Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's just past 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 or comment 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 picture?  I'm working my way through photos of my lineage, focusing on the teachers whose work has influenced me and the teachers who influenced them in turn. I'm currently tracing my Martinist lineage.  That's rendered complex by the Martinist tradition that one does not name one's initiator, so we'll have to go back via slightly less evasive routes. Last week's honoree, Dr. Gérard Encausse, who wrote about magic under the pen name Papus, didn't act alone in reviving the Martinist tradition and founding the Martinist Order; he had the capable assistance of this man, Augustin Chaboseau. Papus and Chaboseau were medical students together, and were startled to discover that each of them had received the Martinist initiation by way of two different lineages. They each initiated the other, and thereafter worked together to preserve and transmit the Martinist tradition. Chaboseau's wife Louise was famous in her own right as a leading French feminist, and one of the first female pharmacists in France.

Buy Me A Coffee

Ko-Fi

I've had several people ask about tipping me for answers here, and though I certainly don't require that I won't turn it down. You can use either of the links above to access my online tip jar; Buymeacoffee is good for small tips, Ko-Fi is better for larger ones. (I used to use PayPal but they developed an allergy to free speech, so I've developed an allergy to them.) If you're interested in political and economic astrology, or simply prefer to use a subscription service to support your favorite authors, you can find my Patreon page here and my SubscribeStar page here. 

 

I've also had quite a few people over the years ask me where they should buy my books, and here's the answer. Bookshop.org is an alternative online bookstore that supports local bookstores and authors, which a certain gargantuan corporation doesn't, and I have a shop there, which you can check out here. Please consider patronizing it if you'd like to purchase any of my books online.

And don't forget to look up your Pangalactic New Age Soul Signature at CosmicOom.com.

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

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Dear JMG,

I've come to the realization that I give my power away to the women in my life (mother, wife, daughter, friends, acquaintances, etc.) and I want to change that habit. I wonder if you could comment on how I plan to go about this.

1) Journal about why and how I do this, to unearth the real reasons for this behaviour.
2) Practice awareness of my behaviour around women. Not to judge myself or criticize, but just to become aware of when it happens and if there are any triggers.
3) Replace the behaviour with something more constructive. I'm not sure what this looks like yet and might need to find models of behaviour for myself.

It all seems straightforward but I know I'll come up on resistance with step 3, probably rooted in fear. I have experience with both the system of magic in the Druid Magic Handbook, and the DOGD, and I wonder if there's a magical practice I can incorporate to improve my chance of success with any of these steps, but step 3 especially.

Sincerely,
Tim PW

[ecosophia]

At step 3 you may well face pushback from the women in your life. If they're used to being given your power, they may not be too happy if you take it back. That's not to say you shouldn't do this, but be ready for emotional fireworks, and demands that you go back to your former habits.

In terms of magic, if you're familiar with the various practical applications of the SoP in the Druid Magic Handbook, any and all of those can be used. Workings of fire are good to reclaim your power, workings of water are good to soothe ruffled feathers and use your power in ways that won't spark conflagrations.