Time Experiments, Ethics part 2
On Friday, my group and I did some work with time magic. The first two experiments we did were based off of Jean Houston’s book The Possible Human. We did one experiment, where we would experience our consciousness as a unit of time, such as a second, minute, year, 100 years etc. Eventually you lose [...]
Ethics and magic Pt the one
I’ve recently started work on another co-written book project, since the project with Bill W is temporarily at a lull and I’ve been meaning to get started on this new project for a while anyway. This new project is an interesting one for me as it deals primarily with ethics and magic. I’m working on [...]
Review of the Fabric of the Cosmos and some thoughts on being a moral person
Book Review: The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene This is an excellent book on contemporary physics. It is written for a popular audience, but even with that, it is a dense book. However Greene does an excellent job of making the material easier to approach. He uses some pop culture references such as [...]
A day of ritual work
Right now Portland is experiencing an unexpected snow storm, which has pretty much shut down the ability to travel in the city. I’m not one to spend my time idly, however. So I decided to do some ritual workings today and have another I’ll be joining astrally later tonight for the solstice. I first decided [...]
In Loco Dei: Pathology in Western Magic
By Vince Stevens In dealing with Modern Western Magic, I and those I work with often find consistent patterns of pathology in Western Magical culture: Tendencies to arrogance and self-obsession among magicians. An inordinate focus on rebellion, rebelliousness, and distance from the dominant – or any culture. An unusual distance from people, processes, nature, and [...]
Visualization usually isn’t
One of the things I read constantly in magical, occult, meditative, and other works is the need to “visualize” things. One visualized light, or deities, or anything else. When it comes to mental and magical work, visualize is pretty high in the buzzword bingo game. Visualization is of course very important as any meditator and [...]
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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.
