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Bad Energies and Spirits

I believe that many people have bad energies and spirits attached to them but do not know it. I don't believe Pagans are much less an exception to this than anyone else. Some bad energies and spirits can remain attached and all the sage and purifi...

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About Me:

Hermetic Alchemical Irish Heathen Vodouisant

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http://templeofama.000space.com/Home.htm

Favorite Books

The Kybalion by Three Initiates

By Julius Evola:
The Hermetic Tradition: Symbols & Teachings of the Royal Art
The Yoga of Power
Introduction to Magic
Eros & The Mysteries of Love
The Mysteries of the Grail
The Doctrine of Awakening
Ride the Tiger

Vodou Books:
Vodou Shaman
Invisible Powers: Vodou in Haitian Life & Culture
Vodou Visions
Vodou Quantum Leap

By Peter Kingsley:
In the Dark Places of Wisdom
Reality

By Dan Millman:
Way of the Peaceful Warrior
Wisdom of the Peaceful Warrior
Sacred Journey of the Peaceful Warrior
The Journey of Socrates
No Ordinary Moments

By Fulcanelli:
The Dwellings of the Philosophers
The Mysteries of the Cathedrals

By the Comte De St. Germain:
The Most Holy Trinosophia
The Triangle Book

By Frater Albertus:
Praxis Spagyrica Philosophica
From One to Ten
Seven Rays of the QBL

By Parmeneides of Velia:
De Naturae

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Occultist, Pagan, Witch, Mystic, Other Spirituality, Heathen

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Sleepless Rambling

Well, I've had stomach problems for a few days, so I can't get to sleep yet. So, I'm just going to throw something out there and see what bites...

In the past few years I've noticed a disturbing trend amongst many Pagans. In their desire to dissociate themselves from the fluffy bunnies, many Pagans are turning into petty, vengeful, cruel, manipulative assholes. And they think this is somehow an improvement! I'd take a fluffy bunny over these people any day. Maybe you know some of them? They're… Continue

Posted on November 20, 2009 at 3:30am — 4 Comments

Perfect Love and Perfect Trust My Foot!

A couple of years ago I swore an oath: I would set foot in no Pagan ritual where I am forced to say that I enter "In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust" unless I could honestly mean it. Which, to be honest, is very rare. In public circles not only may there be people I don't particularly like let alone perfectly love (or even imperfectly), and who I certainly do not perfectly trust (or again even imperfectly), there are also bound to be total strangers there, whom I clearly could not know well enoug… Continue

Posted on November 19, 2009 at 12:30pm — 7 Comments

When I Snapped

As it is obvious that one of the purposes of my blog here will be to voice my criticisms of what I view as shabby occultism, in Neopaganism or elsewhere, I should explain what led me to the decision to make my criticisms so public instead of just sharing it amongst like minded occultists of various shades and stripes as I always tended to in the past. I used to think that the things that bothered me were ultimately harmless and so could be ignored without justifying by a response. My mind was ch… Continue

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 11:00pm — 9 Comments

A Proud Occult Elitist

I am an elitist of the occult, a snob of the metaphysical, an aristocrat of the spiritual, and proud of it. Any readers will have to know that about me ahead of time, before I delve into any further topics. And I do not particularly care if my elitism offends you. You are welcome to be elitist right back, if you think you are more deserving to a sense of elitism. I will say things that will likely offend many people. In fact, I can promise I won't get through this very post without offending som… Continue

Posted on November 16, 2009 at 10:45pm — 8 Comments

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At 8:51pm on November 21, 2009, Juxtapose Jigsaw gave Bayou Mage a gift…: Red Ribbon
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At 8:32pm on November 21, 2009, Juxtapose Jigsaw said…: Mr. Bayou, do you have any instant message service? I think it would be better if we talked in real time than on a message board.

At 11:42pm on November 20, 2009, Herne said…: Hi Mage! I've been trying to send you a friend request but for some reason they are not sending. I would like to add you to my friends if I may...

Blessings!

At 10:02pm on November 19, 2009, Maire Hel Wolf said…: You know, my location and my ancestry has made me almost an expert when it comes to a very few things. Knowing it when seeing it. But it has to do with politics and with psychology, oh, I see, you are conversing with David. He is very good at PR. I'm not, I'm too feisty -.-
Thank you for the add, by the way. :)

At 9:42pm on November 19, 2009, Maire Hel Wolf said…: Let me get something straight: I can't do it in any thread. But a lot of them are using the same ideals and the same jargon. And plenty of them have the same vibe.

At 12:50am on November 19, 2009, Arcane the WhiteRaven said…: been trying to send an add but it wont let me for some reason. if you would have accepted it send me one.

At 11:34pm on November 18, 2009, JAMMINjordy! said…: "I believe masculine only or feminine only spirituality (again not talking about specific instances where the two may do things separately, I'm referring to a consistent and inflexible gender exclusivity) is incredibly imbalanced and at best a serious hindrance to spiritual evolution and at worst actually harmful to the individual. I cannot, therefore, allow such a viewpoint to be promoted without saying, "No, I say you're wrong about that, and here's why..." Because if I truly believe the imbalance to be a hindrance or even harmful, but instead all I say is, "Well paths are equally valid," I'd be being dishonest to and about myself and possibly allowing harm to come to others which I might be able to prevent." ~You

Please, dear Bayou Mage, explain exactly how this "imbalance" is harmful to anyone, let alone the "imbalanced" practitioner... I'm baffled at where an opinion like this would come from. Please forgive me; I'm not used to this kind of ignorance coming from a Pagan. I guess it truly does take all kinds to make the world go ‘round. U__U

At 6:20pm on November 18, 2009, David Carron said…: Cool.

I am perfectly ok with folks exploring and finding out stuff as long as they know what they are in for. And there is some truth in the advertising (say it with me - it's not Asatru...)

At 5:08pm on November 15, 2009, David Carron said…: Dude, do you know the history of Calderon Farms?

At 11:46am on November 15, 2009, David Carron said…: "Hermetic Alchemical Irish Heathen Vodouisant"

Wow. I'm going to have to quote this.

Which means I have to ask: Do you transform your chickens in an Irish Stew while hailing Odin? :)

Seriously, I'm quite curious as how you reconcile all these different religions and philosophies and would like to know.