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Post by trolljegeren on Mar 9, 2021 20:28:56 GMT
While I don't think the dogman phenomena is shapeshifting related, I'm in no position to rule it out as a possibility--if it IS actually possible. I've read a bit about the notion from Navajo related sources (written by non-Navajos not surprisingly) Books such as Witchcraft in The Southwest by Marc Simmons and Navajo Witchcraft by Kluckhohn. interesting reading especially for those who like wandering the reservations and their borderlands out that way. While these books don't get explicit with details of the how, which may be a good thing--not necessarily out of fear of the efficacy but because loved ones of the wannabe skinwalker are often sacrificed, actually or ritually, it isn't clear.
Crowley, arrogant, bigoted, sexist, egotistical, unhinged but intelligent madman that he is, here spells it out, sans the sacrificing. The preliminaries of which sound not unlike the tax funded remote viewing practiced by some under the auspices of intelligence gathering.
I'm pretty suspect of folks actually taking the time to do this and be proficient today but maybe they are out there. It doesn't explain bipedalism in the animal unless it is forced to it by the possessing shapeshifter. Crowley says one must have perfect control over one's "body of light" AKA the astral body. No small feat I'm sure. I suppose if one has the skill to do this then throwing an old school glamour to make it appear larger, more ferocious wouldn't be too challenging.
This from Mr. Crowley:
Anyone come across any other credible sounding formulae that could be a contributing factor to the phenomena?
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Post by 1Sk8pgFrmALab on Mar 10, 2021 3:28:42 GMT
Werewolf Magick, I’m sure, has some suggestions  Kidding! I sifted through a closet full of literature on this subject last year, and had to stop for a bit, since its some pretty depraved and sordid material. I will not list specific sources due to concerns for spreading occult subject matter to people I do not personally know, who may become enticed to try it out, for kicks. This is dangerous stuff. For research purposes, I find Montague Summers a good starting point, then go from his exhaustive list of sources if you really enjoy deep dives into depravity, witchcraft and ritual conjuration, summoning and transformation magic. It gets pretty gross, and utterly evil. What struck me as alarming was that, nearly all occult lore places the highest levels of ritual magic as taking away another’s personality, and driving that person with a specially prepared fragment of your own. I do not like even discussing it, but the fact is, it has been around for a very long time. And sick people will keep doing it for a long time to come. On a lighter note, other avenues in belief systems such as middle eastern and Tibetan studies cover energy forms that are animated either internally (possession/enchantment) or externally (tulpas, golems, spirit suits). Neither sound like particularly wholesome pursuits whatsoever. I’d suggest not going too deep here, this is like handling plutonium. Best to steer clear. ‘If you dress up like its Halloween, ghouls will try to get in your pants.’ Nichlas Cage, Face Off (how eerily appropriate a movie name). |
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Post by trolljegeren on Mar 11, 2021 17:46:20 GMT
I don't doubt that there has been plenty written on the unsavory side of occult matters but I'd argue that the highest levels of ritual magic are not deemed the possession of another's vehicle, animal or human. Even Crowley, the nut job that he is declares "the knowledge and conversation of one's guardian angel" is the thing to shoot for, gaining that, your future, your purpose becomes clear. Anything outside of that is black magic he says--not that he shied away from it... In effect it's a ritual means of finding your "true will" as they say in the Rosicrucian movement and not unlike the Samadhi of the yogis, though geared more toward the intellect of the Western mind. Jung had said "We do not become enlightened by imagining figures of light but by making the darkness conscious" I think a lot of what crowley and company were doing was along those lines. Remember the Prego pasta sauce?: "It's in there." It's the same with our consciousness, we come equipped with all of the darkness the universe contains, it can act on us from the shadows or we can familiarize ourselves with some of it and try to assimilate it in healthy fashion, giving it expression in non destructive ways. That may be as simple as recognition of its presence and understanding how it acts on one.
That being said, I do firmly believe that delving into these practices without a solid grounding in oneself and with a firm reference point in something higher, whatever you call that, can be dangerous. There is a reason the Mystery Schools trained their initiates the way they did. When one uses ritual means of opening the regulating valve that is the ego, especially when it's under developed, schizophrenia is a very possible outcome.
I think the film Pyewacket did a great job of illustrating the possible fate of dabblers in the dark arts.
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