Self-Evocation 2011
Here’s my latest painting. It’s a self-Evocation painting. I do these occasionally and I use them to paint an internal landscape of my consciousness. This one is actually quite nice and feels much more peaceful compared to some of the other ones. A self-evocation is really a snapshot of time, a way to connect with [...]
Spatial Dynamics and Magic
Space is one of those elements that continues to fascinate me, especially when I look at how people use space to situate and express their own identity. I came to this perspective through the anthropological of Edward T. Hall and Alexander Laban’s perspectives on space and movement. The occupation of space whether with objects or [...]
Fear and Magic
I read a post where the writer argued that if you weren’t feeling fear in your magical practice, you either aren’t human, or you are trying hard to stay in your safety zone. I get the point of this post, and to some degree I agree with it. Feeling some fear as you break your [...]
A new Year, A new you
I saw this blog entry on Twitter and was intrigued by what the person had to say about reinventing herself. It reminds me a bit of the elemental balancing ritual I do each year. I’m in the 2nd month of my new year, and in a sense the new person I’m discovering as I work [...]
Changing your Identity by Shifting your Balance
Every year I do an elemental balancing ritual. The purpose of this ritual is to create balance in my life by working on aspects of myself that need to be balanced. Really what I’m doing it changing my overall identity by shifting the balance using an intensive working to generate a specific direction for my [...]
Researching the brain
Although I’ve already written the first draft of my new book, I’m still continuing to do research on the neuroscience of the brain (one of the books I’ve recently read is reviewed below). It’s a fascinating subject for me, even without writing a book, but writing a book does shape a lot of the reading [...]
Why its not a good idea to destroy part of yourself
The other day I decided to do a meditation technique to work with a part of myself that I thought I wanted to change. I did the meditation technique and basically I ended up poking a part of myself that didn’t care for what I was doing and responded with quite a reaction, which showed [...]
My inspiration for my magical systems
I was recently asked where I got my inspiration for the Sigil web technique in Space/Time Magic. But the person who asked also noted that he felt my work was writing was far enough away from the sources I cited that he was curious in general. It’s a good question to ask. Where do I [...]
I stand on the outside looking in
I’ve never really felt that I’ve fit in with the Occult or Pagan communities. I hold some rather unorthodox views including a vehement dislike of Aleister Crowley’s influence on occultism. I’ve also managed to get into some heated arguments about my practice of magic (specifically pop culture magic) on at least one podcast, where they [...]
Of Wounds and Tattoos
In a previous post, I showed off my most recent tattoo. Since showing it off, I’ve had an interesting, if somewhat painful experience that I want to relate. A couple days after I’d gotten the tattoo, I had three sores appear around the tattoo. One sore was actually in the tattoo, but on a spot [...]
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- I finished the latest revision of Magical Identity, at 93,535 words. Off to the editor and then layout! Expect a pre-order post soon.
