Stang Update

I started with the base of the Stang, forming it into a spike, but with the method I am using, i.e. using a rasp on hard wood, it will be a somewhat lengthy process. Also with me being a little under the weather with flu, it has delayed things somewhat.

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The Stang Project

Meet Jack the Roebuck, that's his mug shot in the pic as he rests his weary bones (what are left of them) on my altar. What I am going to do is modify the 6ft staff I have to allow Jack to be mounted upon it. It will then be planted in the ground once I have formed the base into a spike, Jack placed upon his perch and a candle mounted on the top betwixt his beautiful horns. The forming of the spike base is probably going to be the most difficult as the staff is a eucalyptus branch and if anyone has worked with this wood before they will know it is extremely hard, and considering I am going to be doing this by hand with a hacksaw and files, it might take a while. So stay tuned and watch as I make the Stang. I dare say it may be the most interesting Traditional Witchcraft Stang I may have come across.

Preface to the Second Edition

Things are in constant flux and motion. The universe and cosmos is always changing, mutating, and revolving. So it is with anything that is alive, including this book, a partaking of living knowledge.

The original intention I had was to bring a system to people that can be worked and plugged into any religious basis. That has not changed, and is still the aim. However, in the developing of this system I created the Order of the Red Path to form a basis itself for the system, an Order where people could join and connect with others. An Order also has the benefit of creating an Egregore, an independent energetic entity that envelops the purpose and aims of the group, which can also be referred to as the Group Mind or Current. However, an Order is not necessary for these things to evolve and develop. You do not need to be inducted into a group of any kind to be able to connect to the Egregore. As long as there are people with the same principals in mind and flowing along the same threads whilst they are treading along their own unique path, then an Egregore can be created, and people of that Group Mind can connect and draw from it. An organized religious structure does not need to be created.

It is for this reason that I altered the original work into this, the Second Edition. I have removed all reference to the Order of the Red Path and the need to connect to that group format. If however you become curious about this and other things, you are more than welcome to email me on mabonis@yahoo.com.

I must admit though that as I write the second book, Into the Black Kingdom, which is the next level in this system, it is becoming increasingly difficult to remove the associations with the Order. An Egregore is defined and is created, and in the second book, the practitioner of the Artes is to connect with this Egregore. This borders very closely to a formation of an organized institution such as an Order, but I wish to remove that intention with this new direction. The connection to the Egregore is one whereby you can draw knowledge from the Group Mind, not to necessarily unite a group of people. It is purely an energetic body of common Intent, a Collective Consciousness. To know who is connected to that same body is irrelevant (unless they are trying to cause it damage, in which case, it will be known by those in the know, and subsequently corrected).

But anyway, these concerns are for a later stage. Now we focus on the basics of what Magick and Witchcraft involve. I hope you enjoy this work as it stands.

The Reality of Things - Second Edition

The Reality of Things, is an exploration into the mind of a Magician and Witch. Lee 'Red Oak' Johnson examines many of the things that make up the Occult Paths of Magick and Witchcraft and brings to light the reality of the situation. This book, the first in the ORP Series, is mostly aimed at the beginner on the Paths, but does not exclude the seasoned practitioner.


What you will find in this book is a small tomb of information that years of study and practice have uncovered. Topics such as the Power that flows through the Land and through the Body, Wyrd, studies of the Pentagram and Hexagram, and the teaching of Circle Casting from various Paths. You will also find discussions on topics such as Energetic Entities, Faery and the Fetch, and practical instructions aimed at the beginner, on altar creation and meditation. All in all, this book will create a sound foundation for any practitioner of the Artes, and will lead into the beginning of a Magickal System that will allow you to spiritually evolve into an Adept.

The Reality of Things - Second Edition

I am in the process of reformatting The Reality of Things into a Second Edition. The reason for the change is that I am removing references to the Order of the Red Path. The Preface to the Second Edition will explain everything and so when I have finished writing that I will post here.

Overdue Updates

Been a little out of action lately. Moved house, moved office, started up a web design business, took over a pre-school....you know, all in a normal day kind of thing. Anyway, I have been published in Spellcraft magazine over in Australia. So, if you can get your hands on the mag, get issue #10 - Cyberwitch. http://www.spellcraft.com.au

Onward

Well apart from having killer flu at the moment, I am now busy on the next book, Into the Black Kingdom, which outlines and discusses all of the practices necessary withint he 1st degree and Field of the Black kingdom within the Order of the Red Path. I am also waiting to hear if I will be published in the Australian magazine, Spellcraft. Holding thumbs for that. Looks like a really good mag - http://www.spellcraft.com.au