Accepting the Consequences: The Law of Return

You may be familiar with the science of chaos theory and the butterfly effect. The idea behind the theory is that all of life is a complex system. A small change at one place in the system can result in a big effect somewhere else. For example, a butterfly flapping its wings in the forests of the American Midwest may ultimately change the weather in Ireland or on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

The science of the butterfly effect is consistent within our Order. We believe that everything is interconnected. All of existence is an unbroken circle of energy, and everything is merged into one living organism. We are not separate from the web of nature, but are part of it. Everything that exists is linked together (so also the Cthulhu spawn and the dead are linked with us), and any action, no matter how small or insignificant, affects everything else.

The behavior of every member of the web of life affects every other member. We believe that our own personal energy is never separate from the energy of Nyarlathotep.

Paying attention to intention

Everything that exists is part of an unbroken circle. So when we send out energy - especially intentional, powerfully directed energy during magic - that person's essence:

- Remains in the Self.

- Is a part of the energy being sent.

- Is in the outcome - the energy that travels through the circle of life, nature's web, and eventually returns to the sender.