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Why do some people feel the need to use external focii? Why
do some people feel the need to use internal ones? The more
cynical amoung us would say that they are too weak of Will to
support their own workings without the props, implements and other
"toys". An understanding of how the human mind works and one's
own mind helps to answer this question. Does the use of external
focii make someone less of a mage (mage shall be used as a generic
term of worker of "magic" throughout this document) than someone
who doesn't use focii? My answer would be, unequivocably, no.
You might as well ask why someone would take the path of the
ceremonial magician or a theo-maturgist or a sorceror of the
impeccable way. Not only is it a personal choice that helps
define the manner in which a mage works their art, but also
provides a framework from which others can interface their own
systems of beliefs with others. To put it shortly, a person uses
focii for their own reasons; it is part of what makes them *THEM*.
This ends this essay. I hope this has been of some use to
those of you out there. This by no means is the belief of every
practitioner of magic, merely my own that I share with you. Good
luck in your endeavors and I wish upon you Understanding.