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These egregores can be called on by the magician to help with any working involving local politics or to help reveal opportunities within that geographical area. It is the position of the authors of this book that these entities are emanations of complexity, that consciousness and intelligence is a result of massively interconnected systems, and that each part of such a structure contains some essence of the whole. We believe there is much room for experimentation along these lines.

Ultimately, the world we are embedded in is more subject to the percentage economics of flexibility than the additive economics of energy. We look at networks of signal propagation to examine how each node alters the signals, and we watch what percentage of that change remains when the signal closes a circuit by returning to that node. We can cause something to happen by putting out the right signals ourselves that influence the system to give us the signals we want. It is not enough to declare your intent to yourself and then ignore it--that intention needs to be kept conscious and to be communicated to others. You need to release signals into a larger network for the feedback to carry you towards your intention.

Obviously, the best way to do this is action. Start acting as if your goal will happen and start taking actions to help it happen. You do not need to plan exactly how it happens, but by acting with conviction that your goal is possible, you are signaling your intent. The larger system will respond with signals of opportunities to further your goals, and you need to be open and attentive to these opportunities. Seize this feedback and adjust your actions accordingly.