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The most powerful symbol? I'd say it's:

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

though not necessarily in that language and/or order. But the blocks we use to build statements to express things that are in fact impossible to express.

True, but some people have an incredible amount of natural will; others have to work harder on it.

ethic

I'd recommend trying to find out if there are any moots/meetings in your area - you might meet people there who share your interests. Finding things shouldn't be hard - there's Facebook, Meetup.com, Yahoo!Groups... all of these have good places to find meetings. Personally, I don't tend to go along ...

hand

What's your preferred deck, and how did you come across it? I found my deck in a musty old shop - I'd been searching for the right one for years. I use the Tarot Arista.

How about you?

I agree with darkwolf, difficult doesn't necessarily mean impossible, as we all undoubtedly know! But more info please! What kind of 'something'?

rabbit

Ohh, difficult question! I'd have to say Robert Graves; whilst not an occultist, he has a wonderful grip on tradition and writes lucidly and entertainingly. For me, he manages to capture much of what I'd term important.

chicken

I am quite frequently pissed, it must be said. And sticking my tongue out/flipping the bird/shouting insults occasionally occur

subjective

When I was starting out, I had a set of plastic pink 'yes, no, maybe, etc.' dice. I still have them stored away in a box somewhere, can't quite let go of them...

Thanks guys!

Thank you!

"If one waits to be given all things, then one will never get anywhere."

What a perfect quote. Very true. Taking control of things never hurt anyone: getting giddy about it does, and you can do that no matter how you've managed to acquire something.

~Scar~

Hi everyone, Not entirely sure what to write in my intro... but thought I'd say hi. I'm Scar, new here but not to Occultism in general. I live in the UK and am starting up an occult/esoteric bookshop in Brighton in the near future, which should be fun (though starting a business is always terrifying...

Hi everyone :) great to meet you all. My husband and I are thinking of starting up an occult/esoteric bookshop in Brighton, but first we need to work out A) Whether people want one and B) How we can make it work. If you could fill in the survey about it, I'd be really grateful (sorry, I know it's qu...