First of all I am mainly talking about western traditional magic and high magic now. What I am about to explain does not apply to the eastern techniques since they have had this thinking for a long time. Nor does it apply on the so called sympathetic magic or nature magic.  Nor are all modern magic like this. I talk here in very generalized terms.

Anyway if we look at traditional western magic it has changed from being an outer process to an inner process. One of the big reasons for that is probably when Crowley changed the definition of magic. Crowley meant that magic was the art of causing change according to once will. It is very much alike the older definition with one exception that before Crowley it meant that magic was the art of causing change according once will with help from spirits. This thinking is supposed to come from Zoroastrian magic. Not exact quotes but this is the basic meaning of the two definitions.  So magic went from something that was an outer process that we needed help from spirits to perform. Meaning that the magician in it self did not really have any magical powers but was only able to function with the knowledge on how to manipulate spirits of different kinds. In a way they did have power of their own but it was in form of deep knowledge and Now in Crowley’s definition he has moved the power directly to the magician it self, making magic an inner process not at all depending on any spirits to be able to perform magic. The magic went from us believing in the spirits to us thinking they are just a part of our own psyche.

At about that time magic also changed its shape in other manners as well. It went from being a way to gain things like money and so on to become mostly about finding your self. Ideals that former were to be find in mainly eastern magical forms suddenly became the ultimate goal for the western magician as well. It started to be all about either becoming like a god your self or to be as close to god as possible. Finding and attaining your so called HGA was all of a sudden a primary goal for many magicians. It went from being a way to gain earthly things to a sort of self discovery method. It can sometimes be hard to see what the difference is between some magical orders and being in to Scientology or taking yoga classes. To me Yoga, Ki and the likes are not magic. It is energy manipulation mostly.

Now all modern magic is not like that but many are. Is there modern magic that is effective? Of course there are. So why make it more complicated and practice traditional grimoire magic? There are even modern ways to work the grimoires that work good. Well several reasons. One of the main being that most modern magic has been highly influenced by the grimoire tradition even if they are not aware of it. Even Wicca (can be read about in Sorita D’Este’s Wicca: The magical beginnings). So to understand much of the modern magic you really need to study the older one as well. Another reason is that grimoire magic is hard so if you can work traditional grimoire magic you have a very solid base to stand on and from there you can develop the magic further. It is is also highly effective if done right.

For me there are other reasons as well. I just fell in love with the actual art form and consider it to be one of the highest arts of magic you can ever achieve. So it is also a challenge for me and at the same time something I want to preserve in its original shape. I do other types of magic as well. Sometimes I even mix in some new age thinking to the more personal style of magic I practice. I am also a fan of root magic Santeria style even if I do not work it in a traditional way there.

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The Bag

This bag draws magical elements from a variety of different magical sources and combines them all in to one powerful bag.

On your altar you create a bed of money. Use coins and bills of different value and currency. If your altar is facing a wall you can also put up money on the wall. On this altar you will place all the objects that go in to the bag in the end. The objects should be in direct contact to the money bed. The following objects are needed. A coin, a bill that you have written $$¢¢$$ on, a magnet, a cinnamon cane, a branch of basil, a High John the Conqueror root, a mountain crystal, a green string and a picture of each of the saints we are using. Saint Simon (Maximon) and Saint Expedite.

You will also need green candles. The best option is to use block candles that you divide in to 7 different sections per candle. In each of the sections you should carve in with a knife or similar the following. $$¢¢$$ (this is a sigil based on the word success) and the sign for Euro €. Skr if you are in Sweden but if that is the case just pm me for a copy of this in Swedish. To separate each section from each other you can use a thin nail or a needle that you push in to the candle for each section. When the nail or needle falls down today’s session is over. Do not take up the nail or needle but let it lay where it fell down. We will use the nails or needles in the bag later. These candles should also be anointed with money drawing oil before you use them. Be careful with applying the oil from the bottom and up or the effect will be to make money stay away from you.

You can either buy money attracting dressing oil in a voodoo store or make it yourself. If you chose to make it your self an easy recipe is to use olive oil and put in pieces of High John the Conqueror root, Cinnamon canes and basil. Let it rest for a while before use and remember that the root is poisonous so be careful.

You will also need some offering bowls. The actual offering in this case is Coca Cola, whiskey, tobacco and oranges.

Incense to prefer is orange or cinnamon or citrus or dragon’s blood. A combination will also work well.

The actual bag should be green preferably in a glancing material. The measurements should be about 15 cm tall and 10 cm wide. To further the magical power you can sew in one of the talismans of Jupiter from the Key of Solomon in silver thread.

The ritual

You shall begin in a new moon and end in a full moon. This ritual is calculated to take about an hour of your time for a period of 14 days.

Day 1-13

Start with the 4-4-4-4 breathing technique to gain full focus. Then you take your altar bell (if you have one) and salute the four corners with it to symbolize the beginning if you ritual. Light the candles and your incense. Lay your hands on the objects you want to load with your energy and concentrate on thinking of richness, success, good luck and simply swimming in money. This will load the objects with the right kind of energy they need. Do this for about 5-10 minutes. Then you take the green string and repeat a mantra you have made or if you want to use a pre made one. An easy mantra could simply be to repeat something like the words money, success and luck. When you have decided on a fitting mantra either follow the rules on the pre made mantra or repeat it 10 times then tie a knot on the green string to bind it to the string and repeat for 10 times.

Now we are going to start the offerings to Saint Simon (Maximon).

You need a picture of him that you can find on the internet if you do a search. A tip is to print out the picture then laminate it in plastic so it doesn’t get damaged in the bag. Fill the offering bowls with his offerings which are Coca Cola, Whiskey, tobacco and oranges. The say the following:

I ask of you Saint Simon to bless me and my work. Thou Saint among gamblers and drinkers I ask of you to give me the needs for my own wealth, success and luck. My need is great and I turn to you for hope. Please accept my humble offerings as a sign of respect and adoration also grant me my wish Ooh great Maximon.

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