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Hi everyone,
I'm Dalziel, from south England. I've been interested in magic since I read the Moores' Moon & Serpent Bumper Book of Magic about a year ago. From there, I tried to get into Crowley (Book of the Law = yeah, groovy. Pretty much everything else = wow what's that bleeding out of my ears OMG it's my brain).
Around October, I found Alan Chapman's freebie booklet The Camel Rides Again which fascinated me, and from there I discovered Hine's Condensed Chaos and Carroll's Liber Null, and then returned to Chapman and his Advanced Magick for Beginners. Absolutely awesome stuff. Chaos Magic really appeals to me - particularly the sort of "test, learn and grow" approach that Hine promoted and which has really taken off in Chapman's work.
At Christmas, I started a new journal, deciding to embark on being a (chaote? chaoist? chaotic?!) magician. Since then I've been focussing on meditation, trying to remember my dreams (using loads of techniques, but ultimately without much luck) and spectacularly failing to record anything in my journal.
On 25 March, just a few days ago, I was working from home and faced with two deadlines, both equally uninspiring pieces of work... so I decided to abandon both and decided it was time to try some actual magic. I created and charged my first sigil, tried not to think about it and failed epically. Despite that, at almost exactly the same time the following day, I obtained what I had sought. (A piece of fruit in an unusual place. I didn't go big for my first spell. I can tell you more if you're interested oh sorry yeah I see you're yawning).
So: clearly a coincidence. But I'm chalking it up as a success (that's what magic is?) and I'm about to follow some of Hine's and Chapman's advice on experimenting, such as drawing up a number of sigils and leaving them somewhere until I forget what the intentions were, then charging one at random; and actively trying to remember the intention behind the sigil rather than forgetting it.
Wish me luck! Or, uh, absolute chaos, which might be fitting. I'm looking forward to reading about all your experiences.
I'm Dalziel, from south England. I've been interested in magic since I read the Moores' Moon & Serpent Bumper Book of Magic about a year ago. From there, I tried to get into Crowley (Book of the Law = yeah, groovy. Pretty much everything else = wow what's that bleeding out of my ears OMG it's my brain).
Around October, I found Alan Chapman's freebie booklet The Camel Rides Again which fascinated me, and from there I discovered Hine's Condensed Chaos and Carroll's Liber Null, and then returned to Chapman and his Advanced Magick for Beginners. Absolutely awesome stuff. Chaos Magic really appeals to me - particularly the sort of "test, learn and grow" approach that Hine promoted and which has really taken off in Chapman's work.
At Christmas, I started a new journal, deciding to embark on being a (chaote? chaoist? chaotic?!) magician. Since then I've been focussing on meditation, trying to remember my dreams (using loads of techniques, but ultimately without much luck) and spectacularly failing to record anything in my journal.
On 25 March, just a few days ago, I was working from home and faced with two deadlines, both equally uninspiring pieces of work... so I decided to abandon both and decided it was time to try some actual magic. I created and charged my first sigil, tried not to think about it and failed epically. Despite that, at almost exactly the same time the following day, I obtained what I had sought. (A piece of fruit in an unusual place. I didn't go big for my first spell. I can tell you more if you're interested oh sorry yeah I see you're yawning).
So: clearly a coincidence. But I'm chalking it up as a success (that's what magic is?) and I'm about to follow some of Hine's and Chapman's advice on experimenting, such as drawing up a number of sigils and leaving them somewhere until I forget what the intentions were, then charging one at random; and actively trying to remember the intention behind the sigil rather than forgetting it.
Wish me luck! Or, uh, absolute chaos, which might be fitting. I'm looking forward to reading about all your experiences.
