howdy, mike
why you want to be a student and not a solitary practitioner?
what "branch" you looking for? sacred magic covers a lot of ground, from kitchen witches to sorcerers to christian magicians to organizations to all sorts of eclectic folk - they all have different was of approaching the same goal, the impossible becoming commonplace!
would you be willing to give up everything there and move somewhere to focus your learning?
there are a few that take students here, most are solitaries like me, and many here who will help you in your path (IMG:
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i guess its time to trot out the writer's pack and repeat the speech about not giving yourself away easily, that you are worth something of a great price - don't go along with anything that sounds wrong or is demeaning or requires something of you that you don't feel that you should do or give or whatever - obedience isn't being cannon fodder, apprenticeship is supposed to be learning not slavery, yada, yada, yada, etc, etc, etc
dedication is dedication, and secrecy is secrecy (IMG:
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you probably got a bunch of pm's - test your gut feelings, choose wisely, and with open eyes
keep one eye on the prize and good luck, unless you are one of those trolling cult-busters or something, looking for some outre' secret organization to debunk or expose, then here's wishing bad cess on you and your whole outre' secret organization lol
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