MUSING FURTHER ON THE GREY SCHOOL OF WIZARDRY

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Studying at the Grey School of Wizardry has been both challenging and rewarding. In 2007, I joined the School. Nearly twenty years later, I am still here. In 2009, I suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) when a wall fell on me. It was then that I discovered that the Grey School provided excellent brain therapy. Moving at my own pace, I could make small steps in increasing my brain’s capacity to rewire itself. Moreover, the students and the professors at the Grey School offered me hope and encouragement in my recovery.

 

Since the courses involved both thinking and doing, they helped to rewire the different lobes of my brain. (I lack bilateral mobility because of my TBI.) Since all the lobes of my brain were injured, the diversity of courses encouraged healing neuroplasticity. Moreover, the ease of taking diverse classes helped to round out my recovery. To my benefit, I had a looser structure to work with the Grey School than with typical schools.

 

The Department of the School that I chose to major in is Divination. It may seem strange because I have no sense of time. Since my TBI, I intuitively live in the Past, Present, and Future. The major allowed me to understand time better. Therefore, I could use various oracles more effectively.

 

Since majoring in Divination, I have overcome my dislike of the Tarot and Astrology. Because both are required for the major, I had to study each discipline thoroughly. The classes challenged me to give up my opinion that Tarot and Astrology were boring and obtuse. Moreover, learning how both interacted with the other deepened my appreciation of these disciplines. They help keep my approach to divining fresh.

 

As I am at the end of my studies, I also gained an appreciation of magic. Before I joined, I thought that magic was silly and stupid. Now I see how it underpins the Cosmos and the world we live in. My studies at the Grey School have taught me how to be a wizard. I now view the world as a magical place full of wonder.

 

One regret that I have is that I would like to have taken more classes in Mathemagicks. Before attending the Grey School, I did economic forecasting as part of my career. I now see that as a form of mathematical divination. Now, I want understand further how mathematics is magic. Also, I want to move beyond forecast equations to deeper insights into the language of mathematics.

 

Although “The Colors of Magick” course is a beginning class, I took it as a Level Seven Apprentice. Surprisingly the class helped me to know who I am. By exploring the personality tests, I rediscovered myself. After researching and pondering, I realized that I hid my actual personality. Now, I feel freer to express myself. The class brought me back to my original self. That was a valuable insight into my nature as a wizard. I now feel better in leaving the School secure in knowing the wizard that I am truly am.