Beginner's [REAL] Magick: Instruction Q&A

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Yes, this also affects our magickal understanding of the element.

 

1) Water of water

 

2) Water= ice is earth/solid- so -- earth of water

 

3) steam- gas = air of water

 

4) also--- you can 'heat' water- to an effect- where it is Plasma... fire of water

 

there is also, I believe- a super freezing of water

 

Water- a crystalline structure- holds memory. It can be programmed.

After a magick working- leftover temple residue can be grounded into water...... = 5) "Ether" of water...

 

We have all water in 5 elements- Quintessence.....

-you will not find this, in books !

 

Sneaking something in that may be of interest to Western Mystery Tradition students.

 

On the qualities of water (the tangible, manifested stuff we all drink - not talking about the alchemical 'water' [although maybe it has bearing on the alchemical water element too?] ).

 

 

 

From New Scientist (Oct. 25, 2011 - issue 2835):

 

 

 

The WATER MOLECULE not only has unique properties that allows it to exist as a gas, liquid or solid within a very short temperature range, but also has a unique arrangement of hydrogen atoms, displaced by 120 degrees, that allows water to move up all plant life against gravity, without which no like could ever exist.

 

As revealed by New Scientist, "Water's quantum weirdness makes life possible."

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okay, I can understand questioning lineage and the problems of studying only from books.

 

DNB how do you distinguish quality sources from trash?

How do you keep real without going offtrack into delusions?

 

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Basically- trial and error

 

Most magick books have intentional errors

 

and/or most are written by non-practicing 'arm chair' magickians

 

Enochian Magick, was so misunderstood- I wrote my own

[12 of them lol]

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Please by all means continue with the self defense and banishing.

 

 

Ok, I will

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To me the bad thing is maybe one person in 50,000 seriously practices elemental magick. Here you have 2 people who are involved in it and they immediately bicker. They share a highly uncommon interest, both have expertise in the matter from similar traditions yet couldn't get on the right footing.

 

I'm sorry Templetao was given a timeout. He wrote to me a PM earlier saying it was too bad they couldn't have started the conversation better. That's the problem with forum communication, we lack nuance, its easy to jump to conclusion and take offense, when in real life, we'd see the person, get a whole lot more feedback and find the mutual understanding.

 

I've learned from Templetao and DNB's postings. When this blows over (and it will) I hope they can discuss there passion here together cause that's what the bums is about.

theurgy ..... is a practicing magickian... and will be a valuable asset -- to have posting on this thread

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Well since DNB is back (and perhaps Theurgy eventually too) I'll bow out of this thread. If I post anything on the topic it will either be in the Articles section of TTB or my own PP Forum.

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Belial and myself, go back, a long time...

[chronicled in my diaries/grimoires =books]

 

Illuminati, is amongst us

 

Magickians hid [thus: Occult!] the Secrets... from the Profane [Non_Initiated] for a "Reason"...

 

Couple of hundred years ago- half of us, on this thread- would be burnt to the stake, by the other half...

 

Ironically- all the myth and fallacies being thrown around- were actually started by the Magickians of old...

 

-- Nothing sells Mystique better, than historical labyrinths, consisting of small lies and short spurts of truth...

 

[think about it...]

 

 

All you mages- channel that fighting energy lol, & post here:

 

http://thetaobums.co...instruction-qa/

http://thetaobums.co...128#entry357463

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Well since DNB is back (and perhaps Theurgy eventually too) I'll bow out of this thread. If I post anything on the topic it will either be in the Articles section of TTB or my own PP Forum.

 

lol don't abandon me!

 

you know your stuff

 

Besides can't have a Q&A thread without other people lol

 

 

*also... can see 'energy streams' from your posts.... 3-4 weeks ago, caused a shift, around you...[?]

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Study the info provided previously on this thread & apply the Middle Pillar exercise [if you do not follow a chi circulation regimen]

 

The ancients numbered the Planets as 7- what they can view in the sky.

 

Thus, the concept of 7 Chakras were also born.

 

Mixing of [eastern] traditions brought us Yoga, Sex Magick, Tantra- and some confusion.

 

Kundalini, - actually Descends from the above [sphere- thus Middle Pillar]... the physical body 'sensations'... mirror it, reverse [similar to how the brain/eye see- reverse]

 

The theory of the Middle Pillar exercise: energy flowing down to keep kundalini from going up- is corrupt

 

The Sanskrit symbols on the chakras- are not really there [culture mixing].. chakra themselves are ganglions of nerves where a storehouse of energy intersect.

 

The myth of the Pineal Gland being the whole power center is also erroneous...

 

Complete development must entail the entire hyperspatial connection/bridge:

pituitary gland, the pineal gland, the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the amygdala

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Study the info provided previously on this thread & apply the Middle Pillar exercise [if you do not follow a chi circulation regimen]

 

The ancients numbered the Planets as 7- what they can view in the sky.

 

Thus, the concept of 7 Chakras were also born.

 

Mixing of [eastern] traditions brought us Yoga, Sex Magick, Tantra- and some confusion.

 

Kundalini, - actually Descends from the above [sphere- thus Middle Pillar]... the physical body 'sensations'... mirror it, reverse [similar to how the brain/eye see- reverse]

 

The theory of the Middle Pillar exercise: energy flowing down to keep kundalini from going up- is corrupt

 

The Sanskrit symbols on the chakras- are not really there [culture mixing].. chakra themselves are ganglions of nerves where a storehouse of energy intersect.

 

The myth of the Pineal Gland being the whole power center is also erroneous...

 

Complete development must entail the entire hyperspatial connection/bridge:

pituitary gland, the pineal gland, the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the hippocampus, and the amygdala

 

We are deliberately eliminating 'religion' - so whatever ritual tools we are using- will only be extensions of ourself [no need to carve Hebrew letters on them, etc]

We are stripping off all the religious connotations - so it is not heavily patriarchial/yahweh/tetragrammaton

 

we are not mixing traditions- which becomes 'Chaos Magick"

[thus, the chaos]

 

Earth- a quartz crystal

Air- a feather

Fire- wand/flashlight is better

Water- a cup

Spirit- a battery

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If this thread goes anywhere- i.e., people discuss it

[staying within the mainframe of the subject]- the first 'Ritual" will be scrying...

 

There are 2 ways to scry:

 

Looking beyond the mirror, as a portal

 

or

 

Facial Distortion- watching the facial images 'change'

 

A dark mirror should be used.

 

a turned off TV or computer monitor can also be used, but not recommended

 

Until this is discussed-

 

 

Get a Penny, & push into the soft spot on the forehead/3rd eye area-- it will become stuck.

 

This teaches one to relax the facial muscles.

 

Any stress will cause the penny to fall off.

 

This is also a good tool, to fight stress/tension headaches

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Kundalini, - actually Descends from the above [sphere- thus Middle Pillar]... the physical body 'sensations'... mirror it, reverse [similar to how the brain/eye see- reverse]

 

 

Inanna descent myth, is one of the Pagan ways to keep this knowledge alive, but Hidden/Occult

 

[tarot cards do the same]

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After we get feedback/replies on this thread

 

[not sure if anyone is reading it lol]

 

 

 

we can lay out an easy and safe *Scrying ritual

 

&

 

Once we can get viewers, posting results from the skrying/scrying Ritual..

 

we can explore how important Chi is, in ritual success- by manipulating it for

 

*YiGongKunlun Candle Burning Magick...

[My sole Invention ]

 

*also- banishing the residual energies that linger and can 'haunt'

 

*also- psychic self defense- keeping your aura strong against other's /psychic vampyrism 101

 

[as well as damage done by impregnating/transmissions/initiations/shaktipat (by the UnQualified) ]

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The fight that broke out in this thread seems to be par-for-the-course at Taobums.

Like many esoteric forums- if it is bigger enough, been around long enough, and has many members-- it develops an Egregore

 

Uni-consciousness that is 'people-made'...but not necessarily- 'people-friendly'...but 'people-fed'..........either way

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Like many esoteric forums- if it is bigger enough, been around long enough, and has many members-- it develops an Egregore

 

Uni-consciousness that is 'people-made'...but not necessarily- 'people-friendly'...but 'people-fed'..........either way

http://dao-jones.blogspot.com/2012/08/egregores.html

 

Egregore:

 

An occult concept representing a "thoughtform" or "collective group mind", an autonomous psychic entity made up of, and influencing, the thoughts of a group of people.

 

The symbiotic relationship between an egregore and its group has been compared to the more recent, non-occult concepts of the corporation (as a legal entity) and the meme.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egregore

 

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Egregores can be Created Deliberately:

 

• Magickal Lodges & Lineages:
  

Magickal Lodges:

Read My Free Magick Book

Here:

 

'Lineages' will be discussed in a Separate Thread

 

Egregores can be Created, Without even Realising it:

• Religions create Egregores:
  

Servant/Slave < Master

[yahweh/allah/jesus/mary/saints/apostles/disciples/followers/Gods/angels/demi-gods/avatars,etc]

• Video Games:
  

People give much Energy to these.

Teens have Testosterone surges/Puberty-age

[Poltergeists created by PSI]

• Movies:
  

"Mini-Series"/Prequels/Sequels..

"Twilight" Egregore/Current can tapped into...

by Vampyre fans.

 

Sexual Energy Feeds

• Comic Strips:
  

Children, imagining they're "Spiderman"...

The Astrals are full of Comic super-heroes & villians...

 

Nightmares that can surround you, and even greet you, when you close your eyes in death.. If they were never successfully neutralized...

• Porn:
  

A lot of Energy Feeding goes into Porn

 

*Especially if you are under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs

 

*Partaking in what Your Culture Considers "Taboo:.

 

*Using it for a Mystical Experiences

[sex Magick/Qi Exercises/Tantra]

• Music/Musicians/Rock bands, etc.,
  

Sound can feed it, even more

[as can, millions of teenage fans...]

• Psychedelic Plants/Mushrooms, etc
  

They have an ancient consciousness, all their own

• Objects/Talismans/Amulets/Books/Grimoires...even, some Occult Forums... can 'harbor' Egregores...
  

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lol don't abandon me!

 

you know your stuff

 

Besides can't have a Q&A thread without other people lol

 

Hmm...you do have a point there. Still...I have only been seriously looking into this stuff for about a year...less than that for the Theurgy part itself as that has only been *very* recent (like within the past month or so). But I guess I can share some of the things I've learned. A lot of what I will share will relate to Traditional Western Astrology and Geomancy (Hellenic/Medieval/Early Renaissance - I don't do modern at all) and Qigong practices.

 

 

*also... can see 'energy streams' from your posts.... 3-4 weeks ago, caused a shift, around you...[?]

 

Ah yes. That is most likely the result of my daily Yuen Method practices I just started doing these past few weeks. It has "super-charged" my Qigong and Shamatha practices.

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Decided to cross-post a post I made in another thread for information purposes here (I also edited that other post with additional info).

 

Anyway....for informational purposes:

 

 

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Cool Serene, your posts in here are always appreciated by the way. Care to tell us more? And what group is it?

 

The Traditional Western Astrological Theurge group is run by Christopher Warnock ;and is called Spiritus Mundi. I have only ever submitted 3 posts to the group in the entire year I've been a member since Warnock pre-approves all posts before allowing them to go out to the group and archives. He runs a tight ship. The flame wars, ridicule, etc so common at TTB simply doesn't happen on Spiritus Mundi. Despite this (probably even *because of* this) the mail list is quite lively.

 

It makes it tough on a beginner like me because the majority of participants are experienced Traditional Astrologers (Quick Edit: NOT MODERN Astrology - Warnock will not approve posts that use Modern Astrology - SM is ONLY for pre-1700 Astrology) with decades of astrological and theurgic practice and a lot of the time I can't make heads or tails of what they're discussing. Only this past month - after spending an entire month on half of a chapter discussing Essential Dignities/Debilities [using rote memorization, plus daily home-made flashcards, plus a blank notebook for my own notes, astrological artwork and graphics, - and after all of that still didn't understand it well enough so ended up getting a book dedicated to that topic alone] on various pointers about them - have I been able to get an inkling of what some of the posts that mention this point (ie dignities/debilities) are saying in regards to it's importance to theurgic magic, rituals and talismanic consecration. If these things do not interest you then don't join the group. You'll find the discussions boring.

 

Oh...Warnock seldom approves beginner questions. And if he does it's because within that question is something that even advanced practicers will find beneficial to discuss.

 

On the upside - if you are willing to teach yourself Traditional Astrology for mundane and spiritual growth (since ultimately the latter is to transform or "realize" the former) - this means you'll see things discussed of an advanced nature (not the kind of stuff one typically sees in free-for-all forums like...say...Taobums). Imagine how the information on Taobums might change if it were run the same way?

 

To give you a demonstration of what Warnock's group would do.

 

1. Let's say you discover the following consecration magic on someone's blog:

 

Yin Yang Elixir:

-Holy Grail-

 

You have all the instructions now from this blog for this consecrated/charged/imbued Yin Yang Elixer. But there is a way Spiritus Mundi people will 'crank the Elixir to 11' (cheesy ref to Spinal Tap, yall). Before you begin you make an astrological chart to find out the very best time frame to create the Yin Yang Elixer (Electional Astrology). This way not only will YOUR intent/will, chi, shen, whatever, etc imbue and consecrate the Elixir but so will that of the Planetary aspects of the Tao when THEY are at their very best for this particular activity - You know, "As Above, So Below" (over and above what is provided by the person's own practices and virtue). You are tapping into the "practices and virtues" of the Heavenly Spheres and Mother Nature itself.

 

Does that help make it more concrete what Spiritus Mundi (and Geomantic Campus too) practicers do? Since studying Traditional Astrology and joining this group I now...at long last...finally understand why Astrology was considered one of the three hermetic practices. It is nothing less than trying to "imbue" your life with the Tao and not only during those times when you are actually doing your practices and meditations. Those "ordinary" moments when you aren't practicing need attention and transformation too. Astrological Theury (and Astrological Theurgic Talismans, etc) is one way to do it. Ditto for Traditional Western Geomancy.

 

 

 

I am also a member of a Traditional Western Geomancy mail list (also at Yahoo) called Geomantic Campus. Everything mentioned above about Spiritus Mundi applies equally to Geomantic Campus with the sole exception that I don't know who acts as the Pre-Post Approval Gatekeeper but I've come to the conclusion it is not Christopher Warnock (even though he is a member of that group too). John Michael Greer is a member of Geomantic Campus and frequent participant. It's possible Greer is the Post Gatekeeper for GC but that's just a guess.

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Linear- yeah,- maybe "just a year" under your belt...

 

But, as you 'remember' the info.- you just start 'groking'-- and then it becomes "wow, how did I know that stuff"..

 

people, who have a connection with the esoteric arts- usually carry it over from past lifetimes...

 

Some have a natural affinity, to maybe- Druidism-- then have past life recall to living in that 'age'

 

Now, it is only a matter of time, before the memories start finding their way to the front

 

 

 

Hmm...you do have a point there. Still...I have only been seriously looking into this stuff for about a year...less than that for the Theurgy part itself as that has only been *very* recent (like within the past month or so). But I guess I can share some of the things I've learned. A lot of what I will share will relate to Traditional Western Astrology and Geomancy (Hellenic/Medieval/Early Renaissance - I don't do modern at all) and Qigong practices.

 

 

 

 

Ah yes. That is most likely the result of my daily Yuen Method practices I just started doing these past few weeks. It has "super-charged" my Qigong and Shamatha practices.

 

Your aura is different, from how I remember it, when I first started posting here, 6 weeks ago......... so it is working.

 

Your frame of mind/spirit also climbed up from being 'down' to 'empowered' - so that always helps too lol

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Decided to cross-post a post I made in another thread for information purposes here (I also edited that other post with additional info).

 

Anyway....for informational purposes:

 

 

*******************

 

 

 

 

The Traditional Western Astrological Theurge group is run by Christopher Warnock ;and is called Spiritus Mundi. I have only ever submitted 3 posts to the group in the entire year I've been a member since Warnock pre-approves all posts before allowing them to go out to the group and archives. He runs a tight ship. The flame wars, ridicule, etc so common at TTB simply doesn't happen on Spiritus Mundi. Despite this (probably even *because of* this) the mail list is quite lively.

 

It makes it tough on a beginner like me because the majority of participants are experienced Traditional Astrologers (Quick Edit: NOT MODERN Astrology - Warnock will not approve posts that use Modern Astrology - SM is ONLY for pre-1700 Astrology) with decades of astrological and theurgic practice and a lot of the time I can't make heads or tails of what they're discussing. Only this past month - after spending an entire month on half of a chapter discussing Essential Dignities/Debilities [using rote memorization, plus daily home-made flashcards, plus a blank notebook for my own notes, astrological artwork and graphics, - and after all of that still didn't understand it well enough so ended up getting a book dedicated to that topic alone] on various pointers about them - have I been able to get an inkling of what some of the posts that mention this point (ie dignities/debilities) are saying in regards to it's importance to theurgic magic, rituals and talismanic consecration. If these things do not interest you then don't join the group. You'll find the discussions boring.

 

Oh...Warnock seldom approves beginner questions. And if he does it's because within that question is something that even advanced practicers will find beneficial to discuss.

 

On the upside - if you are willing to teach yourself Traditional Astrology for mundane and spiritual growth (since ultimately the latter is to transform or "realize" the former) - this means you'll see things discussed of an advanced nature (not the kind of stuff one typically sees in free-for-all forums like...say...Taobums). Imagine how the information on Taobums might change if it were run the same way?

 

To give you a demonstration of what Warnock's group would do.

 

1. Let's say you discover the following consecration magic on someone's blog:

 

Yin Yang Elixir:

-Holy Grail-

 

You have all the instructions now from this blog for this consecrated/charged/imbued Yin Yang Elixer. But there is a way Spiritus Mundi people will 'crank the Elixir to 11' (cheesy ref to Spinal Tap, yall). Before you begin you make an astrological chart to find out the very best time frame to create the Yin Yang Elixer (Electional Astrology). This way not only will YOUR intent/will, chi, shen, whatever, etc imbue and consecrate the Elixir but so will that of the Planetary aspects of the Tao when THEY are at their very best for this particular activity - You know, "As Above, So Below" (over and above what is provided by the person's own practices and virtue). You are aligning into the "practices and virtues" of the Heavenly Spheres and Mother Nature itself.

 

Does that help make it more concrete what Spiritus Mundi (and Geomantic Campus too) practicers do? Since studying Traditional Astrology and joining this group I now...at long last...finally understand why Astrology was considered one of the three hermetic practices. It is nothing less than trying to "imbue" your life with the Tao and not only during those times when you are actually doing your practices and meditations. Those "ordinary" moments when you aren't practicing need attention and transformation too. Astrological Theury (and Astrological Theurgic Talismans, etc) is one way to do it. Ditto for Traditional Western Geomancy.

 

 

 

I am also a member of a Traditional Western Geomancy mail list (also at Yahoo) called Geomantic Campus. Everything mentioned above about Spiritus Mundi applies equally to Geomantic Campus with the sole exception that I don't know who acts as the Pre-Post Approval Gatekeeper but I've come to the conclusion it is not Christopher Warnock (even though he is a member of that group too). John Michael Greer is a member of Geomantic Campus and frequent participant. It's possible Greer is the Post Gatekeeper for GC but that's just a guess.

 

Decanates show up a lot in magick.

 

72 Goetia/Book of Howlings Entities

 

36 x 2 = day/night

 

also Shemhamphorash- the [72] name of yahweh

 

side note- Anton Lavey in his 'Satanic Bible' series- loved using the name: SHEMHAMPHORASH!... never having a clue what it was lol

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oh we're reading we're reading... i think i may have an answer as to why all the hostility, it's because the approach differs, in qigong you have to practice more and study less, in magick these two go hand in hand, and as i see in your post DNB you often have to study extensively before you even begin. in qigong that can be a sidetracker, because it steals valuable time of practice. so if you come and copy-paste alot of information (however valuable it may be) you will be seen as a book mole, and not a serious practitioner. ever more so as you guys don't say anything specific about the actual experiences, it's all so mysterious. in most qigong schools you get to read alot of testimonials, and many qigong practitioners share experiences in a very detailed manner. 'i did this, and combined with that, and got that and that result'. i hope my post is not interpreted as hostile, it's not my intention.

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oh we're reading we're reading... i think i may have an answer as to why all the hostility, it's because the approach differs, in qigong you have to practice more and study less, in magick these two go hand in hand, and as i see in your post DNB you often have to study extensively before you even begin. in qigong that can be a sidetracker, because it steals valuable time of practice. so if you come and copy-paste alot of information (however valuable it may be) you will be seen as a book mole, and not a serious practitioner. ever more so as you guys don't say anything specific about the actual experiences, it's all so mysterious. in most qigong schools you get to read alot of testimonials, and many qigong practitioners share experiences in a very detailed manner. 'i did this, and combined with that, and got that and that result'. i hope my post is not interpreted as hostile, it's not my intention.

 

Yes, you may be on to something there

 

Personal testimonies- are very tight-lip in magick

 

A Magick Axiom is:

 

To be Silent- Hippocrates

 

 

This the reason I wrote so many books- to reveal what goes on beyond the secret veils

 

Seriously, too- some [many] magickians-- well, they have personality differences- their inner makeup, is usually not very socialable

 

it is a lonely path

 

The success rate of ritual, can sometimes be very misinterpretted by the 'profane', too

 

A lot is chalked up to 'coincidence'

 

Hollywood theatrics are lacking in magick

 

the whole good vs evil- hidden masters- illuminati death rites

 

- that stuff is made-4-TV.... magick can be boring-- that's why they invented 'ceremonial magick'

Edited September 1, 2012 by Disabled Not Broken

[宁]

so how is it that you can write books about it, but you can't share? if you start sharing experiences, you will get the atention you need (and / or probably deserve.

 

i'll keep my fingers crossed

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so how is it that you can write books about it, but you can't share? if you start sharing experiences, you will get the atention you need (and / or probably deserve.

 

i'll keep my fingers crossed

 

Thats the purpose of this thread

 

once we can figure out who is all on board - we can start doing minor rituals- share experiences-- Q&A, then move on to bigger projects - together...

 

First small ritual, will be scrying past lifetimes

 

People, will get an idea, what 'archetypes', might be most easily aligned to, that way

[宁]

okay, beggers can't be choosers haha. don't worry, there is ALOT of interest in magick on TTB. 慢慢来，easy does it.

 

good luck

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okay, beggers can't be choosers haha. don't worry, there is ALOT of interest in magick on TTB. 慢慢来，easy does it.

 

good luck

 

Thanks

 

so how is it that you can write books about it, but you can't share? if you start sharing experiences, you will get the atention you need (and / or probably deserve.

 

i'll keep my fingers crossed

 

Also... were you asking me, in general, to share ritual results?

 

I have, many many times- on various thread replies...

 

they all get glossed over, --- I guess, because, either:

 

-no one believes them

 

-or they didn't see them... cause they were throwing bloody elbows @ each other lol

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Laws of Magick [& Life...]

• Law of Worldview:
  

The world we perceive is actually a mixture of the nominal world (the Tao, the objective reality that is unknowable but which underlies all that we think we know) and ourselves (the subjective). Changing your worldview does not change the eternal, real world, but it does change the world you perceive. That is, changing your worldview makes real changes in the world which is real to us. (Law of Reflections) Because there are an infinite number of ways to perceive the world, there are also an infinite number of worlds we may assemble without awareness. The true underlying reality is unknowable to us as long as we retain our worldview of separateness and self. You can become one with the universe but you cannot step back and observe it, because you are in it. You cannot observe a phenomenon without altering it by your mode of perception. There is no such thing as an independent observer. You participate in creating the world by perceiving it.

 

• The Law of Personal Universes
  

Every sentient being lives in and quite possibly creates a unique universe which can never be 100% identical to that lived in by another. So-called "reality" is a matter of consensus opinions.

 

• The Law of Infinite Universes:
  

The total number of universes into which all possible combinations of existing phenomena could be organized is infinite. Anything is possible, though some things are more probable than others and so are easier to enact.

 

According to this law of magick, we live in a world of our own creation as well as an underlying or “real” world. Both worlds are real in as much as both affect us and our well-being, but the world you create through your perceptions is constantly changing based upon both the real world and your perception of it.

 

Only your own personal world may be altered willfully.

 

A good example of this is the use of positive affirmations. By convincing yourself of the possibility of change, you bring that change into being.

 

True immersion in the *real* world would remove any desire to change the world. You might ask why you cannot live in the *real* world, and I would have to say you can... but it is the world we go to when we die. So, you can visit for short periods, but not stay, unless you are ready to move from this plane to the next and leave your body behind. If you should manage to dissolve the illusion of separation from the nominal universe, you lose the ability to observe or alter because you have acknowledged your part in it.

 

Since you cannot live in this *real* world all the time, affirmations, meditations, and spell-work are still valuable tools to reshape the subjective world you must live in. Attempting to alter reality immediately removes the observer to the mutable universe of perception and creation. It is only in the universes of our finite perception that changes may be put into effect because they are mutable, warped copies of the underlying universe which exists independent of our thoughts and perceptions.

 

Because the number of possibilities in any individual universe are infinite, so to are the types of phenomena you can cause through the application of will. However, since some phenomena are more probable than others, some will require less energy should you attempt to put them into effect. For instance, it would be easier to create a pig than a flying pig.

 

It is also difficult though not impossible for two (or more) people to agree upon the same phenomena. Creation of phenomena is easier with one observer (the self) and becomes successively more difficult the more (outside) observers are included. Should you manage to obtain the cooperation of other observers however, either in suspending their expectations or in focusing their wills on a joint project (through agreed upon symbolism), the bending of reality to the Will becomes easier than with only one observer/mage.

 

The Law of Worldviews is a valuable tool toward understanding the nominal universe and affecting the subjective universes of individuals. Application of this Law allows the creation or dispersal of energy in the form of phenomena through our selective perceptions and acceptance of possibility. If you believe you can see and communicate with fairies, angels, spirits, etc, then you will be able to by application of that worldview. If others share that worldview, they will be able to function partially within your world, and you within theirs.

 

Shared perception creates a shared world through which you may affect each other. The shared world will become more real based upon the number of believers in that world. Thus if three out of four people believe enough in the presence of a spirit, they may be able to empower that entity to appear or cause phenomena the fourth non-believer may experience. It is not that we create a non-human entity (though it is possible to do so), but that we allow ourselves the option of perceiving it where others may prefer not to allow it into their personal worldview.

 

--Application of the Law of Worldviews

It should be possible through the application of this Law to affect your general environment. First you must ask yourself what phenomena you wish to experience. What senses are you most comfortable experiencing? Of all the senses- sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell- which do you favor?

Perception entails all the senses, including the psychic ones, so the phenomena you shoot for does not necessarily have to be visual or clairvoyant. You can try for clairaudient phenomena, taste, touch... whatever appeals to you.

 

Start with phenomena you are comfortable with and move on from there. Start small. Like meditation, control and mastery of this Law will take time and patience. Meditation is in fact a very useful skill in correlation with any application of Magickal Law and should be mastered before attempting focus the will on a particular goal.

Try not to force your reality to capitulate so much as anticipate the phenomena you attempt to manifest. Trying to force a change, attempting to dominate your reality, forms a subconscious belief resistance to your will that really does not exist. If you try to force change, you are saying you expect the universe to resist your attempts, but if you just expect something to happen, it will as matter of course.

 

The application of this Law is limited only by your imagination.

• Law of Attention:
  

The more one seeks to support a given law, conclusion, or worldview, the more evidence one will find. Worldviews have inertia. Since we create our world each moment (see I: Law of Worldviews), we are constantly maintaining our worldview. This is done by means of a recursive internal dialogue of words and symbols with which we constantly edit our perceptions. By rearranging our attention, we rearrange our worldview.

 

• Law of Synchronicity:
  

Synchronicity is a term invented by Jung to describe meaningful coincidence that cannot be described by the law of cause and effect. They are events connected by pattern (meaning) rather than time. (see VIII: Law of Association) Some interpret this as an ongoing and developing dialogue between the perceiver and the consciousness of the universe. Two or more events happening at the same time are likely to have more in common than the merely temporal. This dialogue is overt to the degree the perceiver is receptive to (or aware of) it. There is no such thing as a mere coincidence.

 

• Law of Unity:
  

Everything is linked, directly or indirectly, to everything else. Every phenomena in existence is linked directly or indirectly to every other one, past, present, or future. Any perceived separation between phenomena is based on fragmentary perception or understanding of the phenomena.

 

• Law of Relative Truth:
  

Every statement is true in one sense, false in one sense, and meaningless in one sense. This is a function of one’s vantage point (worldview). “Nothing is true. Everything is permissible.” It is possible for a concept or act to violate the truth patterns of a given personal universe and still be "true," provided that it "works" in a specific situation.

 

• Law of Pragmatism:
  

If a pattern of belief or behavior enables a being to survive and to accomplish chosen goals, then that belief or behavior is "true" or "real." If it works, it is true. The more successful a worldview is in fulfilling the goal, the more valid it is said to be. By this definition, few people are completely insane. However, by the same definition, very few people are entirely sane either.

 

• Law of Paradox:
  

No worldview may encompass the whole world. Two models (or “laws”) may conflict with each other and still be true in their proper context. Two people may experience the same event yet perceive entirely different occurrences. Rationality is limited by the intellect; the world is not. The world is not bound by the confines of our worldviews. The trick is to switch from one model to another as it becomes appropriate. (Law of Pragmatism)

 

• Law of Reflection:
  

As above, so below. The microcosm is the macrocosm. The part contains the whole. One of the most common and widely applicable axioms of magick, it is reputed to have originally been written on the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus. Every speck contains the image (or pattern) of the entire universe in the same way that a cell of the body contains the DNA of the entire being. Each person contains the cosmic image. When the inner image is tuned (brought into resonance) with the outer image, a change in one will occur simultaneously with a change in the other. To perceive one is to perceive the other. This is the basis of the mantic systems such as the I Ching or Tarot Cards, and the basis for the belief that humanity is created in God’s Image. The universe is within us and without us.

 

• Law of Association:
  

If any two pattern have elements in common, the patterns interact through those common elements. Thus control of one pattern facilitates control of the other(s), depending upon the number of common elements involved (among other factors). The more the patterns have in common, the more influence they exert upon one another.

 

• The Law of Similarity:
  

Having an accurate physical or mental representation of something facilitates control over it. A model, picture, or other representation (voodoo doll) of your target gives you power to effect the target. This is sympathetic magick.

 

• The Law Of Contagion:
  

Objects or beings in physical contact with each other continue to interact after separation. Everyone you have ever touched has a magical link to you, though it may be pretty weak unless the contact was intense and/or prolonged. Naturally, having a part of someone's body gives the best contagion link. Anything once in contact with a substance, person, or object may be used as a “witness” for that substance, person, or object. Example: Use of hair or nail clippings in a voodoo doll allows the magi to tune into the person like a radio receiver. This is “homeopathic magick.” (see IIIb: Law of Unity)

 

• The Law of Abundance:
  

This law expresses the attraction of like for like, e.g. money makes money, a fear is an unrequited wish, etc....As it is associated with non-conservation, in the olden days it was referred to as "The Miser's Dread". The occultist who is down to his or her last dollar is advised to go out and spend it, for an energy spent attracts a similar energy.

 

• Law of Synthesis:
  

Two or more opposing forces or concepts may be unified in a force or concept, which will contain both the original opposites. This fusion will produce a new pattern more valid than its constituents. That is, it will be applicable to more levels of reality. This new pattern may not be a compromise, but instead may be something completely new.

 

• Law of Duality [Polarity]:
  

Opposites can be defined only in relation to each other. Any pattern of data can be split into (at least) two "opposing" characteristics, and each will contain the essence of the other within itself. The "opposite" of a pattern contains information about that pattern by providing a definition of what the pattern is not. Thus, control over a pattern's opposite (or near opposite) allows control over both.

 

• Law of Connection:
  

Every action is an energy exchange. To have power over something is for it to have power over you. To oppose something is to maintain it. Two opposites each contain the essence of the other.

 

• Law of Personification:
  

Any concept, force, object, or phenomena may be considered alive, to have a personality and to be an entity. Any concepts, forces, or objects, which manifest as entities, can and should be treated as real beings. This makes interaction with these forces easier to envision and carry out. These beings (patterns) can also be viewed as objectified aspects of ourselves, but it is useless (perhaps even dangerous) to take this attitude while actually dealing with them. Do not be fooled just because something is only the personification of a pattern of energies. You can be described this way too.

 

• The Law of Invocation
  

It is possible to establish internal communication with entities from either inside or outside oneself, said entities seeming to be inside of oneself during the communication process.

 

• The Law of Evocation
  

It is possible to establish external communication with entities from either inside or outside oneself, said entities seeming to be outside oneself during the communication process.

 

• Law of Interfaces:
  

Power exists in the interfaces of things. These are the between places that are not entirely one thing or another. (see VIII: Law of Association) Traditionally, these places include caves, grottos, towers, mountains, beaches, wells, crossroads, and cliffs. All the chief hourly changes of the day are considered powerful. These are dawn, noon, twilight (sunset), and midnight. Likewise, the solstices and equinoxes, the pivots of the year, have always been very important. There is a medieval legend that if a woman wished to become a witch she need only remove her clothes and stand between the high- and low-tide marks at the seashore.

 

• Law of Words - Symbols of Power:
  

There are words/symbols (keys) that are able to change the inner and/or other realities of those using/perceiving them. These sounds do not necessarily need to be consciously understood by those using/perceiving them in order to have their effect. One view is that these keys have accumulated power through use (attention) over thousands of years. Others would say that there is an intrinsic primordial connection (resonance) between these keys and the forces or concepts they represent that goes beyond human design. Many people believe this about Sanskrit, claiming that it is the original root language of humanity. Many such keys are names, though the meanings may have been lost or forgotten. Many magical tools require symbols to be inscribed upon them and/or words to be said over them during their construction and/or use.

 

• Law of Magical Names:
  

In magical systems, a name is the thing named. This is to say that in some way, there is an analogical correspondence between the name and the thing named. There is a connection created by shared structure. To know the true name of a person, place, or thing is to have complete control over it. Of course, you could never command something to do anything that was not in its nature, but to know a thing’s true name is to know its nature. What most people consider to be a name is really (in magical sense) only a label (see XVI: Law of Labeling). This works because a name is a definition as well as a contagion link, and an association (if you call something by the same name over and over, that name eventually becomes associated with the thing). This also works, because knowing the complete and true name of something means that you have achieved a complete understanding of its nature.

 

• Law of Labeling:
  

When you label something, you exclude information about it. This is because the thing becomes obscured by other information stored under the label for the thing. If I were to say, “I study magic,” this would immediately bring up all the associations and stored data under the label “magic.” Some people would think of a stage magician; others would think of Satanism, while still others would perceive of the study of magic in terms of historical data. Yet none of these things may actually have anything to do with what you or I might mean by the word “magic.” By symbolizing something, you impose the deep structure of the symbol system used on the way you perceive the thing symbolized. People tend to believe that they understand something when they have a name for it. This is called nominalization. It enables people to take very ill defined concepts and continuing processes and talk about them as if they were concrete things. The problem is that frequently even the users of these terms (names) do not know what they mean. Nominalization is an important tool. However, we must realize when we are using it.

 

• Law of information Packing
  

The more information contained in a symbol, the more general (vague) it becomes. The more specific a symbol system is the more information is excludes.

 

• Law of Pattern:
  

Information can be viewed as a measure of the unpredictability of a message, that is, the number of variables contained within the message that must be accounted for. The more variables in a message, the more information it contains. In any system, the most probable state of an object is rest (dispersion of available energy). Since most systems tend toward entropy, the least probable state of any object is potential growth.

Thus, we can think of the degree of order in a system as the amount of energy in it.

Pattern as Information:

Information as Energy = Knowledge = Power...

The more information you have, the less energy you need. Understanding brings control. The more that is known and understood about a subject, the easier it is to exercise control over it. Some people have defined life as negative entropy because it evolves, i.e. develops greater and greater complexities of pattern. In this sense, the universe becomes more intelligent every day.

 

• The Law of Self-Knowledge:
  

A mage who does not have knowledge of himself does not have knowledge (and therefore control) of his own magic. This law is one of the reasons evil magi are very rare. A dedication to "evil for evil's sake" is usually due to a lack of introspection and awareness of oneself.

 

• The Law of Identification:
  

It is possible through maximum association between elements of oneself and those of another being to actually become that being, to the point of sharing knowledge and power. This is the law that controls most lengthy or permanent possession phenomena.

 

• Law of Intelligence:
  

Any pattern of sufficient complexity will act intelligent when treated as an entity. A pattern more complex than ourselves could be said to be more intelligent than we are. (Law of Personification)

 

• Law of Cause and Effect:
  

A law applicable to scientific as well as magickal studies, the Law of Cause and Effect is simple in application. If exactly the same actions are performed under exactly the same conditions with the same results, the same results will be expected during any future occurrences. Most spells involves so many variables, that controlling or even understanding them all is impossible. The key to magical success is learning which variables are the most important, and how to keep them constant.

 

• Law of Karma
  

Though Karma is an Eastern term, this law is loosely used by many people to express the 'as you sow, so shall you reap' principle. A generally unheeded aspect of this law involves the exchange of energies. We should never expect anything for nothing, although the exchange need not always be in kind. A gift of money need not be repaid in cash, but could be rewarded in a way which is appropriate to ones means or talent. A simple healing prayer said in deep sincerity may be equal in energy output to a rich man's gift of a thousand dollars.

 

• The Law of Dynamic Balance:
  

To survive, let alone to become powerful, one must keep every aspect of one's universe in a state of dynamic balance with every other aspect. Extremism is dangerous. An extreme being becomes so associated with the extreme aspect that they lose the ability to avoid that aspect at all. This is another reason evil magi are rare, as continuous association with pain or death will cause a magus pain or death. This is also why good magi, especially healers, tend to live a long time.

 

• The Law of Perversity:
  

Sometimes known as Murphy's Law, if anything can go wrong, it will, and in the most annoying or disastrous manner possible. Magical associations sometimes operate in the reverse of what was desired, and meaningful coincidences are just as likely to be unpleasant as pleasant. Even if nothing can go wrong, some element of the universe may change so that things will go wrong anyway. Emotionally healthy magi have less problems with this law than others do, as the magi own subconscious mind is probably a major perpetrator of this law.

 

• The Law of Rebound:
  

A superior force will always rebound a lesser power. In other words, striving against a practitioner or disembodied energy that is stronger or more adept than you will cause whatever you project to return to you in addition to the force of the one singled out for your ire.

 

• The Law of Equalities:
  

When two equal forces meet, one will eventually give way to the other who then rises in status as a result. This Law is echoed in the natural laws of science and may be clearly evidenced in particle physics.

 

• The Law of Three Requests:
  

This law designates how things do or do not work, according to one's degree of adeptship. If, upon issuing an occult summons, a student finds that the result is not correct, then the right to issue the summons has not yet been earned.

 

• The Law of Summons
  

All requests from the subtle (magickal) dimensions are repeated in triplicate. At the first utterance, the conscious mind is alerted, the repeat engages the reasoning faculties, while the third statement makes direct contact with the psyche or soul force. It is an aspect of the mystique of the sacred three.

 

• The Law of Challenge:
  

All visions, dreams, sources of inspiration, suspicions, in fact anything that would appear to issue from beyond the bounds of rational, logical thinking, should be challenged for their validity. Be aware of the subtle line that divides your personal reality from the nominal reality and inspiration from delusion.

 

• The Law of Balance:
  

Everything should function according to its own frequency or at its correct level. Sitting for hours attempting to move a table with psychokinetic energy, when the same effect can be produced by giving it a slight push, is a fruitless task and waste of energy. This law also governs the stability necessary for the function and correct expression of energy at any level, in particularly in the field of disease and healing. It denounces excesses of any kind, demanding that the physical body be treated with courtesy because it is host to many other life forms.