Compilation: Building Your Own Magical Method
If you don’t belong to a magical lodge or coven, and aren’t part of a particular system, school of thought, or magical tradition, you should consider formulating your own method, system, or approach to magical practice. I don’t mean you need to come up with a super-complicated set of rules or create something with a cool name and then write books about it, although you can do that too if you want. I am simply advocating for getting some organized ideas and technical procedures together to make your life easier and your magic stronger. This isn’t hard, it just takes some clarity and a bit of work. In this series I attempt to walk interested parties through the process of method creation.
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Building a Magical Method
Favorite0A method is more than a technique but less than a system. It’s actually a combination of techniques and in turn also one of the building blocks for a system. Sometimes a method just means the way you approach magic or the way you personally perform the techniques involved. Apologies in advance for the confusion…
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Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Magic
Favorite0In the language of the occultist and magician these are the two spheres of power or being. Macrocosmic means the cosmos, the heavens or outer planes, and the planets and gods. Microcosmic refers to the human being with nature as the backdrop and spirit flowing through both nature and humanity. You could say we are…
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Your Magical Framework and its Two Legs of Support
If you take your magic seriously, meaning you intend to use it for things that matter and therefore expect good results for your efforts, then you need a solid framework, or structured approach with clear principles and guidelines. Here is a suggested format that is effective yet uncomplicated.
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Two Methods for Enacting Magic
I dare not suggest these are the only two methods for magical practice or execution, but they effectively present a broad view of what contemporary magicians do.