Volume I
Chronicle Nine

Emotions and Magic

What is an emotion? Is it just a feeling or perhaps a mental reaction that occurs in response to a mental situation? If this was true, then emotions could not harm us, but they do. Feelings of anger, sadness, and even joy, push us into producing change in the physical world. Emotions also produce reaction from others and this would not occur if emotions were just a way we feel.

The reality is that emotions trigger a series of events in all of us that results in a mental or physical change. In order to produce a change, you need a force to manifest this change and a force of any kind is in fact energy. To put it simply, emotions are ethereal energy.

Emotions are left over survival instincts that we possess that kept mankind alive when our species were once dumb animals. Anger and Fear protected us from danger. Happiness and Pleasure kept us doing what we needed to be doing to stay alive. Sadness and Hatred kept us from doing things that would harm us. Since then, as a species we have progressed a long way, but we still need these emotions to keep us safe and this why emotions are still hanging around.

Unfortunately, this defensive system can and often does go awry and this results in neurosis, psychosis, and post traumatic disorders. It produces temper problems, low self-esteem, as well as health problems caused by the manifestation of these energies.

The way that emotions work on a magical level is that emotions are caused by situations real or perceived. They originate from the same place that we produce magic, where the Light manifests and where other entities transform as we invoke them. In High Magic this place is the manifestation point of our existence and is called Ain Soph Or (Light Without Limit). Beyond it is the Universe from where we draw our strength and through it is our connection to the Universe and all things existent.

Due to the fact that emotions are energy, they must be respected and dealt with as energy. To allow any form of energy to exist unchecked would cause great damage. If it were to be summer or winter forever, it would cause great damage. Lightning is a form of energy uncontrolled and it can cause great damage. If emotions are handled like lightning and allowed to find it's own means to an end, it will cause problems in our lives.

A Magician is a master of his own destiny and an Achromancer is a master of controlling energy. Throughout this website it is the controlling of energy that we have been practicing. Controlling of energy is the action of magic.

Neutralizing Hatred
Hatred is one of the most strongest emotions as it originates from the dark side of us that we wish did not exist. Within us, hatred will demand attentions and will not allow us to ignore it. From another person it will manifest and promote others to hate. Hatred is an emotion that has been triggered by a perception of a situation and as long as the situation exists and the perception exist the emotion will also exist. To neutralize the energy without removing the situation or changing the perception will not stop this emotion. On the other hand, by neutralizing this emotion, you are able to keep this emotion in check and prevent it from compiling and producing an action of hate.

The common person when faced with something of displeasure will not immediately take up arms and blast the source of his or her displeasure out of existence. To do so would be psychotic and very socially unacceptable. It is usually after a period of time where this hatred had been allowed to build that a person will respond to this energy. This is why people will do crazy things triggered by the most insignificant of circumstances. The energy had already been building up and the littlest of things set them off.

The best method in neutralizing Hatred is through invoking the Light. In doing so, the hatred is dissolved at least for the time being. It may not solve the problem and this emotion is sure to return, but it keeps the problem a small one.

This method works well in dealing with hatred from within, but it may pose ethical concerns should this emotion originate from someone else and is directed towards you. I for one have no qualms about defeating the forces of darkness no matter where they may hide, but others would disagree with me. As always, do as you feel is appropriate.

Returning Emotions back to the Universe
Emotions are energy and as such, they are subject to the authority of our Will. That's the price emotions must pay for being in our control zone. We actually have full control over them and the only reason that they are able to cause so much damage is because we allow them to.

The proper way of handling an unwanted emotion in this method is to simply project it out of you. This process is no different than if you were dealing with elemental or angelic energy and you were charging a talisman or creating an elemental.

When projecting such energy, because it is such a destructive force; care must be taken. Ethically, projecting it at another person is not a good idea. Projecting it at any object could theoretically effect the object. My suggestion is to project this energy up into empty space, somewhere up there among the stars. With no mass to attach to, the energy will dissipate throughout the Universe thus returning to from which it came.

Actually, this is all happening in the ethereal and this physical perception is just a crutch, but the crutch gets the job done and that is all that counts.

Mastering Your Emotions
A more aggressive method of dealing with emotions is to willfully take control this energy and forcibly transform it back into the Light. In order for you to do this, you must be able to identify this energy form and associate it to an ethereal sensation.

An ethereal sensation occurs when a form of energy is present within the realm of your ethereal existence. It affects your ethereal body and thus affects your physical body. Often this is perceived as a physical sensation that isn't really there.

As we channel and charge energy, we are able to feel (sometimes as if physically) the energy travel through our body, although in r reality this not physically occurring. Sometimes these sensations may feel like a change in the temperature, but in any case it is usually the physical sense of touch that is perceived affected.

In order to control an ethereal sensation, you must first sensorial associate it. Up till now, we have only sensorial associated mind states. To associate an ethereal sensation works in the same manner where the only difference is that instead of searching for a mind state, your are searching for a sensation.

I will not walk you through this procedure, instead I have given you all the information you require to piece this procedure together on your own. Yes, I am forcing you to think and to stand on your own two feet. I have stated that Achromancy was simple to use. I didn't say that it was easy to learn. It is the difference between squeezing the trigger of a gun and hitting the bullseye of a target.

Incidentally, the process of allowing a student to stand on his or her own is called subtle submersion. It was the process that I was taught with and I firmly believe in it's effectiveness.

The next process is called the Transformation of Emotional Energy. It is a relatively useless process except for one redeeming factor. It teaches you how to deal with unwanted forms of energy that is not inherent of the darkness and as such may not be fully affected by the Light. Emotions happen to be one such form of energy and this makes them the perfect teaching tool.

In order to perform this process, you will require to have sensorially associated the ethereal sensations of the happy emotion and the normal state emotion. For those of you who have not yet realized this, to be emotionless is an emotion, just as to do nothing is an action.

Transformation of Emotional Energy

STEP ONE. Use your Sensorial Association to acquire the normal state ethereal sensation. The objective here is to start from ground zero. This is important because later in this process, ground zero will become your bullseye.

STEP TWO. Use Your Sensorial Association to acquire the happy state ethereal sensation. The objective here is to pay attention on how the ethereal sensation transforms from one to another. This transformation is what you will need to learn.

STEP THREE. Reverse the process and again, pay attention to the transformation process. The end result, is already understood through sensorial association. It is the means to this end result that we must learn.

STEP FOUR. Do something that would make you happy. The objective here is to naturally acquire the happy state.

STEP FIVE. Repeat the transformation process and return to your normal state. The objective is to learn how to control your emotion and to show yourself such things are possible. The reason for this ritual is not to totally ruin a happy moment in your life. The reason that I have chosen the emotion of happiness is because it is a safe emotion to learn with.

Once you have accomplished happiness, only then should you attempt to work with anger or sadness. By doing so, should your attempts with sadness or anger fail, you will always have your ability to return to a happy state or a normal state to fall back on.

I am sure that if we were to ask the opinions of behavioral experts specifically those in the psychological field, I am sure that they would say that this is all crazy nonsense. Science has always perceived magic as such, therefore my suggestion to you is to try not to scare the science professionals to severely.

Emotional Magic

It seems that we are the only magic casting entity in the ethereal plane that does not work with emotional magic. Angels announce their presence through emotional magic. Dark forces try to intimidate through fear which is emotional magic. Even artificial elementals use emotional magic to fulfill their task.

We, on the other hand, don't even have a clue about what is in fact happening around us. We immediately assume if it is an emotion I feel, it must be my emotion. This isn't always the case, and we must distinguish the difference between are own emotions and emotions thrust upon us.

To distinguish the difference between real and unreal emotions, you must first understand that natural emotions are reactions to a specific situation. If there is no situation to justify the emotion, then the odds are great that this emotion does not emanate from you.

Emotional Magic is not an awesome power, but instead it is a subtle force that often goes undetected. It is hidden in music, words, colors, and within us all. It is silent and can be quite addictive and that is where lies it's power.

As you begin to recognize emotional magic, you are able to better manage and control it. You will then be able to weave this magic into mediums such as word and song. People will wonder, how did he or she become such a gifted artist, but it is not art that you are practicing; it is magic.

In acquiring the ability to create emotional energy and to project emotional energy, you have already begun to work with emotional magic. By taking this knowledge to the next level, we are then able to use this knowledge not only in a defensive manner, but also in an evocative manner as well.

By combining these two rituals, you are then able to change the psychic environment around you. You will be able to help people from behind the scenes. You will be able to give people courage in the face of danger and make people smile in times of sadness. You will be able to enter a room like an angel announcing it's presence and the forces of darkness will run for cover.

It is an awesome feeling to wield such power and it can become quite intoxicating. Use this power wisely. Do not use it to cause harm, as the consequences will be very bad. It is one thing to hit a person in the arm and create a bruise, it is something entirely different to attack someone on an emotional level and cripple that person for life.

The reason that both rituals are combined is because the projection ritual alone does not provide the control required to produce a specific effect. Any old emotion simply will not do and using whatever emotion that just happens to be hanging around is risky.

The way of the magician is to take charge and to do it correctly. Through creating an emotion from scratch, you then know what it consists of and you can depend on it to not surprise you.

The process of creating and projecting emotional energy is as follows. First you create the energy, then you project it. If this explanation is not comprehensive enough for you, then I suggest that you read this chapter over. Apparently, you did not grasp the concept the first time.

Emotional Magic Received

There are times when we become the target of emotional magic, and in reality this happens a lot. As you become aware of such energies you become more sensitive to their presence. You do not have to endure their effects unless you choose to do so.

There is also no need to become aggressive, as in most cases the originating person has no idea what is going on. In some instances, yes, the action may be intentional, but under freewill existence it is their right to do so, such as it is your right to choose to prevent it.

Remember, that if someone chooses to harm you, it is their bad karma and has nothing to do with you. If you are harmed by this, it is your own fault for not preventing it, because you are a magician and a magician determines his or her own destiny.

In dealing with emotional energy directed towards you, there are many options at your disposal. You may transform it, cast it into space, bring your shields up, or simply return the energy back to whoever lost it (hee hee).

My only suggestion is that you do not return hate to a hater, but instead transform it or cast it into space. There is too much hate in this world and you have the ability to do something about it.

Departing Thought

What is more powerful? The Rock, the Paper or the Scissors? Do you recognize this children's game? Good. Please think about it for a moment.

You will come across people in life that will in so many words boast on how powerful they are. Well, that's fine, but do they really know where true power lies? In the game, all three signs are perfectly equal and coexist in a sort of harmony, yet it is a violent struggle for domination. Each is strong yet also weak. The world is like this and strength exists in all things as well as weakness in all things.

There is strength in winning as well as losing. It takes strength to be aggressive. It takes strength to be passive. The power comes from within. In the game of life, the winner isn't the victor. The winner is the one who becomes stronger. The winner is the one who gained the most from the experience.

My advice to you is that no matter what you do or how things turn out, use it to your advantage and learn from it. It will only make you stronger.