The process of learning, experiance. I have neither yet and sorry if this seems like big brother. But I am going to write my personal experiances on here as I hopefully progress, so I can be advised on my road to learning and new members can understand more the process and see if they are going wrong. Everything I have done has come from the knowledge of SoM forum and Deep Arts forum, I would also like to thank everyone within Deep Arts for there guidance and advice in been able to come as I have and further as I progress, also other SoM members from different Covens. If I missed anyone I am sorry.
I first joined the forum on the 18/07/11 I think, anyway straight away I learned that meditation is the key, their is a number of basics course under the general information tab on the forum. I used a couple to find the best technique and altered it till I found my santuary for relaxation. The other thing I was told was this is not an overnight, a week or month commitment to learn but can take years so read no further if you are after quick results.
I started with just relaxing meditation for a few days, visualization practice, grounding, balancing, centering and circles, though circles I would do as visualization pratice, keep it simple a circle around you.
24/07/11 After help from another of the Deep Arts, I was able to envision an energy ball, practicing concentration as I lose it sometimes, when I envision it moving up my arms I get cold tingly feeling follow. Not sure if that is the right feeling but is progress I am guessing, will see if I get different results over next couple weeks before moving on and report on here.
26/07/11 My meditation state with energy seems to have taken a turn, I no longer get the cold tingly but a vibrating feeling when I imagine moving the energy over parts of my body, to see if it was me just imagining it, I tested it going slower, and faster, though it seemed to restrict on speed to how quickly I wanted it to move, so I slowed my thought process of wanting it to move, and it followed, slowed it down again and it followed, so I tried again to make it go quicker, and it did to a certain point before not going as quick as I visualised.
29/07/11 Ok from previous, I have learned that energy can only flow at a certain speed, it had been bugging me, also I have tried meditating with the 4 different elements and i got 4 different feelings from all 4, was a sensation and a half, wonderful. I am kinda buzzing now. Won't try them all at once again, will make sure I have fully dispelled them out of my body before moving to the next, I feel I am ready to progress with the next lot of basics, shielding. Also Chakra work may be needed. I am yet to try using spirit energy, some people do not believe it to be an element, will wait till I am more familiar with the other 4 before trying spirit as it never feels the same.
Today I also decided where I want to start my learning, I have already purchased and received runes and am learning about them, I am also going to research about dreams and Astral Projection. I have ordered books for dream interpretation and read up on Astral Projection, I know I am not ready but can understand it for when I am.
Well today is the 30/07/11 the day I decided to start this thread, I will put as much information as I can into this for now on, sorry if what I have already put appears a bit vague.
hello and welcome :-) great post. i am a begginer ( have been for some months now ) but if i can help in anyway please feel free to say. many blessings
04 Aug 2011 - Thank you macus as mentioned this is what this post is all about. I have been practicing what I was advised, trying to get in touch with my Spirit guide with no luck, but have read they don't always appear and it may be by a nudge in the right direction at the time most needed, so I have been going into my visualization, grounding and shielding. For a while I have been getting headaches as mentioned is a type of magical attack, but started meditating and balancing Chakras with shielding and grounding and to a degree it has lessened. I do not think its attacks, possibly the weather. My visualization, is now not so simple, I imagine an alter with various items on it, at the minute they are vague with out much detail but am working on it, my dream interpretation books have arrived so am working on them. I will update weekly more then likely now my progress seems to be steadying out.
I am under a tree, lake by my side, I now imagine myself in 2 circles, in between two is a small ring of fire, a lake surrounds me and I am in the middle, trying to draw of all 4 at once, trying to feel the combinations, I keep getting each seperate, not sure it is possible to draw on 4 all at once or if it takes practice. I got rid of the alter, the alter is now the tree.
I am starting to feel the elements energy easier when visualizing, also quicker and feeling stronger. It's like some flood gates been opened but I have had a constant head ache since, tablets won't work, will try balancing my chakras.
I managed to find out the problem from RashnuX, what I did not realise is when you try to draw all 4 elements at once you actually are drawing on a spirit, unless your attuned to it so to speak it can result in headaches, cured by grounding to my favored element which is air, I am always drawn to use that one first. Also I had my first AP (astral projection) experiance, did not get vert far but it's a start, with practice I will get further.
ok since last been on here, I have ordered some obsidian stones, snowflake obsidian stone and I am thinking about buying some pointy stone wands for the better word to help with different aspects when i practice. I have also come to understand how the basics coincide with the magickal workings and feel I cannot talk about it lest spoil it for those learning and not known, I will say it is something you must come to understand yourself for it to mean true value, to just be told, would be no value or meaning, I hope I explained that right.
Now I understand the basics is important, but also now I understand is there anything wrong with practicing with what I have learned in a basic value. Also I want to fly in AP but struggling to get out of the blackness which always surrounds me, I am in need of guidance on the best path to take in my learning. I look forward to seen what you all suggest.
Davorus....Dont waste your money on buying wands, stones nor star dust... Try to collect items and materials from around your home place... The "Thing" that you will buy might happen that it wont correspond with your energy or it just wont bond with you..And? Theres the waste of money, time and energy... Go in nature meditate under some tree feel the wind taste the air and than go in search for stones, crystals and herbs.. The good result will be inevitable ^.^
