Conjuring etc

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maccored

crowley knew how to make money by writing books about stuff people would want to buy. who could resist reading books by a self proclaimed meeter of the divil? he was a clever marketeer

Urizen

Well, tbh, I've been trying to find more ever since I read 'The Black Pullet'. The whole field looks interesting.

..It's all bollocks, as far as I'm concerned, but fascinating stuff. I don't believe in higher magic, though lesser magic has it's intriguing points. It's basically manipulative, hardcore psychology.

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Urizen

Obaraten wrote: »

I'm intrigued,care to expand your thoughts?

Which part? The one about higher or lesser magic?

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Urizen

I was going to recommend Wikipedia, but it only references LaVeyan Satanism's theories. To be fair, that's where I first came across it, but it's an idea that pervades a lot of magical traditions. At its core it's using confidence to get your way. Or, to put it another way, extreme wishful thinking. If you want it badloy enough, and know your own self well, it's basically you ftw.

The only source I can remember right now is Anton LaVey's 'Satanic Bible'. Some good philosophy in there, even if most of it is stolen from Nietzche. That or wander Google. I'm pretty sure that's how I found most of my information.

And for clarity, the concept has other names. I just can't remember them right now.

Major Lovechild

Obaraten wrote: »

Whats your opinions on grimoires,keys of solomon,magick,conjuring spirits,the works by Alistair Crowley etc,possible or psycho babble?

Fairy Tales for adults who refuse to grow up.

Hootanany

Urizen wrote: »

Well, tbh, I've been trying to find more ever since I read 'The Black Pullet'. The whole field looks interesting.

..It's all bollocks, as far as I'm concerned, but fascinating stuff. I don't believe in higher magic, though lesser magic has it's intriguing points. It's basically manipulative, hardcore psychology.

Is it a good book or is one of those ones that are hard to get in to

Urizen

The Black Pullet? It's available free online in PDF format anyway

faceman

If memory serves me correct, Crowley himself tried to conjure a demon however he had a nasty experience or something didnt go to plan and he didnt try do it again. He did claim to conjure other mad yokes tho.

Ziycon

Derren Brown talks about conjuring in his book 'Tricks of the Mind', its a very interesting read. From his perspective, conjuring is just being able to manipulate a persons thought or perception of something they're seeing or remembering. Basically its a very in-depth understanding of psychology.