never fear anything, fear puts the objects of your thoughts on the fast track to manifesting with a power like nothing else in the world
be mindful of your thoughts at all times, especially of those in the subconscious, and when you catch yourself feeling even the smallest trepidation about something just laugh it off and forget it
I absolutely love this. I landed myself in a little bit of trouble at university. To be specific, I had to defend myself from academic misconduct allegations made by classmates. I was kind of being targeted by everyone unjustly and I was at a risk of being expelled. So I became super paranoid, filled with fear and worries.
That is when I went to Lord Vishnu and asked him to help me not get expelled. Lord Vishnu told me that my path is clear and if I continue to worry and live in such fear, it will happen.
He told you specifically that? Nice. I had to learn my lesson through life changing body problems, and other stuff, that I manifested when I was young and stupid. I also watched my hypochondriac mother fall apart over the years.
By the way I’m aware there may be someone reading my advice who starts to become paranoid of his or her own thoughts but please don’t get carried away, because speaking of no fear, it includes not fearing your own mind.
yeah he did. Vishnu is actually super nice and amazing. Same with Shiva. Shiva is my patron, actually.
I’m so sorry to hear about your mother with hypochondria.
If you can, I do recommend working with them if possible. Shiva gave me shields and helped me out in life a lot. Vishnu gave me a lot of spiritual things. Ganesha healed me a lot. I was suffering from teeth grinding in my sleep and asked Ganesha to heal me. I kid you not, he fixed my teeth-grinding problem suddenly. It wasn’t gradual; it was super sudden.
Though, to work with Hindu deities, offerings are not enough, in my experience. They will watch over you as if you were their son; however, you must have love for them in your heart.
Awesome thread revival. 
As we already have this topic, and it’s inked in the Getting Started Guide, I have merged the posts. 
Scroll up to check out ideas from a few others.
1.) void- and earth mother aint just a hippie wiccan thing
are we still making fun of these people? am kind of out of the loop
not just currents but manual and regular (sincere and respectful) exchanges help.
turns out: that “scarred sorcerer’s numb soul” ..was largely you being too depressed to just “drink some [void]-water” and you were all shriveled n shit (°__° ’ ) .. yes i feel dumb now. dealing with changing current(s) n dogma, cults and personal drama n shit are rather “distracting”.
in short: STAY HYDRATED
2.) books and high concepts and chaosmagic and old traditions are fun
-but just going into the forest and respectfully communing with the locals there is priceless. SO STOP BEING A NERRRD
3.) NOT being shit terrified of your shadow is a sign that
A: you are full of shit
B: you are fine
C: B but really, you are full of shit
And no, integrating and shadowwork* dont “solve” a singular solvable “problem”
-you will always carry quite a mess with you, but its your job that it will stay managable and not make you dead inside or a freak.
4.) neglecting your spiritual, mental and inner-child sorta health is NOT “adulting”
-you are in some deep shit and have stuff to worry about, big shocker :0 But dont artificially prolong it. You dont get a special award for suffering. Peer pressure will always exist and people that cant think themselves out of a paper bag will have more sense than you being all “stoic” (=proudly miserable)
5.) thinking BIG with small brains.
a lot of big ideas require many hands and many brains to work, build, maintain and grow
but you wont just meet those people, especially if you are messed up, regardless of reason. Focus more on holistically integrating your longterm seeding sorta business within a life that is more preferable than yours so far.
dont try to drink your own “must have” “amazingly enticing” coolaid -make some homebrew instead and drink it because you want to. And if you wear a costume? -make it fit your proportions and be of a making so you can move about and live your life with it.
*practical distinction
shadowwork: digging in your basement for trash, crack needles and war crime proof
integration: having to actually deal with it
^ Duplicate topic merged.
Cross-Reference to the bungle thread… What’s the most retarded thing you’ve ever done in the occult?
here something copied over from discord, i figured this would also fit in here:
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(Background: someone was asking if and how they should listen to subliminals why they sleep)
ME: Overdoing that leads to anhedonia, apathy and general disassociation. So be careful
3RD PARTY: So that’s why I’ve been feeling bad? At first when I tried it I was fine then when I listened to them more I feel more lost and disinterest in everything
ME: you are essentially blasting yourself with THINK THIS FEEL THIS THINK THIS FEEL THIS but that is not how you or anyone works
-it informs and empowers some of the time
it becomes a numbing hammer to the brain if all of the time
in short: overstimulation (and [change] coming from the outside, not the inside) you shut down because too much is coming in
3RD PARTY: I seeee, so what can I do to help that? :
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ME: subliminals = supplements, not a replacements for practice
instead of using something external to change your internal state -maybe skip the middle step? Thats the issue with a lot of manifestation teachings. Ritual exists for a reason -its not about the words or concepts, its about getting you in the right mindset to get things done -in a way resembling anything repeatable and reliable. Everyone has one-offs but few have something consistent.
I kinda get this when I listen to subliminals most of the time
It’s not that I feel bad or disinterested it’s that it work out the first days but then the sub either doesn’t work or does exactly the opposite of the messages I wrote, sometimes it does the opposite right away on the first listens
This is an interesting question.
My first reflex was to say “Start earlier”. But im not sure thats right. The circumstances that led to me really starting were the circumstances that led to me really starting. If I had started earlier, would it be right for me then? I have to say im not sure.
Other than that, my advice to earlier me would be:
-Dont get caught up in the detail of specific ingredients and having to apply ingredients in certain ways (ie, no you cant proceed without cinnamon and a green candle, you have to make this mix with these ratios and rub it on the candle anticlockwise three days before a waxing moon etc)
-The operator is the key component of any operation
-No need to overcomplicate things (I guess this is a more general application of my first point)
-If something shows up and it feels hostile, it probably is
-Shoot your shot and chill, impatience is never helpful
-Look after yourself, if you dont, you are not operating optimally
-Everyone is different… methods that work well for some wont work for others. Methods that work well on some targets, wont work well with others
-Trial and error. Lots of trial and error.
i get that with pledges* that try to go 180° on the current reality
-old shit comes back with a vengence
as far as im aware, there is only 2 ways of handling that:
A: dont
B: keep going regardless
(B which is, as you can imagine: not easy or pleasent)
*pledge=set of concise affirmations that are daily read as a sort of commitment, not merely spamming descriptions of the different life you want. A supplement.
IF YOU DONT MAKE TIME FOR THEM
THEY WILL MAKE TIME FOR THEMSELVES
-if you are too lost and distracted, running away from yourself
they will use illness, disaster and the emptiness after crashouts to approach you.
this can be avoided if you regularly give them mind and presence
Not an expert mage but casually dabbling in the arts for close to a decade and the only thing I realized is:
MEDITATE! MEDITATE! MEDITATE!
It doesn’t matter what type or how long but consistently practicing meditation does wonders in your patchwork. Each minute of meditation you do you’ll reap benefits with interest in the future.