/lit/ - Literature

>>4075622
Not particularly, but I do have some academic work on the Yezidi in the Various folder.

>>4075603
I was attempting to give multiple perspectives on the subject.

>>4075608
If you're interested in Freemaonsry, just check my file, it's got tons of stuff including the actual initiations. Also:
http://sacred-texts.com/mas/index.htm
http://www.stichtingargus.nl/vrijmetselarij/ritualen_en.html

>>4075561
The drug state is not the mystical state; drugs can lead to a mystical state, but they're not one in the same....more like siblings.

>>4075476
Magick is not throwing fireballs. Sure, there are little practical things you can do; egoistic things like harming a rival or a sudden windfall, but in the end practices like this are more or less toys. They don't lead to any 'attainment'.

Thus, after a certain point, magick (in my opinion) SHOULD be reaching toward trancendental and transformative experiences. These practices have already helped ease struggles in my life (via the practical stuff),and I'm in the same boat as you. I'm seeking the All/One. Often, this experience takes place in the context of a face-to-face encounter. Let me post something from Magick Without Tears: