simple visualization exercise for releasing excess or negative energy through imagination of nature surrounding you and recharging you with new energies. can be visualized with roots that grow from your body into the earth which serve as an energy channel between you and nature.concentrate on the feeling of the energy transfers, really feel them. practice this once a day.
CENTERING — meditative visualization for centering oneself and gathering lost energy bits that are detached from you, eventually after feeling extreme emotions or performing magick. find and feel your inner center. become aware of your magical existence. can also be visualized with space: planets and stars that revolve around you, the sun, the center of your own galaxy. grounding before centering is recommended.
SHIELDING
— strong visualization practice for protecting your energies from draining people and their negative energies. good for empaths. can be visualized through all kind of imaginary shields. the most important thing is that in your imagination you are entirely coated with this shield, no matter if you imagine a bright reflecting light around you, or other protecting elements. no cracks, no splits, you need to be completely shielded. practice this daily and keep it up forever.
CLEANSING — energy removing practice for clearing unwanted
negative energies or spirits from an object or space by doing a small
ritual such as visualization, burning incense, using effective crystals
or chanting cleansing mantras, etc. this type of energy work is perfect
for making a place or an item spiritually new again.
ENERGY BALLS
— physical and mental practice for visualizing a glowing white energy ball (or any other form of visual energy) between the palm of your hands. rub your hands together and concentrate on the friction and warmth and also on the energies which flow from your arms into your slowly forming and growing energy ball. if you feel the distance between your hands is just right and the energy ball is completedgive it a last strong input of energy to seal it.
PROGRAMMING —
once you’re really comfortable with making an energy ball, you can also program it with an intent.start with deciding on an intent(example: joy)and really fill your energy ball with these feelings (example: joy, happiness, delight, pleasure, fun, cheer and laughter) by literally trying to feel those things as you do it.also, imagine your white energy ball changes its color; use the color you connect the most to this feeling/intent (example: joy – yellow/else).
CHARGING — energy work practice for infusing an object (such as a crystal, water, or other things) with personal or external energies, like a certain intent. this can be achieved either through forming and programming an energy ball and willing it into the object by visualizing and/or embracing it with your hands; or it can be done by simply visualizing that the object is surrounded by bright energetic light (eventually take a color that matches your intent here as well) and will your intent into the object directly. keep up your imagination of the charging until you feel it’s complete.
SENDING ENERGY — energy work practice for sending programmed energy to someone. create and energy ball and program it with your intent (example: i want my friend to be more happy again). use the person or a representation of the person (like a picture) and visualize your energy ball forming a connection to the desired target and then, shooting straight into the person like a laser beam. as soon as the visualized energy has left your hands completely, your friend is charged with the intent.
This concept is much like that of a Witch’s/Witches’ Ladder
– only round. It serves much the same purpose: to inflict harm, but can also
be used as a ward or an instrument of protection, much depending on the
construction – of which I will name a few. That which goes into it is heavily
reliant on the will of the witch assembling it and can be taken, reworked and
revised depending on most any situation.
My simple construction is as follows:
Gather your supplies. For this I will include only a few
boughs of a weeping willow (the leaves removed – and hopefully dried for
further use), nails and string. However, a few other ideas include bramble
sprigs and/or thorny, rose stems, broken glass (tied up with string and hung
from the round like a macabre wind-chime), hair, black hen feathers, hot chiles
(hung much in the same fashion as the glass), and whatever else one might find
befitting.
From the aforementioned materials (string, willow and
nails), take the willow strands and braid them together. For a tighter fit, you
can soak them for a few hours to make them more flexible, but so long as
they’re freshly cut, they’re usually pretty pliable. When the strands are
braided to your liking, arc the sides into a ring and either braid then
together or (much more simply) tie the ends to form a circle. Note: if braiding
then wet, you’ll probably want to braid the nails in as you go – which should
hold them in place, but may require reinforcing once dry.
If working with dry boughs, simply take the nails (in
multiples of 9s or 7s, depending) and work them into the braid. For inflicting
harm, organize the nails pointing inward, for protection, face then outward.
You may find that some of the nails remain loose and this can be remedied by
fixing them tightly with string, which, for continuity’s sake, I’d say go ahead
and extend this to all the nails.
To this base, you can add almost anything you’d like, but
some ideas may require integration earlier on, so plan accordingly.
When complete, you have something reminiscent of a
frightening dream catcher or horrific wind-chime – both of which serving a
useful purpose.
You can hang it any number of places, inside or outside of
the house – though I’d recommend near the front door. If being used to inflict
harm, the curio can be tossed into the yard of the victim or simply hung in a
tree on your own property.
As far as its similarity to a dream catcher goes, it can
also be used as a snare for malicious witchcraft when hung near a bedroom
window or workstation.
Create a figure with likeness to the one you seek to bind. A wax figure shaped into a human figure is best suited, otherwise, a cloth doll would suffice. Set it down on a table before a burning candle and incense.
To strengthen the connection between the subject and the doll, bind to it a piece of object belonging to person to be bound, using a length of twine. Anoint the eyes, the lips, the hands and feet of the doll with an oil made from bitter herbs, speaking the following:
“I bind thine eyes; I bind thine lips; I bind thine hands and feet; I bind thee to work harm no more.”
The figure must be wrapped in black cloth, tied about by a length of black ribbon and hidden at a secret place. It may be locked away in a drawer, cupboard, inside a box of wood or buried in earth far from your home.
AMEN. FOREVER GLORY THE AND POWER THE AND KINGDOM THE IS THINE FOR.
EVIL FROM US DELIVER BUT
TEMPTATION INTO NOT US LEAD AND.
US AGAINST TRESPASS WHO THOSE FORGIVE WE AS
TRESPASSES OUR US FORGIVE AND.
BREAD DAILY OUR DAY THIS US GIVE.
HEAVEN IN IS IT AS EARTH ON, DONE BE WILL THY
COME KINGDOM THY.
NAME THY BE HALLOWED,
HEAVEN IN ART WHO FATHER OUR.
Backwards Lord’s Prayer, supposedly used extensively in traditional black masses.
You’ll always see spells and charms to counter it, but few teach the skill anymore. There are different ways to do it, but in all evil eye spells one thing is made known. The curse is given through the left eye of the witch. So, if it’s in passing, stare at the target with your left eye open and the right closed, pushing your malice through your gaze and into them. Whisper a malediction against them. “Your wealth will dwindle.” “Your love will break.” “Your life will topple.” If you’re both sitting still, you have more time. Stare at them with your left eye. Make the sign of the horns and utter a curse at them while doing this. I’ve also seen the middle finger be referred to as the ‘finger of damnation’, so I suppose if you’re fighting with someone, and you flipped them off and ever so slyly winked at them with your right eye while pushing the curse through your left eye, it might be successful. Many sources say that it’s more effective if you make eye contact while you do this. The curse goes from the witch’s eye straight into their target’s eye, and according to most folklore on eyes, their soul.
Satanic Witchcraft Inspiration
So, I’ve stumbled across some interesting ideas about Satanic witchcraft in Compendium Maleficarum, the theory behind which was expanded upon in, of all places, Là-bas.
Là-bas is a novel but it’s a rather well-researched novel, particularly for the 19th century, and I will not be surprised if I later stumble across the ideas I am about to describe in primary sources.
Compendium describes a number of spell-casting methods that involve blasphemy. There’s a certain amount of using the image of Christ as a poppet—doing things to a crucifix that reflect the magical effect you want, for instance throwing a crucifix into the sea as a storm-raising spell. Other beliefs described include the idea that desecrating crucifixes, communion hosts, images of saints etc. infuses the blasphemer with increased power.
Là-bas describes a rudimentary “theory” of this kind of magic—the idea that incorporating an act of blasphemy is a “seal” upon a spell that gives it a shot of extra power and makes it particularly hard to break.
My personal theory about why this works is that incorporating blasphemy a. acts as an offering to Satan and calls his attention to the spell so that he can help, and b. if you fuck with apotheosis it’s an affirmation of your own inner divinity by placing oneself above “God” and thus calls one’s own divine power into the working.
Obviously I need to do more reading on this but it’s really got me thinking.
I went ahead and made a cleaner image for the new spread, I like how it turned out. I had to switch two of the positions with each other because it made more sense this way. Anyhow, on with the explanation:
– Place the Sun card in the center
– Position 1: Your self in the light or parts of yourself that you see often
– Position 2: Your self in the shadows or parts of yourself you don’t use much
– Position 3: What you seek at the moment
– Position 4: What you have left behind
– Position 5: What you need at the moment
– Position 6: What to let go of now
– Position 7: The path you will soon take
– Position 8: Your deepest heart brought to light
So there it is! An image, a description…everything you need in order to Read The Sun and learn more about yourself! Let me know if you use this spread, I’d be very curious to see if it worked well for anyone else. I tried it out and it worked out pretty nicely, things seemed accurate and helpful.
Like
outer space, I suspect the “astral” contains vast swaths of
emptiness. When someone makes an astral temple, they are not mowing
down an astral forest and building on someone else’s territory, they
are starting with astral nothingness and producing within that
nothingness our human concepts of time, space, depth, and physics.
Nor will “space” in the astral “run out”, for the astral
(while not infinite) is also not constrained by concepts of physical
space, as we understand it.
Building
a personal astral space is quite easy. Like any castle you want it to
be protected, but basic protections (likely all that you will need)
are simple to put up.
To
visit an empty swath of the astral to build upon, do this simple
exercise:
Become
very relaxed through any technique you like. Enter a trance-like,
almost sleepy state. If you don’t know what being in trance feels
like, try following some Youtube meditations that bring a person to
great relaxation.
Close
your eyes and imagine a door. Any sort of door will work. Because
this door was created by you, only you can open and close it.
Stand
before the door and say or think, “this door will take me to an
empty astral space that I can use as my own.”
Know
these words to be true.
Then,
open the door and step through it. Close the door firmly behind you.
Do not be alarmed if the door disappears; it is a magical door, and
it will come to you whenever you call it.
Chances
are you will find yourself in a black empty nothingness space. This
is quite normal. Like God in Genesis, create a world from scratch.
You do not need to create an entire planet (that is likely beyond
most of our abilities!). Try this method:
With
force of will, decree that earth and sky be created. All around you,
ground and atmosphere will appear.
Call
upon a great, impenetrable sphere to surround this space. Don’t worry
about making it all huge, you can alter your space however you want
later on. The sphere will surround this area you have created and
prevent any creature from entering or exiting without your
permission.
Walk
around your area and change it. You may find you don’t have the
energy or will to enact changes as you please. This is okay: working
in the astral takes actual energy, and the more you do it the easier
it will become. If you do have the energy, try growing trees,
creating benches or houses for you to enjoy, carving rivers or
waterfalls, or whatever you like (Minecraft is not a bad comparison
to building an astral space).
An
important part of your astral space is that it allows you to directly
work on the astral. If you are trying to grow astral limbs or other
appendages, you can exercise them here. You can use this space to
gain experience with working in the astral, or to build an astral
temple where you can invite spirits and gods to enjoy themselves.
Whenever
you are ready to exit, call your door to you. Simply think of the
door and wish it to be next to you, and it will be. Open the door,
walk through it back to your regular imagination, and firmly close
it. Remember that nobody but you can open or close the door.
Remain in your relaxed state for a little while and readjust yourself to physical reality. Centering exercises help with this.
Return
to your inner space whenever you like by going back through the door.
Here
are some notes:
Astral vs Imagination
Your imagination has no rules and imagining things typically requires little effort or energy.
Your imagination is static. For example if you imagine a garden, the next time you imagine it, the garden will be the same. It does not change or grow on its own.
When you imagine something, it simply becomes, like a hologram.
In your imagination, all beings and creatures are automatons
Your imagination is a seat of power through which many things can be accessed.
You do not need to ‘center’ or ‘readjust’ after a simple daydream
Building in the astral can take actual energy and willpower
Astral spaces have “rules”; even gods need wings or magical artifacts to fly
Astral spaces will grow and develop independent of your input. If you plant an astral garden and return to it a week later, it will have grown or withered.
When you attempt to build something, you may have to spend more time on it than just clicking your fingers and saying “become”.
In the astral, beings and creatures have minds of their own. You can create many friends and guardians, but you will note that they will actually do things outside of your direct control
After visiting the astral, a period of readjustment is very much recommended.
Using the astral space as a place to honor spirits
Build a beautiful temple or palace (or natural space) that the spirits you wish to honor would enjoy. Imagine it filled with the most wonderful offerings and delicacies. Invite different spirits to come and enjoy what you have laid out.
If you wish, use this as a space to speak with spirits. Do not let any spirits through your personal door, under any circumstances.
When you are ready to leave your astral space, tell your visitors this visit is over and ask them to leave in peace. Imagine that they simply teleport away back to their homes.
Enjoy using this astral space for practice
You can quickly build all sorts of thought-forms directly in the astral, although whether or not they will be of use outside your temple is another matter. Practice building defenses of all sorts, casting magic, and viewing or testing astral limbs.
Deleting an astral space
If you grow tired of what you have built, you can become a destroyer god and simply eliminate it and start anew. If for some reason you wish to close this space permanently, fold all of its space and time down in on itself like a paper box, until it becomes nothing. Summon your door, walk through, close the door, and destroy the door.
I used this method to construct my astral temple. It works beautifully.
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