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Because of you, each day is a melon slice                           smelling sweetly of earth. Because of you, all fruits reach out to me                           as if I were the sun. Thanks to you, I live on the honey of hope.

Nazim Hikmet, opening lines to “Because of You,” American Poetry Review (vol. 31, no. 1, January/Feburary 2002)

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50 Journal Prompts for Demon Workers and Demonolaters

Do you have a patron demon or a demon you work with particularly closely? Who is it and why?

Who are the demons you work with and what is their role in your life?

Do you consider demons to be deities and why yes or not?

Are there any demons you have never worked with but feel a pull towards? If yes, who are they and why them?

Write thank you notes for the demons you work with.

Do you consider yourself to be worshipping the demons in your life and why yes or no?

What demon would you like to learn more about and why?

What are your favorite demon characters in fiction and why?

Write a demonic prayer.

What things about working with demons bring you joy?

How has working with demons helped you?

What things about working with demons do you find challenging and why?

Write a poem about a demon.

Many would rather avoid demons. Why do you work with them of all spirits?

What offerings do the demons you work with enjoy?

Have demons helped you work through some fears or anxieties? If yes, how?

Do you consider shadow work a part of your demonic practice? Why yes or no?

What misconceptions do people have about demons?

Describe an underappreciated demon or more.

How do you feel about angels?

How can you fight the far right presence and ideas in the occult community?

What do you think more people should understand about demons and working with them?

Do you use blood in your practice? Why or why not? If yes, how? (please don’t use blood if you’re not an adult who knows what they’re doing)

If a person is about to make a pact, how do you think should they approach it to be responsible?

If you are interested in Lilith (or any closed figure), what are the qualities of her that speak to you? What open figures with those qualities could you explore in your practice instead? Research if you don’t know.

Write down your activities, hobbies and studies/work alike, and try to find and list demons that are or can be associated with them.

Do you consider yourself a pagan? Why or why not?

Describe your perception of Satan.

How do you interpret the aristocratic titles in demonic hierarchies? What do they mean, do you think it’s something to be taken literally? Where do you think they come from?

Your thoughts on Hell.

Describe a favorite story about demons.

What are your favorite depictions of demons in visual arts?

Do you think demons are fallen angels? Why or why not?

Research some demonic folklore and write about interesting things you have learned.

Do you think you can work both with demons and angels? Why or why not?

What do you find challenging about demonic practice?

Describe an interesting folk demon, if possible local.

Were you ever afraid of demons and interactions with them? If yes, how did it change?

What changed in your perception of demons since you have started working with them?

Research and describe a demon you have not paid much attention to.

Describe a meaningful experience with a demon or demons.

What ethics do you have in your practice?

What things have you learned from demons?

Do you have any songs you associate with demons you work with? If yes, list them.

What things about demons have surprised you?

How do you communicate with the demons you work with? What methods of communication work well for you and which do not?

Do you have some anxieties connected to your practice? If yes, what they are and what do you think is their source?

Would you like to change something about your practice? If yes, what is it and how can you do that?

What texts do you find inspiring or informative when it comes to working with demons?

Do you have some plans for your demonic practice? Some things you would like to learn or do? What are they?

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Do you know anything about creating servitors?

A servitor is a spiritual being you create in order to do your bidding.

Servitors are used for:

Protecting you spiritually.

Guarding your property or your loved ones.

Creating glamour: creating a certain aura about you, and how others perceive you.

Bring you things you might need.

Aid in tasks.

Some servitors are such powerful thoughtforms that even others can see it (although this tends to be rare or is reserved for long-existing servitors).

Essentially, creating a servitor is put into three parts:

Construction.

Charging.

Casting.

It is outlined as follows:

Construction

You will need to create a symbolic representation of your servitor. What do you want your servitor to do? If, for example, you would want your servitor to guard you, you might want to create one in the form of a knight or an intimidating dog. Or, if you want to create an appearance entirely of your own, you may wish to add features such as sharp teeth, claws, weapons, armour, etc.The possibilities are endless although I do suggest using features that you associate with protection (I prefer using traditional associations, sometimes I even borrow imagery from tarot cards). Even drawing it out on a piece of paper helps you mentally create a “solid” representation of it if you don’t want to solely rely on your imagination in your head. Also consider: what special powers does your servitor have? What colour aura does it have? It is advisable to create a smaller servitor to begin with because larger ones require more energy.

Create your statement of intent for your servitor (what you want it to do). However, be specific and create guidelines - for example, if you want your servitor to help you gain money, you may want to tell it that causing misfortune in order to gain money is not permissible. You don’t want anything to backfire! 

It is also advisable that you create a sigil for your servitor or a symbol by which you will know your servitor. Finally, you will need to give your servitor a name. It can be any name you like or deem fitting. Do not tell anyone its name. 

Charging

After you have created the appearance and description of your servitor, you will need to actually bring it to life.

Draw the sigil or symbol of your servitor on a piece of paper and find a place where you will not be disturbed. Focus all of your attention on the sigil, repeating the servitor’s name. Visualise as vividly as you can the servitor’s shape forming. Firstly the base, and then the main symbols and features, and then the detail. You need to believe with all your will that the servitor is real and alive. There is no point in creating something which you think does not exist. This can take from 10-30 minutes. Repeat this for three days. Afterwards, the servitor will be able to function and appear on its own. 

Casting

You will need to give the servitor concise instructions on how to do your bidding here. See the servitor alive before you and call its name. Then, give it your instruction and then send it out to do your bidding. Never be afraid of your servitor, it is bound to you and it exists in order to fulfil your work and desires. 

You will also have to decide on what your servitor will feed on in order to require energy (you may wish to do this on the creation section too). Here are some examples:

Sunlight.

Moonlight.

Incense.

Candles.

Attention.

Prayers.

Water.

I suggest not using your blood or yourself as a way to charge it because this can very quickly spiritually drain you, especially if it is a larger servitor. 

You might also want to create a vessel or talisman for your servitor, and this way “feeding” it is easier as you can place the object on the feeding source. You can use anything you deem fitting for this, either jewellery, a statue, a drawing, a crystal, etc. 

To get rid of a servitor

If you no longer require a servitor because its purpose has been fulfilled, you may wish to destroy it. You can either stop using it and feeding it, destroy its vessel, or simply tell the servitor to stop and return to you. 

Damon Brand suggests that you add a code word or ritual to the job description that when spoken or done ends the life of the servitor – the warning being that it shouldn’t be a word or ritual that you could do by accident and destroy your Servitor without that being your intention.

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— Vladimir Nabokov in a letter to his wife Véra, 8 July 1926.

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“The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.”

— Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

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“I would just like to be where you are; I would just like to trust you and love you and be with you. Only with you. Inside of you, around you, in all conceivable and inconceivable places. I would like to be where you are.”

— Frida Kahlo

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“A savage desire for strong emotions and sensations burns inside me: a rage against this soft-tinted, shallow, standardized and sterilized life, and a mad craving to smash something up, a department store, say, or a cathedral, or myself.”

— Hermann Hesse

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Bamford Edge, England by JamesPicture

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You recently mentioned you can only describe how you fly but can't teach it. Can you tell how? If it's not private of course. And can you describe what you see in the otherworlds? I was never able to cross the hedge myself (or at least I think so) but I'd love to hear how it's like there and how does it look like from someone I trust in this matter. Thank you!

I don’t really have just one way of flying, but it’s usually centered around breathing. It’s about the breath. Shut the eyes and exhale deeply. Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe all that you are. Breathe out all outside thought. Breathe in the air. Breathe out. Let your blood rise and fall with your breath. Breathe quicker. Let your breath rise. Let your blood rise. Let your spirit rise. Find the want. Find the edge. Quick, raise yourself to it. Stand.Seize, inhale. Fall.Release, exhale. Fly. It’s difficult to describe otherworlds. Each are uniquely different and sometimes the words don’t exist to tell the truth of it. Some worlds are black as shadow and no sight will pierce it. Some worlds are made of light so bright that only silhouettes may be seen. Some worlds are hues of shifting color. Some worlds are made of ever shifting shapes. Some worlds are prisons cloaked in lies and illusion.Some worlds are afterlives decorated in gilded trees. Some worlds look just like ours except for slight changes. Some worlds are locked and require keys to open. 

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by fungiphotoholic

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Wand

Clichéd as it may sound, the wand is one of the most popular magical tools in Wicca, as well as in some ceremonial magic traditions. 

It has a number of magical purposes:

A wand is used for the directing of energy during a ritual;

Because it’s a phallic symbol it is used to represent male energy, power, and virility;

Representative of the element of Air (although in a few traditions it symbolizes Fire), the wand can be used to consecrate a sacred space, or invoke deity.

Wands are traditionally made from willow, elder or oak, though almost any material can be used to create a wand. Sometimes crystals are added to the tips of wands, since crystals amplify the energy sent through the wand.

How to make your own wand

You’ll need:

Stick from a tree: this should be approx. 8"-12" long, or whatever feels most comfortable to you. (I get mine off of the ground, there isn’t any need to harm the tree);

Glue: Tacky, Super, or Epoxy (read bottle for best application);

Decorations: such as crystal points, stones, feathers, ribbon, paint to draw runes or symbols.

Wood you can choose from for your wand:

Balsa: Psychic awareness

Cedar: Healing, purification, protection

Cherry: Love

Ebony: Protection, magickal energy

Elder: Spirituality, protection

Eucalyptus: Healing

Maple: Love, money

Oak: Strength, health

Pine: Money, healing, exorcism

Walnut: Health

Willow: Psychic awareness, blessings of the Moon

Take a branch from a tree that is fairly straight and the right length for a wand. Preferably this should be one you find, but it can also be taken from a living tree if you psychically “ask the tree’s permission”. But if you get a strong feeling this is wrong and that you shouldn’t cut that tree, don’t do it.                                     Either way, leave an offering of thanks: if you are in Wicca/NeoPaganism traditions, a libation of apple juice is appropriate or some home-baked cakes (unfrosted plain cupcakes, corn muffins, oatmeals or cornmeal, cookies or cornbread, a loaf of all-natural whole where bread) but please no twinkles and junkfood.

Remember: this should be done on the Waxing Moon.

Now that you have cut the branch, you’ll need to smooth down the wand: make sure all the splintered areas are smoothed out nicely, even on each end, so not to poke you while you work with it or use it afterwards.

After that, you can begin decorating it if you wish. I like to use a woodburner and burn my magickal name into it, along with a pentagram, or pentacle, celtic cross, triquetra, whatever your heart desires. I’ve seen some that actually had some beautiful pictures on them.                                                                 Whatever you decide to do to it, just remember that you are putting your energy into it. Use your imagination, paint something onto it, or carve something into it, or add crystals or gemstones to it in some decorative way. And don’t say “I have no imagination,” because we all have an imagination. 

Now that you have it decorated to your liking, the next and final step is to seal it and make it weather resistant you might say. I prefer to use a polyurethane stain on mine, especially the lighter woods. I usually don’t use anything any darker than a pecan colored stain, but I have been known to use a cherry stain, which turned out real pretty. Of course you can also use a clear stain as well. But the whole point to this step is to seal the wood so that it will last longer. I usually put at least two coats of the polyurethane stain on mine. I will put more depending on how dry the wood is.

Now this is just one way of making the wand and staff. I know there are many other ways and methods of doing this out there, I just know that this is how I do it. It is not a difficult method to use and your wand and staff still serve for the same purpose. They are merely an extension of yourself, but when properly made and designed, they can not only be your extension but an amplification as well.

How to consecrate:

You’ll need:

a small bowl of salt —> north/earth;

incense —> east/air;

a white candle —> south/fire;

a cup of water —> west/water.

If your tradition requires you to cast a circle, do so now.

Light the candle and the incense. Take the wand in your hands, and face north. Pass it over the salt and say:

Powers of the North, Guardians of the Earth, I consecrate this wand of (name of the wood), and charge it with your energies. I purify it this night, and make this tool sacred.

Now, turn to the east and, holding the tool in the smoke of the incense, say:

Powers of the East, Guardians of the Air, I consecrate this wand of (name of the wood), and charge it with your energies. I purify it this night, and make this tool sacred.

Next, face the south and pass the tool over the flame of the candle and repeat the process, saying:

Powers of the South, Guardians of Fire, I consecrate this wand of (name of the wood), and charge it with your energies. I purify it this night, and make this tool sacred.

Finally, turn to the west, and pass your ritual tool over the cup of water. Say:

Powers of the West, Guardians of Water, I consecrate this wand of (name of the wood), and charge it with your energies. I purify it this night, and make this tool sacred.

Face your altar, hold the wand to the sky, and say:

I charge this wand in the name of Old Ones, the Ancients, the Sun and the Moon and the Stars. By the powers of the Earth, of Air, of Fire and of Water I banish the energies of any previous owners, and make it new and fresh. I consecrate this wand, and it is mine.

Now you’ve not only consecrated the tool, you’ve claimed ownership. In many Pagan traditions, including some forms of Wicca, it’s considered a good idea to put the item to use immediately to bind the consecration and strengthen the energy of the tool. If you’ve consecrated a wand you can use it in a ceremony to consecrate another tool.

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I think people very often oversimplify what shadow-work is and typically don't know what it's for.

The term Shadow in Shadow-work refers to the Jungian archetype. Jung said the Shadow "represents our darkest desires, our untapped resources, or even rejected qualities. It can also symbolize our greatest fears and phobias." Exploring the Shadow is inherently uncomfortable and can bring a reaction out of us when we come close to it. For example, we feel anger or hostility to others often because they represent or demonstrate an aspect of our Shadow.

Shadow-work, however, is the practice of acknowledging, identifying, and understanding the contents of our Shadow. So not only are we not ignoring the Shadow, we're deliberately exploring it.

The purpose of Shadow-work is to facilitate personal growth, identify and heal lifelong traumas, promote personal accountability, understand the mind's conditioned responses, add context behind our personal behaviors, to know what our values are and why we hold those values, and to be consciously aware of our actions, their consequences, and why they produced the consequences they had. The Shadow is not some kind of evil programming inside us designed to ruin our lives, but rather parts of ourselves we've chosen to bury as opposed to addressing their needs.

Why is this work important? Becoming adept at Shadow-work turns someone into the orchestrator of their life as opposed to the byproduct of it. We learn act as opposed to react. We happen to life as opposed to life happening to us. This state of sovereignty is essential for magical and spiritual growth, which is why you see many practitioners undertake it.

It's uncomfortable work, but it's work worth doing.

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Lord Lucifer

Light Bearer, Prince of Pride

Introduction:

Lucifer, said to be the most beautiful angel God has ever created was the first to rebel against his “creator” and banished from the heavenly order. He stood for equality, fairness, rights for us humans, yet God did not approve so hence his banishment. Lucifer is a God, an emperor of the infernal. His name originated from the Roman folklore used to represent Venus, and he is said to be Prometheus to the Greeks, Enki to the Sumerians etc who brought knowledge to humans despite the orders of the demiurge who said not to. He opened our eyes, gave us knowledge to see and know, to differentiate good and bad, to evolve. He represents duality, the bringer of light and also the prince of darkness. He understands the outcasted, he understands how it feels like to be vilified despite standing up for what’s right. He understands the pain one goes through when fell to the deepest pit of despair, and he cares for those who aren’t accepted. Lord Lucifer rules over justice, equality, fairness, revolution, enlightenment, rebellion, light, darkness, healing from trauma, pain etc.

Titles and Aspects:

Light Bearer

The Bringer of Light

Prince of Darkness

Prince of Pride

Lord of Thaumiel

The Tempter

Emperor

Lord

Prince

Bringer of fire

Bringer of knowledge

Lord of equality

Lord of Illumination

Bringer of enlightenment

Father of rebellion

Lord of Justice

Bringer of Revolution

Morning Star

Names:

Lucifer, Luciferos

What can you work with him for?

Shadow work

Discovering the self

Infernal magick

Protection magick

Healing

Gnosis working

Qliphothic workings

Draconic workings

Baneful magick

Justice working

Transformation/rebirth

Embracing one’s sexuality

Empowerment

Standing up for your own beliefs

Enlightenment

Signs:

Ravens/crows

Serpents

666

Being drawn to him

Dragons

Seeing him in dreams (dependent if it’s subconscious or not)

Goats

Peacocks

Seeing his sigil

Offerings:

Red wine

Black coffee

Crystals such as obsidian

Plate of fruits

Loafs of bread

Coins

Images or statues of him

Feathers

Books dedicated to him

Learning about him

Dragon fruits

Correspondences:

Planet: Venus

Element: Air, Fire (secondary)

Cardinal Direction: East;South

Crystals: Obsidian, onyx, clear quartz, black tourmaline, hematite

Tarot: The Devil, Death, The Emperor, King of Swords, Hierophant reversed

I felt called to him lately, so i decided to make this post dedicated to him. May he get the attention he deserves, may his legacy on earth continue to sprout!

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What is love ? From your perspective and demonically speaking .

Love... that is a wonderful question. I'm sure you've heard the pessimists and cynics, saying it's overrated. Also some demon-orientated people say that it's weak and makes people weak, or that it detracts from the right perspective. I'll tell you this. Love is the binding force in the universe. It connects all things and establishes organized groupings of similars. It is also behind the Eros principle, the Mercy principle and benevolence in general. It is a very beautiful and inspiring thing. When it happens between compatible people, wonderful things happen. Demons do not oppose this; they oppose the singular focus on it. Everything, when done to excess, leads to problems; too much mercy and permissiveness actually serves evil. Because it lets certain ruthless individuals get away with evil. Also, when the mind is simply focused on that part (love) and nothing else on the spectrum of experiences, they end up lacking discipline or overtly-sensitive (in a bad way), which will not serve them in the long run for the purposes of evolution and illumination, nor will assist long-term survival. People might say that short term survival is feasible with the love principle as well; this is true. But long term, you need trials, testing, opposition and some constriction in order to grow in a balanced way. This is something this current civilization has largely forgotten, as they are too singularly focused on pleasure and entitlements. But a balanced person needs both light and dark, and the demons teach through adversity and tests, leading to empowered people. As long as people remember this, love is very good; as long as it employed with thoughtfulness, and not randomly. it is beneficial and promotes harmonious mindsets. Please remember that this is with regards to humans. So, I'm posting the demonic perspective on love between humans. Different rules may apply on certain demons, as some are restricted from falling in love, due to interfering with their mission. Also, there are levels of solitude that a demon prefers, that would be impossible if they allowed love in their life, and sometimes the reason is to protect those they love from being targeted, they choose to remain apart.

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Embracing Hel

Embracing Hel

Three roots standon three ways under Yggdrasil’s ash: Hel under one abides, under the second the Hrimthursar, under the third mankind. -Poetic Edda, Grímnismál, Stanza 31

Who is Hel? In the vastness of Norse mythology, she is rarely given much due. She does not go on adventures for glory and fame as many of the other gods do. She does not seem to bother overmuch about the future of the world like Odin, nor does she stir up trouble like her father, Loki. She’s content in her dominion of the death, Niflheim, and seems well placed out of the troubles of men and gods. So much so that it often feels she is neglected when compared to the rest of the pantheon.

Hel is featured as a character only once in the Prose Edda, when the god Hermoor rides to Hel on behalf of Frigg and offers her a ransom for the return of the god Baldr. Hel agrees, stating: “If all things in the world, alive or dead, weep for him, then he will be allowed to return to the Æsir. If anyone speaks against him or refuses to cry, then he will remain with Hel.” Baldr was well loved and so it was thought this would be easy to accomplish. But when the jotunn Þökk refuses to weep, Baldr is consigned to remain in Niflheim in service of Hel.

In nearly all other mythos, Hel is mentioned only in passing, referenced rather than focused on. Every other god gets a myth where they are the protagonist of their own story. So why is Hel overlooked? Because of the fear she inspires at the prospect of a life lived without note or valor? Because her appearance was considered so repulsive that, while acknowledged as a goddess, she was put as far away from Asgard as physically possible so as to avoid offending the others with the sight of her?

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