Dogma

Ok, it’s Tuesday and I want to put some fire, be ready…

So, many of you, readers, claim not to be religious and even criticize Christians and any other form of religion and blatantly you say that they are full of dogma and even dare to ridicule them in the best way you can; I, personally, don’t have religion and I don’t follow any form of religion, whether it is mainstream or pagan. I’m not Atheist or Polytheist either, I just know that there’s this Universal force, which does have not form, or place; it’s everywhere and permeates all levels of existence.

I consider myself free of dogma, and that’s why I’m writing this article and I want to make this question: are you full of dogma? Haha…you will say…”NO” and you will start do dislike this article, even without reaching the end…

Let me tell you: if you still use the terms, “god”, angel, demon, and spirit, YES, you’re full of dogma. If you have a pantheon and worship them in any way, you’re full of dogma, you’re full of religiosity, you have no fucking right to ridicule anyone. I have come to the understanding that I still have to use those words with many people, because that’s how we’ve been taught since we were children, and even those famous medieval Grimoires use those words.

Now, let me put your dogma on the thin line: those “gods”, angels, demons and sprits, are just EXTRATERRESTRIALS of different races; there are no such thing as an angel, or a demon; they just belong to one of the different races that live in this planet. They have such advanced capabilities that they can manifest, they can be seen, felt, heard, you can speak to them and they will respond to you; they have that awesome technology that our wands, are just symbolic representations of their weapons; our tablets of practice, are just representations of highly technological devices; those incubus and succubus, are just fucking grays and vicious reptoids abducting you at night; EL, Enlil, Enki, Marduk, Gabriel, Mikael, Enoch, Noah, are just plain living Anunnaki extraterrestrials. Santa Muerte, which the worshipers have given a lot of power to that contamined egregore, is just another Saturn “spirit”.

No god, no alien, no angel, no demon can claim my soul, nor anyone’s soul; the soul comes from that Universal life force that permeates the Universe; no possession exists, no abduction should be allowed. The best way to protect against them, is rising the vibration of your sphere of sensation and gain the power to dominate your own aura, that’s the goal of Alchemy, mastering life at its fullest and there are no shortcuts to it.

Say hello to a new era of information, the uncovering of the truth and the removal of dogmas. Say hello to those beings we speak to, those EXTRATERRESTRIALS who you still call gods.

Peace profound, in LVX

H Frater VL

The advantage of being bilingual

When I decided to have a blog, I started it in English because I live in the United States and of course, it's the official language of the region, and, the majority of people I'm involved with in esoteric topics, speak this language.

Having this approach was very limiting, because we have more than 12 countries south of the US border and hey, I speak that language too; then I decided also to have a blog in Spanish.

The immediate reaction was: "hey, it will be a mirror of my English one", but as I have been getting involved with more and more people who also speak Spanish, I have come to the realization that we have different ways to see the world and we have different needs that those who live in the North.

This makes me re-route the direction of my Spanish blog and gives me the chance to not make the mistakes that people in the North, specially the one related with the "expert" syndrome and thinking that all that Crowley says is the law, for example.

I have been in contact with people with Shamanic instruction and some other traditions and hey, they're awesome (yeah, right now I will have claims that you also have some Shamans out there...) it's Ok, you have the right to claim it.

Getting to know a culture it's a very important aspect of personal development and I will make use that power to grow seeds I've been planting on the south.

Peace profound, in LVX.

H Frater VL

My first encounter with Marduk

Today, as part of my devotionals to Jupiter, I dared to start a new venture in something that I have been interested for some time now.

 

I had my first encounter with Marduk, yes, the great God of the Sumerians and Babylonians, son of Enki, the one who slayed Tiamat (more on Tiamat later...).

 

The intention of the first session was to establish contact and obtain the blessing to start a relationship with the god. Since I didn't know what to expect, I decided this time to do it through meditation and the method was quite simple: in my astral temple, I opened the rite by calling the names in the 4 quarters, above and below; then pray to the god to appear.

 

Since the 50 names are so hard to memorize, I just prayed to him and ask for his attendance, very respectfully and with genuine humbleness. I hadn't finished my prayer, when I felt a presence, yes I actually felt in my sphere of sensation (since I had full consciousness of my actions) and in the "screen", it appeared a very strong and at the beginning, I tried to make the image showed in pictures of what Marduk might be, but immediately I was corrected in my image, and it was a fully live and breathing being, very tall and it had a wand, it was a weapon of light.

 

Then, I welcomed and told him that I was looking for to establish a relationship with him, he agreed and I asked his blessing. At the moment, he pointed the weapon against my forehead and I felt a rush of energy in my body; the energy was very strong and very lovely, like a protector father to his son.

 

I spoke to him again, and presented my thanksgiving for what he had done, and he left.

 

As far as I understand, I have the blessing now and I have a sense of the energies emanating from him, and definitely I will continue my work with Marduk, and feel confident about the impressions obtained in this first contact. I hope the next encounter will be a full physical rite.

 

I feel quiet and peaceful, and one thing I know for sure, is that I have access to another very powerful ally

 

Peace profound, in LVX

 

H Frater VL

Dedication and Success

Some years ago I was talking with a good friend of mine, and in that conversation he mentioned something about the ability of performing magical acts and getting results on demand.

At that time, it seemed to me that it was something unreachable and very difficult, and indeed, it is, and requires a lot of dedication to achieve that.

Now I look at myself and look to all the things I've been gone through and all the success achieved and I have come to this conclusion:

By design and regardless of what tradition you devote to, the rites you perform will bring result; but there are three key elements in obtaining success: the relationship you develop with the entities you communicate with; your dedication and commitment to perform your work; and the amount of LVX that you are able to manage in yourself.

At the beginning, it is crucial and essential to perform full blown rites and if you have the tools of the trade, it will be much better; also, in these full rites you will develop the relationship with the entities and you must start to handle LVX in your own body and not just do mundane petitions to the spirits, but also, activate those energies and power in yourself.

As long as you go, you will gain the ability to do magical acts on demand, on the road, "on the go" and you will start to see results on the field of action, at the very moment you need to obtain something; but remember that this ability will come through time.

I have had countless experiences of this success and the ability I have gained to obtain results "on demand"; but as you just read above, there is another essential element: the LVX, that energy, that power that you accumulate and activate in your body, in your aura. This LVX is a key element also in Initiations, and that's why it is highly recommendable to go through those important rites, because during the Initiation,  your sphere of sensation will have the "signature" that will act as mark in yourself and you will have influx and transmission of power and authority.

You don't need to depend on full setup-temple rites; well, don't misunderstand me, I love to do my rites in that way too, but what I'm trying to say is, that you must gain the ability to perform magical acts, even when you're driving! even at the table at the restaurant! silently, quietly, naturally.

Be dedicated, be successful and do your work.

Peace profound, in LVX

H Frater VL.

Personal Inquisition?

To clear this topic straight: I will not talk about the article about UK government censoring "esoteric" content on the internet or whatever idea that government try to sell to the public.

What I want to address is the "personal inquisition" that every occultist lives these days. Have you noticed that it is very common that everyone involved in esoteric activities of any sort or Tradition, feels safer when they're behind the scenes? this is, using a motto instead of the real name and/or picture of the person.

Someone just might say: "this is the 21st century, the inquisition is over and we live in the information age blah blah ..."; oh yeah, you're right, but if the inquisition as we know it has finished, why do we need to hide ourselves in weird names and pictures of anything occult?

The explanation is simple, we are not prosecuted as it happened in old times; but we are prosecuted in a very subtle way even by our own family and loved ones.

When I opened myself to my family and loved ones and let them know that I am a Rosicrucian, I found some opposition and I believe that this opposition is most of the times caused by fear and/or ignorance of what we have been taught by religion, science and the Education system; on my Facebook page I have many friends that are involved in some form of religion and up to date, no one has said anything negative or banned me for my affiliations to the Rosicrucian Tradition; if at any moment any of them do it, their reasons will be respected but it won't make change who I am.

On the other hand, I have seen how many of my eFriends need to have 2 accounts: one for family, friends and coworkers; and another for the magical acquaintances; if there's no open inquisition as in the past, why do they need to hide away from family, friends and coworkers?

Well, the answer is also simple: prosecution!, if not, think about this: what would your manager say if they found out that you are a badass magician and you are able to work with the "unknown"? after your manager find this, the prosecution can go from discrimination up to termination; What if your devoted Catholic grandmother finds out that you talk to spirits? what if the guys from college, those involved in science projects just find out pictures of your Enochian Tablets?

If what I mentioned on the above paragraph is not real, why you need to hide? as long as your family, friends, loved ones and coworkers don't know this, you will be accepted in their circle and you feel safe when this occurs; but the very moment they find what you really are, then your inquisition begins; then the witch hunt begins.

I believe that no occultist should suffer from this; the same way as "normal" people are able and free to attend their churches or whatever activity they do, even if what they learn there is nothing; we should also be able and be free to do our will.

Peace Profound, in LVX

H Frater VL

Debunking a "challenge"

Before I start, I want to state clear that I'm not willing to please anyone's sympathy and I will speak my mind as I consider necessary; also, this is my opinion I'm entitled to submit, as a free man, and as a member of the Rosicrucian Tradition, specifically, HOGD/AO.

Some days ago, a "challenge" was issued in order to verify the existence of Secret Chiefs in our venerable Rosicrucian Tradition; following the initial post, some other blogs related to the "progress" of the challenge have been posted and the content of such blogs, are the most silly things I've ever read.

First, who did it? Nick Farrell; he's a person that cannot be trusted in any way, unless you are following his political agenda. I don't know if you're blind enough to not see that this guy is earning money by betraying the Tradition he says that inspired him to create his group. This attitude, even from the business point of view, it is dirty and let me ask  you: would you give your hard earned money to someone like him?

Second, by issuing this "challenge" he is in really desperate need of attention, specially from the blind sheeps who follow him. I will tell you why the Secret Chiefs will  never go to his doorstep:

• He is not honest in his inquiry
• He is not the one who will decide if a Secret Chief is willing to even meet him
• He has destroyed his own reputation and trust by his own dirty deeds
• He has denied many times his own actions when there is evidence all around in the internet
• He is not a Rosicrucian

Third, he has published his novels under the same publishing company that he co-owns and just today, he denied his involvement with such company in his blog, and "he should have meant to say some time ago", really? what the hell? who are you trying to fool dude?

Fourth, despite of belonging to a christian Trinitarian organization, he denies it too; do you see the hypocrisy vomited here? denying his own affiliation? what else a person with kind of hypocrisy would do against those who he hates?

Fifth, the Rosicrucian Tradition is ancient, it is not something that "came around the block yesterday" and whether you like it or not, it is based on lineage and direct lines of succession. These lines of succession are established by those who have been in the chain, this is, the Masters or Chiefs, and not by any candidate, and not to say a "Rosicrucian wannabe"; therefore, how can a Rosicrucian succession be given to Farrell if himself is not a Rosicrucian?

I'll keep an eye on these events, why? because the Rosicrucian Tradition needs to be preserved for those who love it and venerate it; evil cannot be left unchecked.

Peace Profound, in LVX

H Frater VL

Censorship and the blind sheeps

Lately, several blogs have been talking about a "Community", which according to them "it is supposed to be a diverse and wide group that includes several Orders, Temples and individuals who practice Golden Dawn Magic".

I belong to a Golden Dawn Order, specifically, the Alpha et Omega and that makes me a member of "the community"; the problem is, that because I belong to a group they don't like, it makes me (according to them) not a member of "the" community.

What a bunch of crap is that? maybe, I'm not a member of "their" group of blind sheeps (I'll go back to the blind sheeps later), however I'm a member of the Golden Dawn community and the real problem is that some of these guys, have self proclaimed "leaders" and take decisions based on what they politically like or dislike.

What about the blind sheeps? well, these guys and many others, like to have a bunch of blind followers, blind sheeps who will bow down their head to them and this is very fucking sick, specially for outsiders...just look at the following example:

I don't understand how outsiders always do bad criticism against the Golden Dawn (as esoteric current), I have read real shit that these guys say; and even without second thought, they claim to be friends of "Golden Dawners" who are the "self proclaimed" leaders of "the community". Can you see how much hypocrisy is vomited here?

To make things clear here, I'm speaking my thoughts and I'm speaking for myself, and I will ever do; I have stated clearly many times that I belong to the HOGD/AO, and if you don't like me because of it, hey, farewell, but I won't please politicians.

I won't bow down my head to anyone, I'm not a blind follower, I'm my own owner and fuck all of those fucking blind sheeps; those who don't dare to speak their minds because their are afraid to lose the sympathy of these lame "leaders"; if you feel offended by this, it is not my fault that your weak mind can't process what I just said.

For a Golden Dawn free of politics,

LVX

Why I have been too silent

When I started this blog, I had the expectation of post regularly about my experiences and topics of my interest, and maybe, the interest of my readers.

Obviously, I have many things to do in my regular life, like work, school, have some fun, and of course the workload of the Orders I belong to. Putting aside the "have some fun" part, my daily life is busy and I'm glad I have no time to waste, because I follow a very structured schedule and besides I'm a very methodical person, and barely have time to keep up to date my blog.

On the other hand, I read many other blogs and of course and I consider a normal thing, to agree or disagree with others in many topics. I respect many people out there, but respecting some people doesn't make me a blind sheep or a blind follower of them. 

But here it is the main issue: as I read blogs and comments, it really discourages me in participate in any form of debate or even provide my insights to others, but why? first, I have learned that when somebody wants to learn something, they will seek for help; second, I have gained the ability of identifying a real need of help from someone who only wants to pick on something; third, I'm not anyone's redeemer.

You might say, but what about the help to others? yes, I do help many people at different levels; but when it is about knowledge, I'm very careful with that because as I advance in my Orders and in the development of my skills, I acknowledge the value of remain silence. I have read weird shit about many topics and instead of inspiring me to participate on discussions, discourages me totally because all the people out there are "experts" and no one has the real humility to learn from others, and because of it, I'm not willing to participate in the battle of the egos. 

I live a modestly prosperous, peaceful and organized life, but I have my anti-craft guns ready, just in case...there's always an asshole trying to "play the bad ass", and for those...only punishment awaits.

I hope to keep blogging again and talk about some topics that will piss-off more than one out there, but that's ok, sometimes, you must be an eye opener instead of a blind sheep.

Peace profound, in LVX

H Frater VL

The Book of Coelius

I had the chance to obtain this book as soon as it was released, and since I read the introduction I had expectations on the material.  The author is a well-known fellow Magician and Alchemist, Christopher Bradford.

This book it is about Alchemy, the Royal Art, the development of the self; and as it is stated on the material, it refers to practices of an Alchemical Order called Ordo Octopi Nigri Pulveri, from which the brother Bradford is member.

The book starts by describing the particular process of this Order; and quickly moves in the details of the Rites to be performed for each step of the Alchemical process.

Being Alchemy a subject of study strongly based on symbolism, this book surpasses the expectations because it presents practical methods, step by step on how to perform the Rites from the ground, for the development and transformation of the self.

The book is practical from cover to cover; no blinds; no unnecessary theory, just the one needed to understand the work that is being presented. This is a book to be used to work with it; this is not a book for the shelf, or for the armchair.

Being an aspiring Alchemist myself and being exposed to other methods, I found the practices on this book highly compatible with my field of study and development, which are the Rosicrucian and Hermetic Traditions.

I encourage those interested in pursuing the Great Work to acquire this book; it will set you apart from being just a conjurer or just a magician who work for mundane goals. Invest in yourself and work in your own development, your own body, your own mind and soul.

Peace Profound, in LVX

H Frater VL

The Ritual Magic Manual

When I joined the HOGD/AO, I received my study materials and among them, I received the part  of this book that corresponds to the magical work of the Neophyte.

It was easy for me to learn and apply this knowledge; I decided to master the rituals and move on to the next grade. When I was enabled to get the new material for my Junioris again, I received the part corresponding to that grade, and that's when I realized that this book it is something I had to own.

When I began my search, I was discouraged for two reasons: 1. it was out of print; and 2. it was highly expensive. As time went by, I kept track of how the prices were changing from seller to seller, until I was able to finally buy it, and I did it.

I was busy enough with my grade work at that time, and the temptation to learn and do the other rites was overwhelming; what else!, I had the whole book for me! but I still kept the pace. With some time available, I started to learn some other rites I needed for practical purposes and I began to perform them.

I have to be very honest here: this is a great book and it worth the money I paid for it and I don't regret it at any moment, and instead I'm glad I obtained it.

But, what makes this book so special? it is the fact that it contains detailed instructions on how to perform the rituals; this is a Grimoire for working magicians and this is not a book for the shelf. It contains all the rituals for every grade of the outer Order, from Neophyte to Portal: Elemental, Planetary, Zodiacal and Sephirotic rituals with precise instructions on god forms; incense; hierarchy of spirits and the Golden Dawn symbolism corresponding to each rite.

The Enochian integration into the Golden Dawn is also remarkable and many "Enochian specialists" out there who claim to be "purists and Dee-like specimens" dare to put poor critics and arguments against the fabulous integration that this book presents. If I have to mention a book that deserves such level of respect, is the work of Michael Stenwick with his Mystical Heptarchy book; which I have also the fortune of own.

My magical work is fully around this book; of course I have other practices, since I belong to 3 Orders and I have connection to other people; but in terms of Golden Dawn magic, my whole work is devoted to the study of this great Grimoire.

Also, I believe in one thing: If the magician has the talent, it can achieve anything with the teachings contained in this book. Some people hasn't even worked this book and they dare say things that go against the prestige of this material.

If I have shaken the bottle of nails with this article...I don't care...I love this book; I'm a Golden Dawn magician, I have the talent, and the power.

Peace profound, in Life, Light and Love.

H Frater VL

Why did I join the HOGD/AO

When I was searching for an Order to join, I have read about that group that existed in 1888 in England and I barely remember the name.

One afternoon, I was at Barnes and Noble and I found the black Regardie's book: "The Golden Dawn". I took it, got a table and started to read, but one afternoon was not enough.

I got back home and started to search "The Golden Dawn" and it was dissapointing to me, that there were many groups called "The Golden Dawn" and I said to myself: "what is the real one?"; but I started to go one by one and I even was about to fall in the Credit Card fraud of the Zink's EOGD; then, I went to McZ and the website was so obscure that just by looking at it made me ran away.

I even bought the "Self Initiation" green book and to be honest, the theory is awesome, I must credit that; but then after reading a lot, I said: "where's the magic?" and also made think "how am I going to Initiate myself if I don't have any power vested on me?" and I kept searching.

One good day, I found the HOGD/AO and the very moment I found the website I knew it was the one I was searching and I didn't even hesitate in joining.

The rites of the neophyte came to me and they were natural; I learned right away and immediately started to see changes. By that time, I had no idea on what was going on on the blogosphere; I didn't know that Zink and some others were waging war against my new Order.

On my way, I found some known names on the web and occult circles...Leitch, Farrell, RO, etc etc and credit to whom credit deserves, RO helped me a lot and I became his student in one of his classes. I knew he disliked what the GD means but I didn't understand why; I just kept doing my class and kept going my way in the Order. At some point, I liked Leitch but somehow I knew I didn't need to spend my money on him; Farrell, I distrust him since the beginning.

As I was progressing in the HOGD/AO, I experienced many good changes in my life with the rituals, spiritually, psychicly and materially. Many rewards, and power...yes, I said power. The fraternal union of my fellow Fratres and Sorores made me feel at home.

I have met many good people in my Order, my tutor; my fellow members of the Temple; and all of those who i just know online by now, but I hope in the future, meet them. Also, I do my duty as officer in the Temple, and we do voluntary work with love to our fellow candidates who come to be Initiated by us; and they know it, they feel how we treat them, with respect and love.

I'm proud of my HOGD/AO, I see the honesty in our brothers and sisters and in the Institution itself. Our order is not a business, the Order doesn't even sell things and we receive our material for free; it's part of our regular study curriculum. Everybody knows that.

The ones who are milking the community are the same who oppose to us, they sell lies and cheap journalism.

We stand strong and independent and no one has the right to take that freedom out of us.

My dear Fratres and Sorores of the HOGD/AO, I love you all, with sincere love and much respect, to each one of you.

Peace profound, in LVX

H Frater VL.

Neglected?

Yes, somehow I have neglected my blog, but not because I have nothing to say; contrary to that I have many things to say but when I plan to write about something I think twice; since as I advance in my Orders, the commitment with my oaths are demanding.

On the other hand, I have been very busy developing my skills both spiritual and mundane; acquiring power and knowledge; developing my inner self and changing my surroundings; and reading many stupid things some people write from time to time.

I expect to continue talking about my experiences and sooner or later I will continue, just be patient.

Be well, with blameless health, with peace divine, and necessary wealth. (Taken from the Orphic Hymn of Jupiter).

Peace profound, in LVX.

Frater VL.

Underestimating Magic

As I have stated clearly on this blog, I'm a Golden Dawn and Rosicrucian magician and I'm proud of it. If you don't like it, leave now, otherwise, keep reading and maybe you will find things you won't like, and guess what? I don't give damn.

Note: I have removed the permission to post and to comment to anonymous users, I won't allow anonymous trolls anymore.

Ok, let's get back to the point:

Everyone think they have the right to underestimate my magic and my work even without knowing me, and just by being a GD magician they think they have the right to do witch hunt against me...and that really pisses me off; many times I read other on blogs posts and comments underestimating GD magic, and I say "Well, who cares what these guys say" but hey, some guys are so damn stupid that they talk even without knowing shit of what happens in a GD Temple...or at least in my house.

The problem with GD magic specially when it has to do with defense, is the fact that we have an oath, where we swear not to use our magic for evil, but let's look at this mundane example:

In U.S., there is what we call "Castle Law" which in summary describes that a person has the right to defend his/her house of habitation from intruders and also the use of lethal force is justified. (I won't cite the literal text here). This means that if for any reason you break into my house to commit a crime and I have a weapon, I have the right to use it against you with lethal force and if the proof goes against you; I will be set free.

So, the use of a weapon is more honorable than the use of magic if someone attacks me with magic? I don't give a damn if you don't like the answer, but the answer is NO. If someone uses magic against me or my loved ones, I will hit back so fucking hard that the attacker will beg to tears for peace every day; and this is not negotiable, period.

I have accomplished many goals purely with GD magic; have I used other methods? YES I have, and that has given me the opportunity to observe the effects of different methodologies and systems, and as long as I have been acquiring and increasing the powers using GD magic I have stopped using other systems; and during some time, I have noticed these things:

1. The first group of people who complaints about GD being "weak" and whaterver, is people who NEVER went above 0=0.

2. Another group of people, if they moved above 0=0 and they cannot figure how to improve their lives using magic, hey, or they are lazy; or simply, they don't have the talent and the guts.

3. The last group, don't have a clue on what happens in a GD Temple and they dare to witch hunt GD magicians.

I love to do a full rite, with tools and observing the details carefuly, but hey, the magician must be able to do magic even when driving, fuck... If you don't have the talent for that, get another job, seriously.

I do magic even at work; at the restaurant; at the gym, sitting in a corner in the steam or sauna room. What do I do? I DO GOLDEN DAWN RITES. If a Santero can do magic while he/she poops, my respect; if a sorcerer can do magic when looking for a car in a dealership to get a good deal, my respect. If a magician needs to be in front of the Santa Muerte or in front of the altar to perform an invocation, or inside a physical circle to perform a rite, hey stop bullying a GD magician.

Some author said (I have the right to reserve the name): "The magician must be able to exit and enter the body at will" and if you don't even work on that alchemical principle, you better keep killing chickens to "offer" to your spirits.

So, if you think you have the right to underestimate my magic and want to play, just have this warning: I'm watching you.

Peace profound, in LVX

Frater VL

What a shame

I'm a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Outer Order of the Rosicrucian Order Alpha et Omega and I've been following Nick Farrell's blog and articles and the defamation and attacks against my Order are more than evident.

What a shame that Nick Farrell calls himself an Adept and a founder of a pseudo Order. First of all, a true Rosicrucian devotes and respect Tradition and this yellow journalist is the least thing he does.

How can Nick Farrell dare to pretend to be considered a person of respect if he spits on the plate from where he eats? How does he dare to desecrate the Golden Dawn Tradition and its founders, and over all, the Rosicrucian Tradition?

How can Nick Farrell disrespect many honest and hard working magicians as myself and many of my fellow members of my Order and the whole Golden Dawn Tradition? The only thing I can think of, is the envy he feels for his lack of achievements and even talent to teach his own students real magic.

Frater VL

Hesitant

It has been a long time since I wrote an article, and to be honest, as I go deeper in the knowledge I receive; the rites I perform, and the grades I advance, I value more and more what secrecy means.

Almost everyday come to my mind ideas on what to write; something to say; something that will be of value for some readers, but that would imply to say things I'm not allowed to say to the public, unless I find someone to be my successor in the Tradition, just as the Rosicrucian Manifesto says.

I have openly said that I'm a Hermetic Magician, Rosicrucian and Martinist and I don't give a damn if you don't like it, but that's what I am. I deeply respect my Orders and the Rosicrucian foundation they have.

So, as the title of this article says, I'm hesitant on continuing this blog because I don't want to talk about things many people just don't deserve to receive, why? some, think they're the bad ass of the block because they do "X" kind of rites or whatever; some others, ask questions not to learn from them, they ask to measure; some others require proof...proof of what? I got nothing to prove to you; therefore, I still don't know what to do, but one thing I know for sure, is the high respect for secrecy I have, and nothing will make me break it.

Peace profound, in Light, Life and Love

Frater VL

Mansions of the Moon eBook and Paperback

Some time ago when I was performing moon invocations something caught my attention powerfully; I had heard about the Mansions of the Moon, but at that moment I hadn't had the chance to work with them and I decided to start to learn and investigate about that system of magic, and I found out that also it is not widespread as I supposed it would be.

I purchased a book from a recognized magician and author and well, I started to learn day after day and I started to perform the rites. As I progressed with the experiments I decided to make the next move: I would perform the rituals according my Tradition which is the Golden Dawn and I adapted the rites to this style of magic and since I was also performing planetary magic from another well known magician and friend, Fr RO, I didn't hesitate in start experiments with these angels by direct invocation.

One of the things that lead me to make the adaptation, is that I found out that the methods I was performing although they are very effective, I didn't feel the total connection to the style of Ceremonial magic I'm used to. My own experiments lead to take notes and do experiments on how the ritual should be performed according my Tradition and that's how after some thoughts, my book was born.

I'm posting the Introduction of the book, so you can have the idea on what the presented material is about. If you're interested, you can order the book Here or you can also click the link on the Header or just above "My Followers" gadget on the right.

The full introduction of the book is here:

"The mansions of the moon is an amazing area of lunar magic which is not widely known from the perspective of direct angelic invocation, since most of the available material has confined this system to the elaboration of talismans, based on few known and rare ancient documents like the Picatrix.

There are twenty eight mansions, and they are influenced and affected directly by the signs of the zodiac, as the system itself refers to the passage of the moon through the zodiac wheel. The configuration used in this book is the Tropical system, which consist of observing the movement of the moon from the earth’s perspective, therefore each mansion have a fixed size in the zodiacal wheel and do not consider the variations in the sun movement in space as it happens with the Sidereal system.

The purpose of this book is to show you how to perform the invocation of the president angels ruling the twenty eight mansions, and not limiting this practice to the construction of talismans. The format of the rites on this book is based on the Golden Dawn Tradition and if you prefer not to perform the parts corresponding to this Tradition, you can omit them. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced magician, you will find that the experiments with these entities are very interesting, and you will have a full explanation on how to safely perform these rites as well.

The first part of the book describes the preparation process; the second part continues with the list of the mansions, angels and their lamens and a brief description of their offices; and the third part, put everything together in explaining the rite step by step.

Keep in mind that this is not the edition of ancient documents or a product of scholar research; therefore don’t expect footnotes citing ancient manuscripts. This is the account of my experiences with these entities from direct invocation. It is a practical manual, and not the copy of a history book.

Remember that every magician is responsible for their actions and how they perform the rites described in this manual. Every cause and intention for good or ill will have their effects and I don’t imply any guarantee in the success of the performance of these rites. Before attempting any of them, use your common sense and your good judgment if you want to modify or exclude or add steps and parts to these rites."

I really hope you find value in the presented material.

Peace profound, in Light, Life and Love

Frater VL

Enochian Dreams

Some time ago I was terrified by the word "Enochian", since I had heard stories on how dangerous and powerful these beings are. The next thing I know, is that I had to incorporate Enochian workings in my rites and that put extra stress on me.

I started to do my invocations and definitely I felt the power in the energies and the manifestation of my magical intentions; but even though, I still had my reserves on the system.

One night I had a very vivid dream, I was building Enochian tools and I was being instructed by some being which I didn't see directly in the dream; he was talking to me and telling me how to do it. Some other night, this being appeared again in another dream and this time he was teaching me something in the Tablets and I was fascinated.

I started to get information on the system and of course some books too; after reading and understanding how things work, I decided to make my own Tablets and finally finished them: Watchtowers, Planetary and now I'm trying to do my SDA. Someone might say "hey, scan the book and that's it", but one thing I have learned is that when you do your own tools, you infuse your energies and you get attuned into the current, besides you get something back too.

In another dream I was with some fellow magicians, and we were performing a Jupiter rite and somehow we were also incorporating Enochian elements. I could not see their faces but I knew who they were and again, another entity was there.

Lately I've been doing more Enochian workings and I think I'm getting into the current and therefore, I'm understanding this system much better and one thing I must make clear here, is that I'm not a historian or scholar, I'm a practicing magician: I comply with my grade work in my Order and I do my rites to what I call "a life management plan", so, if a scholar comes to brag on their historical findings...that's ok.

Peace profound, in Light, Life and Love.

Frater VL

Birthday on a Martial day

Today, 40 years ago I visited this planet again and I'm still not able to remind how many incarnations I have on my back, but one thing I do know: I'm not the same of some years ago; I am experiencing, enjoying and also suffering a big transformation in my life. I found the path to the reintegration of my being into what I was supposed to be before the fall.

I'm a very very old soul, but in my heart I feel like I just reborn and I'm full of youth; ready to walk into the great unknown, and my advantage now is that I have made great allies, visible and invisible, and despite I don't belong to his Order by birth, I belong to his Order by heart.

I'm talking about the great Kamael, Archangel of the warriors, bearer of the sword, the one who will destroy the evil with severity, and tonight I'll celebrate my return to this planet with him; giving thanks for all he has done for me.

"Great Archangel of Madim, great Kamael, in the name of Elohim Gibor I thank thee for the power and strenght invested in me, in my sword and in my life; be always by my side and defeat those who want to cause harm to me, and my loved ones; in the name of the Lord of the Universe, who is my creator and your creator, let there always be peace between us. Amen".

Peace profound, in Light, Life and Love

Frater VL

Continuity

It has been a long time since my last post and during this time, many things happened in my spiritual development.

I've been in the dilemma of continue with this blog or simply shut it down, and the main reason is that I have sworn oaths in the three Orders I belong to; and after thinking about the commitment I have in my hands, I came to the understanding that I don't need to break my oaths or reveal information I receive in order to continue with my writings.

I even decided to remove any information from my personal page in facebook that could establish a link to my esoteric activities; despite I comment about these activities from time to time on some friend's posts. The truth is, I can't deny what I am: I'm a Rosicrucian Magician, regardless of my grades, experience and scholarity, I'm a Rosicrucian Magician.

On the other hand, I'm allowed to talk about published material, since is obvious that anyone can find it on the internet. It is funny to see how many people try to "fix" the LBRP; some others say that they "don't feel anything when doing LBRP", short and quick answer: the LBRP is NOT FOR FEELING ANYTHING!!! and when I read this kind of things, I just refrain from making comments or corrections, why? because I don't want to start useless discussions with people who will try to justify their points of view and therefore avoid flame war.

I love my Tradition, I respect my Orders and their officers and in that spirit, I will continue with this blog and again I emphazise that it will be about my experiences.

Peace profound, in Light, Life and Love

Frater VL

Connecting with your source: Meditation

The next article on the energy work series is about a very misunderstood aspect of psychic development: meditation

Misunderstood? Yes, and this is because for the majority of people, as often happens, meditation is seen with prejudice; on the other hand, magicians of many traditions claim this is a waste of time and even unnecessary.

Before entering into the topic, as I usually do, I want to address some points:

First, for people who is not into magic or mysticism: there are those who are too immersed into their material world, that they can’t see further than their eyes can; for these people, the only reality is what they can see, hear, feel and their material world is so important that when they criticize mystic studies, they don’t even have a valid argument, and the only way to provide discussion, is by discredit these activities.

Second, for magicians of different traditions: before start to post your rants I want to make some clear: I do understand the fact that every tradition has its own system of symbols, spirits, names, etc., but the point I want to bring to the table, is the fact that we as magicians, need to become much more than just conjurers or invokers; before being that, we are spirits, we are emanations of One divine source and our goal, as I mentioned in previous posts, is not become immortal, since we already are, our goal, is to claim our spiritual nature back.

Now you can rant all you want, ok? Well, let’s continue.

Hermetic and Rosicrucian traditions on the other hand do recognize that nature and therefore, as part of their practices and teachings, include meditation.

This is not a merely daydreaming or a passive state of being; this is much more dynamic than you think, and there are different reasons or goals for meditation. This article is about developing our energy work, so let’s go for it!

I will assume that you have read my previous post: Somewhere to go: Your Inner Temple and I will skip this part; if you haven’t read that post, please do it, since there is important information and practice. Once you have ascended into your Temple, the method is as follow:

First, regardless of your physical position (lying down or seated) see yourself in your temple standing or seated, as you prefer and a very important thing to remember, is that you must try to keep your point of view in first person, in other words, don’t see yourself in the image as if you were in a movie, you are the viewer, you are the observer.

Second, deep inhale slowly; while you inhale see a ray of light coming down to your head and physically you must be able to feel the chills in your physical body. When feeling the chills, make the light rotate clockwise and your point of view must be at the crown of your head.

Third, exhale slowly and keep the light rotating and try to make your physical body to feel the chills as this happens. Don’t lose the point of view from the top of your head.

Repeat the second and third step at least 5 times per meditation. After doing that, resume your normal breathing and perform the steps to descend from your Temple and closing your meditation period.

Now, since this is about ritual magic…what about physical workings? Well, to accomplish that, we perform the Middle Pillar Ritual. There is plenty of published information about that ritual, and I don’t believe I would be violating secrecy if I decide to describe it in later posts.
I hope this simple yet efficient procedure, will help you in developing your energetic body.

Peace profound, in LVX

Frater VL