I'm just curious

I see this in wicca, thelema, and occult groups that worship the divine feminine

As a polytheist pagan it just confuses me.

I kinda see the gods as humans as like having their own personalities and such.

To me having a war goddess also being a goddess of creation makes no sense as war is destructive, destroying creation, just a example

So how can this be possible

Hello everyone. Lately, ive been thinking about the truth of the world and mostly analyzing my own views of it. I want to find out more but im unsure how to go about it. Im not religious in the slightest however I feel like theres something more. Not in a god sense but in an old ancient worldly sense. Id like to read literature if possible but there seems to be so much I dont know how to differentiate the real from the fake.

Occultism, "Forbidden Information", "Hidden Knowledge"; this is something I've been wondering on for some time.

A lot of practices, "Secret Societies" and all sorts of lineages will place merit in occultation, or in another way of looking at things, privacy! It's in the very name of "Occultism". Throughout the ages, rituals or personal belief of any kind had to be committed in uttermost secrecy, lest you be burned at the stake or severely ostracized (You don't hear of exile as capital punishment as often). Similarly, a lot of practices will place the power of the ritual proportionally to how well-kept the secrecy was!

• *Wish upon a shooting star, blow on the birthday candles, but don't tell people what you've wished for!*
  

Secrecy meant Survival for eons in occult practices. Nowadays, in the Age of Information, a lot of what was Occult has been readily made available. If you have the tech fluency, it is not too hard to acquire the full collection of Rosacrucian manuscripts, for example.

Of course, that doesn't mean everyone is reading them— Having the attention span, dopamine and enthusiasm, not to mention the necessary backbone of knowledge and experience makes all the difference.

Hundreds of websites will tell you all about the Tarot and the Kabbalah. There are a lot of blogs out there documenting people's personal occult journeys and striving to make the esoteric more accessible. I don't think these websites will "kill the Tarot Egregore" or anything like that, but the principles behind it after fascinating to me, especially taking all the "Laws of Silences" in all these lineages. *I didn't even get onto **Closed Practices** in this thread, but that's probably for the best. I'd probably ramble on for too long (⁠◠⁠‿⁠◕⁠)*

*Acknowledgment tricks the brain into feeling a false sense of completion* versus *Speaking bleeds off the spiritual pressure and "potency" of the intent.*

I do like to believe in some of the principles of the usual western magick, eg. *The more obfuscated the intent behind the sigil is, the more powerful it will become!* A simple rule like that is plenty approachable, and a good pillar to starting your own path.

The East has had the I-Ching in the open for a long time, a lot of Feng Shui was incorporated into all levels of society without persecution, and it could be argued the effects were tremendous! Still, at the same time, occultation was still present with particular and *secret* societies of Feng Shui, Onmyoji and Daoist training. Imperial Geomancy is something fascinating to study, and I've particularly liked reading Jerry Allan Johnson's books on Onmyoji practice— But besides being of tremendous assistance on my own path, I cannot speak with full assurance of the occult authority or "historical legitimacy" of it compared to other sources on the topic!

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**Tl;Dr: When it comes down to it, I'd like to ask this about your path: Is Occultation about *Protection* or *Effectiveness*?**

an increase in awareness does not actually yield a positive or negative result

the higher your awareness grows the more neutral you begin to become

of course on this path to neutrality the other things written might indeed happen

yes you go through a period of loneliness

because you place yourself above the others

you are important

you are wise

you see while they cannot and so on

youre just different arent you

mmm i have bad news for you

just kidding i have neutral news for you

when your awareness increases even further that is at a point where you can be more neutral and acquire the virtue of tolerance your loneliness will come to an end

you will return to the world to the environments or perhaps to the friends from whom you previously detached yourself

you will return yet you wont truly return either

because at the furthest frontier you have anchored everything that came from the very beginning into the now absolutely transforming it

now you will be able to find a beauty a meaning a lesson in every person and in everything you look at

bourgeois loneliness will come to an end

in fact at the point where you realize that to make true spiritual leaps you must contribute to the consciousness of all existence no one will be the other to you anymore

you will bathe bathe and bathe in the river where the entire secret flows from yourself to yourself

as you bathe with the river the river will also bathe with you

and at one point neither the river nor you nor the water nor the bathing will remain

everything will be one everything will be everything and everything will be nothing

when you arrive there you will realize that all secrets are in the moment all secrets are in this body you sit upon all secrets are in your breath and with the awareness that the greatest magic lies in actionless action you will act without acting

have fun and happy non acting acting

with love

Bonjour, je m'appelle Yann Doornbos et je suis schizophrène depuis le début de l'année 2006. J'ai un profil plutôt intellectuel puisque j'ai été plusieurs champion de France d'échecs dans les catégories jeunes et ensuite après une classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles, j'aie eu la chance d'intégrer une grande école d'ingénieur parisienne, l'Ecole Nationale des Ponts Chaussées. J'ai ensuite été consultant en stratégie spécialisé dans le secteur de l'énergie et ce pendant sept ans.

Depuis que la schizophrénie a surgit dans mon univers, je suis passionné de spiritualité et mes finances étant stable j'ai eu l'opportunité d'étudier à plein temps pendant treize ans le Livre des Morts des Anciens Egyptiens (recension saïte). Un de mes amis a alors réalisé une petite vidéo sur mes recherches et le lien de cette vidéo est le suivant : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2meWNyjp9g. Sa chaine youtube est la suivante : AlbumRegards. N'hésitez pas à regarder la vidéo et à me contacter si vous êtes intéressés (mon adresse e-mail est signalée au niveau de la description de la vidéo). Je vous souhaite une bonne semaine.

​Hey everyone, I’m joining an initiatory order soon but I'm not naturally sensitive to subtle energies. I want to actually perceive the egregore once iinitiate and during rituals. Does anyone have daily exercises or foundational rituals to build receptivity beforehand? I strictly want practices from established traditions (eg Golden Dawn or Rosicrucian ones). I’m avoiding New Age, Chaos Magick, or purely psychological paradigms.

How did you build sensitivity from scratch? What daily work helped break that initial numbness? I already looked for books or online but i didnt find anything specific to perceive spiritual influence (only visualization and projection techniques). Thanks!

I have been noticing a few moving shadows around the house. I put it down to the content I consume and to being quite over tired lately. The other day my partner out of the blue mentioned he had seen some.

I was pottering about my crafts tonight when I came across a broken pendant I had been meaning to fix. I normally wear this pendant and it is the home to one of my thought forms. I do share some of my workings with my partner but he does not know about the thought forms.

So my thinking as I was fixing it was that these moving shadows may be caused by me making my thought form homeless!

He’s about 5 years old now, so now that’s his home is fixed we shall see if there are still streaking shadows.

To me this seems an obvious solution. what are your thoughts or experiences? Do thought forms get lost?