The old man in black only shook his head, and was thrown to the ground by the white tiger, and the little half-immortal took the opportunity to recapture the little tiger and put the little tiger down.

"Hurry up, don't look back. ”

The little half-fairy turned his head and shouted to Xiaohuzi, but Xiaohuzi didn't dare to delay, so he ran away.

Xiao Banxian was about to go down to help Wang Dali, when suddenly there was a terrible tiger roar, and the white tiger that was two years tall was knocked away by the old man in black with a palm.

Crashed into the tree, breaking a large tree as thick as a person, and the white tiger fell to the ground and fainted directly.

Now that there are no worries, the little half-immortal directly sacrificed the Futu Sword, and the little half-immortal was pleasantly surprised to find that the Futu Sword could vaguely see its shape!

Immediately!

The little half-immortal hit the lotus in all directions as soon as he made a move, and the little half-immortal obviously felt more handy when he cast his sword moves.

This place has just been subjected to thunder, and the earth's vitality has not yet recovered, but the aura of the little half-immortal itself seems to be more abundant, and after this trick is used in all directions, the power is even greater.

Just after the little half-immortal's move, the second move in the demon subduing technique, 'Fire Shine Tianhua', came out one after another!

In the past, when this trick was cast, the little half-immortal could only release three fire dragons at a time!

But this time, five fire dragons were released at a time, and his grandfather, Half-Immortal Wentian, could release nine fire dragons at a time.

In the past, it was already a reluctance to perform one move, but now there is still strength left for two moves at the same time, and I have to say that the Nirvana exercise is really magical.

This fire dragon surged out with the sword power of the Futu Sword, and Jin Lian wrapped the old man in black in it, and the fire dragon rushed straight towards Jin Lian!

Thundered!

There was a loud bang, and in the sky-high firelight, a thing with scales and no horns, like a tiger like a snake, and three feet long, appeared, and the thing hissed like a cow's roar.

The little half-fairy's eyes were about to fall out, he was not dazzled, it turned out to be a black Jiao.

And this Jiao's body was scarred, some of the wounds were deep to the bone, and the two tricks just now made him not lightly injured, and the little half-immortal felt a little relieved when he saw this.

First I will popularize some of the foundations of modern Western mysticism, and I will answer three questions.

What is the world like through the eyes of a magician?What is magic?What is a magician?

In the eyes of magicians, in addition to the material world in which we live directly, the world of the senses, there is also an "invisible" world. Although it is said that every individual interacts with the world, many people are unaware of its existence. In the model of Golden Dawn, this world has "ether layer", "star spirit layer", "spirit layer" and "spirit layer" above the material layer.

The ether here is not a scientific concept, and is generally considered by magicians to be similar to the prana in yoga and the oriental "qi", which refers to a subtle energy between matter and energy. The astral level is the "world of consciousness", and modern magicians will also consider this level to be the "collective subconscious" (a concept proposed by the Western psychologist Carl Jung. In fact, I personally think it's more than that. The spirit body, of course, including the level of the creation of the spirit pet that I will talk about in this lesson, is all in the star spirit. In some Western systems, the ether and the astral spirit are inseparable, for example, the energy school calls the entire immaterial layer the etheric level. However, many magic books, although they deal with aether-related energy operations, only mention the "astral world". I suggest that if you don't necessarily understand the GD system, you can directly think that there is an invisible world, and this world has many names, and the natural "spirit world" is also one of them.

The relationship between this world and our physical world is actually very close, and thoughts, emotions and actions will trigger a reaction on another level, and what happens at the non-physical level will also have an impact on our physical world. In Western mystic philosophy, there is a "proverb" that is the most important, that is, "as above, so below", as the top and below, and the different levels will influence each other.

I'll talk about it here...... This concept is very, very important!

It's important to keep in mind...... Same as above. Because of this, we can summon the power of the upper realm through the things of the lower realm.

Here I will mention, the famous Western magician Dion Fortune explained that although these two worlds affect each other, there are also things like a curtain that keep them from coming into direct contact. Of course, in practice, there is a possibility of a "rupture", as the little brother in the recently popular psychic program said "opened the door to the underworld", usually in this case, the energy of the immaterial layer will pour into the crack, causing the so-called supernatural event. Make that whole area "haunted".

Dion Fortune is considered in the West to be one of the two most influential magicians of modern times, (the other being Crowley).

Next I will explain what magic is?

Crowley's definition is introduced here: "Magic is the discipline and art that produces change in harmony with the will". The definition here is actually quite broad, and Crowley also said that "any intentional action is an act of magic". I'll explain here what "ritual" is, ritual magic is a broad category of modern magic, where magicians perform a spell through a set of rituals. (In fact, it usually takes a whole process for magic to work.)

The following words come from a reflection I have been studying for so long about what "ritual magic" is, and I hope you will think about it after seeing it.

Ritual has its own ceremonial nature, using a kind of plot, self-expression, through the correspondence of levels, to achieve the corresponding effect. Through a certain amount of dramatic expression, as well as mantras, sounds, costumes, incense, movement expressions, etc., allow yourself to enter the neighborhood of deeper inner consciousness. And use the right symbols to activate the power corresponding to it at the level of consciousness, and transmit it to the material world through the way of descending levels. That's right, magic is actually an operation and art in which a magician operates on an immaterial level to achieve his or her purpose.

Here I will explain what a "symbol" is (a very important concept in modern Western magic) and that a symbol is actually a tool. For example, a mysterious symbol, writing it out and printing it won't do anything. But why can a magician use all sorts of things, through ritual manipulations, to bring about a change in reality? Because if a cup is in a ritual, it is not a cup. Rather, it is the sacred vessel of the water element, when the consciousness reaches the relevant level, and the use of this symbol can cause changes in the corresponding level...... In the book, it is called the flow of energy. Just like drinking water in the material layer, you will not be thirsty, and in the non-material level, you have your own set of operating rules. Through the use of symbols, magicians can rain down great power on the astral plane.

If it's just a practice for this lesson. That doesn't need to be particularly understood what a "symbol" is, but..... If you want to delve into modern witchcraft and magic, you must be able to understand this concept. Make use of it.

Naturally, the magician, is the one who explores how to operate on the immaterial layer. They learn the mysteries of the universe and transcend the boundaries of what it means to be human.

Let me say here that this magician is not just a person who practices the magic system.... In fact, I think all systems related to the occult can be defined in this way.

That's it for the basics......... I'll pause for a moment, and then I'll move on to the pet-related section.

"What is a Spiritual Pet" and "Why Can We Create Our Own Spiritual Pets"

Naturally, the Spirit Pet is just a name I've chosen here to attract some new people who have lost their way. The practice here is that we should rightly call what we create "artificial spirits", which in English is "thoughts-for", and what I am talking about here has nothing to do with the outside world, the spirit chamber of commerce, and so on.

As I mentioned above, such spirits naturally exist in the immaterial layer (which I will refer to as the immaterial layer in order to accommodate various systems). They are created by us and are able to influence reality according to the tasks assigned to them when they were created. Creating a Soul Pet is a very creative task that requires the imagination of a warlock, and it uses our innate talents. Yes, humans have the gift of creating spirits.

In "Transcendent Magic" (the author is the leader of the famous modern magical organization Golden Dawn), it is stated that "the individual mind and emotions can also form existence, which is the basis of magic" and "man is a microcosmic god, so that man and God create the world together." Dion Fortune attaches great importance to the proverb that "lkuth (understood as our material world) is the negative existence of kether (the supreme world, the dwelling place of God)", which reveals the idea that man is divine and that man was created in God's own image. So, just as God created man, so man can also create "spirits."

Here I will talk about the difference between the magical practice of creating spirits and making amulets. This paragraph is mainly written for people who have operated magic, just take a look at it.....

Because there are many theories that making amulets is actually a process of creating "spirits". Naturally, it can also be used to achieve the caster's goals. I've researched and found that there are two main differences between these two magical operations. The first is that the spirit is more flexible and can do many things according to its creativity, and the two goals can be very different. And a charm, for example, a charm for obtaining wealth, after its function is sanctified, determines that it is used in the field of wealth. The second is that spirits are less stable. Spirits are more susceptible to uncontrollable influences, which can lead to changes. As for the general amulet, we can find from its form alone, it has a structure like a "circle" to protect it from external influences. That's what I think is the main difference between the two operations.