The Forms of Magic
Magic—that is, occult magic—can be defined as creating effects through means that are generally regarded as supernatural. It thus differs from stage magic or sleight-of-hand magic, which relies on mechanisms and manipulations to produce apparently supernatural effects (making a coin…
Saint Buddha
For about a thousand years, the Buddha was revered as a Christian saint. From the eighth century onward, the legend of St. Josaphat, as the Buddha was known, was told and retold throughout the Christian East, Africa, Europe, and Britain.…
Penetrating Magic
Dissatisfied with my schooling, one of the first books I read as an early college student that helped ignite my lifelong interest in human potential was Education and Ecstasy, by George Leonard. For me at the time, classes were conducted…
To Worship the Life Force
West African lineages greatly accentuate certain principles in their spiritual vision. What Parrinder1 and others long ago found and what indigenous African scholars of these psychospiritual disciplines today continue to witness is a paradigm emphasis on dynamism, vitality, life force,…
Magic and the Third Force
At the beginning of magic there are laws. Magic appears as if it breaks those laws. Or does it use laws we do not understand? People who create magic are known as magicians. Real magic occurs and can be felt…
