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unorthodox, heretical, or hidden spiritual traditions - mysticism, magic, esoterica, the occult, etc.
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@relic_radiation Everyone I've asked to "pretend they can feel energy" can feel it
So I think ppl are blocked by either beliefs ("energy isn't real") or just having never paid attention to it, in the same way that some people barely ever use their nose
Tyler Altermanx.comthis idea that divination is real, but that it has little to do with what system you use. Some people will prefer tarot, others astrology, others the I Ching, or cracked tortoise shells, or bird signs or dice or just about anything else. All of it works, not because there’s anything inherent to the images of the tarot, or the position of the stars... See more
A General Theory of Divination and Probably Other Stuff
It wasn’t about the cards, not half as much as it was about that person already having access to the latent knowledge somehow. The cards just gave them a way to reel that knowledge in from the unconscious, or the aether.
Similar with astrology, as another example. You can learn all the significations and symbols and signs and everything else and... See more
Similar with astrology, as another example. You can learn all the significations and symbols and signs and everything else and... See more
A General Theory of Divination and Probably Other Stuff
If you’re looking for a good entry point into woo land, I recommend this book as a practical way to investigate the territory for yourself. It makes no big claims about reality. It just gives you some linguistic games to play that highlight the boundaries of the simulation. https://t.co/gRRXdX3E6Y
Path to the I AM
youtube.comMatias de Stefano
Dismantling the Woo-Woo Taboo
karineglinton.substack.com
Quick thread on coincidences, synchronicity and magic. I think it was Gordon White who defined magical practice as working to maximize the number of meaningful coincidences in life.
Coincidences are powerful, in a way that's hard to understand at first.
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