Ensorcelling Devilries

Magick is never black and white, light and dark. Every type pays a price be it small or large, known or unknown. The price may be paid by you or someone else. If you do a money spell and you find money on the ground, it probably fell from someone's pocket and someone literally Paid the price. If you do a spell for a job you may take that job from someone more qualified or who needs it more. If you do a love spell you may be distracting someone from their true soulmate and/or changing their will if you are not extremely careful. These maybe extreme examples and may not happen at all. Maybe the price you have to pay is your energy used in the working. Maybe you make a pact of some sort with a deity or daemon. The bigger the desired result the bigger the sacrifice of price is. Don't believe just because you do so called white magick there is no price. And Don't believe just because you do darker magick you're going to sell your soul as the price. There is balance on both sides. Don't be afraid of your price either. It is not some horrific thing it is more like a test for the worthiness of the working to succeed.

Every feeling and thought you have puts intent into the universe. If you are happy you will bring happiness, if you are sad then you will bring sadness. You reap what you sow not in karma in this life, but of intent. Your feelings are powerful weapons of intent if you feel your joy coursing into your working for a better life it will be that much more powerful. If you feel pure hatred while hexing and put that power into your work it will pack a punch. The more intent that you can put into a working the more effective and precise it will be. You will need to put body mind and soul into it to get the greatest desired result. Using corresponding attributes will also help you in increasing your power be it colors, directions, stones, herbs, or deities and daemons. You are the creator of your own power but also remember to each their own, this world acts like a democracy the more people putting the intent into something the more likely it is to come about. The more power on your side the greater your chances are to succeed.

The term “ being in the Broom closet” refers to a practitioner of magick who has not openly come out and said it. The term “Occult” means hidden. Where is the line between them?

Being in the broom closet is a choice to keep quiet in fear of ridicule and hate. People can get very discouraged when told they are wrong or the famous “your going to Hell”  or even “your beliefs are fake, stop being such a child” by people of other beliefs. Most of the religious people who say such things have forgotten that it is a forsaken part of their own religion. They Don't understand that monarchs change the books they use to worship to benefit themselves. For example Christians have King Solomon, who came up with the Keys of Solomon, these texts have invocation and evocation of angels and demons along with a lot of work with talismans and seals. But no “True” Christian believes in that “evil”. Please Don't be discouraged by what other people say, you have strengths and power of your own beliefs and intent is your prayer.

Occultism is purposefully practicing hidden works in private to keep the craft sacred. These people do not fear backlash because they follow the age old practice of secrecy. Many believe that in keeping your practice hidden it keeps the purity of your work strong. Some even suggest completely forgetting a working after it is performed as to not dilute its power and strength making the working more successful.

Traditional initiation is when you go through the initiative processes of a sect, coven, temple, church, cult, etc…

Self initiation is when you do the initiative process by your self from either a text or a self made ritual aspect.

Which is better?

Traditional initiation holds the power of time honored tradition and the punch of the belief of hundreds of people in the process. It has its own specific current, but does not really have a personal aspect, everyone is usually fit in the same cookie cutter mold. And a lot of the time it is a once in always in initiation. It does not allow for adaptation by the “outsider” initiate. On The up side more people will have had the same experiences and can tell you what you can do next, what they felt, and share experiences with you. You can be proud that you did this for yourself and make a lot of friends from the group you joined.

Self initiation does not usually have the same time honored punch as traditional initiation but it does have its own benefits to the practitioner. It involves research on their part learning all the steps of an initiation and practices. They can put in the hard work to write up their own and that proves to the spirits and deities of the path that you really want it. It shows you how my effort you are willing to put in to that path and the research will tell you if it is truly the path for you or not. You can put personal aspects into the ritual. You can adapt it with your growth. It is something you put in the hard work for and you should be proud you walked the road less traveled to better yourself.

When choosing magical paths there are some things to keep in mind. First off do your research!!! This is one of the most important things in choosing, is to know what your choosing. You should know rules and regulations if they apply. You should know who practices this, what they practice, where they practice, when they practice, and why they practice the path they do. Then you should ask yourself if you can answer the same questions the same way. This is not to say you have no chance to individualize your practice it is just knowing what you are in for. The second step is following your intuition. If you have a feeling something is right or wrong it usually is. Follow your feelings and they will guide you. And the third thing is in time your path will find and choose you, you may change it multiple times in your life and it may or may not work out. You are not bound to something that doesn't work for you so don't get frustrated when one way doesn't work. Some if not most people choose to be Eclectic, which means they take from anything they want to use and discard what they don't to build a path for themselves. In the end it Is up to you to choose where you begin and where you will end up. What is out there in terms of magical paths? Here are just a few I have come across in my time. There are so many more then I could ever name, but here we go.

Wiccan: belief in the god and goddess. Have many sabbats and holidays for different times of the year. Believe in empowerment through magick with the help of the deity they worship. Believe in harm none and do as you will.

Shamanic path- believes in the power of nature, involves working with the spirits of animals and plants, a healer of souls that risks their well being to cure others, a healer of the body who uses herbs to cure illness, goes on vision quests for advice or healing.

Hedge witch- uses all forms of nature, plants, animals, rivers, earth in magick.

Kitchen witch- magick in cooking and housework, proficient in potions and home blessings.

Traditional witchcraft- can be more brutal at times it is not always light and dark. It is not a religious form of magical path. This involves healing and hexing both, and is usually for gain of the self.

Draconic magick - works with dragons in magick. This can be harsh if not prepared, it takes total dedication, honesty, and knowing of oneself before you begin. You can be made to face yourself or do things you may not be comfortable with in order to grow.

Astral witch- one who does all their work outside the physical realm. In the astral realm they create their own universes, their own "life forms", they are their own gods in their own little world of limitless possibility. They can control time and space in their world. They can also travel parallel to the physical plane for remote viewing. They can have an effect on the physical realm almost akin to a ghost.

Fairy magick- work with the face they harness the magick of faeries and are under fae protection.

Left hand path is the path that is not all about worship and religion, and while it may still be included this path is all about building yourself and your own personal power. It is about balance.

The fact is that most of these paths were originally meant to be individualized but from people writing books and getting famous off the concept, people tend to follow the famous as absolute. Just like wicca these paths is being diluted by mainstream propaganda and concepts turning the individual into a codependent based on what they program themselves to think by over authenticating practices.

Necromancy- magic of working with the dead, death magick, communications with the dead, work with psychopomps, some even believe in resurrections and zombie magick.

Demonolatry- one who worships demons and uses demonic magick.

Luciferian - worship and/or viewing of Lucifer and Lilith as teachers. This path can be darker than some others with the use of balance between light and dark instead of all light all the time.

Satanist (theistic)- worships Satan as deity calls on him in their magick work if they choose to use magick.

Satanist (atheistic)- chooses to worship or better the self. Does not worship Satan as deity. Uses the term "Satan" which means adversary to describe the self or the path.

Research is key to being successful in anything. Natural born skill can be a plus but it means nothing without the knowledge to back it up. Knowing your lunar cycles, simple mechanisms of magick, and correspondences can greatly help you. You can always build on what you know, and that is as it should be. You can read a thousand occult books and still never know if they work if you don't put them into practice. Research also means experiencing and recording your own work. Seeing if you succeed or fail, testing yourself and your knowledge in real world application.

Good knowledge to have before any working is...

- who are you working with? Deity, demons, daemons, other spirits...

-correspondences? Herbs, stones, colors, candles, directions, etc...

-what you want to perform? Ritual, spell, working, prayer

-What physical effort must you put in? Going out looking for a job, putting yourself somewhere you can meet a date, etc... (Magick does not work without physical effort)

Magick is stronger for you when you do it yourself. Do not fall for the false preachings of another to buy their rituals and they will do the magick for you. Then they charge you extra fees to “boost the magick” or “remove the curse” they put on you. This also goes for anyone claiming to be a “Master of…” as the people who think of themselves as only masters and never students inhibit their own spirituality and growth. If you follow them you will also be limited to their narrow minded views.These people abuse the craft and are only using it and you for personal gain. These people should be avoided if possible.

Always Keep a Journal to document all you have learned through your research. Having a journal of theories, ideas and notes from others is a valuable tool. Be sure to leave some space around each section to write notes from yourself too. What you have done or what you want to do differently. Take not the words of man for fact or fiction, but take it as a grain of sand in the hourglass of your time on this path. What works for others may not work for you, and what works for you may not work for others. Just as this book is a guide so shall be all the writings of the world. Perception is the foundation of each individual's reality and so as it is perceived so shall it be.

The book in which YOUR Perceptions and Realities shall be written is called the “Book of Shadows”. This is where Your Truth shall be, This is your experiences, tests, and workings. It will be as individualized as yourself and no one will have exactly the same ideas.