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Please find below the basic creed of magick the definition of which defined by the supernaturalist definition present at the start of my essay Supernatural Science: how to become a great magickian without losing your mind. You are free do download this and email it to anyone, you are free to print this off and distribute this to anyone. But cursed be anyone who changes as much as one word!

This is a gift from NickDutch during this troubling time in our history. Magick, when separated from any religious and even the magickio-religious cults has no connection with the veneration of evil entities, nor has it got any connection to the sale of ones soul or any aspect of ones being to anyone or anything. If it does not abide by this creed, it is not magick. The message herein is that of ritual, spiritual and theological freedom, but constrained by reasoning and with the recognition of one supreme being, as all humans no matter how agnostic or atheistic, need a form of reliance on a God (or a power greater than themselves) of their own understanding to keep themselves sane.

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We define a magickal act as an act that is an attempt to be miraculous and to create phenomena that go against the Newtonian model of the world. We define developmental exercises as meditations, prayers, yogas and rituals designed to create change in the human organism. Although we do not see magick as a self developmental school of thought, we do know that the process of becoming a magickian involves some personal growth and self development. Our goal is the creation of results and not the creation of spiritual enlightenment. However, we can suggest that religious or spiritual experience seems to be paramount to success as we develop our skills. There is no such thing as a perfect magickian. Traditional texts on magick speak of magick being to help create prosperity, but as no magickal text has defined how this can be done, that attitude has to be driven out of the definition of magick for all time. Magick present in any religion is just a tradition of that religion and is not magick in its own right. For instance the Magick of Wicca is a religious practice that only Wiccans allow you to do when they feel that you are ready. Christian prayer is part of the Magick of the Christian tradition, but again it is not magick. We can exploit these traditions to the point whereby they suit us, but we don't stop our experimentation in accordance with the fears that the cults try and instill in us. Practitioners of religion are believers and therefore limited by fear, hatred and paranoia. No-one tells the magickian when he is or is not ready. No spiritualist, magickian, diviner, fortune teller or priest has the moral right to tell you what any spirit, deity or supernatural force wants you to do. They may be lying or mad and the spirit itself may be lying about who he or she is! Always apply reason first, then look to spirit for guidance if necessary. Start with normal means of solving your issues before you seek any other form of help. Many alleged spiritualists will very freely impart the opinion of spirit, but like it or not, the opinion is usually that if the spiritualist, magickian or diviner rather than knowledge from above. There are magickal traditions in all religions, that does not make a religious person magickal and does not make a magickal person religious. Nor does it make the following of any religion justified, nor does it make any self professed magickian correct, sane or superior. Some people feel that the people who label themselves magickians, witches and many other religious, spiritual or occult titles are worthy of respect that goes above the normal. This is not only untrue, it is an out and out lie. They are no more worthy than the hollow opinions that they spout out of their mouths. Being a scholar of the history of various cults and magickal orders does not make you a person with any real useful knowledge or skill, but historical or cultural research of this type can assist you in finding out what the historical rather than current mythologies of the supernatural are about. We understand that spiritual development schools of thought have as their goal to integrate a sick person into human communities. We know that these organizations have value, but Magick, not being an organization, is not one of them. A magickian can be of any faith or of none at all. We take and ascribe the name magickian to any non denominational holy man or woman. We accept that the term magickian, magick, magickal and all the rest are insufficient to describe what we are, but for the moment they serve a superficial descriptive purpose, namely people who aspire to use or develop PSI phenomena to the point of controllability, and so as to

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become people who attempt to be miraculous. We accept that the miracles of orthodox religion are either parables and therefore from a practical magickal stand point, useless, or are very real phenomena that can be classified as magick and as such, can be achieved under certain circumstances by magick adepts of any faith, or a sufficient number of magickal adepts in any era. We don't jump to conclusions as to the verity of any alleged supernatural activity that we are presented with by humans. We don't disbelieve in the supernatural, but we are skeptical of the claims of other humans. We do not except any concept of positive or negative, good or evil, but we can say that due to the nature of a certain person, a certain influence might be harmful to their survival, and therefore we can seek to assist the individual in their survival. Magick is not a religion. The author of this essay has not intention of creating yet another religion in this world as there are too many already. Although we shun the creation of even more faiths and cults (as religion is predominantly an expression of human neurosis), at times in the development of our societies, we may, at times, seek to redress a social or psychological balance through creating another religion. Any benefits that come from the creation of such cults are our rewards, any pain and mystery that comes from the cults or religions that we create are our just suffering. Religion these days is increasingly politicized, and humans have increasingly less respect for the law out of economic or political stress. Our lives may be at risk if we create another political or religious strain. We do not fear deities. Gods, Godesses, angels, demons and spirit guides come when we call them and not the other way around. We only find that devotional loyalty is useful under some circumstances, and is not essential for success. Disloyalty against any deity won't give you misfortune or damn you for eternity. A magickian accepts that there is no such thing as higher or lower levels of development as they are just figments of the imagination of specific religious organizations. However there are variabilities in skill level and variety, quantity and quality. Each magickian works out through his or her research or experimentation which variety of skills that he or she wishes to develop and sets about developing those skills. A magickian does not care for any religious debate as all religious debate is debate in a circle. Religious debate can arouse such resentment, hatred, stress and paranoia as to render the magickian either powerless or upset to the point of madness. We understand that religions are often created to satisfy human needs and therefore can be only at best a poor reflection of the true divine, whatever that may be. We may become religious to satisfy certain needs in ourselves, but we see this as a phase in our development rather than the following of the one and true faith. Magick is also above politics. Magick in its purest sense is without culture and supports nothing at all. A magickian does not state that spiritual entities are real and objective facts, but can relate his or her subjective experience of what has been done, what occurred, what seemed to occur and the real or alleged results, and no more.

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A magickian does not state the mechanism by which any supernatural phenomena occurs as it remains an unknown, except by stating that the mechanism in question is theoretical, and therefore arguably not real. A magickian cannot and should not state that theory, or any model of the supernatural world is reality. However, one can if one has the understanding and vocabulary, state that there is a reality that has only temporary validity. We accept that there are certain models of the way that the supernatural world seems to operate under certain circumstances. We do not see them as fact, but merely useful. For instance at times it seems that there is but one consciousness in the world and that humans are merely condensed cells in its brain. Therefore every creation of the human mind (be it fantastical, or a personification of events, sociological, psychological or religious/spiritual) exists in some seemingly real manner, and can be called upon in the form of an entity or spirit, through carefully designed prayer, meditation and ritual. We ONLY accept this world view during our magickal activities and not before or after. We theorize that beings exist in this global and possibly universal consciousness directly proportional to the quantity of belief or exposure that the minds of humans have had to these ideas (a god of war may exist due to the quantity of war on the face of the planet, angels demons and dragons seem to exist due to their appearance in literature, religion, sci fi and folklore). At times they may be physically bound to a location, object or person, but at other times they may be free roaming and can be called upon at will. We assume that these beings can create that which is of their own nature and affect that which is of their own character and rank. For instance a Goddess of cats can communicate more readily with little moggy than a Goddess of elephants. However we also choose to accept the fact that the entity that we have summoned, despite all appearances, might in fact be another being all together and as such our results might become flawed. We accept that improvements in our ritual preparation might be in order. We also state that it is difficult for us to ascertain whether these entities are in our own minds and only exert a force via psychosomatics, psychokinesis, or have any separate existence at all. However we treat them in ritual and meditation as if they were separate. All fictional entities in this respect are essentially real when the magickian chooses to care for them. As a magickian, it becomes a fun to become involved in and research folklore, herbalism, spiritual healing, spiritualism, neuro-linguistic programming, psychology, psychoanalysis and many other schools of thought and to read heavily into them. Don't stop there! Use any other add ons that add to your understanding of the natural world. The phrase it works demonstrates stupidity. A magician never states that the results of any form of magickal activity can be created with absolute certainty or with the reliability of switching on a light switch. Failure or Variability is always an option and there has been (to the authors knowledge) no proper analysis of which factors create 100% reliable results. Magick remains experimental but we always seek to make notes of what has transpired so that in the future other better equipped scientists and magickians can analyze our experimental data. We remain for the moment, guinea pigs in our own experimental laboratory. We refer to the studies of parapsychology, not for corroboration of our beliefs (for as a magickian we need no beliefs), but for a more in depth analysis of what may be the necessary theoretical factors in creating phenomena. If we don't understand the language of the studies, we seek to research to the point whereby we can understand them and to discourse freely on the subject. A magickian does not, must not and should not deride any religion, but the magician can propose other points of view that a more extremely dogmatic religious person might need to hear. Whether your assessment that the religious person does actually need to hear what you are trying to tell them

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is correct or not is up to you. However the magickian accepts that he or she might suffer criticism and attack from religious people for doing so. Most humans need a deity concept to keep themselves sane for instance, it isn't always a good idea to take a comfort blanket from a baby unless you have a good set of ear protectors to hand! We use religious ideas, imagery, words, prayers, symbologies and the like, as tools and not as, for, or to support articles of faith. The magician accepts that even the religion that the magician hates the most might have in its more esoteric teachings, something that can be of intellectual or emotional benefit to the magickian. The magickal concept of God is a concept beyond human understanding, a concept beyond conceptualization. Even the name God is idolatrous to this concept. The magickian shuns idolatry in its religious context except whereby operations of magick in ceremony, meditation or visualization require the use of imagery when necessary to achieve specific results. Using idols or imagery from the point of view of a magickian is not worship as we do not seek to bring ourselves to a point of worthiness to a personified supernatural being. Entities serve us, and not the other way around. The only exception to this rule is the Supreme God that is beyond conceptualization, but even then at times we need to see ourselves as separate entities following our will and not the will of the God in question. Organized religion is essentially organized idolatry. A social and psychological necessity for humanity rather than a necessary evil. The magickian whether he or she likes it or not is on a path of self development, this path is called life. He or she accepts that although self development and magick are separate ideas, self development can at times assist in the production of certain effects and the maintenance of sanity. The magickian if he or she so desires, may use all the imagery, ceremonials and concepts of all the world religions, any that he or she can creatively design or none at all. The magickian accepts that all religious imagery (be it visual as in a crucifix, auditory as in a mantra or of any other form) is idolatry and as such is a fiction and not the truth, but a truth that can be used as a tool to reach certain states of mind. Practical exploration of different states of mind is to be encouraged. The magician accepts that altered states of consciousness are vital for the development of any supernatural effects. These states are created by prayer, meditation and a wide variety of religious and occult practices. We are encouraged to experiment as there is no hard and fast method to reliably create specific result. We research all the methods spoken of by religious, magickal and spiritual groups and build our world view based on experience. The psychic development exercises that are a part of magick are very much about creating changes in the brain and the body of the magickian to the point whereby, eventually, one can say that the magickian is a separate type of human individual with different brain functioning, different connectivity between the body and the mind and, as a result of the development, possession of strange abilities and perceptions that normal individuals do not posses. We explain this rationally by the natural and testable phenomena known as neuroplasticity. We agree that over time, natural science may come to understand these changes in accordance with similar testable methodologies. Despite the intoxicating allure of mystical language and symbolism, we accept that mystical language and symbolism is only a way that (firstly) cults use to ensnare the minds of the followers

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though giving them more and more riddles to solve and (secondly) need to be understood to be used in any way at all. One might also argue that the language of mysticism is there to deliver a specific change in a person through making the person follow the levels of initiation as described by the language. However that has implications of loss of personal freedom and as such should be discouraged. It is better to either spend a portion of your time devoted to a particular path to ascertain all that you can from it before moving on, or to create your own symbolism and mystical language based on phonetics. Another useful method is to perform extensive research in the theories behind the creation of symbolism first, before you use any of them. Our most important defenses against insanity and social persecution is adherence to all the social norms and laws of our society and culture, a good education and the humility to accept that whatever our views, there may be something wrong with them. To find that which is incorrect and wrong and to work on self improvement and magickal improvement. The purpose for us in getting a good education is to learn how to think for ourselves. Without which we would just be a puppet for anyone else to control at their whim. However many get postgraduate education without thinking what the education was trying to teach them. Most practicing magicians have no knowledge of the meanings of the words art or science. It has to become of paramount importance to study the words in all their contexts and not just refer to a dictionary. Becoming a master of quoting things is a great way to seem like a soulless thoughtless robot who has psychiatric diseases, but actually learning how to think and to think like a scientist and an artist is essential if you are to explain magick as either an art or a science. Although the stories of our successes may be enthralling, and the stories of our failures may be entertaining, we do not seek to deliberately terrify the audience into believing supernatural ideas. If we were to do so, we would become cult leaders. Cult leaders are pointless lunatics who destroy the lives and minds of other humans. We find them in all religions, the new age movement and in psychic development circles to a greater or lesser degree, part of our task as magickians is to undo the damage that they create. If a religious group promises magick, it is not a magickal group, but a cult that is using the miracles of magick to terrify the audience into submission. We accept that our own conceptualization of spirituality is the growth and development of our minds and emotions, essentially personal growth. Belief in spirits is not spirituality. A person who believes in ghosts is not a spiritual person. As a magickian we choose to learn when to believe and learn when to disbelieve. Although the magician is not a religious person in the accepted sense of the word, he or she may find that it is beneficial under times of identity crisis, a sense of real or imagined psychic attack or any other anomalous psychological malaise, to identify himself of herself with a organized religion. However he or she needs to keep his magickal interests quiet. The act of joining a religion is to seek approval, identity and membership of some tangible body of people that is greater than the self. It can be therapeutic, but exposing your magickal interests to them will undo any benefits to your self healing through the religion. We accept that many people get into magick out of need. Unlike religious people or self absorbed individuals, a magickian should always ask the newcomer to magick to explain why they wish to be involved. Like it or not, magick probably won't be the answer that they need or the solution for their problems. We understand and agree that many people get into magick as a direct results of their own pathological problems. These people should be directed to the right self help or therapeutic

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organizations and away from magick. Whatever issue that you have that has driven you to magick to find an answer, it can with almost certainty be dealt with my natural means rather than by supernatural means. Magick remains experimental and not a proven system of creating deliberate change in the physical world, otherwise I would be a multimillionaire with more than one hundred wives by now! A magickian is careful with his speech so as not to create false beliefs or misunderstandings nor to fill the lives and minds of his audience with fear and paranoia. For instance it is better to say I would like to try a spiritual healing on you if you don't mind, just to see what happens rather than there is an evil demon that has possessed your aura and biomorph field and has driven your wife, family and children away from you due to the root evil matrix in your seventh level of being. Only I, the Great Merlin can remove it with my Magickal Abilities!. Manners, tact and understating the apparent way that the world seems to work is the best method. The moment that a spiritual being or experience that we have had occult dealings with becomes sufficiently troublesome to affect our ability to live and look after ourselves, we have to concede defeat and get help in the form of psychiatric medication that is prescribed or a suitable support or counseling organization. It is necessary to retire temporarily in order to get strong again and to live to fight another day. This is necessary for the survival of the individual and as such should be seen as a necessity at times. It is also wise to be a member of an orthodox religious or non religious self developmental organization for the purposes of maintaining the sanity that you have during some of the more psychologically dangerous exercises that you may experience or perform. Your religion might not be the truth, but its fiction and the energy interchange with the followers of the religion may save you from a psychological or social hell. We look upon skeptics of the supernatural with pity. They seem to have developed beliefs, and beliefs are restrictions. We look to the evidence from science and parapsychology that demonstrates the verity of certain facts of the natural world under controlled laboratory conditions and know that our exercises are in some strange way part and parcel of the natural phenomena that are investigated by parapsychologists. However, we cannot under any circumstances define precisely what those phenomena are. Magick cannot and will not give you results immediately. If you fail at a magickal exercise you need to look more at where your skill levels are and what you can achieve as opposed to trying something that you are not suited to at that moment. Practice and increasing your skills are essential and part of your growth. Human ability is variable. Magick does not, cannot and will not save you from any unpleasantness in your life. The best case scenario is that you will gain spiritual experiences and a lot of life learning that you wouldn't normally receive through being normal. On your journey you will experience moments of telepathy, moments of psychokinesis, out of body experiences, prophetic visions, some of the powers of a spiritual healer, many interesting results from ritual and meditation, some mediumship experiences and more. If you work hard, you will learn to control some or all of these phenomena. You will not, however, master or unbalance the whole universe.

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