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Spellcasting
Posted in Latest News on January 1, 2009 by DocSensory Systems Divination
Posted in Divination with tags Fortune Telling on June 26, 2009 by DocIf you need to get a hold on the future, try this lesser-known method of divination. It will help you catch a glimpse of what lies ahead. Voodoo people use it. So did Celtic and Anglo-Saxon diviners, and the hunter-gatherer magicians from distant antiquity.
First off, you enter trance. Use the “sensory systems” method used in martial arts and cutting edge hypnosis. Simply sit or stand and focus on the input of your senses. Do it in any order, but use the following to start off with:
Sight: peripheral vision – what you can see out of the corners of our eyes.
Sound: what you can hear – bird song, the wind in the trees, the distant hum of traffic.
Touch: feel the cool breeze on your cheek or warmth of the sun on your arms.
Scent: notice the aroma of the flowers in your garden or window box; or simply become aware of the scents drifting on the air.
Taste: this is closely related to the sense of smell – become aware of the sensations in your mouth. There may be an after-taste of a meal or drink. If not, just become aware of how your tongue and mouth feels.
This method stills the chatter of the mind and induces a state of deep relaxation. You may need to channel through the senses a few times to get the desired effect. But eventually you will find you can enter trance within a few seconds.
Placing your attention on sensory experience will enhance your appreciation of the natural world. What’s more, when the chatter of the mind is stilled your imagination is free to seep into your everyday consciousness. Thus when you look up at the clouds, or look at the branches of a tree swaying in the breeze, you will see all sorts of shapes and images. In fact, even when looking at something as ordinary as the weave of a carpet while in trance can produce a powerful visionary state.
When I stare at the carpet in my study, I often see faces, animals, mythical beasts, and other images. What is happening is this: When in trance, the imagination comes to the forefront of consciousness and enters into dynamic interaction with the environment.
This form of visionary experience can be used to good effect in divining. It’s similar to using a crystal ball.
First you formulate a question. Then go into a trance and stare at whatever appeals to you – the weave of a carpet, clouds in the sky, or the leaves and branches on a tree.
When you begin seeing visions and images, you simply interpret their meaning according to the nature of the question you asked.
If you wanted to know if a friend is deceiving you and you see a fox or coyote, odds are they are deceiving you. But, remember: There are no set rules on this. It all depends on how you perceive given images. If you see the coyote or fox as cunning tricksters, then that is how you should interpret your vision.
Don’t read books that tell you how to interpret symbols. Make your own rules – that is the route to true magic power.
Cultivate The Way Of The Zen Warrior
Posted in Spirituality with tags Zen on June 23, 2009 by DocStress and worry plagues many of us in the Western world. Job and money worries figure high. A lot of people I know get in a high state of anxiety because their boss or a particular workmate is a psychological bully and is causing them grief. Or they’ve got serious money worries – up to their eyes in credit card debt. That kind of thing.
I’m lucky in many ways because I’ve never had a job. I’ve always worked for myself. But it’s not an easy path. I’ve been horribly poor and looked at what seemed like certain doom in the face.
Now you might imagine I use spells to counteract adversity and the associated worry and stress. But that isn’t typically my first level of attack.
My first is Mind Control. Let me tell you, this is the most powerful way to deal with ALL the trials and tribulations life throws at us.
Once you’ve controlled your mind, any spellwork you do will be 100% more effective. You might not even need to do spells – because your inner world will not be affected by the outer world. You will be free in your head.
So how do you go about controlling your mind?
There are many ways. But a simple technique called “mindfulness meditation” is a great way to start. Its roots are in Oriental Buddhist traditions of meditation. It doesn’t involve the more common deep-breathing approach found in yoga (called “pranayama”), but instead focuses on normal breathing. Which may be preferable to many.
You basically train yourself to be aware of your breathing – moment-by-moment. All stress reactions in the body are the result of autonomic nervous system arousal. What the meditation does is still or quiet that arousal by having the mind focus on what’s happening in the moment, instead of on fears, apprehensions, or concerns.
In other words, you exchange a negative mental attitude for a positive one.
Here’s how you practise mindfulness meditation…
Sit in a chair in a quiet room. Place your feet flat on the floor and slowly begin focusing your attention on your breathing. Feel your abdomen rise and fall. Gently push all other thoughts out of your mind. By concentrating only on breathing you will avoid feeling anxious. It simply won’t be a part of your mindset.
NOTE: It’s fine to stand up when doing this meditation. Keep feet shoulder width apart and knees slightly bent.
You can also practice this type of meditation in the hustle and bustle of city streets, on trains, planes, and subway trains. Just “being” for a while is not only a great way to relax, it is also revitalizing and can make all the difference to your day.
Dig deeper and you’ll find that mindfulness or “awareness” meditation was practiced by the ancient Samurai warriors of Japan. Their martial art was based on the mysterious and often contradictory spiritual path of Zen.
For them, the ability to concentrate on only one thing at a time with almost tunnel vision was crucial. In a combat situation, a split second’s waver in focus could mean the difference between life and death.
Martial arts expert and highly decorated Vietnam war veteran Lenox Cramer applies this to work life and stress. He says if you are concerned with one particular aspect of your life when you are trying to perform in another area, you can run into trouble on a purely practical level.
If you leave work still worrying about a tight deadline or seething from a run in with your boss, for example, and step out to cross a road – you could all too easily not notice an oncoming car or motorcycle. Another example where the consequences of stress can be fatal.
Cramer recommends following the way of the Zen warrior…
“The warrior would be thinking about walking, [and] observing the people around him, the flow of the traffic, his mind clear of the past until he was able to reflect on it in an area he knew was secure for his purpose,” he says.
Cramer believes the solution to stress and worry is to learn to compartmentalize your daily affairs.
“When a situation arises, do what you can to resolve it. If it is not resolvable, put it away in its own ‘compartment’ until such a time as you are directly faced with it again. Do not let it interfere with your other affairs or goals,” he says.
Having this attitude towards worry, annoyance, irritation, and all the other trials and tribulations of daily life, is the way ahead towards living a stress-free life. The only problem is you need a great deal of mental discipline to stay focused on living in the moment and silencing the internal dialogue.
The secret is to keep trying every day. See each moment of inner silence you achieve as a victory. Eventually you will gain the mental serenity of an ancient Samurai warrior – and stress will be a thing of the past.
Here’s some books to check out:
Incantation: The magic of poetry
Posted in Magic with tags Incantation on June 21, 2009 by DocAll over the world, indigenous shamans and sorcerers have used words and poetry – incantation – in their magick. Words most definitely have power, at least in the sense that we have invested them with power.
In Australia, some sorcerers were bards (poets) who used their skill with words to work enchantments. The Bunju-Yenjin of the Kurnai used to compose and sing potent love charms, which were regularly used to arrange marriages.
One of my favorite ways to cast spells is to play rhythmic and hypnotic riffs on the guitar, while focusing my mind on the results I want to achieve. I run a mental movie (or guided visualization) through my mind as I pump out the riff. I also improvise lyrics (incantations) to back up the visualization process. I literally sing the spell to life.
Incantation, or poetic magic, was particularly popular in Ancient Ireland. A sorcerer, who may or may not have been of the Druid caste, would stand on one foot, with one arm outstretched and with one eye shut. He or she would then chant an incantation in a loud and rhythmic voice.
This magical stance would also be performed in front of an oak tree or hawthorn bush to gain access to the kingdom of faery, or realm of the spirits.
Why not try some incantations yourself? Improvise and see what comes out. First go into a trance or meditate for a while. Then, when you’re fully relaxed, let your vocal chords work of their own volition – hum, moan, sing, chant, and let anything come out. You’ll find this is a great release and might even turn into a profound magickal experience.
A Ghost Story: Bristol, England
Posted in Paranormal with tags Bristol, Ghosts on June 17, 2009 by DocBack in the 1980s when I lived in Bristol, in the West of England, my friend Hal and I, had a disturbing experience as we walked back from a pub late one evening. We decided to take a short cut across Purdown, a large area of green space overlooking the city.
The route we chose passed the local psychiatric hospital, a large gothic looking building bordered by woods. As we walked through the cold and misty night, I remember feeling unusually nervous, like something bad was about to happen.
As we passed the hospital, Hal suddenly stopped and grabbed my arm. “There’s a woman over there,” he said quietly. I looked towards where Hal was pointing and saw the woman moving through the hospital gates towards us. She had very long black hair and was wearing a long white Victorian-style nightdress, that shimmered in the moonlight.
She started to beckon to us in a menacing way, a dreadful, macabre smile on her face. It was then I noticed something else. I turned to Hal and said, “She’s not walking, she’s floating…”
Although Hal was an ex-army man and no stranger to earthly dangers, the sight of this spectral woman proved too much. He started to run. “We’ve got to get out of here!” he shouted, pulling me along with him. Although I was curious, I decided not to stay behind and investigate. Something about the woman spelled danger.
Looking back I half-wish I hadn’t let my friend Hal drag me away from the menacing woman beckoning to us in the darkness outside the Bristol psychiatric hospital. But what if I’d gone with her? What would have happened? Would I have been transported into the very depths of Hell? I’ll never know. And for that I should probably be grateful.
Name Magic
Posted in Hoodoo with tags Magic, Names on June 10, 2009 by DocA regular visitor to this site was saying she was dissatisfied with her middle name…and I thought, “Then change it!”
There’s such power in names. Just think of the mega brands of our age: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google and so on. They’ve captured the imagination of the world, and have got enormously wealthy in the process.
But when it comes to your own personal name, changing it can change your whole life. It’s a powerful magical act.
And you don’t even have to legally change it. You might take a magical name like the old hoodoo doctors and bluesmen of the American South used to do. You’re known by this new name, but you still keep your birth name for business and legal purposes (like most of the bluesmen did).
In his book, “The African Presence in Caribbean Literature,” Edward Kamau Braithwaite explains that:
“The word ‘nommo’ (or name) is held to contain secret power. People feel a name is so important that a change in his name could transform a person’s life.”
Faith in the secret power of the name is nowhere more evident than in hoodoo magic. It’s the reason why Hoodoo doctors adopt animal names such as Dr. Fox, Dr. Crow and Dr. Snake (like the indigenous shaman, they assume the name of the bird or beast from which they draw their power).
For the hoodoo doctor, taking on a new name was a way of shaping personal destiny. It was the same for blues musicians like Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Ma Rainey, and Howlin’ Wolf (and it’s also true today with rappers and hip-hop artists).
They took on their names as an act of magical transformation.
You can do the same. If you decide to take it all the way and change your name legally, you’ll find it’s not hard to do, neither is it expensive.
The Magic of Divination
Posted in Divination with tags Playing Cards on June 3, 2009 by Doc
Last night I did a card reading for myself. I needed a little “divine” guidance. So I performed a divination rite using a pack of poker cards, my favored tool for getting a handle on the ebb and flow of fate.
Anyway, something peculiar happened…but I’ll come to that in a moment.
The reason I was doing a reading for myself was because I was in a bit of a quandary over a business issue, which needed a decision one way or another.
The only problem was I couldn’t make up my mind what to do. My left brain, the rational side, kept veering from one possible line of action to another. I was getting nowhere. So I decided to do a reading. If nothing else, I reasoned, it would bring my right brain, or subconscious, into the equation, which was likely to see the bigger picture.
I spent a few minutes entering a mild trance state. Then I shuffled the pack, cut it, and dealt three cards face down. I upturned the first; it was the three of diamonds, which I took to mean I should be true to myself.
The second card was the seven of hearts, which I interpreted as meaning I should be careful not to lose myself in fantasy. In other words, I should avoid letting my imagination color events, and should stick to the facts of the situation.
The third card was the ace of diamonds, which I see as symbolizing the material world and “solid matter” in general.
It could have been because the hour was late…but I was stumped by the last card. I couldn’t work out what it was trying to tell me. So I decided to deal another card for clarification. I thoroughly shuffled the pack and cut it…and the card that came off the top was the ace of diamonds. So much for clarification!
The obvious thing to do next was to shuffle and cut the pack again, and deal another card… So I did… and low and behold the ace of diamonds came up again! It was as if the whole pack consisted of that one card. Clearly I was being told something! You just don’t get the same card showing up time and time again – not when you’ve thoroughly shuffled and cut the cards.
After sitting quietly for a while, the meaning of the recurring ace of diamonds came to me. It meant that I should make my decision based on the purely material aspects of my quandary. I should literally add up the material benefits, if any, and take action purely on that basis, while, of course, staying true to myself and not indulging in fantasy generated from my left brain, the home of the internal dialog (inner chatter).
Anyway, after sleeping on it, I made my decision this morning. I won’t know the result for a week or so. But the important thing is my card reading led me to take action. And the fact that the ace of diamonds kept cropping up goes to show that the magickal realm, the twilight land, is never very far away…and will often jump into our world at the most unexpected moments. It’s just a question of taking heed of its message.
The Healing Power Of Voodoo
Posted in Spells, Voodoo with tags Healing on May 30, 2009 by Doc
Here’s a blow-by-blow account of a healing ritual from one of my readers called Syn, a very perceptive and naturally gifted sorceress from the U.S.
Here she is telling her story in her own words:
Some time ago I was looking for legal advice. This led me to meet a woman in her fifties who had a young outlook. And after spending a little time together, I told her I dabbled in the world of magick.
We talked a little about it, had a few laughs, and then moved on to talk about business. We ended up becoming firm friends and I’ve now known her for about three years.
On one of our most recent meet-ups, she said she hadn’t been feeling well. I asked her what the trouble was. She told me she was suffering from arthritis and psoriasis, both of which she’d had for some time.
Her condition had got so bad that she was on high dosage medications. It was her neck that seemed to be giving her the most trouble. She said she’d got an appointment booked to have it looked at. But jokingly asked if I could work some Voodoo on her.
She was not a believer in such things. So we laughed about it for a minute or two, then I looked at her and said:
“You know, Voodoo is NOT bad. Voodoo is actually a religion and if you compared it to what you know of as white magick and black magick, it is more like white magick. It’s a good thing.”
She looked unsure for a moment, then asked me to try some healing voodoo. The fact was, she was sick of conventional doctors and would be open to almost anything.
I told her that not everything I do works, but that I would give it my best shot.
Without hesitation, she gave me a lock of her hair, which I took home in an envelope that had her name and ailments written on it.
That week, she went to have an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) done on her neck and emailed me that they found a spur on the left side where it had been so painful.
I dabble in a lot of different magickal techniques. I’m no big expert on voodoo, but have learned enough that keeps me wanting to learn more. So when I look for something to work with for a given outcome or for healing, I look in different areas. For my friend, working with a poppet [voodoo doll] seemed to be the area to look into.
I was drawn to Doktor Snake’s Voodoo Spellbook. I went to the healing section and found the “Heal-All Spell”. After reading it, I decided this was the one I wanted to work with.
It was simple and straightforward (I like things simple!). Well, I’d never made a human poppet before, but the spell guided me to the page to do just that. It was very quick and easy. I made her poppet as directed. With every stitch I made, I filled my mind with strengthening and healing thoughts for my friend. My whole mind was focused; I let no other thoughts intrude.
I placed the lock of my friend’s hair on and around the neck area where it was most painful. I then wrapped the doll in white tissue paper, as instructed by Doktor Snake, until I was ready to do my work.
The time period and day I chose to do this work was the Tuesday following her MRI. I first did the opening ritual as described in Doktor Snake’s book then did the “Heal-All Spell”, but I added something of my own. I placed an unbroken, uncooked egg beside the poppet. This, I reasoned, would serve as a repository for the disease or illness to go into, as I didn’t want it to go into me!
I continued lighting the candles and saying the incantation for about two weeks. I recited the incantation each morning for as many times as seemed right. I would say and feel it a little louder each time until I was finished.
I let the candles burn all day unless, of course, I left the house. In which case, I would just relight them when I returned.
Doing this ritual over two weeks was my choice. I wanted to feel sure, in my mind, that my friend’s whole body would feel the healing. I felt that the spur in her neck was the focal point of all the aches and pains she felt throughout her body.
My friend later told me that the pain had gradually ebbed away, and she said she was going to see about reducing the dosage of her medication and, in the long run, cut it out altogether.
YEAH!!! SUCCESS!!!
She emails me once or twice a week on other matters, but always thanks me for my work in every email.
I also used Doktor Snake’s closing ritual and thanked the spirits and the poppet. I will give the poppet to my friend for continued good health and well being.
And now, four weeks after the MRI (which includes the two weeks of work), my friend’s pain has not returned. What’s more, she’s vacationing in Mexico with her hubby, feeling good and having a great time!
Now, my first experience with a hand made human poppet and Doktor Snake’s Spellbook has been a very rewarding one. So thank you Higher Powers and Doktor Snake, for sharing your work. Your book is a “Keeper” and right on top!
Thanks Syn. Very kind comments! But my Voodoo Spellbook is just a guide. The real healing power was in you. And the greatest strength of the work you performed is the way you improvised and followed your own intuition. Always listen to your inner spirit, or subconscious mind. That’s the key.
The Heal-All Spell can he found here.
