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by Rikoshi
Fri Mar 26, 2010 9:45 pm
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Politics and magic
Replies: 5
Views: 2113

Politics and magic

I'm not giving a broad based 'we'. Ignorant people certainly can practice magic, give spiritual half truths, lead people astray. Magic is a tool. However, many of us who walk the path have epiphanies along the way, insights that we would be selfish to keep to ourselves. I cannot speak for others, on...
by Rikoshi
Fri Mar 26, 2010 1:15 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Politics and magic
Replies: 5
Views: 2113

Politics and magic

I think it's garbage. People disengage politics because it's a ridiculous mess- it's a big system and without looking into it in depth, people can only sort of go on instinct or what feels right. The bad point of that is that feelings are manipulated by all political parties. Politicians tend toward...
by Rikoshi
Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:50 pm
Forum: Psychicism
Topic: Good Psychic Testing Online
Replies: 0
Views: 1571

Good Psychic Testing Online

I'm pretty sure, deep within the bowels of the archive, there will be links on this- but I tried searching and I didn't feel like dredging through the piles of topics I found. http://www.gotpsi.org/html/teststart.htm I highly recommend these people. Not just because I tend to score well on their tes...
by Rikoshi
Thu Mar 25, 2010 9:39 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Whats the point of black magick if it all comes back to you anyway?
Replies: 31
Views: 7464

Whats the point of black magick if it all comes back to you anyway?

This is getting really off topic, but interesting. How about we move it over to the political forums?
by Rikoshi
Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:41 am
Forum: Unorthdox faith
Topic: Leaving the Nest
Replies: 4
Views: 3007

Leaving the Nest

If you've been in such a state of spiritual pursuit, now may be a good time to reconnect to the physical world, to see what it can teach you. It may be umcomfortable, but discomfort and challenge usually lead to growth. Being empty can be good- it means you have room to fill up with something new.
by Rikoshi
Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:08 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from Vineland
Replies: 11
Views: 3498

Hello from Vineland

I understand the name scheme plight- my first teacher claimed we were mages, the next person I met like the term energy worker, and yet another seemed to like shaman. I've used a lot of different terms and the real bitch is that some people will take offense, no matter which term you choose. I don't...
by Rikoshi
Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:59 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: favorite type of vampire
Replies: 26
Views: 4575

favorite type of vampire

I like Dracula, classic. He has weird powers like turning 2-D, causes supernatural storms at his coming, but has a butt load of weaknesses and gets killed by a bowie knife.

If it's RL vampires... I don't like or dislike them more or less than anyone else.
by Rikoshi
Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:18 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Speaking in tongues?
Replies: 29
Views: 5181

Speaking in tongues?

Though I've done so in the past, after playing drums to raise my energy levels and evoke parts of my self, staring and speaking into a mirror to communicate to my subconscious and sort myself out, I went into an unplanned spurt of glossolalia. It seemed to really amp up my ability to work at that po...
by Rikoshi
Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:27 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Stop existing?
Replies: 6
Views: 2086

Stop existing?

If the soul is light, my mind a lens, and my body the stand upon which it sets, how much more focused a laser might I be now than ever before. Do you assume physical reality a punishment or prison, rather than an opportunity?
by Rikoshi
Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:43 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Demons
Replies: 120
Views: 26224

Demons

I think I'm going to have to just disagree with you here Venefica- spirits are far from perfect minded and their relative durability varies. It's just like the real world and the dangers we face- sometimes it's an insect, sometimes a mouse, sometimes a deadly dog or cat, other times an armed soldier...
by Rikoshi
Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:32 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Whats the point of black magick if it all comes back to you anyway?
Replies: 31
Views: 7464

Whats the point of black magick if it all comes back to you anyway?

Oh, definitely a natural response. But if you have a huge list of people you want revenge on, it's very likely not a good list- focus. There are a few bastards worth smiting in everyones life, but don't go overboard. It comes down to the question- are they worth it.
by Rikoshi
Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:29 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Hermetics
Replies: 13
Views: 3194

Hermetics

After enlightenment, you sweep the stairs, you don't come in on the high horse. Of course, I guess that brings us to the archetype that I believe should be added to the Tarot so as to emphasize it's "energy" more... who doesn't love the Spoiled God of Lightning who becomes sits on his ass...
by Rikoshi
Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:47 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Hermetics
Replies: 13
Views: 3194

Hermetics

I find it hard to believe anybody who was enlightened would need the ALL CAPS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL to get their point across.

I think only 1 in 1 people on this forum has need of you acting all mighty. After enlightenment, you sweep the stairs, you don't come in on the high horse.
by Rikoshi
Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:30 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Demons
Replies: 120
Views: 26224

Demons

You don't have to destroy energy, merely distort it. Science time: Energy has wavelength, amplitude, and frequency (and some other stuff). You increase one thing or change something, it becomes something else. So, boosting or lowering energy in a spirit may change its form. Similarly, a spirit is ve...
by Rikoshi
Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:17 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Ghost Stories And Experiences
Replies: 13
Views: 3270

Ghost Stories And Experiences

I visited my friends house one evening, spotting what I had assumed was his mother working at the kitchen counter through the window. I got in, chatted for a while, then mentioned his mother being home- only she had been gone all weekend. Their faces expressions all changed as they told me they had ...
by Rikoshi
Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:20 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Magical Self Transformations and Initiations
Replies: 1
Views: 979

Magical Self Transformations and Initiations

I've been thinking about my magical history, experiences, and advancements over the years, and there have been so many steps, tiny little initiations, changes in consciousness, ordeals, etc. it almost makes my head spin to try and think about every little step I've taken and how they all seem to cha...
by Rikoshi
Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:57 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: What you Should Not Expect from Magick
Replies: 26
Views: 5606

What you Should Not Expect from Magick

I remember reading a bit of the book this came from- something with Ceremonial or High in the title I think? It's not a universal truth, though certainly true for some. I had and may still have some megalomania going for me, but I don't try to go one way with magic. Is it about self transformation o...
by Rikoshi
Sat Feb 27, 2010 12:58 am
Forum: Chaos Magick
Topic: The Great Work of Magic
Replies: 14
Views: 5331

The Great Work of Magic

Ellis and Alice sound pretty similar. Red Queen. Curiouser and curiouser.
by Rikoshi
Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:21 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Whats the point of black magick if it all comes back to you anyway?
Replies: 31
Views: 7464

Whats the point of black magick if it all comes back to you anyway?

I'd recommend self healing first, vengeance after you have solidified your ideology, overcome your emotional issues. When you master the self, your magic improves greatly. Definitely not saying you shouldn't use magic to get girls, money, etc in the mean time. That's just practical. But vengeance? T...
by Rikoshi
Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: News from the trenches: The Darkwolf Update.
Replies: 11
Views: 3496

News from the trenches: The Darkwolf Update.

I'm reconnecting to the occult community, been doing a lot of magick, getting my skills back in shape- seemingly greater than I've been in the past. Perhaps more a sign of the magic environment than personal skill? Not really noticed any entities of late, except for some weird keening noise near the...
by Rikoshi
Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:48 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Stop existing?
Replies: 6
Views: 2086

Stop existing?

According to Tibetan buddhist belief, there is a brief moment of complete unthinking nothingness when you die- stay there. I believe there's a similar set up in Hinduism, where there are a number of strange trials thats true point are to be utterly ignored. I wouldn't worry about it- you don't reall...
by Rikoshi
Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:03 pm
Forum: Art, Arts and Artistry
Topic: Movies???
Replies: 7
Views: 3981

Movies???

I Heart Huckabee's. It's about philosophy, existential questions, but it has some of the best guided meditation vision stuff in a movie ever in my opinion. Sounds like stuff I sometimes see when I close my eyes and go to a safe place. Not for everyone, but I dig it.
by Rikoshi
Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:48 am
Forum: Ancient Magick and Mythologies
Topic: The Black Eyed Kids
Replies: 6
Views: 4234

The Black Eyed Kids

My theory: I'm thinking spirits- invading spirits, so might as well be aliens, but spirits. These things appear to only a few people at a time and wish to be 'let in'- they can't come in otherwise. It's almost certainly metaphorical as if they were purely corporeal they would just be there, right? T...
by Rikoshi
Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:16 am
Forum: Chaos Magick
Topic: The Great Work of Magic
Replies: 14
Views: 5331

The Great Work of Magic

I honestly think there is some cyclic nature to 'low' and 'high' magick. Doing the great work, striving for enlightenment, often brings about greater skill in low magic as a result of one's spiritual transformations. Conversely, doing sorcery often enlightens one. Symbiotically, I'm pretty sure the ...
by Rikoshi
Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:25 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Magick without contact with entities?
Replies: 7
Views: 2284

Magick without contact with entities?

Certainly it is possible- there are some particular magick models that cater to this rather well. Qui Gung is a form of chi based energy manipulation that is capable of healing, increased personal energy, and a variety of other magical feats. In addition, you may want to check out the Psi and astral...

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