So far nobody has ever been able to avert them, but they can be delayed, giving the mage a chance at least to prepare himself. He simply twists the time around the approaching backlash, delaying it. This is of course utterly vulgar, and will fuel it even more. Powerful mages have experimented with Time 4 to freeze Paradox completely, but it will inevitably escape and become a Time-backlash of almost mythical strength. Handling Paradox is inherently paradoxical, and this rote may even disturb the flow of Time.
Caution is advised.
The number of turns the mage can delay the Paradox is equal to his successes if he uses Time 3. The Virtual Adepts have always been interested in applying the ideas of technology and science to magick. One early development was the discovery that magickal effects could be delayed until certain conditions had been fulfilled. Since this is essentially the same principle as the transistor, they began to develop magickal electronics. These computers are built out of magickal patterns, which interact in complex ways.