Magik
High Magik: So many books that I’ve read have described magik as ceremony, spells and rituals and such. While I will not dispute the beliefs of others as belief in and of itself is a very powerful tool I would like to say that these are not enough and only a very small part of high magik. Much of true magik is in learning to think and perceive differently the world around and inside yourself.
I have proclaimed in other writings that power comes not from learning to do as this is what we’re taught from birth, but from learning to not do. We’re taught to speak, read, write, add, subtract and such but we are never taught to not do. The beginning of not doing would be meditation. To still the body and then the mind is an awesome task. Not doing is a concept that I never hear taught in the books I’ve read on magik. Yet if you read the teachings of Aleister Crowley his theories on magik were based on the Kabbalah. The Kabbalah speaks of the spirit being part of the rest of the universe as opposed to being separate from it, thus if you find the true nature of ones self you also find the true nature of the universe. After that there are no mysteries left, the truth has been discovered and all things are possible. Other teachings have said much the same thing. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the Pali texts of the Buddhists and the mystic writings of other cultures have said the same things.
So My theory on High Magik would be to learn the virtues of not doing. In learning the art of not doing you may find (as I have ) that by learning to observe, be aware and not react in the manner we have been conditioned to react since birth we will not only have a different perspective on the world but we will also find that we have the ability to manipulate our own place in the universe. Changing our perspective happens in large part to true knowledge. True knowledge would be the knowledge that is drawn from truth. Not the truth read in books but truth that is verified by experience. This experience I will say is not by application as in a lab test but experience through total absorption of the subject at hand. If you look at the breath, the self (spirit) or a teaching, take it and meditate on it until the subject becomes crystal clear. Hopefully by doing this you will see the fallacy of wrong ideas or teachings, of misconceptions of self and discover the truth about the subject.
True Magik:
In not tying to control my destiny my path became straighter and more defined. By learning to not take part in others turmoil the turmoil in my life disappears. By having total faith in the fact that my destiny is laid out there’s no point in being concerned about the future. Through non-attachment we can be free of the material burdens that life brings and focus on the spiritual. By not wanting anything you gain everything.
By not trying to change anything you gain the ability to change everything. If you still wish to learn the ways of Magik then learn to meditate, control your own mind, your emotions and learn acceptance of the world and others. You may find that the rest is simple energy manipulation and you may find there’s nothing you need to change.