3: "How do I get started in magick?": Books
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This article is from the magicK kreEePing oOze FAQ, by tyagi nagasiva tyagI@houseofAos.abyss.coM with numerous contributions by others.
3: "How do I get started in magick?": Books
Ceci writes:
Books are one answer. There are actually books which try to take you
from your first tentative attempts at relaxation into holding a
ritual. Israel Regardie's "One-Year Manual" comes to mind. I've read
it and tried it, but it didn't work very well for me. Maybe it will
for you.
Other than that, it's a matter of Reebok rhetoric: Just do it! If you
like to, you can see this as one of the very first exercises in Will;
you Will yourself into making a ritual. And just as with sex, the
first time you'll feel pathetic, clumsy and silly, but if you keep on
learning, you'll improve. And of course, make sure that you won't be
interrupted, and practice "safe magick". If you found a ritual in a
book that you feel comfortable with, try it. But at least try to think
of something personal. Try to visualize yourself doing it, daydream
about it, and if it still feels ok, carry it out physically. Start out
small. Learn to crawl before you go for the marathon.
Don't talk about it with people who won't understand what it means to
you. The fourth power (of the Sphinx) is there for a reason.
Ceci, playing the Crone
ceci@lysator.liu.se
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