On the 20th day of December, tarot gave to me: the 8 of Pentacles from the Gilded Tarot. In a few days, it'll be "...the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." But now, a few days before Christmas, everyone is stirring, putting last minute touches on the treasures they will present to their loved ones. So what are you doing here? You'd better scurry!

In my previous post in this current series, I described how author Michael Snuffin (in this post) describes the concept of the powers of the Sphinx and how they are centered on the writings of Eliphas Levi and Aleister Crowley. These powers are: • To Know • To Will • To Dare • To Keep Silent For Pagans reading this, those powers are often called The Witches Pyramid, sometimes adding a fifth quality, to go. In this current post, my previous post, and my next two posts I’ll be discussing these four powers and how they’re associated with magick. I previously discussed "To Know" and how knowledge, in an of itself, can help you achieve change in conformity with your Will:

On the 19th day of December, tarot gave to me: The 4 aces from the Fairy Tarot! They couldn't be any sweeter, could they? And they are oh-so-wise, only see...they know Latin and have mottos! The mottos are (clockwise from top left) roughly: He who spares the bad injures the good. The following day is the student of the previous day. Worries sharpen the mortal heart. A penny saved is a penny earned.    

Today I received an email from a musician. He explained, I need to get jobs in music etc: getting to Music Festivals playing at Church`s and playing at other venues people are not calling me to play at these events, I am sending out emails and letters and calling and still no work...Could you tell me what kind of ritual to do so I can get work in music ? As I explained in a previous post, my goal is to help people become empowered. Since merely waving wands or mumbling words isn't going to accomplish anything, I suggested that he begin practicing the techniques in Modern Magick (he wrote that he had a copy) and by the time he finished he would have enough knowledge to design and