Sleight of Hand?

[No1Here2c]

What is Magic?

What is a Trick?

What is Deception?

What is the most subtle deception?

How does deception work?

What is a pulling over ones eyes?

Deception:

The moment I believe to understand deception, I do not.

Is it possible to understand deception?

What is understanding?

How may I come to understand deception?

What is the most tricky aspect of deception to be understood?

Can deception occur within my own mind?

Can deception occur within deception?

careful not to be deceived by way of answers.

how would I be able to tell the difference between deception and genuine understanding?

Can deception be utilized to undermine deception?

Simply to leave us with more deception?

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What is the exact opposite of Deception?

What is the structure of Deception?

What things work in complementary dynamic with deception?

How does distraction compliment deception?

An active deception may include an ongoing distraction in order to keep it just out of sight.

Can a deception be self-reinforcing?

Can a deception be carried within itself?

How could deception give rise to itself?

How could deception reinforce itself?

& how then could it ensure itself does not fall into ever deeper layers of such?

Even deception wouldn't want to be deceived right?

Could it self destruct somehow?

divide by zero situation?

perfect storm?

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When deception goes deep enough that it begins to turn in upon itself,

May it begin to whisper false code into its own ear?

Might it begin to actively undermine itself?

Could it keep up with itself?

What is intent? does deception have intent?

what is a goal?

does deception have a goal?

Are goals & intent an aspect of deception?

What is the most subtle aspect of deception?

What are subtleties within deception?

Does deception have degrees of intensity?

What is the furthest deceived it is possible to be?

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We turn now to a dictionary. We fear it may deceive us. You could pretty much slip any string of words in there and still I'd take it as fact. Such is the nature of deception. We deceive ourselves in allowing external influence to dictate our understanding. Let a definition be be guidance, not dictation.

deceive

/dĭ-sēv′/

intransitive verb

1. To cause to believe what is not true; mislead.
2. (Archaic) To catch by guile; ensnare.
3. To practice deceit

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all are correct definitions, but which one is closest to the Truth?

I like definition #2

Ensnare.

let us define that quickly

ensnare

/ĕn-snâr′/

verb

1. take or catch as if in a snare or trap
2. catch in or as if in a trap

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Relatively simple word.

to deceive is to ensnare.

to ensnare is to catch in a trap.

May there be deception in how simple it seems?

What is a Trap?

How does a Trap work?

Where can Traps be found?

Does a trap lie within conscious awareness?

How does conscious awareness avoid traps of which it contains knowledge of?

Maybe more threatening is an unconscious peril?

Fatal trap below the level of perception?

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What is the relationship between deception & perception?

How is interpretation tied into deception?

What is the opposite of being trapped?

Does Deception trap me within subjective interpretation?

Does a framework of subjectivity warp the interpretation of perception?

How may I deceive myself?

Can I do so with conscious intent?

Or does deception require a certain degree of unconsciousness?

how wide is the spectrum of the available depth of deception?

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Can deception be made conscious of? 

or does deception begin to break down upon introduction of consciousness?

How much deception goes unconscious?

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Is there Beauty in Deception?

Is there Love in Deception?

Do I understand & experience all of these things from within Deception?

Does deception have a mechanism in place which restricts & limits the abilities of conscious awareness?

are these words here deception?

is this right here deception?

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Am I Deceived?

                YES        NO

Simple yes or no question my friend, circle your best guess.

YES

I am Deceived.

How have I become deceived?

What does it mean to be deceived?

Does beauty play a role in deception?

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What are the most important questions to be asking in regard to deception?

How do I deceive Myself?

Where does deception originate?

Does deception build momentum if not managed accordingly?

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What is Strategy?

What are unseen moves?

what is a Tactic?

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What is the trap of attachment to limited items?

How do we deceive ourselves into this trap?

What makes this form of clinging a trap? 

Is attachment to material forms really a trap?

We live in a world of much more subtle perceptions.

Why does getting stuck in material form constitute deception?

Do we make ourselves believe that there is more to something than meets the eye?

Is the act of this deception?

How much of our lifestyle would have to be altered if we suddenly began to see through self deceit?

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Self deceit

Imposed by who?

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Do fish have themselves deceived about the existence of water?

What about those fish who have been plucked out a time or two?

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What is the danger in Beauty?

is not Beauty quite perilous?

song of a siren?

pretty colors? 

let me have.

give me those.

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How could beauty deceive?

How easily could beauty deceive?

Is beauty deceiving us as we speak?

Why is beauty such a powerful force?

what is Power?

how does beauty take power over me?

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Just how wrong am I about the things i say?

How far from the bullseye do my questions puncture?

What happens if I continue to search for holes to poke?

Are there any specific holes to be poked in the fabric of my mind?

I would ask what about integrity?

It would seem integrity itself is already a missing stitch.

What is integrity?

What is the role of integrity in deception?

Does deception need to have any degree of integrity?

A good deception is quite literally impossible to see through.

What is a sight glass?

How does a sight glass allow us to see further?

Magnification?

This an increase.

Magnification is an increase of detail & resolution concerning data that is situated in our conscious state.

Higher magnification allows for Nuance to be revealed.

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What things lie in the Eye of the Beholder?

Does reality take place in the eye of the beholder?

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Do I deceive myself about selfhood?

Do I deceive myself about puppethood?

Marionette?

hard to forget.

Invisible Strings?

Quite subtle things.

Living on whims?

best of Luck.

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Do i deceive myself about the safety of my existence?

a looming feeling.

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You start to get a sense of what a survival pursuit is when you have a close call or two.

Do I have a feel for exactly what is being survived in my life?

Is it the Body? is it the Mind? is it Emotion? Thought constructs?

what exactly are we surviving?

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what is Faith in the Design of God?

The beat of a drum?

The beat of a drum.

The flutter of wings?

Beautiful things.

A delicate work?

best get to it.

 

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What is Survival?

What is a Survival Pursuit?

What does it mean to begin a survival pursuit?

What does it mean to be pursued?

What does it mean to pursue?

What is a pursuit as a whole?

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All limited forms will lose their anchor somewhere along the line.