I've had a lot of pent up anger towards Christianity, for the last decade in particular, though it started much earlier when I was still serving as a full time minister. I think a lot of people coming from Christianity tend to feel similar. Why is that?

Some of my earliest memories are of me having conversations with my imaginary friends. I guess I was around four or so, because my little sister hadn't been born yet. A child talking to their imaginary friend isn't exactly an abnormal experience, but in my case I actually heard them. They were one hundred percent real and not in my imagination. They would talk to me about many things, mostly just conversational, as you do with friends; but other times it was about who I was and the things that I would do when I got older. This happened daily, pretty much off and on all day, until I was about twelve. Who they are and why they were talking to me we'll discuss in detail later. Right now, we're going to talk a little bit about the how…

Before I delve into my past and experiences, I feel like it's important to set a foundational understanding of a few occult concepts that many of you are going to scoff at. I'm not here to convince or convert anyone. All I ask is that you have an open mind and maybe look into things for yourself if you're interested. I'm far from an expert, and the following is just a quick and dirty summation of various concepts that are relevant and necessary for what we will discuss later. I have a Resources section that has a list of books, websites, and YouTube channels where you can find great sources of information about all of the esoteric topics I'm about to discuss from people much more knowledgeable and experienced than myself…

Studying and practicing magick probably isn't what you're expecting. It certainly wasn't for me. I approached it with reverence and more than a little cautious fear. What most people "know" about magick and the occult comes mostly from entertainment or religion in one way or another. That is to say, what most people "know" is complete horseshit. The occult in general isn't "evil" or about Satanic worship. Hell, most Satanists don't even worship Satan. It's not even mostly about casting spells or communing with spirits (though that's certainly part of it, depending on what you're trying to accomplish and how you choose to do so)…