A Theory of Fate and Fatidical Manipulation

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A Theory on Fate and Fatidical Manipulation

By Abelle Enorre

Penned IY 7787

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A Theory on Fate and Fatidical Manipulation

By Abelle Enorre

Penned IY 7787

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Preamble

Fate is ephemeral, but eternal, impossible to grasp and yet we encounter it each second of each minute of every day of our lives. I am sure there are many who would balk at the idea of fate, this inconceivable uncontrollable and unknowable thing.

How can it possibly exist?

Better yet, how can one put faith in it?

A reading of fate is often intentionally arcane, a trick of mystics and seers well guarded and often mimiced by charlatans and crooks then compounded by the many purported ways by which to do so.

Is a drawing of cards more accurate a measure of fate than a reading of tea leaves? - it is difficult to say and scientifically suspect. While I am presently just an Acolyte, it is my hope that through the reading of the stars and manipulation of celestial gravitation that a scientific means by which to dictate the future be found - and if possible, fate also changed. 

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Preamble

Fate is ephemeral, but eternal, impossible to grasp and yet we encounter it each second of each minute of every day of our lives. I am sure there are many who would balk at the idea of fate, this inconceivable uncontrollable and unknowable thing.

How can it possibly exist?

Better yet, how can one put faith in it?

A reading of fate is often intentionally arcane, a trick of mystics and seers well guarded and often mimiced by charlatans and crooks then compounded by the many purported ways by which to do so.

Is a drawing of cards more accurate a measure of fate than a reading of tea leaves? - it is difficult to say and scientifically suspect. While I am presently just an Acolyte, it is my hope that through the reading of the stars and manipulation of celestial gravitation that a scientific means by which to dictate the future be found - and if possible, fate also changed. 

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On the Qualities of Fate

Fate, Destiny, Predetermination.
All words for the same fundamental concept - this idea and often faith that our lives, our actions are predetermined and ultimately have meaning.

Like a road in the desert, it streches out ahead of us, not simply the footsteps we leave behind. The road weaves on from the moment we draw our first breath to the moment we release our last. Or at least, this is the commonly held belief, that fate must be straight. It must be linear, it must be A to B.

I propose that this is not, in fact, accurate and proffer my own theory: While Fate is fundamentally unbreakable, it is malleable - but not without risk nor consequence for those that dare attempt to meddle with it

Imagine for a moment: fate not as a line, but as a series of dots like the glittering lights upon a star chart. Each of these is a point of certainty, a place, a time, or a situation - something that must, by fundamental law of the universe, occur.  Man, like many the aspiring student of astrology will seek to connect these dots, forming shapes within the dark void of the sky, but man is also amateur, his lines are not straight, his path not simple and narrow.

These imperfections, the unclear lines and faulty directions are because man is unguided. He walks, but does not know his destination and worse yet, he may chose not to follow the path fate has laid out for him. He may choose otherwise, but this will cause him to encounter processes and trials which block him, obstruct him and cause both he, and those around him, great harm.   

Man realises this.  He understands subconsciously that the path that fate has laid out for him is the easiest. He understands that while it may itself not be without its own perils - its pains and its suffering - that to stray from it too far is to invoke the fall.

And what is the fall? Like raising a stone from the ground and letting it tumble back to the earth under the effects of gravity, fate has its own pull, its own draw. This is such that while man's choices are imperfect to the mechanisms of fate, very few ever truely deviate far from their intended path as the hereto named fatidical force simply draws them back. 

So while fate is malleable and open to manipulation (to a degree), where fate begins, ends and each of these points of certainty along the way must eventually be adhered to. As such, the further man is from his point of certainty when the allotted time comes, the harsher the ripples and waves of fate tug to bring him back - and the harsher the penalty for the one who caused him to be so off-track.




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On the Qualities of Fate

Fate, Destiny, Predetermination.
All words for the same fundamental concept - this idea and often faith that our lives, our actions are predetermined and ultimately have meaning.

Like a road in the desert, it streches out ahead of us, not simply the footsteps we leave behind. The road weaves on from the moment we draw our first breath to the moment we release our last. Or at least, this is the commonly held belief, that fate must be straight. It must be linear, it must be A to B.

I propose that this is not, in fact, accurate and proffer my own theory: While Fate is fundamentally unbreakable, it is malleable - but not without risk nor consequence for those that dare attempt to meddle with it

Imagine for a moment: fate not as a line, but as a series of dots like the glittering lights upon a star chart. Each of these is a point of certainty, a place, a time, or a situation - something that must, by fundamental law of the universe, occur.  Man, like many the aspiring student of astrology will seek to connect these dots, forming shapes within the dark void of the sky, but man is also amateur, his lines are not straight, his path not simple and narrow.

These imperfections, the unclear lines and faulty directions are because man is unguided. He walks, but does not know his destination and worse yet, he may chose not to follow the path fate has laid out for him. He may choose otherwise, but this will cause him to encounter processes and trials which block him, obstruct him and cause both he, and those around him, great harm.   

Man realises this.  He understands subconsciously that the path that fate has laid out for him is the easiest. He understands that while it may itself not be without its own perils - its pains and its suffering - that to stray from it too far is to invoke the fall.

And what is the fall? Like raising a stone from the ground and letting it tumble back to the earth under the effects of gravity, fate has its own pull, its own draw. This is such that while man's choices are imperfect to the mechanisms of fate, very few ever truely deviate far from their intended path as the hereto named fatidical force simply draws them back. 

So while fate is malleable and open to manipulation (to a degree), where fate begins, ends and each of these points of certainty along the way must eventually be adhered to. As such, the further man is from his point of certainty when the allotted time comes, the harsher the ripples and waves of fate tug to bring him back - and the harsher the penalty for the one who caused him to be so off-track.



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The Manipulation of Fate

Taking the previous assertions as truth then it can be reasonably interpreted that to date, the only thing capable of altering the path of fate (beyond, of course, the gods) is man, or perhaps simply that which carries a soul?

Free will strong enough can allow the diversion of the path of fate, then it is not simply the man's own path which can effect it, but a strong enough external force as well, be this the unbreaking will of another, or their own fatidical gravitation.

The first concept is much more simple to understand - when another forces their will upon you and this will causes you to break from your intended path (a prime example of this might be undue incarceration or slavery) then the toll of the fall lies on the one responsible.  If it is not your fate to be so held, then when your point of certainty comes due then walls will crumble and men will die for their denial of fate.

More interestingly however, when two paths of fate intersect their relative fatidical gravitation warps the path of fate for both. Sometimes this can be symbiotic - drawing them both forward towards their own goals - or it can be adversarial, where lines intersect conceptually adjacent to one another.  As the fate of the common man is so weak, they will have few points of certainty along the chart of their life. With fatidical gravitation being strongest the closer one is to a point of certainty (a given, as this is the mechanism for the fall) it is fair to say that the opposite is also true. As such, their relativistic forces are generally extremely minor - a decision made which otherwise would not have been is perhaps an ample example of this sort of interaction.

This is a prime example of this manner of interactions - that intersecting lines of fate often only interact to the most minor degree, but the more fundamental and impactful your points of certainty are (Effectively, the brighter your stars burn) then the wider its force of gravitation and the more people it will impact and the more who are drawn to (and potentially hurled away from)  its path. With strong enough force of fatidical gravitation the concepts of, time, movement, even distance sit down and beg as they too are warped to the path that is walked. 

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The Manipulation of Fate[/size]

Taking the previous assertions as truth then it can be reasonably interpreted that to date, the only thing capable of altering the path of fate (beyond, of course, the gods) is man, or perhaps simply that which carries a soul?

Free will strong enough can allow the diversion of the path of fate, then it is not simply the man's own path which can effect it, but a strong enough external force as well, be this the unbreaking will of another, or their own fatidical gravitation.

The first concept is much more simple to understand - when another forces their will upon you and this will causes you to break from your intended path (a prime example of this might be undue incarceration or slavery) then the toll of the fall lies on the one responsible.  If it is not your fate to be so held, then when your point of certainty comes due then walls will crumble and men will die for their denial of fate.

More interestingly however, when two paths of fate intersect their relative fatidical gravitation warps the path of fate for both. Sometimes this can be symbiotic - drawing them both forward towards their own goals - or it can be adversarial, where lines intersect conceptually adjacent to one another.  As the fate of the common man is so weak, they will have few points of certainty along the chart of their life. With fatidical gravitation being strongest the closer one is to a point of certainty (a given, as this is the mechanism for the fall) it is fair to say that the opposite is also true. As such, their relativistic forces are generally extremely minor - a decision made which otherwise would not have been is perhaps an ample example of this sort of interaction.

This is a prime example of this manner of interactions - that intersecting lines of fate often only interact to the most minor degree, but the more fundamental and impactful your points of certainty are (Effectively, the brighter your stars burn) then the wider its force of gravitation and the more people it will impact and the more who are drawn to (and potentially hurled away from)  its path. With strong enough force of fatidical gravitation the concepts of, time, movement, even distance sit down and beg as they too are warped to the path that is walked. 

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The Thesis

The purpose of this Theory - and the intent I seek to prove among my work is summed up thusly:

If we accept that our fate is written among the stars and throughout the imperfections of the celestial disk.
If fate is written in the stars, then the forces of fate are intrinsically linked to them.
If celestial gravitation is an example of the intrinsic power of the stars, is it a power that can rival the potency of fatidical force?
In essence, is this discovery sufficient in its potency for magic to overcome fate itself? Can fate finally be broken and the risk of incurring the fall be redirected or annulled in its use? 

Can we challenge the Inevitable?

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The Thesis

The purpose of this Theory - and the intent I seek to prove among my work is summed up thusly:

If we accept that our fate is written among the stars and throughout the imperfections of the celestial disk.
If fate is written in the stars, then the forces of fate are intrinsically linked to them.
If celestial gravitation is an example of the intrinsic power of the stars, is it a power that can rival the potency of fatidical force?
In essence, is this discovery sufficient in its potency for magic to overcome fate itself? Can fate finally be broken and the risk of incurring the fall be redirected or annulled in its use? 

Can we challenge the Inevitable?

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