Month: July 2016

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I will set up an altar for your reading. I will cleanse
everything with florida water. I light incense to attract the ancestors. The
glass skull you see on the altar is personal link I have with a powerful witch
that has moved beyond the veil. The bottle is filled with dirt from the spot
where she passed.

I will draw the three cards, give you an in-depth analysis
of each card and how they link together.

I may also draw a card from the Portals of Chaos to help you
with what you need.

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Readings can be kept private if you prefer. Just contact me
via Ask with your question.

intaier:

For the Month of Written Devotion, day 22

I’ve never felt being strong enough. At least in the sense of physical strength. My abilities are pretty average.
Looking “from the inside”, I can’t say about myself that I am strong or used to be in the past.
Physical strength and moral strength differs, though;
I went through numerous very difficult situations, literally battles – against illness, against people who were jerks, against people who were plotting against me;
I survived, and sometimes I hear from others “Oh, how strong you are”
May be I should believe them, but honestly, I rarely feel being strong and having a right to be proud about it.
Even if I accomplished something worthy.
Even if I survived through difficult times.
Sometimes I feel weak, in need of help and protection.

And then I pray, passionately, repeting again and again,
asking You to be my strength.
Asking You to be my Avenger,
asking You to make me justified,
asking You to protect me from evil people, those who hate me, those who dream about harming me, who wish I were dead.
I know that these people exist.
The enemies with evil eyes full of envy.
People that wish I were not online.
People wishing me evil, harm, people grinding teeth every time they see my name.
People that wish I would not exist.

But Djehuty wants me to live.
He wanted me to exist, and so I exist;
He made me who I am, and He is my Strength and Protection.

I survived the darkest hours in my life because of Djehuty,
and I did it FOR Djehuty.

I live for Him, because He wanted it.
Because this is my sacred purpose.
When I feel weak – He gives me strength.
When I feel alone – He comes to console me.
When I have tears, He will always come to wipe them.
When I fall into the pit of self-loathing, He would smile and take me out, joking “Don’t loathe those who Djehuty loves. I love you – so don’t loathe yourself”.

This is help even when I lose hopes, or feeling of understanding or higher senses.
Then I can repeat quietly “I am on your waters”.
I can imagine boat of my life being guided by Djehuty,
and road before me leading where He wants it.
And if I feel not strong enough – Djehuty is my strength and my protection.
And he would avenge for me, when the time of judgement will come.

I love Your power and your signs and sigils of your strength,
the full moon again restored in its glory;
opaline disk shining through the misty clouds.
You restore the Moon, You make the Wedjat-Eye sound again, you help Set to restore his power.
It’s not that difficult for You to restore me and make me rise,
when I’m being weak, tired, drained, exhausted, attacked, hated, blamed without fault, falsely accused when I have no guilts;

You make me strong again,
Because Your strength is mine,
and I know that I live for You
and my life is in Your hands.

And if You are strong, then I’m strong;
and I’m hailing the ba-souls of Khemenu in the name of Djehuty:
“If you are strong, so I’m strong”;

And celestian Hermopolis, Mansion of the Moon, will endure.
Take me through either of the Two Ways, –
So I could see your full strength and glory,
and once, when my earthly life comes to the end,
write for me the sacred spells with your own fingers and reed pen,
so I could breathe
In the Duat, where’s no air for the lungs of flesh,
but sweet breeze of the northern winds awaits for those who are True-Of-Voice.

Not sure what sigil creation method you are using. Here’s
some advice for the basic letter sigil method. 

Once you have your letters, try drawing them holding your
pen at the top instead of the base, with your eyes closed. This will help you
tap into autonomic writing, and get some more interesting shaped letters. Don’t
be afraid to modify or discard shapes as per your intuition.

Once you have your sigil drawn there are multiple ways to
charge it. I find this is where most people half-ass it, but it’s really the
most important part. Since you follow Thelema, performing a Greater Ritual of
the Hexagram invoking Jupiter would be good.

Some sigils you destroy in order to launch them, some you do
not. In this case, I would place the sigil on something your significant other
can carry with them. Once you make the sigil-object for them, place it in a
safe place, an actual safe would be best, but anywhere you would stash
something valuable would work. Also, draw the sigil somewhere you will see it
often, even on your hand. Every time you see the sigil, think of your SO
returning safe.

When it is time for them to leave, give them the
sigil-object and erase all traces of it at home.

Hope that helps.

Love is the Law.

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In case you didn’t know, I am also a big gaming geek. This year at Gen Con, my excellent gaming group will be running several events, including the new roleplaying game I am designing for Eden Studios. If you are going to Gen Con, check these out. Tickets are still available. 

Blood & Thunder: Dreadpunk Roleplaying

Join us in a beta test of this exciting new tabletop rpg.

What is Dreadpunk Rolplaying?

“How graves give up their dead,
And how the night air hideous grows
With shrieks!”

– Varney, the Vampire; or, The Feast of Blood

It’s all of your favorite monsters – vampires, werewolves, and man-created fiends – in moldering crypts, mist-shrouded moors, and burning windmills. It’s flashing blades, guns blazing, and swinging on chandeliers to save beautiful damsels in distress. It’s mystery and suspense, with a good fight at the end.

Modern horror has only creatures and victims. It has gotten so bad that we empathize more with the monsters, who are far cooler than their food. The protagonists usually deserve what’s coming to them, or can only “survive". In Blood & Thunder heroes rule the day, with skill, luck, and wit. While the villains are still dark and scary, that’s no reason you can’t shoot ‘em with your shotgun. Sure, you could stake a vampire in its coffin, but a duel with sabers would be more fun.

… And More!

While thumping monsters can keep a good hero entertained for a long time, we realize that a roleplaying game has to have more than that. Everyone enjoys something different; some players enjoy political intrigue and role-acting, others like exploration and discovery. Some are drawn to the fantastic elements in roleplaying – fantasy and science fiction, and there are those who just like to roll the dice. Fortunately, Blood & Thunder has all of these things.

The World of Blood & Thunder

Set in the true “gothic” period of the late Victorian Era, Blood & Thunder exists in a world much like our own. The major difference being that monsters, magic, and mad scientists are real.

All of the great heroes and villains of literature can be found here: Dracula, Dr. Frankenstein, Captain Nemo and Sherlock Holmes. Game Masters can use these figures in their campaigns, or just as background.

Dark Powers and Secret Societies

It is world where creatures of nightmare and shadow still stalk the edges of civilization. Though many wish to believe these things no longer exist, legends do not die easy. Like predators with shrinking territory, some go rogue, infiltrating cities to find new prey.

Joining the old fiends are new ones, just as powerful, created by foolish minds with a power they have yet to comprehend.

Fighting against the darkness, men and women form societies dedicated to protecting humankind. Each society has their own agenda and methods (not all of them entirely pure), but more often than not they must band together in order to defeat their powerful foes.

Weird Science and Ancient Magic

Amazing leaps forward in knowledge and technology have created a belief in the “cult of science”, whose followers profess that all that can be known, will be known soon, and harnessed by man. These early pioneers create fantastical inventions that can plumb the ocean’s depths, fly across vast distances, and even hold the power of life and death. Some create gigantic steam-powered mechanus to do their bidding. Others seek knowledge more personal, and create elixirs or apparatus that can change the very nature of living creatures.

Still, there are some who cling to the old ways. A power thought lost to the ages – magic, still exists and can be harnessed by those who master the arcane arts. Mages scour moldering scrolls and crumbling ruins to gain but a mote of the power that the sorcerers of ancient times possessed.

Also, just now discovered, are those who posses a power like that of magic, but explained (or so they think), by science. More and more, certain people are born with the power to read minds, see the future, or move objects with thought. These powers the new science calls Metaphysics.

Romance and Destiny

To love is to be truly noble, and in this world lovers can actually die of a broken heart. Passions that go beyond all physical boundaries and reason inflict the souls of both heroes and villains alike. The love two beings share can be the most powerful force, beyond science and magic.

These intertwining fates cannot always be controlled. The heavy weight of destiny holds many in its thrall. Curses and ties of love, friendship, and family can draw in heroes and monsters to perform acts of great good, or evil.

Empire and Revolution

A stately queen sits on a throne of a vast empire, whose lands reach so far that the sun never sets upon all of them. Yet after almost 100 years of enforced peace, new nations arise to challenge the empress, and they form empires themselves. From what once was a land of ethnic wars and isolationism, people now unify and call themselves citizens of an empire. These days cannot last, however, for the web of alliances necessary to join these nations now pull them unto the brink of war. With the new and terrible weapons, some fear that another war may be the last.

Also, while old feuds fall to history, new conflicts arise. A growing middle-class of merchants and factory workers, begins to call for the power that is their due. Monarchs grasp tenuously at power, as democratic fever catches fire.

Adventure and Discovery

Many believe that soon, the human race will cover all the globe, which is why some do everything in their power to get there first! Explorers race against each other to be the ones who first tread the most forbidding places – jungles, mountains, and even the arctic poles.

To be found is not only fame and glory, but the last few remaining tribal people. Some want to exploit them, others protect and study them. Who knows what secret knowledge these people hold about magic, metaphysics, or the few remaining legends that stalk the earth?

System

Blood & Thunder uses the award winning Unisystem.

The Unisystem, used by Eden Studios, has been made popular by such games as Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Roleplaying Game, Armageddon, and All Flesh Must Be Eaten. You can learn the basics of the Unisystem by downloading any of the introductory packs for these games at www.edenstudios.net/intropacks.html. If you want more, you can even download an entire Unisystem game for free, CJ Carella’s Witchcraft, at www.edenstudios.net/witchcraft.

Buy tickets for Blood & Thunder events at gencon.com

Geeks Out After Dark is also bringing back some old favorites and some new rpg events. This year, we are also running popular board games. Check out all of our games here.