Mom, I hope you don’t read this blog, because I know you would be sure as shit convinced I’m going straight to hell. I’m not, I promise, but I know you worry. Don’t. Jesus’ blood was sufficient for my sins too.
I’m reading some friends’ posts about mom’s day, and I just wanted to tell you, you rock. And thanks. For everything.
The archaic language of the grimoires or Agrippa or something like the Hieroglyphic Monad seems to be easier to process if I picture it being read by James Earl Jones as Darth Vader, with the respirator sound effects in the background and everything.
Don’t do a ritual for wealth and health and expansion on a Thursday and then take a day off on Friday. I did, and I’ve got a bajillion orders to take care of.
Still, I needed that day off. I wrote no Gate, I conjured no spirit, I did not go to work, nor check email, nor facebook. Much.* The only vaguely work related thing I had to do was some paperwork. Other than that, baseball. Good times.
Now, back to Work.
*Just enough to keep off the DTs.
I’ve been doing a lot of divinations for people lately. Consult this, business that, job this, hex that, and I’ve seen it there in every divination I’ve done:
Keep your tray in the upright position, place your head between your knees, and kiss your ass goodbye, because the plane’s going DOWN, motherfucker, in flames!
Ok, not really. The real message I keep getting across the board for everyone in whatever situation they might be in is this:
Eventually, things improve.
The boss that’s riding your ass and making your life hell goes away and you get a raise and things get better at work. The relationship issues that have you ready to kill your SO or yourself eventually fade away, you get over the pain, and you find pleasure in a different aspect of the relationship, and… things get better. The financial crisis hurts like a bitch, and then you get a job, and things get better. The curse is lifted and things get better. Your dog dies, you grieve, and then things get better.
Things always get better, folks. Eventually. It sucks to go through the shit times, but they’re temporary. They aren’t going to kill you, and even if they do, you’ll survive in some fashion. If you’ve done the GREAT WORK you’ll survive as a Power, and if you haven’t you’ll survive as a turnip or a cabbage or something. A happy one*.
Just do what you need to do to put out the fires in your life, and be patient. No matter how bad things are, matters will improve, eventually.
Keep your head.
Don’t panic.
Breathe.
Assess the situation, plan your resolution, execute the plan, and reap the results. You’ll see. Things get better.
* I have it on good authority that cabbages spend most of their existence in happiness, except for the part where they’re stir fried and served steaming over rice towards the end there, but hey, nothing’s perfect
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Ok, he’s dead. Bring the boys back home. Don’t leave the children on their o-o-own… Bring the boys back home.
I now have:
I still need:
Ok, the next Gate ritual and talisman creation guide is available on my web site. It’s also available through this fabulous blog post at the end.
The Gate of the sun was a necessary thing for me to write up. I’ve been going through these Gate Ceremonies to integrate the forces released in our weekly Jupiter rites, and trying to get it grounded so it doesn’t dissipate. By traveling through the Gates of the planets, by conjuring the intelligences of each and working with them, I’m establishing a flow of the forces through all aspects of my manifest existence.
As the forces get integrated along the way, I’ve been going through growing pains. I had done a Saturn rite the week before, and then when I started doing the Jupiter rite, it quickly filled in the bandwidth I’d acquired. Still, it didn’t overwhelm me, so that’s a good thing. The Mars rite gave me discipline to follow through on the projects inspired by the Jupiter stuff, and it also got me through a lot of other things I didn’t know I’d needed to get through. Always an adventure, this process, let me tell you.
But today I was in dire need of the Sun. It had become imperative that I visit and get that force tempered a bit. In Mars it had taken on a fierceness, an intensity to win and do things well and do them right that surprised people who are used to my mild mannered alter ego, Josh. Not always in a good way, either.
It’s funny, I’m writing these things after doing the rite of the previous Gate, and I can see the previous sphere’s forces manifesting in the voice and tone I take as I write the next one. When I become an author instead of a writer, I’ll pay more attention to that kind of thing and aim for more consistency.
Anyway, the Gate of the Sun is available now for those playing along with me at home. Like the others, I talk about the King and Kingship theme and how it relates to the Sphere of the Sun, and also I provide some basic information about other aspects of Solar Magic that will apply beyond the context of Kingdom Ruling. It’s $11.95(USD).
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I need some dirt. I can get East Coast and DC dirt myself, but I need some dirt from across America for a project I’ve got going. I only need a tablespoon or so, and I’d be much obliged if you’d be willing to send me some.
I need some from Florida, Texas, California, Washington State, Montana or North Dakota, and Maine. And Nebraska. Preferably from banks or financial institutions. Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico too, if possible.
If you live in these states and would be willing to put a spoonful of dirt into a plastic baggie and send it to me, please email me at frredactumopus@gmail.com.
I just read a review of my work that made me happy:
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Well, I missed my goal of having the Gate of Mars booklet available for Tuesday in time for the Day of Mars and the Hour of Mars. Sorry about that. The best time to perform this rite is on a Tuesday in the hour of Mars. I did so last night, and it was every bit as powerful as the Jupiter rite. Even though the best time is on the day and hour of the planet, the hour of the planet on any other day works as well, so if you’re in a hurry and don’t want to wait until next week to take the next steps, find a convenient hour of Mars on whatever day you get this, and go for it.
This rite continues the process begun in the Gate of Jupiter, and aids in addressing the next phase after receiving the Anointing as King of your Kingdom in Jupiter. In this book, we look at the Martial qualities required in a ruler, and address the necessity of warfare. A simple method of protection for your kingdom’s regularly scheduled issues is provided, as well as advice in getting and working with a specific spirit to aid in your defense. And offense, as necessary.
It’s available now on my eBooks page for $11.95USD.
