Energy | Core of Magick | from the Sorcerer's Handbook of Merlyn Stone

[nabu]

An excerpt from the Sorcerer’s Handbook of Merlyn Stone, newly released by the Mardukite Truth Seeker Press in its 13th Anniversary Edition!

Quote:It exists in all things and is likewise the driving force behind all magick. Whether something is living or not, it has energy, a force that can be changed and manipulated by the will of the “sorcerer.” Energy cannot cease to exist, nor can it be created. It simply is. But constantly is it revolving and abounding, changing form. The sorcerer is one who seeks to recognize the patterns and cause them to change in accordance with their will.

All the actions, words, symbols and dramatic enactments performed in ritual magick are meaningless without the proper currents of energy. The energy required for magick is everywhere around us, although invisible to the untrained eye. The sorcerer therefore learns to recognize this energy, to channel and harvest it for personal gain. More than a special religion or cult-following, “magick” is a way in which to view the world and interpret life.

There are two main sources of energy that are utilized in magick. Firstly, there is personal power, the energy that enables one to walk, sleep, study, think. . .and have sex. This energy can be raised for magickal purposes through mental concentration and the tensing of the physical muscles in the body. It can be directed in currents (rays) to any source to more easily create change on a mundane level.

The second source of energy is external. Very often in lower magick and earth-oriented systems, this second source is Nature-power. In high and ceremonial forms of magick, this power may come from the astral plane, the current of a spiritual deity (entity) or perhaps from another dimension or perceived level of reality. The powers of the sorcerer then are only limited by one’s imagination – or more importantly, ones ability to visualize within imagination.

Through ritual magick, the sorcerer can raise personal power, merge it with external powers (which are called forth or summoned) and direct it with the “mind” via visualization. “Visualization,” as we are told, “is the key to the occult.”

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[lil gremlin]

got mine last night! you really wrote this at 16?

[nabu]

Yes, sir. Azure Green / Abyss Dist. carried it for a time. It was rewritten a couple of times for aesthetics but yeah. And the book by Harms & Gonce also gives me a harsh review on it a decade ago so theres a bit of a legacy backing the claims, yeah.