Help Me

[peaceful warrior]

Hi i am new to this but i have been reading some of the posts  and it all sounds really interesting to me. If anyone could help me by telling me where to start or what to do then it would be greatly appreciated.

Also if you know anything about seeing the future could u tell me because, i am not saying i can see the future, i have have some coincides

[bloodsong]

What kind of magic and what are your purposes for learning?  Also, you don't have to expound on the specifics, or even label it, but do you have a personal philosophy of beliefs?  Even scientific atheist is okay, but until you are able to nail down exactly what you want to do, why you want to do it, and how you think it will be accomplished, magic won't do too much.

Bloodsong

[Wizard of Light]

I would love to hear about your coincidences!  I don't believe in coincidences, I think that everything happens for a reason!!!

[peaceful warrior]

well sometimes my dreams happen i mean nothing life changing but i will have seen that point in time in my dream i also will sometimes think of something for no reason like a certain episode of a t.v. show and it will be on later that night.

[Wizard of Light]

That's great!  Sounds like you might have a bit of a gift.  All you can do really to encourage it is to acknowledge it when it happens, and thank those in spirit who work with you for what you are given.

As for your other questions, I would agree with Bloodsong, that some more questions need answering before one can really offer any suggestions or relevant feedback.  

[peaceful warrior]

I would like to learn as much as i can about magic but i would first like to learn healing and good luck/fortune spells first

[bloodsong]

Healing is a matter of intent, not form.  The idea of luck betterment is what all magic is about.  Magic is trying to change circumstances to conform to what you think is best, after all.

For healing, I use directed energy through hands and distance spells.  What we would need to know is what form of magic you would be able to perform, and what kind of practices you are drawn to.  Candle spell work, ritual, meditative, the list is endless, and all of it can be conformed to the practices you mentioned.

Bloodsong

[peaceful warrior]

meditative

sorry for being such a noob

[bloodsong]

Don't worry, we were all there. Considering that I am only 24, I was there a lot more recently than you might suspect!  For meditation, just search the forums past posts.  The subject has come up more often than you can realize.  

A great book, at least in my opinion, on the subject, is Book 4 by Aliester Crowley.  Only Part 1 really deals with meditation, though.  It is also a lot more focused and painful than most other methods of learning.

For instance, whereas most would tell you to choose a simple asana (position) and get used to it slowly for a long period of time, Book 4, Part 1 tells you to take an intermediate asana, hold it for an hour everyday, no matter the personal pain involved.  It hurts, but it works a lot faster than most I have seen, and if you stick with it, you also gain a great amount of discipline.  That strengthened will helps out in magic.

As for working magic from a meditative state, the best way is through the Golden Dawn version of astral projection in my experience.  This takes a while to master, but is effective.  Again, though, this is MY experience, and may not work as well for you.  I'm sure there are other methods, and others will likely post some of them.  Try them all.

If you have the means, get Israel Regardie's books Golden Dawn and Tree of Life.  If you want to try the mediation exercises from Book 4, Part 1, I have it on pdf and can send it to you, just PM me.

Bloodsong

[Wizard of Light]

What a good choice - meditative is fun and a good place to start!  

It is all about focus and visualisation mostly.  There is a great meditation for abundance I've used before... let me think if I can remember it properly... better yet I'll look it up and post later today!

[peaceful warrior]

thanks a lot you have been a great deal of help

[Wizard of Light]

Apologies for not getting back sooner!

The abundance meditation is as follows:
Picture yourself in an open meadow with a lovely brook.  Take some time to imagine and explore all the beautiful details.  Fully enjoy and appreciate all the surroundings.

Then, when you are ready, begin to walk and soon find yourself in a waving field of golden grain.  Once more, fully enjoy and appreciate all that is around you.

Continue to wander and explore, finding more and more beautiful environments of great variety - mountains, forests, deserts, oceans, etc.  Take some time to explore and appreciate each one.

Then take a boat to a lush tropical island, which has many incredible fruit on its many trees.  Wander around on the island, appreciating its many wonders, until you come upon a huge castle, where you are welcomed with an enormous feast, music and dancing.  

Then you are taken to a vast treasure room in the castle and presented with incredible jewels, precious metals, gorgeous clothes, and so much more that you could ever use.

See yourself wandering around the world, finding or being given everything you could ever want, in much greater quantities than you could ever wish for.  Imagine the world as a magnificent paradise in which everyone you meet is experiencing the same fullness and abundance that you are.  Enjoy it thoroughly.

Eventually come home, happy and contented, and think about the fact that the Universe is truly a place of incredible wonder and abundance.

[peaceful warrior]

thanks a ton i will try that right away