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Protection Work

3/3/2014

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Over the years, I've encountered a lot of different, strange occurrences. They've more or less become the norm for me, and as a result, I've discovered that its incredibly important to keep up with both protective and purificative work to ensure that I stay in ship shape - you can't be very helpful if you're under attack, as your focus is shifted elsewhere.

Protective magical work takes many forms, can be done in a nearly infinite number of ways, and is more or less effective depending on what's going on.  Some workings provide a bigger safety blanket, whereas others only work on small things.  The jury's out on what's the most effective, as bigger workings don't usually get that specific - I find that they usually have small cracks that stuff can get through, as you're only as well protected as you are specific.

With that in mind, I thought I'd write up an article on various means of protecting oneself, including rituals, prayers, an incense blend, and some generalized insight.

These are the most common forms of protective magic that I am aware of:
  • Prayers
  • Sigils
  • Runes/Bind Runes
  • Incense blends
  • Crystals
  • Witch bottles
  • Apotropaic statues
  • Candle magic
  • Talismans


In this thread, I'll be discussing sigils, prayers, and an incense blend that can be used to do different things.  My goal is to provide you with building blocks, and It'll be up to you to weave your own system from there.

To start, one of the simplest things you can do is to create a sigil for your intended purpose, inscribe it onto a talisman, and then carry said talisman. The use of the physical object will naturally ground your magical work in the physical realm, thereby making it considerably more effective here.

You can formulate sigils however you like.  Some prefer to use an alphabet of desire, others use runes, alchemical symbols, or other drawings, and others just doodle whatever feels right to them.  No one method is the best - its just a matter of what works for you.

As an example, here's a general protection symbol:
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If you decide that you want to get more specific, here's a fiscal protection symbol:
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As you can see from the above symbols, they are relatively simple and uncomplicated at first glance.  Trying to break them down and make sense of what each individual component means, however, will take you a fair deal of time to accomplish.

Once comfortable with the above two, you can venture in to working with and managing the energies of something like this hypersigil:
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Make no mistake, the above is not for general use and would probably be rather harmful for anyone who tried to utilize it without understanding exactly what it means.  The point in showing this, however, is to cause folks to understand that there are many different levels of magical work one can do.  Some of it is simple enough, and other workings are far more intensive.

The more complex a mechanism is, the more energy it takes to power it - its simple physics, taken to a metaphysical level.

Once you've got your base sigil in hand, your next task is to consecrate it.  This can be done in any number of ways, but prayer and incense are the most common.

Prayers can take many forms. Some are brief and concise, whereas others are terribly grandiloquent and long. You could utilize the Orphic Hymns for an appropriate spirit, or you could simply write your God, Goddess, spirit, etc/whatever a letter asking for assistance while providing an offering. It is, again, up to you.

One such prayer commonly used by Christians is St. Patrick's Breastplate, which is about 1600 years old (according to some sources).  It's as follows:
"I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead, His eye to watch, His might to stay, His ear to hearken to my need: the wisdom of my God to teach, His hand to guide, His shield to ward; the Word of God to give me speech, His heavenly host to be my guard.

Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me,
Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, 
Christ to comfort me and restore me, Christ beneath me, 
Christ above me, Christ in the hearts of all that love me,
Christ in the mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself the Name, the strong Name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three in One, and One in Three, of Whom all nature hath creation; Eternal Father, Spirit, Word: praise to the Lord of my salvation, salvation is of Christ the Lord. Amen.

I bind myself to God's power to guide me, God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom to teach me, God's Eye to watch over me, God's Ear to hear me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to shelter me, God's host to secure me...Against the snares of demons, against the seductions of vices, against the lusts of nature, against everyone who meditates injury to me, whether far or near, few or many."
Another common prayer is Psalm 91:
"The one who lives under the protection of the Most High
dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say[a] to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
He Himself will deliver you from the hunter’s net,
from the destructive plague.
He will cover you with His feathers;
you will take refuge under His wings.
His faithfulness will be a protective shield.
You will not fear the terror of the night,
the arrow that flies by day,
the plague that stalks in darkness,
or the pestilence that ravages at noon.
Though a thousand fall at your side
and ten thousand at your right hand,
the pestilence will not reach you.
You will only see it with your eyes
and witness the punishment of the wicked.

Because you have made the Lord—my refuge,
the Most High—your dwelling place,
no harm will come to you;
no plague will come near your tent.
For He will give His angels orders concerning you,
to protect you in all your ways.
They will support you with their hands
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the young lion and the serpent.

Because he is lovingly devoted to Me,
I will deliver him;
I will protect him because he knows My name.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble.
I will rescue him and give him honor.
I will satisfy him with a long life
and show him My salvation."
If you're not Christian or Jewish, and would prefer to use something that doesn't invoke the Judeo-Christian god's name, you could just as easily use another prayer instead.

For example, a common one for Muslims is from Abu Dawud 2/89:
In Arabic (transliterated):
"Allaahumma 'innaa naj'aluka fee nuhoorihim wa na'oothu bika min shuroorihim."

Translated to English:
"O Allah, we ask You to restrain them by their necks and we seek refuge in You from their evil."

If you are from a Hindu or Tibetan Buddhist sect, you could use the mantras for a specific Bodhisattva or deity depending on who or what you follow. I frequently use the following blurb of my own creation during my work:
"Maa Ji, I ask for your compassion and aid in this, my time of need.  I find myself surrounded by foes who seek to do me harm and my weapons are not sufficient.

Lend me your aid and trample my foes.  Cut the heads off the wicked, as you did Brahma and suck the life out of these demons!

Om Kalike Shakti Hum"
In following with my own gnosis, after offering such a prayer, I almost always follow with physical offerings to attract the attention, aid, and favor of the spirit in question.

This is where incense, oils, perfumes, candles, and so forth come in.  To stick to the script, so to speak, this is one of the blends I use as an offering and protective incense:

  • 1 part dragon's blood (daemonorops or dracaena/calamus genii- do not use croton!)
  • 1/2 part benzoin
  • 1 part lavender flowers
  • 1 part copal
  • 1/4 part rue
  • 1/4 part asafoetida
  • 2 parts rose petals

Use a mortar and pestle to grind up each part until you've achieved your desired consistency.  When done, you're welcome to add a couple of drops of rose absolute to really oomph up the mixture, but that's not necessary.

This mixture is meant to be burned on a charcoal disc like the 3 Kings brand - this can be found in your local metaphysical shop or online with a bit of searching.

Feel free to experiment and branch out as you feel inclined to do so.  Be careful and consider the properties of the herbs and resins used so that you don't include something that can be used against you. Myrrh, for example, is a wonderful substance when used properly - if you load intention into it, it tends to work for you, but if you don't, it can be twisted and used against you by someone who knows how to do so.

Now you've got the basic tools necessary to craft your own protective workings.  Mix them up and experiment.  Should you require further advice, you're welcome to hit me up and ask away.

Regards,

SE
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Initiations & Empowerments

12/8/2012

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Ave, ladies and gents.  I hope this message finds you well.

Given my recent conversion to a full-timer, I've been working closely with my spiritual cadre. This closeness and upward (and sometimes downward) focus has led me to some interesting realizations about my practice, the practices of others, and what I can do to help other folks out.  For those of you who might be interested and have the appropriate magical skillsets, I've received approvals from a few deities to provide initiations and empowerments for the sake of deepening the practices of up & coming magicians and witches.

Given the nature of some of these entities, general initations and empowerments will not be possible or advisable, as some deities are too intense if they are not specific forms.  Such is the case with Tara-Ma, for example, so for applicable parties, I will be able to provide singular empowerments for forms such as Chomolonzo, Sita-Tara, Ayra-Tara, Lalita, Khadiravani, or Ekajati.

At this time, I am permitted to provide empowerments and initations as applicable for the following heavy-hitters:
  • Tara-Ma
  • Kali-Ma
  • Old Horny
  • Hekate


Aside from those listed above, there are plenty whom will be listed later, under a section of the Sorcery-for-Hire dropdown on the left side of the site.

If you'd be interested in this, please contact me and we will discuss it.  Once the request is made by you, I will have to get approval from the spirit in question, and then we will go from there.

For those who are approved to work with such entities, they will be provided with a sigil attuned to the spirit in question that is tied to them as well.  It will be up to the bearer to avoid losing the sigilized piece, for that will embody the covenant created by such an empowerment.

Regards,

SE

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Experimenting with NAP

6/12/2012

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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

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Reprogramming a Target

5/29/2012

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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.
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Initiations

1/5/2012

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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
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