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Humour in Magic

09:19 / 10.07.01

I though we should inject a bit of humour into this forum, as it's a good idea to balance out the more serious threads with a bit of frivolity.

So, anyone have any good stories about magic that resulted in amusing situations?

09:38 / 10.07.01

Hmm... I'll have to think about this one but I'll start off with a joke directed at my own tradition:

How many shamanic practitioners does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Answer: Only one, but he'll have to journey on the problem before tackling something of that magnitude.

09:52 / 10.07.01

quote:Originally posted by Lothar Tuppan:
How many shamanic practitioners does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Answer: Only one, but he'll have to journey on the problem before tackling something of that magnitude.

snort. cackle Heh, very funny.

Here's a bunch of Pagan lightbulb jokes to add to that list.

09:52 / 10.07.01

There was the Evil Hunting expedition in which my colleagues and I dawned our suits, brushed off our coats and drew out our umbrellas. A few sightings, and a sugar rush resulted in a police cruiser pulling over and inquiring why we were all gathered around the fountain, battling it out with umbrellas. Halloween traditions like the Great Evil Hunt should never be dismantled.

Have we ever captured Evil, you ask?

Well... There was that one time...

13:44 / 10.07.01

quote:Originally posted by Wyrd:

Here's a bunch of Pagan lightbulb jokes to add to that list.

Heh. I really liked the Raymond Buckland joke.

18:41 / 10.07.01

I once started downloading a realtime movie,then forgot all about it and later started a ritual in my living room.
Needless to say,halfway through focussing on this sigil,the movie finishes downloading,THEN BEGINS TO PLAY,-the sound warping because of my shitty 56k connection,and for a good 3 seconds I went into total body terror-just like Witley Strieber talked about in 'communion'--I SHAT MY TON.
My computer is on far too much!Well,not really...

16:11 / 11.07.01

Brendan: Explain this: "Evil Hunting expedition" to me. It sounds interesting.

20:33 / 12.07.01

One of my friends plays keyboards in congregational worship environments (I’m playing fast and loose with what you’d term magick. Please be open minded. My musical experiences in church have many parallels with spiritual music in other cultures. Who'd want a rigid definition of magick, anyway?). Before going to play at churches in Canada he bought a new keyboard and wanted to test out its sequencer. He ended up programming the entire Muppet Show theme into its memory.

Imagine the scene: he’s playing in Toronto in a highly charged Charismatic church. It’s got to the deep, contemplative, heavy section of the meeting, where everyone is in deep communion with God. He is moved to the heart, and begins to bow his head while the guitarist keeps up a beautiful motif to guide meditation. His nose accidentally touches the “Play” button on the sequencer...

Dah - dah - dah - “It’s time to play the music...”

What a mood killer.

Oh - I was inspired to trash my drum kit and the end of one church meeting in a full on Keith Moon effect. Possessed by the Holy Ghost of rock and roll. That one story pretty much sums me up as a person.

I once played “March for Jesus” whilst still pissed out of my tree from the night before. You’d have to know what “March for Jesus” is to find it funny. My hangover kicked in as soon as I stepped of the float at the end, and I puked up in an alley behind the church. People said it was the best I’d ever played!

15:35 / 13.07.01

The Great Evil Hunt normally involves enviroments that most people would find unsavory, a dark night and umbrellas as binding tools. Basically, it's chasing down ghosts and gobbos and spooks and sprites for sport. We call it the "Great Evil Hunt" primarily out of a desire to be ironic. It's also something of a parody of old-fashioned witch hunts.

Of course, whether you've spotted anything or are just chasing shadows is what makes the pursuit all the more entertaining. Add alcohol or sugar at your own discretion.

[ 13-07-2001: Message edited by: Brenden Simpson ]

22:20 / 13.07.01

Well, to expressionless: While I've never been religious, I've always said that prayer and magic are one and the same. As for Wyrd: Have you read Terry Pratchett, perchance?