The wacky ways

Merry Christmas everyone! May the Yule Tides be Gaye! Merry Christmas everyone, this year has been a good and rewarding year, I started my blog this summer and since then it has really taken off. So I really just want to take this chance to thank you- all of you. Thank you to all my readers, who give me the drive to continue writing. Thank you to all my followers, on G+ and twitter, who really are the bread and butter of my blogging efforts. Thank you all, for making this year a great one for me! And also, thank you all for the hearty Christmas wishes! Now that that's outta the way- PRESENTS. This Christmas I got two, very good presents. The first, from my parents (which was surprising). They got me an amazon kindle. Skeptical at first, I thanked them and opened it, got to the store and thought, "well. what kind of books do I normally read?" The answer of course, was occult books. Then I realized, the Kindle'll be a great way to read and indulge in my occu...

Hi all. So yesterday, my grandma (god bless her) gave me £100 and said to me "Merry Christmas, don't spend this all on weed", yeah, my family are funny like that (and no, I don't do pot). So, being any self respecting, dignified teenager in London what did I do- I went out with my mates to Camden Town and had a hell of a good time! I pretty much blew over half of my money on fun stuff, but there's one stall in Camden Town, run by a light healer, selling very exotic and powerful gem stones and other odd bits and pieces- Brian his name is. Just a side point, if there are any Londoners who are looking to buy stones, buy them from this guy, he has purified them all, and responsibly sources them too! His gems are the best in London, I promise you this. Anyway, so. Before yesterday, I hadn't bought comic books in over a year, and you know what, I missed them. So when my friend suggested we go and get some I totally agreed. I literally spent about £60 on comic...

So, this marks one year since then, okay. I am happy, and I want to say one whopping thank you to all of you, this is not only one of the most gratifying experiences I have had (and helped me not feel so depressed), but this just goes to show how friendly the occult community is. You are all, beautiful people. Seriously, you don't know me, you didn't know the dark order, and yet all of you (in your dozens) emailed me the pics of your remembrance. Thank you.. it means so much to know that their sacrifice has not gone unforgotten. First I will post my pics of remembrance, then some of the others that stood out. Again, thank you so much, we shall never forget their sacrifice.                                               Thank you my Lady. Thank you Sister Silmerion. Zenon, I thank you truly. And you too Kyle RavenCroft, from the bottom of my heart. ...

So, tonight is Friday, 20th September 2013. In 1 hour 26 minutes it will be exactly a year since it happened. When I first made this blog, I made a pledge to be as open and honest as possible to those who read it, to try and give as accurate an insight as I can into my life- the youngest magician to reach the level of "Consultant Exorcist". In light of this pledge, I am going to speak about, for the first time, the single worse night of my life. _______________________________________________________________________________ So you can understand the gravity of this, let me first tell you a bit about me, a perhaps darker version of me. As a child growing up, I studied magic, it was my sense of control of a turbulent life, in which half the time I wanted to end. It saved my life (literally) just as many times, and in the same ways, as it made me want to take it. My "mother" was an alcoholic and my "father" was violent and abusive, my childhood was.....

So, I've dropped references to House RavenCroft in the past and in my various emails from readers I have often got the question- what is House RavenCroft? In light of recent developments in Scion I feel it is high time that I explain now, what House RavenCroft is and its role in Scion. First thing you should know is in Scion, we are split into noble houses, this is because in Scion we have a wide variety of magicians and all who specialize in different things. The house system is a way to not only organize these groups and give them a voice on the council, but also a way to strengthen the family bonds between each other and represent the variety of Scion. So, what are these recent developments in Scion you ask? Well, for a change they are actually pretty simple. If you follow " Scion Watch " on G+ you will know that now is the right time to form House RavenCroft because we are getting more exorcists joining Scion. House RavenCroft in Scion is the noble house fo...

So, A-levels weren't working out for me, they just weren't. So last Friday I made the decision to quit my A-levels and do an apprenticeship in business. More precisely marketing (online). I applied around on Friday and got the job on Tuesday- they offered me the job in the interview! So I just had my first day at work today. So the first half of the day was... confusing. I had no idea what I was meant to be doing and so I sat by my desk and started researching some stuff my boss had told me to read. Anyway, come mid-day I finally had some idea of what I was meant to be doing and I got on with that. Which was all cool. I feel very humbled, day one I was put in charge of writing the content for the website of one of the companies they own, to attract a larger clientele and market the website better on the net. I am very pleased, I am doing something really productive and why am I humbled? The site is of a very big company owned by mine (100+ employees). In addition, my co...

Hi all. So the passed few days have been an emotional and spiritual roller-coaster. A lot of the interweb knows, but if you don't already- I'm quitting A-levels and taking up an apprenticeship. So, to fill you in, let me wind back a few days. The day is Thursday, I am in college doing a maths lesson and I'm sitting there and thinking over and over "why did I pick maths" I hate maths, I honestly do. I have great respect for anyone who is maths/science oriented. It's just not for me. Then throughout the lesson I was reflecting how much I am hating my A-levels. Well... I was initially doing Maths, Further Maths, Chemistry and Physics. I guess my break for freedom was in 2 steps. The first was when I dropped further maths and chemistry for Geography and Politics. Those 2 subjects are fantastic- love 'em. Maths and Physics, urgh.... So that day I went home, and I can't really explain but it was like a switch been flicked in my head. See, my parents ...

So, in September I became an Ascendant of Scion and was tasked with building and leading my coven, two months in and 3 people have come and gone, but two have stayed. The two are Akabway and Kai, great apprentices. I get along with both of them very well, Kai being a fellow exorcist and Akabway being a very interesting magician indeed. Anyway, these two I have a feeling, will stick with Scion and for all this path has to offer. I guess that's how it is, about half don't have what it takes, that's to be expected, Scion's not for everyone, but everyone is welcome to try. I am now a member of the council too, as we are still new Silmerion and I are filling the boots of the council, of course led by Master Aurelia. It is interesting being in a leading position at 17. It just comes across to me more than ever how Scion has shaped up and is becoming (already is really) a true meritocracy. I'm younger than all me apprentices ha ha! Anyway, also there has been some ...

Hi all. Sorry for my HUGE absence, I've been dealing with an emergency case, which is not quiet over yet. So a girl, who is a friend of one of my apprentices has been harassed for years by a spirit. It would come out subversively in the paintings she did etc. Spooky stuff like that, what we call "already half way behind her eyes" Anyway, so of course I diagnosed the situation, did an assessment then I tempted it out, fought it and put it down. Etto efecto problem solved. No. Then other stuff happened to her, and different beings would harass her again and again, until she was a bit of a wreck. This is now by the way. It took me some time to figure out, embarrassingly, but she is a huge energy leak. As anyone reading this blog will know, many parasitic beings are simply attracted to energy, like magnets. Of course taking into account all the energy that way there, they grew and became more intelligent until they became serious threats. So of course, the long ter...

This is a technique that I developed when in a battle I broke my leg but had to keep going about a couple of years ago. Of course since then I have refined it and now I think it is ready to be tested by a wider sample size of magicians, thus I am publishing it here. Additionally I will be writing about it on my favourite forum (Occult forum.org). This technique is about channeling energy out of the body. Imagine pain, the feeling. What is it? It's just a "feeling" isn't it? So why do our bodies react so violently against this "feeling"? Now that, is a good question. I am not a healer so the answer to that I do not know. But, if we inspect the feeling of pain closer, on the energetic level, I guess one could say it is "heat". Not heat the physical concept (the movement of particles -vibrations- increasing) but heat as an energetic concept. Heat as an energetic concept is when the natural lines of energy are disrupted chaotically, this causes...

So, my god it has been a long time since my last post, what 9 days? Damn, so this is what A-levels are like, they're hard ha ha. Anyway, so the case is kind of stagnating, I've been booted off the case by my apprentice, I figured she'll learn from her own mistakes.. And as far as I know she's dropped the case (meh, as I said, she'll learn from her own mistakes). Anyway, of course I am keeping an eye out for the girl, if she does end up in imminent danger I'll swoop in and do my thing. In recent news though, my coven in London grew to 2 apprentices, but for the second time in a row, the newer apprentice leaves before he even begins... I've got to be honest, it's getting kind of annoying. On the bright side, internationally the RavenCroft Coven numbers 3 apprentices! I was hoping to interview a new member and have her on board as well by this weekend in the coven, but it seems she is having family problems so I don't know when she'll be ava...

Hello all, Today I write to you amidst confusion and in a more solemn manner. Even the lowliest apprentice can tell you that emotions can, and often do, most incredibly power a spell. Be it in combat with a spirit flame, or in a ritual, gnosis, charging an object or sygil etc. That's great, within a spell. But the thing is, is their is a mindset that comes with magic, and working magic is not just knowing how to cast and weave, it is knowing when to do it, and most importantly when not to. I did write about this kind of thing a few weeks ago ( magic, when we should not use it and magic, when we should not do it PT. 2. ) but due to a course of recent events today (well, it's 1 am, so yesterday now) I have realized more clearly than before a new angle to this whole concept which I shall write about. The Power of Emotion but also the fury and danger it holds. So today, the mother of the person of whom I care the most about on this world, the person who saved my life a...

Hello good people of the internet! It is TIIIIMMMMEEE! Hi! I have good news, I am setting up a new thingymabob on my blog, a page with Contact info. of some of my associates who have opted to be contacted. Regarding problems of a magical nature or any other magical services. They still need to write their statements so it might be a few days until this page is up on the blog. As it stands I have two very good and talented Associates. Their name's I shan't yet disclose. I have 2 Associates in addition to my Order Master (Twitter: Victor Storm @Scion Ascendancy ) of course. I have discussed this with my Order Master as well as with some major players in the Astral about this, and I have decided on my goal, which in regards to full disclosure on this blog I have decided to reveal. My goal is to set up an organized Guild of Exorcists as part of Scion, to prepare and fight in the dark times to come... To do this I must first become an Ascendant and then pass the trials. ...

Merlin supposedly once said "With one's head in the clouds, it is difficult to keep one's feet on the ground" I read this in a children's story book, this is when Arthur, as a boy, looks up at Merlin and asks why he chooses not to fly even though he can. Later Merlin says that if your feet leave the ground, they'll never come back. 10 years on from reading that I finally understand what it means. I guess those two lines speak volumes about the duality of our existence. I'll give you an example. Do you think when I was born my parents looked at me and said "Hey, he looks like a Lucius!"... well, they didn't look at me at all but that's a side point. No. My original Order Master (of the Dark Order, before it collapsed. I will be very impressed if any of you have heard of it) gave that name to me. As I write this, I am on my fathers computer, sitting next to his secretary, waiting in his office for my new laptop to arrive. It's a...

So, how long has it been, a week and a bit? Yeah, something like that. The reason I've been gone for so long- Demons. Specifically, the Whisperer. The Whisperer is a Demon in a group of Demons that call themselves the apostles- in the interest of fair sharing I'll tell you all the story. The whisperer is one of only three positively identified demons in this group, but we know that there are in total 47 demons in the group. The Whisperer in recent years has been the most active, the other 2 are on the background and the rest are pretty quiet, maybe dormant or not even on this plain for all I know ha ha XD Anyways, the Whisperer has done the most horrendous things, that which I will not write now, in the name of his entertainment. His actual agenda we know not unfortunately. The problem is, my only hope of containing him is to actually capture  him and keep him. The problem with the apostles is that when they are beaten and banished, they do not return to their own plain...

Wow, have I been away for some time... again! Well, I guess that's "the job". I thought I'd update you guys on a couple of things going on right now, who knows, maybe you'll find some of it interesting? I'll tell you what, give it a shot reading this, in the voice, of Morgan Freeman! XD Righty, so one of my students in Russia recently underwent her own demonic encounter, they grow up so fast! To be honest, it reminded me of me a little, which probably explains why I didn't get very angry.  She was faced with a demon not only way out of her league but also, she is rather new, and knows very little magic... My immediate response was telling her to walk away now and return in the winter when she is more skilled. At which she refused and figured out, with what little skills she has, how to beat this demon at it's own game. Well, she insisted on me telling her a method of extracting it. The method sounds simple, but in practice it is difficult to pu...

Hey Peeps, what up! Hi, so- if you had a look at the title, you'll see that this blog post is rather unusual for my blog (yes *sigh*, even for mine). So, the other day, I am contacted by a Demon, who claimed that it was "The Devil's right hand guy" At this point, of course my BS radar was pinging off. Anyway, I decided to amuse myself and play with it for a bit before "sending it on its way" Now, the lesson here. Which I know, but ignored. Is never  do well... that. Immediately I started sleeping 12 hours a day and by day three I was a depressed, walking zombie among other, much more disturbing symptoms which I shall not share here. That night (last night), I used the Tarot, I used the astral and I self diagnosed myself. Now, I had never done this before but I knew it in theory, to carry out an exorcism on yourself do exactly what you would in any other case, but to yourself. Sounds easy, you try. So there I was, attempting to enter my own mind from ...

Hi Peeps. Guess what day it is, yup- SATURDAY!!!! You know what that means peeps- yup, I'm go shopping! So today, I left work with the intention to go to Treadwell's and buy a good book on Astral Projection- there were none... :'( The good news is though, that Treadwell's is THE most interesting Magic Shop in London in my opinion. Because it is for true magicians. Basically, it accommodates for all levels, so not only is it ultra beginner friendly but also accommodates for the more advanced XD. Basically, Treadwell's is the bomb ! Anyway, so I spent ages wandering their wears, their books, CD's, candles, altar goodies and so on and a couple of things caught my eye. A table top lantern which now, to be honest I really wish I bought- it would've been SO cool on my desk! Back to the point. I actually did buy a new Book of Shadows, great book, nice leather, blank pages, very nice. I actually have a wand already, a nice, 17 inch paduak wand. Thing is, t...

I remember when I first started studying conventional magic I was about to turn 12 years old, of course I was not concerned then with what would work well for me, but what was everyone else doing??? That was burning question, so that I could actually talk to people about things, be involved etc. Not be that guy who is different but still makes it work (Ironic, that's where I am now ha ha XD). Something else I've noticed is that this is very common among seekers today. Thing is, nowadays, from what I've seen there isn't really any "more popular style". The last "more popular thingy" was chaos magic, and it has not declined at all don't get me wrong ha ha! Thing is, there are now enough people though doing other things for it to no longer be the main stream but it is still very popular. Regardless there are still a few main stream paths. These are basically Ceremonial Magic (Key of Solomon, Kaballa etc.), Shamanism, Chaos Magic (still there!)...

It is rare that I take absences from my beloved projects, one of which being this blog! But I cannot write when I am frustrated and that is just how I was. For the past few days I had some, lets say "family issues" that required my attention. I have a sibling, an incredibly jealous sibling at that, who pretty much makes it his mission to ruin anything nice I have. Do I believe he is doing this consciously? Of course not, that's just ridiculous nonesense to suggest so- but never the less he is doing just that. A lot of my friends do notice this too and often do tell me, some of which are magicians such as myself who constantly query why I do not just make a servitor to "deal with him" or fire off a sygil etc. Well, if you read my last blog post ( here ) you will know why. The reason I write this is because at the time he had done something very outragous and more prevailant against me than any of his usual misdemenours (which I have now learned to hide from o...

Wow... yesterday I didn't write an article. I guess life is a tricky thing and sometimes it can get the better of my not so great organization skills :P Anyways... This blog isn't just about exorcists?! My God... what has the world come to! Yes! This blog -although looking at the current post history it might suggest it is- is not just about exorcists. It is about magic too, mainly so! The first (and often most obvious question) to most apprentices with brains (of which there a few :P ) is when should magic be used, and when should it not be used. The thing is, this is a really tricky question that all mages and occultists can relate to, because there is no right answer and there is no wrong answer. It depends a lot upon personal philosophy. Some people will use magic only when it is absolutely necessary and there is no other option in a given situation. Others will use magic all the time to fix every single problem in their life. Both have their pro's and con's...

As an exorcist, you won't always be "called out" to a case, often it is up to you to "spot" the dark and demonic. This is a big part of being an exorcist and a skill that must be developed. Today I'll cover a small part of that in this article- coincidences. Often, if there is a third tier demon (one that acts not through one person but either on it's own as a spiritual entity or  through a large group of people) they often work in a pattern. They lavish this, the more of one type of event created the greater the cumulative energy becomes. They also lavish and greed for "spooky similarities" between events and on numerological sequences.  What this means is that the exorcist can catch out these entities by spotting a pattern between events early, so as to predict where the next one will be and thus have a time and place to engage the demon and apprehend it. Now this is suddenly becoming much more real isn't it? This means that th...

Recently, a lot of people asked me what the basic kit for an exorcist is? You wanted an answer and now- you have one! Enjoy XD Although there are a few essentials that need to be bought, from my experience there is not a whole lot you need, as cliche as it sounds- your mind genuinely is your most valuable asset. Again, it also depends on the job at hand because often for a "specific" case "specific" things will be needed. For example, if you are working in say, a Ugandan household and it is a hoodoo attack that you are dealing with, holding a crucifix and shouting at the top of your lungs "THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!" will not help. At all. It never helps but that's just a side point... When dealing with a demon one must take into account the "background" of the demon and the culture from which it was born (Often, Demons are created through the fear of their existence). For example,  it is obvious that a christian demon is best dea...

I think all exorcists, battle mages, psychic questers etc. can agree on one thing. The struggle between heroism/duty and personal safety. This is because from one point of view you want to help everyone who needs the help but from the other point of view- an Exorcist is no use to anyone if he/she is dead. This is why it is important not to jump straight into this, but to gain experience in other area's of magic to develop your  way of thinking. I guess it's kinda like the US gun debate. Both sides are correct and both sides are totally opposite. Think about it, you're in the situation where you are called out by say, an entire group of people that have got themselves into deep Demonic Doo Doo. They look at you, with the very maxima of disparity in their eyes- their lives hang in the balance. So you go out, do your assessment, these demons are not just possessing, they have such a strong presence that you may have to engage them in person, face to face (them in spirit)...

To the experienced exorcist, this question has two immediate reactions- firstly it is a ridiculous question and we have to suppress the urge to burst out into hysterical laughter. From the other perspective, we've all been there at one point or another, that is called being a seeker and it is completely acceptable to ask silly questions at that point. Well, why is it important? Firstly, in every  magical path there are three basic things that the apprentice learns. These are centering, grounding and shielding. Centering is essential, it is the practice of gathering all your Kia (internal energy) into one place in your body so that you can quickly move it to where it is needed. This is an especially useful technique if you're caught off guard and attacked or in an emergency situation and you can do this quickly (easier said than done). Grounding is linking yourself to the earth, it is useful for exorcists for a myriad of reasons. Firstly and most obviously, your not going ...

So, the other day I got a call out in the middle of writing a paper so of course, I welcomed the opportunity to leave my desk! This was a call out by a women who was hysterically screaming down the phone that her daughter was possessed by a Demon. The reason, her daughter's voice had changed and while they were arguing she brought up things that the mother had "not told a soul". I was skeptical to say the least but I did ask the basic questions such as "when did this start?" and "has her appearance changed?" etc. etc. Here she replied that this had been going on for almost a year now and that her appearance has "changed beyond recognition". Rolling my eyes I got the address (luckily it was local), got my kit and headed over. When I got there, all hell had broken loose. Things were being thrown, the girl was screaming- she was 13 years old and having what appeared to be an excessively loud tantrum. I took the mother outside and spoke to he...

Here I am again, in the waiting room well... waiting. Waiting to start work. In Liber Null it is said that to do work in the "robotic" state of mind is good because it free's up a part of your brain to focus on matters of a more complex nature. Well, I'd like to see him do my job and be happy about it ha ha XD I'm only joking, I love my job really- I feel very fortunate to have it. The reason I bring this up is because it is all the money I am earning from this job which is going to fund my coven. In my own time I am an exorcist, although right now I am currently engaged in research as opposed to call outs, but in other time I am the leader of my coven, which in itself proves an interesting challenge. Although I have only just started as the Coven Leader I am learning a lot. In fact it is a very steep learning curve- an opportunity I am very grateful to Master Aurelia for giving me, I am learning a lot. I'm learning to things mainly, how to lead and how ...

So, I'm guessing your first question is what this blog is all about, well I'll keep the explanation brief. This blog I am writing is about my journey through the winding, wacky and crazy path of magic, how it has led me to this moment and how I am moving forward on my path as an exorcist. Around 6 months ago, the order of which I was part- crumbled. Long story that I won't go into now. Anyway, I was left alone and stranded. Some readers may understand what I mean by feeling stranded, for those who don't, it is basically feeling washed up upon a beach, the ship which has been your life  has sunk, but you survived on this beach and you need to somehow find your path again. I sincerely hope that no one has to experience this, it is the worst situation imaginable. It took me some time to re-adjust. I was training to become an exorcist within my order and then it fell apart all around me. That was the first time in my life I turned to divinity (apart from re-balancing o...