Practical Solitary Magic

342 Pages·1996·5.37 MB·English

by  Nancy B. Watson

ruAcriCAL
SOLITART
MAGIC
Nancy B. Watson
W e i s e r B o o k s
Boston, MA/York Beach, ME
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Watson, Nancy B.
Practical solitary magic / Nancy B. Watson,
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237) and index.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE: THE PSYCHOLOGY AND ETHICS OF MAGIC
CHAPTER 1. MAGIC AND THE MIND
Magic and Psychology
How Magic Works
The Importance of Temperament
CHAPTER 2. MAGIC AND ETHICS
Magic and Personal Relationships
Ethical Magic
PART TWO: THE ARCHITECTURE OF MAGIC
3
CHAPTER . THE EOUR PLANES
The Physical Plane
The Emotional Plane
The Mental Plane
The Spiritual Plane
The Cellar
4.
CHAPTER THE MENIAL PLANE
Setting Your Goal
Defining Your Goal
Anticipating Consequences
Expressing Your Goal Safely
Writing Down Your Goal
Divination. Affirmations, and Incantations
Oracles
Astrology, Numerology, and Magic
Creating and Using Affirmations
Three Steps to Effective Affirmations
Exercise 1: Positive Energy Affirmation
Exercise 2: Receptivity Affirmation
Tips on Using Affirmations
Prosperity Affirmations
Magical Incantations
Summary
CHAPTER 5. THE SPIRITUAL PLANE
Choosing Archetypes
Exercise v. Using the Pendulum
Exercise 4: Seeking Pendulum Advice
Establishing a Bond with Your Chosen Archetype
Working with Celtic Deities
Effective Prayer
How to Pray
The Pin and Candle Rite
Contacting the Archetype Within
Assuming the God-Form
Ego and Archetype
Protecting Yourself
Exercise 5: How to Seal Your Aura
Building the Magical Personality
Exercise 6: Assuming the Magical Personality
Life of the Magical Personality
Summary.
CHAPTER 6. THE EMOTIONAL PLANE
Visualization Techniques
Exercise 7: Visualization
Magical Feeling
The Rite of Aphrodite's Girdle
Clearing
Visual Clearing Method
Exercise 8: Clearing Technique
Clearing Fear
Exercise 9: Etheric Clearing
Letter Clearing
Murry Hope's Rite of Tears
Summary
CHAPTER 7. THE PHYSICAL PLANE
The Four Elements in Nature
The Four Elements in Ritual Magic
The Four Elements in Psychology
Elementals
Dealing with Elementals
The Fire Element
Candle Magic
Salamanders
Gifts for Salamanders
The Air Element
Incense Magic
Wildcrafting Herbs for Incense
Substitutions for Incense
When to Use Incense
Sylphs
Gifts for Sylphs
The Water Element
Water Magic
Using Water to Wash Away Emotional Negativity
Exercise 10: How to Charge (Magnetize! Water
Cleansing the Atmosphere
Exercise n: Mum- Hope's Cleansing Visualization