own wings.

 

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5.

The Wizard is the eternal student,

Learning for enlightenment,

Not respect nor power,

For what use has he for these concepts?

 

Thus, the Wizard is ever weary of

Practicing his art before an audience,

Should they praise him.

 

A block of marble does not exist

Nor care to be carved and worshiped as a statue,

it simply wishes to be.

 

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6.

The Wizard, a philosopher of magic.

Through its comprehension,

Might the Wizard find a oneness,

With the great nothingness.

 

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7.

The Wizard mustn't take up a profession,

So that he might fill his stomach,

Or clothe his back.

Such creations of bustling society

Are a mere distraction from a life of

Mental solitude and scholarly thought.

 

This is the one true life,

One of perpetual learning.

 

Thus, the Wizard must find himself

In self sufficiency through his practice.

 

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8.

The Wizard cares not for hollow

Titles and awards, how does this

Further a life of thought when

Distracted by the responsibilities of

Organization?

 

If a stone remains low to the ground,

It may never fall.

 

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9.

That which is of the Void is magic,

Do not all things find origin in the Void?

Then it must be that all things are magic.

 

Thus, all things find an identical birth.

For every pool of water

Reflect the same moon.

 

This is what the Wizard understands,

And carries out a life knowing

all interactions are magical,

and all objects have been evoked

To inevitably return back into

the great nothingness.

 

All things are impermanent and

Only a oneness with nothingness can be

Eternal.

 

It must be, then, that the Wizard finds

Joy in the most simple of pleasures from such

Impermanent physicality.

 

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