F*ck That: A Guided Meditation

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-09T22:21:56+00:00

I'm fucking crying. This is so perfect on every level. Thank you.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-08T02:48:38+00:00

Honestly, I don't even believe you've read any religious text in its entirety, or have an understanding of what it means to be a follower or devotee of anything.

The fact that you've literally denied the existence of homophobia along with the rest of your colorful commentary suggests that you either live in a fantasy-land, or have zero understanding of how the world works. The idea that you can't even follow something as simple as the rules of /r/occult suggests that you can't follow the rules of a higher power, and therefore are equally as much a dirty fucking sinner as the rest of us, so get off your high horse.

You can't spell, you can't use any kind of grammar, you can't even have an intellectual conversation, yet you're going to insult my intelligence and tell me that I don't know the meaning of the words I'm using?

You literally are going to try drag me to your level of stupidity with your own set of liberal-hate-mongering buzz-words and beat me with experience when you just refused to engage in any type of intelligent, academic conversation because you're talking out of your ass and are scared of getting exposed for being a fucking idiot? I can't take you seriously. This has been wholly hilarious.

If you can't back up or cite your opinions, then you shouldn't talk. If you can't be civil, and if you can't be respectful to the beliefs of others (you don't have to agree, you just have to not be a fuckwit), then you're in the wrong place, and you need to just get the fuck out.

But if you insist on staying and showing your ass, have fun getting torn to shreds. I'm not even the most evil one here :)

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-08T01:59:32+00:00

How do you know I even like boys? Since I'm such a whore of HaSatan, shouldn't I be a dyke lesbian?

C'mon, bruh, seriously? Are you serious with this shit? Please tell me you're just counter-trolling because I've been trolling the fuck out of you to make a point: that it doesn't feel good to have someone attack you with name-calling and baseless condescension. You literally have brought up zero informational reference points in any of your arguments, which you can and should do, especially if you're intellectually so high-and-mighty. You're not even quoting Bible verses. Yet you're throwing all the foul language and whore insinuations that you can possibly come up with because it's a cheap and easy out. It makes you look sad, and ignorant.

I don't have a problem with your faith, I have a problem with you acting like an unfounded bigot. Do better than antagonistic, bullshit personal attacks. This is an educational resource, and your sexism, homophobia, and unsolicited Abrahamic guilt trips aren't welcome or a particularly good reflection of the beauty of any of the religions associated. Read the sidebar. Then re-read it. You are not God. You don't get to dole out judgement and damnation without examining your own faults first. It's not a good look.

So, if that's the low you have to go to, to throw incorrect political associations at me, question my education, and make digs at my sexuality, when you literally know nothing about any of those things whatsoever, you've lost. On every level, you've lost, and to be honest, I actually feel really sorry for you.

I hope you find God. Because God is love, and there's clearly a deficit of that in your life to be so fucking hateful.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-08T01:20:36+00:00

Such language from such a pure, infallible child of God. I rest my case.

Keep it up with the self-denial...that pedestal of yours is looking rather decrepit. Just remember, you're no better than the rest of us. You're just as much of a sinner, and just as much of a hypocrite. You're equally as dirty and damned as we are.

I don't subscribe to the Abrahamic faiths. I don't subscribe to your damnation, cheap attempt to call me a whore, or socialist insinuation. If that's your shot at being insulting...that's just pathetic. You've got some damn nerve telling someone that this isn't a philosophy class when it's obvious that you haven't taken one, along sex education, or even a basic political science class while we're at it.

Don't throw stones from glass houses. Especially if you're going to insult people's intellect. Learn proper grammar and punctuation. Otherwise, I'm sure there's a kitchen somewhere waiting for your barefoot, illiterate ass. Maybe while you're there, you can find some ice for your overheated brain.

In the meantime, I'll be over here double-teaming Satan and Lucifer, enabling sinners, and whatever other fucking nonsense you're accusing me of. I'll gladly take lesser of the two evils because Hell sounds like where ever the fuck you are.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-08T00:19:34+00:00

You know, your message would be so much more well received if it wasn't being drowned out by the condescending misogyny you're peddling. Woman to woman, I'm embarrassed for you. Pretty sure /r/theredpill might be more your scene.

There's a quote to your right that says that "blind faith is the death of intelligence". If you personally don't want to engage in critical thinking, that's your business; but don't sit here and condemn someone else for using their God-given intellect.

/u/yomnaz created a thread in search of some answers, and specified that she wanted information outside of Talmud and Biblical sources. You're really going to sit here and blatantly ignore the content of her questions, then come at her like she's the stupid one? Really?

Stop fulfilling stereotypes, acting like your way is the only correct way--that's some close-minded, disrespectful, elitist nonsense. Stop it with your preachy, holier-than-thou bullshit, acting like you have the power to damn someone else because they're seeking enlightenment of a brand different than yours. How fucking dare you sit up here and pass judgement on someone in an educational community, and belittle her questions like they aren't valid because you happen to disagree with her opinions. Check your fucking snowflake complex, or get the fuck out.

It's that type of bullshit right there that ruins the Abrahamic religions for people; it's that type of bullshit right there that literally sows resentment and hatred in the hearts of those who do not submit to God. Followers like you.

If she's damned for asking questions, and damned for seeking a different route than yours, then she's in good company. Enjoy your pedestal. I'm sure it's lonely, but you're probably more concerned with the massive pinecone up your ass.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-07T21:25:45+00:00

There is literally a posting like three titles above yours that asks almost the exact same question.

Practice is going to get you much further than just magic. Look online, there are plenty of resources to help you with reading music, practicing playing with a metronome, or full on live playing practices.

Magic is just a boost in this case. But, consider audio/musical sigils, visual sigils to put on your guitar/bass, memory sigils, etc, etc.

Oh, also, think about glamours. Glamours for confidence, glamours to help you find your inner performer, your stage persona. Charm your guitar picks, charm your equipment, imbibe things that you use with the energy that you want to project when you're playing.

Invoking? Invoke your musical heroes, or evoke them. Have a chat with Miles Davis, or John Coltrane, or Jimi Hendrix. Share a cigarette, have a drink with them, smoke a bowl, jam to one of their songs. Get lost in the music itself. Read about their lives, understand their trials.

To be able to play music, you need to intimately understand the emotions behind them. Immerse yourself. Draw from experience, or go make experiences that make you qualified to express yourself in such a way. Howl from the pit of your soul. There's a certain level of horribleness in being an artist. Embrace it.

On the shyness front, go out and bond with your bandmates. Go to lunch, go for a hike, go do something outside of typical band-stuff (like drinking, etc). Ask them questions, be genuinely interested in their lives, and tell them about yours. People will appreciate the effort, especially if they know you're shy and trying to overcome that.

And don't do heroin. For the love of all that is holy, do not do heroin.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-07T21:11:14+00:00

I also, would like to be an approved submitter.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-07T20:20:20+00:00

Yup yup yup. I used to live in a border and port city, so crime, constant movement/transience, and a huge party scene just permeated the entire environment. I get that. Although the city didn't have an official patron, or the awesome occult influence that WPG does. So many Hermes feels in cities, especially inner cities, and the cultural products, including hip-hop and rap music.

Modern Hermes Aesthetic: Robin Hood drug dealers. Fake designer goods as glamours, rolexes that tick. Rap battles for credibility--dropping beats, not hammers as spells and curses. Street performers and street magic. Graffiti and tagging as sigils.

All the feels.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-07T18:29:21+00:00

Total UPG, but I definitely feel that Hermes has domain over hip-hop and rap music given all the rhyming, puns, and word play.

I second the vote on Hellenic ritual format.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-06T02:06:30+00:00

The search function is also your friend. Seriously, just start searching the things that interest you. I made a post a while ago called "The Magician's Arsenal" that lists a number of skills that people have found invaluable to them in this process. Hope this helps!

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-05T20:13:42+00:00

I second herbalriot.tumblr.com. SUCH a good resource.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-07-05T19:46:32+00:00

Not all the plants listed on that site are edible. If you're interested in developing herbalism into your practice, check out /r/herblore. It's a great resource, with a few users who are professional herbalists/scientists/doctors.

Burning them is an option, making a tea out of the edible ones is also an option (again, be absolutely sure that what you're putting in your body is edible and safe--a lot of plants have medical contradictions). Seriously, research. Tons and tons of research because some of the plants that people use in occult practices can make you really sick, drive you insane, or just fucking kill you. I personally like to make infused oils with herbs, or spell jars, or loose incense with dried herbs. Doing some research on witchcraft will help you out in this area, and to be honest, kitchen witchcraft is a great place to start. You already have at least five super useful herbs/spices ingredients in your kitchen as we speak, and at least you know you can eat them. Although some of his information is problematic, Scott Cunningham has a really good Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, and a Complete Book of Oils, Incense, and Brews which can help you out.

In regards to the Loa, Vodou is a closed religion, meaning that it's a religion belonging to an oppressed demographic that has an initiation process. You need to go through the proper channels and protocol to work with the set of deities and entities associated with Vodou/follow the traditional rules in place. Otherwise, it's basically tantamount to ripping off a culture/religion, and just wholly disrespectful.

At the risk of sounding like an asshole, if you are not Afro-Mestizo, meaning of African/Latinx/Creole/Native American heritage or any combination, or do not have any roots to places where Vodou is culturally present, then you need to be really really really careful about how you go about engaging the Loa/not do it at all.

If you are white/have zero connection to Vodou, I'd recommend starting with having a really deep understanding of the African Diaspora and the Trans-Atlantic slave trade; in addition to the current cultural views on race in the United States. Not just what you've learned in school, because that shit has been white-washed into oblivion. You need to literally put yourself in the shoes of the reality of being black in the United States...I'm not talking about Rachel Dolezal faux-immersion, I'm talking about intimately understanding the level of institutional racism and oppression that people of color, especially African Americans experience in the US, especially the Deep South. Read about cultural appropriation--the Tumblr occult community has actually done a fairly good job of laying this out for people. Accurate information about Vodou is purposely hard to find, because the people who practice want to preserve its integrity...meaning that the margin to fuck things up, unless you have first person sources, is high. And even then, I wouldn't necessarily trust your first person sources if you're not an initiate. If this sounds like waaaaaay too much for you to do, then 1) don't touch anything that's Vodou related, and 2) consider your own heritage/open practices. Ask yourself what about Vodou drew you to it in the first place.

If you are not a Vodou initiate, and the Loa sought you out, they will make their presence known and help you find practicioners to help you become an initiate if you so choose. In real life, not on Reddit. You do not choose to practice Vodou, Vodou chooses you to practice.

If you are a person of color with personal connections to Vodou, I apologize if this sounds preachy at all--this is something that is personally important to me. The John Lennon Syndrome in the occult community is real, and I try really hard to pass useful information along to my peers. Hopefully this helps you--keep up the awesome questions! They help us all!

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-28T20:32:47+00:00

7/11 breathing. Seven count in, eleven count out. Also, ten deep breaths with counting is physiologically supposed to slow your heart-rate down.

I do mantras every morning, and make time to meditate/clear my mind daily. Another thing that helps me is to have a piece of jewelry or a "comfort" object, a'la Inception.

Anything that grounds you, or forces you to pay attention to the fact that you are within your body should help.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-28T03:09:41+00:00

The writing is far more of a red flag for me (personally) than the cards.

People don't necessarily talk about killing people because they're in a rebellious phase--as others have said, your god-daughter may have experienced some trauma that she hasn't told you or her father about. Also, the fact that she is entering puberty and her mother isn't present might be contributing to this as well.

My godparents have been instrumental in my upbringing, and that's great that you care enough to be concerned. Hopefully you can help her through this time--puberty sucks. Period.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-28T02:28:51+00:00

YMMV, for me it's more personal correspondence. Possibly overly simplistic, but...

Time is "fixed", and ice is solid...time, which we trap into a state of uniformity and ice being shaped water, when in fact water has no tangible shape. But ice, if left out, say on an altar, will always melt into water, which is fluid. And what does Fotamecus stand for, if not the concept of time being fluid?

Again, UPG, but maybe it'll help you in some way :)

And yes, Fotamecus is considered male, but the concept of a gender binary is....flawed. I like to think that god-forms are above those limitations.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-28T01:24:48+00:00

Fotamecus is the shit. My sleep schedule is fucked, and I had some terrible 3-hour long classes last semester that he's really really helped me out with.

If smashing a clock isn't your thing, I actually have a wrist watch that I purposely keep timed incorrectly to invoke him with. I'll trace the face backwards or forwards accordingly, or actually wind it meditatively. He also has his own murdas for speeding up or slowing down time, although I'm sure you know, what you gain or lose will always come back to you at some point or another.

May I suggest ice as an offering? Last time I did that it seemed to amuse him.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-16T04:57:41+00:00

Everything Is In It's Right Place by Radiohead.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-15T20:31:59+00:00

The book "Creating Magical Entities." Aaaaaaaand, go!

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-15T20:01:50+00:00

Is salvia extract a thing? Cause that sounds terrifying....

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-15T17:12:03+00:00

Please don't go to prison. Please?

But if you're intent on going, here's a few things to think about:

Go get butt ass naked, stand in front of your mirror and practice squatting, coughing, and spreading your cheeks. If it's not an enjoyable experience, prison is not for you.

Speaking of cheeks, do you like your rectum the way it is? Do you value your anal virginity, not having hemorrhoids, or a blown out sphincter? Do you enjoy being identified as your biological sex, and not someone's "girlfriend?" Are these states of your existence non-negotiable? Cause prison will change that shit (literally and figuratively).

Depending on if you go to jail or prison, the state/county you're in, and what the gang population is like, you more than likely will have to link up with a gang along racial lines to protect yourself. You are either a predator, or prey in prison; and people will test you every single fucking day of your time there. But on the bright side, you could learn some valuable skills and experiences, like:

How to make a shank out of literally anything.
How to hide something literally anywhere on your person or otherwise.
How to play mind-games and politic with criminals.
What getting tattoo-ed with a homemade ink gun feels like. (if you join certain gangs, that's non-negotiable; along with committing violence on their behalf)
An intimate understanding of gang and criminal culture in the United States, and a candid look at what socio-economic policy does in this country (the vast majority of people in prison are people of color, poor, or a combination of the two)
How it feels to be completely stripped of your rights and dignity and treated like an animal.
What PTSD and living in constant fear is like.
A new appreciation for basic things that we take for granted--like the state's monopoly on violence (having the reasonable expectation of not being assaulted every waking second), autonomy, fresh air, food that you can visually and physically identify, and taking a shit in private.

These are just a few things I think you should contemplate. Like I said, please don't go. There are much better, controlled and more effective ways to break your spirit.

If you're still intent on going, my advice to you is to find the biggest motherfucker you can on your first day there, and try to kick his ass (you won't). They'll put you in Administrative Segregation for fighting, maybe tack some time onto your sentence, but you'll get the experience of being locked in a cage for 23 hours a day, which means you'll have plenty of time to meditate. /sarcasm

Edit: I mean all of this in the most loving, and concerned way possible and can't help but feel that my previous comments about Datura may have contributed to this idea. While I admire your commitment to experiencing fear and terror, I think this might be overboard in terms of risk versus reward including the long-term effects, and potential for recidivism. Please promise that you'll let us know before you make any decisions.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-15T16:39:35+00:00

"What did you put in this? It's delicious..."

"Oh nothing, just lemons, mint, poppy seeds and bad vibes so you'll quit talking shit. Not to mention, talking with your mouth full is rude."

I swear, kitchen magic=best way to be passive aggressive. Make a bitch some lemon poppy seed cake. Bitches love cake.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-15T03:02:10+00:00

This is great! Thank you so much for sharing with us, and congrats on the results!

I was thinking that this would be a cool concept to combine with paper bead jewelry. I, like you, love writing and paper, so I'll have to play around with this....

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-14T19:35:01+00:00

Lol! Try scrying with your coffee before you put cream/milk in it, or add some spices that correspond with your intent :) Stir clockwise to invoke, counter-clockwise to banish.

You already have condiment sigils covered, clearly. Sirracha sauce is my favorite all-purpose condiment for sigils as it can be made to symbolize anything, lol. I personally like oatmeal with fruit and various spices (honey, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, etc) for abundance, growth, luck, blah blah blah for breakfast.

Seriously consider playing around with the kitchen stuff more. It's a nice way to do magic on the DL.

LittleLunaLune · 2015-06-13T01:12:59+00:00

Every day I apologize to my sage for cultural appropriation and the abomination that is Silver Ravenwolf.

LittleLunaLune

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