Magic Monday

[ecosophia]

It's 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. Along with Louis-Claude de St. Martin, last week's honoree, the inner circle of pupils of Martinez de Pasqually included this week's figure, Jean-Baptiste Willermoz. A very active Freemason, Willermoz played a central role in cleaning up the mess left by the implosion of the Strict Observance (the most important Templar order in 18th century Europe) and created a new order with its own rituals, the Rectified Rite, which survives to this day. Much of what became the ritual of Martinism came from Willermoz's hands.

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With that said, have at it!

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

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Dead Venerable JMG,

I'm interested in making a gold Fluid Condenser - I've noticed that the method for producing a a Fluid Condenser in Circles of Power differs somewhat from the one in Natural Magic and in Franz Bardon's Initiation into Hermetics. The "classic" way seems to be heating the gold until it's red hot and then flinging it into a cup of distilled water several times. The method in Circles of Power seems much more straightforward - putting the gold and the cup of water in a glass saucepan and then bringing it to a boil several times.

From experience, does the product of these methods differ in any significant way? The Circles of Power method certainly appeals to me as it seems to be much easier with less chance for contamination with soot.

Kind regards,
Eric R

[(Anonymous)]

Oh dear, that should say Dear and not dead. It seems autocorrect has had other plans!!!

[(Anonymous)]

Auto cactus can be a real pain sometimes, huh? :P

[ecosophia]

I was about to comment "I'm not dead yet!"

I didn't find any difference in them. These days, I tend to use homeopathic Aurum metallicum instead of doing either of those, and the effects are equally good.

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! I'll proceed with the boiling soon! And I pray your good health continues for a very long life! :)

[(Anonymous)]

Wow! JMG's not even dead yet, and they're already thinking about boiling him!

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, and while praying for his good health to boot! I really can't tell whether it's a confused curse or a confused blessing... or maybe some confusing mix of the two. With friends like these... you kinda want to keep a safe distance from any potential sources of boiling water!

May John Michael always be protected from any curses and ill-wishes, whether invoked intentionally, unintentionally, or otherwise.

— Christophe

[davidastrom]

I am looking to buy some Aurum Metallicum, and a few weeks back you wrote in an answer to another querent that ”if you can get it in 7x, 8x, 9x, or 10x that would be best”. I know absolutely nothing about homeopathy, a store I found said they hade ”D12”. Would that work?

[ecosophia]

D12 is the European version of 12x. Yes, that'll work; use 6-12 tablets (or drops of liquid) dissolved thoroughly in water.