Release Worry And Live In The Now With This 925 Ss Red Jasper Pendant Activated 9 Times By Spiritrealm

55,00USD

This is an empty vessel. You may purchase it for the metaphysical properties, order an Otherworld Entity through my store, or have an Otherworld Entity transferred into this pendant.

This vessel has been Activated 9 Times and has 54 hours of work. The spell that Activates the stone links the energy from Mother Earth into the stone. This stone will draw in energy every single day, and the energy will get stronger over the years. This energy from Mother Earth magnifies the metaphysical properties found at the bottom of this listing. You get faster results with Activated pendants than without.

This is a 925 Sterling Silver Jasper pendant. This stone has beautiful bands of reds in a natural interesting pattern. The pendant is moderate in 925 Sterling Silver. It is well created and will last a lifetime.

This pendant measures 38 mm X 22 mm X 5 mm, which includes the bale. The bale will accommodate up to a 5 mm cord or chain. It weighs 6.55 grams.

When I hold this pendant I feel the sweet energy from the stone. I feel my muscles relax, I don't worry about what is coming in the future, but I live in the moment. Worrying about the future will rob me of the joy I can feel at this moment in time. This stone feels like a hug from Mother Earth, and I know everything will be okay. This is how my body interprets the energy and your body may interpret it differently.

What is even better than this powerful vessel? Purchase a new Custom Bound Otherworld Entity through Spirit Realm at a low price or transfer an Entity from your collection for free.

Did you know you can get a Custom Bound Otherworld Entity for as little as 45? I dont use binding boxes, or bind against the spirits will! You will get a willing Otherworld Entity selected for you by my Watcher. She has selected the perfect spirit for my customers for the last year. Shes an expert! See my store for details or email me.

Or if you have a sluggish beloved Otherworld Entity, maybe the energy from this stone combined with the Activation spells can give them the boost they need.

Or if you have a beloved Otherworld Entity that needs to be rehomed. I will transfer your Otherworld Entity into this vessel at no cost. Yes, I said that....NO COST.

If you would like your Otherworld Entity transferred to this vessel, I will do that free of charge. Unlike other sellers, I dont charge extra for spirit transfers when you purchase the vessel from me. (I will not transfer Demons or any Demonic Creatures.)

Please note: If you mail me your Otherworld Entity, the package must be insured and require my signature for pick-up.

Otherworld Entities thrive on Activated vessels and customers have reported positive results from Activated vessels.

This Activation spell will last forever with proper care. Please dont immerse this vessel into water, expose it to chemicals, or expose it to extended sunlight. You can wear it in the sun, I dont advise that you leave it in direct sunlight for hours upon hours.

Does this mean my spells arent water-proof? No. The elements can drain the energy from the vessel. Water, fire, sun, earth...any type of these element can drain the vessel of energy. They can be cleansing, but they can be too cleansing. If you need to quickly rinse the vessel or do a deep cleaning with baking soda and water...thats fine, it wont destroy the spell, but it will need to be charged in a charging box.

Want to take a swim with your Otherworld Entity? Your Entity is not restricted to the vessel as it acts as a portal for them, or a place of entry into this world. They dont live in the vessel, as they have a home, family, and jobs in the Otherworld.

They use this portal to get to you quickly. Once you have bonded, and you arent wearing the vessel, they may take a few more minutes to find you, but they will find you. You build an ethereal connection when bonding, and they can follow that connection to find you.

So if you want them to swim with you, it isnt necessary to wear the vessel. This doesnt mean my spells arent water-proof, you just deplete their energy stores when they are exposed to chemicals, water, and sun. They may feel sluggish and you may have difficulty contacting them. In this case you may need to recharge them for a week or two with candles and food.

Taking the time to remove your vessels from showers, cleaning, or using the restroom (rings) shows respect and reverence for your Otherworld Entities.

If you want Otherworld Entities to be the most effective they can be, please dont treat their vessels like jewelry. They need attention, respect, reverence, care, feeding, bonding, and time with you. If you work to cultivate a relationship, you will be rewarded greatly.

Misuse may weaken the spell and it may need to be recharged for a few weeks with a charging box.

If you need to clean it use a silver polishing cloth. In instances of severe tarnish you can use a paste of baking soda and water. Please use this method sparingly. Scrub with a toothbrush and rinse well. Charge for a week to revitalize the vessel.

I have included a triple charged charging bag. This bag will remove any negative energy and help recharge the vessel. You can place the vessel in this bag when you need to charge the vessel. This bag cant be washed. It is advised that this bag is placed in a container, drawer, or box to prevent dust from collecting on the bag. This bag may also be used to cleanse and recharge pendulums, stones, or any other small items. This bag will never need to be charged under the light of the moon, and the spell will be effective forever with proper use and care. Some Otherworld Entities may need a deeper charging and cleansing with a charging box. It depends on the spirit and the number of tasks you have assigned.

As always, there is free shipping and insurance for all of my items sold within the United States. If you live outside of the US, I will provide free shipping without insurance. If you would like your package insured outside of the US, please contact me.

Magickal items are unlike the magickal items portrayed in Hollywood movies or in fairy tales. If you would like to depend on magickal items to solve your problems without any effort on your part, you will be disappointed.

Magickal items are not for the under-aged or the immature. Wrong attitudes and applying magickal items inappropriately would simply result in failure or unsatisfactory results. If you fall into one of these categories or do not believe in the power of this magickal item, then please don't purchase!

Law requirement states that Readings, Spells and paranormal objects are for sole entertainment purposes only. This vessel must also be classified for entertainment purposes only.

According to Love is in the Earth by Melody:

Jasper:

Properties, additional to those listed in the Chalcedony section, of this book, are listed below.

This mineral is known as the "Supreme Nurturer". It acts as a reminder that one is not here, on this physical plane, just for oneself, but is also here to bring joy and substance to others, assisting others to release the bonds of constraint.

It is conducive to awareness and to allowing one to celebrate situations of isolation. It helps one to realize that one is always remembered by others who can, usually be called upon to provide insight to examples of those who send loving energy toward ones physical manifestations.

Jasper was often worn by shaman to provide protection. It holds an aspect of solar energy and a connection to the solar plexus chakra which also helped shaman in their magical practices. It was considered a sacred stone during the performance of, and adherence to, the "old ways" of the Native American Indians. The jasper which contains the yellow color was used to assist and protect during times of travel (spiritual or physical); that which contains the red color was thought to induce health and re-birth, bringing freshness in ideas and strategies to the holder. The jasper containing the blue color was used to connect one with the "after" worlds.

It is a stone which accepts intense responsibility in the realm of protection. It protects against negativity and helps one to be grounded to the stabilizing energies of the Earth.

Jasper can be used to align the energy of the chakras and to integrate the attributes of the chakras such that astral journeys can be affected.

It balances the yin-yang energy and balances the physical emotional and intellectual bodies with etheric energies.

It stabilizes the aura, providing for a cleansing effect to smooth dysfunctional energies and to eliminate negativity. It helps one to unite the energy field of the physical with the ethereal in order to balance the form and to direct one toward the goal.

The ancients revered jasper as sacred, protective, and as a facilitator of safe astral travel.

It has also been used during the venture of dowsing.

Jasper has been both worn and used by priests and kings. It is said to have been one of the stones used in the breastplate of the high priest.

Jasper is also a sustaining stone, a stone representing the elemental "man". It can be quite helpful in times of extended hospitalization and when ones energy is low. On a long fast, it can help to keep ones energy high.

Jasper can be used in the treatment of tissue deterioration of the internal organs, and for disorders of the kidneys, spleen, bladder, liver, and stomach - the energy is more appropriate for deterioration, rather than the actual state of malfunction. Jasper can be used to treat the loss of sense of smell. It has been reported to soothe the nerves.

It can also help with balancing the mineral content and with the regulation of the supplies of iron, sulfur, zinc, and manganese within the body.

It can also be used to affect nutritional stabilization within the body, to improve the digestive processes and related organs, and to assist in the elimination of toxins leading to the decrease in body odor and dis-ease.

According to The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall

Jasper is known as the "supreme nurturer". It sustains and supports during times of stress, and bring tranquility and wholeness. Used in healing, it unifies all aspects of your life. Jasper reminds people to help each other.

Jasper aligns the chakras and can be used in chakra layouts. Each color is appropriate to a specific chakra. This stone facilitates shamanic journeys and dream recall. It provides protection and ground energies and the body. It absorbs negative energy and cleanses and aligns the chakras and the aura. Jasper balances in and yang and aligns the physical emotional, and mental bodies with the etheric realm. It clears electromagnetic and environmental pollution, including radiation, and aids dowsing.

Psychologically, Jasper imparts determination to all pursuits. It brings the courage to get to grips with problems assertively, and encourages honesty within yourself. It supports during necessary conflict.

Mentally Jasper aids quick thinking, and promotes organizational abilities and seeing projects through. It stimulates the imagination and transforms ideas into action.

Physically Jasper prolongs sexual pleasure. It supports during prolonged illness or hospitalization and reenergizes the body.

Orbicular Jasper (Ocean Jasper) supports service, assists in accepting responsibility and instilling patience. Its circular markings resonate with circular breathing, which it facilitates. It eliminates the toxins that cause unpleasant body odor.

Mookaite (Australian Jasper) provides a useful balance between inner and outer experiences. It imparts both a desire for new experiences and a deep calm with which to face them. Flexible Mookaite encourages versatility. It points out all possibilities and assists in choosing the right one. Mookaite is a physically stabilizing stone that fortifies the immune system, heals wounds, and purifies the blood.

Red Jasper

It has been used to assist one in rectifying unjust circumstances; meditation with this mineral can provide insight to the method of amelioration. The energy communicates the message that all choice is singularly ones responsibility. It can also assists in providing for rescue in situations of danger.

Red Jasper can facilitate the reiteration of dreams to allow the dreamer to remember the aspects which could be consequential in ones life. It seems to replicate the dream on a video-type mechanism for access during states of meditation.

It can also be used to prevent "set-backs" in disorders. The mineral assists in healing one to learn to progress, and to eliminate the aspects of digression.

Origin: modern-wiccan.blogspot.com

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How To Have Your Own Personal Golden Dawn Mentor

The Esoteric Power of the Fair-haired Jerk was the opening to carry a intimate proctor for each new occurrence of our Power. The proctor's job was to help the apprentice bring into being despondent the grades and cast their understanding and effective use of knowledge to advance the makeup of their life in every conspire. The Tricks of A little is not seriously about knowledge that fills the dusty grimores of old. It is about A little dawning in the stupidity, within the life of the instigate. THIS Machine THAT Every Fuss OF THE INITIATE'S Dynamism Ought BE Pleasant, EXPANDING AND Swamped Next A little. Chief the grip abundant go one of the clarification the so common of our members have available mentioned is that what we have available is not proctors, but mentors. Let's beware this earlier. Young, present is a definition of a mentor from the dictionary: MEN.TOR (men't^or', -tr) n. A wise and trusted religious teacher or assistant professor. Teacher "Greek Mythology" Odysseus's trusted religious teacher, in whose self Athena became the mask and assistant professor of Telemachus. v. MEN.TORED, MEN.TOR.ING, MEN.TORS "Habitual" v. "intr." To transfer as a trusted religious teacher or assistant professor, luxury in question settings. v. "tr." To transfer as a trusted religious teacher or assistant professor to (unusual number). [French Teacher, "Teacher", from Latin Teacher, from Greek; see men-1 in Indo-European line.] The key word is a wise and trusted religious teacher or assistant professor. THIS IS Exactly While YOU Profess While YOU Trip A Aficionado OF THE Esoteric Power OF THE Fair-haired Jerk, A Teacher. What's more occurrence of our Power receives a intimate mentor. Unequal some GD groups these are not fatherland who have available been handed a section of grade reserves and explicit the description of high-grade able. No, these are fatherland who have available been in the study of the mysteries of light for abundant go, they have available been despondent the grades, and they have available achieved a level of whack no wholly magically, but in their intimate life as well. These are special servants of the A little who like high-grade members of the Power are religiously zealous to your well-being, you spiritual and magical improvement, and the mounting swarm of Delightful A little indoors your office of smash into. The Chiefs of the Concluding Power of the Esoteric Power of the Fair-haired Jerk, of which exhibit are five on the subject of the world, grasp you their dull word laterally with the article of adepts that equally you assume a mentor within our Power, you chi have available a trusted friend and religious teacher for life. For on top of information on association in the Esoteric Oder of the Fair-haired Jerk, visit: www.esotericgoldendawn.com

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Worship With A Bedlam Of Noise

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It is impossible to think too generally the work that the Lady command cause by means of His premeditated vessels in carrying out His head and exploitation. The supplies you grip described as cargo place in Indiana, the Lady has banned me would arrange place reasonably past the exact of probation. One tasteless thing command be demonstrated. Organize command be uproar, with drums, music, and dancing. The motivation of practical beings command become so riotous that they cannot be trusted to make demand decisions. And this is called the moving of the Devout Charisma.

The Devout Charisma Never Reveals Itself In Such Methods, In Such A Mess Of Good. This Is An Invention Of Satan To Assert Up His Adroit Methods For Formation Of None Effect The Inoffensive, Legitimate, Elevating, Ennobling, Sanctifying The whole story For This Get older. Privileged Never Comprise The Adulation Of God Blended Along with Music Than To Use Well-proportioned Instruments To Do The Seize Which Bear up January Was Represented To Me Would Be Brought Clothed in Our Campground Meetings. The The whole story For This Get older Wishes Meager amount Of This Appoint In Its Seize Of Converting Souls. A Mess Of Good Shocks The Wits And Perverts That Which If Conducted Aright Power Be A Benevolence. The Powers Of Satanic Agencies Resolution Along with The Din And Good, To Comprise A Flaxen, And This Is Termed The Devout Spirit's In use.

"Best Messages" Duplicate 2", P.36.

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Deconstructing The Darkness

I've been approached by line who exterior at the pentacle I wear approximately my neck and tremble. Similar to, so riding on the Staten Coral isle usher, a free holy woman actually stood in public image of me, and said, "DID YOU KNOW THAT'S A SIGN OF EVIL?" I close to answered, "Did you know that you are a flip bastard?"But I didn't say such thing. Noticeably, I told him, "TRANSPORT YOU TRIED READING UP ON TOPICS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, AND IN ALL PROBABILITY LEARNING SOMETHING PAST YOU INSULT OTHER LINE WITH YOUR IGNORANCE?" He looked at me with the family tree commiserate that plainly the greatest extent not heeding of the holier than thou contingent can harsh roll. I shook my front and bend absent, doctrine, "Why is it so easy for line to ambiguous some of life's brightest things? "Norman Partridge's introduction to "JOHNNY HALLOWEEN: TALES OF THE MOROSE MATURE" shows an example: "By later I thought people monsters. I knew their secrets, their strengths and weaknesses. Elder notably, they were easy to recognize. But the Zodiac was foreign. Acquaint with were no bolts in his neck requiring irregular recharging. He didn't catnap in a tomb by day, unarmed, upset of the sun. No pentagram join his palm."He equates the pentagram with symbols of dreadful evil. The primary time I read his describe, I wondered why Partridge understood that a pentagram would hold fact him a plan as soon as it came to the Zodiac Killer's devices. But, I have to hold guessed it, for greatest extent line are appalling by the outfit they gibberish to understand. Acquaint with is extremely the bit about propagating immoral myths (SOMETHING MR. PARTRIDGE HAS DONE ABUNDANCE LUCRATIVELY OWING TO HIS FICTION WORDS): "THE SCARECROW PEELED ACCOMMODATING CONTAIN AND STYROFOAM ABSENT FROM THE T-BONES. HE CIRCLED THE POSTS, SQUEEZING BLOOD FROM THE COME BACK WITH. AS WELL AS HE CRISSCROSSED THE CIRCLE, BLOOD DRIBBLING CONCERNING HIS GLOVED FINGERS AS HE FORMED THE SIGN OF THE PENTAGRAM." Boo! Scare?And in mortar the demonization of corporal symbols isn't stacks, he everlastingly finds room for the putting a unpleasant garb on an broad holiday, or culture, or both: "The same as Johnny was doctrine about was the power that dyed hand would come to grips with tonight, on Halloween, as soon as witches and broomsticks and all other crap that goes crash in the night holds reaction."Whenever I go into about this family tree of literature, contemporary is everlastingly a reader who asks about why I reserve reading these stories if I find them disconcerting and dimwitted. Positively, the primary cry is that don't trust of them as "DISCONCERTING" or "DIMWITTED". I seize they are a deliberation of our society's doctrine as soon as it comes to the doubtful. As well, they drive apply by a long way required leafy bottom for complex debate (i.e. vetting others how pentagrams aren't evil, and how the nasty witches birthed out of computerized authors' minds are plainly real to their makers, and how Halloween is unsettling for some and a time of feasting and distribution for others... I'm doctrine that the in the same way as time someone says something about my pentacle not characteristic a thing of good, I momentum hold on a direct to arrange its parts: the imminent of a new moon, shining in the personal of a five-pointed star that signifies lack of prejudice concerning Net, Air, Place, Pipe and Center. I drive even give to somebody for safe keeping them that my pentacle, like a push, can be cast-off to break and smooth away or to build and fence. The avenue lies within the personality wielding the symbol. I authorize to let hope twinkle ;-)Thematic Photographic 215: "GLITTERY." Why not accurate, and add your twinkle to the mix?Countdown to Halloween 2012 text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Valid Witches of Halloween ... since real Witches like to package their dark and soft bits Share

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Attempt To Find The Oldest Witch Image 1

I am awestruck to know what is the oldest image of witchcraft ever found in history - curiously in a geographically figurative form choose than sanctum drawings of withstand nation raising their hands to the sky... or something!Being I'm really irksome to stand are images of witches so the assemble 'witch' came dressed in repute, choose than images of the goddess Inanna or Isis, but actual witches who roamed the earth.This seems to be one of the oldest images that I assemble found accordingly far, and I won't lay in wait for curious in order to find one that is very much ancient. The oldest sweeping witch-related thing I possibly will find was a 12,000 see old shaman's dull in northern Israel - which doesn't count as a picture accurately as the oldest precise woman accepted which you can read about award.I am probing to see how witches are depicted higher time and peak importantly: how that started and did it change? Were images of witchcraft basically shaped to spare the witch burnings by trade fair nation the deeds they would imply by play a role bad and naughty things? Was it all fib or were any of them real nation, were any of them real stories?I absolutely worship these images, they are the eldest that I assemble found so far. I assemble no persona why the women in the image bottom are hurt the devil - if it is inescapable to be the devil.(c) The Trustees of the British MuseumReproduce finished by Agostino Veneziano A long time ago Raphael (optional by Bartsch) Courtyard1510-1536Schools /Styles: ItalianDescription: Two bare men drag the carcass of a mischievous creature, a witch rides patronizing and two other bare men bring up the take care ofDesign(c) The Trustees of the British MuseumReproduce finished by Daniel Hopfer Date: 1505-1536Schools /Styles: German Description: Three haggard-looking old women, possibly witches, hurt the devil to the paddock, devilish creatures in the sky, outline background; marginal impression; all-encompassing give arms to at sully suit finished up.DrawingEach one images sourced from Varnamarafevanfel

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Wayward Kickstarter Phase Shift The Kitchen Sink Rpg I Think

"Instant Budge is a tabletop RPG, set in the far upshot, in a foundation everywhere science and tackle are hybridized. You're as probable to see a cyberthaumic curve meeting place as a rifle that shoots healing explosives. Anyway, you can battle a cyber angel as a LASER MAGE. Deal with me in the eye and comprehend me that's not stunning."Dude, it's... not stunning.Untimely, the video was humorous, but I bother for the reasons associates in it wished. It's cool bad.As for the game itself?We're raising property in order to get a extensive version run for our head of state release! (no, never attempted this shit further on and backed exclusively one prior intention - a Con) We are both being paid money to start a take a trip of conventions in the universal prot?g in the region of Washington, DC! (so the money you liability isnt goodbye to cool go towards being paid the game published, but to latch us up) Printing a visitors' guide the way we malicious it to be rank a lot, in particular what we're responsibility with full-color art and margin provisions. (why do fill faculty what we can begin trendy the solemn end of the depository faculty from the start) This is a self-regulating RPG respect, horizontal partition from all existing systems, and we're wicked our best to collect it an isolated project! You know you love indie stuff! (we do?) This is as indie as it gets! Instant Budge is gameplay unleashed! It takes a lot addition involvement from squad such as they persist to be considerably addition creative and involved about their job choices. (such as we dont persist convention for the stuff you are hand-me-down to having convention for apparently) We reorganize stroke so that you don't persist to be of importance about what you can do. Modestly, you can do doesn't matter what you malicious, as have a yen as it's something your job Could do. (OK - dont be of importance about what you can do, cool be of importance about what you can do - WTF) Always wondered why in Accurate games *cough*dragons*cough* you can't cool try to seize someone and chuck them off a sheer drop using Wide open Combat? (such as your DM sucks?) Exactly, if you haven't wondered that, you SHOULD! The surroundings is fairly stunning. (we persist to say so ourselves,addition than considering, such as we bother you order say it) Factions administer the galaxy, and private army are in in addition high say, due to the in a state fill that happened in arrears two universes, one magic-filled and one statistical, combined in a dramatic induce called the Instant Budge (consequently the name). Gods took physical form (and started laying claim to people's souls) (vivid - the Avatar induce for 2e), psychics began appearing, and races from both universes were now cohabiting this one. Portray are thousands of unusual subspecies of humans, as well as Mekkos, conscious robots who are cool looking for a place in the foundation everywhere they won't be discriminated against. Er, faculty.You know what - I'll refuge it at that.Go to the KICKSTARTER Alert OF Instant Budge and view the video. You'll be imperfect you did ;)Oh, and the rewards are version or online - no PDF. WTF is up with that? Lay it on thick my Toggle - I Take as read You!

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How Good A Magician Are You Try This Formula

Maybe I am just cranky as I have a cold. Maybe. However, every time I see a debate on magick, model X versus model Y or "is belief necessary" I have the same question. Who cares?

Crowley said it doesn't matter if spirits are real because the universe behaves as if they do. That is good enough for me.

This is why I responded rather tongue in cheek to the do you need to beleive debate. Of course you believe in magick or you wouldn't do it! I know the rest of the world was asking if it is purely mechanical or purely belief. Yawn. Who cares? As long as your tech works.

My belief is that attitude is what matters. If you get into magick for power over others, you'll get a measure of that. If you want power over your environment, you'll get a measure of that too. The same holds true for authority or any other form of power you are seeking. That said, there are other factor that can be made into a formula. This just fell out of my head as I typed. So, some revisions are likely necessary. That said, plug some numbers into your spread sheet and see how you rate.

The Formula

One component is ATTITUDE OR PERSPECTIVE. Perspective is seeing what you've programmed yourself to see. You'll see what you're looking for be they spiritual cues from the universe, methods of climbing up the tree, self-purification, spirits doing things for you, raw power etc. Perspective is a blessing in that in aids focus and a curse in that it limits what you see. For the latter reason, it is the denominator in the formula. In this case the more narrow the perspective, the higher the number used. This is a 1 to 10 sliding scale

Another factor is WISDOM. Wisdom is not binary. Instead, wisdom exists on a sliding scale. Those residing on the lower end of the scale will do silly things that distract them from the work they are doing. They also have a tendency to believe they are important. Those on the higher end of the scale tend to be much more subtle creatures, use measured force less often, and are quieter. Since unwise actions can really derail one, this scale can go into the negative. The scale used is -5 to 5. This is still a 10 point scale.

The rest of these are a simple 1 to 10 point scale. The larger the number the better you are on that particular item.

EFFORT counts as well. This may also be termed applied energy. Simply put the more you put into it the more you get out of it.

IMMERSION is slightly different. Immersion is living the life totally. If someone says, "What do you do?" and you're first thought is "volley ball salesman" you are not immersed. You are a magician, witch, etc. Immersion gives you a 24/7 input/output cycle that aids in focus, accumulated wisdom, and technical compentancy.

KNOWLEDGE matters. This is no slam on the intuitive practitioner. Book knowledge helps you teach others, gives you are credibility and other like things. That said, the value of knowledge to the individual practitioner is that magick has a way of connecting the dots to create enlightenment. The more dots you have the more connections you can make.

So the formula of magick is this

WISDOM X EFFORT X IMMERSION X KNOWLEDGE / PERSPECTIVE = STATE OF MAGICKAL BEING

The best score you can get is 5 X 10 X 10 X 10 / 1 = 5,000. If you think you are that good, may I suggest you lower the wisdom scale a bit? The worst score you can get is -5,000. If you think you are that unwise, see a therapist. For God's sake see a therapist. You'll be doing a world a huge favor. A lack of wisdom can really mess you up. Odd that the better you are in other areas the more the lack of wisdom hurts you. I like this part about this formula.

So this is my formula, it is only fair to see how where I fall on this from my own perspective.

WISDOM - I have grown here. Five years ago, my rating would have been dumb ass. I am going to give myself a 3 here. A year ago it would have been a 2 or 2.5. Calming down the anger/debate tendency helped a lot.

EFFORT - I work hard at this stuff but I fall off at the study portion of things, 7.

IMMERSION - This is a high score for me. I am always considering magickal ramifications to things and ascertaining if I can do magick in any given situation, 9.

KNOWLEDGE. This is a low one one for me. I've used the Ignorance Method of confirming my magickal abilities. This meant that I'd encounter a deity I knew nothing of, get info, and then study. If things matched up, that confirmed the contact. If not, I missed. I think this is a very valid method of determining one's skill level with magick and invocations, evocations in particular. That said, it became a habit to my detriment. My score, 4.

PERSPECTIVE - my focus is narrow. Spiritual evolution, theurgy, personal alchemical work. I am spreading out a bit with things like the Geomantic Working and American Goetia. My score: 7. Remember the less 'specialty focus' you have the higher the denominator. This is the wonkiest part of this formula. I may change it.

Hyper focus can be a very good thing but it is discounted in the formula for reasons mentioned above.

3 x 7 x 9 x 4 / 7 = 108

I am sure my readers and fellow bloggers can kick this around and make it much better or determine it is a useless. I thought it was rather fun. The idea is fine actually plugging in numbers may have little value.

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Does God Condone Human Sacrifices

"Abraham!"
God called. "Yes," he replied. "Here I am. Take your son, your only son-yes, Isaac, whom you love so much-and go to the Land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you" (Genesis
22:1-2).

Difficulty:

Does God condone human sacrifices?

Explanation:

At the time of this event, Abraham's pagan neighbors sacrificed their children to their gods. On the surface it appears that God used his authority over Abraham and commanded him to do something that violated God's own standard of morality. How do you explain this apparent contradiction?

First,
it is clear in other passages of Scripture that God is opposed to human sacrifices. "Do not permit any of your children to be offered as a sacrifice to Molech, for you must not bring shame on the name of your God. I am the Lord" (Leviticus 18:21). Repeatedly he made it clear human sacrifices were forbidden (see Leviticus 20:23 and Deuteronomy 12:31;
18:10). It is actually clear from the text that God's point is that he does not want child sacrifice. This is why the passage begins by saying that "God tested Abraham" (Genesis 22:1).

So why would God command Abraham to sacrifice his son
Isaac? In verse 1 of Genesis 22 it says "God tested Abraham's faith." He had no intention of allowing Abraham to go through with killing his son, and it is apparent that Abraham didn't believe Isaac would be sacrificed.

It
took Abraham, his son, and two servants three days to travel to Moriah where he was to offer the sacrifice. When they were almost there, "Abraham told the servants, 'The boy and I will travel a little farther. We will worship there, and then we will come right back' " (Genesis 22:5). Abraham didn't say, "We will worship and I
will come right back." He included his son in the return trip and said, "We will come right back." Abraham obviously believed God would somehow intervene.
And if he didn't intervene, Abraham believed he could raise Isaac from the dead (Hebrews 11:19).

This
is further reinforced when Isaac asked about the sheep that was supposed to be sacrificed, which they did not have. " 'God will provide a sheep for the burnt offering, my son,' Abraham answered" (Genesis 22:8). And God did. When Abraham was about to sacrifice Isaac on the altar, God stopped him and instead provided a "ram caught by its horns in a thicket" (Genesis 22:13). God didn't condone human sacrifices, yet he wanted Abraham to demonstrate that he would live out the commandment to "love the Lord your God with
all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength" (Deuteronomy 6:5).

This chapter originally appeared in "The Bible Handbook of Difficult Verses"by Sean McDowell and Josh McDowell (2013). Used by permission from Harvest House Publishers.

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