Lessons of the Deck

Not where I went with that, but theoretical.

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The truth is that I would have to CARE about someone else’s path…

Are they DIRECTLY threatening me or mine?

Is it a credible threat?

Doubtful.

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I can move this and I can move that, but if the foundation isn’t built to receive what’s there…

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I “get” that most people need a new, acceptable ‘Jesus’ in their lives. This usually takes the form Lucifer.

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Since I’m the Holiday meal chef in the house, I invited all of those I work with to lunch. I didn’t make as much as usual, since I’m apparently the only one that likes some of those sides. I allowed those I work with and that have been invited inside to taste things through me.

Halfway through, Lucifer came and wanted ke to call on him when I was ready. I questioned whether the conversation should be kept as it was given and he said I should. So, I will.

L: “I have wronged you, for good intent (this was his acknowledgment of my point of view). You’re trying to not hold it against me. It is in ypur nature to do so.”

L: “I forgive you for what you’ve done. You’ve rightly guessed that those threads were expendable. I will help you with what you seek.”

(What’s the catch?)

L: “No catch. You’ve done your work. Now, my card is finished, as your ‘lesson’ was the truth you had given up on finding. Call me again.”

(Deliver and I will)

Hail Lucifer.

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Lord Bifrons started coming when someone came into my ritual space. He was quite gracious and waited until I could call him again. While he was still partially present, I had to reset myself to be able to interact as I wanted to.

(He accepted the agreement)

B: “I have a lesson for you (now). The ‘corpse-lights’ isted on my card, what are they?”

M: “Designations? Markers?”

B: “Markers visible to the magician, but not those without ‘sight’. As you rightly guessed (in my head), you can see these remotely. IF you call on me (to get the markers and make seeing them easier). Is there a corpse whose light you’d like to see?”

M: “That’s a different thing than you just described.”

B: “It is and isn’t. It is a marker, yes? (I nodded) A marker can lead you to Rome.”

He left.


An odd way of phrasing that. “All roads lead to Rome”. And what was Rome? The center, “source” of civilization (point of view).

So, he teased that he can provide markers for corpses and the intent passed was that it could be almost anyone that has passed. He’s suggesting he can also tie those older “corpses” to their modern or equivalent incarnations?

Specifically, he “source” of the spirit, which, in some theories persists through incarnations. Interesting to consider, at the least.

Hail Bifrons.

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As I lit the incense for Bifrons, Raum came to me.

R: “I am finished.”

(No explanation, though I know I could force it.)


It IS within the agreement that I can be notified that the lesson/wisdom was received. I could also feel he had achieved whatever it was that he decided to do.


Hail Raum.

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As I looked at Seere’s card and sigil, I could feel him coming near.

S: “My Lord?” (He accepted the agreement).

S: “What would you have me do?”

M: “What?” (Ah! That IS the lesson. Clever)

M: “That situation I read about earlier.”

S: "(It will be) Done.

Hail Seere.

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Up next: was Botis. Something felt off about this as soon as I studied the card.

As I called on him, Botis hung back, watching, waiting, “Read me your agreement”.

He felt wary, expectant, yet not ‘ready’.

B: “You are correct.”.

I put his card back in the deck.

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Ah, I’ve been wondering about this one. There was a familiarity here, not from direct interaction.

He came as a human it a horse head, hybrid, freakishly strong (a complement).

M: “Hail, Prince Orobas. Thank you for coming.”

O: “You as his friend.”

M: “I am.”

O: “I will have 2 lessons for you. One apparent, one not.”

M: “Should I call it ‘good’ fter the first and wait for the second?”

O: “2. Wait for the second”.

(I thanked him and he left).

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(As I read the agreement, I could see him almost flinching.)

R: “I accept, but that wording is atrocious. Yes I (can)/will help you.”

He left.


I mean, if you’re a hammer, isn’t everything else a nail…?

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I honestly can’t remember if I talked about this or not, but once again, the presence of the spirits get stronger as they near the completion of theor tasks. Tonight, Andras and Orobas both felt much stronger. I could reach out and feel them near.

Not tonight, but soon.

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I think you are going to really hit it off well with Prince Orobas. He’s exceptionally honest and loyal and faithful. You’ll see as you interact with him I think. :horse:

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To be honest, I feel like he’s (Prince Orobas) achieved his first today, based on several conversations today, some public, some private. I recognized this already.

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Andras came to me amd told me he was done with my lesson. I don’t kniw what it was, but thank him all the same.

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Aim came almost immediately, agreed, and asked for the cheaper stick dragon’s blood incense.

I originally pulled Focalor, but it felt off. I called on him and he asked me to put the card back in the deck for another time.

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Late last night Prince Orobas informed me the second of the lessons was complete. I verified it and thanked him for his generosity. Hail Orobas.

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He came quickly, but faintly, holding back for some reason. He wanted me to read the agreement, which I did, and he accepted.

I felt like there was a sort of disconnect, some sort of tension, but not hostility. He didnt care about which incense (waved it off, actually), so I chose a patchouli stick. I didn’t choose that immediately and took some time to try to feel what I thought was “the best fit” from what I had. He actually came back to let me know he appreciated that. The disconnect was gone and he was more fully here. No idea, but it seems to have been the right approach.

I was going to ask if he had anything to do with the band Amduscias, but felt the timing could be better.


So where are the other open cards at…

King Paimon seems to be holding back until everyone gets back from their holiday breaks. Makes sense. I tried to feel out where he’s going with it, but he swatted my attempts away.

I believe Ronove is also waiting for everyone to get back because I may be attending a specialized technical writing course in mid-January or the other later in Spring. It’s still up in the air and my writing is atrocious.

I just called on Aim last night.

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Amduscias returned and went over to a large oak in my yard.

A: “The trees bend and also have their own music. Place yourself within them to hear it.”

He meant centering your consciousness within the tree to understand it’s music, both the sounds it makes and those it makes with the others that we can’t hear. It was interesting to pinder that.

Hail Amduscias.

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I’ve worked with Asmodeus in the past. When I ccalled on him, he games as he usually does, accepted the agreement and simply said this,

“No need to save the experience for later. I will help you now, today. You may place my card in the completed pile and choose another.”

Pretty sure he came through earlier.

Hail Asmodeus.

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Amon came as two, large, nocturnal eyes staring at me from a darkness, a sort of emptyness. He said nothing and the impression of his acceptance was all I got from him.

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I noticed Aim’s presence, “Thank you for returning.”

A: “Watch”

He opened a portal of sorts and I could see an (almost cartoonist) castle behind it. The drawbridge was down and he bud me to go through it with him. I projected my consciousness into the scene.

It was dark inside with barely any light. We turned left until hitting a T, tirned right. We went down a set of straight, then winding stairs until we reached a chamber for ritual. A circle of sorts was laid out (bit generic and not the focal point), used candles in each cardinal point.

He raised his hand, “Behold.”, and the circle came to life.

An entity appeared that was a swirling mist, completely dark in the condensed areas, which were fleeting and constantly in motion.

He gave me a symbol and set of words (doesn’t feel like a phrase) to use to call it and said nothing else. His task was done.

I called the entity back in my ritual space and it took longer than I expected. I relied only on the symbol and phrase, not the entities signature.

Once called, he let me know he was to enhance intellectual pursuits, but said nothing else. I felt that to be most effective, it would be best to make a gateway to him with something that I carry most places, to carry that energy and benefit where it is needed. Haven’t done it yet.

Hail Aim.

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