The atmosphere of a ritual can vary greatly from one ritual to another, but it is always of great importance. Atmosphere is a fluid thing; It can be changed in order to fit whatever working or goal is being attempted. It has a strong effect on the psyche and a person’s confidence, which can strongly […]
Category: Magick
Ten Things I Wish I knew…
Ten things I wish I knew when I started out: 1. Never go in to any magickal work expecting to do it once and know it completely afterward. 2. Every three years (at most) go back to the beginning to find all the things you missed. 3. Don’t be literal – think outside the box. […]
So Many Things…
I have several things that I wish I would have known when I began my path, with hindsight being 20/20 and all that. I’m only going to touch on three here though, so I don’t run on for pages. I apologize for the post coming a day late, but since the introduction of a new […]
Dream-Work & Astral Temples
It’s pretty hard for me to write posts that are reader Q&A these days since most of my answers to the questions are printed in my books and most readers have read the bulk of my books. So everyone knows my opinion on this stuff. With regard to possession, suffice to say that I view […]
Setting Magical Goals
Setting goals in magic is no different to setting goals for other ordinary hobbies. For instance, this year I have set myself the task of putting on an extra couple of kilo’s of muscle and to improve my jujitsu. This is acheivable. If on the other hand I set my goal to this year I […]
A Rite of New Year Intent
I never start my year with magickal goals. I generally start my year with a new list of goals for project completion, self-work, or mundane things. This year my list looks like this: First Quarter Goals: Finish 3 projects in the first quarter Clean out boxes and bookshelves in office. Put together boxes for donation. Taxes: Feb […]
Goals, Achievement, Progress
The custom of setting new resolutions or goals, right in line with the birth of a new year, seems entirely too Pagan of an idea to be of modern decent. At least to me, anyway. That does not however, change the fact that the modern practice is an empty shell of what it could, or […]
Resolutions or Goals?
I’m not a resolution man. Resolutions are for people who have no intention of really doing what they resolve to do. They are feeble promises we make to ourselves about superficial things. My wife keeps making resolutions to eat less sugar and more vegetables and it hasn’t happened yet. Goals are something I can get […]
Raising Hell
This month I didn’t do a post on the second because the end of the year for me means chaos at work. However I was given a rare opportunity to read the pre-print copy of S. Connolly’s Infernal Colopatiron and it inspired this random post that isn’t even on my day so I hope the […]
The Blood
Many people talk about using family heirlooms and even a part of the ancestor they want to connect with.. I want to offer another form that doesn’t involve grave robbing or stealing your great grandfather’s dentures. The key of life, the key of magick, the key of you. Within it is link to you and […]