The term Gnosis or noetic magic.
From Greek noētikos, from noein to think, from nous the mind. therefor this in magic
of the mind as opposed to, Magia. The art that purports to control or forecast
natural events, effects, or forces by invoking the supernatural.
Magia was viewed with
suspicion by Christianity from the time of the Church fathers. It was, however,
never completely settled whether there may be permissible practices, e.g.
involving relics or holy water as opposed to "blasphemous" necromancy (nigromantia) involving
the invocation of demons (goetia). The distinction became
particularly pointed and controversial during the Early Modern witch-hunts,
with some authors such as Johanne Hartlieb denouncing all magical
practice as blasphemous, while others portrayed natural magic as not sinful.
The O of A has developed a hybrid of Hermetic magic, named after the
god. Hermes Trismegistus (Greek: Ἑρμῆς ὁ Τρισμέγιστος, "thrice-great Hermes"; Latin: Mercurius
ter Maximus) is the representation of the syncretic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth.
In Hellenistic Egypt,
the Greeks recognized the congruence of their god Hermes with the Egyptian god Thoth. Subsequently the two
gods were worshipped as one in what had been the Temple of Thoth in Khemnu, which the Greeks called Hermopolis.
This order of magic differs from the Order of the Golden Dawn. In that
it is has less emphasis on ceremony and more on intention. The invocation of
angelic names and ceremony are used. However this is mostly to help in visualization.
Tonight’s lesson; the seven principle of magic.
1.
The
principle of Mentalism. The Universe is mental. No, that is not a joke; the
Universe is in the mind of the All. Before anything came to be, there is the
All. On the other hand, you could say the One Power, God, Goddess , Allah, call
it anything you want. Just remember that any name you give it is wrong. The All
is unlimited potential, just like your
mind. ( Then God said “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness.
Genesis 1:26 NIV) Let me try to explain by giving you an example.
You can imagine anything; the laws of
physics do not restrain your imagination. In your mind, anything is possible.
The All is the ultimate imagination so it is unlimited potential. As I have
said, for some reason the All decided to think of this Universe.
The all exists outside of this universe as
well; as this universe exists within the All. Let me say it this way, all of the
Universe is within the All. However, the Universe is not the entire All.
The All created space and time, when still
existent outside of it. So for the All there is not time or space, just
potential.
You are part of the All and you can touch
the All with your mind. We think anyone could do this. However, they choose not
to. Thereby limiting their potential. The point of all this is; if you can
imagine something while in touch with the All it will manifest in your
universe.
2.
This
brings us to the second principle. The law of correspondence; as above so
below. If you can imagine it up here in your mind. Then intend it to be, it
will manifest, below in your universe. That is how magic works. Everything else
is just for show.
3.
Then
comes the principle of Vibration, all mater is vibrating. All mater is energy, remember
E=MC2 it is only the frequency of the vibration that is different.
The energy will not manifest into solid mater until it is observed by your
mind. So if you change the frequency of the mater’s vibration you change the state of the mater. This is the
transmutation of elements.
4.
Now we
are at the principle of Polarity. There is no good or bad, hot or cold, truth
or falsehood. They are just different extremes of the same thing. If you are a
mouse a cat is evil. However if you are a baker trying to earn a living; a cat
is your partner keeping the mice out of the stock. It is all a matter of
perspective.
5.
Next
we get to the principle of Rhythm. The swing of the pendulum to the left is
equal to the swing to the right. Everything will balance out. If you make it
hot today it will be that much colder some other day. The only time I have seen
this to be untrue. Is in relationship to the law of return. You get what you
give, reap what you sow. That is why we try to bless everyone even our enemies.
Whatever you put out, will come back to you.
6.
The
principle of cause and effect. This should be self-evident for every effect
there is a cause. For every cause there is an effect. Nothing, absolutely
nothing, happens by accident. All of our actions have consequences.
7.
In all
things we find both male and female quality’s. This is the principle of Gender.
We can’t have one without the other.
Now this lesson is
through. Remember life is either a grand adventure or nothing at all. So learn
to love the adventure, or just learn to love.
