tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677656433774493646.post4970115594216786926..comments2023-05-17T01:03:11.834-07:00Comments on Diary of Bones: oh ritualArcher's Boneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15507043334472692421noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677656433774493646.post-14032945174725659842015-04-14T20:29:26.711-07:002015-04-14T20:29:26.711-07:00"It is all already there, you simply need to ..."It is all already there, you simply need to find a way to tap it." - I forget that, when I start trying to do things like this. That reminder is always timely, always helpful. <br /><br />What a great passage from Spare! ( Who I hadn't heard before. I'll have to check him out.) It reminds me of something I read today, in a Terry Pratchett's "Equal Rites," regarding the nature of most magic: "It isn't what you know, it's what other people don't know." <br /><br />But, this part of the passage you shared is my favorite: "The only teaching possible is to show a man how to learn from his own wisdom, and to utilise his ignorance and mistakes. Not by obscuring his vision and intention by righteousness." <br />Awesome. <br /><br />Thanks for the confidence. :)Archer's Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507043334472692421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677656433774493646.post-9087041995097285082015-04-14T14:41:21.494-07:002015-04-14T14:41:21.494-07:00Katy,
I truly understand your situation & I ...Katy, <br /><br />I truly understand your situation & I have "been there," not for a "handfasting," but plenty of other ceremonial quandaries where I developed something from what seemed like nothing (yet it is all already there, you simply need to find a way tap it). <br /><br />I am currently obsessed with the writings of Austin Osman Spare who, after a brief stint in the Ceremonial Magick milieu (& also allegedly "trained" as a youth by a traditional Witch), developed his own system & mythos. Some of it is amazing, some might be bat-guano crazy, but his words came to mind immediately when I read your thoughts above:<br /><br />"Know all ritual, ceremony, conditions, as arbitrary (you have yourself to please), a hindrance and confusion; their origin was for amusement, later for the purpose of deceiving other from knowing the truth and inducing ignorance; and as always happens their high priests were the more deceived themselves. He who deceives another deceives himself much more. Therefore know the Charlatans by their love of rich robes, ceremony, ritual, magical retirements, absurd conditions, and other stupidity, too numerous to relate. Their entire doctrine a boastful display, a cowardice hungering for notoriety; their standard everything unnecessary, their certain failure assured. Hence it is that those with some natural ability quickly lose it by their teaching. They can only dogmatise, implant and multiply that which is entirely superficial. Were I a teacher I should not act as master, as knowing more, the pupil could lay no claim to discipleship. Assimilating slowly, he would not be conscious of his learning, he would not repeat the vital mistake; without fear he would accomplish with ease. The only teaching possible is to show a man how to learn from his own wisdom, and to utilise his ignorance and mistakes. Not by obscuring his vision and intention by righteousness."<br /><br />In other words, follow your heart, instincts, intuition & it will be just exactly right. Much luck to you. :)<br />Moma Faunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656419605056782629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677656433774493646.post-62692739801999050952015-04-13T18:38:06.307-07:002015-04-13T18:38:06.307-07:00Yep. Dogs are why I don't sit on the floor to ...Yep. Dogs are why I don't sit on the floor to do rituals any more, lolArcher's Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507043334472692421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677656433774493646.post-64715517398544711962015-04-13T18:34:04.273-07:002015-04-13T18:34:04.273-07:00Holy crap, all that, yes! You verbalized that all ...Holy crap, all that, yes! You verbalized that all in a way I have been struggling with. I tend to think of circle as a filter. Keep out the distractions and let in the important stuff, like the dog that wanders in and out ;)grey_badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677698740800091999noreply@blogger.com