Theres normal power and
magical power.. Where theres only
so much normal power to be given, as its an illusion, like political
power and so on.. so we can't be greedy. Yes, given out by earning it.
Well given by the people who can grant it or give it out and have us
use it. Mostly by allowances. These people? They are the people who
have power to give and sometimes the people around us. So we only know
them from working with them.
Where we have our own power
and people have power as well. its
considered power of choice when someone concents to give ya a way or to
let ya do things. Thats giving ya power to use where people can be
anyone. Sometimes we end up workin for the acceptance and allowance. So
we sometimes work for the person by explanation or excuse, and etc..
They either don't know enough about it to disallow it, or they find it
interesting and don't try to block it.
Where in magic power, in the ideal life the
power comes only from within the self,
by innate intuitional ability and the energy it controls.
They can agree or disagree all they like that makes no difference
whatsoever. Unless you cast a spell to manipulate events and it comes
down to whether or not a person will allow something to happen (i.e.,
effect="give me a raise").
This brings a point of the
power of magic, where power of magic
actually is the energy that helps run the universe. Its as though life
would exist with magic as magic can be the energy around us. But we
only use it with a natural gift thats ours at birth. This gift is our
ability, what each of us has and it allows even the natural energy to
be used. It stems that if the person is without this gift of ability,
then the person dies at an earlier age, seemingly by destiny. Easily,
people are ignorant of magic in more ways than one. Though they can do
magic to some degree, even without realizing it, by using their ability
of power.
They are inconsequential,
sheep, dust in the wind. But even then
the point is to shift them to agree with your cause. You use your will
to overpower THEIR will, sometimes by stating an idea with intention
that it take effect instead of their will. They obviously don't want to
give you a raise, you overpower them, and they give you a raise. You
use your superior willpower, to erode their willpower and their mental
resistance. Well in magical power, the will is the way. And the point
ya make will sometimes make the effect, where the power to make the
point is from within.
So yeah, all power except
for magical power is basically an
illusion, and there is two different types of power, it seems. Because
it's give, borrowed, allowed for ordinary power. And only magical power
is really yours.
Some may base money as a
limited form of power and make it like
power as thought may come that money and power are the same. In actual
fact, they're similar but not the same thing. Their power stems from
loyalty to their organization, beliefs in its purpose and conformity to
the rules. whereas money can do anything as long as you have enough,
and use it WITH power. As in, police, doctors, etc.. that put away max
amount of criminals/crazies, hand out most drugs, perform most
unnecessary surgeries = profit!!!
You can't have money and use
it without power, you'll just get
robbed. Money is like liquid power, but 'power' is like concrete power,
as in being the head of some organization with loyal people who you've
worked with for years who will do anything for you if needed. It's
actually really close to the elements idea. Where you can justify
almost any construct in this world by referring to the elements, and it
just takes some time to notice which elements are present in which
things.
But, once you start learning
you really open up the world to
understanding. With understanding comes the ability to manipulate and
to change the world. But, if you used the power of the elements to take
over the world, its likely to rebound. So work with power, not against
it. Don't use your power to overcome anothers, use your power to
augment anothers, especially with anothers will and then it wont be
resisted. Most things of energy is about following the paths already
set and being natural rather than unnatural.
Why do dictators and
corporations try to get the whole world to
agree with them, even if it's through deception? Because going with the
wave is a lot easier, than being all "WOOPWOOP IMMA TAKE OVER THE WORLD
WITH MY NEFARIOUS CONTRAPTION" and making yourself a target. To some,
power doesn't come through the whole world backing you up, power comes
from POWER.
So, power to others is
ability to manipulate and achieve.
Influebce is somewhat achieved and something observed that causes us to
want to do things like it. Money is anything that buys the idea and the
product of the idea. And in the idea of ruling things, even if you've
got power, who wants to be a /ruler/ as that just makes you a
target.
Its better to be a highly
trusted advisor to someone with a
similar worldview while having the power to manipulate them if need be.
Again, power is the opportunity to recieve reactions. its an illusion
even as its an interesting idea, in the least. But, theres also
physical power, movement by action in energy to achieve something.