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New Worlds Spring/Summer 2013 Issue
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Term: neophyte
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Neophyte: Literally a “new plant,” a name or term used to describe a person just starting and growing in a particular spiritual path. In some Orders, it is the name given to a newly initiated person.
Neophyte:
The word means "beginner," of course, but it also has another meaning, "novice," which suggests a certain naiveté, even a person who has unwittingly "bitten off more than he can chew;" and both Neophyte and Novice are applied to a recent religious convert or a new resident to a religious community who has not yet fully committed to the community by taking religious vows usually involving chastity, devotion, isolation from the outside world, etc.
Personally, I think it is an inappropriate word to apply in a magickal situation as it also suggests that the interest is emotional rather than intelligent. Magick, first of all, does require intelligence. Emotion is recognized as the engine of energy that can be directed into a magickal operation, but not as the basis for the understanding an application of magickal principles.
Carl Llewellyn Weschcke| ARTICLES |
Any discussion of the Golden Dawn tradition must include a description of the various grades or levels of initiation. The Order is entirely based upon a hierarchical system in which certain information and knowledge is retained for students who have ...
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5%The word alchemy is an Arabic term comprised of the article "al" and the noun "khemi." The later word relates to "Khem" the Coptic name of Egypt. Alchemy thus means, "that which pertains to Egypt." Thus the words alchemy and chemistry are a reminder ...
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Chic and Cicero, Sandra Tabatha. Creating
Magical Tools: The Magician’s Craft. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1999.
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2%Ancient Egyptian religion was a complex and beautiful balance of monotheism and polytheism, along with a good dose of pure magic. For the Egyptians there was no such thing as a separation between magic and religion. One ancient writer, Clement of ...
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2%The two oaths taken by the GBG members can be seen to be used to describe the importance of understanding the true nature of a magical oath—which is to establish a new relationship with your Higher Self that puts meaning into life.
I swear ...
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Touch thy forehead and say ATEH (thou art)
Touch thy breast and say MALKUTH (the Kingdom)
Touch thy right shoulder and say VE-GEBURAH (and the Power)
Touch thy left shoulder and say VE-GEDULAH (and ...
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