Herbs can be flexible, and that gives them great power and potency if you're wise in their use. There's a reason folks who did magical work in Europe were once called Cunningfolk....cunning and intelligent are two traits you must have if you want to be successful here. Otherwise, you're just going to wind up being a dumb patsy who can't get anything done. Nature spirits are from nature, and thus have no real concern regarding whether or not they're honest, helpful, or harmful. Sometimes interactions with humans are there solely for the sake of the game. Just something to consider.
As a continuation to yesterday's post, I'll be talking more about herbs in this one. We covered a few helpful tidbits previously, and we're going to do the same thing today.
Herbs can be flexible, and that gives them great power and potency if you're wise in their use. There's a reason folks who did magical work in Europe were once called Cunningfolk....cunning and intelligent are two traits you must have if you want to be successful here. Otherwise, you're just going to wind up being a dumb patsy who can't get anything done. Nature spirits are from nature, and thus have no real concern regarding whether or not they're honest, helpful, or harmful. Sometimes interactions with humans are there solely for the sake of the game. Just something to consider.
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As discussed over the past two entries, protection is a multi-step, many stage affair that has a great deal to do with preparation, awareness, skill, and flexibility. Learning to improvise is good, but being prepared is better.
When your preparations have failed you, its time to get creative and work with what you got. In keeping with this theme, I've decided to discuss herbs that can be used for protective magic. Some are offensive, some are defensive, and some are a mixture of the two. There are those in this list that only work (for protection) when combined with other materia magica too. I'll do what I can to summarize a portion of those tidbits here, but rest assured that you're going to have to play with the mixtures you want to use to learn the ins and outs of the spirits behind the flesh. I'll be using both folk names and Latin names where possible. I received some lovely feedback from a client today, and it got me thinking about why I do sorcery. Sure, I have fun with it and find it to be utterly fascinating, but the reality is that I engage in sorcery to touch lives, get them back on course, and create awesome things for other people. This is the message I got, in its unadulterated form: "To give credit where credit is due, and discredit where that is due, until I dropped that dead weight who shall remain nameless, and you performed your healing, I simply didn't have the motivation or energy to go to the gym and kept finding excuses, even though there's one just around the corner and I have a membership. That vibe is contagious - to cause folks to go from being utterly run down to feeling like they're on the top of the world is uplifting, and that word doesn't even begin to describe the sensation.
That's why I conjure up spirits, folks. And to the author of this lovely note, thank you for the reminder. ;) Regards, SE Greetings, dear readers. Recently, I had an incident that occurred with a client which prompted this post alongside a slight change to how I do things with clients. In short, this was a situation wherein there were too many hands in the cookie jar because the client in question decided that it was pertinent to hire three or four other workers alongside me, despite our conversations about how it was better to avoid complicating things. It dawned on me, as this was occurring, that he had little to no idea of why this can be an issue, so I thought I'd talk about it here. To start us off, think for a moment about working in a kitchen with others, as that's something we've all done. What happens when you add another person to the group working on cooking a meal? The room gets slightly more crowded with each addition of a new body. Even when doing prep work, each person needs between a foot and a foot and a half of elbow room, not counting the counter space, to say nothing of the cook, whose likely wandering around the kitchen. When you've only got 6 or 7 feet of counter space on each side of the kitchen, with an aisle that's ~3 feet across, that space gets damned crowded. You've got people running around with knives, spices, meats, veggies, hot pots, boiling water, and Gods know what else; the area quickly becomes a hazardous sight. Magic's really not all that different. If your life is the stew and the sorcerer's the chef, its up to the chef to season the stew to provide you with what you ordered (the magical result). If I am seasoning the stew, I have a pretty good idea of what spices I need to add, and what prep work I need to do. If you start adding other chefs to the mix, soon its going to become an incomprehensible mess, as I don't have the slightest idea what the hell the chef to my right is doing to the stew. He's probably adding spices I'd never thought of with impunity, totally unaware of the fact that the meat in the stew is intentionally flavored a specific way. To drop the metaphor and get down to brass tacks, in essence, when there are too many folks doing magical work at one time, the situation can get incredibly complicated. The fact is that every working I do changes fate ever so slightly...when I'm the only one fiddling around, I can do this with a fair deal of control. That's no longer the case when you have one other spirit worker doing work concurrently. Adding more to the mix only further complicates the problem. That being the case, its not an issue if you hired someone to do the work prior to getting me involved, so long as they've already done their work. Its also not an issue for you to hire someone a few months after I've done the work if the case is not, Heavens forbid, resolved. But for the love of all that is holy, do not hire someone else while you're having me do the work. It'll likely become a convoluted mess and have really crappy repercussions in your life. Granted, with that said, there's some flex to this "rule". The fact is that some magical work is incredibly touchy, and other types are really rather cut and dry, for the most part. Love work is naturally a pain, and everything's a balancing game, so that's a terrible time to add confusion to the mix. Uncrossing and blessing work, however, is very direct...its simple, and generally, there's not a heck of a lot of confusion that can be caused. Just do bear this in mind when you're either doing work for other people or having work done for you, as I'd hate to see your result get dorked up because of impatience or indecisiveness on your part. Cordially, SE Greetings once again, dear readers. As always, I hope that this post finds you in pleasant spirits (forgive the pun). It'd seem that I am quickly making a habit out of posting information from my personal grimoire, so I thought that I would share another with you lot. This particular entity, Lail-Naj'Ma, is best categorized as being inbetween what one might consider planetary and elemental, and while she is most comfortable at night, her attributes are both solar and airy. Her strengths revolve around intelligence gathering, helping us to digest information, and other such pursuits. A yellow candle dressed with a sweet-smelling perfume is perfect as an offering for this one, and while she is generally good-natured, she does not take kindly to stupidity and will grow impatient if you don't listen. She is a spirit with which a respectful tone is mandatory for continued work. Her sigil is as follows: Enjoy! SE Greetings once again, dear readers.
This, I'll admit, has been a long time coming - I've been intending to write about some of my experiments with Geoff Gray Cobb's "The Miracle of New Avatar Power" for quite some time, but never got around to it 'til now. Now, some of you might be aware of this book and what it contains, but by and large, the majority of you probably have no idea what the heck I'm referring to. The book (linked above) is a smallish modern grimoire that is, largely, filled with a smattering of hype and magical praxis that is surprisingly effective in today's day and age. The trick is filtering through the sales pitch and finding the gooey goodness that is made from distilling each of the methods therein. Coming to understand the reason for the simplicity is strikingly beneficial. That said, I've been experimenting with it, on and off, for the better part of a few years now with varying degrees of success, depending on the arena. I've also got my ass handed to me by the spirits therein - Elubatel is, admittedly, a bit of a prick, but she's a prick because that's what I wanted. To illustrate this point, I felt it would be a good idea to cross-post an excerpt I penned over at EvocationMagic. I also discussed this previously in my blog post titled Depression when working with Elubatel: "Well, as the title indicates, this thread is about insight I've managed to glean that has everything to do with depression caused by work with Elubatel. For those interested in reading my blog post about this, click here. I am posting it here as well, as it seemed to be plenty important. The long and short of it is this: Over the past 2 weeks I've had several very odd, instant-karma-like things happening. Its been incredibly frustrating, and probably has everything to do with the work I do for clients. My girlfriend ended up getting exposed to a material she's incredibly allergic to, so I had to take her to the hospital. A day later, my passenger-side front tire had been punctured, so I had to replace two tires. The day after that, more car trouble...I had to take the car into the shop to get an oil change and whatnot. Later that day, I found out that the company that replaced my tires broke the TPMS sensors. And later still, my puppy had to be put down because she had distemper. All-in-all, its been a royal pain in the ass of a couple of weeks, but that got me thinking. I went through the protection and upkeep checklist I keep, and I found that the one thing that really needed to be done again was a success rite. So, that said, I did my usual preparations and conjured up Elubatel. Mid oration, I realized that I had better backtrack and ask Her a question (yes, She appears to me as a female...dunno why that is, as others seem to have a different view). Specifically, I wanted to know why every time I worked with her, I suddenly got depressed after the fact. Every time, I'd be a whiny little bitch of a man for the next few days for no apparent reason, and I'd always be in a funk that I just couldn't shake myself of. Well, in talking with Her, I discovered that She's granting us success, in open-ended requests, by giving us what our subconscious wants the most. In some people, that just happens to be a reason to tear ourselves down. No idea why it is, but apparently I have that deep-seated masochistic urge, which is rather interesting. That, of course, leads me to two realizations and boons: 1) I know myself a bit better. 2) I basically just got thumped and told to be more specific. It certainly made for an interesting reminder, and I thought I'd share it with you folks." Having said as much, this is one of many such mind-blowing realizations that I've had from working in the system. That being the case, I am, going forward, hoping to perform more experiments from this book on behalf of my clients, and for my own reasons. For a limited time, I will be doing the workings from NAP for clients at the cost of 100$, regardless of the spell. I will choose who I do these workings for, as always, and I will be posting the results here after removing any of the personal data. Below are the names of the various applicable workings per GCC's Compendium: - Astral Bomb Attack Ritual - Psychic Guided Missile Ritual - The Etheric Shrapnel Ritual - The Occult Judo Ritual - The Theurgic Booby-Trap Ritual - Exorcism to Repel Evil Spirits - The Attack Cancellation Ritual - Incantation for Winning Contests - Invocation for Money - Chant to Bring Success - Win a Legal Action Invocation - Invocation from Protection From Evil - Chant to Excite Love - Rekindle a Mate's Interest Incantation - Invocation to Bring Secret Knowledge - Chant to Bring Health - Incantation to Give Power Over Others - General Purpose Invocation - Vital Bring-Me-Wealth Spell - The Enterprising Ace-King Spell - The Terrific Win-It-All Spell - The Tantalizing New-Strength Spell - The Occult Seduction Spell - The Psychic Sex-Appeal Spell - The Tremendous Beauty-Is-Mine Spell - The Stupendous Young-Again Spell - The Exciting Brilliance-For-Me Spell - The Haunting Horror-Producing Spell - The Crushing Disharmony-Exercising Spell - The Staggering Return-Evil-to-Source Spell - The New Opposition-Begone Spell - The New Shattering Partnership-Disruption Spell - The Mighty Attackers-Confusion Spell - The Instant Business-Success Spell - The Ancient Fame-and-Honors Spell - The Fantastic Win-At-Law Spell - The Glorious Move-Up-In-Life Spell - The Wonderful Money-Aid Spell - The Startling Come-From-Above Spell - The Expansive Bring-Me-Excitement Spell - The Certain Danger-Stay-Away Spell - The Brilliant Travel-Safely Spell - The Reliable Know-the-Unknown Spell - The Protective Magic-Away Spell - The Rewarding Ticket-Come-To-Me Ritual - The Overwhelming Good-Luck-is-Mine Ritual - The Great Money-Spinning Ritual - The Miraculous Gold-Creating Ritual - The Titillating Nature Ritual - The Irresistible Bring-A-Lover Spell - The Stimulating Partner-Enslaving Ritual - The Supreme Back-to-Health Ritual - The Secret Disease-Banishing Ritual - The Fast Unwinding Ritual - The Explosive Eye-Glance Ritual - The Magical Win-in-Battle Ritual - The Volcanic You-Will-Submit Ritual - The Titanic Enemies-Vanquished Ritual - The Astounding Change-Opinions-of-Others Ritual - The Powerful Take-Me-to-the-Top Ritual - The Forceful Buy-Sell Ritual - The Automatic Test-Success Ritual - The Delightful Tell-Me-My-Powers Ritual - The Thrilling I-Can-Wow-Them Ritual - The Unique Know-What-Comes Ritual - The Marvellous See-Where Ritual - The Ideal Change-My-Home Ritual - The Flashing Cause-Discord Ritual - The Arcane Invisibility Ritual - The Genuine Bad-Luck-Banishing Ritual - The Mysterious Enemy-Repulsion Ritual The process for this is simple. Use the "Contact Me" page and drop me a line letting me know what you would like done. I will send you an invoice, and then do the working on the appropriate day and time. From that point forward, you will report your experiences to me, and I will record them here on the blog. Thanks for reading! Take care, SE Greetings, dear readers. I hope this post finds you well.
Please forgive the tone of this post, as it is, in many ways, a small rant about a topic that has decidedly recurred in my work with clients, and it bears mentioning. The topic at hand is the veracity of psychic information. To start, let's face it, we all get inklings of information that we don't have cause to know from time to time. Sometimes its a twinkle in our mind that suggests that our lover is having an affair, or other times its a strong negative feeling about a person or place. Some call it psychicism, others refer to it as instinct, but the long and short of it is that the information is pulled from the ether - either inside or outside of the microcosm. The fact remains that this information may or may not be correct. When reading cards, runes, blood, wax, spit, seminal fluids, sweat, drink, crystals, bones, or any other means we are confronted with this psychic source of information which is up to us to interpret. No cards or other such methods have set interpretations, as much as some might think that they do, for they reflect us and the situation that we are asking about. The very fact that those results are open to interpretation means that it is possible to be dead wrong. Now, for me, it doesn't happen very often, I've found. 99% of the time, when I feel something is the case, it is, and my friends and family have come to appreciate my talent for being spot on without actually having proof. I used to spend so much time saying "I told you so" that finally they started to listen. That does not, however, mean that I am always right. There's still a glaring 1% there, and while it may not come up often, it does still come up from time to time, and there's little that can be done about that until I, or someone else, figure out how to become omniscient. These things do happen, and, while its unfortunate, that's life for you. I've found that sometimes we are actually bound to get incorrect information because someone is gunning for us on some level, or the Gods aren't really happy about what we're doing, and have decided to misdirect us. There's no real way around it. Having said as much, please be aware that if you're going to hire me to do work or a divination for you, keep in mind that I, like you, am human and thereby error-prone. Even the Gods make mistakes, after all, so don't expect that I'll be 100% on target all of the time. /Rant off. Thank you for reading, and I hope you have a pleasant day. SE Greetings, dear readers & clients. I hope this post finds you well.
As of late, I've been thinking on the topic of payment plans a fair deal, given the demand for them, and I have restructured payment plans, going forward. To date, my payment plans were based around the minimum monthly payment of 50$, with interest being added dependent upon how long the client in question has been paying off the debt. For the sake of ease in understanding the numbers, for both my clients and myself, I've changed the details of such plans. Going forward, the terms are as follows (taken from my page on this site on that subject): "If you are in a situation wherein you are unable to afford my work, for the most part, I am willing to setup a payment plan for you. The terms of such an agreement are fairly straightforward:
That being said, payment plans that are currently in effect will not be modified unless further charges are added to the debt. If that is the case, I will discuss this on an individual basis. Finally, in the cases of nonpayment, I've, unfortunately, had a couple of clients who've elected to decline to pay their debts. For those of you who've decided to take this route, please be aware that the work I've done for you has been canceled, and instead of receiving boons, you will receive the opposite in turn. Regards, SE Greetings, once again, dear readers.
Some of you may have read my previous post titled "Experimental Working: Reprogramming a Target", which I posted approximately five months ago. This post is, in many ways, a sort of follow-up to that post and the associated work, as I have had some interesting successes that I feel are worth sharing. To recap, the aforementioned post revolved around the idea of circumventing the intellectual mind and targeting the subconscious mind directly with the goal of reprogramming a person. The premise of such work is that we're all pretty messed up because of experiences we've had in the past. In the past 5 months, I've utilized this work with a handful of people, and each has responded with both varied and staggering results. Two have noticed a marked increase in their magical abilities as a byproduct of the work (one through dreams, one while waking), several have noticed that they feel a bit more at ease despite having been in some dangerous situations, nearly all have been noticing that life seems to flow in a more comfortable way despite difficulties, and a few other such responses. All of the involved individuals have, in my opinion, made leaps and bounds during this time, which has been incredible to see. Each has become markedly stronger and better able to take on difficult situations, and in one case, the frequency of occurences of PTSD episodes have dropped 75-80%. Its been rough for all involved, as there have been times of panic, discomfort, sleeplessness, upset in the home, and emotional issues, but the end results, thus far, have been well worth it. Prior to taking on this work, I knew, on some level, that we become one with our work, but these experiments really put things into focus with me on that realm. I've also learned better ways of using these methods that are less time-consuming and thereby less expensive, which has been really rather interesting. With that said, I am happy to proclaim that the experiments were a success, and that this will be a service I offer commonly. For the next few weeks, I will be offering this service for 750$*, and this will encompass the first 10 "takers". After that point, I will be raising the price to a number I've yet to determine. One might call this a "good juju" sale of sorts. :) Regards, SE *As of April, 2014, the pricing on this service has changed. Please contact me directly for a quote. Greetings, dear readers. As of late, a topic has come up again that I believe is important enough to discuss. Specifically, I receive a lot of questions from clients about manifestation timelines and how magic works. That is a touchy subject, and there's often a lot of conjecture, so I'll focus on explaining my own experiences here. To address this topic, one must first understand how magic works to some extent. Magic is not a miracle worker's Art, even though it may seem to be from time to time. Instead, it tends to manifest through existing channels in one's life. What that means is that in order for you to get a result, you must first have a chance at having that thing happen. Magical praxis just betters your chances. That means that you can pray all you want for a winning lottery ticket, but if you don't buy a ticket, you won't have a chance at winning. Don't get me started on why that's a crappy thing to target.... In any case, such examples are endless. Understanding that, we then move to workable timelines with regard to getting results. I am a proponent of the 3x3 timeline: you should see a small result in 3 days, a bigger result in 3 weeks, and the attainment of the goal in 3 months. As a general rule, if you don't see a result by this time, you need to do a bit of divination and re-evaluate your stance. There are times where the situation has changed enough by that time that the original intent is no longer viable. As an example, let's say that you've asked for a new Porsche that you can afford. Well, three months down the road, you may have lost your job - its pretty simple to see that you'll not be able to afford the Porsche in its totality. Conversely, you might have gotten a better job, but you may not live in a state where people drive those - that can cause issues too. The point being that this goes back to the earlier note about how you have to have a path to manifestation. Without that, your success rate is going to be terrible. Happy casting, SE |
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