Subject: magifaq.html MagiFAQ Congratulations! Only by entering chaos can you hope to find enlightenment. Here before you is a wealth of knowledge. This FAQ is designed to guide you through the primary stage of becoming a magician who is able to practice magick. * The Magician's Journal Buy a binder that you will use for the soul purpose of recording magickal notes. An electronic notepad is great but expensive. A PC isn't portable unless you have a laptop. Write, "Magickal Journal" in the inside and put some paper in your binder and you are ready to begin. Learn the terms used by magicians and define them for yourself to meet your personal needs. Change the definitions when new and better ones are discovered. Write them again and again in your magickal diary. The loose paper will be needed to organized this stuff. Here are examples of possible magickal definitions. + Psy This is the energy that vibrates between thought energy and tangible energy. + Psy Shell This is the egg shaped, protective field of psy around every person. + Psy Points These are small areas on the human body that change the frequency of psy to perform specific tasks. + Magick This is the art of turning ideas into reality with the aid of psy. + Rites These are routines for generating and programming psy to create a spell. + Spells These are programmed packages of psy that turns a specific desire into reality when executed. + Sorcery This is the art of storing spells into objects, words, gestures, potions, powders, etc, for later use. * The Magician's Will As a magician, you must continue to condition the self esteem and personal will. Write in your magickal diary these questions. + Who am I? Be totally honest with this one and list as many virtues as you have vices. + Who am I becoming? Only list constructive attributes that you wish to aquire. Affirm the virtues you wish to keep. Know that to change for the better and evolve, is one of life's main missions. We live so that we might learn to live better. This is how to change for the better. o First, we must desire to change. o Second, we must know how to change. o Last, we must actively change through constant relaxation and practice. We train our muscles and our minds to master control of ourselves which is vital if we are to use magick. + What do I have? List all of your possessions, titles, your occupations, and loved ones here. Affirm that none of these define who you are but help you to live a better life. + What do I want? List all of your dreams and goals for a constructive future. Know that all humans need these things in order of critical importance. o We need to breathe fresh air. o We need to drink fresh water. o We need to eat healthy foods. o We need shelter. o We need to understand and be understood. o We need to feel useful and loved. o We need to accomplish our goals. + What is my mission in life? List a few things that you feel is vital to you're being here on earth. If you have no mission, find one. Know that boredom brings about death by suicide. Keep occupied! * Meditiation Spells As a magician you will practice spells of protection and meditation every day. + Alertness Lay down on your back and tense all of your muscles while counting from ten to zero. At zero, release all the tension and visualize a warm yellow force enveloping and relaxing you more. Close your eyes and don't move even to scratch. Then say to yourself. "The more my body relaxes the more my mind becomes alert." Occupy your mind with random thoughts and try to stare at the blackness of the backs of your eyelids. Try to hear the internal dialog. When the hypnogogic visions and sounds materialize, follow them into a lucid dream. Remaining still is the key to this spell. + Lucidity Say to yourself three times per day, "Am I dreaming or awake?" Test the environment and respond. If you fly, say "Yes," and take control of the dream. The most powerful magick can be practiced in this state. Record all of your dreams in you magickal diary. When falling back asleep, recall the last dream and vow to take control of it. Say before sleep; "I will recognize I am in a dream while dreaming and take control of it." Use your dreams to establish repore with your subconscious. Your subconscious can educate you on the things that you are not consciously aware of yet and are important for your well being. Know that the most recent visual and audible stimulation that you encountered when awake, are the easiest tools for the subconsciousness to communicate with. + Dream Friend The subconscious takes many forms to teach us what is vital for the conscious to become aware of. The subconscious takes the form of an animal who represents the beneficial powers of the lower functions. It personifies as a human to guide us in improvement as the Anima or Animus. It becomes the Shadows who critique us and correct us when we fail. And the subconscious becomes the Higher Being, who shows us what our potential might be. + Archetypes These are some possible explanations of the characters that we may encounter within a lucid dream. o Dream Characters Our subconscious takes the form of an animated creature. o Ghosts Other beings who are discarnate visit us in our dreams. o Ancestors Our past lives or the past lives of others guide us in some way. o Aliens Beings from other planets who take an active interest in our affairs. * Protection Spells + Psy Castle Visualize a light blue force coming from your index finger. Trace a circle clockwise as if you were tracing a clock from 12, 1... to 12 again. Do this starting before your head and ending there. Say, "I have reinforced the castle that expels and repels all that is malevolent to me and absorbs and retains all that is benevolent to me." + Psy Armor Visualize a light blue force coming from your index finger. Start before your head again and trace down to your right knee, then up to the left shoulder, then across before the right shoulder, to the left knee, and back before the head. Say, "I have organized and balanced the benevolent forces within for greater success." * Basic Sorcery The Psy Points TableFocus OnVisualize Psy AsUse Sorcery For between eyesblackperception nap of neckbrownskillchest orangebalanceabove kidneysredaction/reactionpenis/clitoris crimson/pinkattractiontail bonevioletstabilitytestes/ovariesindigofertility kidneysbluepurificationstomachgreengrowthcenter of backyellowhealingthroatwhitecreativitytop of head graycontrol + Sorcery The Key to using a psy point is as follows. If I was in a situation where I had to run for my life because the building I was in was going to blow up by some Dennis Hopper wannabe, I would perform this sorcery. I would focus my attention above my kidneys until I physically felt a phantasmal coin press into that area. I would visualize a red glow coming from that area to envelope my psy shell which looks like a giant egg around me. Then I would intone the words; "activate reaction. " I would intone this command or any other nonsense words that I don't use on a regular basis. You don't want someone setting off a spell by speaking the right words. If someone were in a car with me driving and decided to say; "Hey Ren, activate perception." I might have a wreck because my waking senses might be hampered by my altered state of consciousness. + Psy Charge This is how to charge your psy points. We generate energy by absorbing psy from nature around us. You can charge your psy shell as much as needed by doing this. Breathe in and visualize white energy coming from the sky in through your head. Breathe out and visualize black energy coming from the ground in through your feet. At the pause between in and out breaths, visualize your aura shimmering with blue if you wish to stay cool, or yellow if you want to stay warm. Visualize the color you are most comfortable with as being your "core" color. * High Magick Learn basic high magick and create a magickal personality. * Magician's Vestments Find a piece of jewelry to wear only when you wish to perform magick. Only wear the costume you have designated as part of your magickal personality during a rite. All of your magickal artifacts should only be used during a rite. Pick a magickal name for yourself and use it when dealing with beings in a lucid dream. * Magician's Study This is any place that is hidden from the view of others. Indoor locations are prefered. The magician should not be disturbed. The answering machine will be set at low volume. Shades and curtains will be pulled to let in as little light as possible. Working by candle light is prefered. * Magician's Circle Why do we need to have a circle, alter, and evoke the elements? The circle represents the division between the self and the external world that the conscious draws. Everything inside the circle is supposed to be beneficial to us. Everything outside the circle is said to be unknown. The alter is like a compass that we use to orient ourselves to nature's rhythums. We must sing the song of nature and dance the dance of nature if we are to practice magick. Evoking the beneficial elements into our circle, symbolizes that we are gathering the beneficial powers and attuning ourselves to them so that we might be successful. The magicians's circle can be constructed by placing a staff in the center of the place where an outdoor circle is to be placed. A 9 foot cord is attached to it, and a sword is attatched to the other end. A perfect circle is traced in the dirt by moving clockwise about the staff. Place 12 large stones equally about the cut circle and paint Aquarius in the magnetic north stone. Then paint the symbols of the other stones moving clockwise. Indoor circles can be constructed by placing a tied cord on the ground and placing pictures of the zodiac symbols facing outward on the outside of the circle. * The Magician's Triangle To summon any creature from the astral or dream world requires focus so that it's form may materialize before you. This is how you do it with the aid of props. Construct an equalateral triangle by drawing one on some material to be placed upon the ground outside your magician's circle. A base should be before you and an apex should be furthest from you towards a flat surface such as a southern-most wall. Draw a circle within the boundaries of the equalateral triangle and place a dot in the center. You should be able to comfortably sit in it yourself. Place a rock on the base line of the triangle and place a candle and holder/shield, at the apex of the triangle. Conjure all spirits,hostile or friendly into this triangle after lighting the candle. Do not permit the materialized spirits to move beyond the boundaries of the triangle. Do not step into the triangle for any reason after it is constructed. * Magician's Alter It is a symbol for the philosopher's stone. The philosopher's stone is a perfect six sided cube that contains the secrets of nature. But inside are the dark aspects of the magician's mind. The magician must encounter this chaos before the golden enlightenment. The alter is a three by three by three foot table covered with a white cloth. The tablets and artifacts are arranged on the surface of the alter in a way that suggests that through the magician's tools, real results can be accomplished. The first set of tablets are 9 and fit together like a puzzle. The symbolism here is that the mind creates reality. The graphics should be drawn in place of the lables. squarecross over circle & dottrianglecircle & dot over crossoctagram crescent over crosscirclecross over crescentcrescent The second set of tablets are 16 and fit in the center octagram square. They represent the focus of the will of the magician upon the goal and the gathering of resources to accomplish that goal. The graphics are drawn in place of the lables.GeminiAquariusSagittariusLeo apex triangle & lineLibraapex triangleAriesVirgoTaurus PiecesScorpiobase triangle & lineCapricornbase triangleCancer The artifacts are placed on each square in a specific order and position. The elemental creatures dwell in the corner artifacts and empower the tools on the sides of the alter. incense holder & incenseknife points to candlecandle holder & candlepencil points to incensebook & standdrinking horn & standbowl of saltplatebowl of water How to Construct an Alter Purchase the artifacts from any store. Draw the symbols on cheap cloth to be placed on top of a card table. A sheet can be cut into 9 equal squares to be placed upon a white table cloth. Take one of the 9 squares and use it as a template for left over material. Make another square and cut that one into 16 equal squares. Alter Affinities Used for Sympathetic Magick #pointgeometrytemp.stateseasonmonthhourcutlureagefinger tool4upper rightsquarewarm gasSpringwaxingdawnSlyphsyouth indexpencil3lower righttrianglehotcatalystSummerfull noonSalamandersteensmiddleknife 2lower leftcrescentcoolliquidFallwaningduskUndinesadultsring drinking horn1upper leftcirclecoldsolidWinternewmidnight Gnomeselderslittleplate + Elemental Gates The magician stands on the north side of the alter in front of the plate. Elementals are evoked into the artifacts starting in the east. A magickal gate is opened for them by tracing a unicursal pentagram in all four directions. Evoke the Slyphs Example Starting by facing the east, the magician takes the knife artifact and traces a pentagram clockwise from the magician's view. Begin on the right arm of the pentagram and end there. The Salamanders are evoked by starting in the right leg of the star. The Undines are evoked by starting in the left leg of the star. And the Gnomes are evoked by starting in the left arm of the star. + Pantheon Gates The magician stands before the alter, inside the circle, facing south away from the candle and incense. A unicursal hexagram is used to summon the pantheon of archetypes that will help fuel your spells. Spirits from any tradtion can enter through the hexagram gates. Spirits from the fifth world of Creativity are conjured upon the upper most point of the elemental gate and are concerned with spells of creativity and skill. The others are summoned clockwise in this order. Those spirits from the Sun Sphere are conjured by tracing the unicursal hexagram, clockwise starting at the top point. They are concerned with control over everything. Saturn in the upper right concerned with stability and fertility. Venus in the lower right is concerned with balance and healing. Moon at the bottom point is concerned with perception and learning. Mars at the lower left point is concerned with fighting and escaping. Jupiter at the upper left point of the hexagram is concerned with purification and attraction. o It is possible to decipher which spirits are from the subconscious construction and which are from the collective subconscious by simply observing the creatures that enter the gates. The elementals and Pantheon of my subconscious look like angelic beings who are young adults of super hero attributes. The Undines are dressed in modern comfortable clothing and work for Water Inc. This is a complex located upon a blue planet within the dream world. Jupiter is the CEO. They are interested in the aspects of my life that increase attraction and purification in the world. So, in return for a spell that might make me more attractive to the public, I might start to conserve water. It is a sound business deal. o The other spirits that can be conjured that don't come from your mind are unpredictable to say the least. Yet they are more powerful. Requesting the presence of Greek Diana might summon the thoughts and beliefs of an entire culture in one persona. Who knows what she may ask in return for a favor to you. Basic Numberology #geometrycolornotemetalstateplanetgenderglandsdayverb 7cubeorangeFgoldenergySunmalepituitarySundayI am 6diamondindigoBsilverlightMoonfemalepinealMondayI know 5pyramidgreenDaluminumsound MercurymalethyroidTuesdayI do4baseyellowEcoppergas VenusfemalethymusWednesdayI feel 3sideredGironcatalystMarsmale adrenalThursdayI will2lineblueCtinliquidJupiterfemalepenile/clitoral FridayI want1pointvioletAleadsolidSaturnmaletestes/ovaries SaturdayI have * The Magickal Rite The magician begins by finding a magician's study. Then the magician puts on the magician's vestments. The magician's circle, triangle, and alter is then constructed. Perform Psy Castle, and Psy Armor. Summon the elementals through the Elemental Gates. Summon the archetypes that will help you to charge your spell, through the Pantheon Gates. * Sympathetic Magick Then the magician can focus on sympathetic magick. Sympathetic magick involves the use of tools such as pictures, action figures, yarn and ribbions, as well as colored napkins. * Sigils All of the traditional sigils found within books will work. A sigil is a visual symbol for words or short sentences that convey a goal. Pull out a loose paper that you will keep in your Magician's Journal and do this. Write in a short sentence anything you desire most. Such as "I want to be financially independent." Construct one by taking all of the repeat letters out. I want o be ficly dp. Then over lap the letters in CAPS to form an interesting mosaic. Observe the mosaic and draw from it a picture that makes sense. I want to be ficly dp. might look like a head that is sticking it's toung out. Stare at the picture until you memorize it and you can see the image of the sigil when you close your eyes. Place it in your Journal and forget about the spell until your wish comes true. When it does, record the results on your work page.