After posting that bit about stage magic in the Commonplace Book, I seem to keep running into things connecting stage magic (fooling the crowds) and real magic (changing reality).
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So, I just got the attached obituary in this week's Filer's Files UFO newsletter.
John Keel has passed away. He was 79 years old.
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This just came in over the transom and I thought some of the community here might be interested in helping out.
You can check the author's bona fides at her ...
I had originally intended this thread to document in detail the colossal mistakes I and others have made in the course of our occult education and practices in an effort to provide valuable lessons to ...
...Because it's in the intro thread, and it's got me thinking...
'High' vs 'Low' magick, is there any kind of helpful distinction there? Do you undertake 'Results' magick in your practice? If not, ...
I was just curious as to what everyone thinks about the Mayan prophecy claiming that the "world as we know it" will come to an end on December 21, 2012. I'm almost ashamed to say that I was sparked to ...
I'm sure I'm not the only one who is completely entranced by the Dorodango images that grant and Ember linked to in my Moon Ritual thread. For those who missed it, here are some ...
As mentioned in the Luuurve thread, I recently went on a series of quite breathtakingly good dates. Those dates have now resulted in the acquisition of an SO and I've been very happy with the whole th ...
Hi guys, long time reader, first time poster. Thought I'd dip my hand in since I've been feeling it lately.
I'm curious as to the opinion/experience of the others 'round here on working with dei ...
Evenin' all,
Has anyone read Martin Puhvel's 'The Crossroads in Folklore and Mythology', and is it any good? Judging by the price tag, it's not like the average Llewelyn-esque shitroll, but I can't ...
I began my magickal career with sigils. I learned about them through multiple sources, but most of the methods I've heard about for charging a sigil always seem to result in a very simple manifestatio ...
Saturday I was out and about shopping. I was walking across a parking lot and spied a key on the ground. My first impulse was to pick it up but I kept walking. A nagging voice in my head finally convi ...
In the thread about metamorphic technique a conversation started which recurs a lot in my circles, regarding claims of miraculous healing and whether or not to believe them. This relates to the more g ...
I just wondered whether anyone has tried the J W Dunne "Experiment with Time" test, whereby you keep a dream journal and note which of your dreams (if any) feature material yet-to-be-experienced, as i ...
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Anyone got any plans for the upcoming Solstice? Specifically (for me) in London? I'm pondering whether to do (a) a solo visit to a site near me, a very old church and pleasant churchyard on a hill (th ...
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I'm about to start a journey through the Tarot - I've had a pretty big push to spend a lot more time with the cards. I got my first set about 2 months ago (Thoth deck) and have been reading for ...
This is the LN "Book of the Law" thread, for balanced discussion and criticism of Aleister Crowley's controversial text Liber AL, reputedly received from a praeterhuman intelligence calling itself Aiw ...
hie there, ive recently discovered te wonders of Francis Bacon, The british painter that is, and wonderfull videos of him on the BBC Archives.thought ill link up
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I just bought my first house. We're taking possession on July 30th, but move in on August 1st. That leaves me with two days to clear out any potential old negativity that may linger from previous owne ...
What I wanted to do was start a thread on the usage of drugs (licit and/or illicit) and their use in magick. Though, unfortunately, this may descend into a morality/legality/stoner bash, my hope is th ...
Just in case we do ever get round to some meaty Bible study threads, I thought some folks (Evan, grant, I'm looking at you two, you can't hide) might appreciate this truly *brilliant* tool.
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I will be visiting the UK next month. I'll be in Glastonbury April 17-26 then down to London for the 27-28.
Can I gets some hugs and ply some booze, yes/no?
I think Gypsy was thinking of some o ...
About 2000 years ago plus/ minus 200 years a bronze cauldron and a ‘pony cap’ were placed as votive offerings in a loch (lake) and bog near where I live. There are photos of them here [tried to d ...
Have we really not got a thread on breathwork yet? I shall start with a small thing and hopefully others will arrive to meatify.
Spending nine hours in Girona airport is going to suck for just abo ...
In recent days, I have been communicating with something heavily and regularly. I call it a demon, as it is not angelic and has no preference for any kind of behavior or items except that it enjoys te ...
Things have been a bit mental here this week with the whole G20 riots thing going on. I've been working in the City financial district since January this year, which is a weird part of London. It's wh ...
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I've realised that I often recognise beauty in places other people don't see it. In I s'pose about the last couple of years, I've started to hook into that as part of my devotional practice: the reco ...