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Alexodeus	Oct 9 2007, 11:48 AM Post #1
Neophyte Posts: 33 Age: N/A Gender: Male From: Curled up in Satan's arms Reputation: none	Ever since i have been acquinted with the occult arts I KNEW THIS. I knew that the occult arts are not for everyone; just like not everyone can be a highly paid lawyer, or a marathon runner, or a singer in a heavy metal band, a mathematician or have a phd. The list goes on and on. Now i think Bym touched upon this too in one of his recent posts so kudos to him. So i've been thinking lately, what are the requirements in order to succeed in the occult world DESPITE how diligent you approach the magickal systems? What i mean by that is no matter how diligent ( and how hard) a man with low intelligence tries to comprehend a magikal philosophy he probably won't fully absorb it as well as an astute student of the arts. So again, what ARE the requirements? 1) Gift/natural talent. What i mean by this is that magick is not a science, it is an art. Having said that, ( now i think Darmage talked about this too prior to this post) you need some form of talent in order to achieve success in the occult arts. Just as chess or soccer or computer engineering, you need to have a natural desposition for the art in order to be good at it so to speak. It needs to be your destiny. 2) Intelligence. You NEED to have ATLEAST an average intelligence to be competent enough to absorb all those thousands of books and theories on complex matters with complicated language, metaphors and hidden meanings. 3) A strong memory. Without a strong memory how could you possibly remember ( and digest) all those facts and theories and statements written by those who have written books on occult related subjects? Not just that, but how will you be able to build on your vocabulary ( which is quite important I think since it will help the magickian tremendously when it comes to studying books ) without a strong memory? Not just that, but a strong memory will undoubtedly help the magickian memorize the conjurations/rituals etc as well. Make a post below showing whether you have all of these ( or not) and how it has impacted your magickal lifestyle. Comments , criticism welcome. -------------------- "Overcome by woe And here, I've grown So fond of dread That I swear it's heaven"

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Xenomancer	Oct 10 2007, 03:09 PM Post #2
Rode off into the sunset... Posts: 362 Age: N/A Gender: Male From: AKRON AKRON AKRON AKRON AKRON AKRON AKRON AKRON AKRON AKRON Reputation: 9 pts	QUOTE(Vagrant Dreamer @ Oct 9 2007, 04:31 PM) (The V-man's post) A genius of hard work can outdo a genius of any other kind. I have to agree with Vagrant Dreamer. -------------------- ¡HA HA! ¡ESTOY USANDO EL INTERNET! -Never learn the Art of Sword before the Art of Dance. - Celtic Proverb -Even with spiritual power, an unchecked ego will only seek to deify itself. - Frank MacEowen -One cannot traverse waters without causing waves. - Xenomancer -I find it interesting that we as scholars of metaphysics have no problem discussing the intricacies of the threads of reality, but when it comes to the things that really matter, we forget them. - Xenomancer -This world is your home. We have a mix of everything here. If you want better, make better. There's no rule of going elsewhere for the tools. That's what magick is about. - Xenomancer

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Alexodeus Requirements Needed To Have Success In Occult Arts Oct 9 2007, 11:48 AM

Darkmage On the whole, I would agree, but memorization skil... Oct 9 2007, 02:22 PM

Vagrant Dreamer 1) Gift/natural talent. What i mean by this is tha... Oct 9 2007, 02:31 PM

Acid09 Well I am not all knowing (actually I am I just ca... Oct 9 2007, 03:47 PM

bym Greetings! I do not agree intoto with what Vag... Oct 10 2007, 06:57 AM

Xenomancer (The V-man's post) A genius of hard work can ... Oct 10 2007, 03:09 PM

Imperial Arts So i've been thinking lately, what are the req... Oct 10 2007, 07:55 PM

bym Greetings! To whom was this addressed? And... Oct 10 2007, 11:33 PM

Vagrant Dreamer What I think can be considered 'success' i... Oct 11 2007, 02:01 AM

loki I believe we all have a innate/dormant ability to ... Oct 11 2007, 05:16 AM

Imperial Arts To whom was this addressed? And the asker should a... Oct 11 2007, 09:09 AM

paxx BYM: in response to your believing you need to be ... Oct 26 2007, 07:52 PM

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