Psybermagick: Advanced Ideas in Chaos Magic - Peter J. Carroll 2000

Magick VII The Fifth Equation

The Fifth Equation of Magick

Where:—

s = spatial separation

t = temporal separation (ordinary time)

a & b = temporal separation in two dimensions of imaginary time

i =

c = lightspeed

Note that this equation gives the ’psispacetime’ separation between events in a six-dimensional Pythagorean form. Non-local exchange of information can occur when psispacetime separation equals zero. Due to the large value of c, zero separations at terrestrial distances occur when:—

Commentary 10

Clearly, squaring out the i factors arising from modeling time as an imaginary form of space, and imaginary time as an imaginary form of imaginary space, yields the following simplification of the full form of the fifth equation set to a zero value:—

s² — (ct)² + (ca)² + (cb)² = 0

Quantum non-locality then appears as the limited case, where a = b = 0, and information passes instantaneously along lightcones.

Magick then appears as the more general case where:—

Note that the fifth equation of magick models both space and time with the same dimensionality of three. Do not panic at your inability to see the other two dimensions of time, you cannot actually even see the first one. More of this later in the hyperwarp chapters.

Basically, because lightspeed has a very high value, you do not have to worry about spatial separation, at least on planetary scales, when attempting divination or enchantment. This may seem empirically obvious to practical magicians, but theoretical parapsychologists need explanations.