Any occult practitioners out there?
If so, what do you think of the use of pheromones in light of your.. Ahem.. Spiritual path?
My first shipment should be here today and I was thinking how this relates to the use of scents, parfums, incense, that sort of thing in spiritual practice…
Reason being is I will probably be testing out these products at the next Full Moon Ceremony and also the big drum circle on the beach this weekend, assuming it doesn’t get rained out.
Not a witch but I do have connections in the metaphysical field. As long as you have the proper intention you will be fine. Look at pheromones as a way to not only improve your life, but the lives of the people around you. Intention is everything. Know that you have the best intests at heart and it will work out fine.
Yup. Personally I don’t call what we do as “witchcraft,” but really a rose by any other name…
I am more of the Peter Carroll, AO Spare variety. Or whatever works. It doesn’t matter, as long as you get results. As they say, “He who is mindful of the how is careless of the why.”
But yeah, metaphysics in general, really. I am hoping to use pheromones as a tool to really improve the lives of me and the wifey, as well as my group of friends. Just like we use metaphysics. As far as I am concerned, if I have success with them, they will become another tool in my arsenal, no different than meditation or the construction of a sigil. 
I remember a few years ago, flipping through the channels, back when I watched television, and seeing Oprah talking about this thing called “The Secret.” I had experience with this type of technology and had read about it years before.
I watched a few minutes of it and was laughing my rear end off… Here was Oprah, talking to millions of good American Housewives and teaching them the basic tenants of manifestation metaphysics… Essentially, teaching a Nation of Judeo-Christians the basics of witchcraft. Blew my mind.
Its a good time to be alive.
Depends how you define it friend.
I do know I put down a batch of Loki this morning.
Hey now, I have read your posts… I thought maybe you MIGHT BE Loki… 
LOL.
I’d say you should chat to Tisha… One of our phero guru’s & (former 
) forum moderators… She’s Wiccan if I’m not mistaken 
Well, I’m not one but I wish I was at times. They’re always lucky. Something I need really bad at the moment he, he.
I’ve spent the past 20 years or so practicing as an Eclectic.
To answer your question about the use of pheromones in this Spiritual path, I think they fit perfectly. Even though I’m just beginning to experiment with them, they strike me as a perfect companion to the Craft. Who doesn’t love magic potions after all.
In practicing, most Pagans/ Wiccans use tools; candles, Athames, cauldrons, parchment, wands, yarn, etc., etc. I still use some of these myself, but once you get to a certain level, you don’t always need them. I feel the pheromones are going to be used in much the same way. Not a crutch per se, but a physical boost to a mental capability you already have. One that can eventually manifest itself in the physical realm.
But, but but…
You are doing magic at all times, no matter what you are doing, whether you are aware of it or not. Living, and simply thinking is an act of creating your universe as you want to. If you want luck, you create it. Plain and simple.
What’s funny is that the thing you can do to control your reality are so ridiculously simple that if I told you a few simple things you can do you wouldn’t believe me at all.
You don’t need a guru, you don’t need an old dusty book…
All you need is a pen, a spiral bound notebook, and an open mind, lol.
Basically, how do you get your body to perform the actions that are required to accomplish the goals that your mind wants to achieve?
Its ridiculously simple, and anyone can do it.
Agreed. Athames are good, 357 magnums are better…
After all, the best metaphor for a good sharp sword is a good sharp sword.
I totally LOVE magic potions
I don’t know? Get up and go? Do tell.
The easiest and simplest thing you can do to start gaining more control over your mind will sound absurd. It will sound like new age hippy bullshit, so be forwarned.
First step is to keep a dream journal. Now, I have a specific method I have developed to make the dream journal effective… But the basics of it is to have the pen and notebook by your bedside…
Every morning, you roll over and try to write down as much as you remember.
That’s it. Don’t analyze the dream, don’t try to figure out what it means, don’t dwell on it. If you don’t remember your dreams, write down your mood, your general emotional state upon waking…
If you want, I can tell you my personal method, which is very effective, but you will probably think I am nuts. After these chores, maybe I will write down my method.
Yeah, its ridiculous sounding, but this is the first step to mental freedom. After that, there are other simple things to do.
I always joke that successful magic is very simple and the reason more people aren’t good at it or aware of how to do it… Well, a church needs bishops, and priests, and a pope, and such… But it also needs someone to clean the toilets.
Very fascinating, I have always had an interest in all things paranormal and occult so by all means keep on going. I’ve always also wondered about starting a dream journal my self.
Herbalist(still learning),Elementalist(primarily wind and water),friend to all living things maybe a few dead ones.More friendly to wild and feral things including people or hurt ones.
Hereditary witch.
Very hungry atm lol.I should probably eat.
Hot Cheetos with lemon yo!
Hum tacos sounds good.
Now I’m hungry too. But it depends on what kind of tacos you’re talking about. Taco Bell tacos or REAL Mexican type of tacos? Mmm, carne asada…
Cool… I will post my dream journal technique as a separate topic later on. The whole point of the exercise is to eventually lead to lucid dreaming, and to get control of your dreams and understand their meaning a bit clearer.
A dream is the way the quantum computer of your brain attempts to communicate with you. It speaks in symbols, metaphors, and images, because it simply doesn’t do it in plain English.
Israel Regardie, of The Golden Dawn fame, used to espouse the benefits of a firm understanding of psychology and even recommended therapy. Magic, psychology, mysticism, whatever you aim to call it, functions in a clear and repeatable way.
You and I, the person reading this text right now, is simply a biological process moving forward in time. You cannot define yourself by what you were when you started reading this post, or who you will be when you are done. Your attention span and focus are incredibly limited. You only have so much bandwidth to your thoughts. You can only juggle so much in your mind at once.
The subconcious, the totality of your brain, is basically a quantum computer. If you tell it you want to achieve a goal, it will work with all of the information available to it at the time to achieve this goal.
The question is, how do you communicate what you want to your subconcious, and how to you learn to get the hell out of your own way and make it happen?
Its not “Wish craft.” Simply wishing isn’t good enough, and arranging objects on an altar without a real understanding of the biological and psychological process involved isn’t going to make it happen.
Its simple. You learn to speak the language your mind has developed over the years through its experiences.
Dream journaling is the easiest, simplest, and least complex way of starting this dialogue with your own mind. You don’t gotta worship Zeus or YVHV or summon The Goddess of whatever to do your bidding. (You can use those images if it helps.) Your own personal mythology of your life experiences is more than sufficient and powerful enough to create the desired effect.
So, there’s the you that is reading this, then there is the you that is the sum totality of your mind, that operates very much like a computer.
anyway, I am getting off track. I will post my method later on this evening.
Salad with strawberry mango and pineapple banana shake… YUM<!!!
LOL I am Loki MOFO!@!
<----- Does this pic not look like a personification of the mental aspirations as well as the jollifications of a superfluous and vindictive albeit honorable patron who stands proudly vivacious and vivified in his own verbose Aura?
Damn I love words…