Mallah
I have lots of questions, and not even sure where to post, so bear with me.
I'm interested in the comparison of Ceremonial Magick (High Magick...terminology?) vs. ....what...folk magick? Low magick? Heathen Magick?
I'm sort of a beginner at this stuff. 25 years ago, I started getting into Tarot, and then I naturally and spontaneously started doing impromptu rituals...what i would call "meaninful acts" or ceremonies around signifcant events in my life. Then, about 15 years ago, I started doing QC, LBRP, Middle Pillar, Circulation of the body of light, and a "fountain"...I did these for oh, I dunno, maybe a year... and then I got "blown off course" for about 15 years.
Now, to my joy, I am getting back to it all, and also, to my joy, I've learned thru...I dunno, an inner teacher (?) that the pathways I established way back then, are still there, I don't have to start over all from scratch, and I just have to "dust it off" and get back into it.
Back then I was also studying (on my own for a coupla years, then thru B.O.T.A) Kabbalah...which is probably what got me into doing the "ceremonial" style of magick.
I guess I'm wondering the benefits/differences between the two paths (High/Low) and trying to figure out where I am at with all of this...I haven't done that many "spells" or actual "practical" magic...although there are exeptions....I understand the principal of focusing on correspondences...and also that Ceremonial seems to take a lot more extended focus.
Further, I read a book about 3 years ago (Hulses book on the Cube of Space) that rocked my world...and it seemed like pagan folk magic pertained to the north side and the ceremonial to the south.... I feel attacted/drawn to both of these systems... I suppose folks blend bastardize them quite a bit?
Just interested...
I'm a trained musician and spent my young years training in Classical Music, and then later got into folk music...a similar comparison...Art Music vs Folk music.
I'm also wondering if I should get involved in the local GD group here in Denver...there's also a BOTA group....
ANy and all feedback/disussion would be much relished and devoured by me.
Thanks.
(perhaps someone up to it would be willing to do a reading for me around these issues?)
I'm interested in the comparison of Ceremonial Magick (High Magick...terminology?) vs. ....what...folk magick? Low magick? Heathen Magick?
I'm sort of a beginner at this stuff. 25 years ago, I started getting into Tarot, and then I naturally and spontaneously started doing impromptu rituals...what i would call "meaninful acts" or ceremonies around signifcant events in my life. Then, about 15 years ago, I started doing QC, LBRP, Middle Pillar, Circulation of the body of light, and a "fountain"...I did these for oh, I dunno, maybe a year... and then I got "blown off course" for about 15 years.
Now, to my joy, I am getting back to it all, and also, to my joy, I've learned thru...I dunno, an inner teacher (?) that the pathways I established way back then, are still there, I don't have to start over all from scratch, and I just have to "dust it off" and get back into it.
Back then I was also studying (on my own for a coupla years, then thru B.O.T.A) Kabbalah...which is probably what got me into doing the "ceremonial" style of magick.
I guess I'm wondering the benefits/differences between the two paths (High/Low) and trying to figure out where I am at with all of this...I haven't done that many "spells" or actual "practical" magic...although there are exeptions....I understand the principal of focusing on correspondences...and also that Ceremonial seems to take a lot more extended focus.
Further, I read a book about 3 years ago (Hulses book on the Cube of Space) that rocked my world...and it seemed like pagan folk magic pertained to the north side and the ceremonial to the south.... I feel attacted/drawn to both of these systems... I suppose folks blend bastardize them quite a bit?
Just interested...
I'm a trained musician and spent my young years training in Classical Music, and then later got into folk music...a similar comparison...Art Music vs Folk music.
I'm also wondering if I should get involved in the local GD group here in Denver...there's also a BOTA group....
ANy and all feedback/disussion would be much relished and devoured by me.
Thanks.
(perhaps someone up to it would be willing to do a reading for me around these issues?)