Six Skills to Hone if You Want to Be Sorcerer Supreme
Six Skills to Hone if You Want to Be Sorcerer Supreme
Protecting the Earth and its solar system from energetic disturbances and inter-dimensional warfare is an undertaking of magical proportions. Following in the footsteps of Sorcerer Supremes like Dr. Strange, the Sorcerer or Sorceress must embark on a heroic journey to prepare for the role. As protector of the universe, they must master the following techniques. If you have no intention of assuming this role, these techniques will still help you day-to-day, as you continue on your path to ascension.
1. Astral Travel
AKA Inter-dimensional Travel
Sorcerers understand the multiverse: they can travel freely through dimensions and take astral flight. They understand the limitless potential of worlds beyond the physical realm.
2. Thought Projection
Sorcerers can use their minds to bend and manipulate matter. Through the powers of visualization and manifestation, thoughts may be projected onto people or things. Beyond bending spoons, the Sorcerer may build, repair and deconstruct universes with their mind power.
3. Energy Projection and Manipulation
Channeling energy is a unique and important skill for the Sorcerer. By harnessing Qi (i.e., life force energy), focusing positive intentions and understanding quantum physics, the Sorcerer can even heal themselves and others (e.g., using reiki).
4. Teleportation and Time Travel
Teleportation and time travel are the Sorcerers primary research leads: they gather information along the time-space continuum, without taking advantage of the omnipotent power to influence events.
5. Telekinesis
Sorcerers have innate and trained psychic abilities: through telekinesis, they can impact physical change through their mental and energetic prowess. While this power tends to go rouge during training, practice leads to precision and refinement.
6. Spiritual Connection with Instruments
All beings and things have innate energetic qualities. Relics, like a ring, wand or cape, are instruments that wield and carry power where our physical bodies cannot. Often, relics will choose you: look out for special rings, tools or attire that present themselves or catch your eye.
The way of the sorcerer or sorceress relies on research, reading, mentorship, intuition and practice. Find a mentor or guide, fill your bookshelves with literature on everything from spells to quantum physics, and practice as if your life depends on it.
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The Many Faces of Wicca and Witchcraft
Forget your mid-century modern, sexy housewife witch — a submissive Hollywood sorceress who denies her powers for her mortal mate. She and her ilk, including the diabolical femme fatale, a temptress archetype, eternally scheming to lead good men to damnation (think Morgan le Fay of the King Arthur legends), are products of centuries of fantasy and propaganda — all facets of female “original sin” by default.
Other stereotypes, such as Shakespeare’s hags muttering over a bubbling cauldron, are equally fictitious, though likely derived from elderly “wise women” archetypes; village healers, counselors, and keepers of women’s’ secrets.
Today’s witch, or Wiccan, may appear as a cookie-baking British grandmother who, at Beltane, can be found dancing “skyclad” with her coven in the forest. You may also meet a feminist and environmental activist like Starhawk, author of the classic The Spiral Dance, a modern sourcebook on Goddess-based neopaganism. Or a young housewife and mother blogging about Wiccan parenting.
