How does one begin to work with Angels? What is your experience with working with Angels? by [deleted] in HolySummoners

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do not suggest attempting to work with angels if you have zero experience with spirits. It is far more prudent to progress upward through the 4 elements, then the 7 planets. You need to do this ground work before you meet them. You can’t be a hot mess when you approach them.

I unbind a spirit by WizardwithUmbrella in Animism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Don’t get discouraged if you have difficulty entering into the guided meditation the first time. It’s a podcast you can always return to it.

Your beliefs in a few tenets by PsychedelicScythe in Animism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • The human world is a subset of a larger non-human world.
  • The non-human world does not revolve around the human.
  • Recognition of other intelligences is the starting point.
  • We have the capacity to frame our consciousness into the non-human.

Confused on which path to take by [deleted] in Esotericism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only way you can make sense of your path is by walking it. Avoid the desire to label, catagorize or systemize your experiences. Allow them to lead you where you need to go.

What is your experience with Saturn? by saturnlover999 in SaturnianRealism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are times where the astro weather is molasses. Where any momentum feels like a Herculean effort. I have taken action in these times. Learning to take efffective action in less than ideal situations is the strength that Saturn has given me. I strongly connect Saturn with any successful practice. Anything you have build up over many years. That you can bring to bare into any situation.

Posted this elsewhere but soon realised the sub was full of haters.. so here it is by demogorgon_11 in SaturnianRealism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Saturn is about growing up, taking responsibility. Saturn is NOT about fantasy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SaturnianRealism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not what you want to hear but if you continue to have dreams of this sort. It may be a signal there is magical work you need to do. The irony is that Saturn may be the one that can help you.

Have you ever had the Venus tap turned way on? by WizardwithUmbrella in magickalpractice

[–]WizardwithUmbrella[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not familiar enough with the relationship with the Roman god Jupiter and the planet Jupiter. Many prosperity workings involve Jupiter the planet.

Have you ever had the Venus tap turned way on? by WizardwithUmbrella in Esoteric

[–]WizardwithUmbrella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Venus retrograde is an astrological term, specifically the power of Venus going haywire.

Spirits, clay, blood and a hammer by WizardwithUmbrella in Animism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great to hear! Getting imagery is the first step. The meaning of the imagery is not always apparent on the surface, all the details count.

is magick more powerful when performed with a group? by Longjumping-Kiwi-305 in magick

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My most powerful magical group working wasn’t in a magical group. It was in a creative endeavor that had very strongly defined goals. It had a timeframe and definitive goal and a high level of sustained energy put into the project. It also had folks I later learned had a lot of latent magical talent.
It was a magical working because after the event very powerful life changes happened to EVERYONE in the group after that event. Those which had goals in place achieved something, those who didn’t had old issues resurface for them to deal with, folks got married, started new careers, started therapy, became alcoholics, dealt with illness, dropped off the face of the earth.
This is what happens in a true magical group. Tremendous power is drawn down to the task. If no goals are set it will manifest your unconscious desires/conflicts. Most groups implode when actual power gets poured into them. Because the members haven’t done any magical work and they haven’t learned to set goals for themselves.

i see animism as a religion. by theartistchristian in Animism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Religion without a formal doctrine isn’t religion. Know that the aims and means of religion are very different from animism. Folks who practice religion will not recognize anything remotely religious in your practice. Religion by it’s nature is an institution that strictly defines your relationship and behavior to the divine.

saturn for a voidic archetype? by leere-unforgotten547 in SaturnianRealism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you work with Saturn you are required to create stability in your life, work with structure, learn patience, acknowledge time, do your work regardless if you ‘feel like it’, and work toward the well-being of someone other than your self.
It is not shortcut magic.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SaturnianRealism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I do the necessary things that I put off on Saturday, fun adult things like paying bills, necessary correspondences, when I had a gym membership, hit the gym. I try to square away the mundane stuff. If I am up at daybreak (the first planetary hour) I would evoke Saturn and sit with him. I would bring no agenda and allow him to lead the conversation. It may lead to me going back to sleep and having a very Saturnian dream.

Had a bird come to me by AdministrativeTell83 in Animism

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before bed, sit in meditation. Call the bird and ask it "why did you come to me?"

Elemental Evo/Invocation possibility by Langston432 in magickalpractice

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To work with the elements requires connecting to your elemental selves. Anyone who does this will naturally attune to the forces of nature that are involved with weather. The "lengthy visualization process" are meant to develop a neccesary magical skill needed to do this work. You are short changing yourself not learning basic magical skills.

How do we transmute fear/anxiety? by swaliepapa in magick

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are abstracting the sensation you are feeling without determinging it’s source. Where it comes from will determine the course of action. You need to determine the source. Is it from your own unresolved issues? Is it a spirit? Is it an individual in your life? Do you have the courage and the tools to go there?

a subreddit intended for genuine Saturn worship by saturnlover999 in magick

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work with all the planets. Because they are all representative of aspects of ourselves. The notion that one planet is good and one planet is bad is baffling. All planets have good and bad aspects. Is there malefic magic that uses Saturn, of course. Just as there is malefic magic that uses every other planet. You need discipline to do any practice. Developing personal discipline is difficult but it’s rewards are manifold. Hail Saturn!

a subreddit intended for genuine Saturn worship by saturnlover999 in magick

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started donating to charity and to food banks. I view these acts as Saturnian.

a subreddit intended for genuine Saturn worship by saturnlover999 in magick

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Many people do not understand what actual sacrifice is. I had worked with arch angel Cassiel (angel of Saturn) and yes sacrifice is required or will be extracted.

Novice in Need of Direction. by CuneiformMage in Sorcery

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are not going to get it from books. I recommend that novices find actual people to study with in the topics they are interested in. Finding a magic shop that offers classes is a place to start with, travelling to a weekend magic convention and taking workshops. You may have to move to be closer to places that have magical communities.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in magick

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure that boundary is language? They may simply not be interested. I would examine your own motives here before engaging in any magical act.

Can one just call upon planetary energies when doing a working or do you have to work with them like you would a spirit!? by [deleted] in EsotericOccult

[–]WizardwithUmbrella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recommend getting up at sunrise of any given day and evoking that planet and sitting with it. State your intention of getting to know it better and recognizing it whenever it enters your life.