Initiation Into Hermetics
Magic Loading of Talismans, Amulets & Gems
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| 2. Magic Loading of Talismans, Amulets & Gems The belief in talismans, amulets and jewels goes back to time immemorial and has its origin in fetishism that is still widespread among primitive races. The belief in a talisman and similar things has survived from these earlier stages to the present day, but modified its character according to the modern style of life. What else but talismans are all the mascots, pendants, rings and brooches that are supposed to bring good luck? Today it is birth-stones that are held in particularly high esteem. So if there were not something true or perhaps even magic in the nature of talismans, the thought of and belief in them would be bound to have disappeared long ago. Let us then sort out the wheat from the chaff, and lift the veil a bit. A talisman, amulet or birth stone is meant to strengthen the trustworthiness and the credit extended to the person who bears it. By paying closer attention to his talisman, the bearer’s subconscious is influenced in the desired direction by way of autosuggestion, and various effects may be carried out according to his aptitudes. No wonder if a materially inclined man, an uninterested scientist condemns such a belief, expresses criticism and pokes fun, marking it with the brand of superstition. The wise magician is aware of the true nature of such things and he will not be content with bearing a talisman for the mere purpose of raising the faith and the confidence, but he will endeavor to investigate the laws underlying the secrets of the talismans. He knows that talismans based on the beliefs of their bearers become inefficient as soon as they pass into the hand of an unbeliever or a skeptic. With his knowledge of the causal nexus, the magician goes deeper and deeper into the matter relating to it. Before dealing with this synthesis, let us treat the various differences. A talisman in the hands of a magician is nothing else but an implement, a clue, something material into which he is binding or enclosing his power, his ultimate cause, his fluid. Its shape and its material value are of no importance at all to him. He neither considers beauty nor fashion nor prestige. It represents to him an object with the help of which, by binding his powers to it, he produces certain causes destined to liberate the desired effect irrespective of the bearer believing it or not. A pentacle, on the other hand, is a specific object, a talisman being in accordance with the laws of analogy concerning the desired strength, faculty and cause. The magician has to consider these rules of analogy when he is producing and loading such a pentacle, which he will always prefer to the talisman, especially if he wants to communicate with beings of other higher worlds, no matter whether good or evil entities are concerned, genii or demons. An amulet again is a divine, or a holy verse from the Bible, a Mantram, which is a sentence expressing the worship of a deity, written on parchment or paper. Carrying around various magic herbs such as mandrake and the like which are believed to possess a kind of protective power belongs to this category of amulets too. Furthermore, this category includes fluid condensers in solid or liquid form or blotting papers moistened with them, loadstones and natural magnets as well as tiny artificial horseshoe magnets. Last of all let me mention the precious and semi-precious stones that are particularly suitable fluid condensers and have been used at all times for protection, luck, success and healing. Astrologers have ascribed a special effect to each stone on the base of color and hardness theory, and advised people born under a certain sign or planet to bear the respective stone as a lucky stone. But the true magician knows, of course, that these astrologically selected stones have a very insignificant effect, and that such a stone is absolutely worthless for anyone that does not believe in such things, whereas stones that are in accordance with an astrological effect are suitable to and susceptible of the corresponding magic loading as far as hardness, chemical composition and color are concerned. The magician can consider these astrological arguments as far as possible, but he is by no means dependent on them. If he wishes to, he can load any stone, even the one that seems to be most unfavorable from the astrological point of view, magically to such a degree that certain results can be accomplished no matter whether the person does or does not believe in the result; there will always be the outcome the magician orders and nothing else. Having interpreted the different kinds and variants of talismans, amulets, pentacles and precious stones, let me talk about several loadings of which I am going to quote 10 kinds: 1. Loading with the mere willpower in connection with imagination. 2. Loading with the help of timed accumulation of the vital power and wish-impregnation. 3. Loading by binding elementals, elementaries, beings due to accomplish the desired result. 4. Loading with the help of individual and traditional rituals. 5. Loading with the help of magic formulas, mantrams, tantras and the like. 6. Loading by accumulation of elements. 7. Loading by electric and magnetic fluids. 8. Loading with the help of accumulation of the power of the light. 9. Loading by electromagnetic volts. 10. Loading by mago-sexual operations. Each of the loading possibilities quoted here has numerous variants again, but it would take me too long to describe all of them. The advanced magician will find his own loadings with the help of his intuition. The ten ones mentioned here are supposed to serve as a rule of conduct only, and therefore a brief description appears indicated. Download 0.49 Mb. Share with your friends:
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