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Articles on Magick

The current offering from this website is a series of articles on Urban Magick designed for people who live and work in urban environments. These have been produced during a period that the author worked for a government department, and considered the various possibilities for putting into practice various techniques and principles to continue his work of magickal development within the context of a modern working environment.

The idea is to give anyone with an interest in the occult and magick an understanding that it is possible to be both a magickian and a member of mundane society. Within some cultures it is required that those who practice magick (e.g. Shaman) are also functional members of the society, performing mundane tasks, with their magickal role being additional to their responsibilities to the society. In a similar fashion, some Kabbalistic groups also insist that members ensure they spend a portion of their time each day performing mundane (preferably physical) tasks as well as performing meditations. So too, within our modern society, an aspiring magickian may well choose to work in mundane roles rather than withdraw from society and attempt to exist in isolation.

The articles presented are not designed to be indepth in nature. Rather they should be considered a starting point for exploring various concepts and aspects of magick and the occult. Wherever possible the preference is for experiential practices over acquiring knowledge. Remember, the magickal path is a journey, not something to merely be achieved. "A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving" and "Be passersby" are perhaps poignant quotes to keep in mind when embarking on this journey.

A note on language usage: Firstly, for convenience the gender terms used are masculine (he / his / him). It is left up to the reader to substitute feminine terms if they choose to do so. Secondly, the spelling of the word "magick" has been chosen with the modern convention that the 'k' on the end differentiates occult practices from mundane stage magic and illusionism. This was popularised by Aleister Crowley, and a large number of occult authors now use this convention. Likewise the spelling of the word Kabbalah has been chosen from the various transliterations for its common usage by many Western occultists.

About the author

The author has chosen to remain anonymous. You may judge the work on its own merits without the need to know the authors own personal beliefs, circumstances, or persona. Suffice it to say the author has many years experience within the occult, having explored both right hand path and left hand path approaches, as well as studied modern transpersonal psychology. He is familiar with esoteric subjects ranging from modern magick, shamanism, Christian mysticism, freemasonry, psychic abilities, spiritual alchemy, European paganism, Kabbalah, tarot, and various aspects of trance states including meditation and creative visualisation. He makes no claims as to grades, abilities, attainment or enlightenment, but wishes to be considered a humble traveller along the spiritual path who has learnt a thing or two along the way.

The author has had many teachers in his travels, most whom have been unable to answer many of the questions he has had. Some have however been able to teach him techniques so that he could discover things for himself. This has been invaluable, along with the various character lessons learnt through conflict of personalities.

Finally, the author offers this information freely to whom ever chooses to read and learn from it. It is his belief that knowledge is there for whomever seeks it, and as such places this information into the public domain with no restrictions on use or need of attribution to its source. While this particular expression of the ideas and concepts is unique, the actually ideas and concepts themselves can be found in numerous sources, works, and systems. Also note that this is a "living document" and will change and grow over the course of it's existence. Enjoy!

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