Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard

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enchantments and bewitchments have been accom-

plished through hypnosis—and post-hypnotic sugges-

tion, wherein a previously hypnotized subject contin-

ues to act unawares on commands received while in

trance.

Guided Meditations are scripted visualizations

in which a person in a light hypnotic trance is told a

story in the second person (“You are walking along a

path, and you come to a...”). It’s almost like going on

a role-playing game adventure. Such guided medita-

tions can be used to take you to places both real and

imaginary—such as forgotten experiences of your

early childhood. As such, this is a very useful tech-

nique in modern psychotherapy. There are whole

books and tapes of such scripts, used to help people

in many ways.

Lesson 3: Color-Coded

Magickal Practices

In Class III, Lesson 7: “Color-Coded Wizardry,” I

listed several categories of magick and Wizardry ac-

cording to their associated colors. Practitioners spe-

cializing in one of these areas may be known by that

color, as Gandalf the Grey. Here is a bit more about

these color-coded practices—in order of their posi-

tion in the Spectrum. Later on in this Grimoire, I’ll

have a whole Class on each of them.

Meditation (Aqua Magick) (5.I)

Meditation is the basis of most of the Eastern dis-

ciplines of magick and Wizardry. I’m sure you have

seen Masters meditating in movies, especially those

involving martial arts. Properly used, meditation opens

the door to individual growth and personal advance-

ment. Of all the techniques of advancement in the

psychic and spiritual fields, meditation is by far the

most effective.

Healing (Blue Magick) (5.II)

Healing refers to all forms of magickal arts and

practices devoted to curing diseases, relieving aches

and pains, promoting tissue regeneration, restoring

vitality and fertility, etc. Throughout history, healers

have been the folk doctors, nurses, and midwives—

especially in rural and “primitive” communities with-

out access to officially licensed physicians and phar-

macists.

Wortcunning (Green Magick) (5.III)

Herbalism is the lore and art of knowing and us-

ing the magickal, medicinal, and other properties of

plants. The old word used for the knowledge of the

secret properties of herbs is Wortcunning (“herbal

wisdom”), and this has always been a particular study

of Witches.

Divination (Yellow Magick) (5.IV)

Divination is the art of foretelling or predicting

the future; or discovering things that are lost, hidden,

or secret. Although not all seers were Wizards, all

Wizards are expected to be seers. Many ancient

peoples were completely obsessed with divination and

would hardly make a move without consulting divin-

ers, seers, oracles, or prophets. Unusual occurrences,

such as disturbing dreams and omens, were also given

divinatory meanings—this is where we get our word

ominous. Over the ages, seers have devised many tech-

niques of divination—called the Mantic Arts (from

mantis, meaning “diviner”).

Illusion (Orange Magick) (5.V)

Also called stage magic and performance magic,

this area deals with “miraculous” illusions and spe-

cial effects. Illusion magick is often divided into two

categories: legerdemain (conjuring) and prestidigita-

tion (sleight-of-hand). Designed to amaze and mys-

tify onlookers, the arts of Illusion originated with the

first Shamans. Special effects have been used in en-

hancing the theater of ritual since the first campfire

was lit. Various types of performance, such as magic

acts, acrobatics, juggling, puppetry, and fire-eating all

came from such rituals.

Alchemy (Red Magick) (5.VI)

Alchemy is the magickal art and science of trans-

formation and transmutation. Alchemy was the fore-

runner of modern chemistry, originating in Alexan-

dria, Egypt, during the 1st century CE, when Egyptian

metallurgy was fused with Greek philosophy and

Middle Eastern mysticism. Medieval Alchemists pur-

sued three basic objectives: the Transmutation of “base

metals” (particularly lead) into gold and silver; the

discovery of the Elixir of Life that would heal all ills

and bestow immortality; and the creation of the ho-

munculus, an artificial man.

Beast Mastery (Brown Magick) (6.I)

Beast Mastery concerns everything to do with

animals of all kinds—especially animal communica-

tion. Beast Masters include “horse whisperers,” ani-

mal trainers, pet psychics, and all people who seem

to have an uncanny ability to communicate and work

with animals. Beast Mastery includes knowledge of

zoology and the lore of Totems. Beast Masters seek

to know the names of all animals, as well as how they

evolved, what they eat, their behaviors, lifestyles,

mating rituals, and languages.

Cosmology (Violet Magick) (6.II)

The great bowl of the night sky—the Celestial

Sphere—that surrounds our tiny world has always

been a subject of magickal and Wizardly studies.

“Connecting the dots” of the stars to form constella-

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