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It never ceases to almost amaze me how hardcore magicians end up experiencing shit storms in their lives on a microcosmical or macrocosmical level, or both. With all their paraphernalia, tools, fetishes, knowledge, practical experience, time, can-do attitude, and so forth, they are not spared from hard times, even though they really know how to do magick. I am not referring to something like the death of a loved one, even though such a thing can be at least predicted in advance if one knows how to do it, but to something way more simple, in the form of a personal emotional crisis.

To my mind this happens because they are too stuck in their narrow perspective and keep manifesting their by-the-book attitude, that they cannot see the forest from the trees. I am in no way a well read individual, but I have an extensive collection of pdf books, most of which were offered to me in time by people who found my answers to their questions to be very helpful. Every now and then I take a look through those files, even though I hate to read, especially late at night when I can't sleep. I don't have to read much to figure out I already know what's in there because I came across it somewhere else. Many books on magick out there, especially the self-initiation ones, offer pretty much the same things to their readers, though in slightly different forms so it would not appear as if one author is copy-pasting another: Mercury is for healing, Saturn is for cursing, meditation is important, bla bla...

Now available in paperback

I'm throwing my booklet *Magick Pills for Hard Transits* out there in paperback version even though I had no demands for it. It's saddle stitched, as Lulu did not allow me to select the perfect bound version for a text that spans only 26 pages. But these 26 pages can make a difference when it comes to avoiding troubling times in your life!

Buy it, don't buy it, stare at it, look away, love it, hate it, whatevah!

The seed

My first book The Magick of Astrorelationships sprouted from one of the seeds I sowed during my discussions with Anthony about his own book The Dive Manual: A Prose of Alchemy & Analytic Psychology. While I'm not into psychology and I cannot talk about his book from that angle, I can say that it is great for explaining the mechanisms behind personal psychological dramas. It does so using myths, allegories, occult related themes, and so forth, all blended into a kind of psychology book for self diagnosis and self treatment.

I am not going to reveal anything about his book, especially since everyone can read read for free and understand for themselves whatever they understand. I will say that archetypal images and the forces behind them play a major part in Anthony's book. This was the idea I followed and started experimenting with in my personal magical practice, and it has lead me towards writing my first book. Not only that, but I applied heavy magical doses to Anthony's concepts when using them on myself, and even though I went through chaotic times for about an year, I came out of it completely transformed.

Anthony talks about himself, his experiences that lead towards him writing his book, and his book in *THIS* interview. 

Writer who hates to read?!

Yeah, that's me!

Why? Because my mind is occupied with other things that prevent me from paying attention to what's being written in books (and articles for that matter).

Did you know I keep my magical journal (because diary is for sissies) in my head? Did you know I keep track of the skies in my head? I'm not talking merely of lunar phases and the sign the Sun happens to transit. No! I'm talking about dates when planets go retrograde (including approximate hours), times the Moon changes signs, the position of every planet in any given day (with a 1* margin), calculating the times a sign will rise or sets, and many more. I'm practically doing elections in my head most of the time, even though I screw up every now and then, but they generally end up being decent most of the time.

Not only that, I have a short attention span, and if the text happens to drag before it gets to the point, I lose interest in it. I'd be better off doing something productive during that time, like generating various spirit sigils out of kameas, keeping up with my own writing (God, I'm way behind already!), making fun online, etc.

This is also why I stay away from debates, even in the online environment. If someone were to state their opinions and I happen to disagree with them, most of the time I would ask them a simple question which points towards the reason why I disagree. If they answer me in more than a couple of paragraphs, I walk away, because I usually ask my questions to the point (Y/N answers), and if the person digresses and starts quoting from various sources, then bleah...

I usually write my books in a linear fashion, using simple words, and I'm trying to phrase those words in such a way that pretty much any idiot will understand what I'm trying to say. If I'm not happy with what I wrote, then I read it again and again until my phrasing comes out right, or close to my intent as possible - keep in mind English is not my native language.

So I prefer to what I wrote again and again, than to read stuff from others. This is because I know what I wrote and where I wrote the main points.

I enjoy reading Scott's blog, though, because he's got a great style of writing. Frater B too, but his articles are waaaaaaaaaaaaay too long for my tastes :(

Stay safe!

Question on Lilith from a reader

A few days ago one of my readers asked me something. After reading Mundane Body Magick he also bought The Magick of Astrorelationships. Since the latter book addresses Lilith among other things, the person wanted to know if it would be wise for someone like him to start working with her. This is because his religion is anti-demonic and he was involved in prayers against her in the past.

It is my personal belief that gods and spirits in general do not give a damn about your religion when you approach them, and this goes double for when they approach you. Yes, some gods and spirits are jealous. Some of them could even punish those who have an ongoing relationship with them if those people start working with other entities. But it is my opinion that these are distinct cases because every relationship, both spiritual and mundane, has its particularities. Some people are monogamous, and could very well murder their partner if he or she has merely looked at another person. Some people are poly-amorous, or swingers and would probably enjoy it if their partner were to bring home a third party for pleasure.

In any case, my experience so far tells me that once you have established a relationship with a god or spirit, that entity can guide you into working with others, and even to establish relationships with one or more of them. I think this happens because the entity knows way more than the person, and can see things in far greater perspective than the latter. If the person has asked their spiritual partner (so to speak) for help and guidance regarding this, that, and the other, then the spiritual partner can lead them down some paths in which encountering other entities and establishing relationships with them is a must if the initial goal of the person is to be achieved. And this could very well serve as a means to help the person grow spiritually as well, in addition to him or her achieving a mundane goal.

Okay, I'm digressing, so back to the question. I told my reader he can very well approach her with the respect he would show towards any entity, ask her for whatever it is he wants from her, offer her something in return, then await for the results. I asked him if he had a feeling he should get this book, and he said yes. He also told me he became more interested in her after she appeared in one of his dreams, and being a clever person, he pays attention to his dreams and the signs they might offer. Moreover, he said he was guided into watching a Netflix series about a girl who was chosen by Lilith. This to me is a sign Lilith had guided him towards buying my book, because she has the most influence behind me writing it. The roots of that influence spread many-many moons into the past, but that's too long of a story for me to tell.

Yeah, I write magick books, but I also teach magick for free...

...mostly in the fb group I created over 3 years ago, Ceremonial Magick School (answer the three questions when you apply so we'd know you're not a bot). I created it in order to gather together as many bits and pieces of useful information a beginner needs to start practicing Western Traditions systems of magick, grow in his or her work, and expand it. This is because I struggled to find alot of information that was scattered in the online environment during my first year of being involved into the occult.

Even though all that searching felt like an ordeal at the time, I now believe it was of great benefit to me because it represented a test for my determination to practice magix. I ended up being thankful for that ordeal, so I decided to give to others what I had come across, hoping it will assist them on their paths. I'm happy to say there's at least a few individuals who have benefited from the group.

I give for free what I receive for free. If someone were to ask something about Hellenistic astrology, for instance, I would answer their question as much to the point as possible if I knew the answer. I wouldn't tell the person to read the works of Vettius Valens, Claudius Ptolemy, or any other astrologer from that era.

But my books are different. I'm asking for money for them because they represent added value - my personal addition to magix. And added value brings profit. Ask any economist. Even so, they also contain some material I had previously added into the fb group, and that goes to show I'm not some high&mighty wizard who tells people to read his books whenever he's being asked something. I do hate having to repeat myself more than once whenever I'm providing answers, though.

"And that's all I have to say about that."

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They've got sets of handmade talismans that come together with books, and this will highly improve your practice, especially since these talismans can be ordered already consecrate. This is great for all you lazy occultists and newbies.

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About my books

I wrote my first two books The Magick of Astrorelationships and Mundane Body Magick to get them out of my system and to stop the voice inside my head from constantly harassing me about writing them. They are based on my personal magical experiments using Scott Michael Stenwick's ritual patterns he has published on his blog Augoeides. I am very grateful to Scott for offering magical information for large audiences in such detail, as well as providing help to anyone who asks questions relating to his ritual methods. Truth be told, it is likely my magical practices would've stalled big time if it weren't for his blog.

Having no experience with books and publishing, I decided to publish them in Kindle format at first in order to test the market. I did not expect my sales to skyrocket, and I am grateful I'm able to sell at least one book per month, or every couple of months. Given the lack of demand, I am holding back on publishing the first one in paperback. I did have a demand for the paperback version of the second one so I decided to give it a shot, but as it turned out that demand was only apparent, as I ended up selling only 3 copies so far. It is true that my writing style is nothing to brag about, as it lacks fancy words that would make me come across as baeing a cultured person. It is also true that English is not my native tongue, so I cannot express myself when using it as easily as an Englishman, an American, or a Canadian could. I am not ashamed to say that the books have undergone much editing even after they have been published just because of what I have written before. You can imagine that lacking exercise in actually speaking English for many years hasn't help too, as my vocabulary keeps getting more and more limited.

Hatching

Greetings!

I started this blog to promote my magick books written under my pen-name I. Alejandro Virgilio.

I might throw in some rants and musings later on, if the situation calls for it. It's possible I will even throw in some magick stuff.

Enjoy!

PS: thank you Anthony for giving me this idea *wink*