Month: March 2014

Raising Energy/Banishing

I’m using my tablet right now so I’m unable to edit the original post.

Arcaniumagi asked: I want to learn something that can raise a lot of magical energy and the LBRP caught my eye. Is it a good choice? Can I as a Kemetic use it considering it employs Kabbalah.

I’m not going to say you can or cannot do anything. I think the real question is, do you think this is the appropriate tool? While you can raise energy with banishing if that’s what you believe you are doing, it’s not what the ritual is designed for. It is “banishing” after all—getting rid of thoughts, emotions, spirits, and energy. The ritual is essentially designed to do the opposite of what you want to do.

Traditionally in ceremonial magick, energy is raised by invocation. You could use one of the generic GD/Thelemic invocations—hexagram, pentagram, etc.—but if your current paradigm is Kemetic that might not be the best choice. Thankfully, there are plenty of sources for invoking Kemetic deities. Pick one that resonates with your goals.

Philip K. Dick once said, “The only difference between getting a book shelved in science fiction and one shelved in literature is how many times you use the word fuck.”

I guess I’m literature then 😉

PKD was talking about how publishers view genre books—fantasy and science fiction—as books for kids. Sadly, this leads many writers to tell stories with simplistic, sometimes childish sensibilities. There’s a place for such books and lots of people seem to enjoy them, though I would argue that many readers simply haven’t been exposed to anything else.

I know I’m dying for some adult-perspective genre fiction. That’s why I write it. That’s why I have turned to indie publishing, because I believe that there’s a desire for books that the Big Four won’t touch.

It seems at first glance that Chasing the Wyrm is not a very adult book. There’s not much sex in it. The main character is relatively young, fresh out of training, and makes foolish decisions.  Yes, the action is a bit over the top and the villains a bit “Bond.” But Chasing the Wyrm has a modern, adult, political perspective. The insurgent groups the characters fight are real. The characters understand the failings of their own government and question if what they do actually helps people. They use guns more than magic, because that’s what works and what they are trained to do.

So if you shy away from urban fantasy because it doesn’t seem to give a fuck about real issues, Chasing the Wyrm is for you.

Only $2.99 at Amazon until March 22nd.

Please help an indie author and reblog!

Chasing the Wyrm: Christopher Yan – Office of Arcane Affairs

To protect its interests, the U.S. government projects its power militarily, economically, and magically. It leaves the last to the Office of Arcane Affairs. 

Christopher Yan didn’t ask for the job. A wizard born with the power to warp reality, the OAA calls on him to neutralize all arcane threats. Part spy, part fixer, part assassin, Topher searches for a way to make his unique gift serve both his country and his principles. When he makes an enemy of a rogue wizard serving a dying insurgency, he learns the limits his conscience can bear. 

Okay. It’s official

arnaut-at-night:

I just masturbated to the image of turning the entire world queer thruogh some kind of queerness virus that is partially spread by people saying “no homo.”

I have just masturbated to the nightmares of Republicans. I have arrived.