Low Magick: It's All in Your Head ... You Just Have No Idea How Big Your Head Is

193 Pages·2010·11.54 MB·English

by  Lon Milo DuQuette

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IT'SA LL IN YOUR HEAD
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YOU JUSTH AVE NO IDEA
HOW BIGY OUR HEAD IS
LON MILO DUQUETTE
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CONTENTS
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Acknowledgzxe ments
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PROLOGUE Stori.e.s. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. I.
ZERO FirsLte t'Tsa lka bouFte ar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 5
ONE TheD ogma& RituaolfsL owM agick
(Dogemrtei tdueIab ala m sag ei) 9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
TWO TheF ormulao fS oloomn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1. 9
THREE TheL aw ofA ttarctioTnh,e P owero fI nten&t
My Datew ithL indKaa ufman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 1
FOUR FamilyS ecre.t.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .· .·3 7
FIVE My PlaneatrTya lisma.n.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.9
SIX A WeekenAdl onew itth heS piriotfts h eT aro.t. . .5 7
SEVEN A MidsummerN ightC'usr se. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7. 7
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EIGHT AstrParlo jectiTroanv:e liinngt heS pirViits ion
(orR,e aMla giciaEnastQ uiche.).. . . . .... ... .8 9
NINE ThatN'so tW hatI nvocatIisoA nb ou.t. . . . ... . . 1 05 ACKN
TEN •.•A ndT hatW'hsa tI nvocatIisAlo nl About!. ... 109
ELEVEN PopG oesG anesh.a!. . .. ... . . . . . ...... ... II5
TWELVE TheR abbiD'isl emm.a. .... . . ..... . . . . . ... 133
THIRTEEN TheE xorciosfmO urL adyo fS orrow..s. .. . ... 145
EPILOGUE ItA'lsl i nY ourH ead. .Y.o uJ usHta veN o Idea
How BigY ourH eadI s. . ..... ... ... ... ... . 1 85 Thea uthwoirs hteosr P rnn-nllli
alsw,h oseen couragement
AppeInA{y:d iBxr otRheemre mObueFrra st h1e89r wayst reasCuornes:t ance
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SmitAhl,a R.n Miller,
BonneSrt,e phKeinn g,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Thea uthwoirs hteosr ecognainzdte h antkh feo llowiinndgi vidu­
alsw,h oseen courageamnedsn utp poorvte trh ey eahrses haalll­
wayst reasCuornes:t anJceea Dnu QuettJee,a n-PDauuQlu ette,
MarcE .D uQuetJtued,i Htahw kins-TilRliicrPkso otnt,e r, Don­
alWde iseBre,t tLyu ndsteKda,tS anborPna,t riBcaikaeC rh,a nce
GardnVearn,e sMee NeilD,av iP.d W ilsoJno,n athTaaynl oDrr,.
ArtR osengarten,N ooGrePyoo,rk gReeu nyoJna,m eWsa sserman,
RodneOyr pheuRso,b eArntt oWni lsoRno,b erLta rsoBnr,e nda
KnighSth,a rSoan ndeMrisc,h ael MilleKre,r bMJeiarcJn,ho ahenl­
sonB,r aOdl seJna,n eBte rrCehsa,r lDe.sH arrMiisc,h aSetlr ader,
PhylSleicsk lGerra,d Myc MurtrIys,r aReelg ardHieel,eP na rsons
SmitAhl,a Rn. M illPehr.,D C.l,i ve HaWrilpleiraB,mr eeJzoeh,n
BonneSrt,e phKeinn ga,n da versyp ectihaaln gkose tso E lysia
Gallaon dt hew ondertfuela ma tL lewellyn Worldfwoird e Ltd.,
makintgh ipsr ojseucctah n e njoyaebxlpee rience.
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PROLOGUE
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STORIES
Ia ma lwqyastal oasths o wm ucthob eliofen:ry v oew ns tories.
WASHINGTOINR VING
Nextt os ilenscteo,r airetesh em ostd ivifnoer mo fc ommunica­
tioSnt. oraireeasl ivSet.o raireehs o lyS.t oraireegs o dtsh actr e­
atuen iverasnedts h ec reataunrdec sh aracttheaprtos p ultahteem .
Storbireisnt gol iafletl h ter iumpahnsdt ragedies imaangdi nation
expericeannsc uem motno t hmei ndS.t orsipeesa dki recttool uyr
souls.
Storairemesa gick.
AsI begitnh es evendtehc adoefm y liIf fien,dm yselmfo re
inclitnoel di stteoan s torthya tno s tuday t exotrr efloenca tn
argument-mionrcel itnoet de als lt otrhya tno p resutmoet each
al essooron ff eard viPceer.h aiptis sb ecauasswe e g roowl dewre
havmeo res tortioet se laln,de xperiaenndcw ei sdocmo nsptior e
addd imensitoenx,t uarnedp, e rspecttoti hvele e ngtherneignigs ­
teorf o urm emories.
2 Prologue
Forw haterveears Iof ni,nm dy sealttf h isse asoofmn y l iufnea ble expectPeedr.h ayposuwil l
toa pprotahcsehu bjoefct th ibso ofkr oamn yd irecottihotenhr a n yeatn'o thteerx tbooroa k
relatmiypn egr soenxaple rieTnhciiessns o.tt o s atyh aIth aveinn'­t gremaatg icsayls toerm
tegraatg erded aeta olft heoarnydt echnical informmya tion withino verlmoyol ka cokfa puu
lf.JII
nonchronolnoagrircaatIlin vdeeseI.db ,e litehveeir sem oret han Ia mo fferiynogus omet:hilil
enougmha gic"ahlo w-to-nneesstswl"ie tdh tihne psaeg etsok eep enlightengiinftog f- a
am otivamtaegdi cbiuasnfy o sro met imeB.u ti ti st hes totrhya t theayr ea,n df inydo ur
informs-stthoterh ya tte achess-ttohtrehy a rte vetahlmesa gical
"how-why-(naensidsn s" o mien stantchee"s h,o w-wnhoyt -ness")
oft hmea gicilainf'es.
Howevesrt,o rytehlalsci enrgt daiisna dvantages-bfeo­remost
ingt hef actth amte moriysa fragainldse u bjectthiivnPega .i n,
regreemtb,a rrasssmheanmtwe,i, s hftuhli nkifnagns,ty aa,n do ld­
fashiosneeldf -declounssitoantn htrleya ttheean c curoafco yu r
recolleocftt ihoepn ass Atb.s oluotbej ectiisvi imtpyo ssiBbulte .
unliokteh emro rtawlhsol ealde sesx aminleidv tehsme,a giciisa n
obligteokd e eapd ia,ra yndm ayr efteors peciefivce nrtesc orded
inh iosr h emra gicjaolu rnIav'lers e.l iheeda voinlm yy s cribblings
int hper eparaotfti hoibnso ok-paa infuelmlbya rraosrsdienagl ,
Ia ssuyroeu .
Alsion,t hceo urosfte e llaim nagg icsatlo, ro ynem uscto nsider
thsee nsitainvdit thipeer si voafcyo thienrd ividualosrd, e aldi,v ing
whom ayb ep arotft haec tiOovne.tr h yee aIrh sa vbee ebnl essed
tom eeatn dw orwki tsho mev erwyo nderafunldc olorcfuhla rac­
termso,s otf w homw oulndo tb er ecognipzearbsloen ailnoi utri es
magicsaulb culbtuutraf e e, wo ft hemId arsea myi ghSto.I, c on­
feshse raen dn owt haitnc ertpalianc ients h ibso oIkv 'ec hanged
nameosrm adeo thleirt eardajruys tmteoan ltlsco ewr tianidni vidu­
altsor emabilni ssifunlcloyg nito.
I,o fc oursheo,p teh ayto uw ileln jotyh issm alclo llecotfi on
mym emoribeustI,k nowt haItc anp'ots sisbaltyit shfYte a satned
expectaotfei voenrr eya dPeerr.h atphsib so owki lnlo tb ew hayto u
l
Proguleo 3
expectPeedr.h aypous w ilbled isappoitnhtaIeth d a venw'rti tten
any direcottihoentr h an yeatn othteerx tbooorak m ores cholaerlluyc idautpioonsn o me
gremaatg icsayls toermp hilosopdhoicctarliI nfse o.I, hoypoeu
overlmoyol ka cokfa polobgeyc,a uIsb ee liweivteth h ilsi tbtoloek
Ia m offeriynogu s omethtihnagct a nb ef amro rep owerfualn d
enlightengiinftgo -fsa t oriIhe osp.ey oua ccetphte mf owrh at
theayr ea,n dfi ndy oupra rticturluatwrhi thtihne mF.o ra st he
Zunsia gteesul sl", T heirsen ot rutohn,ls yt ories."
thea ccuraocfoy u r
llliectivit:v isi mpossiBbulte .
embarrasosridnega l,
story,o nem uscto nsider
individluiavliosnrd,g e ad,
yearIsh avbee ebnl essed
to allowc ertianidni vidu-
satitshfyte a satned
bookw ilnlo tb ew hayto u
ZERO
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FIRST LET'S TALK ABOUT FEAR
Speoatfkh D ee vainhldea ppears.
ITALIPARNO VERB
Foarm agiciiitabs ne ,tt tboeep r o ssetshdseee mdto�hn iga nno rehdi�m .
RABBLIA MEDB ENC LIFFORD
Iti sas afda c(tal te afsrto mmy p erspectthianvtoe te) v erywohnoe
picukspt hibso oakn dt humbtsh rouigtwh i leln du pb uyiintg .
Iti sa lso truee vtehraytwo hnnoeo tb uiytas n dt akieths o mew ill
reaidtf rocmo vetroc oveSro.j, u sitnc asteh eospee nirnegm arks
arteh oen lwyo rdyso uw ilelv erre afdr otmh ibso okI,' mg ointgo
immediaetxepllyto hiitfls e etimnogm enwte h avteo getahnedr
impatroty oui nl arugpep erclaestett ehrmeso sitm portant secret
ofm agick-aonfld i fe:
DO NOT BEA FRAID!
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6 ChapZteerro
Now!I fy ou'srheo rotnt impel,e afseeef lr eteoc lotsheeb ook
andf earlgeesotsn lw yi tyho ulri fe. ablee,x perieanncde d,
Do notg emte w ronIgt.g' oso tdo b ec autiIotug'sos.o tdo b e notp rojechteiornw gn
wisIet.g' oso tdo b em easuraenddt houghitnfa ulyllo uarc tions ridicmuylc ehdi ldfieans•h
andb ehavibourtf, e airsp oistoony oumra gicparla ctaincdpe o i­
sont oy oulri fPel.e aksneo wt haIta mn otp reachtihniggso spoefl curioasnidat s ye nosfe
fearlesfsrnotemhs ems a rbpluel poifrt i ghteouasnndce osusr age. charaicntt ehrfe i llmu rassllta
On thec ontr,Ia 'rmsy houtiitfn rgo tmh pea stebmoeagradp hone
ofm yo wni gnobalnedc owarcdhlayr acter. pooarn imatlu'msm y
WhenI b egamny l iafsea p ractimcaignigc iiatsn e,e melidk Ie witehv emno re
wasa fraoifed v erytWhhienngI .r ehearmsyfie rds t Penatnadg ram lengaensd,t hek eyt o
essDIIIIJ
Hexagrraimt uIas lusp,e rstimtoinoiutsoleryve edr ytfhrionmmgy tachaetdt itouffd eea rl
heartbteoma yt horniInf easnst.a sizetdh isneogeusito n fgt he passifooenrn lightenmenL
cornoefrm y eyea,n dr ecortdheemd o sotu tlansdpieschu lations Ir ecenrtelcye iav ed
inm yd ia.r y herm oods winagnsd
Ir ealniozwte h amto sotf m yf eaorfts h intghsag tob umpi nt he magicwaolr kinHgesr.ea ' s
nigahrto fsreo tmh dee epsetsrta toufmm y c hildhroeoldi gpiroou­s youfi ndi te ncouraging.
grammiInngl .e sesva swiovred Isw ,a ss ticloln scioaunsdul nyc on­
scioubsrlayi nwabsyhm eydC hristuipabnr ingingt-rsatpipilenld
ah ostuinliev etrhsarete verbewriatttheh dte h undecruirnsgoe fas
wrathGfuold w hof righltietnctshl iel dirnetnao c ceptbaebhlaev ­
io(rs toh atth egyr oiwn toob ediGeondt- feaadruinllgti t cthliel ­
drenI)w .a sp rogrambmyefi dl masn dl iterbaatsuerudep ont hat
unwholesome odfof cetaarrni dsn eel f-loTaotdhaiay,nsI g r .e view
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myo lddi ariitae lssl,e empsr etstiyla lnydm elodramatic:
Eveinf i tw eraen
ingyso,u dro ubatnsd
PerformGerde IantveorPk einntgaR griatomuFf ai lfor ret hfier st
timeL.a tientr hda eyb roask heo ealanhcdae ad c riedfl ux. givteh ee ntityioeus
tok eefpe edionngyo UI'
or, moreB)y.b ecoming
SlepwtiM tahr tsa liusnmdemarynp illow-dmryfae tahmeerds
1 Fomry fi rfsetyw e aorfmsagi cal
corpwsaees a tbeysn e ahorsuepws i-atwnheo rkeec tion.
undPehry Slliesckl eMcrM urtry
2 Sechapet er1 .