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ostolero · 5 months
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in 2024 you and your friends need to be talking about grimoires
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wanderingsorcerer · 9 months
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Here is a comprehensive collection of all of the posts I've done on the occult and the spells I've done and spell resources. This will be added to over the life of the blog as well this way everyone won't have to dig for everything. And you get to learn a bit more about my practice.
Occult & Folklore Lessons
History Of Solomonic Practices
Ars Goetia 72 demons Kings
Ars Goetia 72 Demons Dukes Pt. 1
Petitioning Deities From Around The Globe
Curses: A History On The Dark Arts and How to Practice Them
The Enochian Language
Scrying, A History, and Guide
CELTIC FOLKLORE&MYTHOLOGY 101
Celtic Folklore [Fairies]
Protection From Malignant Spirits
Appalachian Folk Practices 101
Incantation Bowls
Spells and Rituals
Exorcism
Exorcism Charms
Exorcism Powder
Boundary Powder
Everlight Candles
Solarian Oil
Vincula Luna
Igni Bowls
Basic Banishment
Binding A Spirit To An Object
Malignant Spirit Binding Totem
Pseudo Moon Water
Medicinal Herbs & Remedies
Tincture For Sleep
Salve For Minor Injuries
Grimoire Reading List
Grimoire's Updated Post
this is added to periodically it's free pdfs you can download
Informational Joke Posts/Answered Asks
Greek Sacrifice Traditions
Is Mana Real?
Sonneillon The Demon Of Hate
Demonolatry for Lesser Known Demons
Services Offered By WanderingSorcerer
Spellwork and Tarot Reading Prices Listed Here
One On One Occult Lessons With WanderingSorcerer
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thesorceresstemple · 6 months
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1 : Thomas Walkington’s The Opticke Glasse of Humors 2 : Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts, 1500-1825 3 : Georg von Welling. Opus Mago-Cabbalisticum et Theosophicum. 1735. 4 : Magic circle from The Discoverie of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot, 1584, Wellcome Collection, London. 5 : The Hours of the Virgin Mary (London, c. 1410): Stowe MS 16, f. 9r. British Library
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pratchettquotes · 6 months
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Some people like to settle down with a good book. No-one in possession of a complete set of marbles would like to settle down with a book of magic, because even the individual words have a private and vindictive life of their own and reading them, in short, is a kind of mental Indian wrestling. Many a young wizard has tried to read a grimoire that is too strong for him, and people who've heard the screams have found only his pointy shoes with the classic wisp of smoke coming out of them and a book which is, perhaps, just a little fatter. Things can happen to browsers in magical libraries that make having your face pulled off by tentacled monstrosities from the Dungeon Dimensions seem a mere light massage by comparison.
Terry Pratchett, Mort
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arcane-offerings · 7 months
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Illustration of Cassiel from The Magus by Francis Barrett (1801)
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thehazeldruid · 10 months
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As wonderful as this hellsite is (was? Kind of….) for finding witchcraft and pagan information….
Always double check sources. Always look in more than one place. Search for answers, sure, but always check and double check, and find more sources for your information elsewhere.
I’ve met some great and knowledgeable witches and pagans on here
I’ve also met some pagans and witches on here with shit for brains
Discernment. It’s important.
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libarian · 16 days
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bookbinding works in progress
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lazywitchling · 8 months
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Actually, speaking of fancy grimoires, let me repeat some advice that I said years ago but has been lost in the archives:
When you get a Big Fancy Book that you love and adore and want to use as your pretty grimoire, but then you leave it sitting on the shelf because you're afraid you'll Ruin it? Do yourself a favor and skip the first page.
I have hand-bound journals and given them as gifts to many people, and they ALL start flipping through the pages, even though they're blank. Every single person. They flip through the blank pages, eyes scanning across each one. Some catch themselves and get embarrassed, but I know that they're seeing potential on each page. They look through the blank book and are projecting Potential Neat Stuff onto the pages, imagining what writings and drawings and amazing things they will put into the book.
The scary thing is that once you start actually writing in the book, you remove all that Potential and instead create a Concrete Thing, and that's where the "I'm afraid I'll ruin it!" comes in.
So, open the big fancy book. Look at that first blank page. Imagine all the beautiful decorations you could add to it. All the wonderful amazing things you could write on the Very First Page of your Beautiful Book. And then turn to page 2 and get to work. You can put perfection on page 1 later when you find the right thing.
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crazycatsiren · 6 months
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Paper isn't more "magical" than digital. That's not a thing. Check your privileges and stop being ableist.
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thyming · 1 year
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My grimoires. ✨️🌿
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grimoire-catechumen · 8 months
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Importance of Silence in Ritual Magick
Every time I return to Agrippa, I am amazed by what I have forgotten and the knowledge which he provides in the Three Books of Occult Philosophy.
Having grown up with a Christocentric worldview from which I make sense of the mundane and magickal world, the idea of silence has always been prevalent. Note Matthew 7:6 specifically, which says: “Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you." The word occult comes from the Latin verb celara meaning "to hide" or the adjective occultus meaning "hidden, concealed, or secret." In antiquity, the secrets provided to practitioners of the occult were considered valuable so much so that they were often disguised, shrouded in ways that only those holding a metaphorical key could understand the original meaning. To prevent the casting of this sacred spiritual knowledge before swine.
Agrippa expands on this idea in Ch. II of Book III where he notes five reasons for silence or circumspection.
Sharing holy matters with profane minds pollutes them. We see this even today when trying to share sacred, but secret truths granted to us by spirits with those who don't understand. Sayings like "mundane over magical" or a push for critical thought are used to lessen its influence or impact on our understanding. When we share these experiences, sometimes it can be to the detriment of the work the spirits are calling us to do. The shine of pearls is sullied by their environment.
Profane minds cannot grasp holy doctrine. Understanding is a gift to give a deeper insight and penetration of divine truths held by faith, not as a transitory enlightenment but as a permanent intuition. In Catholic dogma, this gift of understanding is granted by the Holy Spirit during Confirmation and assists in penetrating revealed truths, but also natural truths in so far as they related to a supernatural end. As St. Thomas Aquinas said, "In this very life, when the eye of the spirit is purified by the gift of understanding, one can ina a certain way see God." (Summa theologicae II-II, q. 69 a.2, ad.3).
The importance of understanding is further echoed in the Stobaei Hermetica: "But avoid converse with the many. Not that I wish you to grudge a benefit to others; my reason for this warning is rather that the many will think you one to be laughed at if you speak to them as I have spoken to you. Like welcomes like; but men that are unlike are never friends..."
3. It allows the divine enlightenment of the doctrine to occur. Everybody has experiences whereby slowing down and listening we are given directions, instructions, or encouragement from the spirits. But by keeping silent about our work, we ensure our motivations are pure and that the intention is to commune with the divine. Too often I think we miss critical personal truths in favor of using magic for public success. As noted in the Corpus Hermeticum 13.8a, "And now, my son, speak not, but keep a solemn silence; so will the mercy come down on us from God."
4. The futility of attempting to express the inexpressible. Sometimes words are incapable of describing our supernatural experiences with spirits and when we do it comes out much less life-changing than it was. There is a reason occultists gather together in communities - just as any common worldview is the base of a religion, so to do our experiences bring us together and set us apart. Only those who have worked with the spirits can fully understand your own experiences.
5. Silence involves a proscription against translation of the doctrines into other languages because the words themselves are holy and embody power. Although this may be my least favorite reason as a grimoire magician eager to find translations of French and German transcripts, I think it holds true. This idea is noted in the Corpus Hermeticum 16.1b-2 as well: "Translation will greatly distort the sense of the writings, and cause much obscurity. Expressed in our native language, the teaching conveys its meaning clearly; for the very quality of sounds...; and when the Egyptian words are spoken, the force of the things signified works in them."
Furthermore, in academic publications such as Invoking Angels by Penn State University Press, there are entire discussions around how the illiterate laity copying down instructions from holy books led to mistakes in translations, a problem noted by translators such as Joseph Peterson, David Rankine, and Stephen Skinner in their meticulous grimoire translations. Exasperated by the enhanced access to manuscripts in the 16th and 17th centuries, you see books such as the Grimoire of Arthur Gauntlet or Book of Oberon with Greek, Latin, and Hebrew translation corrections along with corrections in figures of circles or talismans.
Outside of magick, even, biblical scholars note the loss of Scriptural understanding when reading the Bible in English compared to Greek or even Hebrew, noting minute differences that entirely change the meaning of a text or provide additional context.
Taken together, I think Agrippa makes a solid argument for why keeping silent is important. Do you agree?
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veladoe · 1 year
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Happy Holidays and Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! Here are four pages of the witchy parts of the grimoire that kind of explain a few things:) or I guess just refine a few of the concepts from the show a bit more. I did make some of the text hard to read on purpose to keep some things hidden, so yeah...I’ll be actually illustrating spells in the next round;) Lemme know what ya’ll think! If there’s typos, my badXD
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wanderingsorcerer · 8 months
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Scrying, A History And Guide To One Of The World's Oldest Practices ~ by W.S
Scrying is a subcategory in the Art of Divination, in its simplest form, scrying is gazing into the surface of an object and allowing the mind to wander, opening oneself up to the other side allowing images and words into your brain from an external non-physical source. Basically Hallucinating Without the use of Drugs.
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Scrying Throughout The Ages
Babylonia
Scrying has been practiced for thousands of years. Our modern history holds Babylonia as the earliest written record of the practice, they put water in bowls alongside droplets of oil. This process was known as lecanomancy a subcategory of hydromancy, and the scryers would read the shapes the oil made within the water to divine possible futures or speak with the dead. The practice spread and later it became more common to simply use water as it was a naturally reflective surface.
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible Briefly Goes over an object which is supposedly used for scrying in Chapter 44 of The Book Of Genesis. A silver chalice is placed inside Benjamin's Sack to frame him for theft. In his trial, it is stated that the chalice is used for divination, but in the Book Of Genesis, it is never expressly stated he actually did any Divination.
Ancient Persia
The Ancient Persian Epic The Shahnameh, from the 10th Century, details a mystical object known as The Cup Of Jamshid, which was said to be used by ancient Persian kings to Observe the "Seven Layers Of The Universe". The Cup Of Jamshid is said to have been first used in Persepolis, which existed from 518-330 BCE.
John Dee and Sir Edward Kelley
In 1582, John Dee sought the guidance of one of the most famous scryers of the time Sir. Edward Kelley. It was through his teachings that John Dee was able to crack the code of proper visualization and begin to transcribe what he believed to be the voices of angels. They guided him to create Angelical or as it's known today, Enochian.
Scrying and its modern-day PreConceptions
Scrying has garnered much popularity in Hollywood's portrayal of witches, in the TV Show Charmed, witches use scrying to find lost objects or the location of Demons. In Supernatural it allows for a witch to see things from a great distance away. And while yes it is true that one can hone these skills to a degree of supernatural clarity, I would be lying if I said it was as Visually stunning in real life.
The Reality is in the Modern Era, Scrying allows one to commune with the spirits of their ancestors and commune with the other side just as it has always been. And with those trained in the art of divination, one can read the past and future of a person or kingdom. The theatrics of modern television paint scrying as a showcase of our abilities, but to the uninitiated when they see someone scrying, they are often unprepared for how dull it is. When a person is scrying and is in a trance, their eyes go dead as they allow their mind to wander. These trance states are what allow one to see past the veil and into the supernatural realm. But to external viewers, it is rather boring, to say the least. This is why you won't often see a practitioner scrying in front of people who haven't the foggiest idea of its nuances.
Simple Scrying Ritual For Communing With Ancestral Spirits By W.S
To begin scrying safely one must understand the dangers, you are preparing to go into the world of the supernatural, the things you see can see you as well and you must be aware that they can leave a permanent scar on your psyche if abused in any manner. Go into it with wards up and confidence in your abilities.
This scrying ritual is used to commune with the spirits of one's own ancestors and when done properly can allow you to have conversations and get advice from them.
Opus Est
Patience
Candle
Dark Room
Mirror
Sacred Water
Oil
Salt
Before anything, one must prep the mirror for communing with the Ancestral Spirits, To do this mix together one part water, salt, and oil into a slurry. Dipping the left ring finger into the mixture begin drawing the pentacle in each corner of the mirror, connecting each pentacle with a line following the edge of the mirror as shown below
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As you are drawing on the pentacles, feel free to use the below chant, but you may change it to your liking so long as the main goals are the same.
" Lock This Mirror, Lock It Tight, Lock it now with sacred light. Let only those whom I call, Answer Me to give me guidance. May no evil enter through this portal, and may no unnamed spirit answer my calls. As I have said it so it has always been."
The mirror is now prepped for the ritual, the next step is to create a salt circle where you are going to be seated. As well as a secondary salt circle surrounding the candle and mirror. These salt circles are an extra step of protection between yourself and the spiritual realm.
The next step is to darken the room, as dark as possible, pitch black is best. From there, place the candle in front of the mirror and ignite it, then begin the process of staring into the mirror. Watch as the candle shifts shadows around and brings new shapes to the surface.
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After about 10-30 minutes your body will begin to go into a trance state of mind, from there you can call upon the name of one of your ancestors to help guide you. It may not be immediate as scrying takes years to master but after a few tries you should begin to see their faces and hear their voice.
Scrying sessions can be anywhere from a few minutes, to several hours or even days from some accounts. Don't be frustrated if nothing happens your first time. And most importantly, always remember to thank the spirits for their time and energy, and always remember to say goodbye when you blow out the candle.
After each use feel free to cleanse the mirror with sacred water and store the mirror in a sacred space.
Post Script
Scrying isn't for everyone and that's okay. It takes patience and an open mind, but if you decide to give it a try it can do wonders for your spiritual practice.I hope I was able to teach you something new, Until next time my Friends :)
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mamaangiwine · 1 year
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May I genuinely ask you about the history of western occultism? It's far from my comfort zone, and what I'm trying to discern is, from what I can see, grimoiric magic is heavily appropriative of Judaism, there seems to be no way around that. But I've heard the claim that it was originally born from genuine cultural diffusion, and that's why folks justify using it. Is there truth to that? I would love to dig into it if I can do so appropriately & respectfully. Any advice on where I should dig? Again I mean only respect in asking this, and thank you for considering my question.
Oh, anon. You do not know what you have unleashed.
This is gonna be a long one.
First off, 'Western Occultism' covers a large swath of practices and disciplines that range from the Medieval Era, to the Renaissance, as well as the Early Modern Period...so over a thousand years. It's vast umbrella includes astrology, alchemy, hermeticism, angel magic, and over a dozen notable grimiores as well as multiple other lesser ones- and it is not for the faint of heart.
I don't mean that in an elitist way either. I mean that some of this shit gets uncomfy real quick. Multiple grimoires are not shy about animal harm and endangerment. They do not flinch at the ethics of love or sex spells, and they certainly are not strangers to misogyny, racism or ableism. If interacting with any of that sounds distasteful to you, I would gently and lovingly suggest you steer clear.
And if you do choose to move forward? Well then I suggest, especially in the case of grimoires, that you are ready to study your ass off. Once again, I don't say this to be an elitist. I don't say this to show off my starry robe and my pointy wizard hat and my "learned" degree from wizard school. I say this because, otherwise, you will not have context for either the spiritual ideas that are trying to be conveyed in these books or the trap doors that are hidden in their pages.
Some grimoires were not meant for mass consumption or regard. Some books, The Picatrix being one, have recipes for philtres and salves that promise numerous benefits but are actually, literally, poison. Why? Because as a student of the occult you should know that pure bitter almond oil is poisonous, of course. Sometimes whole rituals will be detailed with one deviation that may, from the purview of the writer, cause the whole thing to come crashing down. Why? Because you should know that if Venus and Saturn, two planets whose natures are already at odds, are in contention it will sour the whole production. These writings do not give up their secrets easily. It demands a constant engagement supplemented with a hard won knowledge.
Now, in answer to your question: Did Westen Magic appropriate Judaism, or was it shared cultural proximity?
The answer is- yes. To both.
The history is longer than what I can write in a tumblr post but basically Medieval Christian Magic, Jewish Mysticism, and Islamic Mysticism were all in conversation with one another and were borrowing from eachother during this period of magical and spiritual advancement. Christian Magic did influence Jewish Mysticism, though not as much as Jewish Mysticism influenced Christian Magic; and neither as much as Islamic Mystcism influenced both. This blending of spiritual thinking was actually one of the things that made Spain the once great capital of magical thought and reasoning in the 12th century; due to its diverse Jewish, Muslim and Christian population.
This, along with the fact that there are many symbols, names, and spiritual ideas that Christianity brought into their religion post separation from the larger Jewish tradition, makes it difficult to identify whether certain aspects bled into Western Magic via direct cultural proximity and whether others were outright stolen...well, I mean the Hebrew was. The Hebrew was stolen.
However according to some academic theories, this theft may have even been the catalyst for some of the spiritual concepts later used in Kabbalah; Christian Ritual Magic influenced by Hebrew, in turn influencing Jewish Mysticism.
It must be said however that despite many Christians devotion to Hebrew, it was Jewish people who got stuck with the short end of the stick. Over time Jewish people would see themselves labeled as "demon worshippers" and "evil sorcerers" as their language became synonmus with magic.
This definitely presents a conundrum to modern practicioners. What then do we do with these grimoires? What to do with these traditions? If some of it is appropriative, do we throw it out? If some of it was influenced in moments of genuine human interaction and curiosity, do we label it 'permissible' despite the terrible anti-jewish sentiment on the rise in our modern era?
Both are valid questions, but no I personally don't condone their compelete disavowment; like many other traditons, Western Magic should be considered as a whole and with its complex history in mind. I think one should consider that these grimoires were far reaching and culturally influential, and in ways we cannot even begin to understand, or even untangle. A grimoire could be found in Ireland just as easily as in Spain, and not just in the libraries of white bearded men- which only makes sense. Some of what is in the grimoires came from the common people, and to the common people pieces of these books returned.
In terms of Western Magic, I think the magic community would have an easier time creating room for discussion, education and further collaboration. Such an approach would further these traditons in ways that we haven't seen for hundreds of years, and in ways not possible from the beginning. In fact, such groups already exist that contain both Jewish, Christian and Non-Christian practicioners.
With (all) of that being said-
There are ways to get around the parts you feel unsure about, or are approiative. For instance, in the case of most Hebrew, one could swap it out for Enochian since both are "heavenly" and "spiritual" languages. Such substitutions require knowledge of what you're working with and a willingness to experiment but they are possible. In fact, substitutions are necessary as it's not like you can just go buy the musk of a civet cat when you need it.
Personally, I feel the best books to start with are Agrripa's Occult Philosophy, Books 1-3 and 4. It is said that to read all four is akin to achieving a college level degree in Renaissance Magic. Any of the Grimoires in which Stephen Skinner is listed as an editor and collaborater are also great as they are usually more digestable.
As for history-
Dr. Justin Sledge's YouTube channel Esoterica is a great resource for all things Ancient and Medieval Magic Related.
Grimoires: A History of Magic Books by Owen Davis.
Ancient Jewish Magic: A History by Gideon Bohak.
And @woodland-goes, a practcioner of Western Magic and Grimoire Work also suggested I share this link. He has a podcast coming out very soon that will also be discussing what we've covered today and I wholly suggest you go and hit up his inbox if you have any more questions on the topic. He is far more knowledgeable than I.
Hope this helped anon.
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The Duolingo Owl, generous giver of knowledge who will haunt you if you break the pact commitment you made with him, is is in fact a demon. Inspired by Prince Stolas, he remains a more accurate representation of him than his Helluva Boss counterpart, despite not being his representation at all.
(totally ok to reblog just please don't start helluva boss discourse here or treat it as a serious demonolatry statement i'm just shitposting)
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arcane-offerings · 7 months
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Talisman against storms, lightning, hail and floods (Saturday under Saturn). Vol. II. Les Clavicules de R. Salomon, late 18th century, MS 4670, Wellcome Library, London.
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