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ab:paths.txt 16jan90
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The Ways of Making Magic
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The [eight pointed asterisk] sign on the Athame is said to represent,
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among other things, the Eight Paths which all lead to the Center and
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the Eight Ways of Making magic, and these are:
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1. Meditation or concentration.
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2. Chants, Spells, Invocations. Invoking the Goddess, etc.
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3. Projection of the Astral Body, or Trance.
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4. Incense, Drugs, Wine, etc. Any potion which aids to release the
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Spirit.
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5. Dancing
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6. Blood control. Use of the Cords.
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7. The Scourge.
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8. The Great Rite.
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You can combine many of these ways to produce more power.
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To practice the Art successfully, you need the following five things:
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1. Intention. You must have the absolute will to succeed, the firm
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belief that you can do so and the determination to win through
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against all obstacles.
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2. Preparation. You must be properly prepared.
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3. Invocation. The Mighty Ones must be invoked.
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4. Consecration. The Circle must be properly cast and consecrated
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and you must have properly consecrated tools.
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5. Purification. You must be purified.
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Hence there are 5 things necessary before you can start, and then 8
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Paths or Ways leading to the Centre. For instance, you can combine 4,
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5, 6, 7, and 8 together in one rite; or 4, 6 and 7 together with 1 and
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2, or with 3 perhaps. The more ways you can combine, the more power
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you produce.
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It is not meet to make offering of less than two score lashes to the
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Goddess, for here be a mystery. The fortunate numbers be 3, 7, 9 and
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thrice 7 which be 21. And these numbers total two score, so a less
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perfect or fortunate number would not be a perfect prayer. Also the
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Fivefold Salute be 5, yet it be 8 kisses; for there be 2 feet, 2 knees
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and 2 breasts. And five times 8 be two score. Also there be 8 Working
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Tools and the Pentacle be 5; and five eights be two score.
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(Note: 8 plus 5 equals 13. 8 multipled by 5 equals 40.)
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-Published in Janet & Stewart Farrar's "The Witches' Way". They say it
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comes from GBG's BOS (Text B and Text C)
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