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« Thread Started on Feb 6, 2009, 7:42pm »		[Quote]
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Invocation and the Manipulation of the Nervous System

We have already seen how magick can be understood as the de-conditioning and reconditioning of the human nervous system. One specific area this idea is applicable in is in the realm of ‘invocation.’ An invocation is the ritualized calling of some entity, energy, or idea into oneself. Aleister Crowley defines invocation as, “the aspiration to the highest, the purest form of the part of oneself that one wishes to put into action,” and “Uniting Himself to a particular Deity by devotion.” It is the intentional awakening of a facet of oneself – from the qualities of a god like Osiris to simple emotions like anger. In one sense, people are using this idea of invocation when they think, for example, they would like to be energized and uplifted, so they listen to loud rock music. It is the intentional awakening or “invoking” of a facet of oneself – being energized and uplifted in this example – through the method of music which makes this a form of invocation.


There are many, many ways of utilizing this idea. As Crowley explains, “There are a thousand different ways of compassing the end proposed, so far as external things are concerned. The whole secret may be summarized in these four words: "Enflame thyself in praying." The mind must be exalted until it loses consciousness of self. The Magician must be carried forward blindly by a force which, though in him and of him, is by no means that which he in his normal state of consciousness calls I. Just as the poet, the lover, the artist, is carried out of himself in a creative frenzy, so must it be for the Magician.” This can be done by identifying yourself with the qualities of the deity or idea one is invoking in your mind’s eye, chanting a mantra, singing, dancing, reading related poetry, performing dramatic enactments, etc. The list is endless and limited only to one’s ingenuity and style.


This is where the (somewhat arbitrary) system of correspondences becomes useful. If one introspects and feels one lacks in, for example, “martial” qualities like aggressiveness, activity, virility, destruction, etc. then one would invoke “Mars.” This can be done systematically by using a system of correspondences like those found in Aleister Crowley’s 777 and Other Qabalistic Writings and the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn’s documents. One can take various correspondences of Mars and create various symbols, wear various clothes, carry certain implements (touch), have certain adornments around one’s room (sight), light various perfumes (smell), play certain music, say certain prayers, sing certain songs (sound), consume certain foods (taste), feel the implements one has gathered, perform various physical gestures (touch), and contemplate certain thoughts (mind). As Crowley says, “Our Ceremonial Magic fines down, then, to a series of minute, though of course empirical, physiological experiments.”

This then is a simple way to understand invocation. First various correspondences and relations are established between various sensory objects (of sight, sound, smell, etc.) and various mental ideas (such as the “god-form” of Harpocrates and his qualities) and various emotional feelings (such as anger, aspiration, compassion, vigor, etc.). Then these correspondences are deliberately manipulated to attune one’s awareness to a certain idea or feeling. When the ideas and feelings are aroused, the ‘magician’ identifies herself with these and “becomes” what she is invoking. Psychologically, one is releasing a certain unconscious potency. There is no need of belief in deities, astral or spiritual entities, spiritual forces, or anything superstitious like that. All that is needed is the human psyche.
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Re: Naturalistic Occultism
« Reply #1 on Nov 17, 2009, 8:01am »		[Quote]
Very interesting bulletin board... :)

So - magic, both positive and negative, is created around us each day...sometimes without conscious intent...

Then it would stand to reason that the responsibility of those with a deeper seeded knowledge of such things is very great...since what we "call forth" or "send out" has the potential of creation.

It would seem we are constantly in a process of creation/creating the realities that surround us...each person contributing to the whole - each playing a part...?
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« Reply #2 on Nov 17, 2009, 4:22pm »		[Quote]
Fascinating that this is associated with occult practices. As a Communications major in college, I took a class devoted to this. The class was based around a book called "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life." The point of the class, in general, was teaching us that:

1. We could be whoever we wanted to be by simply presenting ourselves convincingly enough as that entity, and we would eventually truly become that person.

2. Everyone else is doing the same thing.

On a higher level is Neuro-Linguistic Programming, particularly the concepts associated with modeling.

And yes, Mary, we are creating all the time. Noetic science would have us believe that our intentions, desires, goals, dreams, etc., have a tangible effect on the world around us, yet individually, the change we affect is too minute to really see. However, there are a series of random event generators around the globe that show a significant drop in randomness followed by cataclysmic events such as the World Trade Center bombings, tsunamis, etc. In other words, when a significant number of people begin praying for/desiring the same outcome, it tends to happen.
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« Reply #3 on Nov 18, 2009, 12:06am »		[Quote]

Nov 17, 2009, 8:01am, morningstar wrote:
Very interesting bulletin board... :)

So - magic, both positive and negative, is created around us each day...sometimes without conscious intent...

Then it would stand to reason that the responsibility of those with a deeper seeded knowledge of such things is very great...since what we "call forth" or "send out" has the potential of creation.

It would seem we are constantly in a process of creation/creating the realities that surround us...each person contributing to the whole - each playing a part...?


Yes! that is absolutely the case. It's amazing that we all walk around in the dark. It's no wonder man tends to mess everything up.


Nov 17, 2009, 4:22pm, vajramukti wrote:
Fascinating that this is associated with occult practices. As a Communications major in college, I took a class devoted to this. The class was based around a book called "The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life." The point of the class, in general, was teaching us that:

1. We could be whoever we wanted to be by simply presenting ourselves convincingly enough as that entity, and we would eventually truly become that person.

2. Everyone else is doing the same thing.

On a higher level is Neuro-Linguistic Programming, particularly the concepts associated with modeling.

And yes, Mary, we are creating all the time. Noetic science would have us believe that our intentions, desires, goals, dreams, etc., have a tangible effect on the world around us, yet individually, the change we affect is too minute to really see. However, there are a series of random event generators around the globe that show a significant drop in randomness followed by cataclysmic events such as the World Trade Center bombings, tsunamis, etc. In other words, when a significant number of people begin praying for/desiring the same outcome, it tends to happen.


Interesting connections....every thought has a consequence. It's a sobering responsibility when you think about it.

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