Who Would You Love E.A. To Interview?

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I think Michael Kelly who wrote the Apophis series would be a good choice.

I would also like to see Martin Faulks in an interview since the guy is a pretty legit practitioner of Bardon and Ninjutsu, which is of course awesome. He has some videos on youtube of him demonstrating techniques learned from IIH and his training amongst the Yamabushi Monks of Japan:

[url=https://www.youtube.com/user/MartinJFaulks]https://www.youtube.com/user/MartinJFaulks[/url]

Following on the Ninjutsu route, Masaaki Hatsumi (though he may not speak English) and Stephen K. Hayes would be fascinating to have on as guests, but maybe not up to usual anticipation since the material theyā€™ve released is more along the martial and philosophical side with hints at the occult rather beating you over the head with it. That said, the Ninja do have their own systems of energy working and ritual magic called Kuji-In and Kuji-Kiri which is based on a series of mudras, mantras and ā€œcutsā€ in the air to augment mental focus, fight prowess and environmental control among other things. But they might be more than evasive in revealing such things since they are NINJAS lol. But anyhow they got this thing where they teach people Ninjutsu through DVDs/online videos:

[url=http://www.hatsumidvds.com/index.html]http://www.hatsumidvds.com/index.html[/url]

[url=http://www.skhquest.com/]http://www.skhquest.com/[/url]

Conversely, this guy Maha Vajra has some resources (books, videos etc.) on Kuji power and other stuff. From what Iā€™ve glanced at he does seem to have a degree of knowledge and understanding of the material heā€™s presenting. Unfortunately a lot of what he offers seems to me outrageously priced under the publication section, but at the bottom of the page he does have some items that are still reasonably priced.

[url=http://www.mahavajra.be/]http://www.mahavajra.be/[/url]

Anyways these are just my 2 cents.

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yah iā€™d love to learn more about majutsu, have been interested in it for around 3 years. it would be great for empty-hand sigilization

iā€™d also like to add king diamond, jinx dawson, marilyn manson, and glenn benton? all four have been prominent in their fields. surprised nobody has mentioned them - they should be obvious picks as longtime laveyan/cos members

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[quote author=Timothy Who specifically would you love to see E.A. interview?
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Ian Taylor/John King/Imperial Arts

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I know most want to see E.A. interview dark magicians but what about the RHP aspect of this site? For RHP I think John DeSalvo, would be great for this. He wrote The Lost Art of Enochian Magic and seems to be very experienced with evocation and invocation of Angels.

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Already contacted Mark Allen Smith. Heā€™s philosophically opposed to making money. In his words:

"Thanks for the email. If I am really honest ( which I find most people tend not to be) I not keen on the interviews being aired at a cost to the listener. I did have a good read of the terms etc and understand that it can 30 days free etc for your subscribers. But to be blunt, it doesnā€™t work for me because if I do an interview I dont like the idea of someone getting charged for it. I know you have a large range and number of listeners and many would see Primal Craft more easily with this assistance, but I have to politely decline on general principle; and thats just me being very honest. It would certainly help the forthcoming book - but its not just not for me. Again, thank you for the invitation.

Best of luck,

In Nomine Hecate,

MAS"

Iā€™ve always said that if a Black Magician is poor, itā€™s his own damn fault. Case in point. Iā€™m philosophically opposed to devaluing my services so much that I donā€™t get paid for themā€¦ but to each their own! I do give him kudos for standing by his principles, even though they make absolutely no sense to me.

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Iā€™m sure something could be arranged on truth frequency or one of the other stations that have previously interviewed EA. I doubt theyā€™d turn down a discussion with two prominent sorcerers like EA and Mark Alan Smith. I know I wouldnā€™t.

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[quote=ā€œE.A., post:196, topic:239ā€]Already contacted Mark Allen Smith. Heā€™s philosophically opposed to making money. In his words:

"Thanks for the email. If I am really honest ( which I find most people tend not to be) I not keen on the interviews being aired at a cost to the listener. I did have a good read of the terms etc and understand that it can 30 days free etc for your subscribers. But to be blunt, it doesnā€™t work for me because if I do an interview I dont like the idea of someone getting charged for it. I know you have a large range and number of listeners and many would see Primal Craft more easily with this assistance, but I have to politely decline on general principle; and thats just me being very honest. It would certainly help the forthcoming book - but its not just not for me. Again, thank you for the invitation.

Best of luck,

In Nomine Hecate,

MAS"

Iā€™ve always said that if a Black Magician is poor, itā€™s his own damn fault. Case in point. Iā€™m philosophically opposed to devaluing my services so much that I donā€™t get paid for themā€¦ but to each their own! I do give him kudos for standing by his principles, even though they make absolutely no sense to me.[/quote]

then you know what ea? work around that!

iā€™ll give you a perfect way to do that. set the interview up on your balg.com blog and put it under a content locker. let everyone who visits the site know that they can get the interview free if they like/share the page through their social media, and you give them like/share buttons for facebook, twitter, pinterest, tumblr, etc so they can get the word out. when they get enough others to like your page they get the interview unlocked and they can get it for free.

you donā€™t get paid for that but you will go viral and bring new visitors to your site, which gives you more opportunities to find others who may buy your services.

you may just want to swap money for prospects via word of mouth. mark gets more people potentially checking out what he does and also finding out who he is. itā€™s a win/win, and you donā€™t have to worry about money.

iā€™m pretty sure if you got back to mark and let him know that you wanted to swap out viral likes for money heā€™d agree to it but i have to leave it up to you and him to sort that out

regardless, thereā€™s always a way. sometimes you just have to be a bit more creative and flexible.

consider it and if you like the idea, run with it! good luck

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[quote=ā€œE.A., post:196, topic:239ā€]Already contacted Mark Allen Smith. Heā€™s philosophically opposed to making money. In his words:

"Thanks for the email. If I am really honest ( which I find most people tend not to be) I not keen on the interviews being aired at a cost to the listener. I did have a good read of the terms etc and understand that it can 30 days free etc for your subscribers. But to be blunt, it doesnā€™t work for me because if I do an interview I dont like the idea of someone getting charged for it. I know you have a large range and number of listeners and many would see Primal Craft more easily with this assistance, but I have to politely decline on general principle; and thats just me being very honest. It would certainly help the forthcoming book - but its not just not for me. Again, thank you for the invitation. [/quote]

Two words: hypocrite, and coward.

  1. He writes text books and charges money for them.

This means heā€™s OK with exchanging information for compensation.

But suddenly, when the information is in audio format, money is evil?

Hypocrisy.

  1. Since weā€™ve already established that heā€™s comfortable giving information for money (written only, apparently, god forbid itā€™s video), itā€™s not an issue of E.A. charging compensation, itā€™s probably an issue of HIM not receiving compensation.

Sadly, he did not have the balls to tell you that. And despite his opening boasts of honesty, he was deceptive.

Cowardice.

P.S. Nothing is wimpier than shaming someone over earning money fairly.

P.P.S. My gut told me he was a hater of Become A Living God, and this affirms it.

P.P.P.S. Heā€™s condemning anyone who is a subscriber of the interview series, and is willing to invest into their own magick education, rather than demand free handouts.

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Maybe he just didnā€™t want to charge for an interview, as book publication is a different beast than an interview. Writing books easily takes more time than preparing for an interview, at least normally speaking. Iā€™ve never written a book, so I donā€™t know really about that process. But I would suspect a 30:00 - 1:00:00 interview is not as hard as writing a 200+ page book. So I can see why someone would want to charge for books, but not care to exchange money for an interview. They arenā€™t the same type of work, and the labor intensity can easily be far greater for writing a book, you know what I mean? He may be everything you think he is, but I couldnā€™t draw that conclusion just from this response.

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It doesnā€™t take a ton of work on HIS end, no. As an author and teacher, itā€™s fun to get on interviews, to think on your feet, and sometimes to have your ideas challenged so you can clarify and really elucidate your thoughts.

However, for Timothy and I, there is a great amount of work and cost involved in these interviewsā€¦ not just in making them available, but in keeping amazing guests coming through the doors, in the editing software and hardware, in the promotion, etc. Other radio shows do this through sponsors AND through subscriptions. Look at Coast to Coast AM. Sure, you can listen for free if you have a radio and are in broadcast range, but if you subscribe through membership, you can download archives, listen live online, etc. Truth Frequency Radio, one of my personal favorites, has high quality streaming and archive downloading available only to subscribers.

Anyways, the ethics involved simply donā€™t make sense to me, BUT I still respect them. Some people would think that my ethics donā€™t make sense (Iā€™ll kill someone with black magick, but under no conditions would I steal from that same person).

Because of this, and because itā€™s obvious how many of you would like to hear this interview, I have responded to Mr. Smith just now, proposing that we do the interview completely for free, and only ask in return for shares on facebook pages. His ethics arenā€™t compromised, and Iā€™m still able to use this to advance my own agenda.

I await his response, and will report back!

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Correct.

It is that position that we are analyzing to reveal its underlying fallacies.

Writing books easily takes more time than preparing for an interview, at least normally speaking. I've never written a book, so I don't know really about that process. But I would suspect a 30:00 - 1:00:00 interview is not as hard as writing a 200+ page book. So I can see why someone would want to charge for books, but not care to exchange money for an interview. They aren't the same type of work, and the labor intensity can easily be far greater for writing a book, you know what I mean? He may be everything you think he is, but I couldn't draw that conclusion just from this response.

Actually, you have it backwards.

The real economic measurement is in the value of time.

An hour of live public speaking is FAR more valuable than an hour of writing - and MUCH more labor intensive.

E.A. charges $197/per hour for a consultation, in which heā€™ll cover any topic you desire.

I assume if Mark does consultations, heā€™d charge around $100.

This means that in a 1-hour interview youā€™re receiving approximately $297 worth of combined time and specialized information, from two experts simultaneously.

This means that $20 is a ridiculous bargain of 1,385% off.

[b]Furthermore, every legitimate interview series makes money by necessity, either through subscriptions, advertising, or self-promotion - otherwise it couldnā€™t exist, because itā€™d run at a loss.

So if he morally objects to participating in an interview, because itā€™s profitable, then he can never do another commercial interview until the day he dies.

Otherwise he is a hypocrite.[/b]

Above and beyond all of this, the only reason I am taking precious time from the shrinking remainder of my life, is to point out that E.A. and I have confronted this ignorant disapproval from several magiciansā€¦

Their nonsense is predictable:

ā€œMaking money is immoral. We believe magick should be a secret.ā€

Hereā€™s the bottom line, if an author truly wants to help as many people as possible to learn and grow, theyā€™ll do as many interviews as they can. In fact, the smartest authors will devote the most attention to PAYING students, because those members have invested skin in the game, and therefore deserve it the most.

Mark refuses to join us, and is thus depriving all of you, because he harbors ulterior reservations.

Itā€™s just another reason why I consider E.A. the noblest and purest of all the occult authorities.

He does anything it takes to make as much useful occult information available as possible, and will do almost any interview program of merit, without quibbling over how they run their business.

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[quote author=SirRender link=topic=231.msg21077#msg21077 date=1376533150]
I think Michael Kelly who wrote the Apophis series would be a good choice.

I agree! I think that he is a very interesting Magician and an expert about runes and draconian magic!

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[quote author=E.A. link=topic=231.msg21760#msg21760 date=1377667413]

Hey I donā€™t mean to put you on the spot , but this has been bugging the hell out of me since it was first brought up. Wouldnā€™t psychic vampirism be a form of theft? I know youā€™ve practiced this in the past as you have a course on it. I actually have some plans on doing some grand theft energy from various different places myself once certain things are in place. But yeah just interested on what your take on that was since it seemed odd.

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ā€œp.s.: I already know that this entire post objectifies women. Iā€™m alright with that. You should be too!ā€
_E.A.

Maaaaaaannnnnnnā€¦they do the same damn thing! At the end of the day weā€™re animals that:

  1. Eat
  2. Sleep
  3. Shit
  4. Fuck
  5. Die

:slight_smile:

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When MAS first two books became available to hold I reserved copies. I meditated on them and after, declined to purchase each time. They felt weak. I kinda liked that he was not down with subscriptions but still thought its a bit lame. Itā€™s cool to stay underground if thatā€™s your thing. Sadly heā€™s not claiming that.

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EA, as a woman myself I am curious as to hear more about why we should objectify women. Iā€™d be interested to hear your thoughts on this.

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I have had quite a bit of correspondence with MAS (which he offers at no charge, he acts like its his duty to help) and I can say that he comes at this from a whole different view. From what I have learned he doesnā€™t really seem to care for the money. He makes enough from his books to cover costs and make an okay profit to survive. And yes his work comes off as religious because he is highly devoted to Hecate and to him that seems to be the end of the story. It, at least to me, seems his goal isnā€™t to make a fortune, but to make enough to keep putting out books he truly believes in and have enough left over to eat. He doesnā€™t claim to be a black magician, it appears to me he is more of a monk of sorts, writing about a deity he cares deeply for, and thatā€™s all that matters.

Hell, I donā€™t evoke for personal gain anymore either. And before you say I am broke and worthless, I pulled a hair over $120,000 last year as a machinist at the Big Creek Hydroelectric Project. I am no slouch, I have the scars to prove I have a rough job, but I donā€™t really need more than I have. I can understand Markā€™s point of view, he acts like he is content. I can understand that. I have no desire to move up in the ranks at work to make more money, I like the job I have and will probably stay in it until I retire.

Not trying to make an argument or anything, just saying that some people come to a point where they love what they do and donā€™t feel they need a faster car or a bigger house (though Harley upgrades get pricey, damn Screaminā€™ Eagle), they are good with what they have. MAS books arenā€™t about gain, his main focus seems to be to devoted evolution. Just my opinion, take from it what you will.

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[quote=ā€œandreeje, post:210, topic:239ā€]I have had quite a bit of correspondence with MAS (which he offers at no charge, he acts like its his duty to help) and I can say that he comes at this from a whole different view. From what I have learned he doesnā€™t really seem to care for the money. He makes enough from his books to cover costs and make an okay profit to survive. And yes his work comes off as religious because he is highly devoted to Hecate and to him that seems to be the end of the story. It, at least to me, seems his goal isnā€™t to make a fortune, but to make enough to keep putting out books he truly believes in and have enough left over to eat. He doesnā€™t claim to be a black magician, it appears to me he is more of a monk of sorts, writing about a deity he cares deeply for, and thatā€™s all that matters.

ā€¦

Not trying to make an argument or anything, just saying that some people come to a point where they love what they do and donā€™t feel they need a faster car or a bigger house (though Harley upgrades get pricey, damn Screaminā€™ Eagle), they are good with what they have. MAS books arenā€™t about gain, his main focus seems to be to devoted evolution. Just my opinion, take from it what you will.[/quote]

No one is saying that he should be flashy, or a diehard capitalist.

According to you:

ā€œI have had quite a bit of correspondence with MAS (which he offers at no charge, he acts like its his duty to helpā€

If itā€™s his ā€œdutyā€ then why would he refuse to help a large, growing community of the most dedicated occultists on the planet, who sincerely want to hear his thoughts?

Originally, he declined because ethically he objected to us charging money - so in the spirit of diplomacy - E.A. politely agreed to make it a free interview release for everyoneā€™s benefit.

Alas, he rejected it again, this time giving no rationale.

This is why Iā€™m deeply skeptical of his little ā€œcharitable monkā€ caricature he gives off.

Itā€™s very easy for a writer to hide in their basement and reply to select reader emails - itā€™s a totally different thing to actually enter intelligent discussion and debate publicly.

A true author, teacher, or intellectual strives for peer review and social interaction with fellow experts, to refine their ideas and models.

To me, something is fishy.

And itā€™s not just him. Itā€™s ALL the countless nameless, faceless authors who release books and then never do an interview, give an appearance, or show their face.

ā€¦

andreeje, Iā€™m not belittling or degrading your interactions with him personally - if he was nice to you, then good for you - rather Iā€™m addressing what I consider to be the massive flaws in the occult field of study:

  • No accountability
  • No transparency
  • No peer review
  • No unified goal

Itā€™s just a fractured mash of random people putting out conflicting or baseless information.

Iā€™m sick of it.

Itā€™s time for all of us to revolutionize this field of study, and transform it into a legitimate, organized branch of human knowledge.

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The spiritual arts, in my opinion, to attempt to try to attain a ā€œunified goalā€, simply because people are so different, that there is no one system that will appeal or even work for everyone. I mean, I can even say that with as many people who are having success with EAs work, there are many who have no clue what to do. I would say that half of those people should probably try yoga and see what that can do, or really find a resonance work that they can get immersed in.

I donā€™t know what the big deal about a unified anything really is all about. SO far, that plan has failed every genre of every facet of society that has tried it. Unified nations. Fail (America is not unified, weā€™re the murder and crime capital of the world). Unified education methods. Fail. Iā€™m not saying itā€™s impossible, but how can we validate a science that, while it will work for some, wontā€™ work for others? You will continuously have reckless debates, so peer-reviewing would be useless.

Iā€™m just saying, I donā€™t feel like not interviewing is a weak manā€™s move. His goal wouldnā€™t be unified with yours, because you want to approach things at least with some heavy emphasis on material gain, whereas he only wants what he needs to eat. Both goals are perfectly fine, but these two goals need their own space to grow. Perhaps when they have matured and evolved (the goals), there will be some unification, but that takes a while to get a hold of.

Hell, maybe he just doesnā€™t like your format. Does that make him an ass? Not really, that just means he doesnā€™t want to be part of what you guys are doing. Is that such a bad thing, is he such a charlatan just because he doesnā€™t want to be a part of the BALG stuff?

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For someone who has yet to post a comprehensive report of their own experiences, especially considering you are one of the faces running the show, I think asking for accountability, transparency and peer review is a bit rich.

The man has a different measure of success than you. He believes that his work will find those whom it needs to. The fact that he chooses not to play by your agenda doesnā€™t justify what seems to be politically motivated slander.

You say youā€™re sick of conflicting and baseless information? Then prepare for a life of frustration. One day when you pull your head out of your arse and turn it towards the absolute you will realise that in the infinite experience we know as reality any and all paradigm are possible.

Iā€™m yet to see you jump in the hot seat despite repeated requests to do so.