6.

Basic Magic

151-193

6.0

Basis

151-4

6.1

Raising Energy

155

6.2

Shaping Energy

156

6.3

Charging Objects

156

6.4

Rune-Magic

157

6.5

Wyrd

158

6.6

Magical Tools

159-66

6.7

Casting a Circle

167-8

6.8

Candle Magic

169-76

6.9

Being Subjected to Magical Attack

176-9

6.10

Laws of Magic

179-93

[7.]

Epilogue

195-6

6.0

Basis

151-4

"Magic is about the purposeful application of raw power".

{This "raw power" is the deities' power, applied in accordance with the deities' purpositivity.}

[Praeternatural, i.e. divine] "Energy ... . Some people have the facility to see or feel it. Others may experience it as colors,

changes in temperature, different smells".

{These are ways wherein we ourselves often experience it.}

"People can send negative energy without even realizing it. ... Most people don't realize that their emotions have the power to harm in this way."

{This negative energy is derived from the vicious nature of capitalism, and the misguided emotions misled by capitalism are capable of inciting the evil spirits of capitalism to send harm to the innocent.}

6.1

Raising Energy

155

"Extend your senses into the earth and feel for a line of energy. When you feel a little jolt, draw the energy into you through your "inbound" gounding channel and allow it to flow into your hands. Your hands may tingle, and you may feel a certain warmth."

6.2

Shaping Energy

156

"Draw energy up and into your hands. Feel and and see it glowing ... . Shape it ... into a sphere. ... Once you've gained confidence with this exercise, try doing it with a friend. Feel the energy ... and then push and pull the energy back and forth between you."

6.3

Charging Objects

156

"Take a coin ... and charge ... it. ... Seal it in by cleanly severing any connection ... to you. Do this by tying it off into the object ... . ... Then, place the ... coin amongst several other similar ... coins and leave it there ... . Come back to it and see if you can tell {discern} by feel which is the charged object."

6.4

Rune-Magic

157

"you are using your own blood to bind a tool to your hand alone."

{Perhaps this blood may be related to the "bloody mouth" of Maya "Ix" praeceding "Men" (cf. our comment concerning p. 171 infra). If so, then perhaps this mouth could be that of (the deadly wounderess of the Dagda) "Caitlin, the buck-toothed wife of Balor" (CM&L, p. 132).}

"Please see Gallina Krasskova's Runes : Theory and Practice".

p. 157

"Just be cautious and don't allow anything from your person -- blood, sexual fluids,

p. 158

hair, nail clippings, even clothing -- to fall into someone else's hands."

6.5

Wyrd

158

"Wyrd is ... inherited luck and obligation along with [consequences of] our own actions ... and choices,

{Known as /karman/ (literally, 'work') in Samskr.ta. ("and the dead were judged ..., according to their works." Apokalupsis of Ioannes 20:12. cf. Epistole to the Rhomaioi 2:6)}

combined with those of our ancestors, which we inherit.

{In Taoism, and in Shinto, "The parent/child connection manifests as one link in a long chain of ancestral karma that stretches back through time." ("CYAB"; cf. "AK")}

It is a powerful force in and of itself and should not be underestimated nor treated disrespectfully. ... This force is usually seen as a vast, complex web stretching farther than the eye can see. ... Every single person has their {his or her} personal thread of Wyrd, which is called orlog. ... Reading the threads of Wyrd and what it contains is called spae. Working it directly, ... reweaving the threads, is a form of magic. It is through careful examination of the threads that one can determine what [magical spell] can be cast, and how best to cast for good effect. It is also possible to read the consequences and ... repercussions of what one is casting."

6.6

Magical Tools

159-66

"Certain tools ... -- namely, the knife, wand, chalice, and pentacle ... trace their origins back to the Renaissance and, later, to ceremonial magic. We see them represented in

{They are also similar to the Vajra-yana and Taoist ritual implements.}

the minor arcana of the tarot".

{Suites in an ordinary deck of cards, which did not originally have any relation to the European Tarocchia/Tarock (Tarot), but rather were derived from oriental (east Asiatic) suits of numeric cards.}

p.

tool

element

direction

power

160

knife

air

east

"language", "mindfulness"

162

wand

fire

south

"discipline", "self-regulation"

163

chalice

water

west

"intuition", "dreaming"

165

pentacle

earth

north

"healing", "ancestors"

166

altar

aither

[centre]

"commitment", "Gods"

6.7

Casting a Circle

167-8

"A magical circle is indeed used to ward space ... . I would use a circle :

If I wanted to contain something.

If I needed to put people or things in a protected space while I worked outside of that space.

If I had to work magic in a completely unwarded and alien space.

If I were engaged in some type of summoning ritual

(which, as a general rule, I do not recommend)."

{It is typically quite unnecessary to summon a divine being, usually residing in some non-material plane-of-existence, to appear in the space of the material plane. Such divine beings can, instead, be requaested to communicate (telepathically, from their own plane) with entities residing in material plane in order to accomplish whatever may be proposed.}

"There are three quick ways to cast a circle :

When you need to ward something, draw the circle out with chalk and verbally call forth power, channeling it into this act ... .

Sprinkle salt around the object or person you wish to ward. ...

Take your blade or wand, ... draw power up, and channel it through the tool, walking in a clockwise circle around the space while verbally consecrating it."

"When the work is over, the energy should be broken by ... tracing it over clockwise with knife or wand".

6.8

Candle-Magic

169-76

p. 169

"There are generally four steps to the process of working a candle :

p. 170

1. Cleansing

2. Charging

3. Etching

4. Sealing".

"When I was a novice, I was instructed to dedicate the candle by saying something like, "I cleanse, bless and purify this creature of wax for the magic at hand. This creature of wax is cleansed and purified, so mote it be.""

p. 170

"Again, I was originally told to say, "Blessed be this

p. 171

creature of power, you are no more {no longer a} creature of wax, but

creature of flesh and blood, and

{It would make better sense to address (instead of an inanimate material object) the salamandre (elemental-fire-spirit) which is attracted into the candle-flame.}

you know full well why and for whom you live." ...

{It would be more respectful humbly to requaest of the salamandre that that salamandre consent to assist the mortal who is performing the rite, and to deign to consider why the mortal is requaesting such assistance.}

Ground yourself, feeling your connection to the earth as strongly as possible. Draw energy up and feel it flowing through your body, into you hands, and into the candle. ... Once you master this drawing up and focusing of energy into the candle itself, it may actually shake in your hands, your hands may gt hot, or the candle may melt a bit or feel heavier."

p. 171

"Once you feel you have enough energy in the candle, seal it in by drawing an invoking pentacle with ... a knife. ...

p. 172

If you're using a seven-day candle (the kind that pulls out of the glass) ... you can add :

Iron filings at the bottom of the glass to draw down energy.

Honey for love ... spells.

Dragon's blood for protection ... magic. ...

Once you've charged and carved the candle, choose an oil that matches the purpose of the casting, ... and rub it all over the candle. ... you may say, "With this oil and by and through these hands, I now enpower this creature of magic to bring forth and manifest ... .""

"Pick a resin ... and rub it into the carving. ... This will highlight the carving. ... . ... say ... this : "This spell cannot be changed or altered in any way or any manner. As is ..., so mote it be." This seals the charm. At this point, make another invoking pentacle and clap your hands to ... sever any cords that link you to the magic."

candle's shape

its utility

"Skull"

"white is for ... healing".

"Man/woman"

"for sympathetic magic"

"Black cat"

"for uncrossing"

"Cross"

"for psychic work"

"Seven-knobbed"

"one knob is burned each day" {For worshipping the deities of the 7-day week, whether Akkadian or Hellenistic.}

"Penis/vagina"

"for sex magic, fertility"

"Witch"

"for good luck"

"Seven African Powers"

"for prayer, devotion, and uncrossing." {Prayer and devotion to African (Yoruba) deities, of course.}

p.

candle's color

its utility

175

black

"retribution-type ... warfetters (bindings)"

brown

"grounding, earth work"

purple

"wealth"

blue

"peace"

green

"removing stress"

yellow

"inspiration, creativity"

orange

"intellectual endeavors"

176

red

"courage, ... valor"

pink

"friendship"

gold

"success"

silver

"psychic development, dreamwork"

gray

"breaking addiction, banishing"

white

"healing"