Month: January 2012

Every fact of science was once damned. Every invention was considered impossible. Every discovery was a nervous shock to some orthodoxy. Every artistic innovation was denounced as fraud and folly. The entire web of culture and ‘progress,’ everything on earth that is man-made and not given to us by nature, is the concrete manifestation of some man’s refusal to bow to Authority. We would own no more, know no more, and be no more than the first apelike hominids if it were not for the rebellious, the recalcitrant, and the intransigent. As Oscar Wilde truly said, ‘Disobedience was man’s Original Virtue.

Robert Anton Wilson (via qaneh-bosem)

ganapatayei:

Ganapati Upanishad (Excerpt)

Protect me

Protect the one who Describes you

Protect all who hear about your characteristics

Protect me & the disciples who are under tutelage

Protect me from the obstacles 

 From the east (Similarly)

 Protect me from the West,

 From the North

From the South

Protect me from above & below

Protect me from all directions

Things happen in the world because of the efforts of dedicated and courageous people
whose names no one has heard, and who disappear from history.

Noam Chomsky (via noam-chomsky)

Netzach: The base of the Pillar of Mercy. It Means victory, thus its vision is that of beautiful victory. I say beautiful because its “Mundane Chakra” or planet assigned to it is that of Venus. The planet of desire and love. It is Chokmah and Chesed on a lesser sphere and is the “seat of desire”. It is part of the Ruach of the human soul. The Intellectual part of the soul. It’s color (on the Queen scale or B’riyah) is Green. Note that this is a mixture of the Yellow of the Balancing of Tiphareth and the Blue of Chesed, showing their connections. Not only that but Green is the color of Venus, which as I said is the Planet of this Sephira. The God Name assigned to this Sephira is YHVH Sabaoth (which we can say LORD of Hosts). It’s Archangel is Haniel. The Angels in this realm are those of the Elohim or “gods”. It is the Force that will go to Hod or Splendor and find its equilibrium in Yesod. This too, is one of the Spheres where we can grasp more. As opposed to the highest triad on the Tree of Life.

Now, this is what a Magician/Wizard should look like.Plus, Theurgy.

Now, this is what a Magician/Wizard should look like.Plus, Theurgy.

westernmystery:

 

Nice article! Something i often overlook myself nowadays. I usually wore my Ordo Arcanae grade robe or even did the ceremony naked (depending on its nature) but now i have gotten lazy.
I have heard arguments against robes, implements, titles and so on for some time and to be perfectly honest almost got to a point where lazyness became a virtue (“look mom, no hands”).

One could see a non implement approach as a sign of skill but still, after all is said and done, “like attracts like”.

The same “free” pagans (in my case ) that would call robes and titles silly and superflous would gladly make themselves a talisman.

Robes, as oppose to God forms, are physical, material. Thus if “like attracts like” any operation with an desired outcome of a material nature should be strengthened by wearing, weilding and navigating among material symbols.

Thus reaching the conclusion that Thaumaturgists should really benefit from it (the Goetic circle and triangle are always physical for example).

Next ritual i will don my robe while playing “Putting on the ritz” at full volume. 😉

L.V.X

Frater R.i.G.

The 7 Chakras

Root chakra

The Root chakra is about being physically there and feeling at home in situations. If it is open, you feel grounded, stable and secure. You don’t unnecessarily distrust people. You feel present in the here and now and connected to your physical body. You feel you have sufficient territory.

Sacral chakra

The Sacral chakra is about feeling and sexuality. When it is open, your feelings flow freely, and are expressed without you being over-emotional. You are open to intimacy and you can be passionate and lively. You have no problems dealing with your sexuality.

Solar Plexus

The Solar Plexus chakra is about asserting yourself in a group. When it is open, you feel in control and you have sufficient self esteem.

Heart chakra

The Heart chakra is about love, kindness and affection. When it is open, you are compassionate and friendly, and you work at harmonious relationships.

Throat chakra

The Throat chakra is about self-expression and talking. When it is open, you have no problems expressing yourself, and you might be doing so as an artist.

Third Eye chakra

The Third Eye chakra is about insight and visualisation. When it is open, you have a good intuition. You may tend to fantasise

Crown chakra

The Crown chakra is about wisdom and being one with the world. When this chakra is open, you are unprejudiced and quite aware of the world and yourself.

Descriptions from Eclectic Energies

slabbb-blockkk-hilarious:

snakebomb:

Paris Review: The Art of Fiction. 2011 interview with William Gibson

“The Bridge is a fable about counterculture, the kind of counterculture that may no longer be possible. There are no backwaters where things can breed—our connectivity is so high and so global that there are no more Seattles and no more Haight-Ashburys. We’ve arrived at a level of commodification that may have negated the concept of counterculture. I wanted to create a s­cenario in which I could depict something like that happening in the recognizably near future.” – on The Bridge in Virtual Light

“Having assumed that there were no longer physical backwaters in which new bohemias could spawn and be nurtured, I was intrigued by the idea and the very evident possibility that in the post-geographic Internet simply having a topic of sufficient obscurity and sufficient obsessive interest to a number of geographically diverse people could replicate the birth of a bohemia.” – on Pattern Recognition

Here be part of the new bohemia then imo..slabbb–