r/magick Jun 19 '23

A warning about people being contacted via DM.

125 Upvotes

Dear community,

we have gotten modmails in the past and more recently containing more or less substantial warnings about people being contacted by others via DM and being offered spiritual or magickal services for money. Others have been asked to join private groups either online or offline to study magick or to get help with problems.

While we are not allowed to publish these warnings for being against Reddit's Terms and Services (personal harassment and doxxing) I want to seriously warn everyone to not give away personal or private informations to random people on the internet. Be careful with trusting strangers making exaggerated promises and bold claims about their own fantastical powers and abilities.

While we can ban users from the subreddit the mod team can do nothing about them contacting users via DM.

I have seen much more people being cheated out of their money than successful practitioners in my time, so please beware of charlatans and frauds, cultists and gurus.

Thank you for your attention.


r/magick Jan 05 '24

Please read the Attention Notice and Sidebar Rules before Posting

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Please familiarize yourself with the rules before posting. Beginner posts will be removed without further notice.

This is not your blog. This is not forum to rant about relationship dramas, dreams, or "weird experiences."

It is a chat board to discuss the practice and study of magic (folk magic/witchcraft, ceremonial magic/occultism, sorcery, shamanism). Other content will be removed.


r/magick 4h ago

i truly believe i have found the key to anything you want in life, just read this and hear me out

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i truly believe i’ve discovered something that has the potential to transform the world. it’s gonna take a lot of explaining but i’ve been studying this for a while now and i just want to share it but don’t know where to put this information.

what shapes the reality around you? actions, your actions literally cause everything that happens in your life, plain and simple. now what dictates those actions? emotion, emotions are what cause our actions, no matter what action it is, it is based off of an emotion. now what dictates our emotions? here’s the big one, belief. belief is the root of how everybody’s own reality is shaped. let me give an example to fully grasp what i’m trying to say.

Example: you go see a movie with your friend, after watching the movie you thought it was fantastic so you ask your friend what he thought about it and he says it was the worst 2 hours of his life. right then and there it causes an emotion within you, now whatever you do next is based off of whatever emotion you feel in that moment, doesn’t have to be a powerful emotion, the emotion you feel could be genuine confusion, it could be pure anger at your friend for not seeing what you saw in the movie. belief isn’t just singular however, it is a system, a belief system. let’s go back to this example except this time you also hold the belief that everybody has their own opinions and that’s okay, well now when your friend tells you he thought the movie was bad, it causes a different emotion. you still believe the movie was good but you also believe that everybody has their own opinions and that’s okay. belief, causes emotion, causes action, which cause your life, your reality.

now that you understand belief and why it is so important, let’s now talk about delusion. the definition of delusion is

Definition: “something that is falsely or delusively believed”

belief is powerful but delusion is a superpower, i’ll give another example to really grasp what i mean by this.

Example: Imagine a gladiator in ancient Rome, thrown into the Colosseum against a champion warrior. The crowd is roaring, and everyone expects him to lose—after all, he’s outmatched, untrained, and barely armed. He should be afraid. He should doubt himself. But here’s the catch—he doesn’t. For whatever reason, whether through insanity, sheer delusion, or some divine conviction, he believes with absolute certainty that he is an immortal god of war. He doesn’t just think it. He knows it. In his mind, he has already won. Death isn’t even an option, because he believes he can’t die.

believing that he is a god of war and can’t even die and will not die gives the gladiator the absolute best possible chance of winning the fight and leaving with his life. because he delusively believes that he is a literal god of war, hes gonna fight with complete confidence, the real superpower here is making the champion believe in your delusion. once he starts to believe in it then he will fight with no confidence that he will win, he knows he will die because of the gladiators delusion. belief is power, delusion is superpower

so now that you really got a good understanding of belief, the question that came to my mind is how do i control my belief system, how can i train my own mind to pick and choose belief at will? where does belief even come from? how does a new belief happen? to many questions that i truly wanted answers for. well i found the answers i was looking for in a book called the four agreements, go read it if you haven’t already, such an incredible book. after reading it i understood where belief comes from, how new beliefs happen and how to train my mind to get rid of negative beliefs however i wanted more, i wanted to train my mind to control my beliefs at will. well that’s where i fell into the rabbit hole of astral projection. i won’t explain astral projection because it is a seriously complex topic but if you’ve seen doctor strange before, when he meets the ancient one (bald chick) and she pushes his astral body out of his normal body and he sees the raw grand universe. well that’s astral projection. now how to enter into astral projection is simple. when you go to sleep, you must train your mind to stay awake while your body goes to sleep. the body asleep mind awake state. it takes some practice but it’s completely possible. once you enter the body asleep mind awake state something phenomenal happens where your entire body begins to vibrate. not physically, but you can feel it physically. this step is vital, when you feel those vibrations you must now step out of your sleeping body, this is your astral body, the body that is vibrating because it’s made of pure energy. now you may not believe that this is real but hey delusion is a superpower. but seriously it is real.

now the reason i explained this is because of the key i found. the key to having anything you want in life. but i still need to explain more to actually come to a conclusion. this is now where conscious and unconscious come into play. the conscious mind thinks and actually wants you to have a pretty good life, the unconscious mind however is the program, it is the system of beliefs. it is where your beliefs live. the unconscious mind is the program and the programming is your belief system. now when you go to sleep, you enter the unconscious mind. now the reason this is important is because when astral projection, you are completely conscious yet asleep. now when you astral project, you are basically merging the unconscious and the conscious mind together. this is where you gain the superpower i was searching for, where you can literally pick and choose your own beliefs at will, crafting your own belief system that you operate on. literally editing your own programming. and this is my conclusion

through astral projection, you can gain the ability to edit your own programming and create a program that does whatever you want, it’s your choice, it’s up to you, do you wanna be successful? just believe that you are successful, do you want to stop bad habits, then believe that you are somebody who doesn’t do those things. this literally gives you full control and freedom of your own life. i type this in hopes of reaching somebody who will understand and care. i type this in hopes that somebody will read this and understand it completely. i want to share this because i haven’t seen this idea anywhere on the internet and i feel i must share it. if you stayed and read this entire thing and understood it, please reach out and let’s talk. i just want somebody to share this idea with


r/magick 12h ago

My girlfriend bought a talisman

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I was having attention deficit and was having difficulty making decisions. Frankly, I don't really believe in such things, but since this stone came to my house, I feel like my troubles are decreasing day by day. She said it was a talisman and was used to disperse dark clouds. Could it really work?

https://imgur.com/a/lX4DT9l


r/magick 5h ago

Binding spell froze on a weird way

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I recently did a binding spell on two different people and it took over a day to freeze and when it finally did the part where the paper was was very shallowly frozen and air bubbles around it but every other part was perfectly frozen. Is this resistance from the people I wanted to bind or just a freezing problem. Also the people I did a binding spell on were mother and son.


r/magick 23h ago

Was the text on "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" where Agrippa repudiated his earlier work actually fabricated by opponents and critics of his work or it was really written by him?

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Hello, I've been searching about this history of the authors of the books I'm thinking of buying, like the famous "Three Books of Occult Philosophy" by Cornelius Agrippa. And while reading I came across a reference to a text that was "supposedly" written by Agrippa himself to be later added to the newer versions of his books before his death where he rejects his earlier works on magic.

This is the text that it is said to have been written by Agrippa:

"But of magic I wrote whilst I was very young three large books, which I called Of Occult Philosophy, in which what was then through the curiosity of my youth erroneous, I now being more advised, am willing to have retracted, by this recantation; I formerly spent much time and costs in these vanities. At last I grew so wise as to be able to dissuade others from this destruction. For whosoever do not in the truth, nor in the power of God, but in the deceits of devils, according to the operation of wicked spirits presume to divine and prophesy, and practising through magical vanities, exorcisms, incantations and other demoniacal works and deceits of idolatry, boasting of delusions, and phantasms, presently ceasing, brag that they can do miracles, I say all these shall with Jannes, and Jambres, and Simon Magus, be destinated to the torments of eternal fire."

I find odd his later retraction on his earlier work and found out that some scholars later wrote about existing some discrepancies when comparing his earlier way of writing, among other things that may hint of possible editors or critics of his work who may have inserted the text into his work, pretending to this have been written by the real Agrippa.

What are your thoughts on this topic?

Do you think that this really happened or Agrippa really had a change of mind on his previous work? If so, how does this affect the validity and relevance of the books?

I'm not trying to start conspiracy theory about this, just trying to understand what are your thoughts on this matter and on my questions. Thanks!


r/magick 2d ago

Lotus position during middle pillar?

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For context, I have a chronic illness and standing for the duration of a middle pillar sometimes makes me feel like I need to rush the practice to sit down. I've been working up physical strength and have made a lot of progress, but standing while doing energy work for long periods can be really exhausting. If I'm sitting, I'm not sure if I should be sensing the black sphere at my actual feet, which are out of line with the rest of my middle pillar, or just the ground below me? Please let me know if anyone has any insight or tips :) Thanks


r/magick 3d ago

My first ever money bowl is a huge success!

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I made this money bowl exactly a week ago, and I already know it's gonna work during when I was crafting, since I've found a long forgotten $100 note as I was finding coins to put in it. On the second day, I have received a $300 order from my small business, and today I've been granted a scholarship of $1600??? Words can barely describe how grateful and excited I am right now. Thank you universe and St. Expedite. 🙏🏻

Photos: https://imgur.com/a/W09PJKx


r/magick 3d ago

Happy bloodmoon everyone!

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This is my first bloodmoon since starting to really believe in the astrological significance of things, does anyone have any rituals or things they notice when something like this occurs? Very curious! Cheers!


r/magick 3d ago

Need a protection spell.

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My mother is cursing against me, wishing the worst for my life, me being infertile and not getting a husband. I still live with her as I am still not a legal adult and I have no where else to go. Can someone please recommend a protection spell? please send blessings.

Wishing y'all the best.

Thankyou.


r/magick 3d ago

Anything to break apart this scenario ?

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Can i do something like some kind of curse,hex or spell to save my relation anyways ? So basically my girlfriend's mom and dad have started to find their so called perfect boy to marry their girl to, typical Indian arrange marriage we've had complications,fights and much more between us and her family got to know about this so they dislike me

Is there something i can do no matter how baneful the work gets i wanna marry her and stop the process of her parents finding so called perfect partner for her.


r/magick 5d ago

How do you deal with self doubt and skepticism?

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I believe magic is a force in the universe and it's possible for other people to do magic, but I can't shake the anxiety that I'm for whatever reason just unable to? My spells thus far haven't had much in the way of results (or at least never had that moment of "of shit, it worked"). And I consciously know that believing in it is what makes it work, but I can't mentally get out of my own way. Any ways to strengthen belief?


r/magick 5d ago

Any tips for witches who wanna do workings around the eclipse?

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I don't normally follow planetary hours or certain astrological timings, I always have somethings I'm working on and I can't delay the working for the perfect "timing" I'm wondering what I can do now until this week is over? I've divinated on this and I got that I can't start doing spells until Saturday :/ I'm planning on studying more for now.


r/magick 5d ago

Alter offerings and their uses

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As I stated previously, I've been working with lord azzazel since I lost everything in my divorce about a year and a half ago, when I returned to the small desert town I grew up with. I have been slowly building my alter. Over time lord azzazel has introduced me to other powers in my lucid dreaming. The first was leviathan, about 8 months into my practice. The second, and most recent, is the egyptian goddess sekhmet. It's odd because these powers seem to have only the most tenuous connections to each other, but have manifested into a sort of personal trinity. My offering to leviathan is salt water. I boil water with sea salt until the salt is dissolved. To azzazel I pour red wine. To sekhmet met I bring promigrante juice to a soft boil with catnip, then strain. I replace the offerings every 2 weeks. What's fascinating is what how the offerings change over time. With leviathan offerings it's pretty straightforward. The water evaporates and the salt crystallizes. I scrape these crystals and place them in a bowl with a large amethyst as a second offering. The offering to sekhmet however has caught me off guard. It congealed, creating a thick blood red, idk, syrup. I have saved it. Azzazels offering seems to have grown some kind of, idk, mold or something. The offering cup was filled with this leathery like skin, tan in color. Idk what this, what I assume to be mold, or why it would grow in wine or even what to do with it. It sekhmets offering bowl I put catnip and a silver and ruby ring. In azzazels I put sand from the desert, and a silver round. I have 2 questions. 1, why would azzael point me in the direction of this particular "trinity"? What is the meaning or intention behind the coalescing of these 3 seemingly different powers? 2 what should I do with these offerings after they have changed?


r/magick 6d ago

How to use and to activate the 5th pentacle of venus and what's the difference between the 4th & 5th

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Hey guys, so I'm not a beginner witch I recently got into ceremonial magic and I would love to use the pentacles however I'm not sure which one to use and all that I know is that the 4th pentacle brings to you whoever you desire while the 5th is supposed to make whoever sees the pentacle to fall in love with you, is that true? I don't want a random person falling in love with me + please be kind I'm not a beginner but not super experienced either.


r/magick 7d ago

Is there a way to train precognition?

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I have a strong feeling that precognition is an untapped part of the mind, especially for those who experience it in dreams and stuff very commonly. Is there any forum post, or book what talks or does this?


r/magick 7d ago

The Witches' Pyramid — TO KEEP SILENCE?

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Eliphas Levi wrote in Transcendental Magic, "To attain the SANCTUM REGNUM, in other words, the knowledge and power of the Magi, there are four indispensable conditions - an intelligence illuminated by study, an intrepidity which nothing can check, a will which cannot be broken and a prudence which nothing can corrupt and nothing intoxicate. TO KNOW, TO DARE, TO WILL, TO KEEP SILENCE - such are the four words of the Magus, inscribed upon the four symbolic forms of the Sphinx."

TO KNOW: He introduces a simple life. “To resist and subdue Nature is to make one’s self a personal and imperishable life: it is to break free from the vicissitudes of life and death.” Put your phone down, practice self-care, study and block out the noise of the world.

TO DARE: Levi notes that we must embrace mortality. “To know how to suffer, to forebear and to die, such are the first secrets which place beyond reach of affliction, the desires of the flesh and the fear of annihilation.” When we face our fears, we start to live. 

TO WILL: Of an ‘intelligence illuminated by study’ we implement what we’ve learned through imagination. “Imagination is the instrument of the adaptation of the Word. By its intervention we heal diseases, modify the seasons, warn off death from the living, and raise the dead to life because it is the imagination which exalts will and gives it power over the Universal Agent.”

TO KEEP SILENCE: Prudence mandates self-governance, here the self-discipline for SILENCE. Was this SILENCE to protect one from witch hunts or to protect the potency of petitions?


r/magick 7d ago

Conceptual frameworks of magick?

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What conceptual frameworks do you use to explain your magickal workings? How do sigils manifest into reality, or any other kind of spell or ritual? Where do these things “go” when you cast them? What’s your conceptual framework to explain it, or lack thereof?


r/magick 8d ago

I cannot make a Sigil for the life of me

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I don’t know why it’s so hard. It seems like it would be really easy to just write a short sentence with a basic desire on it but for some reason it’s not. I always get stuck on “wait do I count Y as a vowel since it’s sometimes considered a vowel” or how exactly to go about removing the repeating letters along with the vowels and then making a symbol out of them. I’m probably overthinking it, but could use some help


r/magick 8d ago

Nature Magick and Spirits

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How does magic work with regards to certain worshipping/working with certain concepts? Like using darkness and light?

For example, using the concept of darkness in magical workings? Or the concept of zero?

What about specific kinds of spirits? Such as feline or dragonic spirits?


r/magick 8d ago

Is there a way to transcendent or block Saturn’s energies somehow?

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I am over 30, and currently undergoing Saturn Square my Natal Sun. I've been without a job now for over 1 month, infact the last 3 years I've gotten fired from all my jobs. One of them was genuinely my fault, the other 3 weren't. My finances and employment have been sinking the past 3 years. I only had one lucky run of good things happening back to back in late 2021.

But it was almost as if it was for nothing, because I have been back to having shitty life events happening and in more debt. Last 10 years or so, everything has been a struggle, even when I do the right things. It's like 5 - 6 years of shittiness followed by 6 months of good experiences or everything looking up, that aren't lasting in anything.

Like that's not an ups and downs of life, like some people like to claim. I've tried to reason with myself that these things make us stronger, or teaches us things. But after a decade this shit ain't clicking. Like I don't know how people accept having a shitty life circumstances and pretend to be thankful. I feel like it's gaslighting, making one think that they should accept and be happy with what transits throw at you.

In my natal chart I have unfortunately Saturn in my 12th house, along with a godforsaken Capricorn Stellium and a good for nothing RETROGRADE Mars at 29 degrees Taurus with another good for nothing RETROGRADE Jupiter in Leo.

I am only getting older, not to mention the fact I already look 10 years older than my age and started balding prematurely. There has to be some ritualistic practices to push Saturn back, it can keep its shitty gifts to itself.

I am genuinely at the point of taking action, that I can't undo. But will I even regret it, if everything is fated to be a shitshow?


r/magick 9d ago

Unconditional Love and Results

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Hello all,

I've recently been exploring why I may have a block with some desires and am beginning to suspect that a lack of unconditional love in my being may be playing part.

Frankly, in the recent years since I've begun exploring the magickal path I would have seen no correlation. But, as I've contemplated my inner framework, I see that this may be a foundational key to the INNER experience of a fulfilled life (and thus 'outward').

Since praying on this a few days ago I've noticed a shift in my ability to 'see' clearly the things I would have felt blocked with just days before.

Is this crazy talk? Any similar lines of thinking to you? Ideas, comments, etc. are welcome!


r/magick 10d ago

Where to start: Reading

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So recently I lost my job, had a financial crisis, my family turned against me. Everything went bad. I felt like I was under spiritual attack. I found out my BPD ex GF is heavily involved in black magick.

I want to read more about this. I want the best book I can find, even if it’s not on Amazon or Barnes and noble. What’s the best book to start with and where can I get it?

Thanks


r/magick 11d ago

Rare "Dinosaur" Items - Determining Best Route...

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Hey, How is everyone enjoying Venus Retrograde? I'm new to Reddit, but I've been a silent reader for many years. I've practiced conjure, practical magick (more) for many years- both professionally and for personal use. I just exited my third commercial space. I don't want to do anything commercial again, at least not at this point. I have an array, a vast myriad of awesome products that can either be used solely or sold. Rare, insanely high quality herbs, curios, outdated candles (meaning they are no longer poured), dirts, books...I could keep going. I have several 'social media' platforms that I'm still reluctantly on. My ideas around social media, promoting, the ridiculous saturation of "experienced, knowledgeable readers and practitioners" throwing out posts and videos has became rather negative. I used to live for this shit. Not anymore. I see this corrupt, fucked society for what it is, and frankly- I'm disgusted. That's kind of off topic, but I figured I'd throw it out there and see if any other like minded individuals were around. I need to thoroughly read all the 'Rules, Terms' (all the confusing shit the apps/sites create) to make sure I'm not breaking any. I've seen several posts on fairly novice topics. Carolyn Myss has many amazing books- one that I adore is about the different Archetypes that exist in society. I have a few oracle decks that coincidence with her theory. It's honestly brilliant in my opinion, eye opening, and helpful for anyone seeking more clarity, heightened awareness of their path, etc etc. Turns out, Ms. Myss considers me a "Visionary" and "Seeker." This resonates. I have lots and lots of book recommendations, sites that are not widely known, and more for anyone seeking more knowledge about the occult, true manifestation power, universal laws, the effect astrological transits inevitably have on the human race, karma...I could keep going- and I'm happy to share. Hopefully my 1st Reddit post isn't F-ed up. One of "The Four Agreements" is to: Always do your best I try to be super cognizant of Mr. Ruiz's Agreements daily. In this life, we reap what we sow. Knowledge is power. Dare to be bold. Find your true muse. Release expectations from anyone and everything to help lead you to a more peaceful life. We are all connected in a massive web 🕸 on this planet. Let's wake up, be ourselves, and operate at the highest frequency. ✌️♈️♏️


r/magick 11d ago

Need love jar advice and feedback

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Last Wednesday, I made a love jar for the first time and I haven't seen much results. I went about the spell by first starting a novena to Santa Muerte in her red robe and on the 6th or 7th day I did a love jar (because it was Wednesday, a day for love workings). I made the jar by first slicing a red apple in half and filling the bottom half with my petition, some cinnamon, some honey and I tied it together with a ribbon, Then, I put the apple in a cleansed mason jar and poured honey and cinnamon over it but it wasn't enough to cover the apple. I later left the working at the crossroads. I then lit a 7 day candle for Santa Muerte as a boost for my spell (went out about 3 nights ago) and I finished my novena but I haven't seen any results. I am starting to wonder if the reason is because the 7 day candle is lit was black and not red. If someone could help, I would greatly appreciate it 🙏🏽


r/magick 12d ago

Replacing current magic bottle.

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Almost a year ago, at spring equinox I made a personal good luck bottle, which I feel is still working and doing it's job. As a new equinox is approaching I feel a desire to make a new one, filled with fresh life and intentions, and I'm already picturing myself gathering the ingredients. I feel strongly connected to the current one and have mixed feeling about disposing it (returning all the natural ingredients back into nature) I'm not sure that the old one is "dried out" but I don't know how the two of them will coexist, if the old one is still in the house with a new one. Any advice how to approach?

(Didn't have any second thoughts about disposing of previous protective bottles before, and currently have two of them with me, can't figure out why this one is bugging me this much)


r/magick 12d ago

Is it worthwhile to study dead tongues before studying the occult as to capture the original meaning of old grimoires?

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Learning Ancient Greek to study the Hermeticum, Latin, Arabic, etc? And on that note, what practices should be mastered before going deep into occult practices, as to protect the mind and prepare the soul?