jessjokin wrote:I'm not sure what you mean by "gnosis state". but it sounds like what im talking about at first glance, if you could elaborate on it a bit I would appreciate it.
To define terms is always a good thing.
Gnosis State: The state the mind gets in to actually do magic or psychic actions, but can be used for other things. Typically, in a traditional magical setting, a whole ritual is done just to get the mind into that state to do the final working. Mind you what this entails and how long this takes is dependant on the magical system and the individual of course.
In Omni, we "trick" our students to be trained to going into this state and back out of it instantly. By the time they officially know this state even exists, they already can pop in and out at will, rather than requiring any prep time. So no grounding or ritual space is needed, so they can do what they do anytime, anywhere, at full power which is the point. It works because of the methods we use, which is posted (at least the basics are posted).
As far as building someting goes, they might think about what they are trying to accomplish and the "disclaimers" to build into the spell so the spell doesn't go rogue on them, but when it comes time to cast, it normally only takes them a few seconds or less. If it is their first time casting such a spell, it can take much longer depending on the complexity and how different from something they've done before. So while they are actually making and casting, they are in the gnosis state I mentioned before. But many don't realise they are going into it.
Many just don't think about it. If they read this, I'm sure if they think about it when they cast and how it feels "different" than walk-around normal, they'll see what I mean.