I am looking to start my career in the occult. I was looking for any information regarding summonable spirits, curses, protection spells, safeguards, templates for spell circles, reasonable attire, chants, and magic practices. I have a staff, but that's it. I want to work on collecting herbs, instruments, and knowledge necessary to practice... things.
go to meetup.com and find groups with your interests and attend and meet people that share them too. facebook also has tons of information if youre in the right groups believe it or not. people are quick to give you free readings to enhance/practice their craft and offer tons of information to help. id suggest meditation. i meditate with different minerals. qigong would also be another great place to start.. recognizing and expanding youre own etheric body will help you better understand energy and how to use it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO6725opS7c"]PENTAGRAM WISDOM Lesser Banishing Ritual LBRP Elements Yoga Magick Wicca Meditation MALKUTH - YouTube I havent even gotten to what youre describing. you need many years of research and study and understanding before any attempts should be made. Find some A∴A∴ or Golden Dawn Groups on the internet and read about initiation. Research heremetics. Heres a good book... http://www.lucidchan.org/pdf/src/intro-alchemy.pdf page 15 has info on spagyric tinctures which uses herbs... then theres sigils and mantras.. lots of study for the serious adept =]
your intuition will guide you. trust in yourself. explore. find what works for you. have fun with it. bear in mind, however, that what you do stays with you. in regards to the recommendation towards hermeticism; I agree that it's a worthwhile art and informs on many things, but pursuit of the great work often takes lifetimes my initial recommendations; read voraciously, pursue every question, listen to what speaks to you, and probe the boundaries of the mind with at least regular meditation.
I feel it is a question of conviction: - To immerse oneself into any subject of profound meaning:- Read: up on History and gain an insight and background of the subject Write: down your feelings to review understanding of the topic. Meet: up with like-minded individuals/groups to assess if this is truly a calling that you wish to pursue. Something as Powerful as Magic is; I feel, a calling of the Heart and Soul - and (hopefully not in your case!) a fad
If you knew the principals involved, you would know what tools you need, but if you don't know the principals involved, no tools will be of any use to you. If you want to change things positively in your life, I'd recommend witchcraft. If you want to want to curse someone, eat burnt toast with horseradish while you think about how much you hate the person. Do this every day until something positive happens.
I recommend Chaos Magic, it requires you to have no specific religious beliefs, as belief is largely considered to be a tool to help you and the only limitations are the ones you place upon yourself. But yes as suggested above, meditation does help greatly, as does "feeling" the sensastions you get from the air around you, especially when around others.
practical magic is that you feed what you focus on. that's the beginning and end of it right there. everything else pretty much amounts to ways to learn how to control how you do the focusing and so on. the closest thing to an absolute landscape is statistical, but there's really an amazing amount of powerful 'wiggle room' that leaves available.
