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Tesla: Electronic Magus

grant

14:44 / 13.07.01

I want to commune the spirit of Nikola Tesla.

How do I do it?

Pretend I know nothing about magical or religious ritual, if you'd be so kind.

Maybe this could take the form of a guided meditation or a shamanic journeying or a spiritual invocation. I dunno. Just tell me what you'd do to reach out to him. (I'm thinking of John Lennon in that first issue of the Invisibles here, but I'm open to anything else.)

If you need some background on the man, including links to his autobiography, there's a thread in the Laboratory dedicated to him.

fluid_state

18:17 / 13.07.01

I'd try sticking your finger in an electrical socket, that being about the most direct connection to his lasting works. Or build an earthquake machine. There's sacrifices to be made for either method, you see....

Jack Fear

19:16 / 13.07.01

In the audio-drama series RUBY 4, from ZBS productions, Tesla (or "St. Nikola") is depicted as the patron saint of all good techies, and can be summoned forth by igniting a giant Tesla coil and chanting the mantra "Aum cosmic coil Tesla Tesla om."

The author of the series, Meatball Fulton, is an utter whackjob—but he's been right before. If your local science museum has a big Tesla coil, it might be worth a shot.

Annunnaki-9

19:37 / 13.07.01

I have no idea, but it might have helped to have done your ritual July 5, which I think is his birthday.

On a whim, I'd say start by surrounding yourself with all things Teslan. Start blurring the line between him and you, learn Serbo-Croatian, go to Bosnia, stop shaking hands, learn all you can not just about him, but about the world he came from- including pre-Teslan tech.

Then....I dunno- tell us what you find.

ynh

15:25 / 14.07.01

quote:Originally posted by solid_state:
I'd try sticking your finger in an electrical socket.

This was my first response as well, but I felt bad about it.

I'd go with Jack's suggestion, but I think you can find instructions for making a small coil online. Or see if any local Uni's will let you use one; most astro/physics/enginnering dept's have at least one kicking around.

You'd wanna be alone, not in a museum. Under flourescent lights - try chanting to the hum. It's like 30hz, innit? You might have to try several times: the same way in the same place over a course of days.

(pokes lothar and wyrd: where are you guys?)

Grendix

15:37 / 14.07.01

try going to MOSI... the Tampa Museum of Science and Industry.
They have a real, working, Tesla Coil.

Ask for a guy named Chris McGuiness... he's an amigo of mine. See if he'll be able to have the coil go off ( the do demo's like every hour or two) after the museum's closed, or near to closing when most people are gone. Chris works in the IMAX area...with the giant screen, so I am not sure he'd be a help, but it never hurts to ask.
Watching that thing GO is amazing. All the energy it puts out is awe-inspiring.

I'd say, get yourself as ready as possible, w/ mediation, etc beforehand, go there...have it go off and see what ya get. I know it's a bit vague, and not sure if it would work... but I guess it might.

Bon Chance!

~G~

Imaginary Mongoose Solutions

03:37 / 15.07.01

The Coil is certianly the way to go... Oh yes.

Other things you could do to whip up the Loa of St. Tesla would perhaps to groom yourself to his hygine standards before the ritual. I don't recall them all but he had some truly meticulous standards...

Also, perhaps embracing his other eccentricities for the time before the summoning would be a good idea. Dosen't the aspirant often attempt to reflect the diety in themselves?

grant

13:56 / 16.07.01

Grendix -- I'll have to try that. (Tampa's actually within reach, for me.) Thanks!

I've seen tesla coils before as part of the Dr. MegaVolt rolling church at Burning Man.

www.drmegavolt.com

I'd love to build my own.

But, ritually speaking, what else? Serbian chants I like the idea of...

zonerunner

19:47 / 16.01.15

yeah fingering an electrical socket might be direct enough, but for your own sake try some alternate method.

CharlesStorm

14:20 / 29.04.15

Prepare a Vortex, instead of candels use tesla tech and lots of electricity, try to use a dove for gnostic focus, and try to avoid meat sex or drugs, Tesla detest all those. And repeat: "Aum cosmic coil Tesla Tesla om." like a mantra.

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