Magick 101: Beginners
“There is no such thing as coincidence
only inevitability.”--- XXXholic
Aleister Crowley was one of the first to popularize the
modern spelling for magick, he did
this to create a grammatical difference between the arts of spiritual magick
and that of stage magic. Magick as prescribed in the spiritual sense is defined
as “The art and science of creating
change through the force of will, or desire by means not yet fully understood
by western thought and knowledge.”
So then we know that magick is an art form and a spiritual science that
creates needed change through acts that modern science has yet to understand. Yet
it has been a secret practice through many hundreds and thousands of years by
mystics, witches, magicians, priests, and wise ones. Magick is no longer such a
secret; it is a readily available tool for anyone who wishes to use it, a tool
that is said to have been given to us by God to better our stances in the
different realms of existence.
The first step in starting your magickal practice is to
learn what Christopher Penczak in “City Magick” calls “the Three R’s: Reality,
Rapture, and Ritual.”
Reality: There are different levels of reality, not
just the physical, immutable, perceived reality that we have been trained to
accept. “Perception is the key. Perception is 9/10ths of reality. The other
portion of reality is affecting us, but we are unaware of it…We are
multidimensional by nature, existing in this world and many others [simultaneously].”
“Once you understand that there is more to reality than meets the eye, then you
can start experiencing the other realms through meditation, magick and
[spiritual] journeying,” (quotes from “City Magick”).
Rapture: Everybody has a different key to unlock
their magickal abilities. Everybody has a different path to walk, different
intentions for magick and spirituality. Some traditions share techniques while
others are completely different and varied as the number of devotees and
practitioners. “Forms of trance can be the key to personal magickal work. Light
meditative trances lowers your brainwaves from beta level, your normal waking
consciousness, to between seven and
fourteen cycles per second, or alpha level. While in this altered state, you
can activate your psychic senses, perceive energy as color, light or sound and
make changes in the physical world by shifting these newly perceived energies.
You enter a new relationship with reality by altering your perception.
“Gnosis” is another term for this phenomenon. Meditation is a simple and
effective way to alter your perception of reality.” Meditation trains you to
quiet your conscious mind and allow your subconscious to transcend normal
reality and make a connection or Union with the divine forces. (Quotes from
“City Magick”)
Ritual: All forms of magick; be they religious, ceremonial,
witchcraft, folk, or city magick, consists of making something happen, a change
that needs to occur. By causing change though will power on the subtle levels
of reality, you make change occur here in the physical world. “Ritual is a tool
to accomplish change. Some rituals are pretty powerful in themselves, but in
essence, any ritual is simply a way for you to contact and raise energy. You
then program this energy with an intention (or will, desire,etc) and the energy
fulfills the intention you give it”, so briefly speaking, casting a spell is
simply programming energy with an intent and then releasing this energy to cause
the needed change to occur. (quotes from “City Magick”)
To summarize, Magick is an ancient tool used to bring
necessary change into a person’s life. Magick is used by incorporating what
Christopher Penczak calls “The Three R’s: Reality, Rapture and Ritual.” In order
to use these concepts and conduct magick you must be open to altered states of
being (reality), you must have energetic catharsis or energy generation
(rapture), and you must have a way of directing the built up energy (ritual).
Honestly after your first couple of spells you start to
understand the manipulation of energy a lot easier and you begin to realize how
all of life is just a flow of different energies. Magick is our tool to
manipulate the natural energies of life to better ourselves, through healing,
protection, luck, love and self transformation. There are no limits to what can
be accomplished through the arts of magick.
Now remember it doesn’t matter how elaborate or simple your
ritual or spell casting is, what does matter is the focus of your intent and
the release of built up energy. With that in mind let’s talk about a basic type of spell I use all the time:
Candle Magick
“With
a spark of fire, I awaken my desire!”
The most popular form of magick is candle magick; it’s
practical, visually stimulating and has infinite uses. The best types of
candles to use are unscented, traditionally only beeswax candles were used but
this is not necessary, as long as the candle is unscented and practical (in
size, shape and color) then it’s perfect.
The candles I use have the nick name “Spell Candles”, they are four inch
candles that are the perfect size for candle magick. Most metaphysical and
occult sites and stores carry them along with the proper size candle holders.
Candles are perfect for magick because they can hold energy and won’t release
it until they are lit. They are also great for focusing on your intent while
the candle burns; this adds energy and direction to your spell. As with the
cords used in knot magick, candles of different color can add to specific
magickal goals. There are four steps to performing an effective candle spell.
One, choose the appropriate candle(s) for the spell at hand. Make sure you have
the correct colors, quantity,etc. Two, anoint or “dress” the candles, this
prepares them for the magickal working at hand, you can use an essential oil
that suits your magickal purpose (like patchouli for money) or for general
purposes olive oil works for any spell.
(Image from Buckland’s “Practical
Candle Burning Rituals”)
To anoint a candle you rub it with oil, rubbing it into the
candle from the center to the end.
This is just a basic spell for you to practice. Once
you get the hang of the Three R’s and see how those concepts fit into every
magickal act, you can start to make spells of your own. This brings us to the
most important tool you can have in your magickal studies, a journal. Yes,
write about every meditation, the date, the time, the moon phase, the weather,
what ritual you did, the performance of the spell, the results, etc. I promise
you the journal will become your most prized magickal possession. Fill it with
poetry, art, spells, and dreams. The Journal will become a spell book and later
a written record of your magickal pursuits. You will see what phases of the
moon aids your personal power, what times are better for certain spells. The
journal is a must have for every student of the magickal arts.
Short Color Chart for Candle Magick
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Red
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Power, Strength, Lust, Fire
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Orange
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Energy, Attraction, Luck
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Yellow
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Divination, Success, Concentration, Mind
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Green
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Money, Healing, Love, Happiness
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Blue
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Dreams, Healing, Meditation, Water
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Purple
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Spirit, Healing, Psychic, Magick
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This ends this article on Magick 101: Beginners, I hope it
was informative and helpful, especially to new seekers. I will be posting more
material on Natural Magick so be sure to give me some great feed back and let
me know what you, the readers, like and want to read.
Beatus Esse,
T.LH
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