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Presentedby:yJasonAugustusNewcomb
AuthorofTheNewHermeticsAuthorofTheNewHermetics
DISCLOSURE: Imustadmitattheoutsetthatsomeoftheideasinthispresentationwereinspiredbyp p ytheuseofpsychedelicentheogenic drugsinasortofneoshamanism inmytwentiesandythepotentiallyskewedperspectivethattheseexperiencesmayprovide.p y p
ThisisaMagicalPresentation Notareligiouspresentation Notamysticalorspiritualpresentation Notascientificpresentation
Thisisamagicalpresentation
IDoNotWishtoChallengeYourBeliefs or the Way You Do MagickBeliefsortheWayYouDoMagick Thisisnotreallyapresentationaboutdifferentkinds
fb li fofbeliefs Notaboutwhetheryourcovendoesabetterritualthanyourneighborsyourneighbors
Thisisnotapresentationonmagicalskills
Thisisamagicalpresentation
Iamnotreallyevenpresentingatheoryabouthowmagick worksalthough we can discuss that a bitalthoughwecandiscussthatabit.
Thi i i l b h i k iThisismoresimplyaboutwhatmagick is.
TheReasonforthisPresentationIwantusalltobeabletounderstanddifferentpeoplesideasb i k dh ll ll d ibi h aboutmagick andhowweareallreallydescribingthesamething,thoughfromdifferentperspectives.
Grimoiric Traditionalist EntirelyinteriorpsychologicalMagician NewThought(TheSecret)e oug t ( e Sec et ) IndigenousShaman
Whattheyhaveincommon AllareattemptingtoWhattheyhaveincommon Allareattemptingtounderstandandtocontrolmeaninginaconfusingcosmos.Allmagick functionsfirstandforemostontheplaneofmeaning,whichistosaywithourexperienceoftheuniverse,meaning,whichistosaywithourexperienceoftheuniverse,ratherthananynotionofempiricismatall.
TheTwoDirectionsforConsciousness
Expandedfree wholeness
Contractedtrapped separateness
Definitionsofmagic(k)
Aleister Crowley:
Magickisthescienceandartofcreatingchangeinconformitywithwillconformitywithwill.
(therearevarioussubdefinitionsofthisthathave(therearevarioussub definitionsofthisthathavebeenproposed)
LesserKeyofSolomonMagicisthehighestmostabsoluteanddivineknowledgeofnaturalphilosophyadvancedinitsworksandwonderfuloperationsbyarightunderstandingofandwonderfuloperationsbyarightunderstandingoftheinwardandoccultvertue ofthings,sothattrueagentsbeingappliedtoproperpatients,strangeandg g pp p p p , gadmirableeffectswilltherebybeproduced;whencemagiciansareprofoundanddiligentsearchersinto
t th b fth i killk h t nature,theybecauseoftheirskillknowhowtoanticipateaneffectwhichtothevulgarshallseemamiracle.
DictionaryDefinitionofMagic(k)
1.Theartthatpurportstocontrolorforecastnaturalevents effects orforcesbyinvokingthesupernaturalevents,effects,orforcesbyinvokingthesupernatural.
2..a.Thepracticeofusingcharms,spells,orritualstoattempttoproducesupernaturaleffectsorcontrol
t i teventsinnature.
b Thecharms spells andritualssousedb.Thecharms,spells,andritualssoused.
M li i l D fi i i fMoreclinicalDefinitionsofMagical Thinking:MagicalThinking:Thebeliefthatone'sthoughts,words,oractionswillproduceanoutcomethatdefiesnormallawsofcauseandeffect;thebeliefthatone'swordshaveth t k thi h F l li t b li hi thepowertomakethingshappen.Forexample,aclientmaybelievehisorherthoughtscancauseearthquakes.Occursinschizophrenia.
Subjectivelogicwhereinit'ssupposedthatone'sownthoughtscaninfluencet t d"l k" t bli h i id Al events,creategood"luck",orestablishuncannycoincidences.Alsocan
includetheconceptthattoknowthe"truename"ofsomethinggivesonepoweroverit.Orthatchants,incantationsandmysticalphraseswillalterthecourseofobjectiveevents.
Magicalthinkingisatermusedbyhistoriansofreligiontodescribeonekindofnonscientificcausalreasoning.ScholarslikeJamesGeorgeFrazerandBronislaw K.Malinowskiemphasizedthatmagicismorelikesciencethanli i dth t i ti ith i lb li f ft h d t li i religion,andthatsocietieswithmagicalbeliefsoftenhadseparatereligious
beliefsandpractices.Likescience,magicisconcernedwithcausalrelations.
ThesesoftheUnifiedTheory Magicistheoriginalandmostimportantmeaningcreatingfunctionofthehumanorganism
Magicisthescienceandartofmeaningmanipulation
Everyconsciousexperienceisbasedonasuccessfulactofinnermagicofinnermagic
Consciousness+Meaning=Magick Consciousness+Meaning=Magick
Magickisaprofession currentlybeingunderservedbytheunscrupulousandtheflaky
HistoricalDevelopmentsinMagickand their polaritiesandtheirpolarities Shamanic/Maleficent
Sorcery/PriestKing
Traditional/Heterodoxreligious
science/questforradicaltruths
Revivalist/Psychological
The battle between the puristsThebattlebetweenthe purists andthepsychologizersisreallyap y g ynonsensicalargument.P h l P h l i th t d fth l di Psychemeanssoul.Psychologyisthestudyofthesoulandisthecontinuationoftheactivitiesoftheshaman.Thefactthatcertainunimaginativeandmechanistichaveattemptedtoshrinkthepsychewithinthecraniumisjusttheirlimitationandshrinkthepsychewithinthecraniumisjusttheirlimitationandshouldinnowaymeanthattheyowntheword.
Magickandmodernscienceoperatewithentirelydifferent Magickand modernscience operatewithentirelydifferentfirstprinciplesandthatiswhatseparatesmagicalandnonmagical.Ifsomeonethinksaboutthingspsychologicallybutusesgenuinemagicalprinciplesthentheyaredoingmagick.usesgenuinemagicalprinciplesthentheyaredoingmagick.(manysocalledtraditionalmagiciansfailthissimpletesttoo,andareinfactmagicdeficientthemselves).
FirstPrinciplesofMagick Thereisarealmoftruth(inwhichmayexistperfectformsorideas[archetypes])andbycreatingmeaningconnectionsbetweenthingsastheyareandtheirconnectionsbetweenthingsastheyareandtheirperfectformswedomagick.
Whatwewantistrue(ortruth,orpossible)insomewayonthespiritualplane.Themagicalactconnectsy p p gthetruthonthespiritualplanewiththephysicalresult.
TheMagicalPlanes 1 Theplaneofmeaning(spiritual)[ideal spirit archetype] 1.Theplaneofmeaning(spiritual)[ideal,spirit,archetype]
2.Theplaneofthought(mental)[thinking,ideas,beliefs]p g ( ) [ g, , ]
3.Theplaneofimage(astral)[dreams,feelings,percepts]
4.Theplaneofobjects(physical)[outerlifeexperience]
Precedingthesefourthereisoftenconsideredtobeavoidgroundbutthisnotparticularlyrelevanttopracticalground butthisnotparticularlyrelevanttopracticalmagick atthismoment.
Most Basic Difference BetweenMostBasicDifferenceBetweenMagicandSciencegMagic ScienceMeaning ObjectThought ImageImage ThoughtObj t **Object ** Scienceisessentiallymeaningless
Magickoperatesundertheprinciplethatmeaning(orspirit)precedesphysicalmanifestation.
Modernscienceoperatesundertheprinciplethatphysicalmanifestationprecedesmeaning(orspirit).
Humanconsciousnessnaturallyt i ll l it hoperatesmagically,unlessithas
been severely retarded by toobeenseverelyretardedbytoomuchscientificindoctrination.
SomeSurvivalAdvantagesof Magical ThinkingofMagicalThinking IntuitiveHunches unconsciouspatternrecognition IntuitiveHunches unconsciouspatternrecognition Pronoia thesuspicionthatunseenforcesmaybeconspiringforyourbenefitp g y
ConfidenceinAbilities Luckycharmsandritualsimproveperformance(asdoesimaging)
DecreasesLikelihoodofDepression youfeelempoweredoverenvironmentandsenseofpurpose
k IncreasesSuccess youtakemoreaction
M i l C iMagicalConsciousness:Some DemonstrationsSomeDemonstrations
I N d V l tINeedaVolunteerfrom the AudiencefromtheAudience
Th t th i iThetruthisinthe palm of your handthepalmofyourhand.
ChooseaNumberbetween 1 and 9between1and9.
NumerologyNumbers 1.Independence 2 Cooperation2.Cooperation 3.Creativity 4.Work4.Work 5.Change 6.Home 7.Wisdom 8.Moneyy 9.Humanitarian
Qabalistic Numbers 1.Unity 2 Connection2.Connection 3.Cycle 4.Form4.Form 5.Force 6.Harmonyy 7.Aesthetic 8.Order 9.Horizon
IChing TrigramNumbers 1.Heaven strength 2 Wind flexibility2.Wind flexibility 3.Sun brightness 4.Mountain resting4.Mountain resting 5.Lake pleasure 6.Rain dangerg 7.Thunder Exciting 8.Earth Receptivityp y 9.TheWay
Which one of these two imagesWhichoneofthesetwoimagesseemsmoreVenusian?
(loverelated)
AestheticChoice
AestheticChoice
TheWilberFallacy
TheHerosJourney
CharlatanandtheTrueWizard Functionallysimilar bothmanipulatemeaning
Ch l t h i l l t i lb fit Charlatan physicalplane ownmaterialbenefit. TrueWizard spiritualplane toexaltandinspireother.ot e .
Charlatan contractstheclienttoproducefear,need,greed,etc.
TrueWizard expandsandexaltstheclienttoproducehope achievement advanceandsuccesshope,achievement,advanceandsuccess.
ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness
Energy
Formula
ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness(NewThought,CreativeVisualization,
)TheSecret,BuddhistandYogicsiddhis,etc)
E Energy
Formula
ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness(NewThought,CreativeVisualization,
)TheSecret,BuddhistandYogicsiddhis,etc)
E ( hi d [ iki] h Energy(chiandprana,orgone [reiki]someotherformsofhandsonhealing,somemodernwicca)
Formula
ThreeOperationalTheoriesofMagickMagick Awareness(NewThought,CreativeVisualization,
)TheSecret,BuddhistandYogicsiddhis,etc)
E ( hi d [ iki] h Energy(chiandprana,orgone [reiki]someotherformsofhandsonhealing,somemodernwicca)
Formula(sympatheticmagic,muchoffolkmagicgenerally naturalmagic grimoiric magic generally, naturalmagic, grimoiric magic,talismanicmagic,[reiki])
Alltheseoperationaltheoriesb i ll i larebasicallyequivalentto meaningto meaning
butwithdifferentfoci.