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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGICK SPELLS

rs. the greeks believed that amethyst prevented the wearer from drunkenness- amethystos means 'not drunken- and so it protects against excesses not only of alcohol, but of those who seek to dominate through greater strength or status, at work or socially. worn during sleep, it prevents insomnia, and when carried throughout the day, it reduces anger and impatience in self and others. apache tears (obsidian) these small black globules are so-named after a tragic incident in arizona. a group of apaches were ambushed by soldiers. many were killed and the rest threw themselves over a cliff, rather than be taken prisoner. the women and maidens of the tribe wept at the base of the cliff for a whole moon cycle and their tears became embedded within obsidian crystals in the rock. apache tears prote

used to allow natural change and progression. but even this led to joy, because saturn was sent to italy where he taught the farmers agriculture and engineering and he established a golden age of peace and plenty. saturn hours are especially good for bringing patience and for dealing with long-terms obstacles and difficulties. element: earth colour: black/grey crystals: haematite, jet, lodestone, obsidian, smoky quartz incenses: aconite, cypress, patchouli trees: blackthorn, yew herbs and oils: aspen, bistort, comfrey, horsetail, solomon's seal metal: lead or pewter saturn rules capricorn, 22 december-20 january, and is co-ruler of aquarius, 21 january-18 february. these sun periods are most potent for saturn spells and for those born under these signs at all times. magical hours the hours

eration and an almost intuitive scanning of any situation. he brings moderation in actions and dealings and development of inner stillness and contemplation. cassiel can form a focus for rituals for the reversal of bad fortune and for conserving resources and places in their natural state. invoke him for conserving history and tradition as a legacy for future generations. colour: purple crystals: obsidian and jet incenses or oils: cypress and thyme a ritual with seven angels this would be a suitable ritual for welcoming a new baby or child into a family whether in birth, by adoption or through the joining of two existing families. it may also be used for sending a teenager out into the world. you can also adapt the ritual to welcome adults into a family or help them to move on to a new pha

il, saying: endow, o anael [name the child] that he/she may love all creatures, man, woman, child, bird, animal, plant and all sacred places, which is the whole world* blow out the candles, the last being the anael candle, and send the light to the child. leave the incense to burn through* finally, on the seventh day at the same hour, light a purple candle and cypress incense for cassiel* take an obsidian crystal and pass it through the purple candle flame, saying: flame high, you who bring silence and contemplation to a noisy world, spreading stillness and detachment in which the spirit may thrive* pass the crystal next through the incense, saying: enter through this fragrance the patience and perseverance of cassiel, bringer of wise caution and preserver of all that is of worth in our he

for the joy of immortality that is promised at this time symbols: the pumpkin, or jack o' lantern, apples- these are symbols of health and feature in hallowe'en love divination, a custom dating from druidic times- photographs and journals of deceased family members, to form a focus for happy memories, favourite foods, flowers and symbols of deceased relatives crystals: smoky quartz, apache tears (obsidian, very dark amethysts, boji stones flowers, herbs, oils and incenses: any seasonal yellow flowers -mexicans scatter yellow flowers from the cemeteries to the homes on 1 and 2 november, their days of the dead- cypress, dittany, garlic, marjoram, mugwort, nutmeg, rue a samhain ritual to move beyond the constraints of linear time unusually, this is a solitary ritual, so that you can make conn

ALEISTER CROWLEY EQUINOX EQ I 4

the dreadful lines of sleeping men, swart sons of the sahara, thou didst writhe slim, sinuous and swift, warning me with a viper's hiss- and was not death upon us then, no bastard of thy maiden kiss? god's grace, the all-surpassing gift! el arabi! el arabi! yea, death is man's elixir when life's pale wine foams and splashes over his imagination's rim! el arabi! el arabi! el arabi! witch-amber and obsidian thine eyes are, to ensorcell me, and leonine thy male caress. will not god grant us paradise to end the music earth began? we play with loaded dice! he cannot choose but raise right hand to bless. el arabi! el arabi! great is the love of god and man while i am trembling in thine arms, wild wanderer of the wilderness! el arabi! hilda norfolk. 38 lambda iota nu omicron sigma iota sigma iota

ALEX SANDERS THE KING OF THE WITCHES

own. sagittaluus the archer. 22 november to 21 december. lucky stones: sagittarius, sapphire; jupiter,amethyst. lucky numbers: sagittarius, four; jupiter, three. lucky day: thursday. flowers: carnation, wallflower. trees: mulberry, vine. animal: horse. bird: eagle. metal: tin. colours: orange, mauve, purple. 154 capricorn the goat. 22 december to 21 january. lucky stones: capricorn, onyx; saturn, obsidian, jet. lucky numbers: capricorn, three; saturn, eight. lucky day: saturday. flowers: nightshade, rose. trees: pine, cypress. yew. animals: dog, elephant. bird: owl. metal: lead. colours: black, grey, violet. luck is believed by witches to work both ways, e.g.butied treasure presents danger to the finder if protective wishes or curses were buried with pisite features: message board email at

BLUE EQUINOX

suns and stars, not little shivering slaves. if you are not willing to be a king yourself, still recognize that they have a right to kingship, even as you have, whenever you wish to accept it. the equinox 186 and the moment you desire to do so you have only to remember this.look at things from the point of view of the sun. love is the law, love under will. 187 the sevenfold sacrament in eddies of obsidian at my feet the river ran between me and the poppy-prankt isle, with tangled roots embanked, where seven sister poplars stood like the seven spirits of god. soft as silence in mine ear, the drone and rustle of the weir told in bass the treble tale of the embowered nightingale. higher, on the patient river, velvet lights without a quiver echoed through their hush d rimes the garden s glow b

CASSANDRA EASON A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WITCHCRAFT AND MAGIC

rs. the greeks believed that amethyst prevented the wearer from drunkenness- amethystos means 'not drunken- and so it protects against excesses not only of alcohol, but of those who seek to dominate through greater strength or status, at work or socially. worn during sleep, it prevents insomnia, and when carried throughout the day, it reduces anger and impatience in self and others. apache tears (obsidian) these small black globules are so-named after a tragic incident in arizona. a group of apaches were ambushed by soldiers. many were killed and the rest threw themselves over a cliff, rather than be taken prisoner. the women and maidens of the tribe wept at the base of the cliff for a whole moon cycle and their tears became embedded within obsidian crystals in the rock. apache tears prote

change and progression. but even this led to joy, because saturn was sent to italy where he taught the farmers agriculture and engineering and he established a golden age of peace and plenty. saturn hours are especially good for bringing patience and for dealing with long-terms obstacles and difficulties. element: earth seite 142 wicca01.txt colour: black/grey crystals: haematite, jet, lodestone, obsidian, smoky quartz incenses: aconite, cypress, patchouli trees: blackthorn, yew herbs and oils: aspen, bistort, comfrey, horsetail, solomon's seal metal: lead or pewter saturn rules capricorn, 22 december-20 january, and is co-ruler of aquarius, 21 january-18 february. these sun periods are most potent for saturn spells and for those born under these signs at all times. magical hours the hours

eration and an almost intuitive scanning of any situation. he brings moderation in actions and dealings and development of inner stillness and contemplation. cassiel can form a focus for rituals for the reversal of bad fortune and for conserving resources and places in their natural state. invoke him for conserving history and tradition as a legacy for future generations. colour: purple crystals: obsidian and jet incenses or oils: cypress and thyme [insert pic p239 p240] archangels and their hours- a ritual with seven angels this would be a suitable ritual for welcoming a new baby or child into a family whether in birth, by adoption or through the joining of two existing families. it may also be used for sending a teenager out into the world. you can also adapt the ritual to welcome adults

il, saying: endow, o anael [name the child] that he/she may love all creatures, man, woman, child, bird, animal, plant and all sacred places, which is the whole world* blow out the candles, the last being the anael candle, and send the light to the child. leave the incense to burn through* finally, on the seventh day at the same hour, light a purple candle and cypress incense for cassiel* take an obsidian crystal and pass it through the purple candle flame, saying: flame high, you who bring silence and contemplation to a noisy world, spreading stillness and detachment in which the spirit may thrive* pass the crystal next through the incense, saying: enter through this fragrance the patience and perseverance of cassiel, bringer of wise caution and preserver of all that is of worth in our he

for the joy of immortality that is promised at this time symbols: the pumpkin, or jack o' lantern, apples- these are symbols of health and feature in hallowe'en love divination, a custom dating from druidic times- photographs and journals of deceased family members, to form a focus for happy memories, favourite foods, flowers and symbols of deceased relatives crystals: smoky quartz, apache tears (obsidian, very dark amethysts, boji stones flowers, herbs, oils and incenses: any seasonal yellow flowers -mexicans scatter yellow flowers from the cemeteries to the homes on 1 and 2 november, their days of the dead- cypress, dittany, garlic, marjoram, mugwort, nutmeg, rue a samhain ritual to move beyond the constraints of linear time unusually, this is a solitary ritual, so that you can make conn

GRAHAM HANCOCK FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS

gods 104 were converted into birds to survive the catastrophe. the fourth sun is represented by the head of the water-goddess chalchiuhtlicue: destruction came in the form of torrential rains and floods. the mountains disappeared and men were transformed into fish. 10 the symbol of the fifth sun, our current epoch, is the face of tonatiuh, the sun god himself. his tongue, fittingly depicted as an obsidian knife, juts out hungrily, signalling his need for the nourishment of human blood and hearts. his features are wrinkled to indicate his advanced age and he appears within the symbol ollin which signifies movement.11 why is the fifth sun known as the sun of movement? because, the elders say: in it there will be a movement of the earth and from this we shall all perish. 12 and when will this

2 he was invisible and implacable, appearing to men sometimes as a flying shadow, sometimes as a dreadful monster .23 often depicted as a glaring skull, he was said to have been the owner of a mysterious object, the smoking mirror after which he was named, which he made use of to observe from afar the activities of men and gods. scholars quite reasonably suppose that it must have been a primitive obsidian scrying stone: obsidian had an especial sanctity for the mexicans, as it provided the sacrificial knives employed by the priests. bernal diaz [spanish chronicler] states that they called this stone tezcat. from it mirrors were also manufactured as divinatory media to be used by wizards. 24 representing the forces of darkness and rapacious evil, tezcatilpoca was said in the legends to have

gilded wooden casket perhaps four feet long, three feet high and two feet wide. the egyptian museum, cairo, december 1993 still perched astride his casket, but now locked away in a dusty glass display case, anubis held my attention for a long, quiet moment. his effigy had been carved out of stuccoed wood, entirely covered with black resin, then painstakingly inlaid with gold, alabaster, calcite, obsidian and silver materials used to particular effect in the eyes, which glittered watchfully with an unsettling sense of fierce and focused intelligence. at the same time his finely etched ribs and lithe musculature gave off an aura of understated strength, energy and grace. captured by the force field of this occult and powerful presence, i was vividly reminded of the universal myths of preces

LEADBEATER C W THE HIDDEN LIFE IN FREEMASONRY 2E

requires a little explanation. it was built on the same general plan as those of the angels, but it was considerably more massive. its edge was thick, and not strictly speaking circular; it was really a polygon with forty sides- a side for each person present. the altar-top was perhaps about seven feet in diameter, and each of the forty little facets was square. the altar was made of some kind of obsidian or possibly jade-glass-like, not black, but dark blue or green. in the centre of this thick altar-top there was hidden a very bright light, quite invisible when all the mechanism was closed. 840. in the upper surface of this hollow altar there was a circular opening, closed by a little door, the two halves of which could slide apart so that the light could shine out upwards towards the ro

LIBER XCV THE WAKE WORLD

would turn back if you could only stop falling; but luckily you can.t. so you fall and fall faster and faster; and i can.t tell you any more. the third house is called the house of sorrow. they gave me new clothes of the queerest kind, because one never thinks of them as one.s own clothes, but only as clothes. it is a house of utmost darkness. there is a pool of black solemn water in the shining obsidian, and one is like a vast veiled figure of wonderful beauty brooding over the sea; and by and by the pains come upon one. i can.t tell you anything about the pains. only they are different from any other pains, because they start from inside you, from a deeper, truer kind of you than you ever knew. by and by you see a tremendous blaze of a new sun in the sixth house, and you are as glad as

RUBY TABLET OF SET

. the record of that working, as it was originally sent to a few members of the priesthood, is included as appendix i. in addition, there were other specific ritual events that may serve to clarify the context of this text. i will summarize the most important of those events here, and refer to the others throughout the commentary as appropriate. my work with astaroth began during the design of an obsidian gateway pylon ritual for walpurgisnacht in xxviii, and marks the point at which i considered myself to have become setian rather than "being called setian" it also marks the point at which i began to view the temple of set as embodying a religion rather than as a magical/initiatory society. working with the form of astaroth was very productive for me, and at the order of shuti working at

art of theword of set, calling upon the vision of the athyr tex (30. i lit the small black candle that was used by priest laakso in the o.tr. working at set-xiii. that candle, therefore, had already traveled once through the corridors of time, and now i used it in my journey. i went to the altar where i had laid two symbolic objects: a tin-figure that symbolized my present self, and a small black obsidian that symbolized my future self; it was the dwelling place of my xem. i closed my eyes and entered into a self-created chamber with a blue ankh. on the other side was the altar, and in the middle was a sepulcher that was made from the black obsidian. i went to the altar, and turned around to face the sepulcher. the lid opened, and it was full of moving, living energy which was the essence

nd to face the sepulcher. the lid opened, and it was full of moving, living energy which was the essence of the self a year ahead my present self. i concentrated and inhaled very deeply. raising the black candle before my face, i extinguished it by blowing the breath of life of my present self, thus giving life to my xem [symbolically i did this by blowing through the tin-figure towards the black obsidian on my altar. i saw a creature forming out of formless energy and entering my consciousness. now it was time to communicate with my xem. 6. the working. i sat down and started to reflect on my thoughts. on the background sounded innuendo by queen "you can be anything you want to be just turn your self into anything you think that you could ever be be free with your tempo, be free, be free

s talons, set's pack. it is within each of you, and its power and majesty are available to you at all times. bell x9 footnotes 1. this text presents the last draft of this working for the set-xii conclave. some participants modified the words of their own statements as is appropriate. 2. the formula of the draconis pylon was used at set-xii. 3. spoken in turn in english, enochian, and german. the obsidian shard i, anpu, am again risen from the dead and forgotten realms. long has the banishment been from the elect who are my domain. what cruel irony that i, who am one with the eternal set, should be given the name of the dead. the dull-eyed ones could not destroy me, just as they could not destroy the majesty of set. i am the master of transformation; through me the eternal set burned on. f

eys of power. be it known that they who bear the anubian flame are the vanguard of the elect, zealous in what they do. to presume such a task is strange indeed, for the wrath and doom of anpu await all who err in truth within my domain- behold the west! know well the nineteenth part of the word of set, for therein lay the keys of power. the first shard is given. so it is done. introduction to the obsidian shard june 29-30, xxvi the obsidian shard is a recording of an evocation of the neter anpu (or anubis, from the greek corruption) on the evening of april 24, xxvi a.s. the actual working has its roots in work stretching over almost two years. the most recent of these was a working with the thirteenth aethyr, zim. it was this working that led me to perform the evocation. classification: v2

ruption) on the evening of april 24, xxvi a.s. the actual working has its roots in work stretching over almost two years. the most recent of these was a working with the thirteenth aethyr, zim. it was this working that led me to perform the evocation. classification: v2- bn1.3- 1 author: adam campbell ii date: april 24, xxvi, commentary: june 30, xxvi subject: anubis reading list: the text of the obsidian shard came to me as a series of realizations that formed within my mind as i communed with the neter anpu. the text has a life of its own, and any attempts to expand or "improve" on it have proved futile. my work with the neter anpu (or anubis as i originally approached the neter) began after an illustrative ritual to explore the word of set. the working concluded with an active invocatio

ly vague memories. it was then that a dark figure of what seemed to be anubis appeared on the rock. in time i began to work with the neter anpu, and intermittently, with the nineteenth part of the word of set. it was on april 14, xxvi that i conducted an invocation of the thirteenth aethry, zim, and which subsequently led me to evoke the neter ten days later. this was the working now known as the obsidian shard. the essence of xonsu all of you who have looked upon the shining symbol of my power, come forward, for i salute you. as i know you, so my greatest brother knows you. know that my greeting serves also as blessing, for no greater beings have heretofore walked beneath my face. how well i know thee, o prince of darkness; how well i know thee, o god of transformation; classification: v2

the rest of the universe. personal immortality is the ultimate goal of the black magician. the twenty-first aethyr- asp thursday 9th september xxviii aes, 12:38 a.m. i was sitting in a cocooned position, floating in an empty, black immensity, a void of potential. a strong wind blew through the vastness. i felt very remote and detached from all else, but perfectly focussed in myself. i produced an obsidian mirror, in which i could perceive happenings in the objective universe even as i sat here, master of my subjective universe. i created a grecian style palace of black marble around my naked soul as an indulgence, thrilling in the absolute power i could wield in this subjective realm. i then mounted a black solar chariot, drawn by four black horses. we careered across the sky, black sparks

ns of agony and ecstasy disturbed the air. the sabbatic goat presented itself to me, and i kissed its hindquarters. it led me through the groaning throng into the pyramid. once within, the gong note became higher, of a different tone altogether. the inner chamber was also black, with a central trapezoidal altar. a pearly light hovered above this, within which i saw a multi-faceted black sphere of obsidian, within which in turn a silver averse pentagram shone in delicate lines. this sight enraptured me, and i was overcome with awe, stirred with a strangely detached passion. the sounds of lashes and orgastic cries still faintly reached me from without, but i heeded them not, so rapt in ecstasy was i. then rapture took me indeed and i flew directly upwards, wings unfolding from my shoulders

y words do ride upon the hot winds of hell, which shall hence forth well up from this place. it repenteth me not that the power of maat shall drive the workers of isfet and the drinkers of kehft to terrible orgies of self destruction and self torment, the likes of which have never been seen. hence forth this is the law: whenever one speaks the dread name, whenever darkness is called to, the great obsidian mirror of self knowledge shall be seen! the ninth part of the word of set [this is read here [chorus] our xeper works in our spirits, in our hearts and our deeds, now and through all cycles. dismissal [by the high priest] the mass is ended, go in peace [ring the bell nine times, followed by the traditional response] so it is done! footnotes 1 salem 2 this is done by a petitioner who appro

y embodiment of freedom it-self! the sun that rises is a black sun- the sun of the infernus! in the name of set, i open the gates of the infernus pylon! may its flames blast forth and pierce the souls of the sleepers among us! we send forth our wills and the word of set upon fiery whirlwinds and seething basilisks! but for those who have truth and honour in their hearts, they shall find a path of obsidian leading unto a garden of wisdom and life. a sanctuary from the clawed, worm-eaten worshippers of death. and a kinship with those other dark souls who know the ecstasy and terror of this journey in eternal night. in the name of set i command the black sun to rise over this great southern land. by the power of set i command it! come, oh black sun of the infernus, come and illuminate the ele

SALMANRUSHDIE THESATANICVERSES

linds and fastened their cords. the gardens were deep in mist, through which the butterfly clouds were swirling, one mist intersecting another. this remote region had always been renowned for its lepidoptera, for these miraculous squadrons that filled the air by day and night, butterflies with the gift of chameleons, whose wings changed colour as they settled on vermilion flowers, ochre curtains, obsidian goblets or amber finger-rings. in the zamindar's mansion, and also in the nearby village, the miracle of the butterflies had become so familiar as to seem mundane, but in fact they had only returned nineteen years ago, as the servant women would recall. they had been the familiar spirits, or so the legend ran, of a local saint, the holy woman known only as bibiji, who had lived to the age

SIR WALLIS BUDGE EGYPTIAN MAGIC

g a ladder on the papyri that were inscribed with the texts from the book of the dead and were buried with them. 1 11. the amulet of the two fingers, this amulet is intended to represent the two fingers, index and medius, which the god horus employed in helping his father osiris up the ladder 2 into heaven, as has been described above; it is found in the interior of mummies and is usually made of obsidian or hamatite. 12. the amulet of the eye of horus, the eye of horus amulet, or utchat, is one of the commonest of all, and its use seems to have been universal at all periods. it was made of gold, silver, granite, hamatite, carnelian, lapis-lazuli, porcelain, wood, etc, although the rubric of a late chapter of the book of the dead 3 directs that the amulet p. 56 should be made either of lap

SZYMANSKI GREG SEARCHING FOR THE ILLUMINATI DEEP WITHIN THE BOWELS OF THE VATICAN

so you're down in this room. your parents weren't present. sv: no. no. the german father and the french father were. gs: okay, and at that point tell our listeners what you witnessed. sv (pause, additional voice stress) well, there was a table. it looked like dark glass in the center of the room. it was made out of a stone, but it was very shiny and darkened black. it may have been something like obsidian or onyx, i'm not sure. this was the only time i've seen stone like that. around the corners it had these gold channels that, you know, collect fluids. a little boy was placed in the center of the table and drugged. i think he was drugged, because he was very quiet. he didn't move or say anything. gs: this was a little three or four-year-old boy, right? sv: yes. yeah. yeah. gs: then they c

TYSON DONALD SOUL FLIGHT

conceived as sealed and impervious. the black mirror another kind of mirror that is used in magic is the black mirror. this is a sheet of glass to which an opaque black coating has been applied, rendering it into a midnight black surface that reflects shadowy images. black mirrors were used in ancient times for common household purposes. they were made of sheets of polished volcanic glass, called obsidian, or a polished coal-like material known as jet. the black mirror is often preferred for magical purposes in our modern age because it is not found any longer in common use, having long ago been superseded by the much superior reflecting qualities of polished silver. john dee owned a small black mirror that had supposedly been taken as plunder from the aztec 1ndia11s.l i t was made of obsi

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