Chapter Three: Some Important things to say about Magic
It is not in the shuffle of Tarot cards that invoke their meaning. It is the way it provides meaning. It is in the nature of the cards to open your mind to meaning, They provide answers to any question. They provide an understanding to any possible outcome and prepares people through a magical insight.
Artsmenship counts. Where possible bring style and creativity to the magic practices you have. Bring into it your soul. Your soul will then be there within it. And effort counts. Just work on something the best you can.
And an important power of magic comes from the faith your wishes will come true. That confidence raises any time you satisfactory complete something but not so when it is just done without much meaning to you.
Attention to detail is important. For example if you make a wand then add to it a ribbon. Add to it a small crystal. Add to it the best you can. Infuse it with magic the best that you can. Don’t just take a branch from a tree. Make it a certain tree. With all of this the reward will be great. Without it you will just have a stick.
A spirit that possesses.. that takes into itself possession. A many colored coat for the soul. A diverse and multi powered soul. Play the part. Play all of them. Of a movie don’t be just one character. Learn one well then the next, until you have become it all. Pretend to be a detective, pretend to be an evil kid, a villain, and your contrast will be deeply rooted. Be the best of any person depending on who you should be.
Consideration of your altar.. don't let anyone tell you what your altar should be like. Make one uniquely your own. One of my earliest altars is still one of my best. I had rubber bats and certain books, a stand in my dark closet with candles and thus and that. It was very simple. It was one dedicated to Lilith. Currently I have things like a cat clock whose eyes turn left and right. I use it like a metronome to keep the beat in my visualization. Is actually very effective for that. I have little wooden boxes that I’ve drawn symbols/ sigils on. Inside one there are rose crystal pieces. I have plastic stars inside. I have a bell on my altar. Some idols, one of Santa Muerte and one a troll doll. Below is paper, pens, folders, lots of stuff I use for occult writing.
Not that you should do the same but just to say it is okay to go off of the beaten path.
But if I would suggest one thing it would be a bowl of blessing, of Blasphemous Water.
The Process of magic or its life. Where it comes from and where it goes are the most important questions to be answered. It comes from a source of inner power. It goes to what many call “The Nether.” That place in the heavens, perhaps below.. That other side of the coin. Then through that unknown equation. Mulled over by the Satanic Forces or other Alienic Beings. Then it has been processed and after that delivered. But only if you are a great power will the more difficult “grandiose" wishes come to fruition. Maybe you prayed for a sea monster but got a wrecked ship instead. It finds it’s way that comes the most naturally.. as it enters into Nature. Something that is important to remember. But keep trying. Continual magic efforts will most likely succeed even if it takes years. I prayed to meet the Devil for years, and began to think it was never going to happen. Then one day I wondered into a desert area near a park outside of town and found him there.
Visualization done right: Quite shamefully most that practice it imagine only comfortable beaches.. very simplistic things that are more like a meditation than a proper visualization. Its right use will bring about powerful visions and imagination. Will produce deeply meaningful images that have their own life to them. And believe me, can change the entire world around.
Astral projection has been misunderstood for too long. But the magician who pays attention will know that its effect doesn’t come until sleep. You will then find yourself climbing up towards heaven. Then there is downward projection that gravitates you down into hell or The Abyss. And who knows what can be learned there and done! It is a great way to introduce yourself to those in hell.