tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post8464813613911847581..comments2023-10-11T03:48:57.606-04:00Comments on Head For the Red: Protection and Reversal MagickRufus Opushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-62649062570658838622009-01-17T13:51:00.000-05:002009-01-17T13:51:00.000-05:00David, you're probably right to some extent. I wan...David, you're probably right to some extent. I want to be really cler I don't "blame" Thelesis at all, or the people. I think it's really just Merc Retro that had the impact it did. The more I look at the subject matter of the "crossed condition," and how it manifested at the time, the more convinced I am that it was just a particularly bad backlash from Merc Retro this time around.Rufus Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-68514930559152880282009-01-17T12:44:00.000-05:002009-01-17T12:44:00.000-05:00Rufus, while all the points you made are valid, I ...Rufus, while all the points you made are valid, I get the feeling that there was probably at least some self-cursing going on on your side of things. This need not have been deliberate or even a present issue. Just getting up there and doing the great lecture that you did may have stirred up a lot of old unresolved issues about Christians vs. Pagans, magical orders, magick itself, etc. <BR/><BR/>The crossed condition may have been around for years and is just now resolving itself. The fact you did it right before Mercury went retrograde means you stepped into an area of communication where things were, literally, at a standstill. It was brave, but such things have reprecussions, you know? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-85116401691471323932009-01-16T20:44:00.000-05:002009-01-16T20:44:00.000-05:00Thanks much for the help with my problematic situa...Thanks much for the help with my problematic situation. Much better now.<BR/><BR/>Will send you a little un-crossing. Easy one... psychic line pretty powerful.<BR/><BR/>I would suggest that you drink some decaf coffee to help it go in.<BR/><BR/>Seriously. Drink your decaf, watch your conditions uncross.<BR/><BR/>PPersephonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813940257719875150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-65187209712640503592009-01-15T12:39:00.000-05:002009-01-15T12:39:00.000-05:00Being up in front of a crowd of people talking abo...Being up in front of a crowd of people talking about magical success attracts the Evil Eye. Where a blue bead or a catseye ring next time. :-)Mike Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727330276157117680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-5726760243633928392009-01-14T23:38:00.000-05:002009-01-14T23:38:00.000-05:00RO I know what an ergregore is and I was making a ...RO I know what an ergregore is and I was making a joke. Well sort of... we really do have a hard time organizing a BBQ. I have empirical proof. <BR/><BR/>I have seen a few ergregores triggered and you really do have to seriously hit them to get a response. Most of those have been long and drawn out not swift. They will protect themselves, but I cannot see how your talk would have done such a thing. I mean really you are not trying to harm it and you are not trying to join it, so you would generally not even hit the radar. No offense. <BR/><BR/>I would speak only for myself when I say that it is the dogma that is the issue. It is that same issue, I suspect that keeps you from church on Sunday. That sort of shit from either side just gets in your way with the Divine and must be removed. Or not. Your choice.Soror Gimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895588521129363780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-15435366819983900182009-01-14T11:19:00.000-05:002009-01-14T11:19:00.000-05:00An Egregore is the intelligence of a Group, like t...An Egregore is the intelligence of a Group, like the US has an Egregore, the GD has an Egregore, it's the spirit that "rules" an organization. Organizations are the manifestation of an Egregore, the people-aspect of it.<BR/><BR/>The initiations, in a way, help attune the initiate to the resonance of the egregore as a whole. <BR/><BR/>I in NO WAY suspect the people of Thelesis of coming together for a group working against me. :) They have sent me many kind emails. That wasn't what I meant at all.<BR/><BR/>The Spirit of the OTO manifests in many ways. Sabazius is its current outer head manifestation. DuQuette is another manifestation. You are a manifestation. That doesn't make you pawns of the Egregore, but each of you influence and are influenced by the Egregore. <BR/><BR/>An Egregore doesn't need the individual members to come together to curse something. Curse might not even be the right word. I consider it a disonance, so I like "crossed condition" better than "curse." <BR/><BR/>Christianity and Thelema have an ... antagonistic relationship. I was just considering as a possibility that I might have carried a bit of that antagonism away with me in my sphere.Rufus Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-61883465210053673412009-01-14T10:21:00.000-05:002009-01-14T10:21:00.000-05:00Dude seriously! While I love Jasons book ( I think...Dude seriously! While I love Jasons book ( I think we own a few copies) I am not so sure that you are being cursed by the ergregore of the OTO. We have a hard time organizing a BBQ, a good group cursing would be A LOT of work :) I just don't know if we are up for it :) <BR/><BR/>Since I know the exorcist of Choice for the Southern California Catholic church, I doubt the curse thing seriously. <BR/><BR/>Happy Saturn and Mercury in retrograde!Soror Gimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895588521129363780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-57555262056407528942009-01-14T08:08:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:08:00.000-05:00Eh I get that too after presenting places. For me...Eh I get that too after presenting places. For me it's more of a colossal energy expenditure to actually get the presentation running and make sure that people are not bored by the material. (It doesn't help I am usually going over EVERYthing I need for the presentation to make sure that it is complete and pretty much difficult to sink. (The 'tornado' at FSG last year only cut me short because folks had to shelter.))Mr. Savage X Morlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364099046968224838noreply@blogger.com