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BETTER LIVING THROUGH TECHNOMAGICMagical Technology is Embedded in everything you touch.

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Make The Case for Magical Technology

From Cyborg 2010My Name Is Chris Dancy And I Am A Cyborg

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The Evolution Of MeBecoming the Most Connected Man, Mindful Cyborg, Time Hacker and Technopagan

Quantified Self Qualitative Self

Exercise, Sleep, Productivity Feelings, People, PlacesThe Metrics of: The Meaning of:

Passive time spent in places

Behaviors labeled with “values”, for

example “intimacy”, “love and family”

Passive time spent in in applications,

biological states and physical

behaviors.

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The Evolution Of UsBecoming the Most Connected Man, Mindful Cyborg, Time Hacker and Technopagan

The Future Of UsBecoming the Most Connected Man, Mindful Cyborg, Time Hacker and Technopagan

To Technopagan 2020My Name Is Chris Dancy And I Am A Technopagan

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is

indistinguishable from magic.”-Arthur C. Clarke 1962

PLATFORMS AND PEOPLEThe Tools, Technology and Systems of Magic

Sorcerer• From,Latin sortiarius, meaning

influences fate.

• Magic comes from within.

• Influences fate

• Merger of spiritual , technical

and organic.

Mage • Magician.From Ancient

Greek, magos, meaning the

root of “magic”.

• Magic comes from books

and learning.

• Influences others.

• Ritual as power.

Wizard• Witch From Middle

English,, meaning wise.

• Magic comes from higher

power.

• Influences surroundings.

• Spiritual as power.

Pagan• Person holding religious

beliefs other than those of the main world religions.

• Magic comes from the world.

• Influenced by fate.

• Experience of history.

Knowledge SystemsWhere do our beliefs and knowledge derive from?

“Many people simply resort instantly to the occult, to ESP,

and every form of hidden awareness

in response to this

new surround of electric information.”

Marshall McLuhan (1999)The Medium and the Light: Reflections on Religion and Media

Paganism

• Organized by fate.

• Understanding from

experience.

• Ascension via looking inward.

• Benefit to the individual.

• Eg: Nature, seasons.

Accelerationism

• Organized by behavior.

• Direction from understanding.

• Ascension via behavior.

• Benefit to the developer.

• Eg: Page Rank, Edge Rank, Klout,

China’s social credit score.

Capitalism

• Organized by economic power.

• Understanding from culture.

• Ascension via consumption.

Benefit to the system.

• Eg: Credit scores

Monotheism

• Organized by maker.

• Understanding from authority.

• Ascension via instruction.

• Benefit to the platform.

• Eg: Christianity, Islamic

Belief PlatformsAscending toward the greater good, or directed by it?

“The only difference between a drug and computer is one is slightly

too large to swallow, and our best people are working on that problem.”

Terrance MckennaAuthor And Ethnobotanist

Temporal PlatformsDo we bias our experiences or experience our bias?

CHRONOS

Chronos is quantitative ordered minutes of a

system mechanical system.

1. Ordered linear time.

2. Determinate.

3. Scientific.

4. Industrial.

5. Objective Bias

6. 1300AD

KAIROS (Greek)

Kairos is qualitative unordered of a an

organic system.

1. Non ordered time.

2. Indeterminate.

3. Theological.

4. Agrarian.

5. Subjective Bias

6. 1500BC.

ALGORITHMOS

Algorithmos is the emergent will of the

merger of biological and mechanical

systems.

1. Emergent experiences.

2. Chaotic.

3. Technological.

4. Accelerationism.

5. Systematic Bias.

6. 2000AD

"The great collective organism we're becoming part of will have a completely different sense of

time”

-George Dyson (2012)

Author and Historian

ORIGINS OF TECHNO MAGICTracing Digital Technology and Magic to the present day

SCIENCE RELIGION

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Magic gives us a way to talk about

things we don’t understand.

What is Magic?As everything is understood, we need ways to explain, what is not.

But Why Technopaganism?Magic, Religion and Technology have been linked for a long time.

User Experience - Magical

Setup Wizard - Wizard

Guru - Sorcerer

Control Things - Telekinesis

Voice Interface – Casting Spells

Data Science – Scrying

Wireless Charging - Energy Projection

Bring Back Up - Resurrection

Much of what we do with technology is steeped in mystery so we resort to

magical practices!

We Communicate through CodeYou may not see us, but we are everywhere, in art, design, fashion

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C# vs the Kabalistic Tree of Life

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Rituals allow us to share our traditions and sharpen our focus.

Code Communicates through Us

We Create RitualsRituals allow us to share our traditions and sharpen our focus.

CURIOUS RITUALS

We Create RitualsRituals allow us to share our traditions and sharpen our focus.

CURIOUS RITUALS

We Practice RitualsRituals allow us to share our traditions and sharpen our focus.

We Share RitualsRituals allow us to share our traditions and sharpen our focus.

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Habit Hacker

Quantified Self

Bio Hacker

Cyborg

Life Hacker

Transhumanist

Consciousness Hacker

Deus ex Machina

Timeline Post Human The revolution of population upgrades and life after life.

Technopagan CultureModern Technopagans have been infused in our culture.

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Witches of Instagram

Meme over takes Magic

First session on magic and tech

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

“Technopagan” coinedElectronic Book of Shadows HyperCard

First Missionary Church of Kopimism founded in

Sweden (Missionerande Kopimistsamfundet)

Unicode 6Occult Illumination Device Patent

Electronic MailTwo Worlds

First use of Software “wizard”

SIMS Making Magic

Technopagan PoliticsModern Technopagans have been infused in our culture.

Searching for ”Black Magic”What does search reveal about our emergent priest class?

Summer 2015

Fall 2015 Winter 2017

MODERN DAY WITCHESTracing Digital Technology and Magic to the present day

Social Media, putting the BLOCKED back into software..

Magical Tools – Social Media

Magical Tools – Social MediaSocial Media, putting the BLOCKED back into software..

Magical Tools – Social MediaSocial Media, putting the BLOCKED back into software..

Magical Tools -SoftwareTempleOS is a biblical-themed lightweight operating system

TempleOS Released in 2005. Latest Update 2017

Terry Davis proclaimed that the system's features,

such as its 640x480 resolution, 16-color display and

single audio voice, were explicitly instructed to him by

God

The balancing of light and dark

Magical Tools -Software DARK SOFTWARE

The balancing of light and dark

Magical Tools -Software LIGHT SOFTWARE

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LIGHT HARDWARE DARK HARDWARE

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Magic Mouse Magic Trackpad

Magic Keyboard

Black Magic eGPU

Magical Tools – Hardware and SoftwareAugmented Reality, The Magicverse?

Magical Tools - DesignSymbolikon a Visual Library of Esoteric Symbols

581 backers pledged €20,539 to help bring this project to life.

Magical Tools - FaithThe Vatican Click to Pray eRosary

Magical Tools - InvestmentZodiac Market Investments

Magical Tools – ToysMaking IOT a Magical Reality

Magical Tools – SkillsMaking Time Perception a Reality

SKILLS FOR NOWYour Magical Journey Starts Now

SIGIL MAGICReminds And Symbols To Create A Better Tomorrow

HOME HEALTH

WORK FINANCIAL

STEP ONE:

DEFINE SYMBOLS

STEP TWO:

ADD REMINDERSSTEP THREE:

INTEGRATE INTO LIFE

Magical Tools – SIGIIL Making Time Intention a Reality

Magical Tools – SIGIILMaking Time Intention a Reality

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TIME TRAVELUsing Technology to Manipulate Time Perception

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Magical Tools – TIME TRAVELMaking Time Travel a Reality

Magical Tools – TIME TRAVELMaking Time Travel a Reality

DIGITAL PALM READINGUnderstating Your Past, Present And Future

Magical Tools – FORTUNE TELLINGMaking Time Travel a Reality

Stating your Values

SafetyPhones are as fragile as hearts, how do we care for

them.

1. Do you have any type of insurance on

your device?

2. Do you use a phone case?

3. Do you have a screen protector?

4. Are you bareback?

Seeing The Yourself

LifeSo much can be told in just three options when looking at an unlocked

phone.

1. One, is the battery percentage turned on?

2. Two, is the setting icon on the home screen?.

3. Three, does the phone have the default home screen with nothing moved?

Working With Your

Creativity

Creativity often sneaks into our devices in unusual ways.

1. Do you have a different lock screen than home

screen?

2. Do you have any dynamic, parallax or live photo

wall paper?

3. Are you Pro Folder or Pro Icon?

What Keeps You Strong

ResiliencyOur phones are key to feeling resilient when overwhelmed with

life.

1. Do you have any space on your home

screen?

2. Do you have any space on your home bar?

3. Is your phone in airplane mode right now?

4. Are you anti- notification badge or pro

ignore badge?

Defining You:

BasicsTen years into the smart phone revolution the type

and age of your phone says a lot about you.

1. Do you use iPhone, Android, Other

or Not Phone?

2. Is it the Latest, Current or a

busted up Phone?

Right Now

SpiritualityWe can find spirituality on our phones in the strangest

places.

1. Do you have any alarms, tasks or

keyboard shortcuts to remind yourself

of your aspirations?

MAGICAL TOOLS – FORTUNE TELLINGTo understand your craft practice, your intention attention.

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1. Do you have any icons on your home screen with letters, for instance “Facebook” is

a “F”? What do they spell?

2. If there is a photo of someone on your home screen, what apps cover their face,

mouth, mind, heart, stomach?

Are you connected to the Great Beyond?

ParanormalSometimes we give our self messages from another world or time

MAGICAL TOOLS – BONUS -FORTUNE TELLINGTo understand your craft practice, your intention attention.

• You and your career live on the bleeding edge. At times your

work life could be a high stakes television show• (Mountain wallpaper with heavy enterprise focus near the bottom)

• You have a deep spiritual belief that the universe has a

watchful eye over you and your life. • (Camera looking out over the top of the mountain)

• You have are convicted to creating space in your life for

more love, energy and closeness and won’t let work get in

the way• (Empty row of apps at bottom)

• Information doesn’t overwhelm you easily and you are

mindful to just let things be until their time is reached• (Notification badges and unapplied updates.)

MAGICAL TOOLS – FORTUNE TELLINGTo understand your craft practice, your intention attention.

SUMMARYLet’s Run Our Spell Checker

SPELL CHECK Science concerns itself with

what can be measured,

Magic concerns itself

with what can’t.

We don’t download apps, we download

rituals.

We all need to stop valuing our time and start

timing our values.

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