Be nice to Newbies

i can understand the frustration! this forum is filled with a lot of beautiful people and i know sometimes i catch people on their bad days :> love this forum for what it is, everyone here has helped me a lot!

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I love the way you see it and it’s still the way I want to see it. I think we did catch the OP on a bad day because of frustration on his current situation and I will try to help him a bit in the right direction. Only because he did come back and I really think he needs some help.

I do understand frustration of other Magicians because the way he reacted. Besides of the gentle kick in the ass, there where some good tips to learn from and if you react that you don’t care, you won’t get support.

Take care @killua

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i completely agree, maybe when he is more level headed he can come back and read everyone’s advice and move towards a more positive change seeing as everyone here is seeking answers but also doing their best to help people when they are in crisis.
I’m glad you shared your information, and also gave advice even if the OP wasn’t in the right mind to take the information you provided.
i hope that the incounter didn’t put a bad taste in your mouth, seeing as i am a newbie myself and want to absorb as much information from expiranced magicians like yourself!
thank you for doing what you did although the OP may have not accepted your advice whole heartedly!

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Thank you for your positive feedback, it keeps me going forward in my goals. Learning myself and share my knowledge with new people.

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@Borgy I, for one…and I’m unanimous in that, really like your posts. Feel free to kick my ass anytime if you think I need it. Just don’t use steel tipped shoes. I like that.

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I just want to say, if you think something is not helpful and is being mean, flag it using the flag icon underneath the three dots at the bottom of each post … and this will notify Staff to take a look. Usually things can be sorted with a friendly chat, and your identity will not be disclosed.

This forum is designed for member-moderation so everyone on here is both tasked with keeping standards high, and confident they have the same protection, new or old. :+1:

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Many thanks @Marak, this encourages me to look at new topics. Have a wonderful evening!

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A few words from mine regarding this:

Newbies are treated with a welcoming atitude, by most expierienced members i know.
Sometimes they’re given the Knowledge of 10 books within a couple of sentences.

Restriction on Necromany - i think that’s necessary.
You wouldn’t hand a loaded gun to a 10 year old saying “Here’s a new toy for you, have fun.”.
And Necromancy is exactly that! And more.
With Internet anonymity it could actually be a 10 year old, sitting in front of a mobile phone or tablet, heck even a TV, nowadays, who just stumbled upon the stuff and can’t evaluate the dangers involved.
So in that regards, i actually have to protect the sorcery community, regardless if it’s this site or somewhere else.

Then, i noticed with some post’s that came up from newbies, that simple questions like “what’s your goal, what do you need the spell / ritual to adress”, are ignored, even when they come up from several people who actually try to answer an unclear question.

Asking for the Introduction, and use of Seurch function is actually in favor of the newbies, since both lead to more welcoming reactions along the conversations, as well as answering them questions they haven’t even considered asking.

In many cases, that study makes the people more advanced by itself, and leads to discussions which are valuable for all people involved.

regarding the bashing - i wouldn’t say it’s non existend, nor would i say it’s limited to newbies only.
It’s been a problem on Balg forum sometimes, and i honestly think that’s partly becouse of the immense amount of trauma, shock, devastation, etc. which can be caused by reading expieriences from people who are working with beings which are forbidden in many other communities.

Many Grimoires have been said to be causing insanity when read without preperation.
And to a degree, that counts for our forum aswell, since it’s just simply more then some can comprehend.
Which is partly due to expieriences being shared which are gained by exactly such Grimoires.

There are white magick sections which include workable material, but let’s be honest, sometimes people are drawn towards the dangerous stuff becouse it sounds cool from a distant perspective.

I do think it’s valuable you shared your concerns, Jastiv.
And i also want people to be encouraged to tread each other well.
Newbies as well as people who worked with the material and had their results.

I hope this helps to close the gap a little bit and bring some peace back into the discussions.

But don’t be fooled by the fact that some people clean up mess, to assume there wouldn’t be any.

Sincerely,

¥’Berioth

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I agree with what being said here, I read tons of stuff on here take note sonetines I post and sometimes I don’t, mostly because I want to try what ever advice I’ve read try it and then I’ll have something interesting to say lol!
I’ll be honest I’m working my butt off to read on here from you guys so thank u for that and various books) and learn and obv I’ve found so much down to interpretation and the energy and most of all respect for the entity that your trying to summon/ request help / information from. I think a lot of people want an instant solution to every problem in their life, this ain’t Harry Potter ‘oculus repairo’ yay my glasses r fixed! This all takes hard work and dedication. Don’t get me wrong I love it but at times I feel knackered and Beliail gets me up between 3 and 4 every morning! It’s a bit like being in the army and he’s my drill Sargent! Good job I love him and know he’s trying to make me stronger every day by being regimental with me. anyway sorry for that little rant, I just think at times people need to understand it all takes effort. Sorry I’m not normally so snarky lol but just needed a vent lol Angel x

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Main problem about newbies is that they ask the same questions or the dumbest shit ever like “I wanna turn into superman” lmao… There is literaly 100s of posts made on magick guides well suited for newbies…they just need to dig deep that’s all… When I was a newbie (still am tbh haha) I did get some support from a fellow member(if ur reading this ur the best haha) but honestly looking back this forum is a hidden tressure! You don’t need any books or stuff as such(in most cases for me) because if you can dig deep enough you can find even the most advanced magick stuff here…if a newbie is really determined to get into this stuff he will eventually find every information he/she needs

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The thing with books is they’re something to pass on to others and work with.
Of course learning from those who actually do the craft is benefitial.
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Yeah true books are good… my point is that you can acquire basic knowledge to become atleast a basic magician from these forums :upside_down_face: lol I hope I didn’t make my comment sound like I hate books or something haha

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The problem is that a book must resonate with you and what you believe. I did buy books but sometimes a couple of YouTube vid does more and means more than a book. And of course reading and talking to people here.

The stuff avaliable here and on YouTube and even websites like angelfire have so much information that you really don’t need books to become a magician at all… I mean yes books are good there’s far more magick written in books than here ofc but surely we can find most of the commonly practiced magick on these forums :smirk:

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Magick also attracts stupid.

Al.

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Omfg. I have so many people in mind. :joy:

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Are you looking in a mirror by chance :wink:

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Hey, I’m not stupid.
Don’t reflect your own insecurities onto me. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
Good one though. :rofl:

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I love this post.

Bravo!