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[Tanaquil]

Not quite just new "new," but now decided to introduce myself and participate. I've been into various occult or witchcraft practices since the early 2000s. I guess I feel currently again in a phase of needing to expand beyond what I already know and practiced. I'm currently involved in some vajrayana practices, also PGM/Jack Grayle/Jason Miller Hekate practices, deviating as well to Kenneth Grant and chaos magic stuff. And most likely more. So yes, many interests but not disconnected. Happy to be part of here!

 

[HellenaHex]

Well then, belated welcome to WF. Is there a particular work by Kenneth grant that you found enlightening or enjoyed?

 

[glaive]

Welcome! I am also doing some PGM/Jack Grayle/Jason Miller Hekate practices How are you finding them?

 

[Tanaquil]

Well then, belated welcome to WF. Is there a particular work by Kenneth grant that you found enlightening or enjoyed?

Up to now, I am far from knowing all what he wrote and he is not known to have the easiest writing style (add to this that english is not my mother tongue - being french). I read several chapters of mainly "The Magical revivak", "Hecate's fountain" and "Beyond the Mauve Zone". I found interesting insights in each of them. I was at first going through more "classical" OTO stuff, but through a series of circumstances, I became interested in ideas like the Mauve Zone or the Universe B. I had never been in a way or another especially fascinated by Lovecraft or Lovecraft inspired occultism, or other dimensions. But some recent things I experienced led me on this terra incognita and it felt like maybe I should read a little what was written about it.

Welcome! I am also doing some PGM/Jack Grayle/Jason Miller Hekate practices How are you finding them?

My interest in what teaches Jason Miller is rather recent, contrary to Jack Grayle's teachings I took since 2020. In my non-occultist life, I am a history and geography teacher, and as a historian, I specialised in Ancient (roman) history. So PGM and Hekate Jack Grayle's style is definitely swimming in my comfort zone. Jason Miller, with his more syncretic views on the proposed practices, is more challenging. But as I really started one year ago to dive into vajrayana, I would say it's the right moment to discover some new hekatean approach so I welcome both styles as complementary to gain a richer vision of hekatean practices.

 

[Swampdweller900]

Welcome!

 

[Shalux]

Up to now, I am far from knowing all what he wrote and he is not known to have the easiest writing style (add to this that english is not my mother tongue - being french). I read several chapters of mainly "The Magical revivak", "Hecate's fountain" and "Beyond the Mauve Zone". I found interesting insights in each of them. I was at first going through more "classical" OTO stuff, but through a series of circumstances, I became interested in ideas like the Mauve Zone or the Universe B. I had never been in a way or another especially fascinated by Lovecraft or Lovecraft inspired occultism, or other dimensions. But some recent things I experienced led me on this terra incognita and it felt like maybe I should read a little what was written about it.

Hello, and welcome!
I second "The Magical Revival", I found it interesting too. Insights there are somewhat mixed with other things, but I found it a good introduction to several, mainly non-practical, topics. More of an overarching presentations of some concepts and perspectives.

I like a lot Lovecraft's writings and universe, too!

 

[Morell]

Welcome.

 

[Shalux]

Well then, belated welcome to WF. Is there a particular work by Kenneth grant that you found enlightening or enjoyed?

By the way, I realised I forgot to add, in my answer above, a novel by Grant entitled "Against the light'. I've only started it and I'm not finished yet, but the atmosphere and starting theme so far is close to some of Lovecraft's novels. I don't know yet if it'll be good or insightful.

 

[HellenaHex]

By the way, I realised I forgot to add, in my answer above, a novel by Grant entitled "Against the light'. I've only started it and I'm not finished yet, but the atmosphere and starting theme so far is close to some of Lovecraft's novels. I don't know yet if it'll be good or insightful.

You know what, I haven’t actually read that one but I just found a collection of his books on internet archive. I’ll have to check it out and see if there is anything useful to my practice in it. Of his works that I have read I think I found beyond the mauve zone, Hecate’s fountain, cult of shadows, the outer gateways, outside the circles of time, and the ninth arch to be the most interesting. I don’t agree with everything he wrote but some things I found useful or vindicating. My vindication was found within the book beyond the mauve zone when discussing that particular current of magic and nod.

 

[Shalux]

I guess I'll have to check some of these later book of the trilogies, too. At some point

 

[HellenaHex]

Up to now, I am far from knowing all what he wrote and he is not known to have the easiest writing style (add to this that english is not my mother tongue - being french). I read several chapters of mainly "The Magical revivak", "Hecate's fountain" and "Beyond the Mauve Zone". I found interesting insights in each of them. I was at first going through more "classical" OTO stuff, but through a series of circumstances, I became interested in ideas like the Mauve Zone or the Universe B. I had never been in a way or another especially fascinated by Lovecraft or Lovecraft inspired occultism, or other dimensions. But some recent things I experienced led me on this terra incognita and it felt like maybe I should read a little what was written about it.


My interest in what teaches Jason Miller is rather recent, contrary to Jack Grayle's teachings I took since 2020. In my non-occultist life, I am a history and geography teacher, and as a historian, I specialised in Ancient (roman) history. So PGM and Hekate Jack Grayle's style is definitely swimming in my comfort zone. Jason Miller, with his more syncretic views on the proposed practices, is more challenging. But as I really started one year ago to dive into vajrayana, I would say it's the right moment to discover some new hekatean approach so I welcome both styles as complementary to gain a richer vision of hekatean practices.

This is in case you want to check out his other books.

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Beyond the mauve zone is one of my favorites of his works. It’s the one that was most comforting for me to read. It helped me understand my own practice better and that I have interactions with the mauve zone as well as Nod. As a child I was always seeing Nod in dreams and trances but no one could help me understand my experiences there until I found his book as an adult. It was exciting for me to learn that I wasn’t the only one seeing Nod and that was weirdly reassuring and vindicating for me

 

[Tanaquil]

Thank you for the link and the novel reference Shalux and HellenaHex. I'm glad to see that there are people here who are interested in Kenneth Grant, know well what he wrote and use some of the materials for personal practices. I understand too well this feeling of discovering that something we think being the only one to experience (and so doubting it has any 'reality') is in fact mentioned in some books and reported by other people. Reassuring and at the same time thrilling. It's a huge drive to want to know more, to explore more.

HellenaHex, you mention practices linked with Kenneth Grant's books. May I ask you which ones? I would love to discuss more with people who are engaged into some Kenneth Grant's practices and know more about their own experiences.

 

[Shalux]

HellenaHex, you mention practices linked with Kenneth Grant's books. May I ask you which ones? I would love to discuss more with people who are engaged into some Kenneth Grant's practices and know more about their own experiences.

That sounds exciting indeed! Let's work on that