A supernatural experience, usually a vision, where a mage interacts with his Avatar & attempts to increase mystical understanding. Successful Seekings allow a mage to increase Arete.
Seeking Advice: 1st Ed. core Pg 239 2nd Ed. core Pg 228 Mage20 core pg. 367-369 Book of Mirrors pg. 54 describes stages of a Seeking & their descriptions Initiates of the Art has info on Seekings in chapter 2 Mage Storytellers Handbook revised pg. 114 has good Seeking advice
One way of running Seekings is the mage overcomes an obstacle or does something difficult to become stronger. Stronger mages can learn more magick. Another approach is self-improvement. Each Seeking the mage confronts a personal shortcoming and symbolically overcomes it.
IDEA: in a Seeking the mage is offered a choice at key steps. A short-term gift or a long-term gift. The short-term gift solves an immediate problem but the long-term gift passes the Seeking.