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First of all, I am not here to listen to your Ted talks about how this is dangerous and shouldn’t be done and blah blah blah
I am also not here for you to ramble about how I need to look for real people out there. Humans treat me like trash and I don’t even have friends. It’s already a dick move the fact that I have to reach out to other beings because even if they can take advantage of me too they are nothing compared to what many people have done to me.
I also probably have undiagnosed mental issues and I’m also suicidal so I’ve kind of lost my mind at this point. I don’t want you to be my therapist or anything, JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
And I don’t want to use them as whores or something. I would invoke a succubus just like I would invoke any other demon because all I want is a damn hug. Even if they do it only because I paid them with something back. Once they do that and they’ve had their offering they can leave. And of course I would set some sort of protection from them and banish them if necessary. I’m not stupid.
A friend of ours just got an obsidian mirror. So she asked if I knew anything about them or have any ebooks about them.
I have a large library of books on many subjects. But nothing that I have is about the subject. At least nothing I have red.
So I'm looking for anything on how to use a black obsidian mirror. Even if it's just a chapter in a larger book.
I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to make a circle. I have normal chalkboard chalk and a laminate floor and the chalk doesn’t do anything to the floor. What is something better I can use to create my circle?
I would like to be initiated into the occult, but I know this is a very vast and extensive field, so I would like to ask something more focused on what YOUR path was, as a reference.
I would like to know what path you took and what characterises it, plus I have some questions:
*Did any aspects of your personality influence your path in the occult? Which ones?
*What is its focus?
*What are your short and/or long term goals?
*How much time do you devote to your occult practices compared to other activities?
*What advice would you give to someone who would like to study/practise in the same direction as you?
Forgive me if I am too methodical, but I want to consider all options before making any decisions.
If you just want to share your experiences, you are more than welcome to do so.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I am looking into this operation and I want to try it but from some of the videos and articles I read they mention having to be alone… I live with family. I would be able to isolate myself and focus on the operation but idk if I have to be COMPLETELY alone. Also can someone’s send me some good resources to look deeper into this operation
Why is the queen scale used as a "default" expression of a sefirot?
I just want to know why some of us attract spherical objects, namely soccer balls, beach balls, basketballs, and even tennis balls. I can go to any park, and here they come. I can even be driving down a residential street and here comes a basketball. Why?
What's a good book or website that tells u everything u need to know?
Hi, I'm somewhat ignorant on these topics, so feel free to correct me or guide me as you see fit.
I would like to introduce myself to this field, and specifically to the work of Eliphas Levi, and according to the official list of the sub, "Transcendental Magic" should be a place to start. But according to comments from more experienced colleagues, this book has terminology that I will not be able to understand if I am not familiar with the author.
Therefore, I would like to know if there is any order you recommend for Levi's work, or if I should get some additional support to get started.
I have been reading on kabbalah and I've come to the conclusion that the original idea of kabbalah was something which used letters to manipulate reality, a system of letter magic but exactly how? The book sefer yetzirah talks about it but it's too symbolic and allegorical in nature, too much to unwrap. Is there any work or person who has dabbled with this ?
Would be best if it has nothing to do with spirits or any invoking, I prefer not to engage with that.
Ok, so say I have an 8 digit number and want to create an algorithm to create an 8x8 table of numbers/symbols. I already have a set of 64 unique symbols and am trying to create magic tables that are unique to an 8 digit number. I'm not a math nerd so kinda running into problems. Can anyone help?
Hi guys
A close person has a cancer and suddenly, the situation got worse. We are using all forces possible, so I am planning a ritual as a support.
I was thinking Apollo and Sun as a planet.
If anyone has any inside into the topic/ or experience, I would really appreciate it.
"Interdimensional Omnipresence"
Its like archetype but better describes their relationship to time and the celestial spheres.
A book thats encyclopedia like? Something similar to Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology?
This may be an unpopular question but I would like the opinion of those who have knowledge on this subject.
You know that generally speaking in left-hand occultist circles people like to make a genuine difference between spiritual Luciferians and theistic Satanists. Especially the former and even a certain number of Luciferians claim to have no connection with christian demonology .
However, I am quite suspicious.
Firstly because there is no connection between the pagan Roman god Lucifer and modern Luciferianism. I have already read Luciferians who reject all points in common with Satanists and demonologists by claiming a minor pagan God who has absolutely no connection with the modern Luciferian myth .
What is more, the sigil of Lucifer which is often used by Luciferians comes from demonology grimoires which claim that Lucifer is a demonic prince and a fallen angel. In the vast majority of esoteric sources which belong to the Luciferian sphere if you go back to their inspirations and occult sources they are all found in Western demonology and the fact that Lucifer is perceived as a fallen angel and a bringer of dark light .
There is also the fact that the term lucifer in the Bible could be a bad translation because it would designate Nimrod a Babylonian king unlike for example entities like Samael, Azazael, Belial and Belzebuth who are truly native to demonology and Hebrew esotericism, also there is the book of Enoch and the Watchers.
Then some Luciferians but also Satanists claim some Yazidis sources which is one of the worst possible things and which I find quite ironic because it is basically just a copy of Islamic accusations. The Yazidis are not even Luciferian and the peacock angel is the very opposite of Luciferian and even Satanist ideologies: he is entirely devoted to God ,kneels before god, is for status quo and order , reigns over the world with other archangels, and he is ironically more similar to an exotic version of Archangel Michael.
Truly the link between the Yazidi and Luciferianism was born from Islamic accucsations and the fantasies of 19th century occultists because the peacock angel is ironically closer to the archangel Michael, kneels only before God, and is in no way a rebel on the contrary . Even the Sanat Kumara of the Theosophists is relatively closer to the archetype of Lucifer as bearer of dark light . The peacock angel he is perhaps even more in love with God than the Archangel Michael because his refusal to kneel before humanity was because he considered that he should not kneel before humans but only before God.
it is precisely after reading that many Luciferians proclaim Malek taus as a diabolical figure just like the Satanists do even though it is one of the most bizarre things especially since it is above all an appropriation of Islamic or Christian accusations against an ethnic minority. it is the same logic as when the inquisition said the Cathars were devil worshipers or the Waldensians and it is just not serious and ironically doing exactly what the Christian inquisitors wanted by building a spirituality around the caricature and of the accusation of their enemies.
This is not an accusation but I am just surprised by the fact that many spiritual Luciferians reject all links with spiritual Satanism , claim that their luciferian figure is inspired by a pagan divinity which has absolutely no connection with the Luciferian doctrine and who instead is poorly known and very minor god in in Roman mythology, uses grimoires and sigils which are entirely centered on Christian demonology but nevertheless seems not to like being considered as spiritual Satanists.
At best the term Promethean would be more logical but truly when I see the spiritual, sigils and esoteric sources it is truly centered on Christian demonology often by occultists who considered Lucifer as a fallen angel or a demonic leader, and western litterature . Is it like a more temperate and bourgeois version of Satanism ?
This is truly a question and I would like to have the opinion of people who are versed in these arts
I am very interested in these spheres of left hand esotericism but I also have the impression that they are ironically born from literary fantasy and from the appropriation of the Christian and Islamic's imagination that is to say that they are entirely dependent on Christian and Islamic myths as well as their bad interpretations sometimes : they are nothing opposed but symbiotic and complementary in a way that I find very ironic .
I am also sorry if I sound too arrogant or critical because that is not my intention and I am curious to known your opinion .
I’ve been reading around on the r/debatereligion sub, and have seen so many accounts of people having no contact whatsoever with the presence of god, spiritual beings, subtle energies, etc. Even Christians who have practiced traditionally most of their life and became atheists because, in their terms, never once did god present himself. Now I’m not Christian myself, but I did go to a catholic school when I was younger, and when they had monthly school mass, I can say with confidence that I did feel the presence of the Christian god in that moment on multiple occasions. So I guess I’m wondering if you have any input on why some people have more of a capacity for spiritual experience than others? Are some people just doubtful without realizing it, thus closing themselves off? Is it due to upbringing? What kind of environmental or internal attributes do you think are most important to become sensitive to subtle phenomena?
The Martial force associated with the kinetic, positive Polarity, "Masculine" power so to speak, of brute force, violence, and physically forcing your will on someone is what is generally considered the only manifestation of "power" for the past 100 to 150 years. So, people without the means of coercion are considered weak or powerless. Despite the masculine/feminine associations let me be clear: while definitely men tend towards Martial power and women towards Aphroditic power, neither of these is exclusive to any gender, sex, sexuality etc. Anyone can demonstrate either power, and most people use both to an extent.
I think this misses how powerful the more subtle, negative Polarity, Aphroditic power associated typically with the feminine can be. Someone with Martial power can take your life, but someone with Aphroditic power can completely take your mind if you aren't aware and trained against it, just like in physical combat.
The nefarious thing about it is that yeah, it's easy to see someone in a hospital bleeding from their fucking eye sockets after getting beaten and say "whoa... that's a really abusive use of someone's power." It's a lot harder to look at someone completely addicted to spending his/her paychecks on OF models, or is in a codependent relationship where they are addicted to someone who is using them and say, "that person is using their charm/looks/seduction to abuse a person who is unaware and vulnerable due to low self esteem, mental health, or whatever." At least a broken orbital socket will heal in 6 months or whatever. The scars from being abused by Aphroditic power can take years to heal, or not heal at all. Or, develop into a bitterness where someone decides "if they're gonna use their power on me, I'll use my power on them" and become similarly abusive as a defense mechanism.
I'm sure you can see this unhealthy feedback loop in modern culture, with the juxtaposition between the OnlyFans sexual liberation Aphroditic wave being followed by the Red Pill/Tate Martial wave. Hopefully instead of the dialogue getting more extreme, a synthesis takes place where people recognize how both of these forms of power can become abusive very quickly if not recognized and kept in check.
I remember being a naive young dude getting into a hellride relationship with this girl who took great pleasure in using my affection for her to warp my personality in unnatural ways, soothe her own insecurities by making me feel as insecure as possible about my weight, looks, etc. Along with very fucked up and disturbed things I won't go into here. You can make the argument that I should've known better, I should've said no to certain things etc, but is that what you say to someone with no combat training who just got his ass beaten by someone who knew what they were doing? "It sucks you got 6 broken ribs man, but it's your fault you should've been prepared to defend yourself."
After that break up, I literally couldn't look people in the eye because my inner self and sense of self worth had been completely crushed. And for context, I'm normally a charming, bubbly guy who works in sales. When people looked at me before that relationship, I was always complimented on my confidence, humor, and easy going attitude. Afterwards, I was easily the most insecure looking person in the room, and people picked up on it. It took me a long time to find myself again, and part of it was when i was with a MtF OF model (we would hang out, talk, and fuck occasionally) one night and felt those same emotions rising up i felt for my ex, and it was the same power. For some reason, I knew IMMEDIATELY that it was the experience of being under Aphroditic influence or glamour.
Because the OF model had experience both as a much more advanced occultist and a past living as a straight, male-presenting person and wanted to help me, she was the perfect person to help me process through those feelings and defend my mind against it in the future. Ever since that night, my personality has come roaring back. Obviously mental health is still a struggle, but whenever I'm around people now, I'm making them laugh, encouraging them to come out of their shell, and confident in myself as a person (most of the time).
The things we do and say affect people, even when we think they don't.
Such far, maybe the best book I have ever read in Theurgy and especially Neoplatonism. ❤️
I seem to find these 3 variants in differemt sources, and am not sure which is best or why the confusion. I suspect its because transliteration from hebrew to english is not super straightforward. What is the most "correct" or current spelling and pronunciation?
I already ordered the lesser key of Solomon
I once came across an occult book (from the Renaissance?) that claimed to be able to teach you learn faster. If memory serves it had a focus on language.
Does anyone know what book this could be? I have forgotten the title and would very much like to reread it. I recall it was quite short.
Thanks
If I could only buy one of their books, what should it be?
To any of you who do Eros worship, what are good incenses and offerings for him?
Any good rituals? Any astrological attributions?
Thank you!
Hello, some of you may have observed me lurking and sharing about a “daimon” that I commune with. I’m hoping for some pointers.
As far as I can tell this entity has been with me, and they have indicated this to me as well, for all of my life. Long before my interests in the occult I have, independent of what I believed or didn’t believe, this entity has influenced me. Their influence fleeting and my mind slow I eventually came to wonder what it was as I was able to discern a different energy — as if these thoughts or insights I was having weren’t my own.
Fast forward to a couple of years ago after a 5 year period where I completely forgotten about it I just so happened to catch the influencer in the act and was able to sort of intuitively gathered my mind around them and asked who they were. They spoke not in words by vision and an energetic way asking for trust. My first ecstatic experience followed.
But it wasn’t until September of last year that I realized through and after another spontaneous mystical experience that I would learn that I, too, could initiate means to commune.
Ever since this entity has taught me various techniques that clearly were mystical in nature (energy balance in which I only knew that they were colorful lol). When attuned, in which I was shown multiple dimensions to this, it’s ecstatic. When it’s not intense I can only speak of compassion and love emanating from them. There’s also an undeniable feminine energy.
I don’t ever “hear” them, rather it’s this attuned state where their thought or impressions surface through intuition and thought, but seem to utilize familiar conceptualizations of my mind. These things require a level of discernment and openness to really understand.
All that to say, it’s been difficult to discern who this entity may be. Directly asking them has not yet been productive and they have a tendency to be a bit coy on the matter historically. But recently they have indicated they have one and, this was new, they made a request. They just asked that we continue working together, but from what I could discern a hope for devotion seemed present.
I haven’t offered a “formal agreement”, as it were, committing myself to the agreement and do not discern impatience on their part. I did not sense a shift in their overall energetic profile and we have communed since without disruption.
I have not yet learned the name and I don’t know what it is I’m working with. They shown, taught and wrought mysticism within me whereas in prior times it did not exist. I can speak of inner healing on areas of my life that I otherwise could not overcome up to that point. I do trust this entity and I feel a “preexisting” bond to them — more or less it’s as though they are apart of me somehow.
I don’t know what’s normal and if it’s unusual to have some difficulty with learning a name?
Are there any specific rituals or techniques I could apply here to explore this matter further?
Thank you if you made it this far.
Like the title say.