Tag: will

tomasorban:

“The Hermetic Teachings go much further than do those of modern science. They teach that all manifestation of thought, emotion, reason, will or desire, or any mental state or condition, are accompanied by vibrations, a portion of which are thrown off and which tend to affect the minds of other persons by “induction.” This is the principle which produces the phenomena of “telepathy”; mental influence, and other forms of the action and power of mind over mind, with which the general public is rapidly becoming acquainted, owing to the wide dissemination of occult knowledge by the various schools, cults and teachers along these lines at this time. Every thought, emotion or mental state has its corresponding rate and mode of vibration. And by an effort of the will of the person, or of other persons, these mental states may be reproduced, just as a musical tone may be reproduced by causing an instrument to vibrate at a certain rate –just as color may be reproduced in the same way– By a knowledge of the Principle of Vibration, as applied to Mental Phenomena, one may polarize his mind at any degree he wishes, thus gaining a perfect control over his mental states, moods, etc. In the same way he may affect the minds of others, producing the desired mental states in them. In short, may be able to produce on the Mental Plane that which science produces on the Physical Plane–namely, “Vibrations at Will.” This power of course may be acquired only by the proper instruction, exercises, practice, etc., the science being that of Mental Transmutation, one of the branches of the Hermetic Art.”

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laveyinthehouse:

Thelema

Thelema (/θəˈliːmə/) is a religion based on a philosophical law of the same name, adopted as a central tenet by some religious organizations. The law of Thelema is “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. Love is the law, love under will.” The law of Thelema was developed in the early 1900s by Aleister Crowley, an English writer and ceremonial magician. He believed himself to be the prophet of a new age, the Æon of Horus, based upon a spiritual experience that he and his wife, Rose Edith, had in Egypt in 1904.By his account, a possibly non-corporeal or “praeterhuman” being that called itself Aiwass contacted him and dictated a text known as The Book of the Law or Liber AL vel Legis, which outlined the principles of Thelema.An adherent of Thelema is a Thelemite.

The Thelemic pantheon includes a number of deities, primarily a trio adapted from ancient Egyptian religion, who are the three speakers of The Book of the Law: Nuit, Hadit and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Crowley described these deities as a “literary convenience”.The religion is founded upon the idea that the 20th century marked the beginning of the Aeon of Horus, in which a new ethical code would be followed; “Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law”. This statement indicates that adherents, who are known as Thelemites, should seek out and follow their own true path in life, known as their True Will.The philosophy also emphasizes the ritual practice of Magick.

The word thelema is the English transliteration of the Koine Greek noun θέλημα (pronounced [θélima]) “will”, from the verb θέλω “to will, wish, want or purpose.” As Crowley developed the religion, he wrote widely on the topic, as well as producing more ‘inspired’ writing that he collectively termed The Holy Books of Thelema. He also included ideas from occultism, yoga and both Eastern and Western mysticism, especially the Qabalah

Source: laveyinthehouse

thevillaoformen:

Magic

Most people don’t understand magic. They think it is about tapping into a natural and perhaps older reality. Magic is not about tapping in to anything, because there isn’t anything to tap into. There is no reality beyond the one we create. To understand magic one needs to understand what creation is. Creation is the power to create the world by force of will. By claiming, by imagination, by faith. You can’t change anything because there isn’t anything there to change. There is only the world you create for yourself. The world is endlessly open. It is only limited to the borders you set for yourself.

I can try to illustrate this by using the concept of probability. If we roll a die an endless amount of times, then probability works as a concept, but only if no one looks at the die and no one starts rolling it. If we, for example want to manipulate probability we need only to start recording and probability it broken. Lets say you decide to roll a die 19 times and the first two sets of rolls turns out to be fives, now the chance of hitting a new five has significantly dropped. If we didn’t set a start or stop on the count the chance would always be one in six that the die turns out a five.

Now, what we do is not manipulating reality, but rather creating it.

In more ancient times people seemed to have a better understanding on how the power of creation worked. Nowadays we have a different view on the concept of creating. What used to be creating has now become discovering. Discovering something gives the illusion of that you find something true because you believe you tapped into something that was there but no one had seen before. By discovering you tap into a reality that exists separate from the concept of consciousness, an objectively true reality.

By creating you make something exist for the first time, and this the realists call make belief.

It is not possible to make a claim about something that exists beyond the concept of consciousness because you need a conscious mind to make such a claim. There can never be an objective reality.

The only reality that is possible is the one you can make a claim about, the one you create.

This is magic, understanding how reality is made, how to make something real.

There is still hope

Be safe

metapsykhe:

Excerpt from Stealing the Fire from Heaven by Stephen Mace

     To work Spare’s technique, the sorcerer does not use ritual to call up the power he needs to accomplish his desire. Instead he obtains his desire by stifling the thought of it. He does not permit himself to consider it, and if it should sneak into his thought-stream, he suppresses it as soon as he notices its presence.
     Spare called this deliberate repression “making the desire organic.” When we dwell on a desire in our conscious minds, we involve ourselves in rational attempts to satisfy it, attempts that bind our energy into structured schemes that defy the fluid essence of power. We waste our energy weaving dreams—tapestries of method and motivation, expectation and fear of failure—veils that keep us from seeing ourselves as nodes of power linked directly to Infinity. But when we repress our desires, they shrink away from consciousness to turn in on themselves—becoming discrete entities—and if we can pour enough energy into them (even as we keep the thought of them out of our waking minds), they will sink down into the wellsprings of Fate, where the energy will be able to adjust Fate’s flow according to our wills.

Stephen Mace, Stealing the Fire from Heaven (Phoenix: Dagon Productions & Heathen World Productions, 2003), 21.

Fundamental parts of magick

wolfofantimonyoccultism:

All forms of magick need 3 fundamental things in order to work. These three things are intent, will, and action. These basic understandings will allow you to manifest your desire into existence in a basic fundamental way.

Intent:

Intent is what you want to bring forth through your manifestation. This is your goal, and what you want to accomplish. This understanding is brought into magickal workings in order to be used as a focal point in order to target your desire, and to set forth your will upon it through your actions. This intention can be pretty much anything that can be achieved through magickal manifestation, and it will usually be meticulously crafted in order to focus on a specific outcome over others. This intention will be expressed mentally, or out loud during the magickal working, so that you will be able to focus upon it, and move towards it. Your intention must be very clear, so that you are able to allow your will to fly true. Remember that your intention is only the foundation of magickal practice and it is not the only thing that is needed.

Will:

Your will is the power that pushes you towards your intention. It is the fuel and the energy that allows your magick to move forward into manifestation. Your will be charged, focused and brought forth through many different means, and will be released in order to manifest your desires. In magickal working this can be brought through your own personal power, or the power of another entity, or construct. Such as spirits, and deities that you have called forth, or construct such as crystals, herbs, and other objects that have metaphysical properties that are in line with your intention. All of this builds up your will towards your desire, so that it will be able to be released through your action.

Action:

The action is the final step that releases your will, so that it will be able to go out in order to manifest your intention. this is the ritual, or working itself, and is the crescendo in point of realization between your will, and intention that leads to manifestation. It is the first action which brings forth the movement of the magick, and allows your will to start doing when it needs to in order to bring for it your intention. This act can be pretty much anything as long as it signifies your will to start working in the world.