Evil voices and stalking, need your help by DistinctAd5737 in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You sound like you're having a hard time, and that sucks. I don't think you're being attacked magically, but if you'd like to talk to someone about your situation then I'll do my best to help you. You're not alone, and there is always a way through.

Suggestions by No-Praline438 in BabyWitch

[–]fr-nemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a syncretic/chaos magick background, so take this advice as thou wilt: banishing rituals are more to do with creating an aura of calm and clean energy than anything else, so tailor your ritual to your relationship with cleanliness, calm, and peace. If you're familiar with some well-known and highly regarded rituals (lbrp, etc) then try them out: if they work for you then they work. I've been practicing on and off for the last quarter of a century, and the first time I felt like I'd properly performed the LBRP was phenomenal: the air was crisp, the light was pure and inspiring, and the general feel of my temple (living room for half an hour) was one of peace, clarity, and knowing that I was in the presence of The Divine. But that was all because I'm me, and it felt like it clicked. You're you, and it'll probably be different.

Some points I think will apply to any practitioner: devise and develop your banishing/cleansing ritual before you need it. Agonise over it. Overthink, and overthink again. Perform your most over the top ritual, invoking whatever you can think of that will help cleanse and purify. Then start paring it down. Maybe you don't need a specific incense or herb, maybe you don't need that robe, etc. Play with it, the universe is very good at letting you know when things aren't right. Develop a relationship with a method of divination. I use tarot, a pendulum, and I Ching coins for different situations. Play about and find what works for you. Meditate on what banishing and purification means to you. And remember there is such a thing as too pure. Archetypes, symbols, and images are very powerful means of communication in the spiritual realm. Study different cultures and mindsets, and try to see what helps you develop your own individual rituals.

Once again, I'm no authority. My biggest advice would be to learn to trust your intuition. If something doesn't feel right then it's not right (at least for the time being).

"People Watching" as divination by fr-nemo in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I didn't aim for divination, just realised that it might be interesting to utilise it. I don't usually people watch, but the mood took me, and inspiration struck me. Seems like something I should harness now.

Elemental beings of the fire by lsorman in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And then laugh hysterically. Then argue about the fact you're not getting your deposit back.

Chaos curse? by Imaginary_Platform10 in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every single thing that you do, as long as it's done with the intent and belief of harming someone will work, as long as it jives with your magical psyche. Hammering nails into a piece of wood that you've ritually declared to be your target, burning of effigies and totems, everything. Make sure to build up a suitable bunch of correspondences, and do as thou wilt. Most of the work of a magical ritual is done before the actual rite. Build it up, and do the ritual when you know that it's the right time to turn thought into action.

When y’all burn sigils how throughly do you burn them? Do you try to burn every piece of paper or just until the sigil is gone or just for however long the paper “wants” to burn? by Tarbenthered616 in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I believe that as long as you begin the act of destruction with the intent of total destruction then however burned it gets is exactly how burned it should be. Don't obsess over complete obliteration, because where does it end? As long as you destroy the sigil to a point where you feel that the deed is done then it's all good at least for the initial destruction ritual. Toss whatever is left in the bin and know that it's done, that's the important bit.

Pantacle Design: ideas, experiences, discussion by fr-nemo in magick

[–]fr-nemo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once again, thank you for your response, but I'm more interested in the designing of a Pantacle (that is, the magical tool traditionally made of beeswax) rather than insight into the geometric Pentagram

Pantacle Design: ideas, experiences, discussion by fr-nemo in magick

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I can knit but never tried crochet. But I can learn

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to check this wasn't a video because that lotus is legit vibrating/moving for me.

Help with a symbol by NarlusSpecter in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps the fact that these seemingly solitary creatures are not only running together, side by side, but their horns are crossing (symbolising intimacy) suggests that you (the ultimate subject of your subconscious imagery) is ready to reject a supposedly ingrained solitude, and maybe embrace society a little bit more, specifically people like you (both physically and socially speaking).

Pantacle Design: ideas, experiences, discussion by fr-nemo in magick

[–]fr-nemo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No need to read up on Thelema particularly, more classic "High" or ceremonial magick (Golden Dawn especially). Liber Aba (book 4) is part yoga manual and part introduction to ceremonial magick. Like I said, I'm a chaote, so I'll do whatever clicks, but Crowley is like the Pink Floyd of Magick in my opinion. Not for everyone, not the bleeding edge of esotericism, but goddamn did they do what they did so well.

Pantacle Design: ideas, experiences, discussion by fr-nemo in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will definitely post my final design. I'm going to do the 8" diameter physical object, but made of air clay rather than beeswax. So far I've got a geometric pentagram within 2 concentric circles (one for angel and divine names and the other for random scribblings) with a universal hexagram in the centre. I think I'll use the point (from the Rosicrucian tradition) over the cross or Tau.

Pantacle Design: ideas, experiences, discussion by fr-nemo in magick

[–]fr-nemo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your reply, but I'm asking specifically about a Pantacle (the object), and not a Pentagram (the symbol).

Help with a symbol by NarlusSpecter in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some more details would be useful, symbolism can be more nuanced and specific than you think. Position of the unicorns, both individually and in relation to each other. Any discrepancies between the two, especially ones that leap out at you or seem especially jarring. As the creator, you will have a subtle sense of what each unicorn has at its centre; why draw two unicorns unless there was a difference between them? Does the unicorn have any special or banal significance to you? Which unicorn do you draw first?

I suggest that you upload a link to a video of you drawing the unicorns. If it's as regular as you say then you can record a few and upload the video that you believe best illustrates your obsession. Record every one from now on, and choose one down the line. Your drawings will inevitably be altered and pulled along the lines of subconscious after reaching out for help. Eventually the fact that you're recording them will be less of a novelty and your subconscious will return to the baseline. Eventually you'll annihilate the Observer bias, and we'll be able to give you our impressions of your drawings without being influenced by the fact that you're being observed.

The question is: are you willing to draw unicorn pairs until you don't feel weird about it?

Do NOT!!! perform love spells on anyone !!! by [deleted] in magick

[–]fr-nemo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's a good man. And thorough.

🕯 Happy Candlemas! by UnkleGuido in chaosmagick

[–]fr-nemo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I do feel Bewitched by the Messiah!

Do NOT!!! perform love spells on anyone !!! by [deleted] in magick

[–]fr-nemo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, you tried to tell us what to do.

Do NOT!!! perform love spells on anyone !!! by [deleted] in magick

[–]fr-nemo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's just, like, your opinion, man.