What Do You Think The Purpose Of Magick Is?

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What Do You Think The Purpose Of Magick Is?

bumdhar	May 30 2007, 05:58 PM Post #1
Neophyte Posts: 22 Age: N/A Gender: Male Reputation: none	I guess I came to Magick trying to find Gnosis, enlightenment, as well as daily peace and meaning. I have practiced and studied several spiritual paths, and found this one to be quite right for me. However, have been having doubts lately as to whether these goals can be attained through the Western Mystical Tradition. I am wondering if anyone practicing Thelema or Golden Dawn or any other Western Mystical path has attained anything akin to samadhi, or enlightenment, or if it's all just a sham. I acknowledge that using these rituals and overall philosophy can induce brain change. I know my brain has changed since I started. Yet what is the end result? I read books by Crowley and Regardie, yet what was the result of their Work? I just wanted to know what other people think. Does anybody else have any thoughts?

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Xenomancer	Aug 29 2008, 09:42 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	Magick is meant to be like a laxative when there is stagnancy in the universe. When things really don't make any sense, and everything seems cut and dry, the use of magick helps to ease the flow of energies to your comfort. Bear in mind, however, that to apply such a tactic to a situation hastily, one such where it would be unwise to apply more energy to the situation, means that the results of the magick get dumped upon you. And love forbid that from ever happening! -------------------- ¡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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bumdhar What Do You Think The Purpose Of Magick Is? May 30 2007, 05:58 PM

Acid09 Brain changes. Opening the doors of Concsious perc... May 30 2007, 06:02 PM

Darkmage For me it's another tool in the box to help ma... May 30 2007, 06:40 PM

bumdhar I agree that any practice should be applicable to ... May 31 2007, 05:52 AM

Frater Yechidah To know ourselves and the world, and to change our... Jun 15 2007, 05:56 PM

bumdhar To know ourselves and the world, and to change our... Jun 15 2007, 06:21 PM

Xenomancer It's no problem to reach the pinnacle, or enli... Jun 16 2007, 07:23 AM

bumdhar That's cool. What you were saying brought to... Jun 16 2007, 09:11 AM

The Sorceress I am wondering if anyone practicing Thelema or Gol... Jul 2 2007, 01:19 PM

Frater V.V.L To Know Yourself, and Understand. Mar 1 2008, 08:05 AM

JDAndrews To know ourselves and the world, and to change our... Mar 4 2008, 08:54 AM

IAO131 I guess I came to Magick trying to find Gnosis, en... May 19 2008, 11:05 PM

Bird of Hermes The goal of magick in my mind is the accomplishmen... May 25 2008, 10:29 PM

esoterica "the whole purpose of magick is to help you r... May 26 2008, 07:56 AM

Umbra Euri Quoting Peter H. Gilmore "Techniques meant as... May 28 2008, 07:49 PM

Matthew Kelly Ah, I see IAO131 has made it here as well - glad t... Jun 26 2008, 07:47 PM

Xenomancer Magick is meant to be like a laxative when there i... Aug 29 2008, 09:42 PM

Lucifer To change The World :) Sep 30 2008, 06:28 AM

bumdhar Change your SELF and you change the World! :bl... Oct 4 2008, 08:14 PM

Petrus I just wanted to know what other people think. Do... Oct 5 2008, 12:19 AM

realm_crawler Well as i feel compelled to share my view on this.... Oct 12 2008, 11:18 AM

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