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Even though it isn't perfect, getting on Lithium (for Bipolar Type 1) was the best thing I've ever done. o.o I do supplement it with cannabis a few times a week if I'm feeling an extreme mood shift coming on, but I can finally get through most days without contemplating suicide and my anxiety issues...

I'm not vegan.

Unless you live the most eco-friendly lifestyle in the modern world, avoid them. They aren't usually friendly towards people anymore, unless a person is personally, actively stopping or slowing environmental destruction. I'm a somewhat radical "environmentalist" and they still want to rip ...

In my opinion, learning chaos magic from another person would automatically make it NOT "chaos magic," though it could conceivably be another kind of magic. The point is to experiment on your own and do what works, not to follow someone else's instructions. How can it be chaotic, experimen...

In every part of California that I've lived, discussing religion in school outside of a historical or anthropological context is discouraged, but it is tacitly assumed that everyone is Christian unless they have brown skin, in which case they may be Muslim or Hindu. Jewish folk are often hugely marg...

Very good at: Sigil work Servitor creation Wish fulfillment Dream walking and what I think of as "dream building" Fairly good at: Hoodoo, or a form of it Witchcraft (agnostic varieties) Charms Dancing meditation Mindfulness meditation Novice at: Herbalism Tarot Divination via crystal ball ...

Butterfly and scorpion have been friends for a while. =]

I also admire and rescue live insects when they need help.

Moth wrote:Absolutely correct. It is my theory that this is the way magic works, full stop. Somewhere in the depths of your subconscious is the direct interface to the universe.

My view has always been pretty close to this as well, although I think that the conscious has its own ability and role, too.

The only thing that it can be likened to, that I've heard of anyway, is making a wish and watching/making it come true. No ritual, meditation or anything that takes more than two minutes is required. It's just taking the time to understand the things that must change in order for you to get your wis...

In my opinion, the Necronomicon is complete BS. Some people use it effectively, but I believe that it's bunk. Therefore, I would suggest that you dispose of the seal in whatever manner pleases you most. It won't hurt you if you don't let it.

Interesting. o.o I'll keep that in mind when I head down to the pound. XD

I am the only one on it, as far as I can tell, Occultess. I'm only bringing it up because: 1. I want to "convert" everyone and 2. It represents the philosophical/theoretical endgame of chaos magic and therefore should be written about. It would be a disservice to magicians to permit/expect...

There are some practices that advise against the expenditure of sexual energy and/or the loss of semen. Tantra and some eastern belief systems emphasize this a great deal and believe that orgasm/loss of semen decreases your spiritual power. My personal experience contradicts this. The more sex/mastu...

In this forum, I'm frequently contradicting almost anything that anyone says about chaos magic because my magical path has moved beyond even the streamlined, free form, DIY nature of the generally accepted practices known under that umbrella. Noticing how stark the contrast is between myself and alm...

In my experience, chaos magic requires absolutely no research beyond understanding general theories of what magic is and how it works. It can have backlashes and unintended consequences, but those aren't likely to be prevented by being well read so much as having a very clear and specific goal in mi...

Or it's written from a perspective of cheerful soft atheism/non belief. o.o Given the epistemologically untenable premise of objective reality, it's generally extremely unwise to make any assumptions about what is real or unreal. From what little I've read of him firsthand, Crowley seemed to be very...

My bearded dragon is delightfully oblivious to everything that isn't a dark hole or a wiggling insect. XD Hasn't noticed my incorporeal lurker at all, unless that's why she's always staring at light bulbs, lol. I'm looking into getting my first ever dog though, and I'm hoping that will prove interes...

I beg to differ, my friend. =3 I've done fewer than a dozen rituals this year and even those only occurred because it amused me. In my experience, ritual is only required under two circumstances: 1. You believe rituals are necessary. or 2. You are following a strict/traditional/otherwise established...

Linguistic problem here... By black magic are you referring to curses and other harmful or damaging magics? I find it hard to imagine why anyone would want to specialize in this area. It might have it's uses but misanthropic acts have a tendency of creating more chaos that the perpetrator bargains f...

Well, I've successfully created a critter. o.o It doesn't have a body yet but has twice manifested a shadow and knocked over a small vial once. I'd tell you it's adorable name but I wouldn't want anyone trying to interact with it. =3 My process was (metaphorically): purpose as DNA energy as cellular...

As an academic person interested in valid science, a paradigm pirate and a chaos magician, I absolutely refuse to believe anything about the occult under any circumstances unless I am in the process of working a spell, in which case most things are up for grabs. In fact, I periodically decide not to...

For me, this is more of a "be careful what you wish for" kind of problem. If I desire specific results intensely, I WILL get them with very little delay. The intensity of my desire seems to be directly equivalent to how successfully and quickly my results are achieved. This is only a probl...

In my experience, chaos magic is actually frighteningly good for beginners. If your friend is good at understanding things in unconventional ways, it is likely that his or her power will vastly outstrip your own in a very short span of time. The real trouble is that once someone becomes good at chao...

I'm ready to wade back into this again. I guess you guys are losing momentum but I'll do my best in inject new life into this project. Going to print some stickers and start glitterbombing on tumblr, etc.

I think "higher self" is an unfortunate euphemism that people use when they're trying to say "you just don't get it yet". What I mean is... when almost anyone advises you to "get in touch with" your higher self, (in my experience) they're usually implying that they don'...