The Information Model?, Is it the paradigm for psionic magic? Options

I was just curious,

I've been trying to figure out what the Information Model is, exactly, for a while now and the best I can guess is that it's creating magic by simply using your thoughts (rather than spirits and energy projection) to influence the universe.

Is that the gist of it? Is it just psionic magic, or is there more to it?

Just wondering.

One can manifest great changes upon the universe by changing ones own perception of events. This was the great truth revealed to me whilst I was studying Zen.

It is possible to manifest a demon-haunted world full or evil spirits and human puppets under the unfluence of dark hearted fiends who thwart your progress at every turn. Or to place yourself on a cloud that floats gently above a sea of troubles whilst the angels sing your name upon the wind so that everyone you encounter treats you well.

This is, however, no simple task. To manifest change within oneself is (for me) the heart of my magickal study. Often have I felt myself moving swiftly along the path only to find myself back where I started and unable to create lasting change.

Chaos Magick as a modern method of magick, stripping away the dogma of the ages, is a new way of achieving and old goal. I see it more as a new programming language, necessary because to interface with the universe in its 'pure' form is not possible. I am thirsty, and upon my desk sits a cup of tea. Do I reach out and lift the cup to my mouth, do I create a servitor to do this for me, do I lift the cup using the power of my mind, do I 'become' the cup of tea, or do I will my thirst to be gone? Which is the chaotes path? Probably to let the mind wander away from the original question.....

Basic gist yes. Though from my understanding psionics borders more along the lines of an info-energetic model.
http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/chaos/texts/model.html has a good description of the different models.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ac42.gif) Thanks for the link 'P_i_a_V', my computer programming analogy seems to fit ok.

Thanks P_i_a_V for showing me the site,

I've seen it before a while back and this description of the Information Model hadn't made much sense until this time around. Interesting thing is that when it mentioned the Golf Club Chakra, it reminded me of "Bob" and the SubGenius Religion, and in that instant it suddenly made sense (Which puts credence on the SubGenius' anti-belief that merely visualizing the face of "Bob" brings clarity to the minds of SubGenii). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Oh and thanks mediocracy, for that great rant and helping me learn how to really suck eggs. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Thanks All. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This post has been edited by Marconus: Apr 3 2005, 02:52 PM

The information model is akin to treating your mind as a computer that you can install different software into, as opposed to the old evoking/invoking spirits and demons (unless that's the program you choose to install), in order to experience different virtual realities. John C. Lilly's "programming and meta-programming the human bio-computer". Watch movies like The Matrix or The Thirteenth Floor to understand the "reality as coded information" metaphor or take a look at Principia Cybernetica for some excellent ideas regarding the applications of information/systems theory.

I like the information magick theory that reality basicaly is stupid, all of its functions is based on information, and it needs information on what to do. Now the magician can change the information of somthing or create new information.