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by Eremita
Sat Sep 24, 2016 4:28 pm
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Scariest experiences with the occult?
Replies: 8
Views: 4385

Re: Scariest experiences with the occult?

My freakiest story was from when I was a kid. My mother acquired this old second-hand chest of drawers. She put it in my brother's room (he would have been about nine at the time, I was about six). He told us one morning he'd awoken during the night to see a 'demon' sitting on this chest of drawers ...
by Eremita
Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:59 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: My experience with an Aboriginal God.
Replies: 6
Views: 3027

Re: My experience with an Aboriginal God.

Hiya Daud, thanks for sharing! Please keep us updated. I was especially interested to see your picture. I remember seeing paintings very much like that one in books of Aboriginal art when I was a kid. Did you get any sense of "character" from this entity? Or was the contact too brief? Chee...
by Eremita
Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:22 pm
Forum: Crafts and other Skills
Topic: Magick Bottles (Craft Idea)
Replies: 2
Views: 4675

Re: Magick Bottles (Craft Idea)

They look neat. :)

I like the little bottles you've used. I've made spell jars in the past but didn't bottles that small - as a consequence they always end up one-quarter filled and don't look nearly so nice as yours!
by Eremita
Sun Jun 12, 2016 12:50 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The flat earth
Replies: 57
Views: 27437

Re: The flat earth

Yeshai wrote:As already stated, I do quite a bit of flying. Probably more than you do, and I've never noticed the earth to be spherical.
Oh cool, have you ever been as far as the earth's rim? You should fly over and find out what sex Great A'Tuin is, that knowledge could make a man very rich.
by Eremita
Fri Jun 10, 2016 6:23 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The flat earth
Replies: 57
Views: 27437

Re: The flat earth

LMAO!

You can figure out whether the earth is flat or spherical for the cost of a plane ticket. You're welcome! :D
by Eremita
Fri Jun 10, 2016 5:41 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Appropriate Cultural Appropriation?
Replies: 11
Views: 5256

Re: Appropriate Cultural Appropriation?

Among the difficulties I face in my exploration of the occult is a percieved lack of 'connection' with many of the mythologies and traditions I have come across. I feel a need or desire for an 'ancestral connection' to a magickal tradition, however, as a white male living on stolen land, cut off fr...
by Eremita
Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:20 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: The Rosicrucian Order, AMORC
Replies: 5
Views: 3900

Re: The Rosicrucian Order, AMORC

In the first place, they claim to accept people of all religions and to be a group of knowledge and not religion, however, I often find them connected to gnostic paradigms. Can someone clear this up for me? Rosicrucianism is a European current that was (many would say is and always will be) Christi...
by Eremita
Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:32 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Aleister Crowley's Magick in Theory and Practice
Replies: 9
Views: 5770

Re: Aleister Crowley's Magick in Theory and Practice

Hi there. As you probably know, Magick in Theory and Practice is one component of the larger Book 4 . It should, theoretically, possibly, hopefully, make more sense if you read the first two parts of that book first. But Crowley's entire system is based on Qabalah, so if you are unfamiliar with this...
by Eremita
Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:51 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Some Rambling Thoughts
Replies: 24
Views: 10801

Re: Some Rambling Thoughts

Hadit and Cyber J, keep kicking, because if you ever do decide to check out, I will get the major sads. :( Mental illness is a piece of shit, to be honest. Keep your doctors in the loop. I love you lots and lots. [crazy] And for what it's worth, I don't really buy into the "change in accordance...
by Eremita
Thu Oct 22, 2015 7:05 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Which order should I apply for?
Replies: 34
Views: 10034

Re: Which order should I apply for?

So to summarise, I think the consensus is that you should apply to join the Communist Party.
by Eremita
Fri Sep 25, 2015 3:41 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello there everybody
Replies: 9
Views: 3788

Re: Hello there everybody

Welcome aboard. I look forward to reading your insights. :)
by Eremita
Sun Sep 20, 2015 11:38 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: evocation beginner
Replies: 10
Views: 4097

Re: evocation beginner

I'm pretty sure you're looking at a troll, guys. At least I assume he is, since his post made me laugh and that's usually a solid sign. :p
by Eremita
Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:19 pm
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Organizations Near Me?
Replies: 2
Views: 2143

Re: Organizations Near Me?

Hi there. Google is your best friend for discovering local occult groups. I haven't looked it up, but I would be very surprised if the O.T.O. and AMORC do not operate in BC, as well as at least a dozen Wiccan covens and probably a good few ceremonial groups as well. Failing that, there are a couple ...
by Eremita
Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:09 pm
Forum: Gnosticism
Topic: Demiurge and YHVH use in the LBRP question.
Replies: 6
Views: 6497

Re: Demiurge and YHVH use in the LBRP question.

Nice post, EternalReturn. :)

I note that the so-called Bornless ritual contains an invocation of Abraxas. A favourite to Crowley and Regardie as a method of achieving union with the Holy Guardian Angel - but if Abraxas is associated with the demiurge, that seems counter-intuitive, does it not?
by Eremita
Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:59 am
Forum: School of Magick Archive
Topic: Creating a sigil
Replies: 60
Views: 46777

Re: Creating a sigil

EternalReturn wrote:I'll think about it for few days and come up with something.
There's no reason you can't write sigils for trivial things. Phil Hine and Grant Morrison actually recommend it.
by Eremita
Mon Aug 03, 2015 2:35 pm
Forum: Help!
Topic: Sharing of some hard times
Replies: 23
Views: 6765

Re: Sharing of some hard times

The trouble is these people have a viewpoint on life that I would never be able to arrive at by purely intellectual means. I love you, CyberJ. In particular the above sentence. Remember the human intellect cannot be trusted at all. If your mind is giving you a hard time, whip it into line and remin...
by Eremita
Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:07 pm
Forum: School of Magick Archive
Topic: This school is now closed, pending new teachers
Replies: 6
Views: 6280

Re: This school is now closed, pending new teachers

Ah, I can't say this surprises me. You've been running a one man show over here (and doing a fine job, I might add), and there are only so many hours in a day. Thank you very much for your time, Clockwork Ghost. Good luck with your business and maybe one day you'll arrive in a suit of shining armour...
by Eremita
Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:04 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Greetings!
Replies: 5
Views: 2152

Re: Greetings!

Hey there HiramSmith, welcome aboard. :) I'm interested to ask you about your experiences in Freemasonry (that is, obviously, those parts you can talk about freely). Was it your interest in the occult that drew you to Freemasonry in the first place? I've heard that certain Lodges (and I must admit I...
by Eremita
Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:04 am
Forum: Ceremonial Magick
Topic: How does one curse a festival or certain type of activity?
Replies: 8
Views: 4959

Re: How does one curse a festival or certain type of activit

As barbaric as humanity's treatment of animals is and always has been (in every country, including the wealthiest), some cultural context is important. I live with Chinese people, and I asked them one day about the whole cat and dog meat thing. They were actually embarrassed to comment, as they thou...
by Eremita
Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:10 am
Forum: School of Magick Archive
Topic: Three places - How to Read Tarot
Replies: 86
Views: 74619

Re: Three places - How to Read Tarot

The Fool (0) is our hero. He is a baby, thrown into the world blind, deaf and dumb and armed with nothing but an inexplicable impulse to grow. He doesn't know who he is or where he is going, but he is going to take his best shot, armed only with his enthusiasm and a can-do attitude. The first figure...
by Eremita
Fri Jun 12, 2015 5:05 am
Forum: School of Magick Archive
Topic: Three places - How to Read Tarot
Replies: 86
Views: 74619

Re: Three places - How to Read Tarot

Reporting for duty, sah.
by Eremita
Wed Jun 10, 2015 5:41 am
Forum: Beginners Info
Topic: Writing a primer for my system
Replies: 6
Views: 2782

Re: Writing a primer for my system

You're welcome. Perhaps you can send me a signed copy of your book once it's finished! [grin]
by Eremita
Sun Jun 07, 2015 8:00 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Rate of failure
Replies: 5
Views: 2419

Rate of failure

I realise 'failure' may be a loaded term. I suppose this question is directed to the many experienced occultists we have here. When it comes to magical operations, what is your rate of failure? Suppose you perform an evocation, and nothing shows up? You cast a spell but don't manifest what you wante...
by Eremita
Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:43 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi all..
Replies: 6
Views: 3041

Re: Hi all..

Thanks for the detailed introduction, was interesting to read. Welcome. :)
by Eremita
Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:34 am
Forum: Off-Topic (Occult)
Topic: Magic - art, science, or..?
Replies: 15
Views: 5123

Re: Magic - art, science, or..?

I think magic is an art, because two people doing precisely the same thing may experience different results. One may not experience any results at all. This is why there are so many different magical systems, and not every system works for every practitioner. On the other hand, if certain processes ...

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