tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post8071067004425209304..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: Poor magicians Morgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-39687383444686636442013-06-03T08:59:06.899-06:002013-06-03T08:59:06.899-06:00Wouldn't a lot depend on your idea of what con...Wouldn't a lot depend on your idea of what constitutes necessity in an materialistic sense? Of course we need food and shelter in order to survive, but those principles can be had with basic gardening, and or if you're not a vegatarian, hunting or fishing skills; and basic hard work and design/archetecture know how. Not that magic isn't a useful divination tool for understanding the universe and ones lot in it. But modernity itself has taken the primitive exitance away and forced mankind into a way of survival that is based of conformity to the laws the socio/political structure sets forth as necessity as a form of creature comforts that teaches passivity. It's not really 'real' but a very manufactured form of a reality that human nature becomes subservient. Whether you're looking to 'better' your life through magic, or through college and a good 9-5 job, doesn't negate the fact that you're forced to work within those parameters that 'others' dictate...Scott Mosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04052259541226707769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-12261694820645837662013-05-30T02:17:11.861-06:002013-05-30T02:17:11.861-06:00My take on it
http://nick-farrell.blogspot.it/201...My take on it <br />http://nick-farrell.blogspot.it/2013/05/material-magic.html<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198094991381684617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-44014020209417084712013-05-29T18:54:45.909-06:002013-05-29T18:54:45.909-06:00One can do both; keep the wolf away from the door ...One can do both; keep the wolf away from the door while growing one's spirit. This is incredibly rewarding.<br /><br />Love this entry; and Aaron's.Rose Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289493128753395716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-89104018074423018382013-05-29T01:22:31.267-06:002013-05-29T01:22:31.267-06:00The "service to humanity" is self-righte...The "service to humanity" is self-righteous bollocks.<br /><br />The majority of humanity would prefer to be as happy as pigs in a cornucopia of swill, as long as they themselves are not inconvenienced.<br /> For almost all it is not until they hit that "train wreck" moment in their lives; that descent into ashes (as mentioned in Iron John), that they choose to act to improve themselves. Until then the status quo rewards them, why undertake the pain of self-sacrifice?<br /><br />Thus if one were truly wishing to "help humanity" then it would be to create the greatest amount of "self-responsibility" possible. I doubt this is truly what most people are willing to undertake...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-2947811420255383602013-05-28T23:28:06.373-06:002013-05-28T23:28:06.373-06:00I dislike the attitude magic shouldn't be used...I dislike the attitude magic shouldn't be used for material needs almost as much as the attitude that magicians shouldn't earn anything from practicing magic.<br /><br />An example would be people requesting a tarot reading about romantic relationships (middle tier of Maslow's hierarchy), then being shocked the reader asked for something in return, on account of the reader practicing spirituality.<br /><br />Eventually I wrote a page long humoristic message from the angel Metatron stating all spiritual people (card readers, magicians, etc) are hereby grandted a Spiritual Person's Card, allowing them to get everything material (food, housing, transportation, etc) for free, as long as they don't charge anything for their spiritual services.<br /><br />It was a great way to say "I'm reading tarot cards, but - just like you & your favorite general practitioner - I still have to pay the bills".Uri Razhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00810725095259973685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-47597939055195919792013-05-28T21:18:46.175-06:002013-05-28T21:18:46.175-06:00Hi Morgan,
thanks for this great post.
Just one...Hi Morgan,<br /><br />thanks for this great post. <br /><br />Just one question, if you want to answer or not. You say you became "a magician to keep the wolf away from the door".<br /><br />Is that what keeps you a magician, or do you now have other motivations as well?<br /><br />And if so, do you think these other motivations have been generated by the magic itself?<br /><br />thanks :)Peregrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508191641503321789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-20192084851070468222013-05-28T20:18:35.959-06:002013-05-28T20:18:35.959-06:00Personal power has long been the bane of the Eorls...Personal power has long been the bane of the Eorls and Kings.<br /> The "Second Estate" (priests and armies) also tend to find themselves on the wrong end of wealth.<br /><br />Thus the need to demonise such things to make them a criminal act that only the privileged few are sanctified by god or birthright to have.<br /><br />The worst crime in humanity (or any pack) is to seek to rise above your stationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-73392058071332539162013-05-28T10:52:37.149-06:002013-05-28T10:52:37.149-06:00How do you know by doing what you are doing that y...How do you know by doing what you are doing that you are not using magic for spiritual growth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-16833692474791373872013-05-28T01:20:58.211-06:002013-05-28T01:20:58.211-06:00It is true. But then there are enough people who t...It is true. But then there are enough people who tell you that you have to decide and set priorities, maybe leave family and partners if you are really devoted. This may be true in some way as there is no way to keep up a daily routine when you have a partner that is not at all tolerant to your fancies to say the least. But what does all the magic and becoming more than human do when you cannot feed your family and yourself (not to mention the cats)? Solitary Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07563919720083699683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-40735136007207033102013-05-27T23:42:39.023-06:002013-05-27T23:42:39.023-06:00I am not sure if it was all Blavatsky's fault....I am not sure if it was all Blavatsky's fault. Magic in the West had been seen as a tool of the well heeled and the idea that the earth was evil and needed to be escaped from is pure protestantism. But you are completely right, people do say "what is the point of magic if it cannot deal with material things" and yet magic is supposed to be the cure for those very problems. This is because the ancient magicians had little problem with doing that magic which was considered "evil" by Christian counterparts because it was necessary. I think as a result modern magicians are not complete. They focus on the celestial in the hope that its shadow can affect their dark. While there is merit in this, sometimes it is better to negotiate with that darkness and deal with things in terms of the plane you are on. It is better to turn on a physical lightbulb than it is to invoke a being of light, if you want to find your way to the toilet in the middle of the night. It is better to look to the underworld if you want material wealth. The fact that christians call the underworld hell, and the gods who live there demons, does not mean that they are.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198094991381684617noreply@blogger.com