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Quick distractions to not think about a magikal working of some sort

 
 
Tuna Ghost: Pratt knot hero
11:32 / 28.09.01
Right, we've all at one point tried not to think about a ritual/working in order to not fuck it up. The problem is, how can you actively try not to think about it? It'll force it's way into your mind eventually. It can be difficult unless you've got the concentration thing down pat.

I've found a great way to get around this. I realized that whenever a certain thought or picture enters my head, everything else leaves, including whatever thoughts I had about a sigil or the like. It's sort of like an "in case of emergency break class" tool.

So what do I think about? I pop a picture of actress Julia Stiles, someone I've recently fallen in love with (for no reason I can see. This has never happened before), and everything else leaves immediatley. Just one method of clearing out the head. Very useful!
 
 
Lazlo Woodbine [some call me Laz]
12:25 / 28.09.01
Try thinking about your parents having sex, that usually fucks with everything i was previously thinking of.

One draw back though is vomiting !


[ 28-09-2001: Message edited by: Toasted Butter ]
 
 
Lothar Tuppan
12:34 / 28.09.01
I always have a big problem with this aspect of sigil magic so, for myself, I decided that I prefer not to use sigils if another form of magic will work.

The more I work with them the more I like the runes for thaumaturgical workings. They take more work and practice but I think they're infinitely more powerful than sigils and I don't have to 'forget' them in the same way.
 
 
Logos
00:57 / 29.09.01
mmm...doughnuts
 
 
Jack The Bodiless
01:00 / 29.09.01
White elephants. White eleph...shit.
 
 
cusm
01:36 / 29.09.01
Return to the cosmic void of eternal nothingness.

Om....

Failing that strongly focusing on something else, anything else, is good. When you forget, you make a void. Nature hates that. Fill it with something you like alot.

Here's a thought. If you use multiple personalities, jump into a different one. That's a sure way to break your train of thought.
 
 
Lothar Tuppan
17:01 / 30.09.01
quote:Originally posted by Logos:
mmm...doughnuts


This is important. Logos mentioning doughnuts (which resemble the Ouroborous).

Doughnuts are magic and Homer Simpson is their prophet.

"Doughnuts, is there nothing you can't do?"
 
  
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