I have no experience with magick, but I've been reading this blog with interest for awhile. Materialism is essentially the belief that only those things you can directly measure or observe are real; if you can't measure/observe it, it must not exist. That's a very narrow-minded and minimalist way of understanding the world, so I'm open to possibilities outside the scope of modern science, such as magick. I'm thinking of experimenting with this, and I've read up a bit, especially regarding rituals of Greek religion, which involved burning sacrifices, pouring libations, ceremonies, etc. So, let's say I wanted to assist a certain faction in the world, and drew their symbol on paper, burned it under the full moon, and poured a libation, while wishing them well -- does this sound like an acceptable working, or am I off-track? As I said, I'm a rank beginner, and these powers may be potent; I don't want to fool around or take excessive risks if I can help it. TIA
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it's just before midnight EST, hopefully this works...
Date: 2023-05-02 03:59 am (UTC)I'm thinking of experimenting with this, and I've read up a bit, especially regarding rituals of Greek religion, which involved burning sacrifices, pouring libations, ceremonies, etc. So, let's say I wanted to assist a certain faction in the world, and drew their symbol on paper, burned it under the full moon, and poured a libation, while wishing them well -- does this sound like an acceptable working, or am I off-track? As I said, I'm a rank beginner, and these powers may be potent; I don't want to fool around or take excessive risks if I can help it. TIA