tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659330560006301380.post2787083500142630995..comments2023-11-05T04:28:41.397-08:00Comments on Strategic Sorcery: Nightside of the Tree of LifeJason Miller,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03034226672257024583noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659330560006301380.post-48366054478662381172008-09-16T21:53:00.000-07:002008-09-16T21:53:00.000-07:00I though you might find it interesting. It was, o...I though you might find it interesting. It was, of course, the symbols from the dark side of the tree of life. Marc simply called them the back of the tree.<BR/> <BR/>I actually had no idea about the shadow tarot, or your particular working. But it triggered my memory of that dream... and I generally don't remember my dreams unless there is something more to them.corvusbrachyrhynchoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547878177676015629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659330560006301380.post-45581239816891576502008-09-16T19:54:00.000-07:002008-09-16T19:54:00.000-07:00WOW Don. Your Dream describes a ritual that I once...WOW Don. <BR/><BR/>Your Dream describes a ritual that I once did with the cards very closely, using colored string to set up a mandala and various totem items inside it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharingJason Miller,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03034226672257024583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659330560006301380.post-6387370066265343522008-09-16T10:34:00.000-07:002008-09-16T10:34:00.000-07:00Very interesting. I have long since made friends ...Very interesting. I have long since made friends with the reptilian modality, and often find it useful for more primal/shamanic-type workings; it is simple and direct, if one know how to balance it.<BR/><BR/>I figured I would let you know about a connected dream... but some background first:<BR/>Some time ago, Marc was reading a book. I glanced over his shoulder and spotted a table, it turned out to be from Liber 231. Marc was vague regarding his current workings, but showed the other table that he was working with. My eyes immediately drifted to another set of images. I told him that I would be curious about working with <I>those</I> images. He was a little freaked, but we considered a set of simple "blind" meditations to see what I might glean. The idea being that I should have had no idea what I might be expected to discover.<BR/><BR/>We never actually ended up doing anything with them.<BR/><BR/>However, I did have a dream that I used as the basis of a story I was trying to write at that time... I'll have to see If I can find it. I remember most of it.<BR/><BR/>There was a small group of people, mixed occultist-types, and one of them had locked himself in his room for some time. He was in the dark moaning and banging things around, occasionally babbling and screaming... The door was locked and nobody could open the door. One character, a guy with dark hair and dark eyes, merely knocked on the door and asked if he could enter. The door opened.<BR/><BR/>The person who was in the room was sitting atop an old wooden bar stool, rocking back and forth, as if he might topple at any second but didn't. A series of cards were arranged in a circle about him, more of a slight spiral. He waved out his arms and said, "behold the world." He then began to laugh, but told them to not touch anything. There was a series of connection made between the cards. colored string, sticks, and dental floss drew lines in what might be a random pattern. Odd objects: a feather, a stone, a bit of broken glass, etc. were arranged on the cards or at key intersections. <BR/><BR/>Some of the occultist-types were freaked out and ran away after looking at what he had created, others just shook their heads. <BR/><BR/>I was never sure what to do with this, so never finished the story. I figured you might find that interesting.corvusbrachyrhynchoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14547878177676015629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659330560006301380.post-51663995888416816952008-09-15T18:55:00.000-07:002008-09-15T18:55:00.000-07:00Well, I wouldn't quite put it as "last resort" as ...Well, I wouldn't quite put it as "last resort" as all that. Its an initiatory experience and magickal adventure. I would not recommend it as the solution to a single issue.Jason Miller,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03034226672257024583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3659330560006301380.post-62365613487526108822008-09-15T16:06:00.000-07:002008-09-15T16:06:00.000-07:00Thanks, I find that most interesting. I can see th...Thanks, I find that most interesting. I can see the use here for a bit of theurgy when you have guts and nothing else has worked.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144040453666802786noreply@blogger.com