MOTH said:

I'm serious here.  And I'm not talking about the fake stuff where people pretend to be wizards or witches.  I'm talking about actual practitioners who take this stuff seriously.  There is a difference.  Do you cast spells?  Practice rituals?

I feel like rituals can be very powerful.  I know nothing about spells. 

This kind of stuff interests me.  I used to go up to Salem, Massachusetts and chat with some of the magicians and witches up there.  Most of them didn't look the part, but you could tell by talking to them.  Some of those people were quite magnetic and knew a lot about energy flows.  Some of them were energetically scary.

but then of course you had the people who were just wannabe's, who didn't really practice or had any understanding of energy, they were just playing dress up. 

So anyone here consider themselves a wizard/witch/druid/magician?

How do you practice this?  Did you have a teacher?

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c0sm0nautt said:

My personal practice as far as ritual and intent are in the Zen (meditation), Tibetan (mantra meditation), Shamanic (journeying to drum) and Oneiromancy (dream divination) arena. But what makes someone a real Wizard or Sorcerer or whatever? It just seems like a useless title to me...

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I think it's the practice that matters, the labels are just there for convenience.  Plus I'm feelin mystical and fantastical today so those are the titles that came to mind. 

I like Merlin from King Arthur legends

Anyone ever read, 'The Mists of Avalon?'  Wow, there is some quality druid-action in that book.

TeamAmerica said:

MOTH said:

I'm serious here.  And I'm not talking about the fake stuff where people pretend to be wizards or witches.  I'm talking about actual practitioners who take this stuff seriously.  There is a difference.  Do you cast spells?  Practice rituals?

I feel like rituals can be very powerful.  I know nothing about spells. 

This kind of stuff interests me.  I used to go up to Salem, Massachusetts and chat with some of the magicians and witches up there.  Most of them didn't look the part, but you could tell by talking to them.  Some of those people were quite magnetic and knew a lot about energy flows.  Some of them were energetically scary.

but then of course you had the people who were just wannabe's, who didn't really practice or had any understanding of energy, they were just playing dress up. 

So anyone here consider themselves a wizard/witch/druid/magician?

How do you practice this?  Did you have a teacher?

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I would consider myself a Druid, with an ever expanding definition.

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Kickle said:

Markos might be a good person to seek out. But I think he's more of an alchemist than anything.

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MOTH said:

I've been called 'druid' and 'shaman' before.  But I have never once called myself any of those things, because I feel like I am nowhere near 'ready' to assume such titles. 

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Don't ever assume any title

Chronic777 said:

MOTH said:

I've been called 'druid' and 'shaman' before.  But I have never once called myself any of those things, because I feel like I am nowhere near 'ready' to assume such titles. 

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Don't ever assume any title

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Chronic777 said:

Don't ever assume any title

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Exactly. Just be who & what you are & keep being it. I feel labeling can be potentially blinding & restricting. I don't practice any specific form but my own really. I am deeply able to relate through my own feelings & practices/rituals to shamen & druids given my spirituality is very earth based. Like you were saying I don't really "look" the part but people are often tripped out by me & sometimes intimidated by me when they actually start talking to me & feeling who I am. like they can sense that otherworldlyness.. people have mentioned it too. If I could give myself a label it would probably be "mystic". Many people have called me a shaman though. I think my most favorite title I've been given is "The Drunk Monk" That's one I'll hold onto out of love.

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In manifold ways using elements from different systems/non-systems.  At present, I still perform the same altered lbrp and mp I've been doing for 5-6yrs along with my e.v. ritual about 4-5 nights a week to keep in balance.  Besides this, my main focus of late is turning back to the Enochian/Heptarchic paradigm.  I had some amazing success scrying the aethyrs a few years ago and would like spend some quality time exploring the elemental areas of the system presently.  Otherwise, I almost always incorporate some form of stylized magick into my psychedelic(inc. dissociatives) drug forays into the inbetweeness weekly.  Sigil work and I-ching readings are performed rarely.  No black magick(though you can bet there are times when I'm mighty tempted!).

OOOOOO, fear my crazy paper!

lavod said:

No black magick(though you can bet there are times when I'm mighty tempted!).

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Isn't that exactly what a black magician would say? 

deCypher said:

lavod said:

No black magick(though you can bet there are times when I'm mighty tempted!).

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Isn't that exactly what a black magician would say? 

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Hehe   

Thanks for playing along, everyone.  It's fascinating to me to hear about the 'mystical heritage' of others. 

You're right that labeling can be restrictive, but labels can also be a tool for self-evolution.

Labels are a lot like clothes.  You can put them on, and take them off. 

I do enjoy being nekkid the best.   

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Are these individuals known to practice physical alchemy?

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