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Elements

2005-02-01T02:35:23Z

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The classical five elements of alchemy are Spirit, Air, Fire, Water and Earth, each holding it's own attributes and qualities. scientifically, this is a natural sequence; oxygen is reguired for combustion to occur, combustion creates liquid as a by-product, and liquid collects solids and moves them into formation. The elements themselves are formed from the element of spirit transmuting through the two qualities of humidity and tempurature, producing a warm and wet air, a warm and dry fire, a cool and wet water, and a cool and dry earth; the element of spirit being that which binds them in a progressive cycle.

Elements

2005-02-01T02:34:50Z

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The classical five elements of alchemy are the Spirit, the Air, the Fire, the Water and the Earth, each holding it's own attributes and qualities. scientifically, this is a natural sequence; oxygen is reguired for combustion to occur, combustion creates liquid as a by-product, and liquid collects solids and moves them into formation. The elements themselves are formed from the element of spirit transmuting through the two qualities of humidity and tempurature, producing a warm and wet air, a warm and dry fire, a cool and wet water, and a cool and dry earth; the element of spirit being that which binds them in a progressive cycle.

Curses

2005-01-27T02:13:09Z

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magckal spells (usually of a vulgar kind and lacking elaborate ceremony)often found in old stories, fairy tales, or gypsy folklore, which are employed to cause various maladies or problems to the recipient or victims thereof.

Effigies were classically used, the victim being brought pain or similiar injury by the application of pins/needles/heat, or other such damage to the doll in a similiar fashion. was dolls were popular by witches of the middle ages, as noted in ''Daemonologie''(1597) by King James I of England:

"To some others at these times he (the Devil) teacheth, how to make Pictures of waxe or clay: That by the rosting thereof, the persones that they beare the name of, may be continuallie melted or dryed awaie by continuall sicknesse. "

classical medieval curses include burying eggs or livers of animals beneath the ground under a waxing moon and cursing the victim to 'rot' with it, his or her life being supposedly drawn out along with the waxing moon and rotting meat.

noteably, curses given upon ones death-bed are assumed to be more powerful, as all of the life-force is put into the curse. A classic example is of the fabled curse of the final Grand-Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay, who when burned at the stake in 1314 with him and his order accused of 'heresy' was purported to shout "Vamehk Adonai!" to curse those who he beleived had falsely accused him and his brethren. Several weeks afterwards, the king Phillip IV of france, whom had been thought to have organized the capture of the templars in order to attain their wealth after he had lost his in exile (upon which he had sheltered with the Templars in sanctuary for some time) died of a sudden illness and several months later, the Pope Clement V and his prosecuter Guillaume de Nogaret supposedly died of strange causes.

Curses

2005-01-27T02:01:40Z

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vulgar 'magicks' often found in old stories, fairy tales, or gypsy folklore, which when employed cause various maladies or problems to the recipient thereof.

Effigies were classically used, the victim being brought pain or similiar injury by the application of pins/needles/heat, or other such damage to the doll in a similiar fashion. was dolls were popular by witches of the middle ages, as noted in ''Daemonologie''(1597) by King James I of England:

"To some others at these times he (the Devil) teacheth, how to make Pictures of waxe or clay: That by the rosting thereof, the persones that they beare the name of, may be continuallie melted or dryed awaie by continuall sicknesse. "

classical medieval curses include burying eggs or livers of animals beneath the ground under a waxing moon and cursing the victim to 'rot' with it, his or her life being supposedly drawn out along with the waxing moon and rotting meat.

Curses

2005-01-27T01:28:19Z

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vulgar 'magicks' often found in old stories, fairy tales, or gypsy folklore, which when employed cause various maladies or problems to the recipient thereof.

Curses

2005-01-26T02:53:52Z

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vulgar 'magicks' often found in old stories, fairy tales, or gypsy folklore, which when employed cause various maladies or problems to the recipient thereof. Though not often viewed as being terribly 'magickal', curses may have their merit; recent interest in psionics and psychic ability might shed light on the negative energy thus cast as disrupting the ricipient's own natural will, or perhaps the will itself being overthrown from the force thereof. In the end, with such a minor 'spell', it is the magician's own fault if s/he falls prey to such petty things.

Kama Sutra

2005-01-26T02:41:47Z

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The Kama Sutra was written in India by a man named Vatsyayana, and translates as "aphorisms on love". It was written in sanskrit, and is perhaps one of the most, if not the best known work of sexual positions. It describes, however, much more than just sexual positioning; it also describes various ways of acting, woo-ing, and thought, and is a very capable text of teaching one a proper attitude towards love and the art of love-making.

Barbarous Names

2005-01-26T02:21:05Z

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Barbarous Names used in evocations serve the purpose of exalting the mind from the vulgar world through the particular manner of being as it were obscenely vulgar, hence 'barbarous'. The majority of these 'names' have no particular origin, but rather are the primative gutteral evocations of the particular force one wishes to evoke; their function and effect is to bring forth the basest in order to give contrast to the divine portion of the ritul.

Barbarous Names

2005-01-26T02:20:17Z

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The ''Italic text''Barbarous Names''Italic text'' used in evocations serve the purpose of exalting the mind from the vulgar world through the particular manner of being as it were obscenely vulgar, hence 'barbarous'. The majority of these 'names' have no particular origin, but rather are the primative gutteral evocations of the particular force one wishes to evoke; their function and effect is to bring forth the basest in order to give contrast to the divine portion of the ritul.

Phallus

2005-01-20T03:29:26Z

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The Phallus is the masculine genitalia, and likewise the source and symbol of masculine magical power. It must not, if we are to remain sane, be viewed as the ONLY, but rather indeed must be seen as the basest form and symbol.
This must not however, be seen as low or vulgar; it must be brought by us thelemites to the proper level of respect and dutiful worhsip as any other thing of equal merit. It is the Wand, full and static, looking always upwards. It would thus seem that to maintain balance, it would be the male magicians duty to remain passive, and allow the active female principle to charge and weild the wand. The opposing symbol, the Kteis, is empty and changing, looking always downwards.
It can be seen that the hole of brahma, which pours forth the dew of the saints from the crown of one's head, is equalled to the slow and pulsating expulsion of semen from the phallus.

Body of Light

2005-01-20T03:18:48Z

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'''Body of light''' - The part of consciousness that leaves the corporeal body and carries your senses and consciousness during[[Astral_projection|astral travels]].
As to the substance of the body of light, it may be assumed that this is more or less equivalent to the subtle electrical current called by some Prana, Chi, etc., which is formed into a usable form in the likeness of the practitioner. It is thus at the same time an integral part of the self, and also something commanded by the self, much like a puppet or marrionette doll. The body of light, or 'scin laeca', thus 'works' in a realm far different from the normal 'physical' world which is seen as the interaction between the various elements, most noteably the earthen elements, with this energy. It is very likely probable that the body of light is a subtle manipulation on th epart of the magician of the very electrical current known to be the stem cause of conciousness and life in humans and other living beings, and it can perhaps be further said that it is the 'active' and 'living' electrical current in all matter which when given form exists as varying spirits. Thus the 'Astral Realm' is seen as much different from the physical world, due to the very greatly varying 'amounts' and frequencies of this subtle force within the various matters of the physical world.

Spirits

2005-01-20T03:09:55Z

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"Spirit" is perhaps one of the greatest of ambiguous words one encounters when dealing with magick and the occult sciences. A 'spirit' is generally assumed to be an intelligence or form of independent 'thought' which does not have it's own physical incarnation on the material plane. A spirit may be tied or otherwise associated to some particular object or fetish, such as a talisman, or a work of art, however it is generally assumed that these objects are not the natural incarnation of the spirit in the 'flesh', but rather some form of fascination therefrom.

Spirits

2005-01-20T03:08:53Z

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Spirits

2005-01-20T03:07:43Z

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Spirit is perhaps one of the greatest of ambiguous words one encounters when dealing with magick and the occult sciences. A 'spirit' is generally assumed to be an intelligence or form of independent 'thought' which does not have it's own physical incarnation on the material plane. A spirit may be tied or otherwise associated to some particular object or fetish, such as a talisman, or a work of art, however it is generally assumed that these objects are not the natural incarnation of the spirit in the 'flesh', but rather some form of fascination therefrom.