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DISCLOSURE: Imustadmitattheoutsetthatsomeoftheideasinthispresentationwereinspiredbyp p ytheuseofpsychedelicentheogenic drugsinasortofneoshamanism inmytwentiesandythepotentiallyskewedperspectivethattheseexperiencesmayprovide.p y p

ThisisaMagicalPresentation Notareligiouspresentation Notamysticalorspiritualpresentation Notascientificpresentation

Thisisamagicalpresentation

IDoNotWishtoChallengeYourBeliefs or the Way You Do MagickBeliefsortheWayYouDoMagick Thisisnotreallyapresentationaboutdifferentkinds

fb li fofbeliefs Notaboutwhetheryourcovendoesabetterritualthanyourneighborsyourneighbors

Thisisnotapresentationonmagicalskills

Thisisamagicalpresentation

Iamnotreallyevenpresentingatheoryabouthowmagick worksalthough we can discuss that a bitalthoughwecandiscussthatabit.

Thi i i l b h i k iThisismoresimplyaboutwhatmagick is.

TheReasonforthisPresentationIwantusalltobeabletounderstanddifferentpeoplesideasb i k dh ll ll d ibi h aboutmagick andhowweareallreallydescribingthesamething,thoughfromdifferentperspectives.

Grimoiric Traditionalist EntirelyinteriorpsychologicalMagician NewThought(TheSecret)e oug t ( e Sec et ) IndigenousShaman

Whattheyhaveincommon AllareattemptingtoWhattheyhaveincommon Allareattemptingtounderstandandtocontrolmeaninginaconfusingcosmos.Allmagick functionsfirstandforemostontheplaneofmeaning,whichistosaywithourexperienceoftheuniverse,meaning,whichistosaywithourexperienceoftheuniverse,ratherthananynotionofempiricismatall.

TheTwoDirectionsforConsciousness

Expandedfree wholeness

Contractedtrapped separateness

Definitionsofmagic(k)

Aleister Crowley:

Magickisthescienceandartofcreatingchangeinconformitywithwillconformitywithwill.

(therearevarioussubdefinitionsofthisthathave(therearevarioussub definitionsofthisthathavebeenproposed)

LesserKeyofSolomonMagicisthehighestmostabsoluteanddivineknowledgeofnaturalphilosophyadvancedinitsworksandwonderfuloperationsbyarightunderstandingofandwonderfuloperationsbyarightunderstandingoftheinwardandoccultvertue ofthings,sothattrueagentsbeingappliedtoproperpatients,strangeandg g pp p p p , gadmirableeffectswilltherebybeproduced;whencemagiciansareprofoundanddiligentsearchersinto

t th b fth i killk h t nature,theybecauseoftheirskillknowhowtoanticipateaneffectwhichtothevulgarshallseemamiracle.

DictionaryDefinitionofMagic(k)

1.Theartthatpurportstocontrolorforecastnaturalevents effects orforcesbyinvokingthesupernaturalevents,effects,orforcesbyinvokingthesupernatural.

2..a.Thepracticeofusingcharms,spells,orritualstoattempttoproducesupernaturaleffectsorcontrol

t i teventsinnature.

b Thecharms spells andritualssousedb.Thecharms,spells,andritualssoused.

M li i l D fi i i fMoreclinicalDefinitionsofMagical Thinking:MagicalThinking:Thebeliefthatone'sthoughts,words,oractionswillproduceanoutcomethatdefiesnormallawsofcauseandeffect;thebeliefthatone'swordshaveth t k thi h F l li t b li hi thepowertomakethingshappen.Forexample,aclientmaybelievehisorherthoughtscancauseearthquakes.Occursinschizophrenia.

Subjectivelogicwhereinit'ssupposedthatone'sownthoughtscaninfluencet t d"l k" t bli h i id Al events,creategood"luck",orestablishuncannycoincidences.Alsocan

includetheconceptthattoknowthe"truename"ofsomethinggivesonepoweroverit.Orthatchants,incantationsandmysticalphraseswillalterthecourseofobjectiveevents.

Magicalthinkingisatermusedbyhistoriansofreligiontodescribeonekindofnonscientificcausalreasoning.ScholarslikeJamesGeorgeFrazerandBronislaw K.Malinowskiemphasizedthatmagicismorelikesciencethanli i dth t i ti ith i lb li f ft h d t li i religion,andthatsocietieswithmagicalbeliefsoftenhadseparatereligious

beliefsandpractices.Likescience,magicisconcernedwithcausalrelations.

ThesesoftheUnifiedTheory Magicistheoriginalandmostimportantmeaningcreatingfunctionofthehumanorganism

Magicisthescienceandartofmeaningmanipulation

Everyconsciousexperienceisbasedonasuccessfulactofinnermagicofinnermagic

Consciousness+Meaning=Magick Consciousness+Meaning=Magick

Magickisaprofession currentlybeingunderservedbytheunscrupulousandtheflaky

HistoricalDevelopmentsinMagickand their polaritiesandtheirpolarities Shamanic/Maleficent

Sorcery/PriestKing

Traditional/Heterodoxreligious

science/questforradicaltruths

Revivalist/Psychological

The battle between the puristsThebattlebetweenthe purists andthepsychologizersisreallyap y g ynonsensicalargument.P h l P h l i th t d fth l di Psychemeanssoul.Psychologyisthestudyofthesoulandisthecontinuationoftheactivitiesoftheshaman.Thefactthatcertainunimaginativeandmechanistichaveattemptedtoshrinkthepsychewithinthecraniumisjusttheirlimitationandshrinkthepsychewithinthecraniumisjusttheirlimitationandshouldinnowaymeanthattheyowntheword.

Magickandmodernscienceoperatewithentirelydifferent Magickand modernscience operatewithentirelydifferentfirstprinciplesandthatiswhatseparatesmagicalandnonmagical.Ifsomeonethinksaboutthingspsychologicallybutusesgenuinemagicalprinciplesthentheyaredoingmagick.usesgenuinemagicalprinciplesthentheyaredoingmagick.(manysocalledtraditionalmagiciansfailthissimpletesttoo,andareinfactmagicdeficientthemselves).

FirstPrinciplesofMagick Thereisarealmoftruth(inwhichmayexistperfectformsorideas[archetypes])andbycreatingmeaningconnectionsbetweenthingsastheyareandtheirconnectionsbetweenthingsastheyareandtheirperfectformswedomagick.

Whatwewantistrue(ortruth,orpossible)insomewayonthespiritualplane.Themagicalactconnectsy p p gthetruthonthespiritualplanewiththephysicalresult.

TheMagicalPlanes 1 Theplaneofmeaning(spiritual)[ideal spirit archetype] 1.Theplaneofmeaning(spiritual)[ideal,spirit,archetype]

2.Theplaneofthought(mental)[thinking,ideas,beliefs]p g ( ) [ g, , ]

3.Theplaneofimage(astral)[dreams,feelings,percepts]

4.Theplaneofobjects(physical)[outerlifeexperience]

Precedingthesefourthereisoftenconsideredtobeavoidgroundbutthisnotparticularlyrelevanttopracticalground butthisnotparticularlyrelevanttopracticalmagick atthismoment.

Most Basic Difference BetweenMostBasicDifferenceBetweenMagicandSciencegMagic ScienceMeaning ObjectThought ImageImage ThoughtObj t **Object ** Scienceisessentiallymeaningless

Magickoperatesundertheprinciplethatmeaning(orspirit)precedesphysicalmanifestation.

Modernscienceoperatesundertheprinciplethatphysicalmanifestationprecedesmeaning(orspirit).

Humanconsciousnessnaturallyt i ll l it hoperatesmagically,unlessithas

been severely retarded by toobeenseverelyretardedbytoomuchscientificindoctrination.

SomeSurvivalAdvantagesof Magical ThinkingofMagicalThinking IntuitiveHunches unconsciouspatternrecognition IntuitiveHunches unconsciouspatternrecognition Pronoia thesuspicionthatunseenforcesmaybeconspiringforyourbenefitp g y

ConfidenceinAbilities Luckycharmsandritualsimproveperformance(asdoesimaging)

DecreasesLikelihoodofDepression youfeelempoweredoverenvironmentandsenseofpurpose

k IncreasesSuccess youtakemoreaction

M i l C iMagicalConsciousness:Some DemonstrationsSomeDemonstrations

I N d V l tINeedaVolunteerfrom the AudiencefromtheAudience

Th t th i iThetruthisinthe palm of your handthepalmofyourhand.

ChooseaNumberbetween 1 and 9between1and9.

NumerologyNumbers 1.Independence 2 Cooperation2.Cooperation 3.Creativity 4.Work4.Work 5.Change 6.Home 7.Wisdom 8.Moneyy 9.Humanitarian

Qabalistic Numbers 1.Unity 2 Connection2.Connection 3.Cycle 4.Form4.Form 5.Force 6.Harmonyy 7.Aesthetic 8.Order 9.Horizon

IChing TrigramNumbers 1.Heaven strength 2 Wind flexibility2.Wind flexibility 3.Sun brightness 4.Mountain resting4.Mountain resting 5.Lake pleasure 6.Rain dangerg 7.Thunder Exciting 8.Earth Receptivityp y 9.TheWay

Which one of these two imagesWhichoneofthesetwoimagesseemsmoreVenusian?

(loverelated)

AestheticChoice

AestheticChoice

TheWilberFallacy

TheHerosJourney

CharlatanandtheTrueWizard Functionallysimilar bothmanipulatemeaning

Ch l t h i l l t i lb fit Charlatan physicalplane ownmaterialbenefit. TrueWizard spiritualplane toexaltandinspireother.ot e .

Charlatan contractstheclienttoproducefear,need,greed,etc.

TrueWizard expandsandexaltstheclienttoproducehope achievement advanceandsuccesshope,achievement,advanceandsuccess.

ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness

Energy

Formula

ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness(NewThought,CreativeVisualization,

)TheSecret,BuddhistandYogicsiddhis,etc)

E Energy

Formula

ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness(NewThought,CreativeVisualization,

)TheSecret,BuddhistandYogicsiddhis,etc)

E ( hi d [ iki] h Energy(chiandprana,orgone [reiki]someotherformsofhandsonhealing,somemodernwicca)

Formula

ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness(NewThought,CreativeVisualization,

)TheSecret,BuddhistandYogicsiddhis,etc)

E ( hi d [ iki] h Energy(chiandprana,orgone [reiki]someotherformsofhandsonhealing,somemodernwicca)

Formula(sympatheticmagic,muchoffolkmagicgenerally naturalmagic grimoiric magic generally, naturalmagic, grimoiric magic,talismanicmagic,[reiki])

Alltheseoperationaltheoriesb i ll i larebasicallyequivalentto meaningto meaning

butwithdifferentfoci.