Tag: phil hansford
Psychic Energy
We have seen in the theories of magick, that there is a definite relationship between the 'inner' and 'outer' worlds. We saw this in...
Cabala
Western magick is based upon the Cabala, a Jewish mystical tradition first written down in 12th and 13th century southern France and Spain. It...
Astral Projection
Astral projection (OOBE, out of the body experience) is a popular area of occult literature; for travelling to see other worlds and places while...
Psychic healing and banishing
The basic methods of psychic healing are: 1) creative visualization, 2) prayer, and 3) a banishing ritual.
Basic Ritual
'The first part of every ceremony is the banishing; the second the invoking.' --Crowley, Magick, p. 104 It may be said that ritual is the very...
Thoughtforms and Spirits
Although there are hundreds of kinds of divination, the principle ones are astrology, geomancy, the tarot, the I Ching, and direct psychic means (especially...
Chakras and meditation
According to East Indian philosophy, man possesses seven major *chakras* or psychic centres on his body. Each of these forms a bridge, link, or...
Elements and Forces
The Ancients divided the world into four basic principles or *elements* -- earth, water, fire, and air. That viewpoint has mostly changed with advances...
The Four Worlds
The ancients described man as mind, body, and soul. Psychologists of the twentieth century added the subconscious to that definition. This produces a four-fold...
The Subjectivity of Experience
The universe is a projection of ourselves; an image as unreal as that of our faces in a mirror....We cannot affirm any quality in...
Why Magick
The ability to think seems to set us apart from other creatures. And although we are concerned with living in the physical world, we...