I spend a great deal of time watching people.  I find it interesting to observe their behaviors because it affords me the ability to better understand what makes people tick.  In turn, I get to figure myself out and better grasp how magical things work.

That people-watching habit of mine has come in handy over the years.  Now is one such time, as I've come to notice that as a general rule, people are having a great deal of trouble, emotionally and otherwise.  Things are happening that are making folks very unhappy, with no concrete or happy end in sight.  I've found myself giving the advice "endure this, as it'll pass" time and time again over the past few weeks.

And that's the long and short of it: "This too shall pass". Pluto's movements have been wreaking havoc in people's lives.  We've seen it before, with Mercury's retrogrades causing communication problems or Mars causing folks to fight, but for some reason Pluto is so much worse....so much stronger. Observing this and feeling the strain has caused me to come to some interesting realizations, to be sure.

This post is partly to share those realizations, partly to offer comfort, and also to offer advice and services to those in need.

Pluto is something like Saturn's shadow, astrologically speaking.  It speaks of the deep mind, of the Jungian Shadow, of constraint and barriers, and perhaps more importantly of our breaking points.  Where Saturn shows us how far we can go before we are pained, Pluto illustrates where our "Rock Bottom" is.  It shows us that we are human, confronts us with our mortality, and threatens to do us and everyone else around us in.  It contributes to the breaking down of connections with others with a sort of fiery, hellish glee, and it ensures that we feel alone.  Its spirits take from you until you feel like there's nothing left, and if you let its essence do so, it will consume you.  Only the strong and endurant survive and get forged anew.  Those that persist find themselves with a better grasp of their faculties, having been hardened, toughened, and sharpened by the brush with "the Void".

With that in mind, the positive end is that this retrograde is coming to a close on 9/22.  After that, give it a week or so and things should normalize.

For those of you who are magically inclined and thus skilled enough to do the work on your own, I suggest that you work to reclaim what was lost and focus on reaping the rewards due on account of having gotten through this.  You can use the following sigil to do so:

For those of you who lack the ability to do magic on your own or wish to complement your own work with the assistance of an accomplished sorcerer, I am offering a bit of magic.  I call it the "Mark of the Bold", and it is a bit of spellwork that I have created as a result of my years of practice and study.

The Mark is a rite that embeds energy and intention into your sphere, your energy field, and your very being. Its not unlike a spiritual tattoo, and its purpose is to set you apart from the rest.  Its partially a glamour and partially a blessing, and the goal and intention thereof is to effectively make you special. The purpose is to make you look and act the part of one who is successful and able to walk his or her own path in as victorius and triumphant a manner as possible.

I will be offering this at the price of 150$ until the 27th of September.  After that date, it will be available as a one-off working at a much higher cost. I would suggest jumping on this opportunity if this sounds like something you can use.  You can purchase the working below.

Best of luck and warm regards,

SE

*Note: Special discontinued on 9/27/2014*

I've realized I've been a bit lax in sharing pertinent ideas and practices here, over the past few months, so I thought it time to post a bit.  With that in mind, I've been contemplating & experimenting with the idea of using magical grids, mandalas, and so forth when doing work for quite some time now. The idea first struck me many years ago, and I lazily pursued it at the time, only to have my interest rekindled by Gordon over at Rune Soup when he talked about Sigil Shoaling. This pattern of pursuing the idea, then losing sight of it, then pursuing it again has repeated on and on for many years now, and so I am making a conscious effort to put it into practice once again.

As I do so, I am finding that several things happen. Firstly, the vibrational feel of the working picks up considerably.  Secondly, this causes results to manifest more quickly.  And thirdly, it just feels right; something clicks into place and suddenly the individual workings that felt very much alive to start rapidly develops palpable depth and breadth. The workings begin to dance with each other, develop their own music, and then go on to live as if they're villagers that have shuffled out into the world.

Incidentally, since I started doing this, I now get asked if I'm a musician every other day or so.  I love and adore music, but lack the aptitude to create it outside of the creation of sung or whispered charms and such.

Getting back to it, grids, as I'll call them here, can be crafted and shaped in any number of ways with whatever materials you so choose.  You can use numerology, sacred geometry, aesthetic balance, elemental associations, astrological meanings, tarot cards, playing cards, bones, runes, psephoi, colors, and so on and so forth until you've built up a truly impressive and massive magical grid (how's that for a tongue twister, eh?).

Above is one such grid that I use in my home alongside other workings.  When inclined to do so, I often elect to branch out from what you see above and connect this grid to smaller gridded workings like you see below.

The possibilities, potentialities, and arrangements are pretty much limitless in theory.  In reality, they are limited by space and materials. In my case, I limit the size of the workings to 2 altar tops' worth for the sake of not making too much of a mess. :)

When setting up such a system, its useful to take the intention, available materials, and available space into account.  Don't go above and beyond what you can feasibly control, lest it bite you on the rear end at a later date.

I suggest starting small, first by considering the numerical value you want to utilize.  I am partial to letter-based systems of divination a la psephoi (aka the Greek Alphabet Oracle) and the runic Futharks, planetary, and elemental magic, so I tend to arrange grids around those ideas.

If I were to make a fire-related grid for spiritual illumination, I would utilize the numbers 3 and 7, as they strike me as being active and relatively fiery in nature.  I'd utilize 7 different types of materials, be they sigils (Fire symbols from various books, the tattva for fire, picture of a salamander), oils (Fire From Heaven, Bend Over, Commanding), vegetebilia (Cinquefoil, ash, Blessed Thistle, Devil's Claw) mineralia (obsidian, glass, tempered metal, or fire agate), candles (red, orange, jet blue), charms (against Evil Eye, dragon pendant, all seeing eye), animalia (lawfully and humanely harvested bones, sinew, misc. viscera from salamanders, geckos, fire-bellied toads, coyotes, rattlesnakes, vultures, scorpions, mountain lions), uttered or written prayers, energy work, and so forth. I tend to use whatever is available to me - you may or may not have certain limitations, so use whatever you're comfortable with.

Were I to utilize Lunar magic, I'd do the same thing with the numbers 5 and 8. For Jupiter work, I'd use 4 and 7, and so on and so forth, mixing and matching to my heart's content.

With any luck, this post will have provided you with plenty of ideas for magical workings that you could do in the future.

Enjoy your Saturday, folks!

SE

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:

If you decide that you want to get more specific, here's a fiscal protection symbol:

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:

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:

Another common prayer is Psalm 91:

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:

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:

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

In keeping with the astrological signs and changes, I've decided to offer 10 Lucky Horse bags here on Sorcerous Endeavors.

We've all got troubles, be they financial, sexual, emotional, spiritual, or otherwise, so the goal here is to get some movement going for folks who are otherwise indisposed and unable to proceed.  If you feel like you're stuck, unmotivated, or otherwise slowed down, I'd seriously suggest giving these a look.

Cost is 60$ apiece for folks in the continental US.  If you're outside the country, you'll need to contact me so we can discuss shipping charges.

I've blessed these extensively, using a mixture of potent rune magic, stone, galdr, wood, and ond.  This isn't your run-of-the-mill conjure bag, and they won't last long. 

If you're interested, please click on the "Buy Now" button and remit payment.  I will follow up with you via email and inform you when the bag has been shipped.

Enjoy your weekend!

SE

As some of you may be aware, at the end of this week we are going to be experiencing an interesting flood of astrological changes. Things are likely to be a bit rocky, so I thought I'd post about it and pass the word on.

On February 28th Mercury goes direct, so this will be a perfect time for luck, money, flexibility, and memory-related workings.

The following day, March 3rd, a New Moon will be occurring alongside Mars going retrograde, and then upon the following day Saturn will follow suit.  The combination of these effects are likely to cause a fair deal of upheaval for folks for a short while, but on the positive end of things, these changes will allow those who take advantage of the auspicious time to reinvent their lives by powering through obstacles and grasping at the pinnacles they seek.

Finally, with Jupiter going direct on March 6th, for those who jumped at the chance to begin doing work at the start of the cycle, financial gain should begin to manifest and take hold.  All in all, it is an exciting time to formulate new plans and take action to see them through!

It is at this time that I intend to begin anew a fairly sizable operation.  The results, upon their culmination, will later be posted here with the intention of chronicling the effects of magical work done during times of large planetary shifts.

Happy hunting, folks.

Regards,

SE

I, in keeping with some of the gnosis received through the creation, execution, and practice of the information and keys in my book "Planetary Magic: Utilizing the Keys", decided to to take another step forward and evoke Moloch.

He had appeared, numerous times, through my work with the Keys, to the point where there was a connection of some sort to be found, but I was unable to understand what the connection was without further research.  In researching him, I found several associations between him and the Stars and, thusly, the Heavenly Wanderers found within planetary magical practices.  He was often considered to be a heavenly bull, a king of the things outside of man's control, and in some cases he's been called a Lord of Saturn.  Saturn functions as a sort of planetary gateway to deeper practices, so it made sense that the connection with the stars would exist.

My utilizing the Gayatri mantra further inspired me, as its a Vedic mantra used to inspire awareness as to humanity's place in the Universe's equation.  When using it, the name Moloch would come to my brain in accordance with starry roads and so forth, so it both interested and perplexed me for a long time.  Gunter's discoveries and results, as posted previously, were further verification of gnosis I'd been sitting on for quite some time.

That being the case, I decided to proceed and evoke Moloch and see what I could find out.

In keeping with my way of evoking spirits, I decided to keep it relatively simple. Doing so was not disappointing, though I have to admit that he proved to be a very interesting source to speak to.

After doodling the sigil that had been burned in my mind for some time, I found that he appeared quickly, without malice or any apparent desire to stir up fear.  Instead, the air in the room started buzzing with a strange current of energy and it was as if my tile floor became alive.  The shift in presence was immediately noticeable, and it felt like an extremely parental energy presented itself; I use the term "parental" rather than "maternal" or "paternal" because it was neither masculine nor feminine.  It was strong in that it was something that I could feel vibrating through my very being, but there was no aggression, anger, caretaking, or even swooning; instead, it was very present, but very ambiguous outside of this feeling of having a parent in the room.  It was like talking to something that's been around for longer than humans have been, and its a feeling I'd felt before in dealing with my Patron. The phrase "indescribable", ironically, is pretty damned descriptive here.

Along with this energy shift came a voice that resounded clearly in my mind, to the point where I could swear that he was talking at me in the room physically. The voice commanded respect, but was neither aggressive nor passive, offensive nor gruff...it was very factual and to the point without seeming overbearing or yielding.  Very strange.

Immediately after Moloch's appearance, I had the desire to grab my mortar and pestle and start compiling a blend of incense; in doing so, he dictated that I mash together various resins for a recel....Frankincense, Copal, Myrrh (as a base), and Benzoin (aka Styrax).  There was enough in the mortar that breaking it down wasn't really very easy, but on instinct I set myself to the task of doing so.  As I did, he spoke to and through me, saying that his function was to grind people down so that they were forced to confront the reality of their situation.  It wasn't a malicious intent even, but more like a refined version of what Satan does in the Abrahamic worldview.  He just challenges you and forces you to see the truth rather than the veil of illusion we're more comfortable with sorting out.

It felt like the evocation lasted hours, but in reality I was "out" for about twenty minutes. I half came out of the mindset when my partner texted me and let me know that she was coming home - she was 5 miles away and felt the result of my conjuration.

After setting my phone down and recovering from the distraction, Moloch didn't seem the least bit phased.  There was a clear sense of timelessness as far as his being was concerned, reinforcing the idea that humanity was a blink of an eye for him....weird as hell, really.

So I continued macerating the resins and then, out of the corner of my eye, this blue/green/gray vortex appeared; at first I thought something else was coming into the room, but then I noticed that the energy looked sickly and was actually being dragged out kicking and screaming.  There was this noticeable "wumph" sound, and then a distinct void in the room, though Moloch hadn't left.  Immediately after, my property was filled with this odd, comforting energy that I had seen and experienced several times when I was much younger.  I saw a stang over the altar that felt as if it had been driven into place, and then as soon as it had appeared the energy had settled into place and things felt as right as they could be. Some things that were in need of cleansing were obviously out of place and noticeable, so it was as if the evocation had led to the clearing of my mind and space that then showed me all that was left to be done.

Right before my lass returned home, I thanked Moloch for coming, as my recel had been crafted, and he left without any weirdness or unpleasantness.  I then set to work on the various things that needed doing and things went off without a hitch.  Now, my whole house has been invigorated and the life on my property has been given some oomph; leaves are greener and healthier, and there's less of the weird hangers-on that have been coming out of the woodwork since Sowen.  The same thing can be noticed down the entire street - even the neighborhood dogs have been, for want of a better term, blessed.

All in all, it was a very rewarding experience, and it gave some proof that I've been on the right track. Definitely worth investigating further, as I had a great deal of fun with it and the effects are still very present after 24 hours.

Happy Monday, folks.

SE

Evening/Morning, folks. :)

Its a rare day when I get the writing bug during the Witching Hour, but for the moment, I find myself a bit entranced by the allure and pull of a spirit I know well.

Some of you may know of her as a "he" rather than a "she", and some of you may not know of this entity at all; in the Miracle of New Avatar Power by Geoff Gray Cobb, this spirit is called, simply, Elubatel.

For those of you who have worked with her, I don't think I need to stress just how damned effective she is at her job.  For those of you who are unaware and unfamiliar with her, however, it is worth noting that she is a spirit who the text implies will bring one's intentions to successful fruition....one heck of a noticeable function, ain't it?

Ironically, its also something that goes more-or-less unnoticed in the magical world....I guess it just seems, well, too simple and not grandiose.  That is, until you really begin to think on and understand the implications of such workings.

Now, I've talked about Elubatel previously; about how I experienced depression when working with her. About how she wasn't always the easiest to get on with. In reality, my difficulty came from within me, as I've come to realize over the past few months.

What I've also come to realize is that working with her was also a resounding success, even when the results manifested sneakily over a year after the working was done.

With that said, I pen this post for the sake of imparting a bit of wisdom on how one should go about working with Elubatel for the best results.

Before I speak on the methodologies I employ when utilizing her, I feel as though its important to note the sigil used.  Depicted at the top of this post on the left and directly above this paragraph, over the square of her name, it is a spiritual key.  It cuts the nonsense out of the manifestation, and can be used as a yantra and means of evoking the spirit through gazes.

For those of you who don't know what I mean, if you want to utilize the seal above, clear your temple's space, then print or draw it out on a consecrated piece of paper.  And yes, I would recommend creating a new one each and every time you work with her.

After doing so, I anoint a candle in charged and consecrated Abramelin, Cinnamon, or Bergamot oil, from the wick down, and then say a prayer to my Agathosdaimon, in effect invoking my Self as a Divine Being rather than as an incarnate human. From there, I proceed to place the candle on top of the sigil, light it, then pour her a shot glass' worth of holy water and place it on top of the sigil, in front of the burning candle.

This is where Will comes in, as I simply Will her to appear in the candle's reflection through the holy water while saying a prayer of intention and calling like so:

You'll notice that I use a smattering of Old Norse in my conjuration, and it is because it is familiar to me and adds force to the words.  As I speak them, I weave in runic intentions and binds to strengthen the manifestation. You are free to so so as you see fit.

Repeat your conjuration as many times as you need til she appears.  You'll know when it happens, as either she'll make it clear through the Sight or something strange will happen with the candle and make it readily apparent, depending on your ability or lack thereof.

When she's appeared, run through the usual tests to ensure that she is actually there and verify that the spirit is who it indicates it is, then relay your charge in a manner like so:

Let the candle burn itself out, then dispose of the remains.  Be sure to ground yourself out before you operate machinery or anything of the sort.

Have fun, and happy conjuring!

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 ladies, gentlemen, and in-betweens.

Today's a special day; one for fun and mirth.  It is the day of the Fool, and its meant for pleasure and enjoyment, misrule and a measure of chaos.

Traditionally, this day was dedicated to the Horned God, whom some know as Puck, and others as Pan, Herne, Cernunnos, and on; its a day to be foolish from sunrise til noon-time, proceeding down the street in various shades of color and flourish.

Nowadays, its a day in which we play pranks on those unsuspecting, tickling our fancies with mischievous delights. However, this post is no prank, trick, or game.  I just returned home after some wonderful news, and I am now free of the divorce proceedings with my ex-wife, and can and will go on happily.

One could say that my Patron, ol' Puck, smiled on me, and I'd be inclined to agree.  As a result, I am offering the Fool's Blessing to any and all who approach and pay on this day, the first of March; the rate is dirt cheap, but the benefit is oft staggering.

The link to donate is below; such a blessing will run you 10$ per person - that's 80% off!  I'll need the name and location of each person to be included.

I'll let this run until midnight PST.

Enjoy!

SE
-Für den Ruhm des großen Gottes der Narr-

Greetings, ladies and gents.

I've got some exciting (to me) news to convey: I am, as of this date, going to be doing magical work full-time for a while. If this works out, it'll probably be permanent, as I rather enjoy the Work.

That being the case, if you're in need of dedicated assistance, please let me know.  During the holiday, when possible, I will avail myself to attend your needs and wants.

With that said, thank you for reading this blog, for your continued trust, and your continued support.

Blessings!

SE