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the harpy eagle is one of the world’s largest eagles, found in central & south america; its name is taken from the harpies of greek mythology. harpy eagles are near the top of the food chain in the rainforest, and adults are typically only preyed on by big cats such as jaguars. harpy eagles feed on sloths, snakes, birds, and sometimes will prey on livestock. harpy eagles are known for their distinct crest, which sometimes looks like ears when fanned out.

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coral-witch-carbonate1 asked: What's an aspect of your practice that was unexpected, or that you encountered sooner than you thought you would?

thedesertgod:

I didn’t expect my psychic development to be so rough. I won’t get into too much detail about it but there was a major growth spurt over the last six months that was physically uncomfortable in my body. Not my “astral body” or whatever but my actual physical body; my eyes, head and other areas.

I’ve never been a particularly psychic person or had a lot of natural ability with psychism; by default it’s probably one of my weakest areas. I most certainly don’t consider myself sensitive, or an empath, or a seer, or someone with extra sensory talent. But doing certain exercises even for a brief period (like with Franz Bardon) and certain kinds of spirit work has given me tremendous, lingering boosts. I was a bit overwhelmed with the results. I still am at times.

I’m a very cerebral person so letting go enough to be intuitive can be a challenge. But when I do I’m more often right than I am wrong. For instance: I can ID spirits sometimes without them telling me who they are, know when I need to uncross myself if I have been crossed, and three dimensionally see spirits more than I used to, even when not in a ritual context. I can do a few other things but you get the idea.

I’m by no means a psychic powerhouse. I really want to emphasize that. These are skills that aren’t special, they’re just part and parcel of what a good magician should be capable of. And they still took me the better part of a decade to get even to this point. It is often that psychic development and success is slower than ritual development and success.

I talked a little bit in this previous ask about psychism. One of the downsides is once learned psychism is activated with something like Initiation Into Hermetics it can’t really be shut off. So when there’s a lot to process it has to be processed because it isn’t going away.

On the flip side of this ask, when I first started practicing Classical magic, I never dreamed I would even be able to do what I described to you just now or be developing at the momentum I currently have! Strengthening ones weakest areas in any pursuit and seeing the results is always a pleasantly surprising experience.

Thank you for your question.

In regards to “can’t really be shut off”.  Ohhhh… ohhhh…no, no no… That good ol’ “be careful what you wish for” goes both ways.  

Because if you’re in the middle of a nervous breakdown at college one semester and ask for everything to just be “shut off” because you can’t handle that shit on top of all the mundane shit, it will bite you on the ass.  Because there are things that you don’t think of as being a part of “pyschism”, things that you think are just a normal part of how humans experience the world, things you might not even consciously think about ever… and they will get shut the fuck off with all the rest, making you literally slip into a hardcore, terrifying solipsism that nearly drives you more insane than the psychism.

Fun times.

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great-tweets:

There is nothing new under the sun.

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nemfrog:

A crow on the ground. Knowledge of natural history. 1916.

nemfrog:

Antlers. Knowledge of natural history. 1916.

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