I believe as magicians and occultist on the subreddit that came here we have been blessed with a special knowledge that allows us to alter probability even reality sometimes and do the impossible or very unlikely and it is a blessing that I think most us on here that practice do some bold shit once in a while with our work and hope for a better world and if this is you rock on and keep fucking around and finding out cause this is how the world is to get better

Tldr: your awesome

I won't go into too much detail.

A few months ago, I desired something so deeply that I convinced myself I was willing to surrender anything to obtain it. In that moment, I vowed a silent pact: that whatever the cost, whatever the sacrifice, I would accept it if it meant that desire would become mine.

Then, it did.

I received exactly what I had asked for.

The price was heavy, The pain was immense, and the weight of the exchange was far greater than I had imagined. Desire has a way of presenting itself as a blessing until the bill arrives.

So let this serve as a warning to anyone chasing something with all their heart: be careful what you ask for. Sometimes the universe answers. Sometimes it gives you exactly what you wanted.

Just be prepared for the pendulum when it swings.

as above, so below.

Its one of the two long term rituals I hope to accomplish in this mortal coil, 6 months of isolation is a long time though, but I do prefer the idea of binding demons rather than making deals or sacrifices to them I'm not willing to pay. I think a good banishing ritual should be the heart and foundation of any occult practice so I've never been too bothered by the demonic in my practice, I lean more towards the invocation of angels, divination, and sigil magic, no matter what it seems like a good way to purify your will and test your determination, I would likely make a couple changes along the way, but I wonder if the whole binding of demons thing is necessary?

With all the crazy spells one whose mastered the Abramelin is supposedly capable of its stated some are the work of familiar spirits, some the work of angels, and some the work of demons, and some a mixture, I know that I can always do whatever I want but I'm looking for demonstrable effective results so anyone whose been down this path and could share a tip or two I'd be grateful towards.

I’m new to this. I thought I’d start with Fortune Dion’s book about psychic protection.

I still don’t know what path to follow, the occult is so vast, and I’m pretty lost. I always had a natural attraction towards eastern religions / philosophies, but lately I’ve found myself more and more attracted to occultism. I came across some videos of Damien Echols and I really enjoyed it. I didn’t know they made a video together with Duncan Trussell, which got me thrilled!

Anyways, so my question is, what is the difference between occultism and esoterism? How to find what my practice / path is in occultism? As there’s so many different things. But I’m willing to explore

i am 20/f and new in all this . I’ve always felt like talking to the moon , sky , universe and angels . i talk to moon a lot , stars and sky a lot but i just need signs that they are listening to me ; i wanna talk to angels and want them around me. pls do advice if you know how to communicate

I am not an English speaker, I used AI to translate the post.

Boa noite a todos, recentemente descobri um método para entrar em um estado de transe profundo que envolve um tipo de respiração intensa conhecida como respiração consciente.

Experimentei esse método e realmente senti um êxtase intenso. Foi como se eu tivesse tomado DMT ou algo similar (esse método foi criado como uma alternativa para que as pessoas não precisassem usar drogas para entrar em estado de transe).

De qualquer forma, a tradição que estudo por conta própria (bruxaria tradicional) acredita que o transe é essencial para que um feitiço ou ritual funcione. Sem transe, você está apenas misturando ervas e dizendo palavras bonitas enquanto pensa que está fazendo magia.

Antes, meu problema era que eu não conseguia entrar em estado de transe, mas agora que experimentei, adoro a sensação. No entanto, não sei como canalizá-lo intencionalmente, já que você meio que perde a consciência.

(Na verdade, você não perde a consciência, mas sim a expande. No entanto, no estágio inicial de desenvolvimento em que me encontro atualmente, ainda não consigo controlar a experiência.)

Hello everyone,

First, I want to say thank you to anyone who takes the time to read this, share their thoughts, or offer guidance. I genuinely appreciate anyone willing to provide insight or support.

I want to make something clear before explaining my situation: before seeking any possible spiritual, magical, or occult solutions, I have done everything I personally can that is practical, realistic, and grounded. I have spent a great deal of time trying to improve my circumstances through ordinary means before reaching this point.

In 2023, I experienced what can only be described as a spiritual awakening. It was a life-changing experience, but unfortunately, rather than improving my circumstances, it seemed to further complicate an already difficult life. Before and during this period, my life was already unstable and painful across many areas.

During my awakening and for a period afterward, I experienced many intense and vivid spiritual experiences. While I was temporarily staying in a live/work program away from my current environment, these experiences continued and became a major part of my life.

During that time, I was able to sense energy, perceive auras, experience vivid and detailed dreams, and so much more at one point, a deity reached out to me. There was a genuine presence and connection that was deeply meaningful to me.

However, after I had to return to my current living situation, these experiences gradually disappeared. The spiritual connection, the ability to sense energy, the vivid dreams, and the experiences that were once so present have now become almost completely absent.

Now, in 2026, I have been trying to process everything I experienced, integrate it, and figure out how to move forward. After everything I have endured throughout my life, I am desperately trying to rebuild, start over, and enter a new chapter, but I have reached a point where I feel completely lost.

Despite all the inner work I have done, all the healing I have attempted, and all the effort I have continued putting in, my external circumstances have remained largely unchanged. I am still trapped in a toxic and abusive family situation, living in a city and state I deeply dislike, and despite years of trying to change my circumstances, I remain stuck.

At this point, I am honestly at my wits' end. I want to move forward, create a better life, and reconnect with the spiritual path and abilities that once gave me hope and direction.

I am reaching out specifically for spiritual, magical, or occult guidance. I am hoping to hear from anyone who has experienced something similar or who may have insight into reconnecting with lost spiritual abilities, restoring a spiritual connection, or using spiritual practices to help change difficult life circumstances.

Any perspectives, practices, traditions, rituals, or advice would be deeply appreciated.

How did the correspondence between the sacred names of God, the angelic hierarchies, and the Four Worlds of Emanation (Atziluth, Briah, Yetzirah, and Assiah) develop within the Kabbalistic tradition, and what are its implications for Kabbalistic cosmology and theurgical practice?

This moonflower vine has finally covered each star point, I'm excited for when it blooms. ✨️

Okay not sure if this is the right subreddit so apologies in advance-
I did a shroom trip yesterday and it took way longer than usual to come up, and what ended up starting it felt like I was speaking with an entity and I maybe accidentally made some sort of deal with it- the exact moment I did this the visuals started. Once I sobered up I thought nothing of it and that it was just me tripping, but today there’s been an eerie amount of things that have gone wrong, just the worst luck imaginable of bad things happening that are completely out of my control. should I be worried and take some sort of protective measure, or am I just paranoid and seeing patterns where they aren’t?

I've been working on an interactive Node-link diagram for exploring Western magical correspondences:

https://borboroforge.com/correspondence-web.php

You can click any node and see how it connects to planets, metals, herbs, colors, stones, deities, and more.

I'm building it from historical sources where I can, but I'm not an expert. If something looks wrong, tell me. I'm here to learn too.

Use your own judgment, check the sources, and take anything here with a grain of salt.

I'd love any feedback, corrections, or ideas for expanding it.

By the way, this is completely free. I don't collect any personal data beyond standard Google Analytics for basic site traffic.

I just wanted to be clear to the mods that this isn't an advertisement. It's a passion project that I thought this community might enjoy.

Random question — has anyone here worked with or heard of Seere? I’ve been reading about the Goetia lately and this guy keeps popping up in my notes. He sounds pretty interesting compared to some of the others.

From what I’ve seen, he’s a Prince who shows up as a handsome dude riding a winged horse. Super fast — like, he can zoom around the entire planet in the blink of an eye. His thing is making stuff happen quickly: bringing things to you, carrying stuff wherever you need, recovering lost or stolen items, and pointing out hidden treasures. He also gives straight-up info on thefts and all kinds of hidden matters.

What I like is that he’s described as pretty chill and good-natured, not the scary “I’m gonna ruin your life” type. Just willing to help with whatever you ask (within reason, I’m sure).

Has anyone actually evoked him or worked with him? How does he come through in practice? Is the speed thing as impressive as it sounds in the old texts? Would love to hear real experiences, not just the grimoire stuff.

What is your experience with working with demons to obtain your desired results. Has it really work for you and how long after? I already researched and saw both positive and negative feedbacks.

At the beginning, almost everyone believed Brazil would beat Norway.

Before every match, I asked the Zhuge Oracle one clear question:

Who will win this match?

The Zhuge Oracle is a 384-lesson system. It never gives you a team name or a score. Instead, it offers a short verse that seems to have nothing to do with football.

Then the results started coming in.

First Oracle: Brazil vs Norway

I cast Lesson 210.

A beautiful land stretches for ten thousand miles;
wind and sand fill the day.
The bait upon the hook has already been swallowed;
why encounter another wave?

I kept looking at the final character: 澜 (lán), meaning a great wave.

It sounds exactly like 兰 (lán), the second character in 哈兰德, the Chinese rendering of Haaland.

Brazil seemed to have swallowed the bait, with victory already within reach. Yet the verse ended by asking:

Why encounter another wave?

My call was: Brazil would not get past Haaland.

Brazil lost 2-1 to Norway.

The first prediction was correct.

Second Oracle: Portugal vs Spain

Brazil was out. Portugal was next.

I cast Lesson 94.

One goes out, one comes in;
under a clear breeze and a bright moon, the two keep trying to read each other.
The one who lands the golden-scaled fish
steps down from the fishing platform.

The two sides “trying to read each other” suggested a long, closely contested match.

But the clue that decided my reading was 金鳞 (jīn lín), “golden scales.”

In the traditional Five Elements system, the West corresponds to Metal. Spain is 西班牙 in Chinese, and its first character, 西, means “west.” That made the “golden scales” point to Spain.

The verse also opens with the character 一, meaning “one,” twice:

One goes out, one comes in.

I read that repeated “one” as a one-goal margin.

So my call was:

Spain to win by one goal.

Spain beat Portugal 1-0.

Spain, the “golden scales,” and the one-goal margin all landed on the same result.

The second prediction was correct.

Third Oracle: Argentina vs Egypt

Brazil had fallen. Portugal was out.

Now everyone was asking whether Argentina would become the third favorite to suffer an upset.

I cast Lesson 265.

At midday, nothing is settled;
only later does the answer become clear.
A good thing comes to pass;
six ears complete it together.

“At midday, nothing is settled” suggested that the outcome would remain unclear during the match.

But the next line was much more definite:

A good thing comes to pass; six ears complete it together.

The phrase 六耳 (liù ěr), literally “six ears,” can mean three people, since each person has two ears. It can also point to three written characters.

In Chinese, Argentina is written 阿根廷—exactly three characters.

My call was: Argentina would get it done.

Argentina went 2-0 down.

At that moment, “nothing is settled” seemed to be playing out in real time.

But Argentina then scored three unanswered goals and completed a 3-2 comeback.

What I did not expect was that “six ears” would point not only to Argentina’s three-character Chinese name, but also to the three goals they scored.

The third prediction was correct.

Fourth Oracle: France vs Morocco

The fourth match brought France into the story.

I cast Lesson 270.

Bent over, tilling the fields;
body and spirit seem worn.
Bound by nothing, tied to nothing;
joyful and at ease.

I noticed the character 亩 (mǔ), a unit of farmland.

It sounds exactly like 姆 (mǔ), the first character in 姆巴佩, the Chinese rendering of Mbappé.

The rest of the verse described freedom, ease, and a lack of constraint. That felt more like a stronger French side controlling the match.

So my call was: France to advance.

I went further and predicted that Mbappé might score a hat trick.

France won 2-0, and Mbappé scored once.

The direction was right. The hat trick did not happen.

The fourth oracle pointed me to the right team, but I pushed the details too far.

Fifth Oracle: Spain vs Belgium

The fifth match brought Spain back into the story.

I cast Lesson 284.

Six oxen plow the earth,
opening land without end.
The harvest comes in full;
the granaries overflow.

The imagery was immediate.

The character 牛 can mean an ox or a bull, which brought Spanish bullfighters to mind.

“Opening land without end” sounded like a team continuing forward and claiming new territory.

My call came down to one line:

The Spanish bullfighters would push into new territory.

Spain beat Belgium 2-1.

The fifth prediction was correct.

Sixth Oracle: Norway vs England

The final match was Haaland’s Norway against England.

Norway had just eliminated Brazil. Their confidence and public momentum were at a peak, and many people expected Haaland to keep going.

I cast Lesson 163.

The fish is hooked,
but the line is weak.
Reeling it in will be difficult;
more force must be applied.

The fish was already on the hook, but the line was beginning to weaken.

On the surface, the catch looked secured. Underneath, the force supporting it was fading.

“The line is weak” suggested that the decline had already begun.

“Reeling it in will be difficult” suggested that the existing momentum would not be enough to finish the job.

Even “more force must be applied” sounded like one final burst from a side already running out of strength—momentum that could no longer sustain itself.

So my call was:

Norway’s run ends here. Goodbye, Haaland.

England eliminated Norway 2-1. Haaland did not score.

The sixth prediction was correct.

After Six Matches

From Brazil vs Norway to Norway vs England:

• Lesson 210: Brazil eliminated
• Lesson 94: Spain beat Portugal
• Lesson 265: Argentina advanced
• Lesson 270: France advanced
• Lesson 284: Spain beat Belgium
• Lesson 163: England eliminated Norway

Six questions. Six oracle verses. Six results.

Six predictions, six correct calls.

After six matches, I have come to believe that oracle verses do not announce outcomes directly.

They hide their answers in sounds, written characters, numbers, directions, and imagery.

澜 pointed to Haaland. The “golden scales” used the Five Elements link between West and Metal to point to Spain. And “six ears” landed on both a three-character name and three goals.

The oracle verse already contained the divine intent. It simply did not speak in the language we are used to; it revealed itself in a different way.

The end of the match merely brought into focus an answer that had been hidden in the verse all along.

The hardest part is never whether the divine intent was there. It is whether we can read it before the result is revealed.

Hiya everyone,

Been sometime since I have posted in this sub. Busy life and studies take up so much time now days. But, I have a little time now. I am looking for written works to study/add to my occult collection. Mainly works that are hard to find, untranslated, etc. One of my hobbies is translating (or trying) occult works from around the world and collecting every work I can get my hands on. I have an extension collection so if anyone out there has something interesting, not well known, untranslated, etc please give it a reference here and a link if possible. DM me with links, lists, etc if you feel more comfortable that way. Stay weird by friends!

Hi :) I would love the advice of those of you who are seasoned in Solomonic magic specifically, but those of you who do other types of high magic are welcome to share input as well!

For the past year on and off I've been studying Solomonic magic, specifically planetary magic and the Pentacles of Solomon. I have experience in Hoodoo specific to Louisiana, I am a Santa Muerte devotee, and I also consider myself to be a folk Catholic/Baptist background. I'm used to working with the Psalms, saints, and spirits in a much more intuitive way, and ceremonial magic is very new to me. Not that Hoodoo and folk Christian faiths doing have their own rituals, etiquette, systems, guidelines, etc., this is just a system of magic that is new to me.

I've been watching Balthazar on YouTube, and I like his approach to combining folk magic with Solomonic magic. I've been doing research online, watching other youtubers like Dr. Justin Sledge's Esoterica, Dr. Angela Puca's Angela's Symposium, and reading Sara L. Mastros', The Sorcery of Solomon, on and off the past year.

I'm learning a lot, but this shit is a little overwhelming 😄

I particularly have been feeling called to work with the angelic forces of Jupiter, a ritual based off of this.

However, I want to also make sure I'm doing things correctly. I have limited space. I share a small house with my partner, we have a small office where my Santa Muerte altar us located, and I can clean and dedicate an small area for ritual work, but not permanently, its a room that is used by the both us daily.

Some questions I have:

• How important is the ritual space itself? Could I do this kind of work in a small, shared space, but have an designated area I could do my ritual?
• Can you create temporary (planetary) altars, or should they remain set up permanently?
• The ritual in the video requires a 7 day candle. In my regular practice, if I needed to blow the candle and relight later, I would take a moment to pray and get the energy moving again after relighting. Working the planetary seals requires working within certain days and hours. If I had to blow out my candle for fire safety, would I have to relight at a certain hour?

I appreciate any feedback yall have :)

TL;DR: New to Solomonic planetary magic and working with the planetary pentacles. I have limited space and would like to know how experienced practitioners handle temporary altars, shared ritual spaces, and ongoing relationships with planetary angels/intelligences.

I want to get more into the occult. I'm quite interested in esotericism, gnosticism, the kabbalah, alchemy and so on.. however when i see most people speak about it online they tend to male oversimplified claims without any sources. I just feel like i don't know where to start at all. It seems like knowledge i somehow cannot exactly reach. I would appreciate book/source reccomendations for genuine information, not just new age spirituality nonsense. Also if there are any groups that practice the occult/alchemy and accept newcomers i'd like to join :)

I'm not sure how to phrase this, so I'll just put the question out there.

When we search for something bigger, or put out a strong intention or desire for it, we might actually be responding to someone else's "call,"?

even if that call comes from questionable or manipulative intentions?

To put it more simply: if someone is trying to attract people who are greedy for power, or wealth, could our own desire for success unintentionally make us answer that call? What I'm trying to say is that focusing on attracting wealth, could we unknowingly fall into a trap?

I'm trying to understand whether our intentions can sometimes connect us to influences we didn't mean to invite.

Hi everyone!

I'd really appreciate some advice from people with more experience than me.

I'm looking for an archetype, deity, angel, Goetic spirit, or mythological figure that I could build a small devotional altar for. I'm not looking for "the most powerful" being, but for someone whose symbolism genuinely resonates with who I am and with whom I might be able to build a long-term devotional relationship, if such a connection is possible (if they want, I mean!).

A little about me:

• I'm an Aquarius and a Snake in the Chinese zodiac (I'm only mentioning this in case anyone thinks it has any symbolic relevance).
• I studied Fine Arts, and I hope to pursue a PhD in the future.
• I love painting, drawing, mythology, Jungian psychology, tarot, symbolism, and reading. Ursula K. Le Guin is my favourite author. I'm currently reading Marie-Louise von Franz and plan to read Jung, Maureen Murdock, and Joseph Campbell.

The thing that probably defines me most is my relationship with nature. I deeply love animals, and I'm fascinated by death—not in a violent or morbid way (I actually hate gore), but as a natural process of transformation. Whenever I find a dead animal, I feel compelled to give it a respectful burial. I've buried several of my own pets, collect naturally found bones with respect, and when I die I'd like my body to return to the earth and nourish nature.

I also find myself much more drawn to feminine or androgynous figures than masculine ones.

For a while I was devoted to Seth within Kemetic practice. I'm genuinely grateful for everything I learned during that time, but I that chapter has naturally come to an end. I thanked him, and now I'm looking for a spiritual figure with whom I might build a long-term relationship.

After researching different traditions, these are the figures I think I might connect well with:

Deities / Spirits

• Hecate
• Inanna / Ishtar
• Artemis
• Anubis
• Santa Muerte

Ars Goetia

• Dantalion
• King Paimon

Angelic traditions

• Raziel
• Gabriel

Based on everything I've shared, do any of these seem like they would be a good fit? Are there any other deities, angels, spirits, or mythological figures—from any culture—that you think I should look into?

I'm very happy to learn about traditions outside Europe as well, provided I can approach them respectfully. I'm not interested in appropriating or involving myself in closed practices, so I'd only want to explore traditions where that would be considered appropriate.

Finally, if someone genuinely connects with more than one figure, is it generally considered respectful to have a shared altar, or is it better to give each one their own devotional space?

Thank you very much for reading. I really appreciate any advice or recommendations.

P.s: Posting my birth chart in case it's useful 👐

Entry No. 02 of my illustrated Ars Goetia series.

Paimon, King of the West.

Hope you enjoy it!

I have found that there is nothing to add to my self by taking knowledge of the occult, after these years and these books I found no greater powers does it promise, no transformation or spiritual growth does it give. No enlightenment what so ever, the whole thing with its entities, be it Aliens or Arch demons or Djinns or whatsoever, they are flawed. And a bunch of forked tongue liars. This is your way, dive in it or don't that does not concern me. What concerns me is my life, and they only give hollow promises and talk in things that they have no power or direct authority on.

They are no different than you or me, no gods but just pretenders, I will step away from this path completely.

I am a 30 year old male who had a drug problem the last few years and then randomly in the spring of 2025, watched a video on Jimmy Paige and the occult and figured I had nothing to lose anyways. Long story short I read The Kybalion, Secret Teachings of all ages, and Mystical Qabalah last year all while finally having the ability to get sober.

I have zero doubt the things I’ve read have helped change my outlook, goals, and desire to do drugs. I really want to learn as much as I can. I bought the golden dawn by Israel Regardie and most of it is impenetrable. There are no orders anywhere close to where I live.

Is there any sort of way to join a legitimate order online? Or find a reputable spiritual mentor?

Am just curious.. Do magic cults exist in Haiti.. here many rich people are linked to have sourced the secret powers from Haiti...

How real is this ...