tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post3047880478859277351..comments2024-02-20T09:54:37.105-06:00Comments on Talking About Ritual Magick: Life Beyond the Golden DawnFrater.Barrabbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-84484315474809750422009-08-08T21:05:55.977-05:002009-08-08T21:05:55.977-05:00Magicians usually study the Golden Dawn because th...Magicians usually study the Golden Dawn because that represents the beginning of the modern magical movement - prior to that, the tradition of magic was dominated by the old grimoires. However, it's up to each and every practicing magician to develop their own magical tradition, and evolve beyond the Golden Dawn.Frater.Barrabbashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-11138506367230809512009-08-08T19:56:59.837-05:002009-08-08T19:56:59.837-05:00I've often wondered why so many modern magicia...I've often wondered why so many modern magicians simply repeat what the Golden Dawn did, rather than trying to forge new paths. Any magician will tell you that the Qabalah is constantly evolving, so why not magic itself? SA.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11061960122081825023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-1561728915613336602009-08-08T09:30:13.618-05:002009-08-08T09:30:13.618-05:00Yes - I have plan, a complete system of magick tha...Yes - I have plan, a complete system of magick that deals with the modern individual and their skepticism. The key to experiencing the paranormal world is deep trance states and intense altered states of consciousness. These forms are deliberately assumed as opposed to the magician of the previous epoch who was able to base everything on his deep seated piety. Nothing is assumed today. The goal for modern magicians is union with Deity, and then acting as an avatar to that Godhead to change the self and the world. The goal for magic in the previous epoch was to accumulate God's favor in this world as wealth and power. Transformation and enlightenment is now the goal for both mysticism and magic.Frater.Barrabbashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-39772662433859884292009-08-08T02:42:26.852-05:002009-08-08T02:42:26.852-05:00Great stuff. I look forward to reading where you w...Great stuff. I look forward to reading where you will take it from here. Do you have a specific plan to develop a system of magick that will allow a 21st century magician to overcome his innate skepticism and experience the paranormal universe in a way comparable to the magicians of old? Do you think this is possible, or is the goal of the "average" modern magician something altogether else?Shetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217668705747482380noreply@blogger.com