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Hello very good topic. I am in the study of dragon magic. I beleive in that if you pray and believe. Dragons do exsist I have had a few that critizie me for my beleifs saying its childish but i turn and ignore them cause they truly dont understand. Dragons being one of the most powerfull of mithical creatures can help in everyday life you choose to ask them. I have been practicing for about 8 years now and have many of succes in contacting them. I have alos choosin my gardain dragon to watch over me and protect me as i go through every day life. If you would like to learn more a good reading would be:

Dancing With Dragons
By D.J Conway

can be found at most book stores.

Your welcome and may you find what you are looking for. Best of wishes and happy days to de

I study pretty much all variations of Magick (Green Magick, Dragon Magick, Moon Magick, etc.) yet only occassionally practice it. I guess that could be considered a lifestyle.

i practice a few: moon magick, candle magick, crystals, herbs, elements, i don't follow no path, i do what i feel is right for me. if it don't feel right then don't do it,

I have heard about the crystals, how is they work? I'm in an inquisitive little brat :)

I do black and white magic, I have explore several bbleif and religions form the known to the most feared and not understood or bad mouthed.

Study of occultism is quite the broad topic. :) There is, as you see, a wide ranging list of forms of magick. Sigils is my specialty, Astral Projection, and of course the ever-popular tarot-card reading.

Sigils is a lot of fun to study, especially when you include the varieties of demonic seals, angelic seals, etc.

Some of the more advanced occult topics deal with Qabalah magic, Enochian, and several other high ritual magics.

Astrology is a fun favorite to study trends and the like.

Geomancy is also a lot of fun, the study of sacred geometry and its applications in magic. It actually plays into my sigil work a lot of the time.

For this particular aspect/facet, I can draw two responses.

As much as I dislike bring up the subject of my religious upbringing, I suppose I can let it slide on my own regard. I was brought up in a christian based household, as I attended many churches when I was younger. We'll just leave the denominations at 5.

Moving onto the next matter at hand, regards mysticism/occult. Throughout the course of my 25 years in this physical existence, I have studied the following subjects to a greater or lesser extent at one point or another (in no specific order):

"Mythology"/Philosophy/Religion
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Christian
Greek
Egyptian
Native American
Zen
Taoism
Buddhism
Satanism*
Wicca*

"Occult"/"Mysticism"
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Reiki
Numerology
Astrology/Cosmology
I-Ching
Tarot

Divination/"Magic"
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Chronomancy
Geomancy
Reiki
Will Manifestation
Eveniromancy (Event Manipulation)
Meditation
Astral Projection
Herbal Chemistry

Studies (Most of these self-taught for a significant number of years no less than 5-6)
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Sociology
Psychology
Physics
Astrophysics`
Astronomy`
Chemistry
Particle Physics
Quantum Mechanics

I think that about covers it.

*[opinion]Personally, I find to have few, if any, redeeming qualities.[/opinion]

Nice topic! I was waiting for someone to bring this up :)

I myself have been studying various aspects of the Occult on and off for several years. I have some decent knowledge on the basics of Wicca and Paganism. Celtic Wicca I feel a deep connection to because half of my bloodline lies in the Celts(Irish, Scottish, and English - all on one side of the family). What I am really passionate about is crystal magick. I won't go into too much details about it here but feel free to message me with any questions you may have! :)

I follow my own path, It has crossed and aborbed many paths and aspex along the way. I have learned from everyone I have encountered. From a small child forward I have learned and read about most every aspect of every occolt sub culture you can think of and some that I doubt anyone else has.

The path I follow is my own some times I have found others that care to make it their own as well and I have adopted them and tought them over the years and have now had it brought to my attention that they have in turn tought others across the US.. NEVER thought that would happen.

A mix of Occult, tarot, Demonic, geomancy, zen, Buddhism, Astorology, Meditation Checmistry ,Divination as a whole and quite a few other things but I will leave it at that for now..

I guess you could say mine is a mix of christianity, meditation & native american mysticism....I grew up in a christian church but decided to leave it & step out to try different things b/c i dont believe in organized religion nor did i like adhering to rules so i found a path that really works for me & i love it :)

I really think that you need to narrow your topic down, since this forum in itself covers numerous aspects of occult practices, as do many other sites out on the net.

What exactly are you looking to discuss here please?

All I see are lists of 'I do this'.

I practice Native ways, in ceremony, vision quest, talking to elders who have past, having spirit guides, ect.

I'm trying to find mythology and stuffs like that on internet. I like to read about Norse mythology most. Anyone got any advices of pages?

The occult scares me, and I think the best piece of advise is if you do not know what you are doing, then don't do it.

I study magick...recently I've been working with rune castings...it's quite interesting

I have studied various aspects. Right now I'm just learning and doing a little personal experimentation. Recently I've been working on an energy meditation invloving candles, in this meditation you focus on exchanging a flow of energy with the candle (there is a purpose, but I won't put that in here and I don't suggest doing this meditation without some knowledge/experience). It's quite exhilarating and relaxing. During one of my meditations I had a spirit manifest itself by tapping into the energy flow, I lost the exchange because I was surprised. I could go on a while about some other things but I won't, if you want to know anything more feel free to ask.

I'm a kitchen witch. I've used Egyptian ritual magick, but I mainly use candle magick and earth based green witchery.

1. [Standard AD&D magic] The first style of Magic is the standard PHB style - you control magical energy through incantations and gestures (verbal and somatic components) using various tools, fuels, or foci (material components).

2. [Wild magic] The second style of Magic uses none of these, but instead tries to release a burst of Magical energy and shape it in the process, which resembles wild magic.

3. [Bonded magic] The third style of Magic is when the mage voluntarily allies himself with an extra-planar entity (usually evil), who provides the mage with power for spells. The unfortunate side effect is that this magic uses souls to power it, sort of like a defiler, but vs. people, so the mage has to trap victims and use their life energy. I used this in my campaign world Kolos after magic was interrupted in that world.

4. [Defiling magic] The fourth style would be a standard defiler from Dark Sun.

5. [Imagery] The fifth style I know about is imagery (as in "The Mirror of Her Dreams" and "A Man Rides Through" - excellent series, by the way) using mirrors to conjure images which you can reach into or extract elements from.

6. [Gem magic] The sixth style is gem magic, in which you store magic spells in gems which, when the command word is spoken, release the spell as prepared. Spell preparation usually takes a long time, but the release is instantaneous.

7. [Bardic magic] The seventh style is something along the lines of the Forgotten Realms' Spellsingers or the Bardic Gypsy.

8. [Elemental channeling] The eighth style is from Robert Jordan's "Wheel of Time" series. This is a rather complicated system of channeling the elemental flows of the Five Powers (Earth, Wind, Air, Water, and Spirit). Different combinations and amounts of each result in different spells. For example, healing is a combination of Water and Spirit.

9. [The Will and the Word] The ninth style is The Will and The Way: From David Edding's "Belgariad" And "Malloreon" series. This consists of the gathering of one's Will into an image of the spell you want to use, or the desired effect, and to release the Will with a Word (any word you choose). The desired effect happens. The only 'disallowed' effect is to Will someone or something to die or fade out of existence. The powers of Nature do not allow this, and reflect the Will back to its source, thereby killing the intended destroyer/murderer.

10. [Shamanism] The tenth style, which closely resembles Shamanism from the Complete book of Shamans, would be to have conjured spirits provide magical effects. These spirits need not always be visible; in fact, this works better with invisible spirits, when only the spellcaster knowing where his power comes from. It's been posted lately as "Spirit Mages". This might be basically the same as the Shai'ir from the Al-Quadim setting.

11. [Inner magic] The eleventh style comes from GoodKind's Books "Wizard's First Rule," and "Stone of Tears". These books define magic performed by tapping the forces that come from within the caster. It uses internal forces to control the world around you. This force is called Han. In the books, there are two types of magic: additive and subtractive. Additive is the creation of magical events using the power within you to tap other elements to create the desired effect. Subtractive magic, a.k.a. destructive magic, is considered evil. This magic uses the power within to tap surrounding elements to cause destruction. To make a beard grow is +, while making a beard disappear is -. To create a fireball, you would extract all of the heat from an area. and then form that energy into a fireball. (i.e. if you did it above water, then the water would freeze.) If an individual has both types of magic, then they do not have to use any external forces. They can just tap their own energies. These type of mages are very powerful, and are as rare as they are powerful (in the book, they state that there has been only one mage gifted with both in 3000 years.) These wizards are known as War Wizards. They control their Han through their emotions.

Wizards can be taught magic, or they can be born with the gift. Those with the gift have an innate ability to use magic. For the gift to emerge, the "wizard" must do three things unknowingly with the gift.

1) they must use it to do a mundane task
2) they must use it to save a person's life,
3) they must use it to kill another.

The gift manifests it self in different manners, the ability to of the mind (prophets), the ability to create items magically, the ability to cast spells, or the ability to imbue objects with magic.

12. [Runic magic] The twelfth style comes from the "Deathgate Cycle" by Weis and Hickman. They have two ancient spell using races, which create runes/sigils. These runes basically are created based on harnessing the available possibilities of things that could happen. Once a possibility is found, a rune is traced on an object or in the air, and raw energy flows into the rune, making it operable. Barbara Hambleys Armies of Daylight series uses runic magic to some extent, although she doesn't really flesh it out very much.

13. [Elemental magic] The thirteenth style resembles the Imagery style mentioned in the fifth style. Mages draw solely from the elemental planes, using micro-gates to elemental plane of fire for fireball and burning hands, plane of wind for gust of wind and so on. This type of mage would pretty much be limited to natural type magic (effects which manipulate Earth, Wind, Fire and Water).

14. [Shadow magic] The fourteenth style is one in which the mage summons power from the plane of shadows, and all such spells would be temporary and more along the lines of illusions. As a mage gets higher and higher level, you could have his skin slowly change to a smoky hue. He is weaker in light and strongest in darkness.

15. [Linear magic] The fifteenth style is the ley line approach where a mages power depends on his location. This gives some possible adventure hooks as mages seek out the intersection of the ley lines.

16. [Artistic magic] The sixteenth style is also similar to imagery (fifth style), but deals with art. It could possibly be incorporated into a sort of Bardic magic. It comes from a book by the name of Galatea in 2-D (although, the first word may be Galetea or Galetia or Galatia). In the book, a down and out artist of fantasy/science fiction genre is depressed by his losing another contract, despite having good quality work done on time. To make matters worse, he saw his no-talent roommate from college days, who is now a big time artist in fantasy circles, who asked how he was doing. He's idly doodling, when he upsets his ink bottle right where the figure he was drawing was. It moves. He experiments. He manages to pull the little image out of the paper into 3d life. There is a knock at the door...an attempt on his life...and somehow he ends up in his own artwork... In the book a person can animate/3d only their own artwork. They can also use their artwork as a sort of a teleportation, by envisioning themselves inside the art, then coming out of it. They can create items/guns/zappers/etc. However, the more powerful the item is, the more difficult it is to bring out of the picture. They can also put others *in* their art, which can be just as nasty as the mirror mages opening a gateway to bring forth flame or whatnot from the Mirror of Her Dreams series (see the fifth style).

17. [Channeled magic] The seventeenth style comes again from Weis and Hickman, from the Darksword Trilogy. One person sort of channeled the energy of the universe, and those who would wield it had to rely on these channelers to give them the energy.

18. [Necropotence] The eighteenth idea is to take one type of magic, particularly necromancy, and declare it a separate magic type. This type of mage draws his power from the dead and/or the realm of the dead. (I think) _Wolf of Winter_ by Paula Volsky, had mages whose only power lie in controlling undead, mainly ghosts. For instance, a mage would have to trap a ghost to his will to glean information from it, or send it after someone as an assassin. The mage himself had no true power except to bind the ghost to his will.

19. [Manduban magic] The nineteenth style of magic was inspired by Magic: The Gathering (oh, quit gagging). In this style, the mage has representations of the spells he can cast in the form of a deck of cards or trinkets or etc., etc., etc. This is somewhat similar to, and could be an offshoot of, Gem magic (sixth style). Ever want to explain where a deck of many things comes from?

20. [Voodoo] The twentieth style of magic is voodoo. Kinda self explanatory.

21. [Animal magic] The twenty-first style of magic relates to animals. It would involve bonding with animals, speaking with them, tasking them with things to do, and perhaps mimicking animals.

22. [Esper magic] The twenty-second style of magic comes from Square Softs Final Fantasy 3 game. The ancient gods took humans and turned them into magical biological creatures named espers. After The War of the Magi, human drained the power out of the espers by beating the esper and infused humans and machines and weapons, armor, etc. Doing so turns the espers into a crystal form call magicite. All magic comes from espers. New espers would come either by divine intervention or the mating of two espers. It is possible for a human esper cross, which looks human but naturally has magic and can do special morphs and so on. New magic would also come from mating of espers. Some espers have battle magic were others are healing espers.

I adore ancient egyptian magick. Love the rituals and the smell of frankencense and myrrh.

I am Satanic....The way is the Sec....Which is kinda like that of Risingsun

You have lost me DeathKnightShimatar, please can you explain what you mean?

wel my child hood was basically slipt into two different ways of liveing.. thought.. all of it. I was .. durning the school year.. raised in my "normal" family.. nice clean white washed Christian values.. nothing to strict mind you basically Sunday Christian beliefs.

But on the holidays and Summer breaks and even now and then just for weekends my adopted family ( members of my dads people) would have me come stay with them. They are Navajo so from about.. oohh 2 I was exposed to anoter way of seeing the universe.

You asked not for lists of what I believe but more experiences.

When I was about.. or not more than 5 I was visiting the reservation to see Poppa and Elk ( my adopted father and a medicine man) Elk was trying to explain to Poppa why he felt the nees to start teaching me certian things at so young an age and not really haveing any luck.

After all I was not truely one of them... red hair that irish milk skin.. I stood out. Elk was haveing a hard time explaining to Poppa why I NEEDED to be taught certian things. As they were talking they walked out back ( now keep in mind here Poppa firmly believed in Elks abilities as a medicine man.. it was mine he doubted) to see what I was doing. And i was happily sitting on the tire swing in an old tree talking to.. well nothing Poppa could see. ELk on they otehr hand froze and looked from Poppa to me and called me over and asked who I was talking to.

I told him the nice lady that always comes to talk to me when I was there. I was told to describe her to Poppa. I did and got a bit scared as his color drained away. I was blythly describing a person I had never met.. nor seen a photo of.. but when Poppa went in to get avery old photo album and asked me if I saw her in there.. I at once picked out a photo of an old lady. I told them.. thats here only she is young now. And that made perfect sence to me lol.

Poppa gave in and my training with the medicine man in many different areas began about 5 min later.

What I di dnot find out till years later.. was I described and picked out a photo of Poppa's mothing that died before i was born.

This was not my first time talking to a spirit. But i was the one thing that lead me to the path I am on. That is what started me learning about so many things that few that are not truely tribe will never see or hear of.

was that more of what you were looking for VFS?.. and good to see you back here you have been missed

There a lot of magick folks on here, I am a sanguine vampire and have been since the age of 3. I have a book that I live by "Practical Vampyrism for Modern Vampyres" by Lady CG. This book has set me up with new ways of getting blood and appropriate blood substitutes such as tartare steaks. I'm in the process of getting two donors lined up. I have to be careful because I'm not immortal and I can die from blood diseases. I also am trying to arrange regular shipments of bloodwine for those times that my donors are unavailable. If I don't have blood, I don't die. The quality of life is lower. For example, I'll be depressed, have physical pain, be tired all the time, anemic. For me it's not a choice. I have tried to stop and paid the price. I donot have medical proof. It's up to you whether you believe me or not.

I am new to VR and I am just getting a chance to read and express on the forum. I am not really versed on alot of these topics, but I find them all very interesting. Thank you for asking the question, it is probally the best if not the best question I have seen so far. Thank all the VR members for your post, I am learning so much.

i play with positively charged energy. putting energy out there. and being a good person i haven't read enough to start practicing magic, i dont want to do something "wrong" and have some nasty stuff happen

I don't really follow any path really but study many of the I am into all different forms of magic and vampirism but I am also native and to a certain point do follow my cultural beliefs. Like every one has a guardian totem or spirit and spirit totem (one that represents the self) and clans. There is a lot of things that can be learned with this traditional belief about taking care of the environment around you and gaining more balance in your life.

I pretty much believe in the power of the human mind to do whatever one chooses to do. You can call it magick if you wish

I am LaVeyan satanist.

I was brought up in a christian household.but ive left that all behind along time ago.especially after my awakening.Ive recently started on the wiccan path.i,m a newbie in search of knowledge like yourself.but heres to the journey.

I don't practice anything but I am also interested in the various occult lifestyles.

In college I studied many forms of Cults and Deviant groups. Two things that intrigued me were Santeria and Palo Mayombe. Just to give a brief description about the two. Santeria, which started in Nigeria, is widely practiced in the Caribbean Islands. The orishas, or deities of the Yoruba people syncretized with catholic saints are worshiped. Sometimes Santeria is considered a cult for many researchers, but Santeria is a religion not a cult. Santeria has a lot of similarities with the Catholic Church, like worshiping of the saints, mass, lighting of candles, and celebrations of the saint’s days.

Palo Mayombe on the other hand, as I studied it, is considered the "Dark Side" of Santeria. Palo Mayombe has its own priesthood and set of rules and regulations. These rules and regulations vary according to the Palo Mayombe house to which an individual has been initiated. A Palero priest's power is so strong that they can take a man of obscure origin and turn him into a very powerfual world figure in a relatively short period of time. Many political leaders have been linked to the practice of Palo Mayombe in order to keep their power and control over the people. It is believed that a Palero can also bring death unto an individual within 24 hours. Palero can make and break you by saying just a few incantations and by performing a few minor rituals.

Will you consider that when you will something in nature and it happens. In my early age I did try some, it released many souls out in vanity, the night before i will the power of earth to show me, the water, the wind and the fire. all four elements did display it out from four directions, but i couldn’t figure it out its just coincidental. some calls it natural disasters but then again why they did happen after the summoning??? It might be or might not be, what actually comes that time were simply a sudden volcanic eruptions, an unexpected tidal wave, a raging storm signal the other I can’t remember exactly. But I did enjoy summoning the rain out during summer that time and the clouds just united and the rain just keep on pouring that was funny to remember coz I really hate my field activity and they just happen. Well it could be or could not be but that concern me less anymore, coz it seems that whatever I’m doing I always feel the same, empty.

"Whatever you're doing now will surely have connections for the things to come"
"Nothing happen by coincident"

Sounds weird, but I am a weirdo, I am the CRYPT -,-

Well, since we have been invited to share our specific practices... (deep breath)

My personal path has become a mix of several different occult practices and studies. I have used all of the different practices in my life at one point in time or another. I would have to at this point call myself a general occultist, as my actual practices are various in nature.

My primary practice around which a lot of my ritual is centered is astral projection. I have been studying it actively and honing my ability to project for several years and I believe it will take me several more years to come to a semblance of complete understanding.

I use astral projection to perform magic on the astral level. I have set up a castle on the subtle realm in which I can either conduct remote viewing, view my Akashic Records (yeah, I have yet to see what's written inside but my sigil is on the cover), and conduct any kind of ritual in the astral temple. These rituals are a lot like the rituals that one would conduct physically, but they are tailored to use on the astral level. As such, a lot of my ritual tends to be rather spontaneous, unless I've written and planned it ahead on the physical realm.

Many of these rituals have had moderate to stunning success, depending upon the occasion and how well I prepared the premise of the ritual in my mind.

Secondary to astral projection, I have also studied a lot of divination. Topics here range from tarot cards to runes to sacred geometry oracles. This has become one of my strong suits and has helped to develop my personal sense of intuition.

Sacred geometry is something I'm interested in and have only begun to study actively. The world of the past and into the present revolves around math. Sacred geometry is the study of shape and form and how it relates to the universe. From simple dots to lines to dodecahedrons, to phi, sacred geometry places emphasis and meaning in both symmetrical and asymmetrical terms and translates them to spiritual concepts and cycles. This is what makes geomancy very useful in the creation of sigils designed for intent.

Lastly, but not least, I have also focused a lot of my attention on energy and intent. What you intend comes into fruition via energy working and energy manipulation. I have focused on this the most in recent years, as it cuts through a lot of ritual and pomp and circumstance and cuts to the chase directly.

However, this does not mean that I place little value in correspondances and the entities that we term 'gods and goddesses'. Quite the opposite, I realize that even the gods and goddesses are energy concepts which we may tap into and utilize along with our own to achieve what can appear to be miraculous results.

My reading has varied over the years to modern occultists like Christopher Penczak and Konstantinos to the earlier occultists like Henry Cornelius Agrippa and his Three Books of Occult Philosophy. If you ever want an intellectual and difficult read, Agrippa is the way to go. X_x He covers geomancy and kabalah quite a bit in his 3 books as well as the often broad topic of astrology (which I have yet to tap into). Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes Thrice Great) is credited with the Principles of Hermeticism that has seen heavy use in modern occult magic traditions such as the Golden Dawn.

That concludes the short version of my studies thus far... Oh and I've also read a few new age books about consciousness and infinite universes in which each being lives a multi-dimensional existence and past and present occur simultaneously.

I was raised in a strict southern christian household, but my mother was very fanatical in her beliefs. so as I grew up, we changed denominations almost constantly as she searched for the one that seemed right to her. While I enjoy reading the Bible for the stories, I do not look at it as anything more than a good book. I have studied and continue to study as many different religions/occults as I can. I usually find something about each one that strikes me as something as must hold on to. Each different study is so intriguing!!!

Midged and others: A thirst for knowledge is always a good thing. If I may make an Internet reference, I have found several intriguing studies at Meta Religion. com. Much of my occult study came about as I read about several religions and interests on that site. There are good links to reading references and other Internet pages located on that site.

I follow my own path. I too love to learn about diffrent paths. But I still have not found one that fits me. Good luck on your quest for knowledge.

I'm really interested in Magick, and I've done a bit here and there. I don't really identify with one "path"... pretty much I just do what I feel. I'm kind of like a UU for lifestyles - taking a little bit from here and there to piece together my life, tailored to my personal beliefs.

ive dabbled with things for years but never dedicated the time i should to it all, i have cast spells ,read tarot cards and got an alter set up , but i would nt call my self wiccan jsut a hedgewitch, i practice when it suits me

I believe in the energy produced by faith. Your belief in whatever religion it is you follow creates so much energy which could be used in incredible ways if focused properly. I also study Magick, work on spells.

omni...great response and great book. my guardians r dragons. yes they exist. their magick is very powerful. I would not want live without my dragons. for more i will message privately

I study Chaos magicks and vampyrecrafte magicks.The later being usually a bit into the darker part of magicks.

All I know to say is I use The Book of Satanic Rituals by Anton LeVay, and every thing has worked for me so far. I would rather not go into details about my ritualistic behavior here or anywhere but with myself.

i personly follow the book of ani or otherwise known the egyptian book of the dead i feel a more prominent connection with that then any other

I practice candle and herb magicks on a regular basis as well as read cards and runes on occasion. Usually I do these alone but on occasion I work with my friends who study other magicks along with candle. I find that it is the best way for me to keep growing as a gray witch and pagan.

I was raised a little differently from some, I grew up in a very catholic family aside from me and my grandmother, my grandmother was catholic to the public but privately she practiced Guitana Magia (spanish gypsy magick) mixed with brujeria. And so I grew up learning bits and pieces from her until I was about 14. Then when I was in college I was drawn back to my roots, only I have recently started to feel a strong pull towards the Celtic gods.

i dont know what i realy am, i study a varity or religions i study wiccan, sitch craft, pagnasim , christianty im a hines 57 mutt

There are many different traditions in which one may follow. For instance, I combine Dianic, Eclectic, and Pictish traditions when practicing the craft. If you are interested in any of these, there is a wealth of information on the internet. I think this was a good choice for a discussion. It may be very broad, but I personally enjoy reading what different people say, "I this or that! Some of us shouldn't be such know it alls, and let people enjoy these threads.

Hi Vampirefreakshow,

Well I have only been on the path for short time and still learning. I do a lot of research into something that catches my attention and go check it out so to speak.

I have learnt to be firm and hold true to my beliefs, to test theories and take on board what feels right for me. I don't let anyone tell me what to do or how to be, so I prefer to be solitary on my path.

Currently I am learning about energy how to manipulate it, how to use it and how to rid myself of negative energy. I am also learning about using energy to heal and I have found it an amazing experience. From speeding up flu symptoms to healing cuts or bruises. The best is I have a condition called Iritus and normally I will be debiliated for weeks on end, but with the healing energy I have found that it halves the time or blocks it from happening all together. Its rather awesome! I just can't do it with my migraines lol think its because it hurts to concentrate.

I also have a strong link to the Egyptian Deities and call upon Isis and Anubis often for help and guidence. Especially with the healing.

I practice various form of magickal workings, I call myself a wiccan because not to many people understand what it is to be a natural/hereditary witch.

I can bring things about without wording a spell or without ritual, and dis-spell the energy I call into myself it's as easy to me as breathing.

i study then practice all and keep what works … mine is Chaos Magick

i am a firm believer dont delve into something u dont know it only leads to trouble

Ya know , if you treat everyone the same...the stars will take care of themselves.....

I believe that is a true statment.

I have begun exploring other areas of interest as well but I think the number one thing we all need is information

my spiritual preference lies with paganism...I would be what is considered an "eclectic" pagan..because I take from so many different beleifs and variations in the pagan religion, I also beleive alot of wiccan concepts.

I must admit there is something about the earth that moves me...the energy..the passion..yet at the same time in my beleifs I gaurd myself from being damaged by these if they are too intense..

I enjoy practicing pagan witchcraft..I also practice tarot, dowsing, candle magick, and divination by way of my handy dandy pendulum ;) ..I am also a firm beleiver in psychic abilites being harnessed to change aspects of our lives to be in a more positive light.

I beleive in the Goddess whom has many names by her own right.

Blessed Be

-Jenny

I am agnostic/athiest. I almost/do believe in God, if there is one but I do not follow a certain God. I believe in Heaven and Hell but not so much a God. Lucifer, yes. Jesus and Chirst, no. Don't ask me why I believe in one and not the other. Just, one exists in my mind while the other is dead. So to speak. It's very complicated.

I am what could be called eklectic I take aspects from many believes and put them into one(mainly druid). I will normally tell people when asked that I am a Dark Druid but don't get me wrong it has nothing to do with bad Magick, the meaning of dark Druid for me is simple, I drawn towards the night. I prefer to do my rite's and everything else when the moon rules the sky, because in reality there is more energy in the dark hours. I have been studying for 4 years and have done several rituals but the one that sticks in my head the most is the rite I preformed after I lost my daughter. It was a release of pain for me,(can't find it at the moment but if anyone would like it send me a message) It basically had to do with releasing the child's soul from you so it could be allowed to return to earth again soon (yes I believe in reincarnation). Well I really don't know what else to put in this so if anyone has specific questions go ahead and message me.


Merry Part

Rayne


if you think you are one of Nightkind here is a book that will help you understand.

Nocturnal Witchcraft - Konstantinos

AS I was growing up I was brought up in a christian household. At the age of 13 my family stopped attending. I lost faith in the christian god after a dear friend of mine who was a devout christian committed suicide. I turned to myself and held others at bay. Then my parents got divorced and I started trying to find a spiritual connection in some way.

A few years later a friend introduced me to Wicca. So I began learning under him. I have to admit I am quite the master at making sleeping potions. However, a year later my Wiccan beliefs didn't suit me so I started looking towards the darker side of myself and more natural.

I started learning elemental magick and deal with energy. I have done many fire rituals(seeing as it is my sign). Some which were as simple as writing my intention onto a piece of paper and burning it.

Now recently I have been trying to figure ways to adapt my vampyr abilities into my studies and magick. A couple of times I have used tarot cards, but haven't found the right deck. So I guess I follow no direct path. I hope this was you were wanting to hear.

Nocturnal Witchcraft by Konstantinos isn't accurate with a lot of things. Though does hit some good facts. Take his writing with a grain of salt.

intresting topic i dont suscribe to any one form of magick or system of beliefes im considered a natureal witch for a lack of a better term. ive read and studied many forms in the past far beyond this human shell. i guess you would classify me a paladin who uses mind magick im an avid astral traveler. and profeicent seer

bratprince: you call yourself a paladin. This suggests that you would follow a strict religious code of conduct. Paladins mainly use divine magic not mental. Is this how you are? Or am I wrong here?

Yes, i would like to know the same as CyrilDeticus, is that the way that you are or are you not that serious a Paladin?? =)

I have studied different teachings from different cultures in my travels. Also was brought up in a blend of ideologies so I have personal philosophy mixed from different sources. I enjoy studying and learning about different ideologies and belief structures especially on the cultural or sub cultural level.

I have chosen a different path as well. I try not to get into alot of different religions and such, because it is soooo dfficult to choose one thing. I am still young so I've alot more time to decide what life I want to follow.

Well religions are all man made or constructs of humanity. We shape and change them as we see fit and this is clearly demonstrated in our historical behavior as a species. So I see nothing wrong in anyone having there own beliefs or paths and encourage it and if a young person decides they want to follow a different path in the future, again, more power to them. :)

dude, very good topic. Hmm... I love working with primitive lifestyles. It's awesome, anyone can do it, any religion, any age, any health. Just slap on some mud and go feral for a while. I'm developing a tribe in my area, we get together and experience our animalistic pasts, it's great

Right now I'm very into enchanted gardening. It's Nature Magic, connecting yourself with The Lady through plants and the ground.

I'm reading "Garden Witchery" by Ellen Dugan. Very good read! You don't need to be an advanced gardener (I'm certainly not) to be able to pick up this book and plant a little something

I like to learn all aspects of the Occult, The one important rule of magick is their is no black magick and their is no white magick...Their is only magick and the person doing the magick is the one who makes the choice weather it is good or bad....

sorry i didn't finish so p.s. i would go it alone but have friend to help bc u don't want to b a sacrifice like i almost was

i do a lot of work with elemental, chaos, lunar, dragon, and blood magic.

I'm a noctural wiccan. This means that I work mostly with energies of the night. It's nice because I do most of things that have to be done in the day and still have the time to work with magick at night.

I'm a Earth Pagan which means that my life force and power comes from the earth

I grew up in a STRONG Christian household. I just figured one day, is God real? I don't know. I've never laid eyes on him. Is Heaven real? How can something be real when noone's ever seen it? I don't know. I just woke up one day and my faith had failed me in the night. I woke up an athiest and slowly turned my way towards my own religion. I'm obsessed with a Satanist pentagram but I'm nowhere near Satanistic. I like the look of the pentagram. And I search up things on Heaven and Hell and the Angels and Lucifer more than anything else in the Bible. It contridicts itself. It really does. My ex boyfriend read it and he can tell a few things like what contridicts itself in the Bible. I'm just in my own religion. I follow no one's but mine.

it would take too long for me to explain right now, but i wanted to thank you for opening this, it is a very interesting topic

The best advice you can get is this: one does not change their path in life but continues it.

All this knowledge and advice from other people only serves as a distraction.

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