- Fundamental and common elements of CeremonyFundamental and common elements of Ceremony
elements of Ceremony
Orienting ourselves in space
This usually involves placing the elements or other concepts around us in space. This centers the ceremonial space as the center of the univer... - Participating in ceremony and ritual embeds the symbolic meanings into our subconscious Private or Broken Links
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- Ceremony orients us within a cosmologyCeremony orients us within a cosmology
When we perform Ceremony 1 - Ceremony centers us within the material and temporal universe
This informs us of a way of seeing the universe. The more that we perform a ceremony that convey... - Ceremony centers us within the material and temporal universeCeremony centers us within the material and temporal universe
During Ceremony 1 we often place representations of the universe around us. (Fundamental and common elements of Ceremony) placing us as the center. From this position in the center of the u... - Ceremony is a somatic metaphor for magical actionCeremony is a somatic metaphor for magical action
If Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will then Ceremony 1 is the visible part (the material part) of the process. Magic encompasses a whole seq... - Ceremony can be intuitive and improvisedCeremony can be intuitive and improvised
It seems as though only the decision that a space or action become ceremonial is needed for the experience of Ceremony 1 to be effective. This means that not all ceremony needs to be rigid in i... - In group ceremony, a formal structure can synchronize all participantsIn group ceremony, a formal structure can synchronize all participants
When performing Ceremony in group spaces, a more formal structure can be useful. While Ceremony can be intuitive and improvised , in a group setting it is beneficial to have a more formaliz... - Ceremony is a moment which marks a transition from one state to another
Ceremony as a solution to the psychologization of magic:
- Ceremony externalizes the locus of power in an individual's lifeCeremony externalizes the locus of power in an individual's life
There is an instinct in modern magical circles to try and understand all magical experiences as functions of our internal psychology. For example, some magicians like to think of the various spirit...
ceremony is the threshold between two states of the universe see ingenium notes, frater acher