Perhaps not all peoples are aware of this program being broadcasted by the BBC on Sunday nights.
Yet I think it is a brilliant opportunity to discuss and shed light on what magic is not.
I am not going to go into detail and point out bit by bit what is not magic, or what might be considered as black magic or service to the ego magic. Such selfishness always fails and have great and dreadful consequences. What I am going to do is just go through the most important facts.
First we have Mr. Norrell resuscitating a woman of position to get attention and the personal support he wanted in relation with the powers at that time.
Mr Norrell wanted to use magic to assist the war effort against Napoleon as the plot goes.
Ok, what is wrong with these to events:
- Error No1 .- The Lady in question was not asked whether she wanted to be resuscitated which is a significant violation of free will.
-Error No2 .- Mr Norrell, not having enough magic to do the deed conjures an alleged Fairy.
-Error No3.- The pride of Mr Norrell leads him to accept a bargain with the Fairy which he had no right to have.
-Error No4.- By conjuring the alleged Fairy (who only exist in the imagination of people and Fairy tales) he opened an avenue that had been closed for hundreds of years allegedly too.
-Error No5.- Conjuring what a person does not understand and breaking free will laws is very serious and derive fatal consequences.
Further down the plot, another magician appears called Jonathan Strange that goes into become Mr. Norrell apprentice.
Such apprentice is sent to fight with Wellington the Napoleonic War and of course they win. Only the problem here is that real magic would never be used to kill other beings. We the Sidhe would never even consider be part of any side. War is wrong, it is born out of pride and greed which are issues of a very devolved nature and do not pertain to the level of evolved souls.
Self defense is permitted but only as self defense. Not as a defense of a kingdom or other people. In the free Universe there are no Kingdoms. Harmony and Kingdoms are quite opposite concepts.
There are other nuances throughout the plot where many violations of free will occur to satisfy the pride and "prestige" of Mr. Norrell and also the lust for information and special powers of Mr. Strange.
Such pursuits lead to catastrophic events which are logical consequence of the transgressions on free will of others.
If you see things from the perspective that magic is life force, all violations of life force conclude with bad karma that manifests as suffering.
Such tales can be quite useful to exercise discernment thus it will be a fun exercise for you to write what you think violated free will and why. It will assist you in never making such mistakes yourself and save a lot of time and karma.
Happy pondering
Gregory
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