What got you into the occult?

[ArchonLynx]

For me it was just my normal upbringing I was born in Salem Massachusetts & by age 5 I was having nightly obe's and could always feel energy & sense things.

By age 10 I had a crystal collection & was reading up on witchcraft & voudo ever sense it's just been my normal life.

 

[greyseraphim]

I Lived in a haunted house when I was younger at age 10 I was seeing shadow people and wanting to learn how to protect myself and not be afraid anymore. I learned about psychic abilities and energy manipulation and also I was inspired by seeing some of the crazy things on criss angel mindfreak when it first aired.

Bled over to my teens and adulthood to experimenting with magic then elemental magic for the longest, then now into adult hood I started with angel magic out of fear from a Christian upbringing and then settle on incorporating goetia into my practice and lifestyle.

 

[ogrehammer]

Ever since I was a young child I've seen shadowy entities. My grandmother kept an interesting collection of books, and some were of the occult - I'd glance through them. Anyway, that's probably it for me.

 

[greyseraphim]

Ever since I was a young child I've seen shadowy entities. My grandmother kept an interesting collection of books, and some were of the occult - I'd glance through them. Anyway, that's probably it for me.

They used to scare the shit out of me and I was just like you curious to look through occult books whenever I would see them

 

[ogrehammer]

Then you know they feed on fear.

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They used to scare the shit out of me and I was just like you curious to look through occult books whenever I would see them

Then you know they feed on fear.

 

[greyseraphim]

Then you know they feed on fear.

Yeah absolutely! I now use a technique that I learned from energy manipulation whenever I feel a spirit that doesn't belong in my vicinity I feel my aura 1st take in a bunch of energy and focus on power and dominance from my solar plexus chakra and they usually get the message that im not prey

 

[ogrehammer]

Yeah absolutely! I now use a technique that I learned from energy manipulation whenever I feel a spirit that doesn't belong in my vicinity I feel my aura 1st take in a bunch of energy and focus on power and dominance from my solar plexus chakra and they usually get the message that im not prey

I have also done this technique, although I envision all Chakras releasing energy, like a rail-gun shot up to the sky.

 

[greyseraphim]

I have also done this technique, although I envision all Chakras releasing energy, like a rail-gun shot up to the sky.

Works like a charm each time

 

[Saint]

I was actively approached by entities of many kind, including Infernals from my birth. These experiences weren't scary for me, in fact, they felt familiar and comforting rather than baffling or frightening. I was 'surprisingly' open minded and attracted, and was already walking on the path before even realising 'how it's called'.

Is this the moment when one could say 'I didn't choose the thug occult life, the thug occult life chose me'?
Although, I'm more than sure that I has been fidgeting with magic in my past lives too, so all I'm doing right now is just the continuation of what I was doing before, clearly having many of the familiar faces by my side, once again.

 

[MacLu69]

Most likely, if you are a natural-born magician, then occultism is simply your assistant on the path for a while That is, if you look at it from the outside Genuine occultism is approximately the 6th or 7th form of power.
And some other spirits by agreement We are led to certain occult teachings and books, which we draw from there as temporary allies, helpers On the way. This is one of the forms of power, rule, influence Or Influence on the world. This is one of the forms of government - 6th or 7th form...

 

[Suayakoat]

For me it was the memories from previous lives that I unlocked in my 20s. At the beginning I was very skeptical about what was happening to me-I had quite a scientific oriented mind before-but man, their sheer width, depth, and scale-there was no way to explain all of that and how perfectly it fitted in with my life's situation before that rather that...it's all true. And there I became a believer....

 

[sapainca]

Was in 5th grade when my grandmother died. I was woken up by someone calling my name. On a way to the bathroom I saw two figures one was leading other. I freak out of fear, woke up whole house. It was 3:03 at night. Two hours later we got a call from hospital.

My mother bought me deck of tarot cards next day ... Half of century later, bunch of books, teachers and rituals. Just more questions.

So why?
As I said to the girl I met after a ritual summon in ruins of old castle. She asks:
"Why are you here all alone?"
"I like the dark",
"I know" she smiled ...

 

[Robert Ramsay]

I started by investigating paramormal powers like telepathy, clairvoyance and such in terms of finding a proper scientific explanation of them. And then after a few years, I realised they were all subcategories of magic.

 

[ZanySpirtist]

Heavy metal. It is a gateway.

I started checking all demonic names and some of the metaphors, and here I am, haha.