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| I only wear this hat on Sundays |
As a general guide, the kind of topics you can look forward to reading about on this blog include:
- spells and techniques of Cunning Craft and related folk practises
- records and analysis of mine and others' ceremonial magic experiments
- recipes and information for the magical uses of herbs and plants
- musings on historical and mythical witchcraft - Cunning Craft's traditional nemesis
- anecdotes of my experiences in the occult and paranormal fields
- theory and history of Cunning Craft, its practitioners (known as Cunning Folk) and opponents
- modern Wicca, Druidry, Satanism etc. only as they relate to historical practises
- thoughts and debate on related topics and magic theory in general
What this blog WILL NOT cover:
- meditation, yoga, reincarnation or other Eastern thought
- Golden Dawn, Thelema, Chaos magic, or Aleister Crowley
- Greek/Roman/Egyptian etc. gods and systems of paganism, historical or modern
- Santeria, Vodoun, or ATRs (African Traditional Religions)
- New Age stuff such as chakras, reiki, auras etc.
- Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings or other fantasy magic (including the Cthulhu Mythos)
- any fluffy bunny crap
I want to point out that I don't have an issue with any of the topics above (except the fluffy bunny crap), in fact I am very interested in several of them, however they fall outside the remit of this blog so I will not be discussing them here.
I also want to point out that as you can probably already tell, I do not mince my words. The topic of Cunning Craft (and, by extension, magic in general) is something I am passionate about and I will not hesitate to express my views here. If you disagree with my opinion on something then that is your right, you can take it or leave it, or better still, write a comment on it and start up some healthy debate!
SETTLE INTO YOUR ARMCHAIR WITH THE OCCULTIST
You may ask, why the name of this blog? Does it intimate that I just sit around all day reading about magic, as opposed to actually practising it? Well no, in all honesty I heard the expression and thought it was just a catchy and fun name! Although I do enjoy books about the occult (and you can expect to see lots of reviews in future too) I am a great believer that magic is a tool you should use to better your everyday life and the lives of those around you (and very occasionally to make them a bit worse when situations demand it!). This means constantly practising and refining your magical techniques. Seriously, there is not one situation in your life that could not be enhanced by magic in some way, right now. Even if you think your life is perfect, trust me, things can always be even better! I believe that you should constantly strive to advance yourself and your loved ones and I hope to motivate and give you plenty of tools to do so in this blog.
Anyway, onwards and upwards! I hope you will join me for my next post.
Carpe diem!
Q et I
