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10 Wild Horses
So I just had to post this. It was crazy. I was doing a spell. Went out of my house and walked up to the end of my Close. another road goes across it, a little way up to a dead end. I was looking for my cat, when I hear this trotting. I look around and out of the dead end there's ten wild horses trotting out of the dead end in twos. I was like.... OMFG! they looked at me and continued to go past. That is by far the strangest result I have ever had. They were not with anyone, they had no saddles or whatever, all ruff unkept fur. Take in mind I live in a city, in a little estate in amongst many more, there are no horses here. Let alone ten wild ones trotting around the tarmac at 6 in the morning in the pitch black. Loved it though.
From http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?11915-10-Wild-Horses&goto=newpost
Can one create privacy from a psychic?
Hi, I'm new here and thrilled to find this forum. I hope this is the right subforum for this question. I'm a bit eclectic spiritually looking into many things over the years from Buddhism to shamanism. Recently I've started exploring ceremonial magic, particularly getting to know the LBRP. A big part of my motivation for all of this is that I come from a family that is for the most part unconsciously psychic and has some dysfunctional issues. To simply deal with what that combination means has led me on quite a quest.
One problem I have found nothing that helps with it - my mother is psychically linked to me. I pick up things from her and she picks up things from me. This happens on an unconscious level but is powerful enough that she will have a food craving for something that I ate for example even though I live states away - and vice versa. Sometimes there's a bit of involuntary mind-reading. I want it to stop! I want my privacy back and I don't want her picking up my stuff either. Btw the LBRP does not stop this though I have found it to be marvelous for clearing my energy and that of my home. To date I have tried various types of visualized shields, cord cutting exercises, strengthening my own aura (tower of light), flower essences, and consulting shamans.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
One problem I have found nothing that helps with it - my mother is psychically linked to me. I pick up things from her and she picks up things from me. This happens on an unconscious level but is powerful enough that she will have a food craving for something that I ate for example even though I live states away - and vice versa. Sometimes there's a bit of involuntary mind-reading. I want it to stop! I want my privacy back and I don't want her picking up my stuff either. Btw the LBRP does not stop this though I have found it to be marvelous for clearing my energy and that of my home. To date I have tried various types of visualized shields, cord cutting exercises, strengthening my own aura (tower of light), flower essences, and consulting shamans.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Fun With Firth!
I love Psychic Self Defense by Dion Fortune. It's one of my faves. But every now and then when I go back through and re-read parts forgotten, I feel like I have sucked on some sweet candy only to find a sour core.
From Chapter VII: "The Pathology of Non-Human Contacts", thus spake Firth:
"The Element of Air, as all occultists know, is a very tricky element to deal with. More initiates turn off the Path in the Grade of Air than in any other, and it is rare to see a Ritual of Air worked without something being dropped or knocked over. It is a quarrelsome element; when it is being worked, the operators are apt to bicker and squabble. It is also intimately associated with sex, as is revealed by its symbolism. If an occultist is making a magic circle, and for any reason wishes to seal it with the Kerubim of the Elements instead of the Archangels, as is more commonly done, and feels himself unequal to the task of drawing a presentable eagle, the symbolic form of the Kerub of Air, he will use the Zodiacal sign for Scorpio. The evolutionary connection between the snake and the bird is well known to biologists; but long ages before Darwin, initiates used the Serpent and the Eagle to represent the unsublimated and sublimated aspects of the life-force. The Scorpion connects with the Serpent through the Dragon."
Does anybody have a problem with this? I suppose I should know better...
Love,
S.H.
"We're the good guys, Michael."
-Ben from Lost
From Chapter VII: "The Pathology of Non-Human Contacts", thus spake Firth:
"The Element of Air, as all occultists know, is a very tricky element to deal with. More initiates turn off the Path in the Grade of Air than in any other, and it is rare to see a Ritual of Air worked without something being dropped or knocked over. It is a quarrelsome element; when it is being worked, the operators are apt to bicker and squabble. It is also intimately associated with sex, as is revealed by its symbolism. If an occultist is making a magic circle, and for any reason wishes to seal it with the Kerubim of the Elements instead of the Archangels, as is more commonly done, and feels himself unequal to the task of drawing a presentable eagle, the symbolic form of the Kerub of Air, he will use the Zodiacal sign for Scorpio. The evolutionary connection between the snake and the bird is well known to biologists; but long ages before Darwin, initiates used the Serpent and the Eagle to represent the unsublimated and sublimated aspects of the life-force. The Scorpion connects with the Serpent through the Dragon."
Does anybody have a problem with this? I suppose I should know better...
Love,
S.H.
"We're the good guys, Michael."
-Ben from Lost
From http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?11913-Fun-With-Firth!&goto=newpost
allworknohitch: “The Gruesome Widow”, by Shag, for the 40th…
“The Gruesome Widow”, by Shag, for the 40th Anniversary of the Haunted Mansion in 2009.
albinwonderland: Tomorrow. I, for one, am very excited.
Tomorrow.
I, for one, am very excited.
What planets do you use???
Ok so I would like your own views on this;
A lot of different planets have multiple effects. And a lot of purposes you would want a spell for have multiple planets that can be used, so rather than just listing every planet, which planets do you think work better for what purpose. You can break the mold here. It is a matter of opinion but I would like to see if a consensus naturally maps out. :)
For Love:
For either sex: Sun, Moon, Venus, Jupiter
Works better for Men: Jupiter, Sun
Works better for women: Venus, Moon
For Money: Jupiter and the Sun.
Jupiter better for getting objects of value.
Sun better for cash.
For health: Jupiter.
Add purposes as well. Knock your self out. But if you then collapse on the keyboard, remember to edit out all of the shshgjspjhpshjshgrtgh before you post thanks :)
A lot of different planets have multiple effects. And a lot of purposes you would want a spell for have multiple planets that can be used, so rather than just listing every planet, which planets do you think work better for what purpose. You can break the mold here. It is a matter of opinion but I would like to see if a consensus naturally maps out. :)
For Love:
For either sex: Sun, Moon, Venus, Jupiter
Works better for Men: Jupiter, Sun
Works better for women: Venus, Moon
For Money: Jupiter and the Sun.
Jupiter better for getting objects of value.
Sun better for cash.
For health: Jupiter.
Add purposes as well. Knock your self out. But if you then collapse on the keyboard, remember to edit out all of the shshgjspjhpshjshgrtgh before you post thanks :)
From http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?11911-What-planets-do-you-use&goto=newpost
Magical thinking and Magickal Thinking.
I think a lot of us are familliar with magical thinking and magickal thinking.(I am just using the words "magical" and "magickal" for clarification of the topic by the way)
For example, magical thinking as used in popular psychology is subscribing to superstitious ideas that seem to have little to no rational or reasonable connection to cause or effect. Much like "step on a crack, break your mother's back." Another, more contraversial example might be "we have to sacrifice ten black goats to appease our rain god so that he will nourish our crops this year."
Another example that I see more commonly be stated by people who are occult practicioners is the belief that every thought had may manifest.. for example if one might have a "bad" thought, said "bad" thought might manifest. Personally, I don't find this type of thinking healthy or realistic..yet I have seen such ideas expressed time and time again.
Magickal thinking is a logical, rational and sometimes irrational approach that produces results. One knows what operations will produce results, what gives us the A-HA magickal moment.
As occultists, where do we draw the line between magickal and magical thinking? Should a line be drawn? What is helpful for our beliefs and practices and what is harmful?Where does the occultist descend into dellusion about the nature of their abilities?
For example, magical thinking as used in popular psychology is subscribing to superstitious ideas that seem to have little to no rational or reasonable connection to cause or effect. Much like "step on a crack, break your mother's back." Another, more contraversial example might be "we have to sacrifice ten black goats to appease our rain god so that he will nourish our crops this year."
Another example that I see more commonly be stated by people who are occult practicioners is the belief that every thought had may manifest.. for example if one might have a "bad" thought, said "bad" thought might manifest. Personally, I don't find this type of thinking healthy or realistic..yet I have seen such ideas expressed time and time again.
Magickal thinking is a logical, rational and sometimes irrational approach that produces results. One knows what operations will produce results, what gives us the A-HA magickal moment.
As occultists, where do we draw the line between magickal and magical thinking? Should a line be drawn? What is helpful for our beliefs and practices and what is harmful?Where does the occultist descend into dellusion about the nature of their abilities?
I cannot describe how much I love this. faceCULTURE: Matthew…
I cannot describe how much I love this.
yumeninja: holy crap. <3 want to make this with all my left…
holy crap. <3 want to make this with all my left over spikes.
DO IIIIIIIIIT! Then post pictures!
What is defined as "Proper Language" ?
On my way home from London after a week of activities with my niece I was reading through a free metro paper on the train. Inside it was a small blurb about a few new words that got a place in the Collins dictionary. I feel it's safe to say that I actually felt outraged at the decision because I believe these words weren't really deserving enough of getting into a dictionary.
Three horrible examples of words;
Tweetheart: A Twitter user that is loved by all of their followers.
Firstly, it seems somewhat topical and secondly has a feeling of pure slang.
The second example is
BGT: An Acrynom for "Britan's Got Talent". A Topical reference is a bit misguided to be in a dictionary. (I'm using topical as in the sense that the show won't be around for ever.)
The third example is
Simples: From the animated talking meerkat on the british MarketDirect advertisments. Simply put, its a horrible use of the practice of the english language.
The three "words" above now have their place in collins dictionary.
To be clear, I have nothing against slang or topical references in every day talking or even on internet communities but I still think, just because some phrase is popular on facebook or what have you, is a far reach from deserving such an establised place in a dictionary.
I do understand that all language is technically slang that evolved from rough sounds but I would rather we kept our general standard of English (if not other languages as well) as of now before our English teachers start telling us how to spell Tweetheart properly.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this thought of mine?
Three horrible examples of words;
Quote:
Tweetheart: A Twitter user that is loved by all of their followers.
Firstly, it seems somewhat topical and secondly has a feeling of pure slang.
The second example is
BGT: An Acrynom for "Britan's Got Talent". A Topical reference is a bit misguided to be in a dictionary. (I'm using topical as in the sense that the show won't be around for ever.)
The third example is
Simples: From the animated talking meerkat on the british MarketDirect advertisments. Simply put, its a horrible use of the practice of the english language.
To be clear, I have nothing against slang or topical references in every day talking or even on internet communities but I still think, just because some phrase is popular on facebook or what have you, is a far reach from deserving such an establised place in a dictionary.
I do understand that all language is technically slang that evolved from rough sounds but I would rather we kept our general standard of English (if not other languages as well) as of now before our English teachers start telling us how to spell Tweetheart properly.
Does anyone else have any thoughts on this thought of mine?
Destructive Knot Magic
Knot Magic is so rarely talked about that I think it deserves it's own topic. It has a reputation for having a very dark side since it' been used through the ages to 'bind' things and that doesn't exclude individuals. What we read of it in Wicca books is ways of it to be used for positive ends, but we can't deny its dark nature. Scott Cunningham shies to talk about it, calling it 'hands-of' sort of magic. I myself have seen a documentary about the destructive effects and the physical harm it cause. What has been your experience with Knot Magic?
From http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?11908-Destructive-Knot-Magic&goto=newpost
What are your plans for Samhain?
Do you have any interesting plans for Samhain this year?
Will you be performing any ceremonies or rituals, or attending any festivals or celebrations?
Will you be performing any ceremonies or rituals, or attending any festivals or celebrations?
From http://www.occultcorpus.com/forum/showthread.php?11906-What-are-your-plans-for-Samhain&goto=newpost
Checking Back In With the Samhain Flood (of News Coverage)
From Wildhunt
As I pointed out last week, the_irresistible_combination of_Halloween (aka_Samhain to many Pagans) and real-live Witches causes a great flood of articles involving modern Pagans every October. I thought I’d do a quick check back in with the coverage so far, a sort of snapshot of “silly season” as it happens. So buckle in! Here we [...]
Would you like to know more?
As I pointed out last week, the_irresistible_combination of_Halloween (aka_Samhain to many Pagans) and real-live Witches causes a great flood of articles involving modern Pagans every October. I thought I’d do a quick check back in with the coverage so far, a sort of snapshot of “silly season” as it happens. So buckle in! Here we [...]
Would you like to know more?
Dream Sorcery (non-lucid)
Lately I've been having the desire to induce dreams with a specific ritual theme to use as a sort of 'dream gnosis'. I've had random dream occurrences in which I dreamed of shocking people with lightening from my hands. The next day, a bird got fried on an electrical wire and took the power out.
This convinces me that intended dream gnosis can be a powerful magickal tool.
My first idea would be to invoke the energies of my working with my usual LBRP-MPR-LIRP-LIRH-LBRP ritual format before sleep. Than, trying to fall asleep, focus on the intent of the rite before falling asleep.
My only real worry is to be really specific with the theme of the dream to get a sort of ritual atmosphere in said dream.
This convinces me that intended dream gnosis can be a powerful magickal tool.
My first idea would be to invoke the energies of my working with my usual LBRP-MPR-LIRP-LIRH-LBRP ritual format before sleep. Than, trying to fall asleep, focus on the intent of the rite before falling asleep.
My only real worry is to be really specific with the theme of the dream to get a sort of ritual atmosphere in said dream.
Spiked Hot Chocolate & Bhang Lassi
Another post I read recently inspired me to share this, here, with everyone. It's really simple and it's totally different than the culturally accepted scenario of smoking with friends.
Spiked or "Spiced" Hot Chocolate For Two
You will need:
1 Cup/250 mL milk
5 tbsp granulated sugar
1 Cup light cream
pinch of ground cinnamon
.5 tsp vanilla extract
1/8th oz (3.5g) mid-shelf quality cannabis, finely ground or chopped. stronger obviously means less herb's needed.
5 oz/150g plain chocolate or white baking chocolate instead.
1 chocolate bar, whipped cream, and/or baby marshmallows to customize
How to Prepare:
1. The milk and sugar are combined into a pan over medium heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, all the other ingredients including the MJ can be added, apart from the chocolate. Leave the chocolate aside for now.
2. After reaching boiling, it simmers at a low temp for about 1 hour, and then is filtered through a permanent coffee filter (a paper one will suffice if need be). The fats in the milk release the THC, making in effect, "cannamilk."
3. The cannamilk is poured back into the pan so the chocolate can be added. With the heat off now, the chocolate can be stirred until it's all melted.
4. Serve in a mug if your tolerance is beastly or otherwise in 2 big mugs which should still be pretty "magical." Top with whip cream which will melt. Over this you can grate a chocolate bar, and toss in some baby marshmallows.
Bhang Lassi: Yogurt-based MJ containing drink from India.
You will need:
1/4th-1/3rd teaspoon finely ground cannabis
Granulated sugar, added to taste
cardamom, added to taste
3/4th oz/25g blanched almonds
1.5oz/50g Gulkand (rose petal jam)
8 Cups/2L whole milk
1 Cup/250 mL thickened milk or heavy cream
black pepper/sprinkles, garnish
How to prepare:
1. The bud/leaves can be ground with a little black pepper using a mortar and pestle, or a metal grinder ideally.
2. Some sugar, the almonds, and gulkand, and some cardamom are added next and are to be ground and mashed into a paste. Some alternative ingredients: mangoes, raisins, pistachios.
3. The milk is mixed in, and then the concoction is strained. The heavy cream can be added at his point, and then it all goes into the fridge.
4. Before serving, a pinch of black pepper and a few sprinkles can be tossed on top for garnish. Serving in a communal goblet is appropriate, though hardly essential.
Have fun. :)
Nytek
Spiked or "Spiced" Hot Chocolate For Two
You will need:
1 Cup/250 mL milk
5 tbsp granulated sugar
1 Cup light cream
pinch of ground cinnamon
.5 tsp vanilla extract
1/8th oz (3.5g) mid-shelf quality cannabis, finely ground or chopped. stronger obviously means less herb's needed.
5 oz/150g plain chocolate or white baking chocolate instead.
1 chocolate bar, whipped cream, and/or baby marshmallows to customize
How to Prepare:
1. The milk and sugar are combined into a pan over medium heat. Once the sugar has dissolved, all the other ingredients including the MJ can be added, apart from the chocolate. Leave the chocolate aside for now.
2. After reaching boiling, it simmers at a low temp for about 1 hour, and then is filtered through a permanent coffee filter (a paper one will suffice if need be). The fats in the milk release the THC, making in effect, "cannamilk."
3. The cannamilk is poured back into the pan so the chocolate can be added. With the heat off now, the chocolate can be stirred until it's all melted.
4. Serve in a mug if your tolerance is beastly or otherwise in 2 big mugs which should still be pretty "magical." Top with whip cream which will melt. Over this you can grate a chocolate bar, and toss in some baby marshmallows.
Bhang Lassi: Yogurt-based MJ containing drink from India.
You will need:
1/4th-1/3rd teaspoon finely ground cannabis
Granulated sugar, added to taste
cardamom, added to taste
3/4th oz/25g blanched almonds
1.5oz/50g Gulkand (rose petal jam)
8 Cups/2L whole milk
1 Cup/250 mL thickened milk or heavy cream
black pepper/sprinkles, garnish
Quote:
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Shiva's Drink Before drinking, especially from a communal vessel, the first taste is offered to Shiva, symbolized by a few drops on the pestle.
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1. The bud/leaves can be ground with a little black pepper using a mortar and pestle, or a metal grinder ideally.
2. Some sugar, the almonds, and gulkand, and some cardamom are added next and are to be ground and mashed into a paste. Some alternative ingredients: mangoes, raisins, pistachios.
3. The milk is mixed in, and then the concoction is strained. The heavy cream can be added at his point, and then it all goes into the fridge.
4. Before serving, a pinch of black pepper and a few sprinkles can be tossed on top for garnish. Serving in a communal goblet is appropriate, though hardly essential.
Have fun. :)
Nytek
albinwonderland: thedoppelganger: Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009…
Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009 Ready to Wear
be still my heart
Friend thinks house is haunted/theres something in it
I took a rather long break from the occult, so forgive me if this is in the wrong section. My friend says that he thinks he "saw the devil" or sees it. Basically I think he has a demon or some kind of negative energy in his house and always has. He said that he's always felt it but kept it to himself cause he didn't want anyone to know. He said tonight was the first time he said anything to his parents and the reason I know he's not crazy is cause he said his parents felt it too. It was a literal presence. And I know the disruption because hes been fighting with his parents a LOT lately and for no reason at all. Like, this is way beyond a simple parent/child conflict. I've been near his parents in his house, sometimes they're nice and sometimes you can feel something dangerous coming from them. I think its just in his house and transfers person to person.
Any ideas? All I got is to try a LBRP. Its been so long since I've read anything.
Edit: He feels that its fucking with his life bad. I'd think he was lying but like I said his parents felt it too and they're normal people. I think I felt it too but I can't be sure if that was something or just negative vibes from the fighting. I want to try and help him, I told him I'd try so that's all I can do is try. Figured some people on here really know their shit and might be able to help.
Any ideas? All I got is to try a LBRP. Its been so long since I've read anything.
Edit: He feels that its fucking with his life bad. I'd think he was lying but like I said his parents felt it too and they're normal people. I think I felt it too but I can't be sure if that was something or just negative vibes from the fighting. I want to try and help him, I told him I'd try so that's all I can do is try. Figured some people on here really know their shit and might be able to help.
lissahasageekgasm:sarasart: So, there’s this ring I don’t…
So, there’s this ring I don’t have. Why is this the case again?
That is gorgeous!