Law of Reverse Effort

[Tongoenabiago]

The Law of Reversed Effort was first coined by the author Aldous Huxley, who wrote:

“The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed.

“Proficiency and the results of proficiency come only to those who have learned the paradoxical art of doing and not doing, or combining relaxation with activity, of letting go as a person in order that the immanent and transcendent unknown quantity may take hold.”
Is this idea of thinking present in Satanism? It reminds me of the idea of "forgetting about the work" after doing it. Is it the same principle?

Is it the principle of "not forcing situations" and letting things happen, that is, "feeling" that you have to do it instead of wanting to do it your own way? Would this be the ideal thing to do with magical work as well?

 

[Power of Justice [JG]]

The Law of Reversed Effort was first coined by the author Aldous Huxley, who wrote:

“The harder we try with the conscious will to do something, the less we shall succeed.

“Proficiency and the results of proficiency come only to those who have learned the paradoxical art of doing and not doing, or combining relaxation with activity, of letting go as a person in order that the immanent and transcendent unknown quantity may take hold.”
Is this idea of thinking present in Satanism? It reminds me of the idea of "forgetting about the work" after doing it. Is it the same principle?

Is it the principle of "not forcing situations" and letting things happen, that is, "feeling" that you have to do it instead of wanting to do it your own way? Would this be the ideal thing to do with magical work as well?

I write about something similar here: Magick And Getting What You Want

 

[Henu the Great]

HPS Maxine has mentioned this, including shortly in JoS.

Now, forget about the working and try to think of other things. This can be difficult in desperate situations, but do the best you can, because worry and obsessing over a working can undo the energy you put into it. Just let it go and know it is working. The only exception to this, as I already explained above, is that you can also visualize energy, as in step three, throughout the day and state your affirmations a few times to reinforce the working. Just don't obsess over it, as this is a lack of faith in your own power and can dilute the energy or ruin the working. This sort of thing takes practice like anything else.

The Three Steps of Witchcraft