Laughter

[manofsands]

I started this thread to hear peoples take on using laughter in their practise, especially as Insomni4c noted with banishing.

[RoseRed]

I've noticed that when I laugh a lot I find less of a need for banishing. Something to think about.

[Ramscha]

Laughter in practical use

Amusement
Laughing makes you happy and feels good, even when you had a bad time. Laughing induces a hormon response triggering a happy feeling. We don't need drugs, we already have the production facilities in our head.

Trance
Laughing can also trigger a very potent trance state. What I mean with "laughing" is not a little giggling or smile, I mean a very strong laughflesh, lying on the floor with nealry spasmic cramps. This is a kind of decentralized trance. The difference to centralized trances, where you focus your mind on only one impression (like breath) is the flooding of your mind with a cacophony of impressions. Easy to do and very effective method. Your mind will loose any specific focus in this state.

Banishing
Have you ever seen what laughing does in a conversation. You talk to your conversation partner and he interrupts you in the middle of the sentence by laughing which most likely will interupt your word flow. This more or less is the principle of laughing, loosing focus and disturbing connections.You may have already noticed from practical work that whereever your attention and focus are, this is also the point where the energy is going.

As an example during your classical evocation ceremony with the classic triangle where you want to summon the whatever in this triangle. Your focus on the triangle will give the whatever the energy to manifest. As we said above, while laughing we loose all focus for a moment. This works like a kind of vacuum which in return let all connections snap like shockwave. The energy flow gets interrupted and that's it basically.

[manofsands]

I've noticed also it has a transformative effect on built up energies. If you have a build up of fear or stress, the kind you can almost feel the weight of, laughter can 'flip' it, change its polarity while releasing its grip all together.

[DeclareInsane]

Laughter is a great tool. Sometimes we hold on too tight to our desire and will and it gets stuck in place. Laughter can help by distressing and releasing our intent into the universe. From my point of view, too much focusing on your intent allows the conscious mind to fixate and by using laughter you signal to yourself that it's not as serious. This helps not holding on to your intent and releasing your suggestion into your subconscious for manifestation. Or alternatively I just pull down my pants and dance like an idiot, in my boxer shorts naturally... [blush] Confusion and the scare factor is a great tool as well.

[mrlittlegoat]

Laughter is really cleansing and bring healing. I remember times when I have laughed so hard that my muscles became sore but as I stood up I felt sooo much lighter and full of energy.
Laughter is the shit And furthermore, even if it is a little of topic, every really good practitioner I know also have a good sense of humor [clown]

[KeeCoyote]

I've read stories were laughter will even prevent alien abductions. True laughter stops them, so I think that's a kind of banishement. Or shield

[mrlittlegoat]

Only those with low self-esteem

[Urscumug]

I use it in my practice for banishing at the end of most of my rituals, I find this very efficient to switch quickly and thoroughly from the magical mood to the normal one.
I've read it's a simple and efficient counter spell, if you know that a spell is being cast or was just cast on you.