Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's getting on for midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Let's start things out with a bit of alchemical text from the Splendor Solis, the most gorgeously illustrated of all the old alchemical texts: 

 

"They further saw the King of the Earth sink, and heard him cry out in an eager voice, 'Whoever saves me shall live and reign with me forever in my brightness on my royal throne,'  and night enveloped all things. [...] Meaning, in this masterly art:  'Deprive the thing of its destructive moisture, and renew it with its own essential one which will become its perfection and life.'" 

 

The image is the seventh illustration from Splendor Solis. It shows, in the distance, an old king in the water, struggling and crying out to be saved. In the foreground stands a young king in a golden robe bathed in the light of the sun and a brilliant star. 

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Please note also that this is the last Magic Monday until February 1, 2021, as I will be taking the month of January off as usual. 

With that said, have at it!

***This Magic Monday is now closed. See you in February!***

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Comments

Have an Eggsellant Break!

[boulderchum]

Salutations JMG!

I seem to remember you posted some sort of shield/protection practice that was called something like "The Druid Egg." It was similar to the Sphere of Protection but much simpler and involved different ritual components. None of the boolean strings I punch into google bring up anything specific enough, so:

a) Is the Druid Egg Shield compatible with CGD practice?

b) If yes, where might I find the full instructions for this egg shield thingamajig?

Re: Have an Eggsellant Break!

[ecosophia]

You'll find it in The Druidry Handbook. If you're doing the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram daily, though, you shouldn't need it.

Re: Have an Eggsellant Break!

[boulderchum]

Thanks! I forgot these questions, sorry!

c) In the CGD the inhaling and exhaling of light exercise calls for visualizing "colourless light." I've never seen colourless light unless it's bright white light, so that's what I've been using. I've experimented with trying to visualize that "bright feeling" you get from being blinded by something bright, as well as seeing all the existing colours on my body grow brighter, but none of these seem to work as well as just using white light. How do I visualize "colourless light" the correct way?

d) During the Rite of Rays sometimes new more explicit visualizations jump into my mind when visualizing the star that hovers just above my head. Instead of my usual bright point of white light sometimes it's a star that looks like a glittering many-faceted diamond, other times a burning ball of flame. On days where it doesn't forcefully pop into my visualizations I've practiced using these new stars versus my old simpler star, and there doesn't seem to be a noticeable difference between them. Is it advisable to incorporate these embellishments into the ritual or should I stick as close to the simpler instructions in the CGD? I'm assuming orthodoxy is important when tapping into an astral pattern and its egregore, right?

Re: Have an Eggsellant Break!

[ecosophia]

1) White is fine. You may be overthinking this a little.

2) That's common -- but yes, using the basic image will give you a clearer contact with the egregor.

Re: Have an Eggsellant Break!

[boulderchum]

Ah good, I thought so. White is a lot less "calculation load" on my brain and it's done some amazing things for all the blockages in my legs so far. Thanks!