Ritual template

Over time people have asked me how I conduct my rituals, meaning what ritual steps I follow. While my work heavily draws on lodge magick techniques, I do not shy away from incorporating various Pagan elements whenever the situation calls for it, both ancient and neo-pagan. I also adapt stuff from medieval grimoires and even from what's being called "darke fluff" into my work depending on the entities I want to work with. 

In general though, my template is pretty simple despite the fact it can come across as rocket science to those who can't wrap their heads around Qabalah despite posing into experts and scholars. The latter can make use of the template I present in Cielos since there are no qabalistic elements detailed there in regards to the ritual itself, while at the same time they can learn some quabalistic stuff from there as well. They would have to know Spanish though, hehe.

Occult beggars

It's been more than a few years now since I started noticing yet another trend in the occult environment. As with all other trends, this too is being propelled by an underlying fast money grabbing theme. While I see nothing wrong with making money in this field, the methods used by some should be raising huge red flags and I've briefly addressed some of that in past articles. This article focuses on on a particular method, one that confers apparent legitimacy to the people using it by making it seem they are highly specialized scholars in the field.

More than once have I seen online posts and comments made by certain people asking for money to perform research. While this might not be as pathetic as a certain African person who wanted people to pay them for meditating on stopping the pandemic, it too is a scam people usually don't recognize. Some of them end up willingly paying money to someone who sits on their ass and collects for apparently doing something any serious occultist should do. The fact they're not actually serious occultists but actually posers is of lesser importance, as a quick overlook over their teachings will likely make people aware of that, yet asking for money to look into more or less older occult sources should be punished by law. I mean, calling a certain KoS Mercury pentacle some kind of fancy octa-thingy as a marketing gimmick should be clear proof of fraud.

Demonic experiment

Although the title of the article may come across as dark and frightening, the contents are anything but. In fact, they detail a simple experiment I've been doing every so often over the past few years. It involves the Goetia spirit Seere and my attempt to make use of his powers in various ways:

"His Office is to go and come; and to bring abundance of things to pass on a sudden, and to carry or recarry anything whither thou wouldest have it to go, or whence thou wouldest have it from. He can pass over the whole Earth in the twinkling of an Eye. He giveth a True relation of all sorts of Theft, and of Treasure hid, and of many other things. He is of an indifferent Good Nature, and is willing to do anything which the Exorcist desireth."

The underlined text in bold letters represents the spirit's powers I've been playing with. In short, the spirit can apparently move stuff around, make objects come to you and depart from you, etc. I think there's at least one spirit from that list that is said to be good for finding lost objects, but so far I have yet to work with it. Instead, Seere has helped me a bunch of times with respect to making lost objects show up (and rather quickly).

Talisman - fifth lunar mansion

The fifth lunar mansion is Almizen and spans between 21*26' Taurus and 4*17' Gemini. Talismans made with its powers are good for "receiving good from kings and high officials", as the Picatrix instructs. Generally, this is a good talisman for dealing with authorities, possibly for smashing through annoying bureaucratic issues.

The image of the talisman is "the head of a man without a body" and you needn't go artistic on it as in the above image. The name of the mansion spirit is to be inscribed above the image, said name being Cabil. You can also inscribe the name of the mansion below if you want, or a waxing crescent, or both.

The date I've selected for the election is 2 Jan 2023 and keep in mind the following chart is for NYC time. You will have to adjust the chart to your location and have the Moon rising.

Book review: Enochian series

I wanted to get my hands on Scott's Enochian books (this, this and this) for a long time, but unfortunately I couldn't afford them at first since shipping across the pond costs an arm and a leg compared to the actual price you pay for the books themselves. Later on I was able to afford them, only to have to wait for the third and final book of the series to be published. That kept dragging on and so I had no choice but to archive the thought of buying all three of them at once. 

But my folks got their US visas renewed this past summer and they planned a vacation across the pond in the fall. I immediately told them I need them to buy those damn books as soon as they get there, especially since Scott announced the third volume will published around that time. They've done just that and I came into their possession the day my folks touched home soil again.

Now, I've been working with the Heptarchy ever since I came across Scott's splendid article on the topic and was fortunate to receive detailed help and guidance from him. So far I've had more than a fair share of success. I also read his article on the Great Table and found it way more complicated, but you'd have to consider the fact I'm dumb so you may very well find it simple. I had also read his Aires article and wanted to give that a try as well, but my magical path took me on different routes. Maybe at some point in the near future I will manage to take it for a spin since I've got some wicked plans for it >:D

Get your energy therapy

A person whom I've fallen in love with more than once over the past few years for more than a few reasons is heavy into energy therapy. This is a broad field that covers more than a few systems and makes use of techniques from more than a few cultures. Nowadays people are mostly aware of light and fluffy New Agey crap that "borrowed" some of these practices and applied them in a shallow, retarded way. 

Unlike them silly crystal sucking dimwits, the person I'm referring to performs this kind of therapy using traditional methods. This includes Reiki and crystal work, probably two of the most bastardized energy work practices over the last few decades. I mean, both of them have become a major trend, either together or independently, attracting all sorts of TikTok and Instagram weirdos who find it cool to post pix and vids of themselves undergoing such sessions. But having someone tickling your sides or rubbing crystals on your Mons Venus for immediate fun is a far cry from actual therapeutic sessions with beneficial lasting effects.

Stealing without air quotes

"Steal from the best" is one of Scott's sayings. It refers to borrowing techniques and tricks of the trade from experienced occultists to see whether they improve personal work and to keep using them if they do. It doesn't refer to taking other people's material and making it your own, especially in official ways!

It has come to my attention the head of some wack ass GD wannabe order has stolen material originally published by one Samuel Scarborough. People who read my books might be familiar with this name since I've quoted his work more than once and at least two or three of my books have his work mentioned in the bibliography. The last book I've mentioned his work in was Cielos, where I also talk about the likes of the aforementioned scum characters who appropriate others' material and stamp their name on it. In that book I warn people to stay clear of such characters while providing more than enough clues to recognize them.