Developing Magical Consciousness

Author : Susan Greenwood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351628013

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Offering a new template for future exploration, Susan Greenwood examines and develops the notion that the experience of magic is a panhuman orientation of consciousness, a form of knowledge largely marginalized in Western societies. In this volume she aims to form a "bridge of communication" between indigenous magical or shamanic worldviews and rationalized Western cultures. She outlines an alternative mythological framework for the latter to help develop a magical perception, as well as giving practical case studies derived from her own research. The form of magic discussed here is not fantastic or virtual, but ecological and sensory. Magical knowledge infiltrates the body in its deepest levels of the subconscious, and unconscious, as well as conscious awareness; it is felt and understood through the connection with an inspirited world that includes the consciousness of other beings, including those of plant, animal and the physical environment. This is anthropology from the heart rather than the head, and it engages with the messy area of emotions, an embodiment of the senses, and struggles to find a common language of listening to one another across a void of differences. The aim is to provide a non-reductive structure for the creative interplay of both magical and analytical modes of thought. Passion is a motivator for change, and a change in attitude to magic as an integrative force of human understanding is the main thread of this work.

Author : Susan Greenwood,Erik D. Goodwyn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317517214

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Magical Consciousness by Susan Greenwood,Erik D. Goodwyn Pdf

How does a mind think magically? The research documented in this book is one answer that allows the disciplines of anthropology and neurobiology to come together to reveal a largely hidden dynamic of magic. Magic gets to the very heart of some theoretical and methodological difficulties encountered in the social and natural sciences, especially to do with issues of rationality. This book examines magic head-on, not through its instrumental aspects but as an orientation of consciousness. Magical consciousness is affective, associative and synchronistic, shaped through individual experience within a particular environment. This work focuses on an in-depth case study using the anthropologist’s own experience gained through years of anthropological fieldwork with British practitioners of magic. As an ethnographic view, it is an intimate study of the way in which the cognitive architecture of a mind engages the emotions and imagination in a pattern of meanings related to childhood experiences, spiritual communications and the environment. Although the detail of the involvement in magical consciousness presented here is necessarily specific, the central tenets of modus operandi is common to magical thought in general, and can be applied to cross-cultural analyses to increase understanding of this ubiquitous human phenomenon.

Author : Eugene Subbotsky
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190453114

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Magic and the Mind by Eugene Subbotsky Pdf

Magical thinking and behavior have traditionally been viewed as immature, misleading alternatives to scientific thought that in children inevitably diminish with age. In adults, these inclinations have been labeled by psychologists largely as superstitions that feed on frustration, uncertainty, and the unpredictable nature of certain human activities. In Magic and the Mind, Eugene Subbotsky provides an overview of the mechanisms and development of magical thinking and beliefs throughout the life span while arguing that the role of this type of thought in human development should be reconsidered. Rather than an impediment to scientific reasoning or a byproduct of cognitive development, in children magical thinking is an important and necessary complement to these processes, enhancing creativity at problem-solving and reinforcing coping strategies, among other benefits. In adults, magical thinking and beliefs perform important functions both for individuals (coping with unsolvable problems and stressful situations) and for society (enabling mass influence and promoting social harmony). Operating in realms not bound by physical causality, such as emotion, relationships, and suggestion, magical thinking is an ongoing, developing psychological mechanism that, Subbotsky argues, is integral in the contexts of politics, commercial advertising, and psychotherapy, and undergirds our construction and understanding of meaning in both mental and physical worlds. Magic and the Mind represents a unique contribution to our understanding of the importance of magical thinking, offering experimental evidence and conclusions never before collected in one source. It will be of interest to students and scholars of developmental psychology, as well as sociologists, anthropologists, and educators.

Author : Susan Greenwood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000183191

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The Nature of Magic by Susan Greenwood Pdf

This book examines how and why practitioners of nature religion - Western witches, druids, shamans - seek to relate spiritually with nature through 'magical consciousness'. 'Magic' and 'consciousness' are concepts that are often fraught with prejudice and ambiguity respectively. Greenwood develops a new theory of magical consciousness by arguing that magic ultimately has more to do with the workings of the human mind in terms of an expanded awareness than with socio-cultural explanations. She combines her own subjective insights gained from magical practice with practitioners' in-depth accounts and sustained academic theory on the process of magic. She also tracks magical consciousness in philosophy, myth, folklore, story-telling, and the hi-tech discourse of postmodernity, and asks important questions concerning nature religion's environmental credentials, such as whether it as inherently ecological as many of its practitioners claim.

Author : Melita Denning,Osborne Phillips
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide Limited
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0875421946

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Magical States of Consciousness by Melita Denning,Osborne Phillips Pdf

Author : Taylor Ellwood
Publisher : Taylor Ellwood
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781724423887

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Space/Time Magic Foundations by Taylor Ellwood Pdf

Learn how to get consistent results with space/time magic. In Space/Time Magic Foundations, Taylor Ellwood walks you through how to apply the elements of time, space, memory, and imagination to your magical practice so you that can turn desired possibilities into consistent results. You will learn the following: · Advanced sigil magic techniques that help you line up possibilities and turn them into reality. · How to use dream consciousness to connect with the past and future. · How to be in the right space and right time for your desired results. · Who the spirits of space/time are and how to work with them. · And much more. In Space/Time Magic Foundations, you’ll learn how to apply the fundamental practices of space/time magic to get consistent results that change your life.

Author : Cat Gina Cole
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780738767789

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Psychic Skills for Magic & Witchcraft by Cat Gina Cole Pdf

Enhance Your Magical Life with Powerful Psychic Skills Develop your natural intuitive abilities and use them to expand your witchcraft with this book's magical secrets and hands-on tutorials. Filled with techniques for all skill levels, Psychic Skills for Magic & Witchcraft guides you through an impressive number of topics, including mantic arts and kinesis, pathworking, remote viewing, aspecting, channeling, astral travel, and dreamwork. Cat Gina Cole shows you how to strengthen the five faculties of the mind—perception, reason, intellect, discernment, and will—which together form your intuition. Learn strategies for shifting your consciousness and removing psychic blocks. Discover how to work with the clairs and apply your talents to mediumship, divination, and deities. Featuring practical exercises and thought-provoking discussions, Psychic Skills for Magic & Witchcraft helps you explore your potential, build your expertise, and apply your gifts for a more empowered and fulfilling life. Includes a foreword by Phaedra Bonewits, a High Priestess of the Coven of the Rising Phoenix and coauthor of Real Energy

Author : Julius Evola,The UR Group
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-13
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620558577

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Introduction to Magic by Julius Evola,The UR Group Pdf

The rites, practices, and texts collected by the mysterious UR group for the use of aspiring mages. • Rare Hermetic texts published in English for the first time. • Includes instructions for developing psychic and magical powers. In 1927 Julius Evola and other leading Italian intellectuals formed the mysterious UR group. Their goal: to bring their individual egos into a state of superhuman power and awareness in which they could act "magically" on the world. Their methods: the practice of ancient Tantric and Buddhist rituals and the study of rare Hermetic texts. So successful were they that rumors spread throughout Italy of the group's power, and Mussolini himself became quite fearful of them. Now for the first time in English Introduction to Magic collects the rites, practices, and knowledge of the UR group for the use of aspiring mages. Included in Introduction to Magic are instructions for creating an etheric double, speaking words of power, using fragrances, interacting with entities, and creating a "magical chain." Among the arcane texts translated are the Tibetan teachings of the Thunderbolt Diamond Path, the Mithraic mystery cult's "Grand Papyrus of Paris," and the Greco-Egyptian magical text De Mysteriis. Anyone who has exhausted the possibilities of the mundane world and is ready to take the steps necessary to purify the soul in the light of knowledge and the fire of dedication will find a number of expert mentors here.

Author : Susan Greenwood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000189827

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The Nature of Magic by Susan Greenwood Pdf

This book examines how and why practitioners of nature religion - Western witches, druids, shamans - seek to relate spiritually with nature through 'magical consciousness'. 'Magic' and 'consciousness' are concepts that are often fraught with prejudice and ambiguity respectively. Greenwood develops a new theory of magical consciousness by arguing that magic ultimately has more to do with the workings of the human mind in terms of an expanded awareness than with socio-cultural explanations. She combines her own subjective insights gained from magical practice with practitioners' in-depth accounts and sustained academic theory on the process of magic. She also tracks magical consciousness in philosophy, myth, folklore, story-telling, and the hi-tech discourse of postmodernity, and asks important questions concerning nature religion's environmental credentials, such as whether it as inherently ecological as many of its practitioners claim.

Author : Susan Greenwood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015061446095

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The Nature of Magic by Susan Greenwood Pdf

This book examines how and why practitioners of nature religion - Western witches, druids, shamans - seek to relate spiritually with nature through 'magical consciousness'. 'Magic' and 'consciousness' are concepts that are often fraught with prejudice and ambiguity respectively. Greenwood develops a new theory of magical consciousness by arguing that magic ultimately has more to do with the workings of the human mind in terms of an expanded awareness than with socio-cultural explanations. She combines her own subjective insights gained from magical practice with practitioners' in-depth accounts and sustained academic theory on the process of magic. She also tracks magical consciousness in philosophy, myth, folklore, story-telling, and the hi-tech discourse of postmodernity, and asks important questions concerning nature religion's environmental credentials, such as whether it as inherently ecological as many of its practitioners claim.

Author : Evelyn Underhill
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781773560045

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Mysticism: A Study in Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness by Evelyn Underhill Pdf

Remaining a classic in its field, this book explains first how mysticism relates to such things as vitalism, theology psychology, symbolism and magic. This treatment may seem unusual for Christian mysticism, but it relates widely to the world as we know it and the different practices therein. Part Two explores the awakening, purification and illumination of yourself and gives solid groundwork for such things as voices, visions dreams and other mystical experience.

Author : Julius Evola,The UR Group
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620557181

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Introduction to Magic, Volume II by Julius Evola,The UR Group Pdf

Authentic initiatic practices, rituals, and wisdom collected by the UR Group • Shares a rigorous selection of initiatory exercises, including instructions for creating the diaphanous body of the Opus magicum, establishing initiatic consciousness after death, and the construction of magical chains (the enchained awareness of initiates) • Offers studies of mystery traditions throughout history, presenting not only the principles themselves but also witnesses to them and their continual validity today The “Gruppo di UR” was a group of Italian esotericists who collaborated from 1927 to 1929. The purpose of this group was to study and practice ancient rituals gleaned from the mystery traditions of the world, both East and West, in order to attain a state of superhuman consciousness and power to allow them to act magically on the world. They produced a monthly journal containing techniques for spiritual realization, accounts of personal experiences, translations of ancient texts, and original essays on esoteric topics. The group included a distinguished line-up of occultists, neo-pagans, freemasons, Anthroposophists, orientalists, poets, and members of high society. The prime movers of the group were Arturo Reghini (1878-1946), a Pythagorean mathematician and reviver of a spiritual Freemasonry, and Julius Evola (1898-1974), then a young philosopher with a precocious mastery of the esoteric doctrines of East and West. Many years later, in 1971, Evola gathered these essays into three volumes. Inner Traditions published Volume I in 2001, under the title Introduction to Magic: Rituals and Practical Techniques for the Magus. This volume, the second in the series, complements the first one, yet they are not strictly sequential, and their contents can be read in any order. Volume II shares authentic initiatic wisdom and a rigorous selection of initiatory exercises, including instructions for creating the diaphanous body of the Opus magicum, establishing initiatic consciousness after death, and the construction of magical chains (the enchained awareness of initiates). It offers studies of mystery traditions throughout history, presenting not only the principles themselves but also witnesses to them and their continual validity today. This series shows that the “Magic” of the UR Group meant an active and affirmative attitude toward individual development, handed down from a “primordial tradition” and discernable in alchemy, Hermetism, esoteric religious doctrines, indigenous practices, Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Vedanta, and the pagan mysteries of the West. Although some of the practical experiments demanded extraordinary efforts, both individual and collective, there is incalculable value here even for the less heroic, for merely reading these essays leaves a permanent mark on the reader.

Author : Jennie Marlow
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780595293186

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Personal Magic by Jennie Marlow Pdf

Internationally recognized psychic and teacher, Jennie Marlow, expands our understanding of the soul with groundbreaking information on the new manifesting. Her guides, Spotted Eagle and Grandfather White Elk, show how the soul works in the higher dimensions to bring us possessions, relationships, health and experiences. They offer simple exercises and meditations that connect us to the unlimited resources of the soul. They teach us how to dissolve the blocks to personal creativity that are standing between us and the life we desire. Learn how to work on the level of energy to create anything you truly desire. Conquer fear, anger and sadness. Release the fear-based thought-forms that are creating your present reality. Create new thought-forms from the energy of your soul. Discover your life purpose and understand how it unleashes the power of your personal magic. Learn your magic type, and see how your magic creates and manifests in its own unique style. Gain insight into the strengths, challenges and life lessons your magic represents. Discover the authenticity of Spirit that is essential to manifesting. Personal Magic ushers in a new era of co-creating the lives of our dreams as we walk the path of our spiritual evolution.

Author : Nevill Drury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Magic
ISBN : 0731810562

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The History of Magic in the Modern Age by Nevill Drury Pdf

History of magic and exploration of the resurgence of magical belief in the modern age. Traces the development of today's magical consciousness from the Hermetic order of the Golden Dawn through to the revival of Wicca, the Celtic religious traditions, and the re-emergence of Goddess worship. Profiles figures such as Aleister Crowley, Austin Osman, Anton LaVey and H. R. Giger. Includes glossary, bibliography, notes and index. The English-born author is an Australian resident. Previous books include 'Exploring the Labyrinth' and 'Pan's Daughter'. First published in the UK in 2000.

Author : Bernd-Christian Otto,Michael Stausberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317545033

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Defining Magic by Bernd-Christian Otto,Michael Stausberg Pdf

Magic has been an important term in Western history and continues to be an essential topic in the modern academic study of religion, anthropology, sociology, and cultural history. Defining Magic is the first volume to assemble key texts that aim at determining the nature of magic, establish its boundaries and key features, and explain its working. The reader brings together seminal writings from antiquity to today. The texts have been selected on the strength of their success in defining magic as a category, their impact on future scholarship, and their originality. The writings are divided into chronological sections and each essay is separately introduced for student readers. Together, these texts - from Philosophy, Theology, Religious Studies, and Anthropology - reveal the breadth of critical approaches and responses to defining what is magic. CONTRIBUTORS: Aquinas, Augustine, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Dennis Diderot, Emile Durkheim, Edward Evans-Pritchard, James Frazer, Susan Greenwood, Robin Horton, Edmund Leach, Gerardus van der Leeuw, Christopher Lehrich, Bronislaw Malinowski, Marcel Mauss, Agrippa von Nettesheim, Plato, Pliny, Plotin, Isidore of Sevilla, Jesper Sorensen, Kimberley Stratton, Randall Styers, Edward Tylor