Well, then you should fit in here most comfortably.
Those “seasoned members”, you’ve asked for advice mostly share that viewpoint.
Most of us come here to share personal results and answer questions for others,
so having a desire to write more then you request is definately a good starting point.
In fact, the very question - where to gain specific information - is there something to be cautious about,
comes clearly from a good personal viewpoint.
So i’ll try to answer you there aswell, a little bit.
some Names will just pop up in countless threads,
and when you look at what they contribute, you’ll get a good picture about their motivations yourself.
What really doesn’t go well with this forum is:
Politics (used to be a very hyped theme, but those topics derailed to heavily.) There’s actually a forum law against politics related topics to be opened.
Religious Dogma - While not being a clear rule, as that’d be difficult with so many different magicians reseurching along different pathways, it’s generally understood that no one likes to be answered to - for example:
I’ve successfully evoked Mephisto,
and here’s what he told / did for me.
with those lightworker aditudes of:
Oh but that’s “Evil”, and you risk loosing your soul,
and karma is going to get you,
and you should repent from all your sins,
so yahweh (we call him troll god.) may redeem you and allow you back into his divine presence.
The general understanding that is shared by most is that of inner / personal Divinity.
Magick wouldn’t work, if we were just asking for things to be done by some supreme universal god,
whom basically never answers and obviously doesn’t give a sh*t about good parts of his creation.
i think there’s some good sources to understand that paradigm worked out already:
-Timothy’s Black Magick Manifesto
-Kurtis Joseph Black Magick of Ahriman
-E.A.'s well… not sure what piece is most clear on the subject there,
but reading the book of Azazel is quite clear about Damnation and going through that.
That also answers a little bit of “who to Engage” - all these people are actually working for Become a Living God, and sharing the effort to help explain, reseurch and distribute the fields subject.
To call another member into your topic, you can “summon” them using [@username.].
Forum Rules:
Introduction Thread - not just for getting yourself known to the others,
but also for having a look at whom you’re talking to when you’re unsure how much you want to trust a member you don’t know yet:
evoke only what you can banish - a good tip for starters. Lesser banashing ritual of the pentagram (short: LBRP), is basically this:
And while this is a nice and quick guide from a practicioner,
here’s an extended guide from Ordo Templi Orientis - (i know, i just butchered that!! xD) - O.T.O.
