No matter what system the magician chooses, in order to make it work most effectively he or she must first become attuned to that system’s particular way of viewing of the universe.

Lon Milo DuQuette (via hyp3rspac3)

morpheusrising:

Abraxas

“Bellerman considers the composite image, inscribed with the actual name Abraxas, to be a Gnostic Pantheos, representing the Supreme Being, with the Five Emanations marked out by appropriate symbols. From the human body, the usual form assigned to the Deity, spring the two supporters, Nous and Logos, expressed in the serpents, symbols of the inner senses, and the quickening understanding; on which account the Greeks had made the serpent the attribute of Pallas. His head that of a rooster represents Phronesis, that bird being the emblem of foresight and of vigilance. His two arms hold the symbols of Sophia and Dynamis: the shield of Wisdom and the whip of Power.” – C. W. King

avaleescott:

Huginn & Muninn the fellow ravens of Odin ( old Norse for “Thought” and “Memory” ) Every morning they left to see what was happening all over the world, and at sunset they flew back to Odin to rest on his shoulders, whispering in his ears all that they had seen, they also symbolize secret knowledge. Scholars have linked Odin’s relation to the ravens Huginn and Muninn to shamanic trance-state practice. Odin sends his mind on a journey through the symbolic birds. #Odin #Ravens