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 Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:16 pm
i need some of any kinds to start out in i am particularly interested in dragon magick
i am a beginer and i want some help
or do u have any books or websites that mite help me
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 4:17 pm
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 8:22 pm
My suggestion is to read anything related to it that you can get your hands on. I know a lot of people will tell you to avoid anything published by Llewelyn, but I don't think it's that bad for someone that has no experience with practicing magic(k). Just don't get too caught up in anyone's dogma and I think you'll do just fine.
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:52 pm
I moved this thread to the Help/Questions subforum because that's where this should be. Please try to stick to our guidelines and help us keep this guild clean. Thank you.
Lila
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:06 pm
Personally, I would suggest reading up on it as much as you can. Do a lot of reading and research before you try anything yourself. I would start with basic protection or cleansing spells/rituals, then psychic energy and shielding, and then work my way towards some more complicated material slowly.
If you don't buy into one philosophy or religion, I would stay relatively balanced as far as research goes.
When you're ready, study on basic magical theory... and once you have a really good information base, then I would feel confident in practicing on my own. Group work is wonderful, however. If you could find a reputable teacher, or a group of people who either don't know each other or are not closely tied. Study groups are good as well for beginners.
No mentor should ever make you do things you don't feel comfortable with. No mentor should ever try to talk you into doing things you aren't comfortable with once you've made that clear.
A good mentor will establish trust and a good mundane relationship with clear boundaries and rules before moving on to actual practice. He or she should also be at least well-versed in many different types of magical practice. Once you have done your own independent research, you should be able to clarify on your own whether or not your mentor is full of it or actually knows what he/she is talking about.
Good mentors usually won't ask for money, but workshops may. There are usually decent study groups or even covens willing to teach workshops for little or no money if you look around. Make sure you never go anywhere unfamiliar to begin with unless you've met or spoken to them, and if you're going to an unfamiliar place, be sure to let someone you trust know where you're going.
Like with any group of people, there are wackos out there.
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 3:54 am
I've never heard of Dragon Magic before, how does it differ from more commonly used magic?
I only ask as I've read quite a few books on magic and haven't heard of it before.
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:45 pm
Common magic types; White magic, Elemental Magic, Black Magic, Blood Magic, Carot Reading, handfasting, and etc..
Sorry thats all I can remember.
I never heard of dragon magic, where did you hear that from?
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Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:04 pm
I don't think that's quite accurate, Devestation. Sure, you can break the types down through magical theory, but it wouldn't be that.
You can break it down many ways.
Identity/Contagion: use of a corresponding item or "link" (blood, sweat, hair would be identity; identity link of a friend or relative, or a thing that has a remote "link" to a person such as a book they once read, a pencil they touched, etc would be contagion).
Divination: soothsaying, augury, card or "throw" reading, interpreting interactions between objects to "see" a situation.
Willworking: identified by heavy utilization of willpower
Etc...
Or you could break it down thus:
High Magic: usually highly ceremonial ritual for religious or spiritual use, the "higher path", betterment of ones' self without vices or selfishness.
Low Magic: anything from ceremonial ritual to folkway superstitious rites typically stripped of religious or spiritual purpose, or for selfish gain.
Or... you could break it down by tradition:
Hermeticism, Qabballistic magic, African Neo-Catholic traditions, herbalism, "kitchen witchery", Traditional English Witchcraft, etc.
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