tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post5543390349907130059..comments2024-03-25T14:09:59.347-05:00Comments on Augoeides: Magicians Are Not CriminalsScott Stenwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-15538206903272219382022-07-11T23:25:03.538-05:002022-07-11T23:25:03.538-05:00Generally you just use the aspect you are working ...Generally you just use the aspect you are working with, Saturn or Earth. That's the point of tuning the space to a specific aspect, so your will can act in single-pointed manner.<br /><br />I would think that onyx could work for Earth. There is some overlap in symbolism between Earth and Saturn, so I expect that the form you use would determine how it works.<br /><br />If you are going to dip it in salt water, do it before you enchant it. Salt water has a way of depowering talismans - in fact, it's one of the things you can use to shut down a talisman that you no longer need.Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-4989394745163190152022-07-11T22:18:16.800-05:002022-07-11T22:18:16.800-05:00With the recent political backsliding in line with...With the recent political backsliding in line with fundamentalist values, I think it's reasonable to be concerned about the potential for police suppression. I was reading an old Jason S. Black book from the 80's and it mentioned how Santeria and ATR communities had to take their practices underground to blend in with society and avoid police harassment at the behest of uncomfortable... well, Karens.<br />"The world is not so forgiving that all may lay their souls bare."<br /><br />Anywho, I had a question about Liber 777's dual attributions for 31 and 32. When making a ritual or talisman, do I use both or just the aspect I'm trying to utilise, and can I mix them up? I have an old onyx pendant I was going to make into an earth talisman, but onyx is more in line with the Saturn aspect of the path, 32bis uses salt. Only other idea I had was to dip it into salt water but that's not very well thought out.HalcArehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701761816597212134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-39617426356980828492022-07-09T13:12:58.547-05:002022-07-09T13:12:58.547-05:00Yea that's totally stupid! :))Yea that's totally stupid! :)) Alex Scaraoschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918705565881852467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-32329125029220049552022-07-09T10:49:05.613-05:002022-07-09T10:49:05.613-05:00Like I said in the article, it is absolutely true ...Like I said in the article, it is absolutely true that drug cartels make use of magical practices, like what the Breaking Bad scene was trying to depict (I'm not familiar enough with Santa Muerte practices to say whether or not the show got it right). So I am in no way contending that no magicians are ever criminals. Rather, my point is that law enforcement assuming magical practice automatically means criminality is a big problem. Scott Stenwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389664381513219613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-22000595280262315892022-07-09T07:18:33.845-05:002022-07-09T07:18:33.845-05:00Here's the scene although I think they donated...Here's the scene although I think they donated their car and stuff afterwards although I can't remember well https://youtu.be/uiOi_jT58GkAlex Scaraoschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918705565881852467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294505416127496842.post-38314052555837727052022-07-09T07:14:26.714-05:002022-07-09T07:14:26.714-05:00This reminded me of that scene in Braking Bad wher...This reminded me of that scene in Braking Bad where the twins gave their car and other possessions away and crawled up to a shrine of... I think it was Santa Muerte. And they lit some candles and placed a photo of Walter on the altar (probably asking for success in their assassination mission). I found it funny they received a call to step back just as they were awaiting for him to step out of the shower, one of them holding an axe. Alex Scaraoschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918705565881852467noreply@blogger.com