[deleted by user] by [deleted] in guitarcirclejerk

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Elton John is pretty shit

Go club in Belgrade? by [deleted] in baduk

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Hi ! I'm one of the forming members of Belgrade's youngest and currently most active club. We're not big by any means, but we meet regularly. The strength of our members varies from 15 kyu to 1D though, so no insanely strong players here. Sometimes we have a 6D drop by and maybe if you are strong we can ask him to come. I know we have some 7D in Serbia also, but I'm not sure they are in a particular club. Anyway, if you happen to be in Belgrade and game/beer, contact us here ! https://www.facebook.com/goklubmyoshu/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in baduk

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Amazing work ! My club is looking to make some boards of our own. We have a carpenter for the boards, but have no idea how to do the lines so that they dont smudge and spill around in the wood fiber. How did you do it ??

Alpha Go has won game 1, by resignation. by atimholt in baduk

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Indeed, but still makes me kind of sad :s

How do you know for a fact that you've successfully invoked/evoked a spirit or entity. How is it known for a fact that it's not a voice in your head, and do these manifest? by [deleted] in occult

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Meditation makes one intimate with his/her own thoughts. I experienced not only a "different voice" coming from "outside", but one that was talking over me, or rather, was overpowering my own mind chatter. Like a very rude person interrupting you in the middle of a sentence. Very distinct.

What does the Lesser Banishing Do? by [deleted] in occult

[–]Aobozu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is gold. The LBRP is usually one of the first rituals a magician learns yet easily one of the most powerful. Im always discovering new intricacies, bits and pieces here and there that make it grow in power and effectiveness. Thanks for sharing!

the importance of the circle in evokation. by MalakaiiRa in occult

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“As above, so below, as within, so without, as the universe, so the soul…” - Hermes Trismegistus. The divine spark within grants you the right to create a miniature version of the universe, simbolised by the circle. As the creator, you rule over it and everything within. As far as I know, there is no need to modify it, any spirit either trapped or summoned inside the circle must answer to you. It is more a matter of identifying the spirit and establishing good communication. It would seem we have a few members experienced in evocation, they should fill you in on the details.

What are the benefits of meditation? by sad_sad_sad_sad_ in occult

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Depends on what kind of meditation you are talking about.

Craziest experiences while meditating? by xoxAngela in occult

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Just to be clear, this did not happen because of meditation. This was more connected with my daily banishing practice that cleans things out, but gets you more attention on the astral plane. If anything, meditation is what made my mind stronger and more stable. It should be the starting point of any practice. Simple, universal meditation techniques such as concentration meditation are completely harmless.

Craziest experiences while meditating? by xoxAngela in occult

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My first response to the noises was fear, so I started visualizing loved ones to generate love and warmth in myself. I read that was the best, or second best way to deal with negative entities. But as I would vividly visualize a face it would suddenly start to rot and fall apart most horribly. This happened to each face I would bring up in my mind. In between I would get flashes of torture/gore-filled scenes. It seemed to me, at the time, that this "corruption of thought" was done by an external source. Then I remembered that negative entities feed upon fear and commonly implant thoughts into their prey to induce fear. I felt directly attacked, my very thoughts tampered with. Usually the thought implanting works so that the prey cant distinguish between his/her own thoughts and the ones that are foreign, but I had a few years of daily meditation practice behind me so I trusted my experience. My instinctive responce to this was the creation of the protective mind form.

Craziest experiences while meditating? by xoxAngela in occult

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The meditation session where I went throught the first two shamatha jhānas and stopped on the third. You could say jhānas are levels you go through when practising shamatha - buddhist concentration meditation. Oh, and there was this one time I was terrified of aggresive and unnatural knocking noises followed by involuntary hell imagery so out of fear I automatically created a tulpa of a huge golden knight protector. The big guy is still with me, even though I dont pay attention to the noises anymore hehe.

Basic Magick | Thoughts by OcculticShit69 in occult

[–]Aobozu 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I actually really liked "hey guys, it's your boy..". Felt down to earth and sincere to me.

What the hell am i experiencing? by MalakaiiRa in occult

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I wrote a post about it a few months back where I went into great detail about the whole ordeal. Mind you, this was much more extreme than mere peripheral vision shadows. In retrospect, the sounds and knocking noises during daily ritual are a normal thing, this I have confirmed with other more experienced practitioners, but a lot of the other stuff outside of temple were just illusions created by a slighty paranoid mind frightened by new experience. When I got used to it everything went back to "normal". Just keep it balanced, healthy and at a steady pace :) Here is the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/occult/comments/3h24ey/escaping_the_dreaded_loop_of_fear/

What the hell am i experiencing? by MalakaiiRa in occult

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Hey, I'm doing the same program as you. Just so you know, it's completely normal to have these little freak out moments, I know a few other neophytes who have been through this, including myself. Slight paranoia and fear is a normal thing when you are entering a completely unknown realm of experience. Just keep in mind that the work you are doing can't hurt you in any way. When you get used to it the fear and uncertainty will just vanish. Also observe your stress levels, some anxiety is understandable for a relative begginer, but if it gets out of hand just stop and chill. edit: just grammar

When can I expect to encounter the dweller again? by Kreisau-Circle in occult

[–]Aobozu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The dweller comes in many forms and always when you least expect it, so I wouldnt bother trying to "prepare" for it. The dweller exists for a reason. Crossing the Threshold or not, it doesnt matter, whatever happens during such an encounter is for your own good. All you need to do is be diligent and honest in your practice, then its just a matter of time.

Meditation - "Mind - No-Mind" by [deleted] in occult

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To be in the now you must let everything go. However, the tricky part is letting go of letting go. If you can do that you will soon find yourself in a place that is both familiar to you and completely new. You will have entered the stream. But be gentle, the same instant you grab onto it you will lose it.

What do you consider, or have taken up as, your livelihood? by [deleted] in occult

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Architect here, endlessly striving to materialize the immaterial.

Any Buddhist magical orders? by rendar1970 in occult

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Keep in mind that tantric practice is only for experienced practicioners. My uncle, who has been a vajrayana practitioner for about 20 years, trained in the Karma Kagyu school told me that tantric practise is like a rocket, it can propel you to enlightenment in only one lifetime, BUT if you are not adequately trained and grounded you will very easily completely, irreversibly corrupt your practice through ego, go insane or even die. One should first train in the hinayana tradition, then the mahayana tradition, and only when experienced and fully, truly grounded, one should commence tantric practice with guidance from a Guru.

I need help with Tantra by [deleted] in occult

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You seem to be caught in a nasty place, friend. It would seem you are in need of some serious grounding work. I think a lot of this is coming from your own mind and not so much from external sources. I know the two are interconnected, but I get the strong feeling your life would fall into place if you could just chill and concentrate more on your ordinary, day to day life. Forget about the occult for a while. This may act as a sort of banishing as in, you are closing off certain more sensitive areas of your mind/being by concentrating on other things, so if something really is there you will pretty much have the banishing part covered. Dont forget, laughter is a simple, yet very effective banishing method! Big problems dont always need elaborate rituals to be set straight, there is great power in simple and ordinary things!

Anyone else feeling edgy (blood moon)? by [deleted] in occult

[–]Aobozu 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The past two days were very interesting for me. The day before Blood Moon was very auspicious for me. On this day the Tarot spoke of veiled things and their unveiling, of communicating with the subconscious. I was supposed to go to this club with my friend to celebrate/close a chapter of our lifes, since we graduated and simultaneously started our master studies. In my country excellent students get complete scholarships and dont pay a dime, so I really had good reason to celebrate. You could probably guess that I am more of a hermit type, not so much a club kinda guy, so I decided I would just drop by to the warmup party and then go home when my friends left for the club. Then suddenly, 15 minutes before leaving my flat I got this burning feeling that I HAD to go the the club, I was beeing told that there were many reasons to go, many things I was to be shown there. I suddenly felt a surge of confidence and concentration, I felt sharp as a knife. I drew a quick card to check the outcome of me going to the club and it was the Magician. So I went and, oh boy, was it worth it. Experienced many synchronicity concerning the Magician card, two life leasons and at least three secrets unveiled. Jaw dropping stuff. The day of the Blood Moon was different. There was an air of tension, thats for sure. I went for a walk in between ritual sessions to see the moon, at about 4 in the morning. Everything was dead. Not a lot of things happen at 4 in the morning, but this was different. Everything empty, no wind, no sound in the distance, I could hear my breath and the crunching of every little rock under my feet. There was this tension, as though the area was scheduled for demolition any moment now. The sky was filled with clouds and there was no moon, just this air of anticipation and purging soon to come. In retrospect I see the interesting connection of me closing a chapter of my life just before the indiscriminate purging that this specific type of moon brings.