The Alpha state is trance.
Hey All,
There are a lot of new magicians coming onto the forum, and I’ve noticed that some seem to be confused about the trance state required for magick so I thought I’d do a little info drop to help.
We talk a lot about the Theta/Gamma Sync here, but I think it is important to point out that Theta is not necessary for most magick. All you really need is an Alpha state, which is fairly simple to achieve. A state as deep as Theta is only necessary for the full physical manifestation of spirit…
Personally, I believe the circle is important when first learning to evoke spirits to physical manifestation. EA teaches circles in his books, Works of Darkness and Evoking Eternity, as well as the Mastering Evocation course.
Eventually, you can evoke without it, but it serves an important purpose in the beginning:
There are some spirits that will only respond if evoked in a traditional way. They expect the magician to be within a protective circle. If he’s not, they will either leave, or attack him for his disrespect.
Yes, some spirits may see no circle as disrespectful because the lack of a circle might give the impression that the magician thinks the spirit is weak, and thus not a threat.
Contrary to the belief that “demons are all lovable and fluffy” which seems to permeate this forum and the LHP in …
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