Beside a person there exists a force perceived as external to them that performs certain protective and tutelary functions.
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Beside a person there exists a force perceived as external to them that performs certain protective and tutelary functions.
Not “magical practices,” but Will as the substance and foundation of existence, not “self-improvement,” but following one’s Way—these constitute the basis of the traditional attitude toward Magic.
Insecurity and self-doubt give rise to a defensive reaction — intolerance, an insistence on one’s “rightness” and the denigration of all who think or act differently.
In the Dream Space every impulse is realized. Every passing thought there acquires a palpable, plastic tangibility.
Since, throughout a long stretch of human history, humanity existed precisely as the feeding base for numerous predators, it is clear that fear of Power belongs to the deepest and most powerful emotions.
The more Power grows within the Magus, the more unstable the world around him becomes, while at the same time his inner foundations grow firmer.
Any collectivity, any multiplicity, strives to individualize. The whole process of evolution consists in organizing simpler elements into more complex wholes, and their individualization.
It is well known that unlearning what has been learned wrongly is much harder than learning it for the first time. A wrong, profane understanding imposes a perceptual cliché that is subsequently very difficult to shake off.
This is exactly how the pagan schools perished under the onslaught of Christianity — Magi, unable to assess the situation adequately, made critical mistakes, and Power (the Gods) turned away from them.
Power flows only where there is room for it. The converse is also true — as soon as there is room for Power, a readiness to receive it, Power must flow there.
Long ago people understood: love brings a person not only light but also darkness; it not only elevates, it also oppresses.
The Ancient Mother, Mokosh older than Creation itself. She does not belong to the Slavs’ generative pantheon proper, although she is part of their great Ennead.
It often seems that the “Vision” described in Mesoamerican literature and “aura vision” are the same ability.