Another sign you might not be a magician.
A few days ago Nick Farrell posted a piece entitled Signs that you might not be a real magician. There are two points he makes that I would quibble with (point 8 and 9), but I think he meant some of it to be tongue-in-cheek so I am not going to get all nit-picky about it. Instead I want to add a 13th point to his list:
You might not be a real magician if...
You constantly talk about how you are more powerful/elite/better than everyone else.
Maybe it is because I have a background in Buddhist magic where humility and denial of power is often a sign of actual siddhi, but when I hear someone talk about how powerful they are it instantly makes me think the opposite.
When someone tells me that they are a Living God, I instantly think that the only thing they are Living is in their moms garage.
When I hear someone talk about how their approach/tradition/teachings are the real deal when everything else is garbage it always leaves me with the impression that they are trying to make bitter water sweet by pissing in other peoples cups.
My answer is always the same: put up or shut up.
Want to tell me how the 19th and 20th century occultism never did anything good for anyone, and that if you just follow the Grimoires to the letter you get everything that they promise literally? Well buddy, strap that Abramelin square to your head and fly your ass on over here so you can crap out a gold brick and get Samigina to teach a class on String Theory. No? Than STFU and join the rest of us doing the work.
Want to tell me how you are now a Living God and that only YOU have the true secrets to omnipotence? Do a feat of magic that is worthy of being covered on the news. Make a change that is undeniable as a show of your mighty power! Otherwise STFU and join the rest of us doing the work.
The worst part is that despite the title of this piece, every now and then someone making statements like this IS IN FACT a magician. Often a damn good one. I know that bluster sells – I do. I could probably sell twice as many courses if I claimed that it was the best and only path to OmniBuddhaChristSatanic Power that is only dreamed and hinted at by other occultists. But the other people that I take seriously would stop taking me seriously. This is why I rarely talk about my own field reports and prefer to share reports and testimonials from students and clients.
So, if you have something to say – say it. Say it in specifics and talk about specific and real results that you get. If you want to sell it, I am cool with that. Lord knows I do it. But if all you have to offer publically is that you are the most powerful living Magus, most enlightened Buddha, or practitioner of the one true path of magic – I am going to assume that you are not much of a magician at all.
