http://www.realmagick.com Real Magick - The Occult Library. Articles on Magick, the Occult, Paganism, Wicca, Alchemy, Kabblah and other esoteric topics. A discussion forum has been set up for discussing the redevelopment of Real Magick - please feel welcome to come along and make suggestions or requests. http://forum.realmagick.com/ http://forum.realmagick.com/ Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:09:00 +1200 The excerpt below is from the new book, How to Heal Toxic Thoughts, by Sandra Ingerman. It's called Words as Seeds and contains a brief history of the power of words and a visualization exercise for growing a verbal garden of love. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/healing/words-as-seeds.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/healing/words-as-seeds.html Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:57:00 +1200 I have had the privilege of seeing a Deva; this has enabled me to teach others by way of this story. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/spirits/deva-of-the-inner-child.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/spirits/deva-of-the-inner-child.html Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:59:00 +1200 These days, a pentagram has many meanings and connotations. People often think that the pentagram is an evil sign. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/of-pentagrams-and-witches.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/of-pentagrams-and-witches.html Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:46:00 +1200 Once in one of my conscious dreams I met a Master, who initiated me into the doctrine of inner light. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/mysticism/doctrine-of-inner-light.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/mysticism/doctrine-of-inner-light.html Sat, 22 Sep 2007 00:42:00 +1200 For someone following a spiritual path there are many times that questions regarding symbolism arise. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/symbolism/symbolism-what-does-it-all-mean.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/symbolism/symbolism-what-does-it-all-mean.html Wed, 5 Sep 2007 21:05:00 +1200 A review of the book The Mystical Labyrinth in Russia by Konstantin Serebrov. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/mysticism/mystical-labyrinth-in-russia.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/mysticism/mystical-labyrinth-in-russia.html Mon, 3 Sep 2007 19:50:00 +1200 Possible origins of freemasonry within the ancient practices of Druidism http://www.realmagick.com/articles/druidism/freemasonry-and-the-druids.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/druidism/freemasonry-and-the-druids.html Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:52:00 +1200 Transpersonal Psychology extract from Middle Pillar: The Balance Between Mind and Magic by Israel Regardie. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/psychosynthesis/transpersonal-psychology.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/psychosynthesis/transpersonal-psychology.html Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:27:00 +1200 Will Parfitt describes how our relationship with trees goes back to the origins of humankind, and how trees are a potent symbol for the creative growth process both on a personal and collective level. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/kabbalah/a-tree-for-life.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/kabbalah/a-tree-for-life.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:53:00 +1200 Kabbalah emphasizes that we can find the deepest expression of our spirituality in our ordinary, daily lives and my latest book, Kabbalah for Life, aims to make Kabbalah alive in everything you do, even in your communications with extra-dimensional beings. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/kabbalah/extra-terrestrials-and-kabbalah.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/kabbalah/extra-terrestrials-and-kabbalah.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:52:00 +1200 On the Tree of Life, both the internal and external structures of the nose and mouth are attributed to the 14th path, which also corresponds with the Empress tarot card and the letter Daleth. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/kabbalah/path-of-nose-and-mouth.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/kabbalah/path-of-nose-and-mouth.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:51:00 +1200 Here's a simple exercise that anyone can do, even if they haven't been 'attuned' to Reiki. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/martial-arts/reiki-energy-balance-for-the-martial-artist.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/martial-arts/reiki-energy-balance-for-the-martial-artist.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:50:00 +1200 While generally considered to be a 'healing' method, the use of Reiki can have some significant advantages for the martial artist, especially if meditation and/or Kundalini Awakening are part of your path. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/martial-arts/reiki-and-the-martial-artist.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/martial-arts/reiki-and-the-martial-artist.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:49:00 +1200 Integrating my dark side was a fairly torturous process for me, partly because I made it harder than it had to be. Apparently I do that a lot. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/balancing-the-light-and-dark.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/balancing-the-light-and-dark.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:48:00 +1200 Now that you've begun to develop the ability to move energy around in your body there are some things that you can do with it. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/basic-meditation-exercises.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/basic-meditation-exercises.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:47:00 +1200 The benefits of a good meditation practice are many and well documented over the last several thousand years. Since this book is an introduction I'm only going to illustrate a few of the simpler, more common benefits. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/benefits-of-meditation.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/benefits-of-meditation.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:46:00 +1200 Breath in through your nose and draw your breath down into the area just below your navel, allowing your stomach to expand as you breath (Baby Breath) and filling your lungs entirely with each breath before exhaling through your nose. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/breathing.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/breathing.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:45:00 +1200 If you've been doing the exercises that I've described then by this point you've probably had some interesting experiences with feeling your own internal energy and drawing energy into your body. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/feeling-energy.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/feeling-energy.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:44:00 +1200 Now that you're comfortable working with your breath it's time to bring the rest of the body in. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/full-body-awareness.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/full-body-awareness.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:43:00 +1200 Meditation is simply the art of focusing on any given subject with total concentration. There are many systems and styles of meditation, approached with varying degrees of formality. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/what-is-meditation.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/meditation/what-is-meditation.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:42:00 +1200 Whilst Roberto Assagioli does not generally use the word soul in his writings, there are two cases which illuminate his thinking on the use of the word soul. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/psychosynthesis/does-psychosynthesis-have-soul.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/psychosynthesis/does-psychosynthesis-have-soul.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:41:00 +1200 Relationship shapes our lives. There are times when a relationship is heart shaped, and times when a relationship is another shape altogether, maybe even dagger shaped. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/psychosynthesis/loving-what-we-do.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/psychosynthesis/loving-what-we-do.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:40:00 +1200 In a limited, finite Universe for one person to have more means that another has to have less. Too many people trap themselves into poverty and utterly hideous lifestyles because they simply can't envision the infinity of the resources available to them. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/spirituality/our-abundant-universe.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/spirituality/our-abundant-universe.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:39:00 +1200 The San Francisco Zodiac and a Witch Named Raven: Lake Berryessa, California Including: The 2007 Guided Tour of Haunted Placerville, California http://www.realmagick.com/articles/paranormal/san-francisco-zodiac.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/paranormal/san-francisco-zodiac.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:38:00 +1200 The Whistling Wraith of Camellia Memorial Lawn and Jimmy One-Eye and Charlie Crooked Teeth of the Ice Crystal Factory http://www.realmagick.com/articles/paranormal/whistling-wraith.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/paranormal/whistling-wraith.html Wed, 08 Aug 2007 21:37:00 +1200 Magic is a Western philosophy of great depth that incorporates a practical approach to self-realisation that is workable in everyday life. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/magick/the-art-of-magic.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/magick/the-art-of-magic.html Fri, 04 Aug 2007 22:35:00 +1200 One of the 'mystical' aspects of the martial arts has always been the ability to feel another person's intention. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/martial-arts/sensing-intention.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/martial-arts/sensing-intention.html Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:36:00 +1200 An Important Book that is Sure to Stir Controversy http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/wicca404-advanced-goddess-thealogy.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/wicca404-advanced-goddess-thealogy.html Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:28:00 +1200 I cannot rightly say all, or even most, but certainly many of the Wiccans I have known or observed over the years appear to find in Wicca a unique brand of escapism from the travails of our modern world... http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/escaping-wiccan-escapism.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/escaping-wiccan-escapism.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:30:00 +1200 All Wicca is Eclectic, a word which Webster's New World Dictionary defines as meaning, Selected or selecting from various sources. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/eclecticism-in-wicca.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/eclecticism-in-wicca.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:30:00 +1200 Whether it is being lovingly described by its adherents, tallied as a social movement by impartial statisticians, or even decried as Satanic by Christian apologists, Wicca is almost universally labeled an Earth Religion. http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/nature-vs-supernature-in-wicca.html http://www.realmagick.com/articles/wicca/nature-vs-supernature-in-wicca.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:30:00 +1200