r/magick

So I am no astrologer but as I get more into magic it seems like you more or less need some understanding of astrology for a lot of magic out there. So I have been doing research and I have learned the difference between tropical and sidereal astrology and it seems to me that sidereal would be more accurate. (Mind you I am just talking about the planetary calculations not western vs vedic, as far as I can tell, you can use sidereal calculations and apply vedic or western interpretations to it)

Anyone out there using sidereal calculations for ritual timing etc.? Do you feel like it works better or worse? Does anyone have arguments against it?

I've recently been looking into the A..A and didn't realize their are so many branches/lineage's out there. I've reached out to a couple already and plan to reach out to a few more to gather as much information as I can. But I'd also like to gather information and opinions from someone other than the contact person of said branch. Can anyone explain the different lineage's of each branch? I'd be very interested in hearing opinions on each branch and lineage also. Are there any current or past students of the A..A here? I'm in the US (CA). Any info is much appreciated

I have been practicing Magick for about two and a half years, but not very consistently. I have gotten some powerful results and increased my psychic perception a lot, but have yet to have much luck with anything financial. I’ve also noticed that many people making videos on magick do not seem to be financially well off. What am I missing? Why does money magick not seem to work for me or others? Seeing my aura is cool and all but I would also like to not be enslaved to a boss my whole life😂

I’m genuinely asking to learn. I’ve seen some people say they are bad but they don’t explain how or why they are bad. Would a love spell really influence a person THAT much that they fall deeply in love with a person immediately without their own doing? Or what if you did one where the person noticed you do something and had a change of thought like “wow they looked pretty doing that” or something and maybe made them think about the person that way just for a little, but they still are able to choose if they want to pursue that person or if they decide not to act on it? I just want to learn

I genuinely wonder if I could get possibly get dark magic done on me and give up my soul to be a simple physical being and lose all spiritual senses. If anyone knows how to do so or any hint it would be welcome.

I am willing to pay a lot for that to happen, if anyone is serious and knows a way to do that I can pay upwards to 10-15k or even more depending on the success rate. I heard that a lot of secret societies do such things and that some celebrities get it.

However I don’t want anything in return I just want to separate from reincarnation.

In a world where magik and spiritualism is being increasingly commodified finding social media creators who promote honest and real practices is getting really hard...do you have any favourite creators or websites you like using? Ideally looking for creators on Instagram and/or TikTok.

I know, books, libraries, museums, galleries, and the natural world are all the best sources for knowledge...but I also want my social media and online sources to be reflective of my practice

Thanks! X

Hey hey,

To sum up am dealing with paperwork stuff and the lady who’s handling my process certainly hates me (we are from different cultures and barrier language doesn’t help much), she probably thinks I’m pressing her to fast up the job etc while am just trying to understand where am at in this process and the only answer back I get is “go home”.

What would be a better and harmless way to warm her heart up, to clear up the beef energy, and anything else with the best way possible.

Idk but if she thinking bad of me she has the power to postpone my paperwork as much as possible. Does anyone have suggestions? I’m open and no am not new to the magick in general

I want to create a talisman to carry with me to attract the love of my life. How would I do this? Would it be a waste of money to buy a talisman from Amazon and trying to infuse it with magick?

I googled it and only found a couple of quotes from the book (“Real Sorcery”). I have read the book in its entirety and it makes no other mention of a Seal of Centering other than this -

“Allign your awareness with this level by performing the Seal of Centering and the Invocation to the Bornless one, then command the object to protect its holder from harm”

I know what the Bornless Rite is, but the Seal of Centering? Who? What? When??

I’ve noticed a lot of people lately talking about seeing signs, angel numbers, or experiencing intense synchronicities and not knowing what to do next. When you are a new initiate to this, angel numbers often appear as the universe’s way of saying, "Hey, look this way—notice how synchronized everything is."

The more curious you stay and the higher you keep your vibes, the more these signs tend to appear. If you are looking to understand or even build upon these synchronicities, a great concept to look into is the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon (the frequency illusion). This is when you think about something, and suddenly you start noticing it everywhere in your daily life—like thinking about a specific object yesterday and seeing it multiple times today.

Stop chasing the meaning of every single detail. Not every repeating number or weird coincidence requires a deep-dive investigation. Think of signs as gentle nudges towards the right information, not a complex code you have to break under a deadline, it’s a complex code you will meld with. Let it happen without obsessing over them, but it never hurts to study some.

You can actually experiment with this by focusing on specific patterns or symbols. For instance, if you start experimenting with channeling energy from certain figures eg Zeus's lightning bolt, you might start noticing lightning motifs appearing around you. It’s a way of telling the universe, "Yes, I am open to receiving more signs."

From that point on, the journey becomes deeply personal and unique, I can tell you that mine was extremely turbulent at the start. It began with an intense period of torment, feeling like I was thrown headfirst into some of the most challenging vibrational experiences imaginable. But I can proudly say that I navigated through it and gained control. Today, my manifestations flow instinctively and instantly, with no signs of slowing down.
If you are deep in the shit of the overwhelming early stages right now, hang in there. It changes, and you can find your footing.

Acknowledge the Adjustment Period
Remind yourself that navigating a sudden influx of signs can feel like a major mental and emotional adjustment. It takes time for the mind to process a brand-new perspective on reality.

Keep an Everyday Routine
When the inner journey gets turbulent or intense, doubling down on basic physical routines like regular sleep, good meals, and exercise is essential for staying grounded. DONT LET IT BREAK YOU IF IT GETS ROUGH.

Write Things Down
Suggest keeping a private journal to track synchronicities. Documenting them allows you to look back with a calm, clear mind later on rather than trying to decode everything perfectly in the moment.

Value Personal Pace
There is no rush to understand the entire journey all at once. Taking things one step at a time helps prevent the experience from becoming a source of stress.

So I'm cleaning this hotel room, and I find an odd cut shaped crystal, looks like a clear quartz but I'm not too sure, on top of the door frame.

I have it sitting on my cart right now.

I was feeling fine this morning, positive, optimistic. Found a nice tip in a previous room..

And now I'm feeling bombarded with negative thoughts and emotions and anxiety.

I mean, I am on my period too, so idk.

Is Tarot reading a must when it comes to learning spirituality and magic? Every book I come across has a section of Tarot in it. Personally not interested in Tarot reading but would like to move forward in learning spirituality, magic, etc. etc. Is there anything else I can learn to do or can I just skip those sections in magic books? Currently reading Learning Ritual Magic by John Greer which is an awesome book!

We all know the basic 4 elements, plus the planetary lights. If you're a bardonist, you may also know about the fluids. Still, we hear about things like holy fire and water, physical elements infused with some kind of divine energy that makes them devastating to demons and sinners alike.

What is this energy, and how to call it down upon the elements to bless and infuse them?

On the opposite end of the spectrum we have hellfire, and this question applies to it as well.

Already, incredible things can be unleashed upon the world by means of the base 4 elemental energies. Imagine holy fire. And hellfire as well I suppose. Sorry if it sounds too crazy but these archetypes exist in every single major religion.

My other question, is there such a thing as cursed or dark energy that you have experienced or manipulated? Some people claim it doesn't, because darkness is just the absence of light and so on. Any black magicians care to chime in?

It would be truly wonderful to learn how to master these magnificent weapons. If any of you knows a spirit that can teach these secrets, feel free to share.

Does anyone have any understanding or past experiences in invoking/or evoking angels or the names of God according to their Gematria Sum.

Example.

NAME: VEHUYAH

MEANING: 'And He is Yah'

Gematria Sum: 32

Position and Service: A celestial messenger(angel) who is called upon to realize prayer, governs the first rays of the Sun and is one of the eight Seraphim.

The book states: " The holy spirit is the key which unlocks the power of these divine names. Although you can call upon these 72 names once and be heard according to your level of faith or the number of previous invocation. The full power of each name is achieved when you call upon them according to thier Gematria equivalent.

How is that done?

so there is things that are very obviously closed, like if i were to try and work with a vodou God as someone not apart of that culture that’d be very bad. what i get anxious about though are parts of practices where the lines are a bit more blurred

for example, voodoo dolls being closed but poppets in general being open. poppets are fine as long as you’re not making/using them in the voodoo/hoodoo practices do, but the information on what the differences are doesn’t really seem easily available. i’m sure this is on purpose to protect the practice from people with ill intentions which makes sense.

maybe it’s just because i have OCD but i get afraid to get into poppet magic or other similar ideas because how do i know i’m not accidentally doing it in one of the ways im not supposed to?

Hello everyone, I was told that exercise is an important practice to help with magick. I've done body building in the past but getting swole seems to inflate my ego and promote muscle tension. It also isolates how muscles are used and doesn't promote the same "oneness" of using multiple muscle groups together like yoga or wrestling would. I could do yoga but all the videos I see of yoga are more "rest and relaxation" than getting sweat and blood flowing. What are some good excercises that have helped your practice? Sorry if this was not written out well, I'm not the best writer and have difficulty transcribing ideas.

I'm not quite sure how to start this, so apologies if it feels a bit of a ramble. I'm not quite sure what to do in this situation.

Roughly 8 years ago, I met someone with whom I had an instant connection. Like a past-life connection, in a sense. It was uncanny how quickly we clicked. However, I was in a relationship at the time, so nothing ever became of this connection.

This year, they have been heavy on my mind starting around two and a half months ago. It's to the point where some days I feel like I'm in a fog and can't see or think of anything but them. No appetite, no energy, just existing. With Pluto in retrograde, I know some things are likely to come up, but I've never felt anything like this before. I'm also happily married now, so it's not that I want a relationship with this person from my past.

Someone mentioned someone may have cast a love spell on me, but I'm not sure. To my knowledge, this other person never dabbled in spell work. At least, at the time I knew them, they didn't. I always have, but haven't done any love spells before. And the last encounter we had (over a year ago), they seemed pretty distant, so... 

My question is partly 1) wtf is going on, and 2) what do I do about it to get out of this fog? I've tried grounding, clearing my space/energy, meditating, getting outside, journaling, and even some spell work, but nothing seems to be working.

To be clear, I'm a beginner on ritualistic magick and english is not my first language. I also do work with my native language, but I prefer to be faithful or closest to the original work.

What I read about preparing and doing specific rituals says to be the most formal possible, but the incantations and prayers I've found uses historically informal conjugations (like "thee" instead of "you"), and this makes me have to choose between to adapt it to make it more formal since it's about intention or to be faithful to the original because I feel that the energy is stronger when dealing with original or more popular tools and texts. Which one is better?

About tools and materials in general, I read about being strict about what to do and also about how to adapt since not everybody can have access to specific things like specific herbs, wood and so on.

I'm reaffirming that this is a dumb question because I expect to someone say "do what works better for you", "improvise with what you have" and how this exhales insecurity. But I'm also curious about the community considers when dealing with this matter of formality.

I do cleanse with salt, vinegar, pokeroot,nutmeg. I have a whole lot of herbs in my pantry But I still feel like my energy is blocked. Pls guide me on how to do Uncrossing, road opener, sweetener jar or money jar. Back story a coworker hexed me sometime last, since then nothing seems to flow smoothly, I resigned from work, moved houses, downgraded my life and it keeps getting worse.

I really do want my life back.

Advice?
I am in contact with a spellcaster that I trust and I know her spells work very well. I have a complicated situation and I let her know everything. Did a few reading with her to get more insight. She recommended a few spells to do to get the results I’m looking for. This will all essentially flip my life around for the better. I’m a little nervous about it. I asked the universe out loud to show me a lime green car if I should go forward with the spellwork. I live in a small town. Odd colored cars are unusual and stand out. I saw roughly 15. After that just to be sure, I asked the universe to show me a bright hot pink car if I should do the spellwork. I just saw a super bright hot pink car. Should I take this as a sign to just do it? lol I really need that reassurance