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

Greetings once again, dear readers.  As always, I've been spotty on postings, but here's a new one for you to digest or throw out as you see fit.

I recently became a Dad, so to speak, when I went out and adopted a new puppy.  She's about 9 weeks old now, and she's an Australian Shepherd/German Shepherd mix with one blue eye and one brown eye.  The little bugger's sharp as a tack, smart/tuned-in enough to see spirits, and stubborn enough to be a lovable pain in the ass.

Her presence has gotten me thinking about a topic that comes up from time to time: puppy training.  Puppy's can be incredibly frustrating companions, as they're still learning their way in the world.  We can take them to all the classes we want, and sit and be patient with them, but sometimes that doesn't work.

As a last recourse, so to speak, I've been utilizing a method that I read on RO's blog that revolves around evoking an animal's spirit and using that to teach the animal.  Thus far, binding and constraining her through that method has worked reasonably well, so I thought I'd share it here.

If you've got the ability to evoke spirits, you might want to try this, as its actually very useful.

Materials Needed:

• Pen
• Paper
• Candle
• Matches
• Picture of the animal

The Ritual:

Sit down and make yourself comfortable.  Sitting at a desk would probably make this a great deal easier for you.  Once you're settled, draw out an equilateral triangle that has two borders (one inner, one outer) that are separated by a space that you can write in.  In the space between the lines, on each leg, rotating clockwise, write the Greek characters Pi, Alpha, Nu (spells out "Pan" in English).  Place the animal's photo in the center of the triangle, and place the candle at the apex of the triangle.

When ready, light the candle and command the animal's spirit to appear constrained within the triangle in the name of Pan, the ruler of all beasts.  When the spirit shows up, you'll need to detail out your instructions, but keep them short and sweet.  They can be as simple as "Don't pee in the house", or as complex as "you're not allowed on the bed when your mom and I are having 'fun'" - just make sure the commands are not overly complex in verbage.  If the spirit agrees, your good to go...if he/she doesn't, you'll need to apply some force through the use of the candle, directed energy, or whatever other method works for you.

Once the spirit has agreed, give it license to depart and move on with your life.  If all of this worked, your animal should be better behaved after this.

Regards,

SE

Well, as the title says, this blog entry is going to be all about a new method that I am working on putting together that involves "reprogramming" an individual.  The basic theory I have is this: "All humans,from day 1, begin to develop behavioral patterns that cause them to react to stimuli without thinking.  This programming, for the lack of a better term, is often akin to malware in a computer, and can cause people to get themselves into specific situations that are detrimental to themselves."  Keeping with this theory, I believe that I have a solution that may help to rewire and reprogram individuals and help them get past their issues.

Well, lately, I've been thinking a great deal (dangerous, I know), and I keep coming back to one topic in particular: When working to form relationships with spirits, how far should we tread if we aren't initiated?  What, specifically, "counts" as an initiation?

Part of what caused me to think of this was a client who, as of late, has decided that she is going to undertake a new path in her life.  She and I have talked at great length, and she has decided to devote her life in service to a specific deity, though she was concerned that her doing so might have been improper.  From what I found, being the intermediary between God and client, was that she had already received more than enough invitation from the aforementioned.  He had been showing up and calling to her for years, even if she hadn't had any idea what was going on.

That, of course, brought me about to write this post.  There are times where some of us may get called towards a specific direction or practice without any idea as to why the hel it happened.  Sometimes that may be scary, but I think that its important to realize that this isn't necessarily a bad thing.  In instances like this, one is being initiated by the spirit themselves, rather than by some human individual who claims to be doing it.  If you are lucky enough to be called in such a way, I'd urge you to heed the call and go forth.  There's probably something to learn from such an endeavor, and if you aren't sure if that's the case, divine, or have someone do it for you.

My guess, for the coming year, is that this will start happening more and more.  Should this happen to you, go forth and attend the deity, and most importantly, make sure you pay attention and learn something.  When you're called in such a way, the rules of initiation don't apply to you in the same way!

Regards,

SE