praxis
Magical Will
The doctrine that human volition, cultivated by discipline and emancipated from passion and servitude, is the primary instrument of magical operation — will confirmed by persistent acts acquires causal power over self, others, and nature; distinct from faith and from mere desire.
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The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 5 (part 5)
“The technicalities of the occult sciences may seem hard to the beginner, and they are actually hard like the wilderness, because they are barren wastes, but they are in words of one syllable if compared with the little catechisms of eternal…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 5 (part 7)
“I should imagine that the Lords of its Convention are to be feared in a certain manner, like the Red and the Black Death.
But the versicles and aspirations and formulæ which must be strong enough at any moment to undo all the gates of hell…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 6 (part 1)
“PART I THE LITERATURE OF CEREMONIAL MAGIC Click to view THE SERPENT OF THE GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDES.
From a Greek Vase Painting.
CHAPTER I The antiquity of Magical Rituals § 1.
The Importance of Ceremonial Magic THE ordinary fields of ps…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 6 (part 2)
“Here Magic itself rises up and responds that there is a Black and a White Art, an Art of Hermes and an Art of Canidia, a Science of the Height and a Science of the Abyss, of Metatron and Belial.
In this manner a fourth point of view emerge…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 6 (part 3)
“There was a time indeed when Ceremonial Magic threatened to absorb the whole circle of the occult sciences; it was the superior method, the royal road; it effected immediately what the others accomplished laboriously, after a long time.
It…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 9 (part 4)
“The sources of occult wisdom, it proceeds, are, firstly, in God; secondly, in spiritual essences--that is to say, the Angelical Hierarchy; thirdly, in corporeal creatures, the reference being probably to the signatura rerum of Paracelsus; f…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 9 (part 5)
“Click to view THE CHARACTER OF HAGITH The government of Venereal concerns is entrusted to HAGITH, and the person possessing his character is adorned with all beauty.
He converts copper into gold in a moment and gold instantaneously into co…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 14 (part 3)
“It is ( a .) frivolous in such experiments as the detection of stolen goods, by which it is placed on the same level as the pedlar's literature of fortune-telling; it is ( b .) hyperbolical and fantastic in the experiment of invisibility, i…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 15 (part 1)
Ҥ 2.
The Lesser Key of Solomon The Lemegeton, or Lesser Key of Solomon, Rabbi and King, is a work of far more exalted pretensions, which deploys all the hierarchies and evokes spirits by milliards.
About its antiquity there is no need for…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 16 (part 4)
“These will suffer citation, but the success of the Pauline experiments generally will depend ( a .) upon the construction of the seals attributed to the twenty-four ruling hours of the day and night, which seals must exhibit the proper astr…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 17 (part 2)
“The smoke generated passes through the holes, and when it is smelt by the Angel it is said that he begins to speak.
I should explain, however, that the furniture of the oratory and the vestments worn by the operator must be of the same col…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 18 (part 2)
“Refinements of this kind were evidently outside the magic of the fifteenth century.
In the following citation I shall depart from my usual custom of translating at first hand, and make use, with some needful prunings, of the version of Rob…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 18 (part 3)
“Reiterate the same three times, from stronger to stronger, using objurgations, contumelies, cursings, punishments, suspensions from his office and power, and the like.
After all the courses are finished, again cease a little, and if any Sp…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 25 (part 1)
Ҥ 5.
Minor and Spurious Rituals of Black Magic To distinguish in a mass of forged literature certain books as more spurious than others, seems at first sight a needless ingenuity of criticism.
There are, however, some Rituals of Black Mag…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 26 (part 1)
Ҥ 6.
The Black Pullet The Black Pullet , the Druid of Menapienne, Red Magic, or the Cream of the Occult Sciences , with derivatives from the first of these works, such as the Queen of the Hairy Flies , the Green Butterfly , &c., form a cla…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 26 (part 3)
“The Black Pullet disclaims all connection with Black Magic and is duly to be identified therewith, firstly by its characters and secondly by their pretended power over evil spirits; though it should be observed that the infernal beings ment…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 37 (part 2)
“Despite the threatened vengeance of the heir of Oromasis, the mystery was adapted by the later editors of the Red Dragon and reappears as the Grand Cabala , without which no other can succeed.
In this, its last transformation, it becomes a…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 38 (part 2)
“The attempt to propitiate the Deity by means of prayers, sacrifices and abstinence, and thus to obtain the Divine assistance for the successful consummation of hideous offences and preposterous or impossible undertakings, is, of course, mad…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 39
“§ 2. Concerning. Fortitude The spiritual intention of the operator being thus determined, his next step was the acquisition of the mental attitude appropriate to his future work. We may picture him in the traditional state of the sorcerer--…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 41
“§ 4. Concerning the External Preparation of the Operator, and firstly Concerning Ablution The rite of lustration, being the sacramental mark of inward cleanliness, is prescribed in all magical ceremonies, and is equally important in Goëtic…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 44 (part 2)
“Fit the knife with a handle of white wood cut at a single stroke with a new sword or knife, and on this handle engrave the following characters:-- Click to view Fumigate as before, and with this knife do all things needful to the Art, the c…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 45 (part 2)
“Begin cutting it when the sun is first rising over this hemisphere, and pronounce the following words:-- I beseech Thee, O Grand ADONAY, ELOIM, ARIEL and JEHOVAM , to be propitious unto me, and to endow this Wand which I am cutting with the…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 46 (part 1)
Ҥ 4.
Concerning the Pen and Ink of the Art Preliminary magical ceremonial seems to have as its chief object the personal consecration of every article, great or small, indispensable or occasional, which is connected with the several proces…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 49 (part 1)
Ҥ 7.
Concerning the Victim of the Art It is usually supposed that the offering of a bloody sacrifice is an essential condition of success in Black Magic and that the embrutement of the operator is the chief purpose of the ordination.
It i…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 52 (part 3)
“Click to view CHARACTER OF CLISTHERET CLISTHERET makes day or night about thee at pleasure.
Click to view CHARACTER OF SIRCHADE SIRCHADE has power to shew thee all kinds of animals, of whatsoever nature they may be.
Click to view CHARACTE…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 55
“Click to view THE SEAL OF BAAL I. BAAL, a king ruling in the East, who imparts invisibility and wisdom. He appears with a human head, or with that of a toad or cat, but sometimes with all at once. He speaks with a hoarse voice. Click to vie…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 56
“Click to view THE SEAL OF BUER Click to view THE SEAL OF GUSION X. BUER, a great president, who appears when the sun is in Sagittarius and teaches philosophy, logic, the virtues of herbs, &c. He heals all diseases and gives good familiars.…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 58
“Click to view THE SEAL OF FORAS XXXI. FORAS, a great president, who appears in the form of a strong man and teaches the virtues of all herbs and precious stones, as well as logic and ethics; he makes men invisible, imparts wit, wisdom and e…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 59 (part 1)
“Click to view THE SEAL OF MALPAS XXXIX.
MALPAS, a powerful president, appears at first like a crow, but afterwards, when so commanded, assumes a human form, speaking with a hoarse voice.
He brings artificers swiftly from all parts of the…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 59 (part 2)
“HAGENTI, a great president, appears in the shape of a gigantic bull with the wings of a griffin, but will duly put on human form.
He gives wisdom, transmutes all metals into gold and turns wine into water.
Click to view THE SEAL OF PROCEL…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 60
“Click to view THE SEAL OF ALLOCEN Click to view THE SEAL OF CAIM LII. ALLOCEN, a strong duke, appears in the form of a soldier, mounted on a great horse, his face like that of a lion, exceedingly red, his eyes flaming fire, his speech hoars…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 61 (part 1)
“Click to view THE SEAL OF VAPULA LX.
VAPULA, a strong duke, comes in the form of a lion with griffin's wings.
He gives skill not only in manual professions but also in philosophy and the sciences contained in books--I suppose, as distingu…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 61 (part 2)
“Click to view THE SEAL OF SEERE LXX.
SEERE, a mighty prince under Amaymon, King of the East, appears in the form of a beautiful man on a strong, winged horse.
He brings all things to pass suddenly, transports to any place in the twinkling…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 2)
“Click to view THE SECRET SEAL OF SOLOMON PRAYER AT VESTING By the figurative mystery of this holy vestment, I will clothe me with the armour of salvation in the strength of the Most High, ANCOR, AMICAR, AMIDES, THEODONIAS, ANITOR , that so…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 3)
“This being repeated frequently, if the spirit do not yet appear, say as follows:-- SECOND CONJURATION I invoke, conjure and command thee, O Spirit N., to appear and shew thyself visibly before this circle, in fair and comely shape, without…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 4)
“Be disobedient, refuse to come, and by the power of the Supreme Being, the everlasting Lord, that God Who created thee and me, the whole world, with all contained therein, in the space of six days; by EYE , by SARAY , by the virtue of the N…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 5)
“Having read so far, if he come not, write his seal on parchment; put it in a black box, with brimstone, assafœtida and other stinking perfumes; bind the said box with iron wire, hang it on the point of your sword, hold it over the fire of c…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 62 (part 6)
“Make, therefore, reasonable answers to my demands; be obedient to me, thy Master, in the Name of the Lord BATHAL , rushing upon ABRAC, ABEOR , coming upon BEROR.
He will become obedient and bid you ask what you will, for he is made subject…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 63 (part 2)
“CONJURATION TO LUCIFER LUCIFER ✠, OUYAR ✠, CHAMERON ✠, ALISEON ✠, MANDOUSIN ✠, PREMY ✠, ORIET ✠, NAYDRUS ✠, ESMONY ✠, EPARINESONT ✠, ESTIOT ✠, DUMOSSON ✠, DANOCHAR ✠, CASMIEL ✠, HAYRAS ✠, FABELLERONTHON ✠, SODIRNO ✠, PEATHAM ✠, Come ✠, LUCI…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 63 (part 3)
“The name of the required spirit must here be added on the parchment, when he will duly appear-the ordinary accidents excepted--and will grant what is desired of him--that is to say, if it so happen--after which he may be dismissed by the pr…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 3)
“FIRST PRAYER O great and living God, subsisting in one and the same person, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost; I adore Thee with the deepest veneration., and I submit with the liveliest confidence to Thy holy and sufficient Protection.…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 4)
“Notice.--Before uttering the third Conjuration, should the spirit refuse to comply, read what follows in the Clavicle, and smite all the spirits by plunging both the forked extremities of your rod into the flames.
Be not alarmed in so doin…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 5)
“Further, I command thee to surrender me the nearest treasure, and I promise thee as a reward the first Piece of gold or silver which I touch with my hands on the first day of every month.
Such is my demand.
SOLOMON The Spirit's Reply I ca…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 64 (part 6)
“This he must cast upon the treasure, grasping one of its coins at the same moment as a pledge and a surety, and previously flinging down a piece of his own money bitten by his own teeth, after which he may retire, walking backwards and carr…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 65 (part 1)
Ҥ 2.
Concerning the Genuine Sanctum Regnum, or the True Method of Making Pacts There are two kinds of pacts, says the Grimorium Verum, the tacit and the manifest; but know at the same time that among the several kinds of spirits there are…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 65 (part 2)
“Having determined to make a pact, continues the Grand Grimoire , you must begin on the previous evening by cutting with a new and unused knife a rod of wild hazel, which has never borne fruit and shall be similar to the Blasting Rod, as it…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 65 (part 4)
“We know, O Lord, that a contrite and humble heart Thou wilt not despise, nor can any writing be an impediment in the way of Thy mercy; we beseech Thee, therefore, that, by the abundance of Thy clemency, not only may the heinousness of this…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 66 (part 3)
“He shall then begin the Office of the Dead with Venite exultemus Domino , &c.
He shall recite Matins and Lauds, but in place of the versicle of the ninth Lesson he shall say: Deliver us, O Lord, from the fear of hell.
Let not the demons d…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 67
“UNIVERSAL CONJURATION I, N., do conjure thee, O Spirit N., by the living God., by the true God., by the holy and all-ruling God, Who created from nothingness the heaven, the earth, the sea and all things that are therein., in virtue of the…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 68
“CONJURATION OF THE BOOK I conjure thee, O Book, to be useful and profitable unto all who shall have recourse to thee for the success of their affairs. I conjure thee anew, by the virtue of the Blood of Jesus Christ, contained daily in the c…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 69
“CONJURATION OF THE DEMONS In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Take heed! Come, all Spirits! By the virtue and power of your King, by the seven crowns and chains of your Kings, all Spirits of the Hells are force…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 70 (part 1)
“CONJURATION OF THE KING OF THE EAST I conjure and invoke thee, O powerful King of the East, MAGOA , by my holy labour, by all the names of Divinity, by the same of the All-Powerful: I command thee to obey, and to come to me, or that failing…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 70 (part 2)
“I adjure thee by the Father, by the Son and by the Holy Ghost, even by the Holy Trinity, by that God Whom thou canst not resist, under Whose empire I will compel thee; I conjure thee by God the Father, by God the Son., by God the Holy Ghost…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 71 (part 1)
“CONJURATIONS FOR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK For Monday, to Lucifer This experience is commonly performed in the circle between eleven and twelve o'clock, or between three and four.
Click to view [paragraph continues] Requisites: coal, and consec…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 71 (part 2)
“Click to view For Wednesday, to Astaroth This experience is performed in its circle at night, from ten to eleven o'clock; it is designed to obtain the good graces of the King and others.
Write in the circle as follows: Come , ASTAROTH!
Co…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 71 (part 3)
“Write in his circle: Enter not , GULAND!
Enter not , GULAND!
Enter not , GULAND!
CONJURATION I conjure thee, O GULAND, in the name of Satan, in the name of Beelzebub, in the name of Astaroth, and in the name of all other spirits, to make…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 73 (part 1)
Ҥ 2.
Concerning Venereal Experiments We have seen that the sorcerer of the Middle Ages was usually squalid and necessitous; hence he coveted treasures: he was usually despised, and hence he longed for mastery, for the prestige of mystery a…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 73 (part 2)
“But if the experience be to find the beloved person, place the image under the door which he or she must pass.
In either case a powder must be made and cast upon the person, or given them with their meat or drink.
The solemnities of the h…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 73 (part 3)
“If a man be the operator, she who wins will place herself in the arm-chair which you have set by the bed, and she will remain and commune with you until midnight, at which hour she will depart with her companions, without any need of dismis…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 73 (part 4)
“Having thrice pronounced this conjuration, place the taper on the parchment and let it burn.
Take the parchment on the morrow, put it in your left shoe and there leave it until the person for whom you have operated shall have come to seek…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 75 (part 1)
Ҥ 4.
Concerning the Hand of Glory No person who is familiar with the humours of Ingoldsby will have forgotten the wondrous legend of the Hand of Glory, which includes a transcript from the Grimoires.
It is less generally known that there…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 77 (part 2)
“The Master of the operation shall thereupon command him to gaze fixedly into the phial, when, approaching his right ear, and in a moderate tone of voice, but as distinctly as possible, let him make the following CONJURATION Uriel, Seraph, J…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 79
“§ 8. Concerning the Three Rings of Solomon, Son of David One more experiment, which is only incidentally connected with Black Magic, may be cited here, as the complement of those given in the preceding sections. It is scarcely a complete pr…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 80 (part 3)
“Then, cutting down the carcase from the tree, they shall lay its head towards the east; in the space that this following conjuration is repeating, they shall set a chafing-dish of fire at its right hand, into which they shall pour a little…”
The Book of Ceremonial Magic (A.E. Waite) | Page 80 (part 5)
“Be this done by the virtue of God the Father ✠ , by His blessed Son ✠ and by the union of the Holy Spirit ✠ , even by the Trinity in unity, Which liveth and reigneth for ever and ever.
Amen ✠ .
Incessantly do I call, adjure, conjure, orda…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter II (part 2)
“The ancient Hermetists considered this Principle as one of the most important mental instruments by which man was able to pry aside the obstacles which hid from view the Unknown.
Its use even tore aside the Veil of Isis to the extent that…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter II (part 4)
“The Hermetists have grasped this Principle, finding its universal application, and have also discovered certain means to overcome its effects in themselves by the use of the appropriate formulas and methods.
They apply the Mental Law of Ne…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter III (part 2)
“So you see, therefore, that Mental Transmutation is really the "Magic" of which the ancient; writers had so much to say in their mystical works, and about which they gave so few practical instructions.
If All be Mental, then the art which…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter VI (part 3)
“To know it otherwise, but actual experience, we must be THE ALL itself.
It is true that the higher we rise in the scale--the nearer to "the mind of the Father" we reach--the more apparent becomes the illusory nature of finite things, but n…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter VI (part 5)
“With this difference, always, between the various hypotheses--that under the old views Mental Power was ignored as a Natural Force, while under Mentalism it becomes the Greatest Natural Force.
And this one difference revolutionizes Life, t…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter VIII (part 6)
“Only those whose minds have been carefully trained along the lines of the Hermetic Philosophy for years--yes, those who have brought with them from other incarnations the knowledge acquired previously--can comprehend just what is meant by t…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter IX (part 3)
“It must be remembered, in the above illustration, that at the stages at which the "object" throws off vibrations of light, heat, etc., it is not actually "resolved" into those forms of energy (which are much higher in the scale), but simply…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter X (part 3)
“And it will also be noticed that even to those unfamiliar with the Principle of Vibration, the Positive pole seems to be of a higher degree than the Negative, and readily dominates it.
The tendency of Nature is in the direction of the domi…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XI (part 2)
“But the Hermetists carry the principle much further, and know that its manifestations and influence extend to the mental activities of Man, and that it accounts for the bewildering succession of moods, feelings and other annoying and perple…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XII (part 3)
“One of the series of events arising from the tiny bit of soot was the writing of these lines, which caused the typesetter to perform certain work; the proofreader to do likewise; and which will arouse certain thoughts in your mind, and that…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XII (part 4)
“But the Masters, knowing the rules of the game, rise above the plane of material life, and placing themselves in touch with the higher powers of their nature, dominate their own moods, characters, qualities, and polarity, as well as the env…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XIV (part 2)
“While at first there seems to be only an "I" existing, a more careful and closer examination reveals the fact that there exists an "I" and a "Me." These mental twins differ in their characteristics and nature, and an examination of their na…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XIV (part 4)
“Many have sought for an explanation of these varied phases of phenomena under the theories of the various "dual mind" teachers.
And in a measure they are right, for there is clearly a manifestation of two distinct phases of mental activity…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XV (part 1)
“CHAPTER XV HERMETIC AXIOMS "The possession of Knowledge, unless accompanied by a manifestation and expression in Action, is like the hoarding of precious metals-a vain and foolish thing.
Knowledge, like wealth, is intended for Use.
The La…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XV (part 2)
“An understanding of this principle will enable one to change his own Polarity, as well as that of others, if he will but devote the time, care, study and practice necessary to master the art.
The principle is true, but the results obtained…”
The Kybalion (Three Initiates) | Chapter XV (part 3)
“The masses of people are carried along, obedient to their environment; the wills and desires of others stronger than themselves; the effects of inherited tendencies; the suggestions of those about them; and other outward causes; which tend…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | Preface-b
“In many of the developments the religious aspect was lost sight of, and they simply became a method of mental manipulation for purely personal ends, though not necessarily deliberately evil.
Their exponents advertised that they would teach…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | Preface-c
“As a young girl of twenty I entered the employment of a woman who I now know must have had a considerable knowledge of occultism obtained during a long residence in India, and concerning which she used to drop hints that I could make nothin…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | Preface-d
“My employer’s secretary came to my room one night, after “lights out,” and warned me that the Warden, as we called our employer, had found out who it was that had engineered “Auntie’s” escape, and I had better look out for trouble.
Knowing…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | Preface-i
“So much occult knowledge is abroad in the world, so much of the kind of things described in these pages is going on unknown and unsuspected in our midst, that it is very desirable that men of goodwill should investigate the forces which men…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 1. Signs Of Psychic Attack-c
“The resistance may be good, in which case the attack is unable to gain a foothold on the physical plane, and is limited to that borderland between matter and mind which we perceive upon the threshold of sleep.
This is a very terrible exper…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 2. Analysis Of The Nature Of Psychic Attack-b
“Hypnotic suggestion (which means, literally, suggestion made during sleep, and is to some extent a misnomer) is of three kinds: firstly, true hypnotic suggestion, made when the subject has been rendered insensible by magnetic passes or fixa…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 2. Analysis Of The Nature Of Psychic Attack-c
“This power, however, can be used for evil as well as good; the Founder of Christian Science was wise enough to put her teaching in such a way that her students would not readily discern the second edge of the sword.
As long as the world in…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 2. Analysis Of The Nature Of Psychic Attack-d
“We may also remember that if Margarita had not responded to the lure of the Jewel Song she would not have fallen a victim.
The weak spot in the defence was after all in her own nature.
We have considered the modus operandi of telepathic s…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 3. A Case Of Modern Witchcraft-c
“Fortunately for me I had in my hands a large saucepan full of freshly boiled greens, and I used this as a weapon of defence, and we danced round the kitchen table, slopping hot cabbage-water in all directions.
We neither of us made a sound…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 3. A Case Of Modern Witchcraft-d
“She did not know this, nor was it likely to reach her ears indirectly, for he was very uncommunicative, I only knew that he was sealing his room because I chanced to see him doing it.
Nevertheless, one day I heard a knock at my door, and t…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 4. Projection Of The Etheric Body-a
“BEFORE we can leave the subject of attack by incarnate human beings, we must consider the subject of etheric projection.
In this case not only is the mind at work, but also something which is pretty nearly physical; sufficiently physical,…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 4. Projection Of The Etheric Body-c
“I have never actually seen such bruises myself, but I have been told of them by people who have either had them themselves, or seen them.
It is a well-known fact that if an occultist, functioning out of the body, meets with unpleasantness…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 4. Projection Of The Etheric Body-d
“I had had enough experience of practical occultism to know that the thing I had called into visible manifestation could be controlled by my will provided I did not panic; but that if I lost my nerve and it got the upper hand, I had a Franke…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 4. Projection Of The Etheric Body-e
“It was tangible, even to the dog-like odour.
From it to me stretched a shadowy line of ectoplasm, one end was attached to my solar plexus, and the other disappeared in the shaggy fur of its belly, but I could not see the actual point of at…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 5. Vampirism-c
“Taverner, but the actual facts are such that they were unsuitable for a work supposedly designed to amuse.
At that time I was doing the tutorials in abnormal psychology at the clinic I have spoken of, and supervising the work of the other…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 5. Vampirism-d
“It was, in fact, the same method that I was instructed to use in dealing with my were-wolf, but it is a much more formidable task to absorb and transmute the projection of another person than to absorb one’s own, and could only have been ac…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-b
“It soon became noticeable that she, who had previously had a very lovable and gentle disposition, was gradually changing, so that not only in temperament, but in facial expression, she was growing like her late husband.
Next a curious thin…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-e
“Celts are notoriously susceptible to psychic influences, and are always the first to be affected by them.
It will be observed that the babies went down first under the attack, their resistance being low compared to that of an adult; and th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-f
“I noticed on leaving the White Temple that the latch of its Yale lock had not caught.
Accordingly I pulled the door to, and tested it.
As we went out, we noticed semi-solid shadows on the stairs; the whole atmosphere was vibrating with th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 6. Hauntings-j
“A great deal of relief can be given to lunatics by breaking up the thought-forms that are surrounding them, but unfortunately the relief is short-lived; for unless the cause of the illness can be dealt with, a fresh batch of thought-forms i…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 7. The Pathology Of Non-Human Contacts-e
“It is neither giddiness nor mountain sickness, but a curious oppression of the spirits by the overwhelming grandeur of nature.
The same force, when not at a poisonous concentration, inspires the passion ate love of the hills or of the sea…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 7. The Pathology Of Non-Human Contacts-f
“I smashed my way through two entire tea-sets and all the mantelpiece ornaments.
The ornaments just fell off the mantelpiece one by one of their own accord.
I actually saw two of them do it.
I did not know at the time that the Element of…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-c
“The uninitiated occultist goes ahead gaily, juggling with such Names of Power as he has picked up from the innumerable books on the subject now available for the general reader, thinking that if he does not invoke the demons he will not get…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-d
“Secondly, when I speak of physical happenings, the smashing of glass and voices, they were never, with one absolutely inexplicable exception, actual, but pure obsessions; and this leads to the third point.
Not one of these incidents happen…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-g
“I had seen a good deal of practical occultism, had lent a hand at similar operations, and possessed the necessary formulae.
So I went round the town, asked certain friends to lend a hand, and others to come and see the fun.
To be frank, o…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 8. The Risks Incidental To Ceremonial Magic-i
“She spoke from an Eastern standpoint and judged Western esoteric conditions by those she had seen in the East, where Tantric magic has become depraved in the hands of Dugpas and similar sects.
In the dense and materialistic atmosphere of t…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 9. Distinction Between Objective Psychic Attack And Subjective Psychic Disturbance-c
“A woman who is broadcasting the tale of her own shame is usually a woman scorned, and the reliability of her testimony in the matter is in inverse ratio to her loquacity.
Do not let us forget that it takes two to make a scandal as well as…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 9. Distinction Between Objective Psychic Attack And Subjective Psychic Disturbance-e
“He cannot be expected to recognise insanity when he sees it, but his own common sense ought to be sufficient to enable him to recognise sanity.
In other words, let him suspend judgment upon the alleged facts and concentrate upon the questi…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 11. The Psychic Element In Mental Disturbance-c
“In fact, we may say that no occult process is really potent, nor can it be said to have completed its circuit, unless it has its point of contact with dense matter; a point which many occultists leave out of their calculations.
Occultism,…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 12. Methods Employed In Making A Psychic Attack-a
“ANYONE who reads the old books on witchcraft, usually compiled by the professional witch-finders from the confessions of alleged witches extorted under torture, will find that the phenomena described fall into certain broad categories which…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 12. Methods Employed In Making A Psychic Attack-b
“Experimental psychologists are already suspecting that emotion is closely akin to electricity; they have proved conclusively that emotional states alter the electrical conductivity of the body.
The occultist believes that emotion is a forc…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 12. Methods Employed In Making A Psychic Attack-d
“For instance, a small animal may be baptised with the victim’s name, and then immolated, usually with torture, the operator meanwhile concentrating upon the personality of the original.
The old device of making a wax image and melting it b…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 12. Methods Employed In Making A Psychic Attack-e
“The curser declares, “I curse you by so and so.” This is the form of evocation which calls the ensouling essence into the thought- form, thus making an artificial elemental which is endowed with an independent life of its own.
If we want t…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 13. The Motives Of Psychic Attack. I-a
“WE have noted in a previous chapter that the simplest way to find out whether the victim of an alleged psychic attack is romancing or not, is to seek for motives, and if they are not discernible, to give imagination the benefit of the doubt…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 13. The Motives Of Psychic Attack. I-c
“Anyone who has any knowledge of the esoteric aspect of sex knows that union is as much etheric as physical.
It is this fact which constitutes the real difference between normal union and self-abuse, and explains why the former is vitalisin…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 13. The Motives Of Psychic Attack. I-d
“This poor girl, lonely and unsuspicious, gave herself up unreservedly to this task.
Presently, however, she began to grow uneasy.
Her common sense asserted itself, for she found the meditations she was required to perform were having a ve…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 13. The Motives Of Psychic Attack. I-e
“Four women are persuaded to embark upon a meditation process whose aim is to pour out force.
The nature of the force that is to be poured out is indicated by the fact that the married women are instructed not to live with their husbands an…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 14. The Motives Of Psychic Attack. II-a
“IT is a matter of general knowledge among occultists that it is not a pleasant thing to fall foul of an occult fraternity of which one has been made a member by means of a ceremonial initiation and to which one is bound by oaths.
As we hav…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 14. The Motives Of Psychic Attack. II-d
“Great power-tides are flowing on the Inner Planes, and these are very difficult to handle.
If there is going to be astral trouble, it usually blows up for storm at this season.
There are also certain meetings which take place on the Astra…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 14. The Motives Of Psychic Attack. II-e
“Just as a child who has been thrown by his pony must immediately get up and remount if he is ever to ride again, so I knew that at all costs I must make that astral journey if I were to retain my powers.
So I told my group to pull themselv…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 15. Physical Aspect Of Psychic Attack And Defence-d
“In front of an old-fashioned four-poster bedstead stands a ferocious female armed with a rolling-pin, and from under the valance protrudes the head of her spouse, who says, “Ye may whack me, and ye may thwack me, but ye canna break my manly…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 16. Diagnosis Of The Nature Of An Attack-a
“HAVING considered the purely physical factors in a psychic disturbance, we may now come to the consideration of its genuinely psychic factors.
We must always bear in mind, however, that because physical disease is found, it does not necess…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 16. Diagnosis Of The Nature Of An Attack-d
“Note the dates carefully, and turn them up in an ephemeris of those years, and observe how the moon stood in relation to them, also the planets.
Observe whether they fell on or about the equinoxes or solstices.
Note also the days of the w…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 17. Methods Of Defence I-a
“In writing for the general reader an account of the methods to be used in combating a psychic attack, I am reminded of those excellent manuals upon medicine and surgery which an enlightened Board of Trade insists shall be provided for the c…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-a
“THERE are two types of practical psychic work which may be used separately or in combination, the latter method, in my opinion, giving by far the best results, though the exponents of each are apt to decry the other.
The method which we wi…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-c
“Touching his forehead he says, “To Thee, O God (touching his solar plexus) be the Kingdom, (touching his right shoulder) and the Power (touching his left shoulder) and the Glory, (clasping his hands) unto the ages of the ages.
Amen.” By th…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-d
“It is necessary to reaffirm this circle each time the tides change; that is to say, a circle made after sundown will hold good till sunrise, and a circle made after sunrise will maintain its potency till sunset.
After the circle has been a…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 18. Methods Of Defence II-e
“I called to her to return, and as she entered she exclaimed, “Look what has happened to the door!” and we found that one of the panels had split clean in two.
It was this that had evidently caused the loud crack we had both heard.
I offer…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-b
“We are not now considering the legitimate use of this force for healing, or for teaching and developing neophytes, so we will not, therefore, consider its modus operandi in detail.
Enough has been said to show in what way it works.
Let us…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-c
“Having discerned the type of the force with which he has to deal, he then proceeds to meditate upon its opposite, concentrating upon purity and selflessness if the force be lust; compassion and love, if it be malice; and upon God as the cre…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-d
“If the rapport is perceived as a line of light, a cord, or any similar form, attached to the solar plexus, the forehead, or any other part of the body, the best way of severing the rapport is to forge a magical weapon and cut it.
In fact,…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 19. Methods Of Defence III-e
“That for many past lives she had been upon the Path, and that in her last life, a male incarnation, in order to speed up her progress she had travelled in the East, and eventually took initiation into one of the Thibetan Orders, which unfor…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 20. Methods Of Defence IV-b
“From being in the midst of turmoil one is suddenly raised high above it and sees all the circumstances of one’s life spread out like a bird’s-eye view, as one might see the land from a high place, and one knows intuitively the out come of t…”
Psychic Self-Defence (Dion Fortune) | 20. Methods Of Defence IV-d
“I got more and more uneasy, and X., being a good psychic, detected my uneasiness, and I was asked to withdraw from the group he was organising.
I felt quite convinced that something sinister was being attempted against the group-mind of my…”
The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorcery-c
“It is identical with Baphomet the mystic pantheos of those disciples of ceremonial magic, the Templars, who probably obtained it from the Arabians.
*** A well-known magician of the Middle Ages was Dr.
Johannes Faustus, more commonly known…”
The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorcery-d
“For the third time I asked my question and he answered, 'I am as swift as human thought.' 'You shall serve me,' I replied.
This spirit was faithful for a long time, but to tell you how he served me is not possible in a document of this len…”
The Secret Teachings of All Ages (Manly P. Hall) | Ceremonial Magic and Sorcery-i
“The aforesaid Bond of spirits, together with the seal and character of the planetary angel, must be written m virgin Parchment and laid before the Spirit [for signature] when he appears; at that time the invocant must not lost confidence bu…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 13 (part 2)
“But our conclusions do not stop here.
If we study these three primitive principles more attentively we shall find in the first: Providence or the Element of Wisdom, represented in philosophy by the word God .
Destiny or Being shows us its…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 17 (part 1)
“THE EMPEROR.
THE EMPEROR.
4.
ד 4th Hebrew letter (Daleth).
ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FOURTH CARD OF THE TAROT.
The hieroglyphic meaning of Daleth is the womb.
It suggests the idea of an object giving plentiful nourishment, the so…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 24
“THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE. THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE. 10. י 10th Hebrew letter (Yod). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE TENTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The hieroglyphic meaning of the Yod is the finger of man; the forefinger extended as a sign of command. This…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 25
“STRENGTH. STRENGTH. 11. כ 11th Hebrew letter (Kaph). ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE ELEVENTH CARD OF THE TAROT. The hieroglyphic meaning of the Kaph is the hand of man, half closed and in the act of prehension, like the Gimel. But the Kaph…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Page 31 (part 1)
“THE DEVIL.
THE DEVIL.
15.
ס 15th Hebrew letter (Samech).
ORIGIN OF THE SYMBOLISM OF THE FIFTEENTH CARD OF THE TAROT.
The Samech expresses the same hieroglyphic sign as the Zain (7th arcanum), that is to say, an arrow; a weapon of any k…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XV (part 2)
“The twenty-first card of the Tarot is a figure-principle of the same nature as the prism which we have just studied, and a few examples of the various methods in which it can be applied will fully enlighten us upon this point.
We have seen…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XVII (part 5)
“It is called DEATH and RESURRECTION, and it represents absolute Inertia, only found in Death; but here Involution stops and Evolution commences, for the equilibrium of the two principles, active and passive, is never prolonged.
This would…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XVII (part 6)
“He is the animal that in the morning (that is to say, in the infancy of humanity) goes on four feet (4 being the number of realization, expresses matter and its instincts, the visible world); at noon (that is to say, in the maturity of his…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XVII (part 7)
“Third hour of Apollonius: " The serpents, the dogs, and fire ." The first manifestation of force applied externally to inert matter for affecting transmutations; this is Alchemy.
The Neophyte having attained this step in practice must be r…”
The Tarot of the Bohemians (Papus) | Chapter XVII (part 8)
“If, on the contrary, he be worthy of the higher regions, this baptism of fire renders him one of the Magi; the sources of terrestrial life are at his disposition; he becomes a Therapeut.
Having reached this point, he will then learn to kno…”
Transcendental Magic I: The Doctrine (Éliphas Lévi) | 16. Bewitchments-a
“FONS OCULUS FULGUR WHEN A man gazes unchastely upon any woman he profanes that woman, said the Great Master.
What is willed with persistence is done.
Every real will is confirmed by acts; every will confirmed by an act is an action.
Ever…”
Transcendental Magic II: The Ritual (Éliphas Lévi) | 1. Preparations-b
“We have said that impassioned ecstasy may produce the same results as absolute superiority, and this is true as to the issue but not as to the direction of magical operations.
Passion projects the Astral Light forcibly and impresses unfore…”
Transcendental Magic II: The Ritual (Éliphas Lévi) | 6. The Medium And Mediator-a
“TWO things, as we have shown, are necessary for the acquisition of magical power - the emancipation of will from servitude and its instruction in the art of domination.
The sovereign will is represented in our symbols by the Woman who crus…”
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The Secret Doctrine | Page 16 (part 10)
“B.] -- according to his organic capacities.
( e ) It is the guiding Force in the Cosmic and terrestrial elements.
It resides in the Fire provoked out of its latent into active being; for the whole of the seven subdivisions of the * * * pr…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 30 (part 5)
“That, however, which God and the Christian Saints are justified in doing, becomes a crime, if successful, in simple mortals.
Sorcery and incantations are regarded as fables now; yet from the day of the Institutes of Justinian down to the l…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 41 (part 4)
“Air ships are riding at anchor, as it were, waiting for the force which is to make aerial navigation something more than a dream.
As easily as men communicate with their offices from their homes by means of the telephone, so will the inhab…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 53 (part 4)
“As Parasara explains it, when Brahma wants to create the world anew and construct progeny through his will , in the fourfold condition (or the four orders of beings) termed gods (Dhyan Chohans), Demons** ( i.e.
, more material Devas), Prog…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 58 (part 6)
“That Third and holy Race consisted of men who, at their zenith, were described [[Footnote(s)]] ------------------------------------------------- * This is explained in the section which follows this series of Stanzas in the allegory from th…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 63 (part 10)
“, without phosphorus no thought), burning in the fierce flames of his terrestrial passions; the conflagration fired by his Thought, discerning as it now does good from evil, and yet a slave to the passions of its earthly Adam; feeling the v…”
The Secret Doctrine | Page 88 (part 13)
“Shall we still doubt the fact of Arjuna going over to Patala (the Antipodes, America) and there marrying Ulupi, the daughter of the Naga (or rather Nargal ) King?
But to the Zuni priests.
These receive an annual tribute, to this day, of c…”
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The Soul of the Indian | Chapter III-d
“After silent prayer, each medicine-man in turn addressed himself to his charge, exhorting him to observe all the rules of the order under the eye of the Mysterious One, and instructing him in his duty toward his fellow-man and toward the Ru…”