![]() ![]() Crystals that absorb too much bad energy in the process of protecting a home must be “cleansed” to reset the vibrations. Crystals are sometimes used in feng shui, in the belief that they emanate good vibrations. Some use crystals to ward off evil spirits or bad energy and thus bring good luck. Some people also believe that crystals have an inherent power that can be harnessed and used to their benefit. According to crystal healers, the careful placing of crystals on a patient’s body is supposed to line up with or stimulate the body’s chakras and promote healing. And I make magical tools that double as props for occult themed photoshoots.Īnd I’m here to say: if you, too, are an artist and occultist, you should, too.Įven if you Keep Silent, and no one but you is going to see it.Besides being beautiful mineral structures, crystals are used in the practice of crystal healing, a pseudoscience that purports to heal various ailments. I make art exploring occult and magical themes and images. But I fucking love the drama: how else would so much ceremonialism made its way into my witchcraft? So I make fine jewelry talismans for myself, my friends, and for profit. Not even the magic I intend to use it for. This level of drama is, of course, not necessary for the practice of magic. Raphael that my crew and I have used to good effect on several occasions, and the most outrageous occult art illuminations that I can free hand under the influence of drugs and/or magic. The particular Triangle of Art is idiosyncratic, shown to me by the spirits of Saturn during my first run of Seven Spheres in Seven Days (which apparently I need to write a new post about, because the artwork on the first one did not survive migration to the new web host).įuture plans for the tome include adding the original Greek to the two Orphic hymns above, the healing prayer to St. I put the circles there because I intend to balance candles and crystals on the open pages, and I figure that will go better if it lies relatively flat.įor anyone who is curious, yes, those are the Athanassakis translations. No, I haven’t filled the space in between. ![]() The second, though I should have known better, was very much a surprise.Ĭareful observers will note that, while the Stele of Jeu is at the very beginning, the conjuration circles are in the middle. My obsession with well-ordered books is part of how I resisted buying such a thing in the first place convincing myself that the aesthetic was worth it was the first step in deciding to buy it. The hardest parts so far have been: A) recognizing that it is not going to end up being perfectly ordered and, B) carpel tunnel makes hand-writing the text really, really hard (harder than the drawing, to my surprise). ![]() For Conjuring Spirits of the Moon For Conjuring Spirits of Venus Yesterday I spent a few hours playing with magic circles and orphic hymns. But it wasn’t #aesthetic enough for me at this stage in my life.) ![]() (Which, to be clear, worked super well, both in private and in public. I can already report that the Stele of Jeu produces even stronger results this way than using my old “book of shadows”, comprised of computer-printed pages in a three-ring binder. I actually started almost immediately, transcribing the Stele of Jeu onto some of the first pages of the book. Inspired by some occult-adjacent artwork, I set out to make a magical book that would work as well in a circle as it would in a photoshoot. I swore that this time I would not let it languish. This is not the first hilariously expensive journal I’ve bought for myself. It’s been fucking fantastic, except for the temptations.įor two and a half years, I managed to walk by these every day and keep my hands to myself. I may or may not have mentioned here that I changed jobs a few years ago, upgrading from the one-hour jewelry repair joint in the mall to my city’s premiere occult store. ![]()
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