Q&A month, round 1

tao_ov_dreaming asks a truly great question:

To what extent, if any, do you think that NLP renders most magick obsolete (for example invocation being replaced by parts installation)? Or do you think that much of NLP is merely magical technique reframed?I hope I can do these questions justice. It's funny you ask, because I've been asked this ( Read more... )

What a stimulating evening! After commenting on the Mind in my brutha's lj, I was just pointed to this little ditty on the Mind. This is all Psychology 201 stuff that I don't reMind myself of often enough. Synchronistically enough, it ties in well with the discussion I was just commenting on re: Entheogens and the Mind's Perceptions. Robert ( Read more... )

The more I read heron61's LJ, the more I love his posts. Today I came across a little gem that links to a study refuting the 60's rat studies that are widely used to justify laws against addictive drugs. Some context for those of you unaware from heron61"I assume everyone reading this has heard stories about how tests of various addictive drugs like heroin or ( Read more... )

I was reading an essay re: Zen just a moment ago and got to thinking about my own favorite personal Zen story:

A few yeras ago, I had borrowed the book Understanding Zen from my dad. In the prefece, the book talked about how this book was specifically designed for us overly-intellectual Westerners to use our intellect to step outside our heads a ( Read more... )

"Magick is Applied PsychoTherapy ( Read more... )

My Life is still insanely busy. I've made it to June, and now my Home Hunt can't wait any longer. This commute is fucking kill-ing-me. Whilst I have done the 20-30 minute 1-way commute most of my Life, doing a solid 50 minutes twice a day 5 days a week is too much. Too much of my Free-Time, and far too much $$$--10 bucks for every 3 gallons of ( Read more... )

(no, this is not a political post, although it definitely has to do with governing...)

Question:

"If you only needed a single Tool or Technique to reliably choose & control your State of Consciousness, would you use it?"

I went Dancing last night. Bad news was the Event I wanted to go to was not an option anymore. The awesome news is that I found at least one club so far in EUG that plays really good techno--all night long. I paced myself better last night, and ended up informally Dancing for an hour or so earlier in the evening, before heading out to the club ( Read more... )

For those of you who've forgotten or didn't know, the simple act of sneezing is its own form of Gnosis. This has been documented by various chaotes, including yours truly, as one of the most natural and common forms of Gnosis that everyone--magi or not--has experienced. It is also a very condusive SoC for sending out Enchantments, and ( Read more... )

Whether you call it "The Eye of Horus", "The Eye of Ra", "Utchat" (what the Egyptians called it), or simply Ancient Egypt's "Sacred Eye", there are lots and lots of intriguing Meanings behind this Symbol. That site has very thought provoking ideas, including how the symbol is a representation of binary fractions (not like the Egyptians were ever ( Read more... )