The Four Enemies The Four enemies to a man of knowledge are a lesson in the Teachings of Don Juan by Carlos Castaneda. While many view the work of Carlos Castaneda as a fraud and useless a deeper truth exists for those willing to sift through obvious metaphor and allegory. Traditionally wisdom was imparted in […]
How to Drift – A guide to real time magical journeying
If my previous post “What is Drifting?” piqued your interest, the next logical step is learning how to drift. While I can never stress the importance of needing to find your own method for any magical practice I understand the need for a framework. Given that there is very little information available on this topic […]
What is drifting?
“What is Drifting?” I can recall asking that when someone first mentioned drifting to me in January of 2018. Since that initial exposure I’ve delved into the practice several times but pulled back due to some peculiar occurrences. Being that I’ve only seen maybe a post or two on the whole web mention this topic, […]
How do tarot cards work?
Have you ever asked yourself, how do tarot cards work? I did. When I began to use tarot I was skeptical in the traditional sense of the word. Early on into my use of tarot cards it became evident that there was something to their use, it wasn’t all inflated claims. In fact the more […]
What are Tarot Cards?
What are Tarot Cards? At the beginning of my journey into esoteric exploration I was confronted with countless questions. One of which was, “What are tarot cards?”. After some years reading tarot cards professionally, I feel confident in answering that question. First though, we need to explore some of the history of tarot cards. A […]
How does divination work?
Have you ever asked yourself, how does divination work? First off, if you’re asking that question, congratulations, you’ve taken a big step on your own personal journey. Secondly, divination doesn’t work the way most people think it does. Like most things in metaphysics many of us have a distorted view of the reality behind it. […]
What is divination?
What is Divination? Divination is an ancient practice of seeking knowledge of the future or unknown by supernatural means. It is something that appears in every culture throughout the ages stretching back to the dawn of man. Ancient esotericists hid much of divinations usefulness from the masses long ago. The modern misconception Most likely you […]
What is sympathetic magic?
What is sympathetic magic? Sympathetic magic, according to Sir James George Frazer in The Golden Bough is a type of magic based on imitation and correspondence. Sympathetic magic operates on two principles which dive it into two categroies. The two subdivisions of this type of magic would be homeopathic magic and contagious magic. What is the principle of homeopathic magic? […]
Why do people use magic?
Why do people use magic? Why do people use magic? To be clear, I’m not saying you should or shouldn’t use magic. I’ve heard it said that only the poor and the rich dabble with magic. Typically the middle class are too busy being lulled to sleep by the island of the lotus that is […]
How does magic work?
Have you ever wondered how does magic work? You aren’t alone, most people have likely asked this exact same question at least once in their lives. To answer this questions it’s important that we know what magic is. In a previous post, what is magic?, I do my best to give you a working defintion for […]