From mandox@cix.compulink.co.uk Wed Apr 26 19:19:21 1995 Date: Wed, 26 Apr 95 18:18 BST-1 From: mandox@cix.compulink.co.uk (Mogg Morgan) Subject: To: ceci@lysator.liu.se, mandox@cix.compulink.co.uk Cc: rodneyo@eworld.com Reply-To: mandox@cix.compulink.co.uk <<<<<<>>>>>>> Golden Dawn Supplement Golden Dawn Occult Society presents Anarcho-tantrik-thelema A lecture by a member of the society Oxford Town Hall, Friday 28th April 1995, 8pm Open Mind Workshops - Bristol Four workshops on themes related to the four elements. Facilitated by Catherine Summers of Pagan Voice and hypnotherapist Mark Patrick. April 8, June 6th, 13 and April 22. Workshops cost £35 with block discounts available. For details phone (0117) 9506895 or 9446833. 42 Hours of Chaos Magick Following the disappointing turnout at last year's UKAOS, this is obviously the new format. Speakers for this weekend residential bash are Pete Carroll, Christopher Hyatt, Phil Hine, Dave Lee, Sue Hutchins and Lionel Snell. The event takes place at Hawkwood College in Gloucestershire from Saturday night 2nd September and finishes on Monday at 12 am. And the cost - £50 plus accommodation, estimated at £30 per night full board if you stay at Hawkwood. If you are interested send S.A.E. for full information to: Chaos Seminar, BM 8482, LONDON, WC1N 3XX. HOBLINK - Change of Address HOB stands for Homosexual and Bisexual. It is a newsletter supporting Gay/Lesbian and Bisexual Pagans produced at major Sabbats with contact ads. £6/$10 a year. Concs. Address now, Box 22, 'Out In Brighton', 4 & 7 Dorset Street, Brighton, BN2 1AW Floralia - May 10th Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, Holborn. 7pm PROMPT Pagan festival in honour of Goddess Flora and dedicated to the late Lawrence Durden-Roberton, co founder of the fellowship of Isis. No more info - but if interested just turn up in a positive mood. Wildwood IV A day of working with animal mythology on Saturday 8th July, Conway Hall. Tickets £9 each. Speakers: Caitlin Mathews, Chesca Potter, Olivia Robertson, Nigel Pennick, Sheila Broun, Caroline Wise, Seldy Bate. Debate on ethics of hunting, lead by gamekeeper and folklorist Paul Ratcliffe: Contacts: Caroline Wise, PO Box 196, LONDON, WC1A 1LY Full Moon: 14th May New Moon: 29th May Beltaine: 1 st May Here is the text of our factsheet on curses, first part anyway. Any comments or improvements welcome: Curses Note: The Witchcraft Act 1735 was repealed and replaced in 1951 by the Fraudulent Mediums Act. Under this act it is an offence for anyone 'with intent to deceive (to) purport to act as a spiritualist medium or to exercise any powers of telepathy, clairvoyance or other similar power.' The author's of this fact-sheet wish to make it clear that they are not acting for profit and that in accordance with the law state that in our view tendencies of a certain nature may bring about results of that nature.' All mistakes and omissions excepted. Many people, for one reason or another get the idea into their head that they are suffering >from the effects of a curse. Nine times out of ten this impression is a mistake. It is actually very difficult to curse someone and most unpleasant phenomena can be explained in other ways. Many people go through periods of intense vulnerability at some point in their lives, and it is easy to become paranoid and feel that someone out there must be trying to get you. The break up of a love affair, problems with work, moving to a new locality, all these things can be a catalyst to the kinds of paranoia that are often typical of supposed psychic attack. People with long term mental health problems such as schizophrenia and depression can also be known to project their internal feelings of vulnerability onto someone else. I say these things not in order to be patronising, but in the hope that a large dose of common sense may be all that is required to bring an end to unpleasant feelings. Contrary to what you may believe, the magician has no easy answer to this. Magick encourages people to take control of their own lives, and on this issue, it also means trying to make you jump out of the role of victim and to kill your own snakes. If you are following your true will, which is the aim of all genuine magicians, then you have the momentum of the entire universe on your side and there is no power in existence that can stand against you. Magick is also about seeing things are they really are, and this may mean that you are not actually being cursed by the 'high witch queen of Buckinghamshire', but that you are depressed about the way your life is going or that those around you are bored with the way you've been acting lately. The truth may not be as glamorous as the fantasy, but it the end you are better off with it. Having said all this, as a magician, I have to admit that in a small number of cases, it is possible to magically attack someone. Most attacks are more in the manner of bad mouthing or misinformation and can be confronted directly. The only one hundred percent evidence that exists that you have been psychically attacked is when a magician actually tells you they have done so. It is an important principle of magic that in order for any spell, positive or negative to work, a magical link must be made between the doer and the recipient. Thus the artist Brion Gysin, found a talisman in Arabic calligraphy had been secreted into his Moroccan restaurant. Perhaps it was this or the boycott by locals who thought he was ripping them off, that caused his business to go under soon after. If you have such a magical link, i.e. an object with clear magical intent, has been sent to you, then it is a relatively simple matter to reflect its bad vibes back the way they have come. Almost any practitioner of magick will know how to do this. The simplest thing is to destroy it - usually by burning. It may also be possible to send it to the National Witchcraft Research Centre, C/O PO Box 250, OXFORD, OX1 1AP, who will safely neutralise it and add it to their collection. It may also be possible to discover whether or not you are truly cursed by consulting some kind of divinatory system such as I Ching or Tarot. If you have no such concrete evidence of a magical link then it is a question of your word against 'theirs' and most magicians are initially very sceptical about such claims, as you have no doubt gathered. However, why should this matter to you? In the final analysis it is only you who needs to be really convinced about this matter - for you are the only one who can really counteract it! All the magician can do is bring you to an understanding of your power in this matter. Some technique that I personally have found useful are as follows. 1. Reflecting back. If you have not already done so, teach yourself how to visualise, perhaps with the help of a competent teacher. There are several books on the market that set out the basic technique, and we have a fact-sheet on this topic available on request (in return for two second class stamps.) Begin your visualisation and enter your place of power and security. Now bring to mind an image of the Mirror of Hathor. Hathor is an very ancient Egyptian deity, often represented as a mirror between two horns. Form an image of this mirror and of its magical power to reflect back any bad vibes. The advantage of this technique is that it doesn't require much proof that you are actually being cursed. It can only reflect back what is actually getting to you. Do this visualisation whenever you begin to feel paranoid and the vibes will go away. You can if you find it helpful, obtain a copy of the Hathor's mirror, either to wear as an amulet or to hang on your wall as a permanent reminder that you are under the protection of that deity. 2. Binding. Another useful technique is binding and deflecting. If you want to stop someone from doing something, without actually harming them you consecrate a wax image for that person. Put into it as much of them as you can, perhaps with a photograph stuck to the head etc. Do a little ritual and then wrap a cord around the poppet many times until it is completely smothered. As you do this, speak and improvise your desire 'that the person should be stopped in their actions against you or your friends.' Alternatively and perhaps more effectively, is to do a visualisation in which you imagine that person doing something positive that takes away their intent in hurting you. For example, if you feel someone at work is picking on you, perhaps imagine them being promoted to another job. Remember - your intention in using the poppet is purely positive, it would be inviting trouble for you to attempt to harm your supposed attacker. Remainder of factsheet next times, including: Protection >from Bad Dreams. If you can't wait that long, better send me two second class stamps for an offprint. ------------------------------------------------------ \ 'Ama et fac quod vis' \ \ \ \ mogg \ \ Mandrake of Oxford \ \ new edge publisher and bookseller \ \ tel: 44 1865 243671 \or snail: PO Box 250, OXFORD, OX1 1AP (UK) \ -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ \ 'Ama et fac quod vis' \ \ \ \ mogg \ \ Mandrake of Oxford \ \ new edge publisher and bookseller \ \ tel: 44 1865 243671 \or snail: PO Box 250, OXFORD, OX1 1AP (UK) \ --------------------------------------------------------