Experimentation

True knowledge comes from experimentation. The Mature Magician tests different approaches. He observes results carefully. He learns from both successes and failures. His experimentation is methodical and purposeful, designed to reveal what works.

The Manipulator experiments recklessly without learning from results. He repeats the same mistakes. The Dummy never experiments, rigidly following what he's been told. He's afraid to test anything. The Mature Magician experiments to discover truth.

Experimentation requires:

Hypothesis formation: The Magician develops clear hypotheses about what he's testing. He's not randomly trying things.

Testing: The Magician designs experiments that isolate variables and produce clear results.

Careful observation: The Magician pays close attention to what happens. He notices subtle effects and unexpected outcomes.

Record keeping: The Magician documents his experiments and results. He builds a body of knowledge over time.

Analysis: The Magician thinks deeply about why experiments succeeded or failed. He extracts principles from specific results.

Willingness to fail: The Magician embraces failure as information. Failed experiments teach as much as successful ones.

Experimentation might mean testing different healing methods, trying different teaching approaches, or exploring other approaches to problems. The Magician's experimentation reveals what works rather than what should work in theory.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. The Magician who experiments knows from direct experience rather than belief or theory.

The Magician who masters experimentation discovers truth through inquiry, learns from every test, and builds real knowledge.