Classical Magic
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Sauron’s Ring Introduction The most famous magical ring in the past century is without a doubt a fictional one; Sauron’s ring in Tolkien’s popular Middle Earth series, starting with The Hobbit, and then The Lord of the Rings trilogy. If you haven’t read the books you’ve probably seen the movies, or at least the trailers.…
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Spellbound: Love Magic Through the Ages @ ConVocation 2018 Love magic is arguably the most universally practiced form of practical magic. Different spiritual traditions approach love magic differently and reveal their worldview through the way they bring two (or more) people together. It’s often said that all magic is love magic; that cosmic eros…
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No Trespassing: The Magic of Wards @ ConVocation 2018 Wards are magical defenses that prevent a designated space such as a room, home, or property from injury or trespass by inimical forces, spirits, or persons. Typically focused upon enchanting liminal spaces such as thresholds, property boundaries, chimneys, weathervanes and foundations, wardings take the primal…
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Talismans, Pentacles, Contagions, and Other Hidden Things Revealed A Trip to the Museum A couple of months back I was at a local magic convention and an old friend of mine from days of yore lectured on ancient Egyptian mythology and magic in such a righteous way that the mummies themselves would have sat up…
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Summoning Uncle Joe In addition to the inclusion of blood relatives on a dedicated altar for ancestors, one may also provide offerings to the spirits of those who you admire or seek to call upon for aid. Saints are only one example of the Mighty Dead who one can call upon for help; calling upon…
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Shrine of the White Lady Introduction Opiate addiction is an epidemic across America today. It’s destroyed many thousands of lives and often ended them. It’s thrown people into poverty, wrecked families, and corrupted countless souls. This is a terrible thing. For some of us, it can also sometimes be a wonderful thing. Because this thing is also a her.…
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Vicious Liver Spell Introduction In my last post on Reversal Magic, I wrote that it was good strategy to send a magical attack back in many different ways. Use a plethora of surprising curses so that your antagonist won’t be able to defend against everything. In magical combat, my own experience has shown that it…
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