It seems like many times when I personally meet some people, get friendly, and spend some time with them, at least one of them gets into this conversation with me: Let's do some magick! "Great," I say! "I'd love to do magick with you. What shall we do the magick for?" Uhh… And a few times this brief conversation has resulted in that person not wanting to talk with me any more. —   —   — Once, while I participating on a very active online forum, a young man—a self-professed practitioner of Chaos Magick—proudly explained, "The really great thing about chaos magick is that it doesn't matter if you get your goal. All that matters is that you do it." "If it doesn't matter

Brazil was the name of a strange and wonderful film by Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam. Whenever I think of that name, however, I think about the famous song of that name. It has a melody and rhythm that keeps repeating in one's mind. The full name of the song is "Aquarela do Brasil" ("Watercolor of Brazil"). It was written in 1939 and it began a new form of the samba called the samba-exaltação (exaltation samba) which was considered very patriotic. Some claimed it was literally pro-fascist (this was at the very beginning of World War II, a time when fascism was considered by many to be just an alternate political system and not a fountainhead of evil), although its composer, Ary

With this post I'm beginning a basic course in ceremonial magick. From the beginning. It may be too basic for some readers, but if you're advanced enough to think that, then perhaps these occasional posts will help expand your ideas when teaching others. Getting Ready for Magick Among the mystics of India it is said that the path of the Tantric magician is not for everyone. Rather, it is only for the vira, the "hero." According to this tradition magick is not for the common person, but only for those who are brave. In the nominally more egalitarian West, to quote the archetypal mage, Aleister Crowley, "Magick is for all." So is magick for everyone or just for the heroes? To follow

Did you miss the USTREAM chat with Low Magick author Lon Milo DuQuette? Never fret! You can watch the full interview here or below. Video streaming by Ustream Don't forget to join us LIVE via USTREAM February 18th – February 20th for the rest of our “Llewellyn Author Chats” to pose your questions and interact with Llewellyn authors attending Pantheacon. On Saturday, February 19th at 10:30 AM PST / 12:30 PM CST / 1:30 PM EST we'll be talking with Deborah Blake author of Circle, Coven and Grove, Everyday Witch A to Z, The Goddess is in the Details, Everyday Witch A to Z Spellbook and Witchcraft on a Shoestring. On Sunday, February 20th at 11:30 AM PST / 1:30 PM CST /