tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post3478649246602060178..comments2024-02-20T09:54:37.105-06:00Comments on Talking About Ritual Magick: Where to Start Out With MagicFrater.Barrabbashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-27318472636526450412019-02-14T16:40:53.453-06:002019-02-14T16:40:53.453-06:00Erestis -
Magic doesn't require a non-skepti...Erestis - <br /><br />Magic doesn't require a non-skeptical mindset in order for it to work. It does require overcoming doubt for the possibility, or doubt that a person could even change their world through the use of magic. <br /><br />I consider myself to be open minded as to the possibilities of magic working, and I do verify if the magic works or fails, both of which are important teaching moments. I also feel that critical thinking skills are very important in life, and particularly important in discerning truth in magical workings and occult research. <br /><br />But, I might add, you have to believe in at least the possibility that magic can work for you in order for it to actually be capable of working. Without that degree of openness and flexibility, magic cannot be executed. <br /><br />I hope that explains what I was talking about in my article.<br /><br />FBTFrater.Barrabbashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689013897789072360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-88174347871382437572019-02-14T01:20:51.915-06:002019-02-14T01:20:51.915-06:00After reading the first objective of Religious or ...After reading the first objective of Religious or Spiritual Practices, I am wondering this: Are you saying, or would you say, that believing you are capable of producing results through the performance of magical rituals is a precondition of it actually working? Or can you come at it skeptical and come to believe in it after seeing it work?<br /><br />The reason I ask is that humans are prone to confirmation bias. As in, even if something doesn't actually work in general, believing that it does can blind you to the failures while emphasizing the successes.<br /><br />So if magic requires you to have a believing, non-skeptical mindset up-front, how do you know that it's actually working, and that you aren't just ignoring the failures?Erestishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16247891183406282850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-66114206419695831272018-12-29T05:07:29.719-06:002018-12-29T05:07:29.719-06:00I am deeply amazed by the article you produced. It...I am deeply amazed by the article you produced. It is so packed with information, so dense, yet so "short" regarding the topic you tackle. It is often a pain trying to navigate between magic "currents" / "methods" and such, between traditions too, and you managed to write a limpid synthesis, that can speak to everyone (I think). I come from a very different background, being a devotional polytheist and practicing shamanism, but your text provides a lot of food for thought. I can relate to the structure you mention, and to many phenomena described (the silence periods, the "process" etc). <br /><br />Well done. That one is going to keep coming back at me.Valielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351730148862305044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-108696222062662562018-12-20T11:41:28.248-06:002018-12-20T11:41:28.248-06:00Great article! Thanks Frater!Great article! Thanks Frater!Gilberto Strapazon (Gilbertopb - Sw. Prabuddha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17908986703723288805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817682567561164198.post-42100517339352479662018-12-19T14:31:49.804-06:002018-12-19T14:31:49.804-06:00Great information. Completely agreed with your poi...Great information. Completely agreed with your points and explanation,except for one. I practice Kabbalah Magic,not Christian version of Kabbalah. Kabbalah Magic consists of magical words created from Jewish prayers,also names of Archangels are different. For example Archangel Tzadkiel ruler of Jupiter and Archangel Kaftziel ruler of Saturn. Thanks for your great explanation.AJ Business Service Inc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16625507780472052788noreply@blogger.com