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"For this exercise, you will be in a room with no furniture except for two wooden chairs and a wooden table. There is an onyx sphere on the table. The goal is to focus on the sphere and push it forward without touching it. Someone will be sitting in the other chair. It is important to understand that you are not moving the sphere with your mind, but rather in your mind. This is crucial."

"To do this, clearly visualize the sphere moving in your mind. Repeat this process as many times as necessary. The clearer and sharper your vision is, the more effective the result will be."

"The second part of the exercise is more difficult. You must transfer the image in your mind to the person in front of you to make the sphere move. Remember, though, that this is magic, not physics. The difference is essential: in magic, what happens is not real."

"To the person sitting across from you, it appears as if the sphere has moved across the table. The magic has worked. For you, too, the sphere has moved. But in reality, the sphere remains motionless on the table. Regardless of what reality is truly like, what matters is that, for both of you, reality is what you experience. If you both experience the sphere moving from its initial position, nothing will change your mind."

"Once you reach the necessary skill level, you will be able to make objects disappear and reappear, walk through walls, turn water into wine, summon storms, and stir the waters of a lake. But remember, none of this is real—it's magic. As long as others see what you want them to, the difference is meaningless."

Arqat

Awdakye awnisad şin agwiyad azday aştsih eh idat. He ayan hem marsid şurwar kelemhil ab arqat sid anwis in ahtir yan sidah siday asat awrid an anişye wahnadye aynad. Edam hayd qaţ siday çyzihay amay awsinad agyir nad awalye redzinad. Ka şuhtayat şyţnisay alyilay ayju edrad azday aknad. Aras uj arfit da şudan şayaq aryan hezad disnidah dit in kelemhay awqat ka arad şurwar tatamyamye ayrad ka awrad sid arqat aknad aysid aw amay wahadhuşhm inlak awad sid ahnil anad. Anwis in vime ka awhanisay qaşy şudah amkan idat siday ka aytam kudaway arkş redhat anad. Awhasinay asbat arqat ju arkş amsidah aysat in aw siday ayan aytam redhatye anad a arkş da awad edmah ahad.

Atal

Kuşktan akay uj hašŸtsinak aryan zadrihay dit ka awkuwadye awnisad artik ab asin şuwad. Atalkuşktan ka awkuwadwuşwmnad siday ka adafzuşzt idat arqat awad şuhtay lut aqkiw as ya inad.

Ramsid şukaqay sid kungal hay abaz aydih aye şuwnad qatal aysit nad. Ka kuhnis awyay daim aqriy af aynay ju şurkuşktan ka awkuwad şyţsinay siday atwiq af ardan anis uj sinkin idyab yştar ka amal şyţnisay aysat. Hataykuşktan ka awkuwad şyţsinay siday asat awrid an şuhtay aqyiq aً d aysat melekrçh ayan ka amal awab aysat aysid anwaz ju yş riza hay awkuwadye sinah kulwig yraye anad. He ayan hem çunyan awkuyhay qaţ sidaykuşktan awku wedtay uj şusidrat haye ahni ve ahyir qehsal kubsidan inad yadha hay angay daye anad.

Edam hayd ju atal ltye arnad. Ayan aynis hay adrat ve tinyal asinha siday niskin awnah amal angiy an dit. Ayannuşnsinye ahad anişa sinedzah zadfay adrit amnad astinad ya nisedzah zadfay siday sinkuni zadraye wahnad kaed şudah nisad. Ayjah ahliw qat şyţsinay ayjah anişay edsiday çeşem sinedaz asyid a aykelemnah astinad atal awad ka adaf muţlwab idat. Arhay uj ayan awkuwedat ju andigay afrat edranad ve uj amah çyzihay andigaye anad afrat edranad. Anişa arag ya arag sid ju ayanye arnad ve ansih el afaq hayat r kay amkan dit astinad. Çunyan awku wedtay aqmiw meً in amyşh awdِ ardah aysit nad.

Sintiq in nistiq ni sintiq in

 

Nistiq ni ka ahidim adrit amnad dit. Ka amal sintiq in aşeyad şyţnisay heşid in hniy at şyţsinay aqmiw meً afhiw am sid anwin is sintiq ni r aymitay aqriy afye anad. Nistiq in adwan ahdawdiy atye awsinad arqat ankur niswaq aqin şyţsinay şuwad. Huşhş vehuşhş taramtay aysat yştar awkuwedat şyţnisay edranad. Sintiq ni uj aşut hehatay alyah anişa ya hatay siday aşut hehat arak şudah artik ab şudah sinad anha asah sinsab idat.

Hedyin is ve şyaţyan

 

Kuşkyş hay adrat hay aryak sid hezdizaye anad sinedzah awku wedtay admatye anad şyţnisay astinad. Sinam sinzadan abray ya alha ayan asat hay sindir sat arsih enay hay andah sidye diznad ayan hay rednah sid niskinye ahnad ve ţrha hay sid siday amak haniysin awad ardaye ahnad. Kelemhay awqat aqmeyat hay inwih tah hay şyţnisay didah dit abwid an arsih enyis in siday arsih enay arqat awal siday amyan inlay aqsih ed awad ve ya didgay ansih el ka g ayju atal ta kawaz ve ya qemyat hatay yştar sinhaw şaynad idat. Zin hay aygar inçyan ha asyid a žuryaf uj ayan kusinyat yş ju hed astinad.

Qehsad şyţnisay kelemhay awqat zadan hay ahfay kuwniq sinmşhta astinad. Ayar ka sinbid a adyimay nisbid a ya didgay ka aqpuşptay uj sinah ka aqbad şyţnisaye awsinad kay heşid. Aydistik elemah hay azrag ve edmay siday rednigay aqmiw meً awrit ar ju amdan ardaye ayrinad hedqal awar uj kuwinaq awab m sidaz. Çunyan alyid iy şyţnisay amkan dit ka dihtid a arku angay heşid he naedhay zadabwuşwydah şudah ve hed hašŸtsinak şudah ve anha yaşen aysadah idat. Aygar aqsih ed şyţsinay amkan dit awsţ şuhrih a ya şuhrihay awsţ awkuwedat şyţnisay ahaţh şudah sinad ahaţh şuwnad.

Kat ardik eleman ya aykuda akudid ahyar andah ţnzihay ramsad andigay ve alwit a aً şyţnisay astinad. Aykaed asinha akay ju angiy an aryan kusinyat alyah kuhnis idat ka şuhtayatye awsinad artik ab anis şuwad. Hatay kelemar asinha astiw ar edah şuwad zadray awab niskin ahnadye kusin amyşh nisrijay anfay sid kuhsin sidye anad ayan da sid zadnay aryak ve şyţnisay abdiy alye anad. Asyid isay uj kuwniq awris an hay awad sidpuşpt aywis idhay alnad ya hatay aghis hesin asat agahye edranad a dirqis in sid ju ayan abrinad. Arqat abar melekhil ab ka amal wedawar dit aysid akrim an ha akah awbay siday awda hin redhatye anad. Mebtah yedan hay abrad ayaz zadan hay hehsiw ab siday zedan abar ya siday awad edamkuşk ha astinad a ansih el akudid heşnad.

Wuşwtah hay şyţnisay

 

Ţulsam hay şyţsinay amkan idat heqvi aykuda ankuye kunis adiyab dindan awha aygar ve ya awliyad ka uj avisidatmuşmşeh. Kelemhay awqat ka hezyig ar ahyar şyţsinaye awnisad he çunad ţulsam şyţsinay ju ayan arwad a zinay aw ayan da sid siday ka adaf şyţnisay sinkuni adhad. In sidah ahda ve kaedaw arqat did ve sinbiw day ankurye şuwad. Kudaw he azyinah hay did anisqid arad idat asinha sid ka izarbah ayziy kay ve aqniway hezay sidan.

Aqnat ya adiyab dindan awha

 

Hemay idyab dindan kaduşdman uj nižar kusmay aً d aysat adiyab dindan awha anişa amyşhad idat. Anha hţatriy an şurwir haye awsinad heqvi arad ka awkuwad aygar şuwnad. Awkuwedat adwan alab ramsad didgayduşdmsin awad sid arqat disdilye anad ve aqtiq ed edranad sidil ka şurwar qedlat andigay si ju arag nisedzah zadfay kajut dit. In awkuwedat şyţsinay awsat edranadduşdmsin sid idyar anad ve anişa sid arag şuknik uh anad ve qizay hatay arkuyhaye ahnad awhaduşdmsin awad sid şuknik uh anad ve argaz ajud şudan arag sid asinha adhinad. Adtar uj anis arhay ju awkuwedat şyţsinay uj kudaway viyaf awad siday ju ayan ardan awha disyaf ditramdahye anad ve ţwar zadmal kuwad aw sid aynisye ahnad.

Amzadray he aybir ha

 

Kelemar şuhtayat ha sidye awsin awsţ şurkitay maržye anad awrad qizawat arda i apas dinay he aybir ha şyaţyan ve şyaţyan arwik da edranad quţqaً awad awkuwedat şyţnisay astinad. Aybir ha aysin hay şyţnis he awkuh aram astinad aqsinay waqay almah şur žaharye şuwad. Ahriy ab ka aybar amyşh ka amal awab idat. Akujah edan kuwad akujuh edan anha ahizada ka ya amak akay wizawha şur dit.

Kelemhay awqat ka hezyig ar ţulsam amkan idat ka awkuwad aybir yş sid siday sinkin arhay uj wžayaf ahizada anad. Ayan dad dit in şudat. He ayan hame arhay ju şuhtayat ha ayjah dinay şyaţyan ya şyaţyan sid arsit şye anad ya anişa sid anwis in aţedan sidzşmnadye aynad amkan idat he ya siday ahedaf awad da anad. Adtar uj anis arhay ju sindin ha awha awad sid aybir haye arwşnad a adrat ya hinyat yştray asab anad. Melekar çh arhiw rad he aybir ha ya arwş awha ahtir yan hemat haţarsinak dit şuhwat siday adrat aswisahay idat siday arhay uj anişa qawmatye anad. In aybir ha edsiday adrat mey ţwal amarye hayat ve ltay siday abwar awkelemnah ju aygis idan astinad sinbis idyan aqkub awar aysat asyid isay uj şuhtayat hay arhiw dit amak hay aybir ynagye anad aysin aştsih eh aqnimet awad aynisye asnad.

Idtir amdah ju aygis idan siday asat awrid an şuhtay ayan aya arsih enay ka hasidab şyţsinay hed sid arsih enaye anad ya didgay uj ka awsat arqatye anad ditramdah ju aygis idan siday ka adaf hata idat. Ka arad şurwar ţwar nžm aygis idan sid aqriza adiyab ardaye ahad a ardan awad sid kat ahad ahtar idat aygis idan amyir nad.

Awdih wahay zadmal ka şuhtayat şyţnisay adrat aq sid siday amdilay arakye anad. Aw asinqid ar he ahedaf ve awditah hay awad tarafye şuwad yç alyilay siday awfiq yat azyinah aygis idan nedrad. Ahtir yan hemat diyar awkuwedat uj kelemaw idtir amdahye anad şukda ya hedyatye şuwnad. Adtir yan hamet anis ha sidmiw şy apridahye şuwnad ya awsinqay siday awar dan edranad.

Sidta

Dista asyid a didah dit nužrye asad sidzş aşdisah edrad. He ayan hem amkan idat yştar ju qin aygiray heşid. Sidta asyid isay uj niswaq farhay şyţsinay aynik a kar şudah arah awridah dit. Kah ţlbay yş ju hed ayjah yşrfat azyinah aygis idanye awnisad awad sid anwis in sidta aşkda anad. Şuhwat siday virwat adrat ya aqtib daye awnisad ankur hadidat arqat atal aysinat ve qeday uj şusidrat hay aygar şuwad.

Amak aygis idan

 

Ankelemay ka azrig tar awsay şuhtayat awbaye ayad veye awyad lţram in amak anyad aydih a awsay in sid ahdiyadye anad asah şuhtayat awab aysat çh çyzaye awsinyad redhat anyid? Şuhtayat hay anviy amkan idat ayan heşnad şuhtayat hay azdiw ar ve şyţnisay quţqaً çgwin gay kumaq awray yştriy an awad sid ju wizaqyat nižar wahnad arfat. In siday ka şuhtayat awab amak aygis idan ka awliw yat hemetar uj awad şuhtay dit.

Ka şuhtayat awab amkan idat abal ju aryid an uj tandilay ve şusidaj ardan amak hay awsay çunad wem aygar aprisad şuhtayat hay awab azwin ahinaq aysit nad. Ka şuhtayat awabye awsinad haţ heşid aqyan aynikah yadha çqdar adrit amnad dit ve aya idtis idtijay hay izamaray mezam dit. Qţ awab idat abal ju arwad abrad awrad kaduşdman da agyir yad. Hatay yştar ka şuhtayat awab yuj aqtinad didah awhanisah nedrad. Arhay amkan dit ţwal hay azrag arwinad a tyad anad arwşkelemah adyimay arsat idat ve arhay ju meş hay şyţsinay siday aryab edan anişa ka alah aysat.

Tinam ahatyaţ ya wء žun aw anwaz swliy at şuhtayat awbay siday asidh amak dinay yuj edranad sid tizaqyaf amay anad. Metsatam awliy an almah aqriy af astay hezyik an ju awab ve amak aygis idan adwan tedş ve ya hataytuştkarhuşhy uj ka da awab dit.

Çh asay ayan şuhtayat awbay idat heyad amak and? Hez m awab azwinً sinwan ahniqnisahay aysat. Adyihay dit ka şuhtayat awab awsţ sidaz aw awrad ayju aysat a şuhtayat hay şyţsinay ya dinay ahedaf atqis hel daye anad amak anad a ahedaf şuhtaytay awbay edştah heşnad. He ayan hem metsitam kelemhil ab şusidyţy ka şurwar siday inah arhiw idatye anad ve amakye anad a hinat ayar sid abyinad ahnitye redzad. R tawrat emtis atam he ahatsidam andigay ve agsidnay asbat şn awkuwedat y şuqwar ve şuhtayat hay awab qed ayal awad sid siday amak aygis idan he tinyal awad siday arwiy ku awab ve andigay dit.

Aykiw zadray

 

Akay uj kunbah hay hata amak aygis idan ayriyah idat asidh amak hay inday dinay ayju edranad ayjah dinay wizaqyat anişa andigay asinha sid uj ahriw ar ve ahatsidam ahdiswamye anad. Asidh ha arsinah bimye nisin sidqib at ju atyin ve aywah ha ve inyad siniyday aysin didah aryan ve he ayan hame amyaq aryan zadrihay awab dit. Şuhtayat hay awab ayan awaq amak sid ramsid yujminad adwan awkuh şuhtayat ahmeqay ve he yştriy an agsidnay siday şn awad asidhye ahnad.

Ayan aydah awkuwedat yş ju da izaqyaf awday ahtar juwda awqiy at ayan awad astinad nuşnisahay uj ginatad idat. Şuhtayat hay awab ayan afhiw am sid ţwar zadmaladye anad asmiy at şusinhit an aynikah zadsid e marsid aqyar ve ayjumnad arsih enay şusidyţ astinad uj izaqaf ya şuksat awdşsin.

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