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\nthis book do not condone the use of illegal drugs. Please follow all local laws
\nwhen imbibing substances. Those using substances should be of sound mind and body.
\nWhen in doubt, consult a physician.<\/i><\/p>\n
Despite the prohibitions of controlling bodies throughout history,
\nconsciousness altering substances continue to be a major part of the human
\nexperience. In fact, many higher order life forms partake in substances. Various
\nprimate species seek out fermented fruits in order to imbibe alcohol. Certain
\nmammals will eat psychedelic mushrooms. Dolphins have been recorded sucking on
\ntoxic puffer fish to get high. Entire schools of thought in history and archaeology
\npropose that agriculture, and thus the rise of civilization itself, was
\ninvented so that humans can have a steady supply of alcohol and the molds that
\ngrow on grain. The past eighty years of organized and sustained prohibition are
\nan anomaly, far outside the usual human condition and contrary to our own
\ngenetics that predispose us to the use of these substances. <\/p>\n
In the West, our cultural bias leads us to overlook the powerful nature
\nof our chosen drugs. Alcohol, caffeine, and to a lesser extent, tobacco, permeate
\nour culture so thoroughly that we scarcely classify them with the other
\nsubstances commonly used. Used despite the draconian laws made against them, by
\npeople of every social and economic background. In fact, our familiarity with
\nthose drugs and their removal from ritual context contribute to their abuse.<\/p>\n
Magick requires the ability to see outside your normal range of consciousness.
\nNo other activity can shift consciousness as reliably and as fully as drugs. To
\nsay you can do magick without doing drugs is like saying you can build a house
\nwithout a hammer. Certainly you can find some other device to pound in nails,
\nbut no other object is so properly suited to the task. Would you eschew the use
\nof a hammer just because you might slip and hit your thumb?<\/p>\n
To take the analogy further, it is almost certain that the novice will
\nhit their fingers several times until they master the use of a hammer. We would
\nnever say that drugs are harmless. In fact, they can certainly do more damage
\nthan a broken finger. For those vigilant about their health, we\u2019re not saying
\nyou should be shooting up heroin on the weekends. While we stand behind our
\nstatement that magick requires the use of drugs, it need not be often or in
\nlarge amounts. Nor are all drugs suited to the purpose. The aforementioned
\nheroin being the prime example of a drug that closes off consciousness more
\nthan it awakens. <\/p>\n
For example, a person of reasonable health who does not drink or
\nsmoke, can have one cigarette and one shot of hard alcohol three to four times
\na year with no ill effects. And, with their lack of tolerance of those
\nsubstances, would achieve the shift in consciousness necessary for the
\nparticipation in the Sabbat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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