I have always found Julian Assange a bit intriguing. I think there is more to him than meets the eye. On the news it said his OkCupid profile said he was interested in the "nature of reality"; This is the kind of guy who gets involved in the occult, or at least likes reading about the "supernatural", maybe a bit of Rupert Sheldrake. He also seems like a humongous douche. I think this whole wikileaks thing is just so new laws restricting freedom of speech or internet communications can be passed. I figure somewhere along the line, Assange became a tool of dark ultraterrestrial forces.
The other day on the sott dot net forum they put up a new channeling session with the Cassiopaens where they discuss him a little, and they seem to agree with my assessment. In the transcripts they say he is a "conscious agent"... "to some extent" with "programming of both the human and 4D varieties". This "sideshow" is for "preparation to accept global control". It also mentioned he had a meeting with teh jewz to discuss not releasing damaging documents about them, which makes me think Assange must be rich now. But I do not think he has been paid money because he is actually feared, I think he has been paid money so he will stay on the path he has been on.
But then the Cassiopaens say that "earth changes" will interfere with the plans for global control. I for one, must say I am tired of reading about supposed earth changes coming. The world is always changing, so what? And I find it hard to muster up much concern about global control and New World Order stuff. I mean, people seem to be utterly and helplessly under control already.
But I do think significant earth changes are happening soon. There have been doomsday prophecies throughout the ages, but this one seems better supported by a variety of channeling sources and empirical information. The reason there are so many doomsday prophecies is because many people are touched by spiritual experiences, but not so many have the wisdom and understanding to interpret them. Often people get a glimpse into the metaphysical workings of the universe, and these glimpses appear to them in the form of metaphor since the subject matter concerns things that are on an entirely different level of existence. But then people take these metaphors literally and that's when they come into trouble.
But anyway, I think things will happen in the next 3 years. The frustrating part is there are never specific answers to the questions of when, how and what. But I understand the reason for that.
First, one must understand that physical reality is an illusion. Now, often people misunderstand the word "illusion". They think if something is an illusion then it is not real, but that is a misguided way of looking at it. I would advise anyone to repudiate that claim immediately, and replace it with this: If something is an illusion, it is still real, it just is not what it appears to be. When something is labeled as an illusion, one should not dismiss it and ignore it because it is not-real. Instead, one must observe more closely and wonder what the actuality of it is.
Physical reality is but a model of reality built from our senses. The relationship between physical reality, and what I call the greater reality is very similar to the relationship between waking reality and the reality one may experience while asleep and in a dream. Watching a prophecy being fulfilled is just like experiencing something in a dream that is actually happening waking reality.
So suppose one is going to sleep, and they know that their alarm clock will go off at a certain hour. Once asleep, they find themselves in a lucid dream. They know they are dreaming, and they still know that an alarm will go off at some point. Think about how it would be practically impossible for someone to predict how that alarm would manifest itself in the dream. Depending on the context the dream gives, the alarm may manifest as anything from an ambulence siren to an alarm warning of alien attack or the strange call of a fearsome dragon. Or maybe it won't be heard by the dreamer at all. The point is that these events pass through a filter of perception that intelligently distorts and tailors the event such that it fits into our reality.
So these earth changes may manifest as some combination of meteors hitting the earth, alien invasion, totalitarian world government activities, climate change, who knows? Well, actually, I bet someone knows. Another important factor is that there are higher intelligences at work, and they do not want us to know, some of them for our own good, others for their own good and at our expense.
What's on the other side of the earth changes? Hopefully something dramatically different. I feel like I was born ready for the world to change. I read about a strange new world where physical forms are more changeable and manifestable, where humans can communicate with animals, where worries about scarcity of food and shelter are no more, but there are new dangers that are incomprehensible to us now in our current reality. Oh well, 2011 is right here, time will tell before I know it.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Magick of Crystals
Crystals are compelling little things. The other day I was looking through a box I have of various tumbled crystals and stones. They reminded of that old William Blake ditty:
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And Heaven in a wildflower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour
But what is their practical use really? I find holding them and gazing into them quite evocative. They obviously inspire appreciation of beauty. I know stones of the corresponding colors are good for pathworking. But what else?
To answer that I read the book The Magick of Crystals: A Guide to Mastering Astral Projection by Lillian Bradley.
I will not give away all the secrets in this little 50-page book, but here I note the most interesting tidbit of information from this book was the method for programming a crystal; It is quite simple. First one must formulate a visualization and affirmation to program the crystal with. Then, after clearing the crystal with salt water or some other method, hold the crystal in the left hand, and run through the visualization and affirmation. Then do the same while holding crystal in the right hand, then while holding it up to the forehead. That's it.
The hard part of her method of inducing astral projection is that it also involves running through the visualization at the "point of crossing" when just about to fall asleep. I am not sure I know what that point feels like. In any case, she emphasizes not trying to forcefully, just make the suggestion at that point, and not at any other time.
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And Heaven in a wildflower
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour
But what is their practical use really? I find holding them and gazing into them quite evocative. They obviously inspire appreciation of beauty. I know stones of the corresponding colors are good for pathworking. But what else?
To answer that I read the book The Magick of Crystals: A Guide to Mastering Astral Projection by Lillian Bradley.
I will not give away all the secrets in this little 50-page book, but here I note the most interesting tidbit of information from this book was the method for programming a crystal; It is quite simple. First one must formulate a visualization and affirmation to program the crystal with. Then, after clearing the crystal with salt water or some other method, hold the crystal in the left hand, and run through the visualization and affirmation. Then do the same while holding crystal in the right hand, then while holding it up to the forehead. That's it.
The hard part of her method of inducing astral projection is that it also involves running through the visualization at the "point of crossing" when just about to fall asleep. I am not sure I know what that point feels like. In any case, she emphasizes not trying to forcefully, just make the suggestion at that point, and not at any other time.
Update
I finished reading The Demon Lover by Dion Fortune yesterday. I found the beginning of the book very engaging but then by the end it was boring. The book is about an innocent young lady who gets hired by a left-handed occultist who wants to use her as a trance medium so that she may help him discover some words power. Soon things start getting a little romantic between them, and I will not spoil any more of the plot. I like this story because its the same as a fantasy daydream that I have: working for and having a romance with a powerful man, who makes use of my psychic abilities. But in my fantasy the female would not be innocent and helpless, and the man would already be politically powerful, not some talented loner. The really interesting parts to take away from the novel are the parts describing the occult lodge and how they operate, and the explanations of occult phenomena and abilities.
The other day I did the first pathworking exercise from The Initiate's Book of Pathworkings. I did it in conjunction with the Qabbalah pathworking for The Hermit card, which represents the path between Tiphareth and Chesed remember. I studied the pathworking very closely, and took notes, practically memorizing it. The first time I read it, I found it powerfully and unexpectedly evocative; I picture the events (the initiation of an Egyptian Priest) happening on a fresh and clear sunny day; the initiate is tan, monk-like and bald-headed like Avatar: The Last Airbender. I felt a bit unsure about what parts of the pathworking were really crucial. It's important to improvise and use one's "active imagination", but there must be some framework to it too.
I intuit that the following actions in a pathworking should receive special attention:
In the days after doing the pathworking, I felt the generic effect of having more energy. I do not know if it is related but lately it has been sinking into my mind that it is important not to spend too much time dwelling on criticism. It apparently serves as a block to prevent one from paying attention to useful information. I note in myself and others a tendency to ignore important facts and information just because the source or form of the information is unsatisfactory.
I noted that lesson when I was reading Magical Use of Thought Forms, I've read most of it now. That book was disappointing. It is packed full of tangential filler discussion yet at the same time lacks information that would have been useful. The essays about imaginary and complex numbers and math were especially painful. I kept thinking, "Why are you raping math? What did math ever do to you?" The "Herbie" author, I think it is important to note, is someone who is not on my wavelength, so to speak, so I would avoid other books by him. Dolores Ashcroft-Dowicki, I found her thinking much more palatable, and she sounds quite wise and experienced, but she makes it clear she does not want to her writing to be too informative. Her chapters are sprinkled with mysterious little allusions she makes no intention of explaining at all. Putting aside petty criticism of how they think and write, I am disappointed in the practical exercises. The exercises, such as practicing visualizing basic shapes, are good to do, but they are obvious, exactly the kind of exercise that I (someone less experienced) would come up with on my own anyway. I think ultimately her books are just a supplement to courses she teaches or something.
While it is important to read books and pay attention to the useful information instead of criticism, when possible, I think it is important to read authors with whom a rapport is felt (read authors that are not annoying...). I think in that case there is some underlying psychic bond which facilitates communication and understanding above and beyond what is written on the page.
The other day I did the first pathworking exercise from The Initiate's Book of Pathworkings. I did it in conjunction with the Qabbalah pathworking for The Hermit card, which represents the path between Tiphareth and Chesed remember. I studied the pathworking very closely, and took notes, practically memorizing it. The first time I read it, I found it powerfully and unexpectedly evocative; I picture the events (the initiation of an Egyptian Priest) happening on a fresh and clear sunny day; the initiate is tan, monk-like and bald-headed like Avatar: The Last Airbender. I felt a bit unsure about what parts of the pathworking were really crucial. It's important to improvise and use one's "active imagination", but there must be some framework to it too.
I intuit that the following actions in a pathworking should receive special attention:
- Receiving and giving objects
- Emotional reactions to events
- Interactions with gods or representations of them
- Putting on or taking off clothing or other wearable items.
In the days after doing the pathworking, I felt the generic effect of having more energy. I do not know if it is related but lately it has been sinking into my mind that it is important not to spend too much time dwelling on criticism. It apparently serves as a block to prevent one from paying attention to useful information. I note in myself and others a tendency to ignore important facts and information just because the source or form of the information is unsatisfactory.
I noted that lesson when I was reading Magical Use of Thought Forms, I've read most of it now. That book was disappointing. It is packed full of tangential filler discussion yet at the same time lacks information that would have been useful. The essays about imaginary and complex numbers and math were especially painful. I kept thinking, "Why are you raping math? What did math ever do to you?" The "Herbie" author, I think it is important to note, is someone who is not on my wavelength, so to speak, so I would avoid other books by him. Dolores Ashcroft-Dowicki, I found her thinking much more palatable, and she sounds quite wise and experienced, but she makes it clear she does not want to her writing to be too informative. Her chapters are sprinkled with mysterious little allusions she makes no intention of explaining at all. Putting aside petty criticism of how they think and write, I am disappointed in the practical exercises. The exercises, such as practicing visualizing basic shapes, are good to do, but they are obvious, exactly the kind of exercise that I (someone less experienced) would come up with on my own anyway. I think ultimately her books are just a supplement to courses she teaches or something.
While it is important to read books and pay attention to the useful information instead of criticism, when possible, I think it is important to read authors with whom a rapport is felt (read authors that are not annoying...). I think in that case there is some underlying psychic bond which facilitates communication and understanding above and beyond what is written on the page.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
What is Pathworking?
I think I will explain to the random internet lurker who might come here what pathworking means:
Pathworking is a simple practice, it is basically just a guided meditation. It does not even have to very guided. It is just visualizing and daydreaming.
If you have seen the movie Fight Club, just think of that scene where the guy is sitting in the meditation group where the lady tells him to go into his cave and see his power animal, go down the slide, etc. That part of the movie served as a turning point for when things started to change for him. That is not just a storytelling device; In real life that is the kind of thing that happens after a pathworking, and it is designed to trigger that personal growth and change.
I will just point out a few things I wish someone had emphasized to me in the beginning:
Here is a good relevant article I came across:
http://www.jwmt.org/v1n3/pathworking.html
Pathworking is a simple practice, it is basically just a guided meditation. It does not even have to very guided. It is just visualizing and daydreaming.
If you have seen the movie Fight Club, just think of that scene where the guy is sitting in the meditation group where the lady tells him to go into his cave and see his power animal, go down the slide, etc. That part of the movie served as a turning point for when things started to change for him. That is not just a storytelling device; In real life that is the kind of thing that happens after a pathworking, and it is designed to trigger that personal growth and change.
I will just point out a few things I wish someone had emphasized to me in the beginning:
- For a pathworking to be effective you do not need any special skill in meditating, concentrating, visualizing. I put off trying pathworking for too long because I had assumed that one must be in a trance state and visualize the images vividly. All you have to do is sit, relax, and imagine.
- Sitting and daydreaming is ingrained in most people's minds as the definition of doing nothing of value. But that is incorrect. It is actually a powerful tool, especially when used by someone with a bit of knowledge.
- Pathworking is a form of astral travel. Obviously it's not as powerful and exciting as out-of-body experiences, but for those interested in astral projection, realize that daydreaming is astral projection, and let the significance of that sink in.
Here is a good relevant article I came across:
http://www.jwmt.org/v1n3/pathworking.html
Monday, December 13, 2010
Magical Homework
There are too many books I want to read at once.
The other day I ordered some books by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. She is Director of Studies of the mystery school "Servants of the Light". I am interested in her work since she is a descendant (not genetic, but the teacher-student kind of descendant) of Dion Fortune. I ordered a book about the use of thought-forms, and another book of pathworkings.
I have experienced the power of pathworking, I cannot recommend the practice enough to spiritual seekers. I learned the practice from the book More Simplified Magic: Pathworking and the Tree of Life by Ted Andrews and would recommend this book too. It has bad points but it sets down step-by-step directions on how to do a pathworking associated with each of the paths on the Qabalistic Tree of Life, or each of the major arcana of the tarot. I still do not quite understand how it works, or how to use it in relation to practical magic, but from the first time I did a pathworking, I got results that blew me away. I do not know what happens to most people, but after a pathworking, I start receiving so many new unexpected insights, I feel energized, more sensitive to the subtle forces, I have cathartic dreams, epiphanies, or I might start seeing some aspect of myself in a new way such that I am able to mature and grow beyond some particular mental block or neurosis. I never really know what to expect after a particular pathworking, but usually something noticable happens inside of myself.
So I've done all of the pathworkings for each path on the Tree of Life, most of them 3 or 4 times, so I am pretty of bored with those. So I am going to try the ones in this new book and write notes about it here.
Then there is the book about thought-forms... I don't have much experience with thought-forms. I suppose I will just try the exercises in the book and write about what I experience.
I ordered those two books and another fictional one, I knew I was getting the right books when the total came out to exactly $44.44. Ah, those number synchronicities have been following me since I was a small child!
But then today I came across another book I must get: The Magick of Crystals: A Guide to Mastering Astral Projection by Lillian Bradley. This book purports to give a relatively easy method of astral projection. Something about programming a quartz crystal. I've experienced astral projection a few short times. I will never forget Robert Bruce's Astral Dynamics, it was my introduction to the world of the weird. I never learned to project at-will, but I did a few times spontaneously, and I experienced enough to see that physical reality is not as it appears to be on the surface. I must try this method! I will use this amethyst pendulum I've had sitting around my jewelry-box.
So I am going to assign myself some homework:
That's not the first time I've noticed such occult knowledge in a movie. I was struck by how in the movie American Beauty the main character was inspired by the dream about his daughter's friend. A beautiful naked woman... roses... what does this remind the a student of Qabalah of? The sephira Netzach of course.
That's all for now.
Books mentioned:
The other day I ordered some books by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki. She is Director of Studies of the mystery school "Servants of the Light". I am interested in her work since she is a descendant (not genetic, but the teacher-student kind of descendant) of Dion Fortune. I ordered a book about the use of thought-forms, and another book of pathworkings.
I have experienced the power of pathworking, I cannot recommend the practice enough to spiritual seekers. I learned the practice from the book More Simplified Magic: Pathworking and the Tree of Life by Ted Andrews and would recommend this book too. It has bad points but it sets down step-by-step directions on how to do a pathworking associated with each of the paths on the Qabalistic Tree of Life, or each of the major arcana of the tarot. I still do not quite understand how it works, or how to use it in relation to practical magic, but from the first time I did a pathworking, I got results that blew me away. I do not know what happens to most people, but after a pathworking, I start receiving so many new unexpected insights, I feel energized, more sensitive to the subtle forces, I have cathartic dreams, epiphanies, or I might start seeing some aspect of myself in a new way such that I am able to mature and grow beyond some particular mental block or neurosis. I never really know what to expect after a particular pathworking, but usually something noticable happens inside of myself.
So I've done all of the pathworkings for each path on the Tree of Life, most of them 3 or 4 times, so I am pretty of bored with those. So I am going to try the ones in this new book and write notes about it here.
Then there is the book about thought-forms... I don't have much experience with thought-forms. I suppose I will just try the exercises in the book and write about what I experience.
I ordered those two books and another fictional one, I knew I was getting the right books when the total came out to exactly $44.44. Ah, those number synchronicities have been following me since I was a small child!
But then today I came across another book I must get: The Magick of Crystals: A Guide to Mastering Astral Projection by Lillian Bradley. This book purports to give a relatively easy method of astral projection. Something about programming a quartz crystal. I've experienced astral projection a few short times. I will never forget Robert Bruce's Astral Dynamics, it was my introduction to the world of the weird. I never learned to project at-will, but I did a few times spontaneously, and I experienced enough to see that physical reality is not as it appears to be on the surface. I must try this method! I will use this amethyst pendulum I've had sitting around my jewelry-box.
So I am going to assign myself some homework:
- Prepare for doing the first pathworking from The Initiate's Book of Pathworkings. Describe what you will do exactly to perform it. Discuss which parts of the process you are unsure about and how you will handle each problem.
- Read some of Magical Use of Thought Forms. Discuss three new insights or ideas received from reading it.
That's not the first time I've noticed such occult knowledge in a movie. I was struck by how in the movie American Beauty the main character was inspired by the dream about his daughter's friend. A beautiful naked woman... roses... what does this remind the a student of Qabalah of? The sephira Netzach of course.
That's all for now.
Books mentioned:
- More Simplified Magic: Pathworking and the Tree of Life by Ted Andrews
- The Magick of Crystals: A Guide to Mastering Astral Projection by Lillian Bradley
- Magical Use of Thought Forms: A Proven System of Mental & Spiritual Empowerment by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, J. H. Brennan
- The Initiate's Book of Pathworkings: A Bridge of Dreams by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki
- Astral Dynamics by Robert Bruce
Opening Post about Me
This blog is written by a nutjob; a total crackpot. I'm a new-agey conspiracy-theory-believing crystal-worshipping hippie and I am not going to apologize for it. I believe that anything is possible, and no idea should be dismissed with ridicule. I believe in the afterlife, reincarnation, gods, fairies, UFOs, bigfoot, the Annunaki, magic, demonic possession. Even Mr. Easter Bunny deserves credit for existing, in a way, on the astral or other metaphysical planes.
I am a private person, so I am not going to reveal too much personal identifying information about myself here. I'll just say that I am female, American, my ethnic background is non-white. I work as an engineer. I like to play video games and sometimes do arts and crafts.
I use the name Blue Mage because I think of myself of being like a blue mage (as from the Final Fantasy video games) in that I like to learn a variety of things. I like to learn by example.
I identify as being a sensitive person, one with Asperger syndrome, or schizotypal personality disorder, a crystal child, a star seed, a prodromal schizophrenic, or an indigo child -depending on which day of the week it is.
Some might recognize the allusion to Dion Fortune in the title I chose for this blog. This is because Dion Fortune is my hero. I have never come across another writer whose thinking is/was so much like my own. I have come up with my own ideas only to find out later she had the same ones. Her book on the Qabalah changed my life, it was one of the first books I read which got me interested in occultism. Her writing is straighforward yet inspirational. There are a some places where she expects reading-between-the-lines by those in the know, but for the most part she just tells it like it is with much less pomp and rambling compared to other occult authors.
I do have criticisms of her as being elitist, racist, and homophobic. There really is no excuse for someone, especially an occultist, to think that way. I do not buy the excuse that people are just a product of their times and culture. If someone communicates to their higher self, spirit guides, or other higher power then their ideas should reflect that.
The other day I finished the book her fictional book The Secrets of Doctor Taverner. I was deeply impressed the book, and it was quite educational. At first I found it overly-didactic and lacking in literary stylishness, but then the story "Daughter of Pan" stirred in my heart a longing for, or perhaps a real connection to those primeval, pagan energies. The story about a vampire finally explained to me what real-deal is about blood-drinking vampires after wondering for years, and only coming across fluff about "psychic vampires" and other irrelevant stuff.
But the very end of the book was the coup de grace. In the end, the main character describes his feelings and experience as he goes out to some "muggle" conference after having spent so much time with the strange Dr. Taverner. His experience, which must have been written from Fortune's experience, is so much like own... it was extremely moving.
I hope my blog will be useful or interesting to those interested in occultism, magic, and other fringe subjects that usually do not get the intelligent attention they deserve. For myself, the blog will serve as a tool to organize my thoughts, track my progress, and keep notes of my studies.
I also think it is worth saying that there are some subjects I would prefer to avoid. I am not interested in ignorant "skeptics", teenagers whining about their parents not letting them practice Wicca, pontifications on who is a "real" occultist or pagan or whatever, endless ruminations on how very hard it is (cue sarcastic tiny-violin music) to be a "magical" person in today's society, nor am I interested in meta-discussion on how there are so many mean-spirited discussions about who is a real occultist or pagan or whatever. Don't get me wrong, I think those are worthwhile subjects, I am just really tired of them. I just want to focus on how-to, practice, experience, troubleshooting, step-by-step instruction.
But I am not all about cold hard facts and logic. I think there should be an aesthetic component when studying and practice magic. I imagine the typical earth-centered pagan likes to feel pretty like a nymph or a fairy, or wild and strong like a beast. A ritual magician likes to feel intellectually exalted like a tenured Harvard professor with 9 Phd-s, others like to feel pure and aloof and mystical.
As for me, I like to feel like a wise experienced wizard surrounded by books and bubbling beakers and astrolabes, or a mathematician at his desk dedicated to proving a thereom. Other times I like imagining I am a craftsman covered in dust and paint, or an auto-mechanic covered in oil and grim, absorbed in the process of my work, practically one with it. I do the mystical and aloof thing too.
Anyway, that is more than enough about myself. It pains me to be so frank, I would never do it in real life. But I think it is worthwhile here.
I am a private person, so I am not going to reveal too much personal identifying information about myself here. I'll just say that I am female, American, my ethnic background is non-white. I work as an engineer. I like to play video games and sometimes do arts and crafts.
I use the name Blue Mage because I think of myself of being like a blue mage (as from the Final Fantasy video games) in that I like to learn a variety of things. I like to learn by example.
I identify as being a sensitive person, one with Asperger syndrome, or schizotypal personality disorder, a crystal child, a star seed, a prodromal schizophrenic, or an indigo child -depending on which day of the week it is.
Some might recognize the allusion to Dion Fortune in the title I chose for this blog. This is because Dion Fortune is my hero. I have never come across another writer whose thinking is/was so much like my own. I have come up with my own ideas only to find out later she had the same ones. Her book on the Qabalah changed my life, it was one of the first books I read which got me interested in occultism. Her writing is straighforward yet inspirational. There are a some places where she expects reading-between-the-lines by those in the know, but for the most part she just tells it like it is with much less pomp and rambling compared to other occult authors.
I do have criticisms of her as being elitist, racist, and homophobic. There really is no excuse for someone, especially an occultist, to think that way. I do not buy the excuse that people are just a product of their times and culture. If someone communicates to their higher self, spirit guides, or other higher power then their ideas should reflect that.
The other day I finished the book her fictional book The Secrets of Doctor Taverner. I was deeply impressed the book, and it was quite educational. At first I found it overly-didactic and lacking in literary stylishness, but then the story "Daughter of Pan" stirred in my heart a longing for, or perhaps a real connection to those primeval, pagan energies. The story about a vampire finally explained to me what real-deal is about blood-drinking vampires after wondering for years, and only coming across fluff about "psychic vampires" and other irrelevant stuff.
But the very end of the book was the coup de grace. In the end, the main character describes his feelings and experience as he goes out to some "muggle" conference after having spent so much time with the strange Dr. Taverner. His experience, which must have been written from Fortune's experience, is so much like own... it was extremely moving.
I hope my blog will be useful or interesting to those interested in occultism, magic, and other fringe subjects that usually do not get the intelligent attention they deserve. For myself, the blog will serve as a tool to organize my thoughts, track my progress, and keep notes of my studies.
I also think it is worth saying that there are some subjects I would prefer to avoid. I am not interested in ignorant "skeptics", teenagers whining about their parents not letting them practice Wicca, pontifications on who is a "real" occultist or pagan or whatever, endless ruminations on how very hard it is (cue sarcastic tiny-violin music) to be a "magical" person in today's society, nor am I interested in meta-discussion on how there are so many mean-spirited discussions about who is a real occultist or pagan or whatever. Don't get me wrong, I think those are worthwhile subjects, I am just really tired of them. I just want to focus on how-to, practice, experience, troubleshooting, step-by-step instruction.
But I am not all about cold hard facts and logic. I think there should be an aesthetic component when studying and practice magic. I imagine the typical earth-centered pagan likes to feel pretty like a nymph or a fairy, or wild and strong like a beast. A ritual magician likes to feel intellectually exalted like a tenured Harvard professor with 9 Phd-s, others like to feel pure and aloof and mystical.
As for me, I like to feel like a wise experienced wizard surrounded by books and bubbling beakers and astrolabes, or a mathematician at his desk dedicated to proving a thereom. Other times I like imagining I am a craftsman covered in dust and paint, or an auto-mechanic covered in oil and grim, absorbed in the process of my work, practically one with it. I do the mystical and aloof thing too.
Anyway, that is more than enough about myself. It pains me to be so frank, I would never do it in real life. But I think it is worthwhile here.
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