Practical and Esoteric Magic
Natural Magic and Ritual Explained
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The Magical State
Continue reading: The Magical StateBefore you can perform any magic you must be in a magical state. Another way of putting this is that an altered state of consciousness is required in order to enact magic. The Altered State Indigenous cultures are aware of this, hence the dancing and drumming rituals, fasting, ordeals, and psychoactive herbs and other substances…
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Magic Doesn’t Always Work
Continue reading: Magic Doesn’t Always WorkHere I address what has been called the “first axiom” by some, which in truth is a misbelief.
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3 Step Magical Act (3rd time charm)
Continue reading: 3 Step Magical Act (3rd time charm)I have struggled with a simple reference post to help newbies conceptualize and then actualize the spell casting or magical operation process. Here is my latest attempt, which is a theft of one of Cunningham’s methods, highly customized after market. This applies to magical techniques, acts, and operations. It is easier to imagine the process…
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Elemental Doctrine of Nested Elements
Continue reading: Elemental Doctrine of Nested ElementsFractals I sometimes use the term “elemental fractals” when discussing nested elements. Both terms refer to the idea of “elements within elements”. I’ll begin my explanation of nested elements by briefly covering fractals. Then we’ll look at nested hierarchies and how they are inherent to many magical principles. Finally I’ll explain how you can apply…
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The Subversion of Spirituality
Continue reading: The Subversion of SpiritualityWhat “Spiritual” Actually Means and is Magic it? Most magical authors and teachers, along with metaphysical shop owners, casual practitioners, and New Age mystics will tell you in knee-jerk, no-hesitation certainty that magic is about spiritual development or something close to this. Perhaps some would say the goal of magic is spiritual refinement. What the…
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Cast a Spell: Four Step Method
Continue reading: Cast a Spell: Four Step MethodI ramble. I know this. Not today, kids. For those who couldn’t make it through my in-depth how to here are four simple steps for “spell casting” that can be applied to ay magical operation, be it a charm, incantation, ritual or whatever. Step Zero: Calm Clear Cleanse and Concentrate Before magical work you need…
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Incantation: Making Magic with only Your Words
Continue reading: Incantation: Making Magic with only Your WordsMaking Magic Most of the time magic involves not only words for conveying your intentions and directing magical forces, but also material components for raising specific kinds of energy and actions like lighting a candle, tearing a sheet of paper, or throwing a coin (for examples) to trigger magical reactions. However, you can absolutely perform…
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Intentions Super Focused or Flexible? Which is Right?
Continue reading: Intentions Super Focused or Flexible? Which is Right?In magical work specificity is paramount. Vague intentions and applications can leave too broad a range for our results to manifest, in which case we might end up getting sort of what we hoped for, but ultimately faced with disappointing outcomes. To be clear, this is going to happen at times. Many forces are at…
Underneath the Hawthorne Tree
Sticks and stones, flesh and bones, I walk alone so far from home. to find my own… Initiation. Emancipation. A new creation for my appreciation. I know, in the shadow, As above, so below. The lady, she waits for me.…
Combative Magic with Runes
Vikings, Goths, Saxons, Marcomanni, and many other Germanic people lived and died by the traditions, ethos, and methods of their respective warrior archetypes. The Berserker who entered a no-mind state of unity with their violence and the Ulfhednar who channeled…
Charged Fields: How Magic Works
I love sharing techniques or methods that very obviously embody, and therefore illustrate, the energetic underpinnings of magic as a whole. This one is so fundamental to all magic that I can’t believe how rarely I see it discussed in…
Mystical Characters of the Sun
Taken from the second pentacle of the sun, pentacle 33 in the Greater Key of Solomon, here are two symbols described as “mystical characters of the Sun” by MacGreggor Mathers in his editor’s notes. Draw and focus upon these symbols…
Versatility of Magic Circles
Here are just a few possible formats for a magic circle to be used for variant purposes. Using only the cross, pentagram, and/or hexagram one can set up a range of differently charged fields for magical working.
The One Goddess
We should understand, when we discuss the Goddess there is, if not a solitary universal power, at least one major power to which the other, similar archetypes and deities are mere forces to be directed. These lesser forces would be…