Getting Started in Magick 2

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Dear Friends,

I went through a period of trying to find myself and it was complicated
because some things were controversial and even disagreed with my family
 religious beliefs. I finally realized some things were a matter of
semantics, or terminology and exist across religious boundaries. Real
magick is mostly energy and based on laws of Physics or Metaphysics.
People thought gravity was magic until physics was able to explain that
law.

Aleister Crowley first used the spelling 'Magick' as a term to show and
differentiate his practice of the occult from performance magic and is
defined as "the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity
 with Will", including both "mundane" acts of will as well as ritual
magic.

So when we do anything conforming to the laws of physics (mundane or
natural) we are also working with and performing magick.Skiing, Surfing,
 Skating, and riding a bicycle are all feats of magick. Now Magick alsao
 deals with Metaphysics.. or higher physics. This is the invisible,
intangible, and ethereal. here are realms of the afterlife, other
dimensions, the astral planes (the supernatural). Metaphysical laws
exist independent of religion just as physical laws do.

People are born with 'natural talents' or abilities to work with both
physical and metaphysical laws. It is said that man uses approximately
10% of his brain. Abilities above average are labeled Psychic abilities
and there is a long list of these starting with ESP. You mentioned one
of them. An Empath is someone who can feel the emotions of others and
experience what they feel. The share feelings but they do not read
minds. That is called telepathy.

Understanding and learning Psychic Skills is a foundation toward
learning Magick and is more important than trying to work spells of
words or rituals. In 1993 Skywind published a beginning series to help
people learn whether they have Psychic Skills and advanced ways to
develop them. Now out of print it is archived in several places online
and you can save them to your computer to study and learn them. I highly
 recommend this series as a starting point and it influenced and helped
me get started on this path in 1993. You can view and save the 4 part
series from the archive here...
http://vsociety.net/wiki/Psi\_articles#Playful\_Psychic.2C\_by\_Skywind

As you go through this study and its practical applications you will
sort out your own psychic abilities and begin to find a place in your
cosmic destiny. It will not conflict with your religious beliefs once
you realize all religions accept these but assign them different terms.

Remember that many beliefs and religions include some form of magic or
ritual and express it in terms of their own. Some call it Psychic
Abilities, Paranormal Skills, ESP, and the Christian Church may call it
Spiritual Gifts. Nine supernatural Gifts are described in the Holy Bible
 book of First Corinthians which may be manifested by members of the
Christian Church. the most common one spoken of is the Gift of Divine
Healing, but there are eight others.

Some of the same abilities exist in many different religions or belief
systems and I will discuss that in a future article entitled "A Rose By
Any Other Name...".