Magick and Mayhem

I had an interesting night last night. I've had a friend for a long time now, but, we've never really discussed magick. We've both mentioned it, and hinted that we practice it, but, never really had an in depth conversation about it. I guess the reason is because there are so many people out there who think that they are magicians simply because they do some rituals that they read about in The Satanic Bible or some such nonsense. They read from the books and they practice the rites of Anton LaVey or Alistair Crowley, as though the words themselves held the magick.

What really got it going last night was when she started talking about visualization and belief, which are two really powerful tools in magick. The idea is that if you can visualize it, that it has a higher probability of occuring. The concept is very simple. If you can't see yourself as being rich, or sexy, or whatever, then how can you expect others to see you that way?

Visualization is a basic tool of magick, yet so few magicians ever mention it. They talk about gods and servitors and arcane rites and what not. Ritual is fine if you don't know what your doing. I like ritual because it is fun, but, sometimes, it is pointless. Most of the time, simple dreamworking and sigils will do the trick and there is really no need for an elaborate ritual beyond the normal banishing rituals performed to clear the space for the work.

When someone talks to me about the horrible and unspeakable rites they have performed, I tend to turn them off immediately. What horrible and unspeakable rites have they performed? The same horrible and unspeakable rites that have been performed for centuries, eating of blood, urine, and excrement, perhaps some sexual activities, assuming they could find someone willing to do so. They feel that by performing these unspeakable rites with the words of a self proclaimed worshipper of the devil they can attain power! hahahahaha. In truth, these books were written as psyops to get money and to laugh at idiots who actually drink urine and eat shit because they think it will give them power.

Most "Black Magicians" are so impotent that one would have to be a complete fool to be afraid of them. Most of them could not fight, fuck, or bribe their way out of a wet paper bag! The high point of a Black Magicians career is the part where he gets scratched to death while trying to strangle a cat, and later develops an infection and dies. HA HA HA HA!~

It was refreshing to meet a real magician. Someone who actually understands the nature of the universe and the cosmos, and someone who understands where the power of magick really comes from. I wish I could meet more people like her. But, that is what The Sol Invictus Project has always been about, building the SIIO one mage at a time.