Intelligence And The Strength Of One's Will

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Intelligence And The Strength Of One's Will, Are they related?

Intelligence and Will

Does greater intelligence result in a stronger willpower or increase the effectiveness of one's magick?

Yes	[ 5 ]	[29.41%]
No	[ 12 ]	[70.59%]

Total Votes: 17

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The_Seeker	May 19 2009, 08:47 PM Post #1
Neophyte Posts: 20 Age: N/A Gender: Male Reputation: none	What do you think? Personally, I'm not sure. But in my experience there isn't any reason to suspect that a more intelligent person is more capable of doing Magick. I'd say Magick comes from the spiritual essence of a person, and that intelligence and Will are not related. -------------------- Reside in the Void Be Vacuous Have No Mind

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T. A. Belmont	May 19 2009, 09:17 PM Post #2
Initiate Posts: 9 Age: N/A Gender: Male From: Balancing on the edge of the universe. Reputation: none	QUOTE(The_Seeker @ May 19 2009, 07:47 PM) What do you think? Personally, I'm not sure. But in my experience there isn't any reason to suspect that a more intelligent person is more capable of doing Magick. I'd say Magick comes from the spiritual essence of a person, and that intelligence and Will are not related. I would have to say no. Knowledge of the self and discipline of mind and body, I believe, are the building blocks to a strong Will and a powerful magickian. However, someone who embodies all of these qualities would make an extremely capable and powerful magickian, as they would know themselves and the world around them and be able to direct their Will toward their desires in the most effective way possible. -------------------- “For I am I: ergo, the truth of myself; my own sphinx, conflict, chaos, vortex—asymmetric to all rhythms, oblique to all paths. I am the prism between black and white: mine own unison in duality.” - A.O. Spare

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The_Seeker Intelligence And The Strength Of One's Will May 19 2009, 08:47 PM

T. A. Belmont What do you think? Personally, I'm not sure.... May 19 2009, 09:17 PM

Goibniu I'd also have to say no. Generally I've f... May 20 2009, 12:07 AM

Xenomancer Current trends in psychology show that high intell... May 20 2009, 01:54 AM

Darkmage I'm firmly in the 'maybe' camp. The ab... May 20 2009, 01:57 AM

bym Greetings All! I love this topic! You have... May 20 2009, 06:02 AM

Xenomancer HEY! Whaddaya tryin' to say there!??... May 20 2009, 11:42 AM

bym LOL! I wasn't pointing fingers! I find... May 20 2009, 01:45 PM

valkyrie damn right it can! i find that many smarter... May 21 2009, 02:58 PM

The_Seeker so i guess a really good question is does Ego def... May 22 2009, 11:31 PM

Ankhhape What do you think? Personally, I'm not sure.... May 23 2009, 06:42 AM

Vagrant Dreamer I would need a working definition of what is cons... May 23 2009, 09:12 AM

iampagan I answered 'yes'. Basically, I believe (an... May 25 2009, 01:38 PM

Shimi What do you think? Personally, I'm not sure.... Feb 21 2010, 06:01 PM

Dooley To clarify my vote, I don't believe that intel... Feb 21 2010, 08:43 PM

VitalWinds I voted yes. I believe there is a general correlat... Feb 21 2010, 10:54 PM

FraterEST Sorry misread the question, I meant to click ... Apr 10 2010, 10:19 PM

Xenomancer After some time, I want to change my vote, seeing ... Apr 11 2010, 07:47 PM

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