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Hey, salutations from the dirt basin of WA state. I just found this site, seems very interesting. I've always been interested in matters of the occult. People tell me I have an affinity for magic of all sorts, too, so I feel like I might fit in here pretty well.

I'm 21, married, male, I have my own home, and I'm here to further my own knowledge and experiences. I believe everything we know comes from within, and therefore I have to expand my knowledge and understanding of self to learn anything new. My wife gets sick whenever I work my will around her, which is peculiar to say the least, so I have to do it in the shed. But that's okay, because I rather like the peace. It also makes really neat spooky sounds when it's windy. My interests pertaining to magic are mainly rooted in Gnostic beliefs, but they center around summoning, protection spheres, and time manipulation (this one I haven't gotten yet, but someday maybe).

And that's all she wrote. I'm really a pretty boring guy when you get down to it. But I love to talk.

Look forward to being in the community with you fine people.

~Isaiah

Edit: this is quite interesting, after doing some preliminary reading, it seems I would be considered a Chaos Magician. That intrigues me... I've long thought that everything magic that is successful, is charged with a specific energy, that of several people performing the ritual and it working for them. So every kind of ritual that didn't strike me as total bunk I've thought was credible at all and have tried, has worked. Norse, Icelandic, Italian, Germanic, South American... All pantheons seem to answer the call of a magician. So does any kind of sorcery piling together an amalgam of concepts. As to why, my thoughts on this come back to my quasi-Gnostic beliefs. I'm a very opinionated person, aren't I? Hehe.. Well, you live and learn. Already I've learned something, and already I like this place.

This post has been edited by Isaiah: Nov 13 2006, 03:51 PM

Welcome Isaiah!

I'm glad that you stumbled into/onto our Forum site! I have relatives in the western part of your state...lucky you! *grin*
Don't get too attached to the labelling here (or elsewhere for that matter), I'm considered to be a dyed in the wool Solomonic magician whereas I am a longwinded conservative wet blanket! LOL! Take some time to review the Guidelines, make use of the search feature and check out the Library!
I have more than passing interest in alternative energies and reality probability manipulation....perhaps we can bump heads some time? ...or , at least, start some discussion threads about such things? You mention a distinct clash of 'energy' between your wife and yourself when working with various things...this would make an excellent topic for discussion!
Anyways, welcome aboard, I hope that you will enjoy your stay!

Oh, that would be quite excellent. I love long-winded conversations about random things. I figured out largely why my wife can't tolerate my magical dealings, it's because I go directly to the source of the energy I want to manipulate, and she likes drawing it from her surroundings. There is a clash there, I'm theorizing that's it, but I'm not too certain. Labeling, I'm aware, is a passing mutable phase, in some circles I'm considered a stoner, I've never touched marijuana. I'm considered a goth, but I hate that "goth poetry" crap -- "I DRINK FROM THE ETERNAL WELL OF SUFFERING. THAT BLACKEST DESPONDENCY".. etc. I'm also considered a mormon by some of my friends, which is odd, because I'm a hard-line pseudo-gnostic satanist. And my father raised me christian. Ha.

Also, I read the guidelines before I joined. Oh, what a good newbie I am! I'm enjoying it so far. Thank you for the quick reply.

I'm considered a goth, but I hate that "goth poetry" crap -- "I DRINK FROM THE ETERNAL WELL OF SUFFERING. THAT BLACKEST DESPONDENCY".. etc.

ROFL ROFL ROFL I hate to post one liners that add nothing to the conversation but I just had to join in and laughe. ROFL ROFL ROFL

Welcome to the forums.

Haha, feel free. I love it when people laugh at my jokes.

Also, I feel obligated to note that what I put in quotes there was actually from an ancient episode of space ghost coast to coast. I believe it was from season two..

This post has been edited by Isaiah: Nov 14 2006, 02:53 PM

Welcome to the forum. I read a few of your posts before making my way to the introduction area. When manipulating time, watch out for the snap backs (time passing quickly) or slow downs (hours of work done and the job clock is still on three pm). In a different thread, you mentioned you have died several times. Is this related to your interest in time manipulation?

Oh, I'm quite aware of how time will eventually catch up to me. To "cool it down", so to speak, I concentrate on a temporal bubble that I apply to my immediate space. This bubble allows it not to hit me very hard when I'm done working my will on the stream... It still hits me, granted, but not nearly as hard. Tends to beat up and wear down some of the things I take with me. Clothes, personal effects, etc.

Also, no, the death thing relates to how a fraction of my soul has always been "on the other side", and thus, I greatly enjoy necromancy and the study of the death element. It soothes me. Something about feeling that part of me that I've long lost still with me in an ethereal form is very calming, as though I am shrouded by a mist of reassurance that what I've lost will be waiting for me someday. Also the backbone of my theory (and mine alone, please don't think I'm forcing it on you) that death is the ultimate realization of life, and is an art all its own. A sort of Renaissance for living. People remember you strongest when you're gone, and your will truly works its will in amazing ways when you are no longer here.

I've segued into something completely unrelated. My apologies - I get carried away by my thoughts.

Thank you for the reply, and inquiry. It's interesting to note the amount of people that care enough for my safety to warn me of the possible ramifications of what I practice.

Oh, I'm quite aware of how time will eventually catch up to me. To "cool it down", so to speak, I concentrate on a temporal bubble that I apply to my immediate space. This bubble allows it not to hit me very hard when I'm done working my will on the stream... It still hits me, granted, but not nearly as hard. Tends to beat up and wear down some of the things I take with me. Clothes, personal effects, etc.

Also, no, the death thing relates to how a fraction of my soul has always been "on the other side", and thus, I greatly enjoy necromancy and the study of the death element. It soothes me. Something about feeling that part of me that I've long lost still with me in an ethereal form is very calming, as though I am shrouded by a mist of reassurance that what I've lost will be waiting for me someday. Also the backbone of my theory (and mine alone, please don't think I'm forcing it on you) that death is the ultimate realization of life, and is an art all its own. A sort of Renaissance for living. People remember you strongest when you're gone, and your will truly works its will in amazing ways when you are no longer here.

I've segued into something completely unrelated. My apologies - I get carried away by my thoughts.

Thank you for the reply, and inquiry. It's interesting to note the amount of people that care enough for my safety to warn me of the possible ramifications of what I practice.

No worries about what you wrote. I enjoyed reading it. I don't want to force my style on anyone either. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

My best friend, Mage Revanant, is a necromancer and you remind me a lot of him. He, my husband, and I have walked through the mists many times. Revanant has died several times and he also can manipulate time though subtlety isn't his forte. I know that death magick isn't "evil" so though at times I lean heavily toward creation/light, please know that I consider it to be temporary. I use almost any type of essence that aides my will. I prefer to deal with death, creation, or beingness as needed. In order for life to continue on our planet, something must die. Be it plant or animal. It is killed and consumed so something else can continue.

I do not use death magick year round, mainly at Samhain, but that is my choice. It fascinates me and most of what I learned about death magick has come from earth bound spirits and demons. Oh, dark goddesses as well. I guess a lot of sources, really.

Now I have reached the point where I am at a lose for words.

Be well.

I consider myself a very open-minded practitioner, in that I use forces from Death, Life, and the Other interchangeably. Basically, I try to incorporate everything in life and everything in death in what I practice. So, the life magic is something I myself do from time to time. There must always be balance, and one must practice the extremes to keep themselves whole. At least, that's how it works for me.

Peace to you.