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You might also point out, however, that a traditional Yogi would view the process in far more spiritual terms than Reich would ever have countenanced: for example, a Yogi would not say neurosis so much as karma, and moreover would see the whole process as a spiritual one, whereas Reich only viewed it as a psychiatric one.
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It is theoretically possible to make your own tarot deck: I myself have done so. However, get this: the cost of finding an online company and getting them to turn my designs into a finished deck was approximately $45 – but that didn’t include any value placed on all the hours I had spent painting the designs, scanning them and editing them with Photoshop, etc. (I suppose could have cheated and just used pre-existing designs which are floating around the internet as pirated copies, but it would still cost me money to print them out).
Bear in mind however, that, Amazon is currently selling copies of the Rider Waite Deck for less than $20, so you must be really poor if you can’t afford that!
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Donât think in terms of casting spells on other people. This is bad. (See: Alex Sumner’s answer to Why are love spells considered white magic?)
Instead, think in terms of casting a love spell on yourself – i.e. to transform yourself into the kind of person who can attract true love. Mind, though, you have to really transform. If a new lover enters your life and you havenât changed in any way, you will still have the same luck that youâve always had, so he will walk straight out again.
A simple spell might be to perform the Middle Pillar Ritual, and then breath bright Green light into your aura, so that is shines like an Emerald, whilst vibrating (i.e. chanting) âYod Heh Vav Heh Tzabaoth.â (Emeralds and the colour green are traditionally associated with Venus, whilst the words chanted are the Divine Name associated with Venus in the Qabalah.)
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(A2A) I tried this once, and was pleasantly surprised by how successful it was! The basic technique is the same as how you do anything in a lucid dream: by carefully using self-suggestion before going to sleep one can influence the content of one’s dream. In this case I gave myself the suggestion: âI am able to travel through time whilst dreaming.â
So I fell asleep, started dreaming and became Lucid. I then willed myself to travel forward in time, imagining that I was physically going to a place where I knew I would be meeting someone in real life the next day. Once I got there I noticed what they were doing, how they were behaving, etc. Eventually I woke up.
So I then went to this actual meeting. The other person was completely unaware that anything supernatural has occurred or was occurring. But they did behave in the way I had observed them behaving in my lucid dream.
So one may argue that I didn’t physically travel through time and space whilst lucid dreaming. However, I do believe that the very act of at least attempting to do so gave me some knowledge of the future.
How can you time travel in a lucid dream? by Alex Sumner
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No, we’re nice people really!
Freemasons on this planet do not currently recognise any Grand Lodges or Masonic obediences of a non-Earth origin. Hence we are not in Amity with any Extraterrestrial Masons, and if there is any Alien Masonic activity happening on this planet it would be considered “Clandestine”: i.e. if a regular Freemason tried to take part in it, he would be subject to Masonic Disciplinary Proceedings.
Furthermore, if an extraterrestrial applied for membership of a regular lodge here on Earth, it would run into problems. The qualifications for membership are to be a free *man* aged twenty-one years or more, who believes in a Supreme Being. Hence there might be arguments over whether the extraterrestrial can properly be said to be a “man” or not.
More prosaically: Freemasons probably do know the truth about Extraterrestrials, as many of them (Freemasons that is) are intelligent men who keep up to date with current thinking on astronomy. Freemasonry itself does not have an official opinion on the matter.
Source: Alex Sumner’s answer to Do Masons know the truth about Extraterrestials? – Quora
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So first of all there was this guy called Doctor John Dee (1527 – 1609) who was obsessed with acquiring knowledge. After he had received the best education that was available in Tudor England, and had built up the largest library in the country at the time – he still wanted more. So he resorted to the Occult to get it.
Round about 1582 he met Edward Kelley (1555 – 1597) who helped him âskryâ i.e. Dee would make the conjurations and ask the questions, whilst Kelley reported what he saw in Deeâs crystal ball. Over the next few years they reported that Angels gave them or described to them:
These represent the totality of original âEnochian Magic.â The Enochian language is the supposed language of the Forty Eight Angelic calls – and which has correspondances with the earlier 49 Good Angels as well: whilst the Enochian alphabet comprises the letter first used on the Holy Table.
Some good books to read on the subject:
John Dee’s Five Books of Mystery – details how Dee and Kelley derived everything up to the Table of Nalvage;
Dr John Deeâs Spiritual Diaries 1583 – 1608 – a modern reprint of âA True and Faithfull RelationâŚâ which details the latter half of Dee and Kelleyâs adventures; and
Enochian Vision Magick – an account by a modern occultist (Lon Milo Duquette) as to how one would go about becoming an Enochian magician.
Source: Alex Sumner’s answer to How was Enochian magic invented? – Quora
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Recently I seem to have been answering the same question multiple times on Quora.com, to wit: about Love Spells. The question is normally along the lines of Is placing a love spell on an ex morally wrong for a Christian?, or even Why are love spells considered white magic?
To answer the latter first: they are not. The term “love spell” is a euphemism. Historically, so-called “love spells,” as featured in classic grimoires of magick, are actually very nasty curses in which the caster wishes death / pain / unbearable torment / etc on the “loved one” (read: victim) unless they do exactly what the caster wants: e.g. fall in love with him, have sex with him, leave the safety of her parents’ house and run away with him, refrain from cheating or straying, etc.
Hence “love spells” ought really to be called “Rape Spells,” or “Sexual Harassment Spells,” or “Jealous Revenge Spells.” Not only would it be morally wrong for a Christian, it would be morally wrong for just about everyone.
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My answer to How can I summon Zepar?
The original poster added by way of details:
I tried many times to summon Zepar but failed every time ! I know Goetic demons are human friendly. I also did dedication ritual.
Answer by Alex Sumner:
First of all, Goetic demons, like Zepar, are not human friendly. They are in fact very dangerous. It is because they are dangerous that they are powerful.
This does not mean that one should be terrified of them. The elaborate procedures laid down in the Lesser Key of Solomon for evoking Demons are safety precautions for dealing with spirits properly.
Perhaps the reason for your apparent failure to summon is Zepar is unrealistic expectations of what happens when Goetic spirits manifest? If so, I recommend reading the accounts of what other magicians have experienced when working with the Goetia, e.g. Lon Milo Duquette’s My Life With The Spirits.
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My answer to Which occult magical tradition is best for self-transformation?
Answer by Alex Sumner:
If by âself-transformationâ you mean transforming yourself into a better person spiritually, you should investigate Theurgy-based systems – âTheurgy,â which literally means âgod-working,â is the use of magical ritual to attain the ends of mysticism. The Hermetic Qabalah (e.g. the Golden Dawn) is a prime example of western Theurgical occultism though there might be other traditions capable of achieving the same thing.
If, however, by âself-transformationâ you mean shapeshifting, you would be better off looking into Shamanism. The shapeshifting involved takes place in a ritual context and is meant to give you spiritual insight, i.e. you would transform into your Power-Animal because to do so gives you magical powers such as healing and wisdom, not because you are doing it for the LOLs. (Actually the Golden Dawn theoretically has magical rituals which supposedly accomplish this kind of transformation as well).
Which occult magical tradition is best for self-transformation?
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Alex Sumner’s answer to Can a female get a 32nd or 33rd degree in masonry? – Quora
Sure they can! It would just not be recognised as regular by male Freemasonry, and neither would the body that conferred it.
Incidentally, there are co-Masonic bodies which do work the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Rite: possibly women-only Masonic bodies as well, but I am not acquainted with them.
Source: (1) Alex Sumner’s answer to Can a female get a 32nd or 33rd degree in masonry? – Quora
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