Portable Magic

[Kangiska]

Hello

I have "portable Magic", but it doesn't seem to 'fit' me.

I use Tarot in Magick a lot though, normally basing my ideas on:
"Tarot Spells"
Janina Renée


Greetings

Kangiska

[Gareth]

im working on this if anyone is still around. i learned a lot from the theory sections, i didnt really know anything about planetary and astrological corrospondences.

Im trying to do each exercise 5 times before moving on. Ive done the Ray for the first time today.

like an earlier poster said I find it very hard with my eyes open, but the 'split' is occuring.

ive found i did the ray wrong, by focusing on my signifier rather than the other person.

im going to persist with it, it seems like a good step towards making some tools and doing a ritual.... maybe. either way im using cards ad meditating on them, progress probably.

cheers
G

[EliseM]

Hi everyone,

I have just bought this book and as I'm new to Tarot magic I've got a few questions... But the first most pressing one is quite embarrassing, although as they say: ask a question and feel like an idiot for five minutes, don't ask a question and be an idiot forever. So:

Tyson says that we should focus on the face of the Significator when we do the ritual, and at the same time project ourselves into the astral realm. So I have no problem visualising the astral realm, but only with my eyes closed! So my question is: do I have to keep my eyes open during the ritual? And if so, with practice will I be able to project myself into the astral realm with my eyes open? What do you guys think?

I know this thread is a bit old, but if there is anyone out there still picking this up, I'd be glad to hear your opinions.

Love.

Elise

[frac_ture]

Hi, Elise--

Welcome to Aeclectic! I hope you're getting a lot out of "Portable Magic."

I sympathize with your problem. I actually expressed essentially the same difficulty somewhere earlier on in one of the two threads you just tapped. Like you, I'd be able to visualize the astral plane pretty well if I were doing it with my eyes closed...but being forced to keep them open made it really difficult for me! I did try it with all the exercises throughout the book, and I'm sure if I'd stuck with it, I would have seen some improvement, but I got sidetracked toward the end (somewhere around the chapter on elementals), and I haven't worked my way back to it yet.

I don't see why you couldn't try doing the exercises with your eyes closed for a while to see if that's still effective. If not, you can then just go back to practicing with your eyes open until you get better at it (and I do think you'd get better with concerted effort over time).

I have a big stack of books waiting for me, but sooner or later, I'll get back to this one, and will post on this topic when I do. Meanwhile, best of luck to you, and I hope you'll continue to post about your experiences as well!

[cmarie]

I have had this book for quite a while and I really love it!

It taught me so much about the astrological/planetary/Hebrew alphabet correspondences, and also the elements. I can say I learned a whole bunch about Tarot from this book.

In my experience it has worked really well, even though I am not the best at the visualization part. I just did it the best I could and it got easier over time. I think just being focused on your 'spell', preparing the cards (pulling them from the deck and ordering them), and then taking your time while laying them out is more than half the battle. Often I lay the cards, then pause and close my eyes and try to focus on that part of the ritual. Then I go on to the next part and repeat. When I get to the part of 'willing and fulfilling' I spend more time on the focus part.

I did have a miniature TdM I was using, then I got a pocket Universal Waite and liked that better. Recently I used my small Thoth on a whim and that felt very powerful to me.

Where would I find the study group? I'd love to participate in that!