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STILLNESS and LIGHT Rituals of Empowered Magick

DAMON BRAND and The Gallery of Magick

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Contents An Overview of Stillness and Light

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Working with Magick

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New Words of Power: Expanded and Empowered Edition

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To See the True Potential of an Idea To Ease Physical Pain To Contemplate Clearly Without Influence from Others To Help You Find a Suitable Home To Make You an Appealing Option To Win a Negotiation

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36 New Angelic Powers: Empowered Edition

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The Unfreezing Ritual: Empowered Edition

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The Identity Ritual: Empowered Edition

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The Ritual for Greater Magick Power: Empowered Edition

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Light From The Dark: Empowered Edition

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The Stillness: Empowered Edition

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An Overview of Stillness and Light In this eBook, you will find several methods for working with magick, and some are based on posts made initially on www.galleryofmagick.com in recent years. Those posts were written by Damon Brand and Adam Blackthorne. Some sections of the book are based on methods described in the works of Gordon Winterfield. In this eBook, those posts and sections have been expanded and adapted by Damon Brand with contributions from all members of The Gallery of Magick. For some of the rituals and methods, everything is self-contained and works straight out of the box, so to speak. You only need what you read in this document. Others work best when combined with your chosen magick and help you make that magick more effective. In one case, you also need to work with the Empowered Angel Magick book (given away in February 2022 and still available) to obtain results. As such, this is not the sort of book that could be sold to the public without a clear warning that it is intended for people who know and use the magick of Damon Brand and the other Gallery writers. This book is provided as a bonus in August 2022, and the hope is that many people will find these works useful. The sigils contained within also differ from those seen in most of our books. They are made effective by the patterns of light and dark texture. This is the visual code that connects you to our generative energy. The arrangement of patterns makes each sigil unique, and it is through the patterns that you will unlock their potential. This means that some sigils have no symbols in them at all, and they still work as you will connect to a system of magick where all the required symbols and words have been arranged in the background. The book contains images with some colour and is best viewed on a colour device. It can be used on a computer screen, tablet, and even a large phone if you are able to see the images. If you do not have a colour device, the magick will still work. You are free to print out the book for personal use. The chapters and rituals that follow are based on works originally written by myself, Adam Blackthorne and Gordon Winterfield. Although we almost never write in complete isolation (as The Gallery of Magick is 5

a collaborative movement), each author has a distinctive voice. I wrote many of the additions and changes that appear in this book, as well as editing the text, but I hope that each author’s voice remains intact and recognisable, even though the content has changed considerably since the original versions were published. Adam and Gordon have given this book their seal of approval, as well as dictating additions and alterations over my (virtual) shoulder. What follows works on the principle of Empowered Magick, which means that you make a connection through a magick stream created by The Gallery of Magick. You must be a member of Damon Brand’s Patreon for this connection to be set in motion. Once a member, you will be able to use these rituals as instructed. (For the original methods in the books and on the website, you do not need to be a Patreon member, of course.) If you stop being a member of this Patreon, any magick you have already performed with these rituals will continue to be effective, so you can use it with confidence, knowing that it won’t fizzle out if you leave at some point. You will not, however, be able to perform new rituals with these techniques unless you are a member. At some future point, we plan to make these rituals permanently effective with a self-sustaining Empowerment. When that happens, just one month of membership will make them workable for life. We have created permanent Empowerments for some other bonus techniques (see the monthly Overview document for links), but it is not always immediately possible. If you do leave Patreon and wish to continue with these methods, the original versions are on www.galleryofmagick.com and in some of the books, and they remain fully workable. If you are not yet a member and want to experience this magick, then you can find what you need here: https://www.patreon.com/damonbrand Presumably, that’s how you obtained this document. If so, welcome to another magickal journey.

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Working with Magick As with all aspects of Empowered Magick, please ensure you have performed the current month’s Connection Ritual before using any of the rituals described here. I’ll give a brief summary of the rituals and techniques that follow so that you can decide to work with whatever appeals to you, but before I do, it’s extremely important to take a moment to address the concept of power itself. Why do rituals need to be empowered? What good does it do to add extra power? If magick works, it works. So why is there any need to add extra rituals or extra power at all? This reminds me of TV commercials for washing detergent (or washing powder as it was known when I was young). I remember that even in the early seventies, they claimed that ‘whites will be whiter’ if you use any given detergent. But then, six months later, they’d have an advertisement for the same product saying it was going to make your clothes even whiter than before. This continued and still does today, I am told. If it really does get whiter, brighter, cleaner, or more powerful every six months, and has been doing for decades, then how awful was it to begin with? If we believe the marketing myths, then surely the washing powder I grew up with must have been as good as useless. In fact, from what I can tell, the things we use today to clean clothes are no better and no worse. They are the same. But I suppose it’s difficult to market washing detergent by saying, “It’s still good and does what it’s meant to,” because so much of advertising is about glorifying the utterly trivial. And I really want to differentiate what we are doing from that. I would hate it to seem like we’re hyping up more power when it’s all ok anyway. But, thankfully, this is not an advertisement. I do, however, need to address the issue, which is that according to everything I say in the books, magick should just work. Every book we release should work. So why have we kept releasing additional rituals to improve things, and why do we now encourage people to use Empowered Magick? The answer, which is the same answer we have given to so many questions, is that we use and share what works. And if we discover things that work better, we share them. Some of those additions are in the books, 7

and sometimes we’ve given them away on the website. They’ve always been there as an optional part of the magick. And that’s the same here. You won’t need all these rituals straight away, and some you may never use. But when you know what they are and how they can help, you may come back to them in a time of need. When a situation is frozen in place, when you are unsure of yourself, when you want to give a ritual everything you’ve got, this book gives you the option to take your magick further. There are two things that I believe you should avoid. The first is falling into the trap of believing that you need to use these rituals all the time. As I’ve said so many times now, in almost every case, magick works without any great complexity. If it’s working, let it keep working. We have always aimed to simplify magick, so these rituals are offered for the times when they feel appropriate or when you really feel a need for them. The summaries that follow will help you to know what might be worthwhile to you, but reading the whole book is the best way to get a good feel for the rituals. The second thing to avoid is using everything at once. You’re already using good magick, you’re experiencing Empowered Magick through the monthly connection, and that’s going to take you a long way. It would be a mistake to add ritual after ritual onto a basic working in the hope that you’ll get a guaranteed result. If you’ve read much about magick, you’ll know that this level of overkill is an expression of doubt, and doing that much magick to ‘make sure it works’ is more likely to amplify your doubt. All your rituals will be filled with expanding fear, and you won’t get results. Use these rituals when they feel right, when your intuition says it’s a good idea, and never start believing they are an essential fuel for magick. They are a powerful addition to magick, and the results they bring can be truly spectacular, but you most definitely don’t need them all the time. Life is much simpler than that. To contradict that, ever so slightly (which is often an important part of magickal thought), I’d also say that you don’t need to plan the perfect time to use these. If you feel like using something, give it a go and see what happens. Among writers, it’s often repeated that ‘done is better than good.’ I’m not sure who first said it, but it’s something writers say to remind themselves to hit a word count every day. Writing imperfectly is better than staring at a blank page. It’s far better to write something and then revise it than it is to sit around waiting for inspiration. If you’re a professional, you can’t sit around. You write. And so it is with magick. 8

Done is better than good. So don’t try to create a perfect system, blending all these rituals together, finding an exact balance through weeks of planning. When you feel ready, give them a go. I love everything in this book, and I believe that a great deal of what’s shared here will become an important part of your practice. But I hope you remember what I’ve said here about using these rituals sparingly, as it will keep your workings lean and efficient, and it will stop you from feeling too overwhelmed to actually perform your magick. The worst thing that can happen is that magick begins to feel so complex that you don’t even bother to use it anymore. So keep it as simple as you can. What I have discussed comes up in some of the chapters as well, very briefly, but forgive the repetition. Always, when something is repeated in our books, there’s more going on than meets the eye, and the message is one worth noting. With all that said, not every ritual in this book is aimed at strengthening magick. Two chapters are about seeking results that aren’t available in other books. Those chapters are New Words of Power and 36 New Angelic Powers. If you’re looking for an easier starting point, without any complication, these are probably the best chapters, so I’ll put them first. The rituals for enhancing magick will follow those. This is what you’re heading into:

New Words of Power: Expanded and Empowered Edition There are six rituals that work with the simplest form of magick. With a brief ritual, you are able to access the listed powers, which range from finding a home to winning a negotiation. Originally written by Adam Blackthorne and published in a shorter form in early 2017. 36 New Angelic Powers: Empowered Edition By combining the Seventy-Two Angels into pairs, you can access ThirtySix additional powers, and here the method is presented in a new way. If you’re searching for one more power, this might be where you find what you’re looking for. Originally written by Damon Brand and published in the middle of 2016 in a more basic form.

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The Unfreezing Ritual: Empowered Edition First written and posted by Adam Blackthorne in July of 2018. This remains a potent ritual that has helped many people out of difficult situations. When you come up against stubborn and locked situations, this magick can help. The Unfreezing Ritual will loosen reality so that difficult situations yield to your magick. The Identity Ritual: Empowered Edition First written and posted by Adam Blackthorne in June of 2018, with many readers reporting excellent results in the four years since then. Adam states that you can discover who you are, what you want, and how to get it, and goes on to say that this is one of the most powerful keys to magick. I agree with him. The Ritual for Greater Magick Power: Empowered Edition First written and posted by Adam Blackthorne in August of 2018. At the time, Adam concluded his post with the following: “With great thanks to Damon Brand for constructing the ritual (with and for The Gallery of Magick), and then choosing to make it available to you all, and trusting me to write it up for you.” Things have now come full circle, as I have taken his words and adapted them to work with the new method. This ritual is somewhat different to the original, being both easier to perform and more effective. You make a connection to the underlying magickal power within yourself which can increase your ability to get results with any magick you use. Light From The Dark: Empowered Edition An earlier version of this technique appeared in Magickal Riches and Magickal Servitors by Damon Brand. This version can be used in place of the other if you are using that book, although it doesn’t have to be. For more general applications, you use this ritual to pour energy into a sigil or talisman from any other working.

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The Stillness: Empowered Edition First published in Angels of Wrath in 2017 by Gordon Winterfield, this working is not widely known. Some readers regard it as too difficult, but others find it works with a little focus, and those who have experienced its power know that it can help you to appreciate the supernatural world. It can help you to be heard by Angels and other spirits of your choosing and gives you an edge when trying to change reality. The version included here is empowered to make the process easier for you and to strengthen the state you create. As you can see, published works from the past years are included here, so we hope you’ll find something that you maybe missed or have forgotten about, or something that will be worth exploring now that it has become a part of Empowered Magick.

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New Words of Power: Expanded and Empowered Edition by Adam Blackthorne Words of Power, by Damon Brand, was first published in early 2015 and remains a popular book. It was followed by The Greater Words of Power in 2016, which shared more rituals using the same principle. Those books contain one of the simplest methods ever shared by The Gallery of Magick. There’s no need to banish, create a special time or place, or use any equipment; you just follow the simple instructions, and it works. You think about the problem you want to solve, scan your eyes over the magickal words and letters, and then imagine how good it would be for the problem to be solved. It’s that easy. It takes only moments, and the results are overwhelmingly positive. There was a brief Activation Ritual in each book that you only need to use once, but apart from that, it was all utterly simple. If that’s the case, why simplify more? Why add Empowered Magick? Well, again, the answer is because it works and because we think you’ll enjoy using this technique. If so, there may be more to come in the future. In 2017 we shared some additional Words of Power sigils on our website. For those to work, you needed to have used the Activation Ritual from either of the Words of Power books. Now, by using the monthly Connection Ritual and the method in this eBook, you can use the sigils in this chapter even if you have never used any version of Words of Power and never used the Activation. Whether you’re a Words of Power aficionado or a complete beginner, these will work. There are six sigils in this chapter, and although you might not find anything that appeals to you right now, we’re putting these out to see how well people synch with the magick and also to offer new powers that we know are required by some people. The first three sigils were shared in 2017 and are for the following: To See the True Potential of an Idea To Ease Physical Pain To Contemplate Clearly Without Influence from Others 12

New to this book are the following three sigils: To Help You Find a Suitable Home To Make You an Appealing Option To Win a Negotiation The exact purpose of each sigil will be explained later in the chapter. The ritual process is not the same as in the books, so I’ll give a quick explanation. In the original method, you were required to use a visual scan of the Hebrew letters, as well as saying some words out loud and making a shift in your emotions. The original sigils contain divine words, along with the names of Angels and Archangels. When combined in a specific order, they have a specific effect. It’s an extremely simple form of magick. That’s changed for this book, but it remains simple. In this version of the magick, there are no visible words, and it is completely silent, so you don’t need to pronounce anything. If you’re familiar with Words of Power, you may think this is not the same technique. It is, and it isn’t. It is in that all the same forces are in play, but it isn’t in that you only need to look at the sigil here, with intention, for the magick to work. We have essentially used these sigils to form a conduit between you and the powers of this magick. The original technique is still in place, but in the background, built into the mechanics of the magick by us, so that you don’t actually have to perform it yourself. The sigils in the following pages work through the patterns and textures that surround the central circle. These patterns are not letters or symbols but a visual code that connects you to the Empowered form of this magick. It is very similar to the monthly Connection Ritual that you are already familiar with. The instructions for this method are a little more involved than ‘take a look at the sigil’ but not much more. I’ll set it all out exactly in a moment, but I do need to acknowledge that the simplicity is extreme and, ironically, that can be a problem. When magick becomes this simple, it might not feel like magick at all. It can feel like throwing a coin in a wishing well. And that should be avoided. You’re not making a casual wish. You’re attempting to change your reality with intent, and before using these rituals, you should be aware of that. The only real skill you need is to make sure you regard this as valid magick and know that you are connecting to an energy stream of magick generated by all seventeen members of The Gallery of Magick. Know that 13

the structure of the Words of Power rituals is working for you within layers of finely constructed magick. And so, let me explain the technique for the six sigils in this chapter in full, so you know exactly what to do. For each of the following powers, there is a brief description, followed by the sigil. Sit in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. Consider your situation, challenge or problem. Contemplate whatever it is that you want to change. Notice how this makes you feel. It’s fine to feel negative emotions, doubt, or anything else that comes up. Spend at least half a minute doing this. Now look down at your chosen sigil, and gaze at the black circle in the centre. Know that we are with you, that the energy of magick is already present and designed to help you. You are not studying the circle but letting your eyes rest on that black space. You will almost certainly be aware of other parts of the image. These sigils contain colour but will work even on a colourless device, screen, or printout. Your gaze only needs to rest there for a few minutes. If you sense that you are being watched or observed, know that this is normal, and know that means you are in the presence of Angels and Archangels. Do not be afraid, as the magick has protection built into its structure. You are safe. If you sense nothing at all, that is fine. Simply know that the magick is underway, and the spirits know you and already know what it is that you desire. Now think of how grateful you would feel if your problem was solved. You should not try to think of the solution itself, but think of how you would feel if the problem went away. At the beginning of the ritual, you wondered about your problem, so now you should ponder the feeling you’d get if the problem were no longer a reality. If you want to end bad luck, don’t think of all the things that need to happen to end the bad luck. Don’t try to problem-solve. Never try to solve the problem for the spirits by thinking about the details, but think of how you will feel when it is solved for you. This is the essence of the magick, and in letting your emotions shift like this, you confirm your desire to the Angels. People sometimes worry that they don’t have enough imagination to make this emotional shift, but I think in every case, this is simply a misunderstanding of what’s required. Everybody knows what it’s like to worry. Everybody knows what it’s like to find relief. When we worry, we feel the tension of not having that relief. You already know what the relief would feel like, so let yourself feel it as though it’s already happened. You only need to feel this in the tiniest way. You are not trying to create a huge emotional shift (but the Angels may help you to feel one). So long as your 14

emotions change from the initial concern about your problem and shift to feeling it’s already happened, it will work. Feel as though you’ve already got your wish. It is done. To feel this, you may have to pretend for a moment, but that is acceptable. Just making the effort to change your emotions ever so slightly is enough. Most people find it easy to imagine the relief. And that is all you need to do. By changing your feelings, you are sending a clear emotional message to the Angels, and they then know what you want to feel. And they can now make that result come about for you. And that is the entire technique. When you have felt the smallest change, you do not need to keep gazing at the sigil. You do not need to end it in any formal way. Close the book and do something else to distract yourself from the magick; otherwise, you may sit around wondering how it will work and hoping it will work, and these feelings can get in the way of a smooth transition from this reality to the next. So keep yourself busy with something non-magickal for a few minutes at least. Results can be instant, or they can take time. Let them come when they come. Can you repeat a ritual? You can, but it’s best to do this if you feel the situation has changed slightly. Otherwise, know that patience gives magick strength. You certainly don’t need to do the ritual day after day until the change occurs. Do it once, and if at some point you feel certain it hasn’t worked, you can repeat the ritual, or if you can, change what you’re aiming for ever so slightly. That can really help. When you get a result, you may feel a strong desire to thank the various spirits that have helped. All you need to do is enjoy the moment. While you feel gratitude, you are completing the ritual, and the Angels and Archangels will know that you have achieved the feeling you sought through magick. If, after some time, you’re certain it has not worked for you, you can acknowledge that, but try not to be disappointed in yourself or the magick. Know that when magick ‘fails,’ it is always an opportunity for you to try in another way and improve your ability to manifest. Sometimes the magick may appear to have had no effect, but you might believe the result is still possible or that it can happen in a different way. If so, you can feel free to repeat the ritual. When I say this, people ask how long they should wait before repeating. Three days, ten, two months? There is no definitive answer except that you will know when it feels right so long as you don’t repeat a ritual out of impatience.

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When you do get a result, after working on a situation for some time, you often realise that several apparent failures from the past all helped you to reach the goal you’ve just achieved. Be as relaxed as you can about this, and don’t worry about the details. If you need a summary of the ritual, you can write one in your own words, but it should be easy enough to remember the steps.

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To See the True Potential of an Idea When you have an idea for something you want to be, do, or experience – whether it’s for pleasure, career or part of your overall life plan – it can be extremely useful to find out how good your idea really is. Were you inspired to take a wise and joyful path, or did you – to put it bluntly – have a really bad idea? For those who live a magickal life, there is no fate or destiny; there is choice. But it is true that for every idea, there is a limit to the potential of that idea. When you use this ritual, aim to see how good your idea is and where it can lead you. You may realise that it is a dud, and that saves you some time. Or you may be opened up to see just how good your idea was and find your insight expands. This can be used on small plans or major life changes. Knowing what can work in your life is a power that should not be underestimated. When you see where your efforts will be best applied, you are taking one of the most beautiful shortcuts to success. Practical Tip: As the method involves you feeling the negative before you feel the positive, you only need to focus on the negative feeling that comes from the uncertainty about your idea. Or, if you have doubts about the idea, you could focus on those. The sigil appears on the following page.

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To Ease Physical Pain We have long said that we do not want to profit from hope when people are ill or in pain, but we have also agreed that where we have magick that can work, it is our duty to share that magick. Increasingly, we are finding that shared magick for healing works, and it works well. There has already been sharing through this Patreon, but here is one direct ritual that you may choose to call upon. This ritual should help ease pain. When you work the ritual, aim to eradicate the pain completely. You may find some small relief or an astonishing and total relief. The relief may be immediate or may grow over a period of time. If the relief fades and the pain returns, do not repeat the ritual immediately, but trust in the magick and wait a few days and see if the effect of the magick continues to grow. The sigil appears on the following page.

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To Contemplate Clearly Without Influence from Others You know your own mind, right? Maybe. But sometimes, you need to think deeply without the influence of others. Not always. A lot of the time, working things out with a group is the best way to go. But sometimes, you know that you need to access your own deep and personal thoughts, but it is difficult to get into your thoughts without being troubled by what others think. You may find it difficult to get clarity because you feel guilty, concerned, or worried about how others feel. It may even be that others are influencing you with magick or with everyday persuasion to make you see their point of view. Use this ritual when you want to spend some hours or days in contemplation, without the influence of others swaying your thoughts. Practical tip: With all these rituals, you need to know the negative to find the positive relief. Here, you should focus on the fact that you want to contemplate clearly, but that you can’t. Notice how that makes you feel. It’s a good starting point for the ritual. A note from DB: This is probably one of our most overlooked rituals. It doesn’t sound like much; it's been buried in a long-forgotten blog post, and who wants to sit around contemplating? But you need to know yourself and your desires, and shaking off the influence of others is the first step. Simply removing that influence can bring immediate clarity. I urge everybody to try this at some point when an issue of relevance occurs to you. The sigil appears on the following page.

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To Help You Find a Suitable Home You want to find a place to live. You’re using magick, and time is short because you’ve only got two weeks before your current lease runs out. At times like that, it’s obvious you’d turn to a ritual like this. But it’s also worth using this when you first start house-hunting or when you’re trying to make sure you win at the auction or put in the best bid when buying a home. It works on all levels, from students seeking a bedsit to people moving into their last and most beautiful home. It helps with the early stages of contemplation when you are deciding which area, or even which country, you want to live in, as well as helping improve your luck with finding suitable listings. And it increases your chances of being the first person on the list, and so on. This is one ritual that may need to be used several times. You’re not repeating the ritual but using it for different aspects of the challenge, such as looking for the right area, finding the right property, finding good people to deal with and so on. To illustrate, let’s imagine you’re renting a house, you’re living in an area where quality is going down, rents are going up, and there’s huge competition for good properties. Time is short, and you need to find a good listing, check the home is what you want, get your application seen and approved rapidly, and maybe even get a longer lease than they first proposed. In cases like this, the sigil would help enormously. It’s never a guarantee, especially today when this is an issue that’s far more prevalent than it’s been in many decades. So you may need to keep working at it, but if it doesn’t work the first time, keep going as the process of working this magick could be helping to build the perfect result. The sigil appears on the following page.

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To Make You an Appealing Option The most obvious way to use this sigil is to link it to the previous one. Lots of people have applied to buy or rent a house, but you want to be chosen. This ritual would be ideal for that, but it has so many other applications. I’ve seen this used in romantic situations (more reminiscent of a Victorian drama than modern life) where one person must choose between two suitors. And the one with magick wins! It’s also used to get past the gatekeepers of various creative industries. When thousands of artists are sending their work to competitions and companies, hoping to be chosen, this is a ritual that can make you seem like the best option. People aren’t just looking at your work or what you can do. They are looking at you, and whether you’re seeking a job or a date, you want to seem like an appealing option. Think creatively about the potential of this. It can help you land a job, sell creative work, be picked for a breakthrough project, or be chosen for something you dream of that seems out of reach. It’s a hugely powerful sigil that can be life-changing. The sigil appears on the following page.

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To Win a Negotiation Negotiation is the key word here. This sigil won’t help you win an argument. If you’re already arguing with your neighbour about whose trees are overhanging whose fence, then it’s an argument, and you’ll need to calm things down before you negotiate. But negotiations occur all through life, from the board room to the bedroom, with children over breakfast, and with friends about holiday plans. Negotiations can be minor, or they can be a fundamental part of your life. This sigil will help when negotiating contracts, and deals and when any back-and-forth discussion occurs. The sigil appears on the following page.

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36 New Angelic Powers: Empowered Edition by Damon Brand There’s a really simple way to perform Angel magick, which gives you access to previously unavailable powers. In this chapter, you will find a list of thirty-six powers, each of which is brought about by working with two Angels in harmony. The Angels you work with are those found in Empowered Angel Magick, released on this Patreon in a February post. Become familiar with the ritual technique in that book first. Then, choose a power from the list below, and perform rituals asking both Angels for the same result. That summary is enough to get started, but it’s worth knowing that what you get in this book is not just a list of those powers but a faster way to use the magick with an added Empowerment accessed through a sigil, which is specifically tasked with improving the effectiveness of these thirty-six powers. I am often asked if it’s wise to work with several Angels at once. Sometimes, it is. If you’ve got a large problem that needs to be dealt with on many levels, you may use one Angel to increase your ability, another to stop people from interfering with your project, and another to help make people accepting of your work. That sort of multi-level approach can work well. Sometimes there’s nothing better than choosing a single perfectly appropriate Angel to get the result you want. If that works, there’s no need to complicate things. There are, however, combinations of Angels that can blend your magick intent to give you access to a different style of power. The combined powers listed here work fast, exactly as you ask, or they don’t work at all. There is no middle ground. As such, they should be used only when you are willing to take that chance. Magick is never as predictable as Newtonian physics. It is more like quantum physics, where logic becomes blurry, and reality can collapse one way or another. In general, magick works most of the time. But there are some forms of magick that push against a deeply formed reality and reach a bifurcation point where the magick either works exactly as intended or fails completely. What is the advantage of using something 29

that might fail? For myself, I see this as a small gamble worth experimenting with. If it works, I have a result. If it doesn’t, whatever I feel in response to that will give me vital information about what I do next. This is one of the skills of magick. If faced with a true failure where the magick doesn’t work, do you become more certain of the desire or less? Observe this, and what you learn is worth the price of the ritual (which is nothing more than a few minutes of your time.) With the magick that’s presented in The 72 Angels of Magick and Empowered Angel Magick, you apply a ritual to an area of your life, and you allow the result to come about in the most appropriate way, at the most appropriate time. When you use the combined powers listed on this page, you may get a faster result. If, however, the result is highly unlikely to happen, the Angels will not move heaven and earth to achieve it. Use this approach when, and only when, you are willing to risk failure, but also when you want the result quickly. It works best when you suspect that reality only needs a small nudge to get the result. If you really do want the Angels to move heaven and earth, then the main rituals that are already set out in Empowered Angel Magick should be your first choice. The alternative method being offered here is exactly that; an alternative. Think of it as an optional extra that can be used when you feel bold and when the outcome seems reasonably easy to achieve. There are many reasons that I was reluctant to publish this material. The main reason is that fast is not better than good. But I know that fast magick is a huge temptation to many people. You want results, and you want them now. We often think that instant results are going to make us happy, but they aren’t necessarily as good as slow and satisfying results. Also, when people expect magick to work fast, it can lead to an urgent expectation that turns into a lust for result. This desire for a rapid result can cancel out the magick. As such, I do not think these combinations should be used by people who are still working on getting their first result or by the desperate. If you’ve already had some success with magick, then these rituals can work for you. The combinations and powers are listed on the following pages.

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Combined Angel Powers Vehuiah and Yeliel To influence the actions or decisions of those who may be cautious. Sitael and Elemiah To calm spiritual distress in yourself and in others. Mahasiah and Lelahel To bring light and forgiveness to an enemy’s heart. Achaiah and Cahetel To be respected by those who work for or with you. Heziel and Eladiah To make secretive people more open. This works on individuals or groups. You can make the person (or people) more open generally or more open with you specifically. Laviah and Hahaiah To seem approachable when encountering strangers and be well-liked by people you meet for the first time. Yezelel and Mebahel To silence those who threaten to slander you, or to ensure those who dislike or compete with you remain quiet. Hariel and Hakemiah To quieten those who speak against your plans. 31

Lavel and Keliel To transform sadness or cynicism into wonder or innocent hope. Lovel and Pahaliah To encourage trust in a relationship. Nelachel and Yeyayel To convince those who are not present to agree with yourself or with a group decision. Melahel and Chahuiah To regain strength after illness. Netahiah and Haaiah To sense and understand the schemes of others. Yeretel and Shahahiah To be understood without resistance. Riyiyel and Omael To ease feelings of despair. Lecavel and Vesheriah To communicate effectively, especially when you feel something important is at stake. Yichuiah and Lehachiah To obtain the respect of an enemy. Kevekiah and Menadel To inspire a lost friend to make contact. 32

Aniel and Chaamiah To find a safe path during troubled times. Rehoel and Yeyizel To ensure vigorous health while travelling. Hahahel and Michel To attract the attention of somebody you desire. Vevaliah and Yelahiah To have a financial decision fall in your favour. Sealiah and Ariel To confuse those who attempt to dominate you. Eshaliah and Mihel To encourage love to arise from friendship. Vehuel and Daniel To make others confident in your abilities. Hachashiah and Omemiah To feel more energetic in the day and restful at night. Nenael and Nitel To understand the real needs of your family. Mivahiah and Poiel To encourage gratitude for all that you have.

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Nememiah and Yeyilel To make a difficult project feel easy, without delusion. Harachel and Metzerel To find something that is lost. Umabel and Yahahel To encourage forgiveness from a friend. Anuel and Machiel To tell a difficult truth without causing pain. Damebiah and Menakel To make an enemy slumber. Iyahel and Chavuiah To find courage. Raahel and Yabamiah To conceal your actions. This is best performed before you take these actions but can also help conceal something you have already done. Hayiel and Mumiah To encourage another to make a decision when they are floundering. The descriptions of these powers are brief, but they are enough for you to know whether the power can be applied to your situation. It is not permitted for me (by those who have shared magickal secrets with us) to elaborate on these powers in any more detail, so please do not ask me for embellishment. It is enough for you to read those descriptions and sense how the magick could be applied to your life. Although some of the powers may seem obscure or irrelevant, they have surprising depth. 34

Contemplate the Angel names and descriptions to gain insight into the true depth of these powers. The ritual process is almost as simple as described at the outset. You perform a brief ritual with a sigil from this chapter, then two more brief rituals, one with each Angel, asking both for the same result. There is a little more to it than that. The sigil that helps bring the additional empowerment is found at the end of this chapter. Before reading further, please make sure you have read and understood Empowered Angel Magick. That eBook was released in a February 2022 post and can be downloaded there. Once you are familiar with its methods, you can come back to this point and continue. You will notice that in that book, I say, “Sometimes, I’m asked if you can combine two powers from a single Angel into one ritual. You can, but given that these rituals are so simple and so brief, I suggest that you should perform multiple rituals to target each aspect of the situation.” That remains true, but here you are using a specific and empowered combination, so you can temporarily ignore that advice. As you will now know, to work with an Angel from that book, you must empower your connection to the Angel, and you can empower one a day while you are a member of our Patreon. So, if you have not done that yet, and want to use this chapter, you will need to get started on that. If there’s only one ritual you want to use, you would only have to spend two days empowering those Angel connections, and then you could begin. You don’t have to empower the whole book. It can be done quite rapidly. You could empower one on a Monday evening and another on Tuesday morning, and that means you’d be ready to work with both those Angels on Tuesday morning. I point this out because I know some people think it’s going to take a long time, but it can actually be done in less than twenty-four hours. If you’ve already made the empowered connection to the relevant Angels, it is done, and you don’t need to repeat it. You can use this chapter whenever you like. In this example, we’ll assume you are using the first two Angels, Vehuiah and Yeliel, to influence action or decisions in those who may be cautious. Let’s say that you’ve sent your novel to a publisher, and they’ve said they like it, but they still won’t commit to a deal. They are being too cautious, and you want a decision. You decide to use this magick knowing that it will speed up the decision, even though it won’t necessarily make the decision fall in your favour. But you are happy with this, as you need to know now, so you can approach other interested publishers with a better knowledge of where you stand. 35

You only need to think about your desired result, so it’s important to be clear about what it is you want. Before you begin, know what it is that you want the Angels to help you with. You may find it helpful to turn it into a phrase, such as, “I want the publisher to make a final decision.” Or you may have a strong feeling or a clear image that expresses this more effectively for you. This all depends on how you think, and some people prefer words, while others like sounds, images, or emotions. Use them all, or just what feels right for you. If it helps, name a specific person who is vital to the outcome you seek. With most magick, you do not need to be too specific, but as this magick is quite binary (either working or not working), you can be more specific if you like. In this example, asking for a decision (without putting a time limit on it directly) is a good compromise. It’s clear you want a decision, but you haven’t said you want it today. You could, of course, ask for a decision today, but magick is always less likely to work when you add more and more qualifiers or conditions. When you are clear about what you want, find a time to be alone and without disturbance during the ritual. If you are disturbed, repeat the ritual later. There is no harm in performing it multiple times, but there is no benefit, so only repeat it if you cannot complete it for some reason. You now use the sigil found at the end of this chapter. Rest your gaze on the central circle of the sigil. It contains a swirling image, like paint. You do not need to stare, and it is fine if you look at other parts of the sigil, but you do not need to study them. Bring your focus back to the central circle. As you do this, know that we are with you. Know that the circle is more than a circle. It is an opening to magick power. Rest your gaze there for about a minute, then close your eyes for a few moments. That ritual is complete. With that part of the working done, you are ready to move on to the Angels. Ideally, you should have Empowered Angel Magick nearby or easily accessible. It doesn’t matter if it takes a minute or so to find the right page but move on to the next steps as soon as you can. You now perform a ritual with Vehuiah and then one with Yeliel. In both, your desire should be the same; the phrase or feeling you worked on before you began the ritual. As you know from reading Empowered Angel Magick, you will use two sigils for each ritual, exactly as described in that book. In this case, you first gaze at The Empowered Sigil of Vehu and think about the situation you want to change. You think about the fact that the publisher is slow to make a decision and that you feel a strong sense of 36

frustration at the delay. You need to do this for at least fifteen seconds but for no more than a minute. Exact timing is not required, and if you go for a couple of minutes, that’s fine. You then gaze at the Angel’s second sigil, in this case, The Empowered Sigil of Vehuiah, and think about the result you want. This result is what happens when the current situation changes. You just think about that while gazing at the sigil. Think about it in words, pictures, or feelings. Know that the Angel is with you and knows your desire. Again, stay in this state for around fifteen seconds to a minute. To end this ritual, you close your eyes, feel a mental ‘thank you’ or feel a sense of gratitude for being heard. Now, to complete this sequence of three rituals, you perform a ritual with Yeliel, exactly as described above for Vehuiah, again requesting the same result. For the sake of complete clarity, I’ll describe it here. You gaze at The Empowered Sigil of Yeli and think about the situation you want to change for at least fifteen seconds. You then gaze at The Empowered Sigil of Yeliel and think about the result you want. Know that the Angel is with you and knows your desire. Again, stay in this state for around fifteen seconds to a minute. When you end this ritual, you are also ending the sequence of three rituals, and it helps if you are aware of that. Close your eyes, feel a mental ‘thank you’ or feel a sense of gratitude for being heard. You only need to perform this combination of three rituals once for any given problem or situation. The result you seek may occur immediately or sometime after you complete the final working. If the situation changes, you may need to try a new, modified ritual. The sigils you need for all the required Angels should, of course, be accessed in Empowered Angel Magick. The sigil you need from this book appears on the final page of this chapter, but before that, I will write a brief summary of the steps. Only use the summary when you have a good understanding of what’s required. Summary Make sure you have read and understood Empowered Angel Magick. Choose the power you wish to work with and the two Angels that go with that power. Ensure you have followed the instructions in Empowered Angel Magick to make an empowered connection to those two Angels. 37

Be clear about what it is you want, perhaps turning it into a phrase or image. Find a time to be alone and without disturbance. Rest your gaze on the central swirled circle of the sigil. As you do this, know that we are with you and that you are opening to magick power. After about a minute, close your eyes for a few moments. That ritual is complete, so open Empowered Angel Magick to the appropriate page for the first of your chosen Angels. Gaze at the Angel’s first sigil and think about the problem or situation as it is now. Do this for at least fifteen seconds. Gaze at the Angel’s second sigil, and think about the result you want, or how you want the situation to change, for at least fifteen seconds and up to a minute. Close your eyes, feel a mental ‘thank you’ or feel a sense of gratitude for being heard. Now, to complete this sequence of three rituals, you perform a ritual with the second Angel you have chosen. Gaze at the Angel’s first sigil and think about the problem or situation as it is now. Do this for at least fifteen seconds. Gaze at the Angel’s second sigil, and think about the result you want, or how you want the situation to change, for at least fifteen seconds. Know that in closing this ritual, you are ending a sequence of three rituals, and close your eyes, feel a mental ‘thank you’ or feel a sense of gratitude for being heard. You only need to perform this combination of three rituals once. The empowered sigil appears on the following page. 38

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The Unfreezing Ritual: Empowered Edition by Adam Blackthorne Magick brings flexibility to life so that you get what you want. Instead of being locked onto a path of inevitable fate, you choose what happens. But there are times when reality seems frozen. No matter what you do, nothing will move or change. When you come up against stubborn and locked situations, combined ritual magick can help. The Unfreezing Ritual will loosen reality so that difficult situations yield to your magick. The version found in this book contains an additional empowerment created by the members of The Gallery of Magick, to strengthen its effects. You don’t need to use The Unfreezing Ritual for everything. It’s only for those times when nothing else seems to work. We all come across situations that seem so locked in place, and it feels like we’re doing the magick all wrong. It can happen with anything from money and love to business and inspiration. When something appears truly stuck, you need a way to nudge and undermine current reality so that things shift into place. The Unfreezing Ritual will do this for you. The truth is that magick works best when a situation already has some flexibility, some potential for change. This is why magick sometimes works so fast and easily. But when you go up against a situation that is more firmly established and resistant, it’s less likely to shift. That’s why you need to soften things up first. You don’t forge a sword with cold metal. You heat it up and then hammer it into shape. When it's cold, you can sharpen it, but for the main changes, you need to make it warm and malleable. When a situation has been frozen into place, it needs to warm up so that it will bend more easily. When I first published this, some readers wrote to me, worried that this ritual must be used with all magick. I have said as clearly as I can that it’s an optional extra for those very rare times when things refuse to change. It’s for situations that are not shifting, even with magick. You may have a situation in your life that seems to be frozen, but if you haven’t tried 40

ordinary magick on it, try that first. Most of the time, that will work. Only move on to unfreezing a situation if it is frozen to the point where magick has had no worthwhile effect. This ritual is something really special, but it's not something you’ll be using every few weeks. How It Works One of the most important things about this ritual is that unconscious resistance can fade away. We know many people are resistant to doing ‘inner work’ (because it seems boring or irrelevant), but the good news is it’s built into this ritual so that it all happens easily. Even if you’re certain the situation is frozen because of other people and other circumstances, there is often a part of you holding it in place too. Magick can help you let go. The Unfreezing Ritual has been designed so that inner resistance is brought up gently and cleansed. You don’t even need to be aware of this happening, but you will probably feel some changes and even a sense of lightness. The ritual has also been designed to tap into your unconscious knowledge and intelligence, combining that with the knowledge of the Angels (who can see a bigger picture). Taking that knowledge, the ritual goes on to nudge, shift and loosen reality in the places that need to change. By working with this immense perspective, you have more chance of success than when you use your surface thoughts alone. You don’t need to worry about these details; you just do the ritual. But it can be helpful to know why this works, or the content of the ritual might appear a bit strange. Know that it has been structured with the utmost care and is a safe way of working with blocked situations. Getting Ready The combination of Angels and Names of God in this ritual method brings about the desired effect. You might look at the various Angels and Names and think, “Hey, these don’t appear to be the right powers.” What you get in this ritual is access to more profound, hidden powers that arise from the combined harmony. The Unfreezing Ritual takes three days, and you can start on any day of the week. It’s not a massive amount of work, and it’s weirdly enjoyable. I’ve found this ritual brings a really pleasant warmth and relief as you sense the difficult situation beginning to loosen up. 41

When describing the ritual, I will refer to ‘the frozen situation,’ and this could be anything from money that won’t manifest to a lover who remains hostile, a person who won’t leave your street or a business partner who will never be influenced. Whatever the situation is, you will know it, and you will have an image, feeling, and sense of what is stuck and how you want it to change. When you speak of ‘the frozen situation’ in the ritual, you should have a clear impression of exactly what you are referring to. You do not need to explain it to the Angel, as your knowledge is enough, so long as it’s clear in your mind. If you’ve read a lot of our books, you’ll notice that the following sigils combine the powers from The Angels of Alchemy by Damon Brand and The 72 Sigils of Power by Zanna Blaise. The technique is quite different and uses a single rectangular sigil, painted with several circles of different colours with the Angels' names written in the centre of two circles. Many of the letters you see in the standard sigils are not shown here. They do not need to be present and have been encoded into the background magick itself. The ritual process is much simpler than in the books, with no words to say out loud. If you know those books well, put aside your knowledge of their techniques as what follows here is quite different. Although there is some sacred geometry in these sigils, and although the Angel and God names are written in Hebrew and can have a powerful effect, this ritual works through a connection to Empowered Magick. These rectangular sigils, with their circles and letters, are visual codes for a connection to the empowerment we created. By working with them, you gain direct access to a greater complexity of magick. Another way of looking at it is that we have done the work already, so it’s as though you are performing much longer and more detailed rituals. This is what we have worked so hard to achieve. But as with so many aspects of Empowered Magick, for you, it can make the magick seem so simple that it doesn’t feel impressive at all. So try to remember that you are accessing centuries worth of magickal knowledge and transforming it into a few moments of practical magick. Know this, and treat the magick with a little gravitas. It can help, and is certainly better than just following the instructions without any feeling at all. You can work the rituals at any time of day, but try to make sure you have some privacy and a calm place where you can focus on what you’re doing. If you are ever interrupted in the middle of a ritual, you can simply stop, and no harm will be done, but the magick will not work until completed. There are instructions for each day so read those as well. Scan your eyes over the letters in the upper circle, moving from right to left, over and over. This is the first Angel’s name, written in Hebrew. 42

We read Hebrew from right to left, but you are not trying to read the name. You are only letting the letter shapes sink into you. Even if you know the letters, simply look at the shapes. You may also notice the other letters below and the various shapes in the sigil, and that is fine. The process of scanning over the letter shapes leads to you forming a connection with the Angel. You may sense an angelic presence but do not be alarmed if you feel nothing. Do, however, be aware that the Angel is real and that you are making a connection. Know that the Angel is with you. Continue the letter scan for about a minute. If your eyes become tired, move them more slowly, or steady your gaze, trying to see the whole name at once. This should be a relaxed process. You now make your request to the Angel. There are guidelines coming up shortly about what that request should be on each day. You can make the request silently, merely thinking about what it is that you want to happen, but you can also speak it aloud. Keep your eyes on the sigil because it is a gateway that connects you to the Angel. Your gaze can be loose, and you can blink, but you keep the sigil gently in view. The request should be sincere. Whether you think about the request or speak it out loud, feel the sincerity of your need. You are not pleading or becoming overly emotional, but you should let yourself feel that the unfreezing is important to you. Even if you have to pretend a little, that’s ok. Now look at the lower circle, and scan your eyes over the three-letter Name of God in just the same way. On each day, you will be guided to feel something different at this point. You only need to feel it for a brief moment. If it takes you a while to get the feeling. That is ok, but if you get it instantly, that’s great. When you have done that, feel grateful, as though the magick has already worked. Just imagine, even if only for a moment, how great it would feel for the magick to work. Close your eyes and feel a moment of gratitude, knowing that the magick is underway. The ritual is complete so you can open your eyes and carry on with your day. The names, whether said out loud or in your mind, can be pronounced in various ways. I’ve provided a brief pronunciation guide, but please note that pronunciation does not have to be exact. You may find, however, that even if you are only thinking of these names, you want to know roughly how they should sound. Most of this is very simple, but one sound to be aware of is AH. This is the AH sound you get in ma and pa. When you say ma without the m, you’ve got the right sound. Some 43

words have AH between two letters. So GAHV is ah with g at the front and v and at the end. If you have any concerns, see this page: https://galleryofmagick.com/pronunciation-and-spelling-faq/ You’ll find plenty of audio samples there to make it clear how everything works. That’s all you need to know. Be sure to read the instructions for each day as they give you guidance on the results you should be seeking.

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Unfreezing: Day One The Day One sigil contains the name of Karviel, The Angel of Unfolding, from The Angels of Alchemy. The Name of God in the lower circle is Mum, from The 72 Sigils of Power. This name is said to remove old ways. Karviel is pronounced as CAR-VEE-ELL. Mum is pronounced as MOOM. Perform the ritual as described in the earlier part of this chapter. Scan your eyes over the letters in the upper circle, for the name Karviel. Your request should be, “Karviel, unlock the frozen situation so that it yields to my magick.” This should be done with sincerity, from the heart. When you say ‘the frozen situation,’ be aware of the situation you are trying to change. Scan your eyes over the Name of Mum, and feel good that this magick is destroying bonds that keep the frozen situation in place. Close your eyes and feel a moment of gratitude, knowing that the magick is underway. With that done, the first ritual is complete. You will find the sigil of Karviel and Mum on the following page.

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Unfreezing: Day Two The Day Two sigil contains the name of Zachriel, The Angel of Instigation, from The Angels of Alchemy. The Name of God in the lower circle is Hayi, from The 72 Sigils of Power. This name is said to increase awareness of the future and self. Zachriel is pronounced here as ZACK-REE-ELL. If you are more familiar with the pronunciation in The Angels of Alchemy, you can use that. Hayi is pronounced here as HAH-YEE. Perform the ritual as described in the earlier part of this chapter. Scan your eyes over the letters in the upper circle, for the name Zachriel. Your request should be, “Zachriel, melt and dissolve the frozen situation so that it yields to my magick.” This should be done with sincerity, from the heart. When you say ‘the frozen situation,’ be aware of the situation you are trying to change. Scan your eyes over the Name of Hayi, and feel good that your knowledge is being used to unravel and destroy the frozen situation. (This does not fit with the powers usually described for Hayi, but it works!) Close your eyes and feel a moment of gratitude, knowing that the magick is underway. With that done, the second ritual is complete. You will find the sigil of Zachriel and Hayi on the following page.

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Unfreezing: Day Three The Day Three sigil contains the name of Gavriel, The Angel of Strength, from The Angels of Alchemy. The Name of God in the lower circle is Yabam, from The 72 Sigils of Power. This name is said to increase awareness of the future and self. Gavriel is pronounced as GAHV-REE-ELL. Yabam is pronounced as YAH-BAHM. Perform the ritual as described in the earlier part of this chapter. Scan your eyes over the letters in the upper circle, for the name Gavriel. Your request should be, “Gavriel, destroy the frozen situation, so there is no resistance to my magick.” This should be done with sincerity, from the heart. When you say ‘the frozen situation,’ be aware of the situation you are trying to change. Scan your eyes over the Name of Yabam, and feel that your inner strength can completely overcome the frozen situation. Close your eyes and feel a moment of gratitude, knowing that the magick is underway. With that done, the ritual is complete. You will find the sigil of Gavriel and Yabam on the following page.

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What happens? If you’ve performed this ritual, it’s probably because you’ve already aimed some magick at the situation, and nothing happened. If so, that magick you performed might still be lingering, and you might get a result without doing anything else. But most people find it’s best to perform fresh magick on Day Four, aimed directly at the situation. Use whatever magick feels right to you now, even if it’s magick that you tried before, and then, as always, let go of the result and allow the result to come when it will. Patience and ease make it happen faster. You don’t have to perform new magick straight away, but it’s best if you do some magick to affect this situation within a week of completing the unfreezing. A softened situation may harden again if left untouched. So what’s next? Ok, I know what you’re thinking. Can I do this with all the Angels and sigils, finding new powers and combining techniques? Well, you can, and I am a believer in experimentation – it’s how magick develops. But I can also assure you that in most cases, doing it just the way it’s written is all you need. Every now and then, we share a ritual like this that bends the rules because we’ve found it useful. But remember, these extra rituals are extras; they are something that extends the magick, but they aren’t the basis of the systems. Mostly, doing it just like it says in the book is the best way. Of course, you can be tactical, and use several books and methods at once, so you aim your magick at various aspects and issues within a situation, and that’s a great way to work. If all you need is a simple ritual from one of our books, then that’s all you need. If the situation you want to change isn’t frozen, then unfreezing it won’t do a thing. And that’s the good news; most of the time, you won’t need this because magick just works. But when a situation is stubborn, give this a try.

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The Identity Ritual: Empowered Edition by Adam Blackthorne Discover who you are, what you want, and how to get it. By blending magick powers, you can gain insight into what you really want. This helps you tear away the habitual thoughts, expectations, beliefs, and illusions that have slowed your progress. The result is an easier, clear life, and one where your magick works more often and more powerfully. This blending can help you know what you really want, your inner desires, and the truths you seek. This is better than chasing dreams that have been forced on you by others, or that you hold on to through habit, or that you’ve been trained and conditioned to want by conformity and circumstance. This is one of the most powerful keys to magick. When your desire is authentic, magick smoothly shifts things into place. That’s a pretty big claim, but we’ve seen it work for us and for so many other people. But although this ritual is powerful, it doesn’t mean you do this once, and all your problems are solved effortlessly forever. What it does mean is that you gain clarity of will, and with that, you can achieve great things. The benefits of this work are immeasurable. We originally wanted this ritual to appear in a book or a course because we have known for ages that it’s a big deal, but there was no way to do it without repeating a lot of things from previous books. And it was left out of more recent books because it’s annoying to buy one book and be told, “If you buy this extra book, you can also do this…” So it was released in its earlier form on our website so that if you owned both of those books, you had a free and optional way to get more magick. Now it’s been coded from the ground up to synchronise with Empowered Magick. While you are a member of this Patreon, The Identity Ritual will tap into the energies of Empowered Magick, which will make the magick easier and more successful. Don’t worry that this will turn your life upside down. The changes can be dramatic, but they are never horrible, and they always give you a choice. You are never forced to change your life, but you get to see what your life can be and how it can and will change if you want it to change. 52

You might realise that a long-dreamt-of career or experience isn’t something you want. That can be a shock but also brings so much freedom because you no longer have to waste time chasing something you don’t need. Even more exciting is finding out something new about yourself, a hidden dream that makes complete sense and gives you a new direction. You may find dreams that you never thought were possible and find the hope and courage to become the person you want to be. These dreams can be personal, emotional, spiritual and material because they all emanate from who you are. Your identity is composed of who you really are and who you currently believe you are. This ritual is a way of illuminating hidden aspects of yourself, so you have an authentic identity. With that, everything becomes easier. You might think, ‘Oh, big deal, this is about finding out who I am, but I want results.’ What this ritual gives you is a faster way to those results by homing in on your real desires. And when a result is something that will make you happy and satisfied and something that will aid your growth, it’s way more likely to happen. The ritual can give you revelations about what you want on many levels, from the most material to the emotional and spiritual. If you use magick to get the things you desire, the magick will be more likely to work after this ritual. The Discoveries Sometimes you do this ritual and realise you do already know what you want, who you love, where you’re going and what your desires are. If so, that might seem like a boring result, but it’s priceless. If you find out you’re already on the right path, enjoy that knowledge. If you discover a new path, enjoy the challenge. Know that in using this magick, you are shown hopes, dreams, and futures that are possible to obtain. It’s true that there are countless rituals for exploring your needs and wants, throughout our books, diving into your spiritual essence and your material needs. These all remain valid. You may also have seen Road Opening rituals (in The Greater Words of Power, for example.) This is similar, but Road Opening rituals are usually about looking for a breakthrough or new opportunity when you feel stuck or jaded. This Identity Ritual is more about the big picture of who you are. When you refine your identity, you can attract all that you desire. 53

The Identity Ritual is presented here because, for some people, a single, focused ritual is the ideal way to explore inner needs. If you’re already exploring your inner self with other methods, this ritual can help you genuinely clarify the thoughts and feelings you’ve been working through. And it works even if you've never thought about this sort of thing before. What you discover rarely remains static because even your ‘core self’ changes through experience, time and your personal development. Although the phrase ‘true will’ gets bandied about a lot in magick, and we’ve all been guilty of that (Damon more than most!), that’s really a hangover from other forms of magick. The idea of a ‘true will’ sounds like some fated destiny that some god has written out for you. That would be boring and would remove your free will. It’s a bit more refined than that. Your true will is the one you choose when you’ve got a grip on who you’ve been, who you are, and who it is you want to be. Some parts of you will always be the same, and some will change, and that’s all good. You might want to use this ritual once a year to see who you are becoming and how your dreams are progressing and changing. The Origins In the original version of this, you needed two books; Archangels of Magick by Damon Brand and Sigils of Power and Transformation by me, Adam Blackthorne. Now it’s been changed so that you can use it without owning those books and without their sigils. You can use it today without spending another cent as everything is here, including new sigils designed to work with our empowerment. But if you’re ever looking to buy another of our books, the feedback we’ve received is that those are two of the best. Not everyone agrees, but we’ve been told they’re the best by lots and lots of readers. Mine is loved for the simple approach, with loads of listed and searchable powers and a few techniques that can be used with almost all magick. And the Archangel book has the most interesting content, the best overview of magick itself, and the most magick to explore (with divination, healing and even evocation.) This isn’t an advertisement for the books because if you’re here on Patreon, I bet you own them already, but this maybe helps you see why they’re the source of the methods used in The Identity Ritual. The research into The Identity Ritual was originally led by Damon Brand, who used Archangel evocation to refine the technique. It was 54

developed many years before either of the above books were published, and has now been redesigned by myself, Damon, and Gordon Winterfield, with the rest of the gang – sorry, the rest of The Gallery – overseeing what we do. That’s the usual way. Discoveries are shared around, tested and expanded upon, with all seventeen of us making a contribution, even if it’s only a nod of agreement. That could really slow things down (like some sort of dusty occult committee meeting), but we’ve been doing this long enough that we’ve become pretty efficient. And efficiency is at the centre of the magick. Why traipse around in a robe if you don’t need to? It’s fine for Comicon, but I don’t have time for dressing up at home. Getting Ready Let’s get into the magick. You’re going to need about an hour. Read through the instructions before you get started. It’s important to get it all clear beforehand rather than muddling through while reading it all for the first time. Make sure you know exactly what you’re doing, and then get started when you have an hour to spare. When most of our rituals take a few minutes, an hour’s going to sound like ages. If it feels too much, wait until you’re really aching for this kind of magick. It’ll work best when you’re feeling enthusiastic. If you ever used the old version that was online, I bet this version seems very different. There’s no ritual opening, and most of the instructions are different, but underneath, it’s the same magick. But now it's a bit easier, and it’s connected to the empowered energy stream. You’ll probably feel the difference straight away. There are two sigils used in this ritual, and they are based on the originals from the books mentioned above. They will look quite different. The first is a sigil for the Archangel Metatron. The second is the sigil to Recover a Sense of Joy. This isn’t an obvious choice for work like this, but like all things magickal, there’s often a lot more going on with these sigils than you can ever know. Here, this sigil is used as a way to connect with the powers you need for The Identity Ritual. If you’re wondering what spirits are being called with the second sigil, there aren’t any. You’ll have to read my book to understand that, but it’s about connecting to a sort of archetypal power that underlies all human existence. It’s very closely aligned to Empowered Magick. That’s all you need to know. The sigils look unusual, but they’ll work.

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The Magick Find a time and place where you won’t be disturbed for an hour. If you get interrupted, you can carry on, but it’s not great. There’s no danger, but it messes with your concentration. You can do this magick anywhere you like at any time of day or night. Sit or stand. Face any direction. Just get comfortable. There are Hebrew words used in the original, but you don’t need to say them here. They are sort of being said for you by the magick. It’s weirdly automatic. And it’s probably a lot easier. Gaze at Metatron’s sigil. You should not try to look at any particular part of the sigil, and you don’t need to read or study the letters. Your eyes can remain still, gazing softly, or your eyes can wander over the sigil. Be relaxed and let whatever happens happen. After a few moments, when you feel ready, take a deep breath to relax and continue to gaze at the sigil while contemplating your life. You are not trying to recall everything that’s happened – that would take hours – but look back over your life. Try to notice three things: Firstly, notice chance events, coincidences and even accidents that had a significant impact on your life. Secondly, try to recall times when you had very determined ideas or goals and obtained them. Even if things have not gone well, everybody has some memory of pursuing a goal and achieving it, even if it was just climbing a tree when you were a kid. Find one or two of those memories, at least, and more if you want. Thirdly, think about times when, no matter how you tried, things didn’t go the way you wanted. Keep your gaze gently on the sigil as you do this. You’ll probably find your memory jumps all over the place, sometimes remembering a weird coincidence, then a surprising victory, and out of nowhere, you’ll recall a betrayal or disaster. It’s easy to get mixed up in a mass of memories, and that’s ok. Keep coming back to the idea that you’re reviewing your life to see those three types of events: chance events that made a big change, times you achieved goals, and times when things went wrong no matter what you did. This is not just a memory game but a connection to one of the major streams of magick; the balance of chaos, synchronicity and the manifestation of your will. If you skip this part, the ritual won’t work. But don’t spend hours and hours on it. An hour at the most is enough, and if you get a good feel for this mix of events in less than an hour, that’s ok. 56

Ten minutes might be all you need. And seriously, if you feel you’ve covered enough after ten minutes, don’t struggle on. Just accept that you’ve done enough and move on. Don’t worry about getting any of this right. Obsess about the method, and you miss the magick, so try the method. Remember to keep your gaze on the sigil as you do this, and when you feel ready, confidently move to the next step. Allow yourself to feel that the result has already happened. Feel that the ritual has worked, and you’ve gained great insight into who you are and what you should do with your life. Do this only for a few moments. It might feel silly or that you’re pretending, but do it anyway. Now move to the next sigil. This is an Empowered version of the sigil to Recover a Sense of Joy. You are not using it to recover a sense of joy. You are using it to achieve the result described here, but trust me, this is the sigil that does that work. The sigils have powers that aren’t always obvious. Gaze at the sigil, just as you did with the first one, and imagine what it would feel like to look back from the future, as though you have gained all the insight and power you seek. It’s that simple and doesn’t need to take anything more than a few moments. It sounds crazily simple, and it is. Close your eyes for a moment and know that the ritual is complete. Experiencing the Magick If all that sounds complicated, it isn’t. Read it a few times if you need to and clarify what you will do. Take your time preparing if you need to, but don’t be too stressed about getting it right. You don’t need to look for answers actively or seek any result. When the ritual is complete, go about your normal life. That is unless you feel an immediate revelation. Some people finish this ritual in tears, filled with an instant and deep realisation with profound inner change. If that happens, or if you gain insights, don’t push them away. Contemplate them. If you feel absolutely nothing at first, and it feels like nothing has happened, just let go and get on with your life. Gradually, the knowledge seeps into your consciousness over the coming weeks, often nudged by key moments – you see something symbolic, somebody says something that makes you realise a truth, or something happens that makes you know what you want. Stay alert, but don’t strain for insights, and the insights will come. 57

What else happens? What if you feel like you didn’t get it all right? Unless you miss a step or do something completely wrong, put your trust in this ritual and be open to finding out who you are and what you want. If you did make a huge mistake, try it again in a week or so. You can do this ritual when you’re working on other rituals unless a book has specifically instructed you to take a break from other magick for a period of time. You may also have lots of questions about how to get this right, and whether you’ve interpreted it correctly. Trust that what’s written here is enough for you to get the result. The process of self-discovery can be subtle or quite alarming, sometimes slow, sometimes happening in occasional bursts. It also feels utterly natural to come to terms with who you are. As I mentioned earlier, there may not be much new that occurs to you, or you may undergo a big change, but something will happen. Many people find that the influence and judgment of others - such as parents and peers – falls away. Sometimes, you know something is not right, but you’re not sure what it is; this can nudge your mind for days or weeks. Don’t worry; if a gap appears, it will be filled. In time you will know who you are and what you want, and you will start to get ideas about what magick will help you get there. This is one of the most valuable rituals we have ever published, and I hope you get a lot out of it. When you know yourself well, magick becomes close to effortless. And just in case you’re worried, the results of this magick never wreck your life. You are who you are, and this is a gentle, kind reminder of what burns softly within you. It can sound a bit frightening to be told you might have all your illusions stripped away, but unless you’re really good at self-deception, it’s unlikely to be a shock. It’s more like a feeling of, ‘Yes, of course.’ If you’re in your sixth year of training to be a dentist, it won’t make you run away to live in a cave. Most people who use this ritual gain freedom, direction, and improved magickal results. When you feel ready, see how it works for you.

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The Ritual for Greater Magick Power: Empowered Edition by Adam Blackthorne This ritual offers you a connection to the underlying magickal power within yourself. It is an additional process that some people will find useful. It can increase your ability to get results with any magick you use. This version is enhanced by an empowerment that makes it easier to perform and more likely to work. There are loads of rituals in our books that could be used to enhance magick power. Often, though, there’s nothing wrong with you or your inherent power. It’s just that you’re not clear on which magick to use. You could use the powers of Metatron in Archangels of Magick to understand how magick could help a situation. That might be all you need; you choose the right ritual and get the result you want. Or it could be that you’re filled with fear, doubt, and desperation, and moving past those emotions with the help of magick will release results. I go on about this because when people seek additional power, all they usually need to do is hone their current skills, ensure they have chosen a ritual wisely, work diligently and with emotion, and then detach from the result, allowing it to manifest when and however it will. No additional power is required. Going even further, in Archangels of Magick, Damon Brand wisely says, “I usually find that when people seek more power or look for a way of charging up the magick, it’s a sign of fear; the fear that it won’t work. It is far more effective to perform the magick, to just do what is written here, and let your abilities grow.” Now that we’re sharing Empowered Magick and publishing this book (which really delves into additional powers), it’s worth considering these words. So why do we have an empowered method for achieving Greater Power at all? Ironically, Damon led the development of The Ritual for Greater Magick Power, even though I’ve written this post and helped update it for the book. But I can answer the question. This ritual has been designed to bring ease, harmony and increased potential to your magickal work. It’s a discovery that’s worth sharing. But don’t go into this thinking 61

it will make things happen faster, with less effort from you, or with a more slapdash approach. This ritual isn’t like a super-fuel that just adds power. It isn’t something that makes impossible requests fall into place. It adds power when you’re already following the advice that’s in the books. If you’re in tune with the instructions in the books, it can work extremely well. You may find that things happen faster, more easily and more impressively, but never lose the power of patience and of allowing. By relaxing and letting magick work, you add enormous energy to your efforts. This ritual just might help somebody who is struggling to get their first result, but struggle usually arises from ignoring the basic ideas and concepts. The ritual works best when you already have some degree of success and wish to improve your results or consistency. If you have had some success but then felt your magick weakened, again, do not assume the magick is weak or that your power has diminished. It could be that you are asking for the same result over and over without developing your needs and ambitions based on the feedback you’ve received from your results. That is, you should grow with magick, and then magick will continue to respond to you. The ritual is worth performing to explore its potential to improve your results. It’s not the most basic ritual, but it’s not too difficult either, especially in this latest version. If you’ve only ever done magick from a book like Words of Power, this ritual might seem like a handful, so have a read and then perform it when you’re ready. The ritual works using Angels from Empowered Angel Magick. In all sorts of posts and in various books, we say you do not need to combine too many angelic rituals at once, or any rituals for that matter, because overloading is a way of pressuring yourself and the magick. It does not yield good results. Blending powers, though, can have benefits. Blending can bring out a new power that wouldn’t quite be available in any other way. In this ritual, you blend the powers of five Angels using The Blending Sigil, which appears after each of the Angel sigils. We used to get messages where readers would say, ‘I want to be more powerful. I want all my magick to work.’ I get that, but a friend gave me an analogy that I love. If you want to go bird-spotting, what’s more important, the flashy binoculars or knowing where to go and look for birds? Both help, but if you know where to go, you can often see the birds without the binoculars. In magickal terms, that means that knowing what you want and choosing the right ritual can be more important than your magickal strength. 62

We’ve tried to make this ritual bring out the best in you rather than just fill you with raw power, but this still means you have to work with magick. You can’t expect everything to work just because you’ve done this ritual. If you forget all the foundations of magick, nothing will change. If you connect with the powers described in the books, great things can happen. Know what you want, look for the weak points in reality (the people or situations that are easiest to change), and work your magick with full commitment, trust, and patience. The ritual is potent. After performing it, you may sense a change within yourself. It can happen on the first day, but it will develop over the weeks and months that follow. Enjoy that feeling. The Angels you work with are: Hariel, who is said to have The Power to Improve Magickal Power. Hariel achieves this in several ways, such as clarifying your thoughts, helping you engage with your emotions and in other ways too subtle and mystical to cover in detail. In this ritual, Hariel establishes a good grounding for the rest of the work. Netahiah, who is said to Give Power to Magick, and achieves this here by helping you remove blockages that arise from emotional confusion, as well as easing doubts and fears about magick. Hahahel, who is said to Strengthen Inner Nature. Your ‘inner nature’ may sound quite abstract, but here it refers to the source of strength, esteem, and power that emanates from your true personality. This isn’t the surface personality but the humanity that resides somewhere between your soul and your subconscious. Having Hahahel connect you to that aspect of yourself, improves your confidence and builds your esteem, increasing magickal potential. Hayiel, who is said to give Greater Control with Magick. In this ritual context, the power of Hayiel works by clarifying your intent and the communication of your intent to the Angels whenever you perform magick. Although this sounds similar to the power of Hahahel, there is enough difference and depth to make it an important stage in this process. Chahuiah, who is said to have The Power to Develop Magick. Chahuiah works to help you know what you want and which magick you should 63

use to obtain your desire. When you are planning magick, your perception of your own needs, and the magick that is appropriate to solve underlying issues and surface challenges will be much easier to realise. In this ritual, Chahuiah makes you wiser and better at choosing the right magick. That’s all you need to know, and now, the ritual can be explained in detail. Preparing the Ritual The things you do in this ritual are a bit different to anything you find in the books. Even the Emotional Transmutation is different. In the books, you are usually shown how to use your genuine feelings, allowing them to change from feelings that are negative for you, to feelings of relief as you accept that the ritual will work. (Again, if you don’t know the book, you might be thinking that negative feelings are not great for magick. The idea is to change a feeling from negative to positive within a ritual, and this guides the results. It’s one of the finest secrets of magick.) In this ritual, it’s not quite the same because you will make statements that may not actually be true for you, and you may not have any negative feelings about them. The feelings are, however, important for the overall structure of this ritual, so it’s important to go along with what’s written. You may be told to say, “I lack courage and direction when performing magick, and I ask for you to give me strength and guidance.” Now, if you’d made those words up for yourself, it would be easy to feel some disappointment or negativity about your lack of courage and direction. But what if that statement’s not true for you? Just pretend to have those feelings. Imagine how it would feel to lack courage and direction. You only need to catch the merest hint of emotion for this to work. By the time you ask for strength and guidance, you should feel relief, knowing the ritual will work. Pretending or imagining may feel strange or silly, but rise above that. This is a method of communication, and committing to these feelings, whether they are real or not, is what makes it work. It’s a very rapid change, from a brief negative feeling to one of hope or relief. Often in your own rituals, this stage will be much more drawn out with longer statements and more time to generate feelings. Here, it’s quick. If you really struggle to generate the emotions, you can frown or feel uptight, sad, or angry during the first part of the statement and then smile and feel relaxed as the sentence progresses. Although this is ‘fake,’ it does 64

work. Emotional Transmutation is the message you send to the Angels, giving a sense of purpose to the words you say. Even if you only create the slightest emotion, it is enough, so long as it changes as you make the statement. Don’t worry if the statements feel false or if you have other feelings as well as those you’re generating. Don’t worry if your feelings aren’t aligned with what you’re saying. Do the best that you can with these instructions, and it will work. If you worry and obsess about the details, or think your emotions aren’t strong enough, you only undermine your ability to perform this. Do it as though it will work, and it will work. It may seem a bit puzzling because the things you state and ask for aren’t quite in line with each other in the most obvious way, and they don’t reflect the descriptions of the Angels’ powers exactly. But this is where Damon’s genius comes through. His knowledge of how the Angels can operate, beneath the surface of what’s widely known, makes this all possible. All you have to do is put some trust in the process and be willing to let yourself feel the emotions, even if it feels like pretending. Try not to let yourself get bogged down in worry that you can’t do this. Generating feelings, or imagining what they would be like, or even just frowning, as mentioned above, is absolutely valid magick because it’s a means of speaking to the Angels in a way that makes the most sense to them. Emotion, no matter how subtle, puts energy into the words and the workings. What if you can’t feel anything at all? This is unlikely, but we have heard people say, “I just can’t generate emotions out of nowhere.” If that’s the case, then you could try this: each time you are meant to feel negative, just worry that the ritual won’t work because you’re not good enough. And then, as the statement turns positive, believe that the ritual will work. Or pretend to believe. Tell yourself that it might work. That small change from fear to hope is better than no change. It will take some mental effort, but this is magick. If we could get you to say one magick word to improve your magick power without any effort, we would. But this is how it is. Most people will find it easy. You read the statements, feel the darker feelings, and then let them lighten to relief as you speak. Easy. If you’ve worked with this magick before, you probably know exactly what I mean, but I’ve gone on about it a bit more because this ritual is more directed and structured. As you read all this, it might sound very complicated, but in practice, it’s really easy and enjoyable. 65

To perform the ritual, do the usual thing where you find a place to be alone and undisturbed. This ritual takes quite a while, so read it all and take a guess about how long you’ll need. Wait until you have the time rather than rushing through. To perform the ritual, you gaze at the sigil for each Angel and go through a series of steps. The sigil is quite unlike any we’ve shown you before, but all the elements should be familiar. At the top is the Angel’s sigil from Empowered Angel Magick. In the circle below, you find the Name of God that is the opening stem of the Angel name. You don’t need to read the names or know anything. You just gaze at the sigil with relaxed eyes, knowing that this connects you to us, to the empowerment, and to the Angel. Your gaze can remain in one place or you can move your eyes over the sigil. And then you go through the steps. At the end, you briefly gaze at another sigil, which is The Blending Sigil. It’s the same sigil for each of these rituals and contains a Word of Power. This ancient word is not something that can be translated but connects to powers that encourage the blending of magick in a safe way. Depending on whether you’re using a book, a printout, or a screen, it may change the way you work. It might be easier to print out or write out the instructions, so you can keep the sigils you need in view. The instructions begin on the next page but have a good read of it all before attempting the ritual.

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have to feel things intensely, so long as there is some change. Feel a change, from negative to positive, as you speak these brief words: ‘There is a distance between me and the magick that I seek, and I ask for you to clarify my magickal power.’ Hariel Step 5: The Promise In this step, you offer to do what you can to aid manifestation. In this ritual, it is kept quite simple. Say, ‘I will remain open to the clarity of magick and know you will show me the way.’ Move to the next page and turn your attention to The Blending Sigil. Gaze at the space just above the vertical word. All you need to do is look at that space with relaxed eyes and know that the word (seen only in your peripheral vision) is being taken within your deepest mind. This takes a few seconds at most but means the ritual remains open, and the angelic powers will begin to blend. You move straight on to work with the next Angel, Netahiah.

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Hayiel Step 5: The Promise In this step, you offer to do what you can to aid manifestation. Say, ‘I will remain open to the clarity of my true intent and know you will help it shine through in all my magick.’ Move to the next page and turn your attention to The Blending Sigil. Gaze at the space above the vertical word. All you need to do is look at that space with relaxed eyes and know that the word (seen only in your peripheral vision) is being taken within your deepest mind. This takes a few seconds at most but means the ritual remains open, and the angelic powers will begin to blend. You move straight on to work with the next Angel, Chahuiah.

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Closing The Ritual Say, ‘Hariel, Netahiah, Hahahel, Hayiel, Chahuiah, I seal these commands with the word of power: AH-RAH-REE-TAH. As you Angels have come in peace, go in peace. It is done.’ The ritual is complete, and you should get up and go for a walk or do something ordinary. In the original version of the ritual, you had to repeat this whole process for eleven days. Those who did said it was absolutely worth the effort, but we are aware that lots of people couldn’t be bothered doing that much magick for something so weird. Now, you only need to perform this once, on any day, whenever you like, at any time of day or night. I hope you’ll give it a go when it feels like the time is right. Be relaxed about it all. You don’t have to be perfect; you do your best and perform it with energy and confidence. I know it’s going to go well for you. After the Ritual When it’s over, don’t leap straight into a new ritual, hoping your new power will make you unstoppable. Sleep on it, and then spend some time thinking about yourself and your magick. You have, after all, spent a fair bit of time making sure you have the skills to choose better magick, the right magick. A few days spent looking at what you want and how you want to get it might show you how things have changed. And then, when you choose a ritual and perform it, go about it like normal, not assuming you’re all-powerful, but just doing magick with calm confidence because you choose your life instead of living in the chaos of chance. When it’s over, the best way to feel a sense of surety and power is to do nothing for a while. If you leap into action the moment the ritual’s over, it feels a bit too desperate. If you just happen to have a ritual planned, you can do that. Otherwise, wait a day or two. Do you need to repeat this ritual every year? How soon can you expect to see results? Should you do ten rituals straight after this? The best advice is to perform the ritual when you feel ready for it and then carry on as normal, without pressure or expectation. Let the questions go because the answers will occur to you when they need to. But it’s never a good idea to do ten rituals just because you think you have a new magick key. Keep going as you normally would. And note that repeating this ritual won’t do anything unless years have gone by and 87

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Light From The Dark: Empowered Edition by Damon Brand The act of performing magick generates magickal power. The act of saying words, transmuting your feelings and using your imagination (no matter how poor your imagination may be) creates magickal energy. This is why so many people get results from books such as Words of Power without having to go into a trance or spend years being initiated into magick. Doing magick creates the energy of magick. Although this is true, people often ask me how they can increase their magickal power. I have tried to simplify the magick in my books so that the rituals work without any great energy or ceremony. Even so, I understand that you may want to put extra magickal power into your work, and it can be a wise approach. Light From the Dark is a technique that builds magickal energy that can be used in many occult workings. When used correctly, this technique does not drain you but adds energy to your work without any strain on you because you are drawing energy from the infinite. If you are using Magickal Riches or Magickal Servitors, and you are using Light From The Dark as presented there, you can, of course, use this version in its place. This technique took many years to develop. The original idea was passed down to Gordon Winterfield - one of the oldest members of The Gallery of Magick - and we set about making it more workable. We have now crafted something simple enough that we can share it with you, and in this Empowered Version, it should be even easier to get results. The technique does require a degree of visualization, but don’t worry if you are not able to visualize clearly. Some people can only visualize hazy, faded images. Others can see everything in crystal clear 3D. Some people see no images at all. That is fine. If I tell you to imagine a ball of light, you can imagine a ball of light even without any visual imagination. You can simply know that it exists, or say the words, ‘There is a ball of light,’ in your head. I mention this because I know that for some people, visualization is as natural as memory, but for others, it seems like an impossible task. 90

Whatever imagination you possess will be sufficient for this technique to work. If you’ve read a few magickal texts, you will know that many authors talk about channelling energy through your body. There are hundreds of books exploring chakras and similar ideas, along with the famous Middle Pillar exercise, which involves a comparable process. In almost all of these workings, you are told to imagine light moving through your body while creating glowing spheres at various points inside your body. This technique works, but what I like about the Light From The Dark approach is that you don’t try to imagine light. Instead, you contemplate darkness and discover the light that arises from infinite space. This may sound quite esoteric, but it can quickly become a practical technique. You can practise this technique outside of ritual to become familiar with its workings. You may want to close your eyes, although some people find it easier to keep their eyes open. Experiment to see what works best for you. You can sit, stand or lie down. At the very end of this chapter, you will find an Empowered Sigil for Light From The Dark. Gaze at this sigil for about a minute when you are about to create Light From The Dark. As you gaze, know that we are with you, know that your Empowerment will make your magick more powerful. That is all you need the sigil for, and you can then put it aside if you wish. With that done, take a moment to become aware of your body, and notice the sensations that you can feel. Move your attention to the inside of your chest, but instead of picturing the organs and bones, imagine a vast empty space within you. It’s as though you are looking at an empty, black space the size of the universe. Do not put in too much effort or strain into picturing this. Allow your awareness of this dark emptiness to arise. If you feel nothing or see nothing, simply pretend. This may sound ridiculous, but pretending is not all that different to visualizing, and if you pretend there’s an empty space inside you, it has the same effect. Magick is not meant to feel ordinary, and that means you may have to step outside of your mental comfort zone slightly. An alternate approach - that some people use to great effect - is to imagine the universe within your body. Picture a mass of galaxies and billions of stars, and then snuff the image out, leaving the vast emptiness within you. Whatever approach you use, you may experience nothing, or you may sense a strange sensation of being within the darkness at the same time as observing it from outside. Whatever you experience is fine. 91

As you watch this enormous empty space within your body, allow light to arise within the space. This should not be a star of light or a pinprick, but a gradual lightening of the dark, as though an even, white haze is brightening the entire space. Allow this to brighten and brighten until it is a glaring white light. In most cases, you will not need to pretend, imagine or force this to happen. When you contemplate the darkness within you, the light will gradually arise all by itself. It should take less than a minute, but you may find it takes up to five minutes. If you do not see the light arising spontaneously, then use your imagination to start this off. Remember that you aren’t just picturing this; you are picturing it happening in a vast space within your body. You may find that the light extends through your entire body, including your head, hands, and feet. Some people even find that it extends beyond their body. Again, whatever you experience is fine. Once you have created the light, you can direct it into a ritual as follows. When you can see or feel the light within you, let it pour out of you into a sigil or talisman that’s being used in a ritual. You can allow the light to burst out of your chest, flow out of your fingertips, or beam from your eyes. Some people feel the light leave them in one rush, while others sense it seeping out slowly. It might emerge from your forehead, in a breath, or from every pore in your skin. There is no correct way to do this. You can choose a technique in advance, or just allow something to happen at this point and discover how the light emerges from you. It may be different every time, but most people find that one method works best for them. Whatever method you use, this should be effortless. You allow the light to leave you and move into the talisman or sigil. You do not need to force it out of yourself. Instead, let it leave you, and know that it has energized the working. If you’re using a ritual that contains several sigils, ensure that you only use a small burst of light on each one so that you have sufficient energy for all of them. When you are practising this technique, rather than using it within a ritual proper, you can simply let the light dissipate. Do not try to extinguish it, but allow it to spread out and fade away, like thinning fog. It may take a minute or so for the light to fade and for you to settle back into the real world fully. It’s important to know that you are not using your own magickal energy when you create Light From The Dark. You are not forcing something into existence, so much as recognizing power and energy that is already present, focusing on it, and letting it flow into your magick. 92

I will admit that this is not a complete instruction on how to use this technique, but an encouragement to experiment. That is more useful than too much instruction. If you use any chaos magick, you might want to add the energy to your sigils. If you use any of our books, you might want to pour energy into the book itself, or into a specific sigil. And you will find many more creative ways to use this. It can do no harm, so if you feel it might work in a ritual, give it a try. You’ll find the empowering sigil on the following page.

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your body with tension. Know that this process is as easy as daydreaming. This is a small moment of eternity that will nourish your magick. These moments should be pleasant and relaxed, so do not tighten your muscles and joints. The Stillness occurs within. Once you are still, contemplate where you were about fifteen minutes ago. You might have been somewhere completely different or in exactly the same place, but connect with the impression of your life from fifteen minutes ago. You might have been angry, disappointed, bored or doubled up with laughter. The nature of the experience is not important. Remember as best you can, without straining to remember and without worrying about accuracy. As soon as you capture a sense of where you were roughly fifteen minutes ago, imagine where you will be in fifteen minutes. The ritual should not take more than a few minutes, so fifteen minutes on, you won’t be doing magick, but you might be sitting in the same place, or you might be somewhere completely unexpected. You might not be able to predict where you will be, so make a guess and imagine where you might be in fifteen minutes. You are picturing the future as you speculate it may be, not as it will actually be. It is important to know that you don’t have to predict with any accuracy at all. You are reaching for a sense of the future. The reaching matters more than what you actually imagine. Remember where you were an hour ago. When you capture that sensation, imagine where you will be in an hour. The process is the same, being a speculative form of imagination rather than a genuine memory or prediction. Imagine where you were this time yesterday. You might not be able to get an accurate sense of where you were at this time yesterday. Do not look at your calendar or rifle through your memories, or strain in any way to unearth the memory. Instead, attempt to sense where you were this time yesterday. It might be obvious, or it may remain a mystery. Reach for the sense of where you were. It does not matter whether you get it right or not. When you’ve reached for that moment, reach for tomorrow and imagine where you will be this time tomorrow. You might know exactly where you will be, or you may have to guess. Accuracy is less important than your gentle effort. This sequence of picturing yourself at different points in time takes only a few moments and should be free of pressure. You cannot get this wrong, even if what you picture is objectively incorrect on every count. All that matters is that you reach for the past and reach for the future. The description has taken a page or two, but the process can occur in just moments, and this is acceptable. 97

As you reach for these memories of the past and moments of the future, you may get an overwhelming feeling of time stretching out from you. You may feel nothing other than frustration at your substandard memory. This is all acceptable, and it is the act of trying to remember in both directions of time that settles you in the moment of now. This is far more effective than trying to achieve a sense of the present. Now take it further by selecting a month from three or four years ago. Right now, as I sit at my desk in 2017, I might picture where I was in November 2012. That is a month that sticks in my mind for many personal reasons, and I can easily imagine what went on during that month. There is no requirement to imagine the whole month, but pick a specific moment from any day or night. For myself, I remember a small moment in a café, waiting for a friend. If you have no idea what happened in the month you pick, you can picture something that could have happened. You do not have to get it right. You may have thoughts such as, ‘November… cold… usually in the city… probably at work… lunchtime walk in the cold.’ That will be effective, even if it is wrong and no such event occurred. You are reaching for the past without using any external device or record to check on your accuracy. Imagine where you will be three or four years from now. Choose a month that’s three or four years into the future, and picture a moment that might happen in that month. You could picture yourself at home in ordinary circumstances, or spending time with a friend. You might even imagine yourself talking to somebody you have not yet met, or being in a place you have never been. You may find that an image spontaneously appears when you reach for a moment a few years from now. Whatever you sense, know that it is the act of trying to sense the future that counts more than your accuracy. Our journey through time is not linear, so now leap back to a time before you were even born. Reach for a memory of something that happened two, three or more years before you were born. It does not matter whose memory it is, or where it is or what you see. Reach back to that time and see what you see. Following this, leap forward by the same number of years. If you are thirty years old, for example, you will have imagined a time from perhaps thirty-two years ago, so now you leap forward thirty-two years. Imagine something from that future. It might happen to you, or it might happen to somebody else. You only need to imagine a small moment from this future time, not a world-changing event. For those such as myself who are far older than fifty, this moment can be a little intimidating because you are potentially reaching to a time 98

beyond your expected lifespan. Put bluntly, you are reaching to a time when you will be dead. If you are eighty, and you have just imagined something from three years before you were born, you now have to imagine a moment eighty-three years in the future. To make this bearable, know that you are not necessarily reaching for your own memory, only a moment in time, a moment of significance that somebody, somewhere in the world will remember. Be wary of trying to picture science fiction futures. Eighty years from now, people will almost certainly still gaze into each other’s eyes, look up at the trees and birds, or watch the sun rise. These moments are as valid as anything else. You may find that images of a futuristic reality appear to you, and this is reasonable, but do not think that just because you are looking to the future that it should look like science fiction. Your images are rarely going to have anything to do with the future that awaits you. It is the act of reaching for the far future that matters. Reach for a moment that feels true and real. You have carried out the first stage of The Stillness. When you get used to this process, it takes only a few seconds to move your mind around through time. You may need to refer to the summary of the process that appears later in this chapter when you first begin to use this, but after working with the process for a few days, you will settle into the ease of the practice. The second stage of The Stillness involves obtaining a sense of space. You exist in time and space, and to perceive the world fully, you need to sense the scale of your existence. Become aware of the distance between your hands. Notice and feel how far apart they are. If they are clasped, part them, and notice the distance. Notice something else that is quite close, either in the same room or in your immediate vicinity. This can be a chair, an ornament or a broken bottle. The nature of the object is irrelevant. You are feeling the distance between yourself and that object. Now look farther afield to something in the middle distance, a few hundred yards away, and feel the distance between yourself and the object. You are attempting to become aware of the distance between yourself and other objects. If you are indoors but can see outside without moving from where you are, you can choose to look out of the window at something a few hundred yards away, or you can imagine something that is that distance away. It can be a real place or something that you imagine might be there. Feel the distance and the sense of space between yourself and the object. 99

Imagine what might be located at the horizon. This works whether you are in an open space or a small room. You can picture the horizon and imagine what might be there. If you can see something on the horizon, you might be able to make an accurate guess as to what is actually there, but accuracy is not important. Imagine something that exists at the horizon and now feel the distance between yourself and the object at the horizon. It could be an ocean wave, a tree, a street, a patch of land, a building or a blade of grass. It does not matter what you imagine, but that you sense the distance between yourself and an object on the horizon. You may find that your sense of distance is filled with contradictions. You may sense every inch of space between yourself and the horizon, but you may also feel yourself in close proximity to the imagined object. This contradiction, when it occurs, should be enjoyed rather than dismissed. If you never feel this contradiction, that is also acceptable. Become aware of the sensation of your body. You may have emotions and thoughts, and that is to be expected, and you do not need to suppress your thoughts and feelings, but turn your focus to the actual physical feelings in your body. There might be an ache in your joints or a warm feeling on your skin. You may feel slouched, strong, cold, exhausted or energised. Is there hunger or tension? Notice how you feel within your body. Notice the feeling of your entire skin, the temperature, the sense of moving air, your very bones, the weight of your body, the air moving into your lungs. Whatever your body feels, notice it. Move your perception beyond yourself, and notice the colours, shapes, and sounds that surround you. There may be people, logos, buildings, machines, advertisements, or only your walls, but try to see everything as a shade, as a patch of colour, a structure, an expression of form. Do not think of a face as a face, but see the colours and shapes. Do not see a book as a book, but as form and structure. Do not see a logo as a symbol for a company, but as patterns of light and colour. Notice the shadows and light. When you hear sounds, listen to the sound itself rather than focusing on its meaning. A crying baby is not a crying baby to you but simply a sound that you hear. The sound of traffic is not something that causes tension, but another noise that you can observe. If it seems to be quiet, notice that it never is; there is always some sound. If you hear voices or music, focus on the actual sound rather than the feeling or meaning. You can move your head and your eyes, or you can gaze at a single point in space. The world around you is a swirl of shapes and colour and sound, and sometimes it is still. There is sound, there is light, there is your body, and 100

you are flowing through time. You are moving through time, and there is a stillness. It is in this moment, where you observe the world without labelling it, without seeing the meaning in the objects you see, that you achieve The Stillness. You might wonder whether or not it is working or if you are doing it right, but that is focusing on the result rather than the process. It is the act of performing this working that achieves stillness. The act of carrying out these instructions is sufficient for the effect to be real. This point should never be forgotten because it can help you to overcome all doubts. When you get to this final step, where you observe the world passively, you can stay in that state for as little as a few seconds. That might be all you can achieve at first, and that is acceptable because this is not a test of endurance. If you find that you stay in The Stillness for several minutes, that is also fine, but know that a few seconds will centre you in the current moment in time, and that is all that you need to work with magickal powers. Arrest your judgment and perform this practice. The less time you spend concerning yourself with the precision of your technique, the better. Immerse yourself in the experience of the process and observe what occurs. Sometimes it will be boring, frustrating and may even feel pointless. Other times it will be profound. Mostly it will feel like a moment of calm, where you sense your reality flowing through time, utterly still but also gliding effortlessly from the past to the future. In the aftermath of The Stillness, you are prepared for any magick that follows. If you are only practising, with no intent to perform magick, return to normal and accept that your effort was sufficient. If you are about to perform magick, know that you have achieved The Stillness and proceed to the ritual itself. The required sigil appears on the following page and is followed by a summary of the technique.

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The summary that follows should be used only when you are thoroughly familiar with the details of the process. Gaze at the sigil, aware of the empowerment. Become still, but not tense or motionless. Think about where you were fifteen minutes ago. Imagine where you will be in fifteen minutes. Remember where you were an hour ago. Imagine where you will be in an hour. Remember where you were this time yesterday. Imagine where you will be this time tomorrow. Remember a moment from several years ago. Imagine a moment from several years in the future. Imagine a moment from several years before you were born. Imagine a moment from an equal distance in the future. Become aware of the distance between your hands. Sense the distance between yourself and another object. Sense something in the middle distance. If you can’t see it, imagine. Imagine what is at the horizon, and sense the distance to that place or object. Become aware of the sensation of your body. Notice the colours, shapes, and sounds that surround you. See the world without labels or emotion and remain in that state for a few moments. 103

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