How to get started on the actual practice of magick
OK.
If you've been
following this e-mail
list so far, you've
got a
lot
of tools. Starting
with the e-book,
you've got the sigil
technique. You've got
a basic philosophical
overview of what
magick is, and what
magick practice
actually
looks
like. And finally, you
got the basic tools
you need to set up a
space to do magick within.
Now let's get down to the laying the foundation for actually starting practice.
1. Take your magical journal. (You can get one here if you don't have one yet.) In the first few pages, write a short summary of your life. It doesn't have to be complex: Bulletpoints will do. But get down the details of who you are, who your parents were, the details of your birth, and how you got from being born to here, with all the major turning points noted.
2. Next, write out your magical goals. What do you want out of this practice? Who do you hope to become through magick? What service do you wish to bring to the world? Write these goals out in as much detail as you can manage. Get them solid. Work out every vague or uncertain statement: Get as specific as you can.
3. Keep it next to your bed while sleeping. The first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, immediately write down your dreams. Don't do anything else first. Just get your dreams down as quickly as you can, in as much detail as you can.
4. Every day, preferably at the same time—like after writing your dreams down—sit on your meditation seat. First, visualize a bubble of force radiating out from yourself and filling the space, banishing any negativity or outside influence. Now, proceed to meditate for five minutes by focusing your attention at the point between your eyes, slightly above the space between your eyebrows. You may begin to feel some slight pressure here. That's normal—as is not feeling it. From now on, add five minutes to your meditation per week until you're meditating 30 minutes a day, 6-7 days a week. Every time you complete such a session, take your record and write down the times you meditated, your environment, your physical and emotional condition, what you felt and experienced. If you like, note the current phase of the moon as well. But get it down. Not having access to your meditation seat is not an excuse for not meditating: If needed, improvise by meditating somewhere in a quiet space at work, school, in your car or in a public spot.
These apparently simple practices form the Alpha and Omega of the Work; the Fundamentals. From this simple practice all more complex practices will grow—but for now, get these basics down.
As always, you can skip ahead if you like by checking out our courses at Magick.me—after getting these basics down, you'll be ready to take our Introduction to Chaos Magick course.
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More at Magick.meNow let's get down to the laying the foundation for actually starting practice.
1. Take your magical journal. (You can get one here if you don't have one yet.) In the first few pages, write a short summary of your life. It doesn't have to be complex: Bulletpoints will do. But get down the details of who you are, who your parents were, the details of your birth, and how you got from being born to here, with all the major turning points noted.
2. Next, write out your magical goals. What do you want out of this practice? Who do you hope to become through magick? What service do you wish to bring to the world? Write these goals out in as much detail as you can manage. Get them solid. Work out every vague or uncertain statement: Get as specific as you can.
3. Keep it next to your bed while sleeping. The first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, immediately write down your dreams. Don't do anything else first. Just get your dreams down as quickly as you can, in as much detail as you can.
4. Every day, preferably at the same time—like after writing your dreams down—sit on your meditation seat. First, visualize a bubble of force radiating out from yourself and filling the space, banishing any negativity or outside influence. Now, proceed to meditate for five minutes by focusing your attention at the point between your eyes, slightly above the space between your eyebrows. You may begin to feel some slight pressure here. That's normal—as is not feeling it. From now on, add five minutes to your meditation per week until you're meditating 30 minutes a day, 6-7 days a week. Every time you complete such a session, take your record and write down the times you meditated, your environment, your physical and emotional condition, what you felt and experienced. If you like, note the current phase of the moon as well. But get it down. Not having access to your meditation seat is not an excuse for not meditating: If needed, improvise by meditating somewhere in a quiet space at work, school, in your car or in a public spot.
These apparently simple practices form the Alpha and Omega of the Work; the Fundamentals. From this simple practice all more complex practices will grow—but for now, get these basics down.
As always, you can skip ahead if you like by checking out our courses at Magick.me—after getting these basics down, you'll be ready to take our Introduction to Chaos Magick course.
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