Practical and Esoteric Magic
Natural Magic and Ritual Explained
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Vegvisir on Aventurine Disc
Continue reading: Vegvisir on Aventurine DiscThe title, as it occasionally does, tells the tale. I found this little gem – yes dammit pun intended – at my favorite local metaphysical shop, The Crystal Raven. Do stop in sometime if you’re ever in Jonesborough, TN. The Viking Compass? The symbol is of course what many call the “Viking Compass”, or Vegvisir.…
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Pythagorean vs. Chaldean Numerology: A Magician’s Primer
Continue reading: Pythagorean vs. Chaldean Numerology: A Magician’s Primer/ “For those who wield the subtle energies of the cosmos, numbers are far more than mere quantities. They are keys to unlocking hidden forces, pathways to understanding the intricate web of existence.” – Marc Gavala, a Greek Magician among the Hill Billy Conjurers In Western magical traditions, two numerological systems are generally considered canon:…
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The Art of Magic
Continue reading: The Art of MagicWe talk about “magical acts” and “performing magic” for a reason. Ritual and ceremony are types of performances, of course, but the performance of magic applies to the folk magician and cunning man as much as it does to the high ceremonialist. In fact the word spel, from which our modern magic “spell” is derived,…
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What Happens when You Cast a Spell
Continue reading: What Happens when You Cast a SpellHere is one interpretation of the metaphysics of magic, framed in the context of what is going on when you cast a spell. With your clear desire in front of you, either visualized or focused through an image or symbol, you muster all of your will. You then thrust your will into and through your…
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Conjure Omen (Ritual)
Continue reading: Conjure Omen (Ritual)Favorite0This is presented as a simple incantation but intended to be cast from within a larger ritual. The specifics of that ritual are left open for the reader to fill in. It is due to the nature of the magic at hand that a ritual setting is desirable, as conjuring an omen from the void…
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Underneath the Hawthorne Tree
Continue reading: Underneath the Hawthorne TreeFavorite0 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. Underneath the Hawthorne tree. At the crossroads, in the shadow of death’s abode. Only…
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Power Force and Energy
Continue reading: Power Force and EnergyIn materialism energy is the capacity for work or the entity performing work, force is the agent delivering the energy and power is a measure of how much work gets done in a specific amount of time. These definitions carry over to magical practice as well, but additional layers of meaning are also added to…