Yet another 'manifestation' in your triangle .

[Firetree]

'Gingi walla widtha you guys ! Somehow this forum popped up for me and I thought I would focus a bit more on the magical . My other on-line forum interests have been in ( and interacting in ) history and anthropology forums and Daoist / Buddhist forum - both occasionally touch upon occult subjects , but I registered here to focus more on that .

Self info ; I am old .... done 70 laps of the Sun so far . I live near the east coast of Oz in 'Gondwanaland '

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I have never focused on one single career , so have been left free to peruse many .

Interests are ; martial arts ( done various for most of my life ) gardening, nature , life appreciation and enjoyment .

I started off being interested in 'occult' as a young teen when I first found an excellent occult section in my regional head library and went through it with gusto .

Later I studied anthropology , comparative religion , divinity (and soil science ) at Sydney University . Cultural Anthropology and comparative religion have been my main focus since ( although I did work in soil science for a while - biodynamics - ie ' earth alchemy ' - making and marketing remedial preparations and fertilizers for Biodynamic Agriculture Australia ) . My main interest is in cultural anthropology .

I call myself a ' neo-hermeticist ' in that I am interested in looking at certain aspects in hermetics that have application and comparison to things in the modern 'scientific world ' .

I also have experience in being inside the 'western mystery tradition' as an initiate , both at 'the grass roots' * and in a national administrative role .

* In that field I have been able to join in with others ( eg . PPPA - the Pan pacific pagan Alliance , a great mix of people ) and enjoy , constructing, organizing and performing some rather large and potent rituals ( eg. spring equinox ritual ... festival events , etc . )

I am pretty much retired now though - in 'The Hermit' stage .

I would not call myself a 'wizard ' ... but hey , I been called a lot worse !

I also believe one can never stop learning , so I hope to be able to do some of that here . as well as offer my viewpoint, observations and perhaps some research .

Also I note this site seems to have a lot of new members joining ? It seems 'on the up ' . That seems a good indication to me . For a few years there I was thinking these subjects were becoming lost , but recently I notice a few of the 'young ones' seem to have a much better interest and approach .

 

[Sedim Haba]

Welcome, new here too! I'm a couple laps behind ya, not taking a wizard label either, despite wanting to. Same with Magician, you're old enough to know Uriah Heep, you know what I mean. I go by Shaman now, it's the closest label that fits, even if I always gotta say I'm not THAT kind of Shaman...

 

[Firetree]

Indeed , I rarely practice 'Western style ritual magick ' nowadays . .. sometimes I revisit old 'daily practice' . But when I mostly retired from that I spent more time getting into the indigenous stuff here ... so (maybe ) now more 'shamanic' * as I have an old friend that has since become an elder, teacher and sacred site guardian .

* is a borrowed term that seems to include a lot nowadays and is considered ' cultural misappropriation ' by the 'originals '

- if interested , try this :

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[Hermetika]

Welcome

 

[Sedim Haba]

Thanks for the linky! Ya, I get the origin, and it is the world's oldest faith system, you'd think we'd have a universal term, but there ya go.

It's a true term in operation, I have a Familiar (yes, another term that is oh-so-close-but-not-quite-there) and I will be a Healer eventually.

I've heard a saying. One does not seek the Path of the Shaman, the Path seeks you. Lucky ones have a mentor, a master. Unlucky ones like me... Ego Death.

 

[Firetree]

Just for a rare glimpse here is my teacher in such matters . This is from the older ; 'let's make a youtube about it ! ' days . This guy is 'for real ' ( meaning he used to ( he still might , we go in and out of contact a lot as we rely on 'coincidence' for our meetings - not modern media ) train and initiate young men of his 'tribe' . Real deal , in that , after training they go off naked and survive in the wilderness ( sub-tropical rain forest , part of the Gondwana National Parks ) for 3 months; which means starting from scratch - everything ; making your tools and weapons , hunting and gathering , etc . I have met some of them ... fine young men they are !

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