God Creation & Empowerment from a Buddhist perspective.

After Buddha reached Enlightenment, many gods visited him and received blessings.

Today still - i think - many gods serve Buddhas.

From my perspective, two gods are interresting.

1. Raiden - Japanese god of martial arts, lightning, storm & thunder.
2. Hermes Trismegistos (Thrice Great) - messenger of gods, god of knowledge, science, art, medicine, magick, spirituality, religions & travellers.

Reaching godhood or awakening god in oneself is not the Buddha Way, but perhaps it's sometimes done still anyway.


In my mind, thoughts appeared.

... i don't know if these are truth, as not everything that appears in mind is true.

... perhaps it's truth, perhaps madness.


Anyway, these thoughts said that i should help a buddhist friend to unite with Raiden in Buddha's service. He would be god in a way that way.

These thoughts also said that someday - probably after deaths and rebirths - Hermetic Aspects (powers, wisdoms, perhaps more) will awaken in me as well.


... should i care?

... i think the most sane way is to not get excited or engaged in this too much.

... i care for Enlightened Love far more than for godly and/or magickal powers, anyway.

Magick, Names & Aspects.

Word: 'Aspect' means: 'Side', 'Part'.

When i've played traditional, classic mage, in a unawakened (powerless & stupid) way, my Magickal name was Attentus.

Then something happened in me, i've started to awaken. Wisdom came to me, lessons appeared in my mind. i've started to build & share power with friends.

Attentus became one of my names, name of the aspect of me that works with traditional, classical magick.

... i think that my awakening happened because of Buddhism practices. Nothing happens without a cause.

But then i've started to use more than classics - i've used computers, digital tools, virtual reality & martial arts for magick as well.

Name of my aspect that uses modern tools & martial arts in magick is: 'Keanu'.

Name of the aspect that unifies Attentus & Keanu is: Diamant de l'espace (Diamant for short). 'Diamant de l'espace' is french words for: 'Diamond of the Space'. 'Diamant' alone means: 'Diamond'.

... why french words for a name? i have a french witch friend, so it's a courtesy bow to her.

... when i talk in a polish language, i address what i say to polish people (i speak to many people at once quite often). when i speak in english, i address my words to international people. when i speak in french i speak to my french friend and her friends.

... i think that 'part' meaning of the word: 'aspect' is easy to understand. it's all the tools & wisdom in me that is related with the part of me that uses them.

... what about side?

... i am not alone in my mind. i feel friends close to me in my mind. We share thoughts & feelings sometimes. i feel that lessons that appear in my mind are thoughts of my friends.

Friends also do favours for me, like lighting a candle when i need - and i do favours for them. We together build our power, we fight together to achieve our goals.

... so 'Part' is my knowledge, mindset & tools, and 'Side' is friends that empower, fight, correct & collaborate with me in our magickal ways. By language choice when i speak, i address my words to those who speak that language.

VR Goggles - Virtual Adept's Tools.

Introduction.

Everything that a Magician owns and uses is a Magickal Tool. ... this includes Computer(s), Digital Resources, Candles, Incense, Ritual Tools (Athamé, Chalice, Pentacle, Wand), Animal Figurines, Dice, Cards (not only TAROT), Offerings Bowl, Mortar & Pestle, Herbs, Essential Oils, ... anything. People believe that Virtual Adepts use Computer(s) and Virtual Reality tools as VR Goggles for example, and belief has great power. But not many believe that Virtual Adepts are true Magicians. Personally i think that it's possible to create oneself as a Computer-oriented Magician, and use Virtual Adepts-related Arts, that it's possible to be real Magician styled as a Virtual Adept. Like real magicians, computer programmers/designers and philosophers, Virtual Adepts use Symbols (symbols represent ideas) and Abstractions (generalizations, often omitting concrete details that are supplied later - either by Magician or by someone else). Word 'Virtual' means 'Non-Real', 'Apparent'. Can a Virtual place be considered Spiritual place? If yes, then how it has to be done, how to fullfill all neccessary requirements, preconditions?

Art, Style & Tools.

... i am creating Art Style called: 'Art of Magick & Light', Magickal Art that uses Real Magick Symbols and Lore and can have real power.

Today i've ordered Oculus Quest 2 Virtual Reality Goggles. Should arrive on Tuesday, 30th May 2023.

Will play and explore how these can be used in my Magick & Witchery.

... potentially powerful Magickal Tool in skilled hands.


Idea.

Create Virtual Reality Space, a Temple, a Sacred 'Place' where Buddhist Practices & Magick/Witchery can be performed,

Inverted Black Magick Tower (with more levels underground than above ground), with Magickal Tools & High-Tech items/blueprints ... located in a Black Castle.

In Buddhism, Black is colour of Protection, and Mahakala - Buddhist Protector - resides in this Black Castle.

Considered adding Matrix-like Dojo to Black Castle, training place for Martial Arts, but for now it's not a good idea because of lack of precise tools.

Sensors should be on whole body and on weapons for that, and there are other problems as well.

Well, perhaps 8 cameras (located in room corners, 4 just below the roof, and 4 just above floor) and Weak Artificial Intelligence (to analyze large amounts of data coming from cameras and recognize body/weapons movements) could work, but still - Virtual training and fights differ too much from Real-Life Martial Arts practices as it is for now.

Perhaps later it will be good idea.


See also, if You wish: Virtual Adepts.

Western Zodiac & Astrology.

/ work in progress. /


Started to learn about Astrology & Zodiac.

For now Western, later will also learn Vedic Zodiac & Astrology.

Real Magick is not stage tricks nor fireballs from ass.

It's reality changing,

It's Horoscopes, Biorythms, Fortunetelling, Holiday Rites, etc.

Witchcraft's Healing Potions.

Potion crafting is an important part of Witchcraft & Wicca.

... today ordered 10x Tiny, Corked Potion bottles and a pack of Aloe / pl: Aloes / with Lemongrass / pl: Trawa Cytrynowa / candies / pl: cukierki /.


Aloe and Lemongrass have some curative properties, will mix it with sparkling mineral water / pl: woda gazowana mineralna /, and will do some other practices - including visualization and use of an expensive secret ingredient with healing properties.

Benefits of Drinking Aloe:
1. Contains antioxidants,
2. May help treat skin conditions and improve skin appearance,
3. May benefit pre-diabetes treatment,
4. May help with digestive issues,
5. May improve dental and oral health.

Source: 5 Healthy Benefits of Drinking Aloe Vera Juice on healthline.com.

Benefits of Lemongrass:
1. It has antioxidant properties,
2. It has antimicrobial properties,
3. It has anti-inflammatory properties,
4. It may reduce your cancer risk,
5. It may help promote healthy digestion,
6. It may act as a diuretic,
7. It may help reduce high systolic blood pressure,
8. It may help regulate your cholesterol,
9. It may help you lose weight,
10. It may help relieve symptoms of PMS.

Source: 10 Reasons to Drink Lemongrass Tea on healthline.com.

-=- Mortar & Pestle. -=-
-=- for crushing candies. -=-


... candies will be crushed in mortar, then dissolved in hot water,
... then mixed with cold, slightly sparkling mineral water,
... then poured into potion bottles.


Other practices will also play a part in potion-crafting process, including:
- visualizations - directing energies,
- exposing to purifying & subtly energizing moonlight,
- exposing to energizing dawn's sunlight for a short while, as a near-final step.


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... also, ordered wooden chest for potions & essential oils.
... wasn't cheapest on market, but i wanted something nice, practical (with compartments inside) and good looking - to honor Arts.

... 'Art of Magick & Light', afterall.

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More about herbs: [ https://archive.org/search?query=practical+herb+garden+jessica+houdret ].

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How to calculate your Birth Tarot Card.

Firstly, break your birth date down into 4 digits.

Example: 18/10/1997 - 18 + 10 + 19 + 97 = 144.

14 + 4 = 18 - The Moon.

1 + 8 = 9 - The Hermit.

To find the card numbers, the link is here.


An exception may be that the equation ends in 19 meaning you will get a total of 3 cards. This is because 1 + 9 = 10, and 1 + 0 = 1, effectively making your cards The Sun, The Wheel and The Magician.


Source: How to calculate your Birth Tarot Card on Tree of Life.


Blog author's birthdate is: 13 + 09 + 19 + 77 = 22 + 96 = 118.

11+8 = 19 (The Sun).

1+9 = 10 (Wheel of Fortune).

1+0 = 1 (The Magician).

Mage: the Ascension TAROT ... & 'The Mage' Card.

Is a Mage: the Ascension TAROT a real TAROT ?

... i don't see why not.

Even if whole deck seems a bit 'unusual', it has Major Arcana & Minor Arcana, Swords, Cups, Pentacles & Wands.

Each of the cards is a symbol, details & meanings are available in a booklet as well.




Here's an example of 'The Mage' Card from M:tA TAROT:

I - The Mage. Meaning: Will. Communication, Inherent Ability, Memory, Clarity of thought and feeling, Organization, Invention, Originality. Reversed: Weakness, Indecision. Association: Virtual Adepts -- 'What is will but the projection of energy into the world of matter?' With an act of conscious thought, Dante grasps the wand of Prime, closing the link between the energy that gives him the power of magic and the tools that lie before him on the table of the world. The building blocks of his desires — the Primordial, Questing, Dynamic and Pattern Essences — contain within them the remaining eight Spheres of magic; The key to knowledge unlocks them all. The infinite hovers, crown-like, above him. Reality, virtual or otherwise, belongs to him.

Candles, that i have so far.

Just informing my friends of what i have, in case someone needs me to light a candle for them.


... i wish that my incense, candles and crystals work as Lama Ole Nydahl wants.

... but i also wish that witch/wiccan friends have something to say about uses and goals of these candles as well.

-=- My candles. -=-

-=- For taper candles. -=-


See also, if You wish:
- Candle Magick,
- Colors.

FAUN - Walpurgisnacht.

Dancing in a forest clearing, days and nights, by fire - so pagan, so witchy.

Connection with Nature, with Earth, Sun and Moon.

... :)

Herbal Incense & Elements.

About.

... i wanted to buy incense sticks associated with elements (Air, Water, Fire & Earth), and it was hard to find something at reasonable price.

So i've digged in the internet and tried asking in witchcraft's chat that i am in, asked for association between herbs and elements.


List.

Fire: rosemary / pl: rozmaryn /, allspice, nutmeg, juniper, peppermint, grains of paradise,
Water: heather, jasmine, lotus / pl: kwiat lotosu /, vanilla, tansy, lemon, rose, violet, ylang-ylang, chamomile,
Air: lemongrass, sage / pl: szałwia /, lavender / pl: lawenda /, parsley, bergamont,
Earth: honeysuckle / pl: wiciokrzew /, mugwort, cypress, ferns, horehound.

Links.

See also, if You wish: Magic Tools: Elements, Gender & other Aspects.

Witchcraft-related Incense (Sticks & Cones), that I have so far.

Just informing my friends of what i have, in case someone needs me to burn incense for them.


Beside these, i have some buddhism-related incense.

... i wish that my incense, candles and crystals work as Lama Ole Nydahl wants.

... but i also wish that witch/wiccan friends have something to say about uses and goals of this incense as well.


So far, i have (sticks):
- Protection (about 5 packs),
- Frankincense (about 4 packs),
- Wizard's Spell (about 1 pack, for general purpose magick - like a white candle,
    also for metamagick - divination, transforming, redirecting, countering spells etc),
- Witch's Curse (about 4 packs, for attacking),
- Fairy Mist (about 2 packs ... mist obscures perceptions).
    Can hide about anything - hiding spellcasting, hiding people, hiding auras, hiding bank balance, etc,
- Fairy Dreams (about 1 pack - fulfilling wishes in dreams).
    Reality can be perceived as our shared dream too,
    ... but what about perceiving Reality after Enlightenment?,
- Opium (about 1 pack - in my case it's offering to Allah for when we need to deal with Muslims).
    Are religions opium for masses?
- Ivory Lace (4 sticks left - element of air, consciousness, understanding, memory or communication).
- Dark Fairy (about 1 pack - attracts attention of unseelie fey).
    She's beautiful, cold, seductive, wise, has power and can cast spells.
    She's a spirit or godess that witches, wise women follow,
- Dragon's Blood (about 1 pack - awakens inner dragon in someone, conjures ancient wisdom).
    Can be used to empower, strengthen and ennoble someone when that one deserves,
- Dragon's Fire (about 1 pack - invokes greed, fear, awe, fascination and/or anger in/towards someone).
    Can also be used to attack with lethal fire of anger, with great force.
- Vampire's Kiss (about 2 packs - drains from someone something).
    for example: lifeforce, power, feelings, wealth, memories, perceptions, etc.
- Lavender / (about 2 packs - Element of Air).
    (en: 'lavender' is pl: 'lawenda').
- Lotus (about 2 packs - Element of Water).
    (en: 'lotus' is pl: 'kwiat lotosu').
- Rosemary (about 4 packs, but with 8 sticks in each instead of usual 15 or 20 - Element of Fire).
    (en: 'rosemary' is pl: 'rozmaryn').
- Honeysuckle (about 2 packs - Element of Earth).
    (en: 'honeysuckle' is pl: 'wiciokrzew').
- Vampire's Blood (1 pack - awakens inner vampire in someone).
    While mentally and physically powerful, easily succumbs to desires, lusts and anger,
- Amber (about 3 packs, made by Stamford - for Wisdom and Truth-Seeking, for Rites of Love and Desire too).
    (en: 'amber' is pl: 'bursztyn').
    Stamford is located in London, thus focus on Western Spirituality and Witchcraft.
- Stress Relief (about 5 packs),
- White Sage ( pl: 'Biała Szałwia', 3 packs ) - for cleansing energies,
    (for example, it can cleanse TAROT decks of cards, or for purifying apartment/temple space), element of Air,
- Prosperity (about 3 packs) - for resources.


My incense cones:
- White Sage ( pl: 'Biała Szałwia', about 1 pack of 10 cones, and 2 packs of 15 cones) - for cleansing energies,
    (for example, it can cleanse TAROT decks of cards, or for purifying apartment/temple space), element of Air,
- Stress Relief (about 3 packs of 15 cones),
- Wizard's Spell (3 packs of 12 cones each), for general purpose magick - like a white candle,
    also for metamagick - divination, transforming, redirecting, countering spells etc,
- Witch's Curse (3 packs of 12 cones each), for attacking,
- Fairy Mist (3 packs of 12 cones each) ... mist obscures perceptions.


When one should use cones instead of sticks?

I don't know, but I am investigating the Correspondences between Cone Incense and the Wiccan Rite called: 'Cone of Power',


While i strongly disadvise killing (terrible karma, terrible destiny), there's powerful lethal spell when one combines witch's curse, dragon's blood and dragon's fire together. Makes someone's blood burn within his/her body. Three sticks numerologically mean power too. Name of this spell is: 'Curse of the Dragon Blood'.


Other useful combination is using together Fairy Mist, Protection and Witch's Curse. Hit and run suprise attacks from the cover of the Mist, then retreat to the safety in Mist. Useful for fighting, sort of magickal 'guerilla warfare'. Three sticks numerologically mean power too.


High Magick is mostly spiritual growth, Low Magick - witchcraft included - is more practical, from protection to love, to wealth and to other tricks.

High Magick can defeat Low Magick, but at what cost?

Low Magick is more practical, more cost efficient.

... why to pull a cannon against pidgeon?

Incense & TAROT in use.

... i have many types of incense sticks, not only witchcraft-related.

Buddhism-related i have:
- Chenrezig Incense (chenrezig is bodhisattva or buddha of compassion),
- Kalachakra Incense (kalachakra is wheel of time),
- Satya Karma Incense (i think that this incense potentially improves one's karma, by opening to friendships with Indian people - mostly buddhists, but also hinduists).

Today ordered also:
- Green Tara Incense (for calmness and general well-being),
- Mahakala Incense (for protection. mahakala is the protector of buddha's lessons in karma kagyu buddhism school and lineage. every living being is a lesson as well),
- Jambala Incense (for wealth - both inner and external wealth, for spending money wisely as well).


Today i've burned Satya Karma Incese stick, made mind contact with people from India, and talked (in mind) with one buddhist girl from India. We'll try to be friends. We agreed to call her Makalu, as is mountain in Himalayas named.

She wanted me to burn compassion incense stick and draw a card from Mage: the Ascension TAROT.

... i did as she wanted.

Compassion incense was burnt with intent for compassion within our mandalas (word mandala means powerfield) - with special emphasis for Indian Buddhism and Indian Hinduism mandalas.

... i read in a book 'Being Useful' with long review with Lama Ole Nydahl, that a being can be surrounded by powerfield. i understand it (not sure if i'm not wrong) that compassion within madalas is compassion within sanghas (buddhist communities) and/or other spiritual groups.

... is powerfield a form of energies generated by spiritual groups?


TAROT card drawn was: '2 of wands', with meaning of Union, Rulership, Power, etc.

... it seems we'll work together with her to unify sanghas and use power of our groups to fight against worst common foes.

... is it Nihilist groups?