Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's getting on for midnight, so we can proceed with a new Magic Monday. Ask me anything about occultism and I'll do my best to answer it. With certain exceptions, any question received by midnight Monday Eastern time will get an answer. Please note:  Any question received after then will not get an answer, and in fact will just be deleted. I've been getting an increasing number of people trying to post after these are closed, so will have to draw a harder line than before.) If you're in a hurry, or suspect you may be the 143,916th person to ask a question, please check out the very rough version 1.0 of The Magic Monday FAQ here. Also: I will not be putting through or answering any more questions about practicing magic around children. I've answered those in simple declarative sentences in the FAQ. If you read the FAQ and don't think your question has been answered, read it again. If that doesn't help, consider remedial reading classes; yes, it really is as simple and straightforward as the FAQ says. 

The image?  I've decided to do another pass through magical personalities, and I figured I'd start with one of my own teachers. This is John Gilbert, with whom I studied the teachings of the Universal Gnostic Church, the Order of Spiritual Alchemy, the Modern Order of Essenes, and the Magickal Order of the Golden Dawn -- this last, of course, is the parent body of the Fellowship of the Hermetic Rose. This photo was taken in 2008 in eastern Tennessee at a Druid event there; it was the last time John and I met in person, though we corresponded via email and talked on the phone quite a bit after that. 

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**This Magic Monday is now closed. See you next week!***

Comments

[hearthculture]

Wishing a Happy Magic Monday to all;

I'm working through the Way of the Golden Section, performing the SOP daily and meditating. In this process, I had a rather significant "tap" from the Greek pantheon; which was somewhat strange as I have been pursuing relationship with the Norse pantheon for some time. One of the benefits of this mirrors the benefit I saw with learning a second language: as I've delved deeper into Greek myth and communication with that pantheon, my understanding of the Norse myth and gods has deepened and my understanding of both are benefiting from the connections and the contrasts. That work is bringing up new questions about my practice in general...

In the opening of the SOP, you recommend using divine names to represent the 3 principals of Nwyfre, Calas, and Gwyar; I notice that most of the suggested names are from the younger parts of the various pantheons (meaning the olympians and Aesir, rather than the Titans and the Giants.) Is there a reason behind not suggesting the original creative forces of each pantheon/mythology? I.e. Uranus, Gaia, and Zeus or Hestia; or Ymir and the Cow, Audhumla, and Buri. I recognize that in each mythology those older forces were overthrown and so may be less effectual being invoked for protection; but they seem to be a more direct fit to 3 principals than the stronger personalities of the younger pantheons... Thoughts?

Also, in the Way of the Golden Section book, the second image for the hands for the SOP appears to have the left hand over the right. My understanding is that whenever the hands or arms cross, it is right over left. Is that correct?

Finally, is it common or at least familiar to you or anybody for a significant moment of divine connection to be followed by radio silence? I'm continuing to explore slowly and to incorporate honoring of the deities into my current practices; I'm supplementing rather than supplanting; yet my previous interactions were more consistent. I'm theorizing that the strong connection between the astrological bodies and the greek and roman pantheons may lead to cycles of connection and disconnection... but perhaps that's a rabbit that's been chased already by you or someone else here?

Thank you for this space and for your time.

[ecosophia]

1) In my experience -- of course your mileage may vary -- the older generations are no longer active as divine powers, so less useful to invoke.

2) Right over left is the way I do it, but it's not etched in stone!

3) Yes, very much so. "Human kind cannot bear too much reality."

[hearthculture]

Thank you :)