Indeed, I intend on being able to do the Wu Zang protection meditation before I start doing low magic. This involves using the five elements, connected to the five organs, to create a protective barrier. This is a form of protection without relying on any external force, like many banishing rituals.
Thats fascinating. Im going to look into that myself, I enjoy working with the elements so Id def be interested in that.
This looks like a fun thread!
I love reading about peopleās daily routines.
Here is mine.
Every morning the first thing I do is a half hour of concentration meditation, followed by a half hour of insight meditation. Then I focus on the image of the Qlippoth over my alter and project my consciousness through Daāath and then through the rest of the tree. Often I will follow this up with a demonic evocation and a possession that I will carry with me into the day. There are only a few demons who I work with in this way, and I employ them according to my goals for that day.
Here is a image of the altar space I use for my morning meditations.
Generally in the evening I try to do at least an hour of insight meditation and occasionally energy work. On a bi-weekly basis I do a multi-hour entheogen fueled sex magick working in order to charge my long term gnosis and my ascension.
You can learn more about this practice in Dr. Jerry Allan Johnsonās Chinese Medical Qi Gong Therapy Volume 2: Energetic Alchemcy, Dao Yin therapy, and Qi deviations.
Wow that is so awesome! You are very dedicated! And I love your altar space, I work with an altar to, atm its purely for my workings with Hekate but I am thinking of also creating one for my paetron daemon. Can you explain about the entheogen sex magick? Also how long have you been doing all this. Honestly all these answers are putting me to shame, I need to get my backside back in gear again
Thankyou for that, iāll see if I can get those on my kindle. I really like the idea of protection without the need for banishing etc
Iām not sure how explicitly you are allowed to talk about that, so moderators please feel free to remove this comment.
Usually on those days I do a practice called the fire kasina which you can learn about at firekasina.org. Then I ingest an appropriate catalyst. Then I do some sort of ritual invocation or evocation. Then I do some formal sexual meditation in yab-yum with my partner. That involves trying to focus energy in the central channel. Having accomplished that I use the vipassana techniques to rise up through what are called vipassana-jhanas and perceive emptiness directly, or enter a state known as nirodha-samapatti. Then we go to town in a more conventional way.
The most outrageous instance of this was when I was possessed by Shub-Niggurath and he was possessed by Yog-Sothoth.
The best place to learn about vipassana is Daniel Ingramās book Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha which can be read for free at the authorās website integrateddaniel.info. It is totally the best book ever written on meditation. It is to meditation what Errowid is to drugs. The second edition is better because it has more on magick and siddhis. Although, its important to note that the practice I am describing here isnāt in that book, but the foundational techniques I use are in there.
Hope that satisfies your curiosity! Iām happy to share but I hope I am not oversharing.
I think it will be fine, thats the good thing about discussions here, weāre free to talk very openly. Is your partner on the same sort of path as yourself then. Mine isnāt so I have always been very solitary and I dont even discuss with him the sorts of experiences that I have, thats why Im so grateful for this forum to be able to talk about things with likeminded people and even though ive only been here a short while Ive already learned new things which I love. I sorta feel im living 2 lives but I suppose alot of people who are magickians etc feel the same.
Dedication to foundation building is solid practice, kudos.
Iād also suggest the study of yijinjing & xisuijing qigong, it may be helpful to you along the way.
I will look into this, thank you wise one. May you have a lovely day.
Iām reviving this thread. Im struggling with getting a routine together. Would love to hear some more examples to get inspired.
Anyone?
What kind of info are you seeking? For daily practice, decide on the skills you want to cultivate and then decide on the exercises you are going to do and how often. Depending on your life circumstance, you might only be able to practice in the mornings or the evenings, but just doing something every day is beneficial.
For example, I do three different forms of meditation for an hour each every day, along with mantra chanting,. When the need arises, Iāll add a ritual or two, usually in the afternoon or evening. My life is pretty flexible and so I have the time for this. If you work a regular 9-5, three hours or more of meditation might not be doable for you.
Jason Miller says in his book Sorcererās Secrets, that he likes to keep his practice dynamic, doing more or less as his life circumstances allow but I personally prefer a more regular schedule because I can get distracted easily. I liken it to going to the gym. When you know that you will work out on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, the rest of your life can then be scheduled around those small blocks of time.
Thanks man. I too am easily distracted. Far tto often I let my mood dictate my practice. I like the idea of treating it like exercise. Makes it feel more like its just part of life.
My routine changes depending upon whatever Iām working on at the time. But usually, it goes something like this:
Not being a morning person, I wait until about an hour or two after breakfast (Iām retired, so I do magic full time these days), I do an empowerment ritual (very loosely based on the Supreme Ritual of the Pentagram), an invocation of the spirits I wish to work with that day, and then I make requests from them. Later in the day, I do a deep Theta meditation for a half hour to an hour.
In the evenings, Iāll make offerings, clean the Temple, and do some research on whatever magical project Iām trying to accomplish.
Thatās awesome! Would you mind outlining the empowerment ritual?
Actually, itās really too much to go into, and a lot of it is personal. I would highly suggest making your own, though. Making your own empowerment ritual is, well, far more empowering than doing someone elseās.
In general, I start with banishing the elements in the four quarters, and then I call them in again using certain elemental spirits. That clears the space of unwanted energies and then brings in what I want. I also use the Qabalistic Cross, in English, with different words.
Iām still tweaking it, but once Iām happy with it, I can post a general version here later.
Cool! I definitely respect the personal aspect.