Occult-It means “hidden”. Stop trying so hard to figure out the “How’s”, “Why’s” and such. The fact is, when it comes to Magic(k), most of it can be entirely chalked up to subjective experience, confirmation bias, “bat shit crazy”, or way far into the realm of superstition. Just admit that you’re a weirdo and get comfortable with it. If you’re in one of the many occult “groups” out there, just admit that you enjoy doing “strange things with weird people”. It’s OK as long as you’re not killing babies or fucking goats or some such shit. Remembering that will carry you far.
Beliefs– The things we “know” amount to a thimble of water as compared to the ocean when it comes to reality. No matter how enlightened you may think you are, you’re stupid in the grand scheme of things.
***Never Enchant for money. Money IS an illusion. It’s not what you want. Figure out what you REALLY want.***
If your “Occult Group” likes to get fucked up and have sex and call it magick…….you’re an idiot. Drink the Kool-aid, Douche-face.
If you’re some kind of “earth-based” pagan religion…..Live it, Goddammit. That’s all I ask. This ain’t Goddamn Dress-up. (if you want to know more what I mean ask)
***Don’t get me wrong. I ask the same of all religions.
Magic(k)–“the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will”. Interestingly enough, most of the people I’ve met in my life who seem to fit this description have never heard of Crowley, Regardie, Spare, Gardner, etc. etc. etc. Gotta make you wonder, right?
I officially became a member of TOPY on March 21, 2006. Over the past few days I’ve been going through old journals and looking at the TOPY related materials I have, and I have to say I don’t think I fully realized just how much the Temple Ov Psychick Youth actually meant to me until right now.
First a tiny disclaimer: I was not, am not, and will likely never be a fan of Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV, or Coil. As a matter of fact I had little to no idea who Genesis P-Orridge even was when I sent in my first sigil. This was not a “fan club” type of thing for me.
I’d seen an interview on an internet forum with a member of the american TOPY, and he described it at some point as “the punk rock movement in witchcraft”. I liked that idea, read up, and joined.
It’s no deep, dark secret that the The Sigil Ov 3 Liquids is “a thing that happened within TOPY”. I remember being at an OTO event a few years ago and somebody mentioned I had been a member of TOPY, and the guy said “those people that beat off on pictures and mail it to their ‘headquarters’?” I found it interesting that a member of the OTO seemed to find that odd, while my reply was simply “Yep.”
Anyway, within TOPY I found a very diverse group of people, with varying interests, from different backgrounds. I’ve never met a single one of them in person (yet) and still count many of them as some of my best friends and extended family. I dont think I’m an oath breaker by telling the reader that we had a “members only” internet forum and that there was a spot on said forum where you could post your address. That was a fantastic thing to do, because if you did, that’s when the mail would start showing up.
I was told by someone that the internet had been a two edged sword for TOPY, because back in the early days information sharing had been a big thing within the network. You can imagine how the net kind of changed that.
However, I got gems in the mail, man. Going to the mailbox was an adventure. Pen pals were a thing. Random gifts were too. It was great.
The thing that really struck me about the Individual’s of the Temple Ov Psychick Youth, though, was that they WERE Magic(k). By that, I mean it wasn’t something they simply did. It was a part of everything they did. The artist’s…their art was their sigils. The musician’s…their concerts and recordings were their rituals. Magic(k) was not a seperate “thing” from anything else.
Breathtaking Wire Sculptures Capture the Fluidity of the Human Body
English artist Richard Stainthorp captures the beautiful energy and fluidity of the human body using wire. The life-sized sculptures feature both figures in motion and at rest, expressed in the form of large-gauged strands that are densely wrapped around and through one another. By doing this, he gives the work an undeniable presence. Stainthorp also allows the bent wires to shine by keeping their metallic appearance free from any obvious painting or additions.
Our next title will be Lucifer: Princeps by Peter Grey, the first work in a two volume set.
Lucifer: Princeps is a study of origins, of the first ancestor of witchcraft and magic, of our patron and prince.
The fall of Lucifer and that of the rebel angels who descended upon the
daughters of men are the foundation myths of our entire occult
tradition. Contained here is the stellar fire that illuminates the craft from within…
The incipient magician will confess his faith to a universal religion. He will find out that every religion has good points as well as bad ones. He will therefore keep the best of it for himself and ignore the weak points, which does not necessarily mean that he must profess a religion, but he shall express awe to each form of worship, for each religion has its proper principle of God, whether the point in question be Christianity, Buddhism, Islam or any other kind of religion. Fundamentally he may be faithful to his own religion. But he will not be satisfied with the official doctrines of his Church, and will try to penetrate deeper into god’s workshop. And such is the purpose of our initiation. According to the universal laws, the magician will form his own point of view about the universe which henceforth will be his true religion.
