Gone are the raging waters
storm-tossed skies fallen to the waves
empty sands in the kingdom of the rising sun
waiting for the tide to return
with arms full of broken treasure
to lay before the throne
of a king with eyes to the west
In his right hand a sceptre, in his left a tattered grimoire
and on his lips a prayer to the sea
echoing off the walls of crumbling stone
his throne room filled with salt air
the flames around his ritual circle sputter
but do not go out
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My neighbor’s dog has been barking its head off for a good three hours now… 1:30 AM and it’s still going strong. Not sure if I’m more annoyed or impressed.
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8 responses to “The King’s Grimoire”
I’ve been thinking of creating my own grimoire for a while now. I’ll have to remember to include a spell for holding back the sea.
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Very cool! Can I ask–how do you go about doing that? What kind of a process do you go through?
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I’m not completely sure since I’m not really a wizard, but I read a book about ritual magic. Also, grimoires fascinate me, as a subject. The process involved research, practice, and meticulous documentation. Dozens of historical grimoire texts are available for free online at websites that archive spiritual texts, but few modern witches and warlocks publish their grimoires for free (if at all). Many wiccans call grimoires their “Book of Shadows,” like on the TV show “Charmed.” And from what I understand, they often incorporate narratives into their texts.
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Cool! I know very little about any of it, but it’s so fascinating. I randomly bought a book of ceremonial magic from a used bookstore a few years back, and while I’ve flipped through it a few times I’ve never felt the urge to actually try any of it out. Just in case, you know?
The history of it all is endlessly fascinating. As long as humans have been able to ask questions, it seems they’ve been occupied by a search for occult secrets. Cool stuff!
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You’ve already taken the first steps if you’ve read about it in your own. I think it helps to have an open mind and experiment with all kinds of taboos. While there are some social laws I would never break (such as pedophilia and bestialiity), I would happily partake in hallucinogens if I found a reliable guide. Alas, I’m a little too paranoid to make a real go of it, but I’m fairly certain Aleister Crowley and the Golden Dawn did massive amounts of drugs, especially magic mushrooms.
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I’m not surprised to hear that! Magic and psychedelics do seem to lend themselves to one another. Both deal with finding the edges of reality, in a way. Cool stuff! Cheers (:
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That’s a cool perspective. Namasté.
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The kingdom at the brink of land and sea. Never lost. Always a treasure. 🙂
And you should be impressed. That takes dedication.
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