LEVEL UP!

Sometimes I get accused of muddying up pure occultism with “self-help” tactics, but when it generates results I am happy to accept that. One of the best things about having run the Strategic Sorcery Course for several years now is that many people have attained the goals that they listed in their first homework. Some people even do it by midpoint in the course.

Of course sometimes when we complete a goal, particularly a big one, we are left feeling empty, asking ourselves : whats next? Having conquered a problem that has been plaguing us, or accomplished a major life goal  Like the character in Dan Burns song Tiger Woods, without a goal driving us forward we can feel adrift:

“I got a friend whose goal in life
Was to one day go down on Madonna
That’s all he wanted
That was all
To one day go down on Madonna
And when my friend was thirty-four
He got his wish in Rome one night
He got to go down on Madonna
In Rome one night in some hotel
And ever since he’s been depressed
‘Cause life is shit from here on in
And all our friends just shake their heads
And say, “Too soon, too soon, too soon,
He went down on Madonna too soon
Too young, too young, too soon, too soon”
– Dan Bern

Goals are like Gravity from the future, time may push you forward, but your goals that pulls you toward something definite and spur you on to greatness. If you stop thinking in terms of final goals, and start thinking in terms of ever increasing levels, there is always another goal on the horizon. Being President of the U.S. for instance is a pretty huge accomplishment, but once your terms are up you can either become a reclusive amature painter, or Level Up and tackle things that only someone with the gravitas of an ex-president can do. 

For instance, some people start the course deep in debt and financial instability. When they conquer that debt they feel like they are finished, but they are not. They need to look for the next level.  I see it like this:

TRIAGE: Paying off crippling debt, finding employment and taking care of pressing emergencies.

STABILITY: Career, three months of living expenses in savings, zero debt other than mortgage and maybe a car payment, regular contributions to a retirement fund.

ADEPTSHIP: Advancing in career, Zero Debt of any kind, Investments that pay dividends. Enough income to invest in charities or support causes you believe in. Enough time and money to do serious travel. Investments and bonds that benefit family members.

MASTERY: Passive income provides enough for living expenses with no further need for work generated paychecks. Able to start your own funds and back people and causes you care about. Enough time and money to live how you will while also making a difference in the world.

As New Year approaches and people are gearing up for the HEKATE HELIOS RITE, a few people have expressed trouble articulating new goals, and some have even expressed a lack of motivation to do any work because of it. Try looking at yourself like a character in a game – what is the next level?

While you are thinking about it, don’t forget to avoid the three types of BAD MAGICAL GOALS.