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Why Tarot?Why is it magical people are so interested in the Tarot? There are numerous forms of divination. Currently, I’m beginning to study palmistry. Here are a few great resources if you’re interested: You Can Read Palms by Richard Webster Instant Palm Reader by Linda Domin Palmistry Quick & Easy by Peter Hazel Palm Reading for [...] The “Skinny” on SpiritsOn another forum I saw a question about spirits. The poster wanted to know how to do magick to get rid of a spirit that had linked with another person. The poster was worried that he would be working against the Wiccan Rede by forcing the spirit to do something it didn’t want to do. [...] Precision in MagickWhen people start off with magick they usually begin with general externals and specific internals. By this I mean they begin with the externals of the ritual being rather generalized—everything colored red for added energy, for example—along with a specific intention such as bringing yourself more energy to “pull an all-nighter” studying for a test. [...] Divination vs. Fortune TellingWhen I was 12 I received an honor from the local branch of the Optimist Club and was named “Boy of the Year.” This included a plaque and a dinner in my honor in L.A.’s Chinatown. As is typical of many kids, I had a very limited food tastes, and I couldn’t stand the seaweed [...] On EvocationYesterday I read a nice post on the subject of spirit evocation by Fra.AshenF.:N.:F. Basically, his position seems to be that the evocation of spirits is not proven when you Evoke a spirit for a purpose and You later obtain the purpose or think you get a message concerning that purpose. I believe this is fairly accurate. [...] Magick 101 # 8.1: Powers of the Sphinx #1Today I received an email from a musician. He explained, I need to get jobs in music etc: getting to Music Festivals playing at Church`s and playing at other venues people are not calling me to play at these events, I am sending out emails and letters and calling and still no work…Could you tell [...] A New Thanksgiving TraditionYes, later this week we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving, when many will get together with relatives and learn yet again why they aren’t closer, pig out on too much food, and retire to watch football on the widescreen. This is the time when bloggers from all over will be sharing what they were thankful for and [...] The “Forbidden” MagickFor about two years I worked full time in the computer industry. I worked in quality assurance for two computer game companies (including Disney Interactive) and then taught basic computer operation, graphics and 3D animation at USC. Later, I returned to QA (quality assurance) at another company and also did some customer support. When you [...] Magick 101 # 6.4: The Evocation of the ArchangelsThis is the concluding section of lesson 6 in my series on basic magick. In this lesson I’ve so far covered the following topics: Why the LBRP Matters Secrets of the Kabalistic Cross More Secrets of the Kabalistic Cross Sounds of the Kabalistic Cross Understanding the Formulation of the Pentagrams The Names that Charge the [...] “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence”Popularized by astronomer Carl Sagan, the actual source of the quote I used to title this post may be from Marcello Truzzi, a co-founder of the debunking group called CISCOP. The concept, however, goes back to people such as the French astronomer Pierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace —usually just called “Laplace”— (“”The weight of evidence for [...] MEET THE BLOGGERS
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