Ra-Imhotep
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Hey guys, my name is Shariyf Clark. I live in South Amboy, NJ right now but I'm originally from Queens, NY. I've always been attracted to magick and the occult. As a kid, I loved Jean Grae from the X-Men comics and found myself attempting to send telepathic messages to people when I was like 6 years old. I've also had a tremendous fascination with the ancient Egyptian culture since a child. I started pursuing a magical path at the end of my junior year in college with a book called 'Egyptian Magic" by Cassandra Eason. I eventually ran into someone who put me onto the Chakra system, auras, the Tarot and "The Celstine Prophecy" which really got me searching. I then looked into Wicca, which was cool but wasn't really for me so I kept searching. Eventually I came across Richard Metzger's "Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to the Occult" which warped my fragile little mind. This is was my first encounter with Crowley, Thelema and Liber AL. I remember thinking to myself "Damn...this Crowley dude is effed up." I dabbled in some Chaos magick, but needed something more concrete and systematic, which led me to Dion Fortune's "The Mystical Qabalah", which was another blow to my mind. I became so intrigued with her work that I took up a heavy interest in the Golden Dawn and enrolled in the Sanctuary of Ma'at self-initiation course but quickly realized that I may not be ready for such intense solitary work. One day I left my backpack on a subway train which had my Rider Waite deck in it, so I went out and got the Thoth deck and became interested in Thelema (I ended up getting my bag back, which is nuts, because if you lose something in NYC you're pretty much SOL.) I eventually ran into the Aiwass study group which peaked my interest in the TOT. It was here that I met Anael and Metzareph, who warmly embraced me, helped me with my magick studies, and became my good friends. At this point I knew that I had found my path and here I am now, writing a novel for you guys.
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@Ra-Imhotep said
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Hey guys, my name is Shariyf Clark. I live in South Amboy, NJ right now but I'm originally from Queens, NY. I've always been attracted to magick and the occult. As a kid, I loved Jean Grae from the X-Men comics and found myself attempting to send telepathic messages to people when I was like 6 years old. I've also had a tremendous fascination with the ancient Egyptian culture since a child. I started pursuing a magical path at the end of my junior year in college with a book called 'Egyptian Magic" by Cassandra Eason. I eventually ran into someone who put me onto the Chakra system, auras, the Tarot and "The Celstine Prophecy" which really got me searching. I then looked into Wicca, which was cool but wasn't really for me so I kept searching. Eventually I came across Richard Metzger's "Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to the Occult" which warped my fragile little mind. This is was my first encounter with Crowley, Thelema and Liber AL. I remember thinking to myself "Damn...this Crowley dude is effed up." I dabbled in some Chaos magick, but needed something more concrete and systematic, which led me to Dion Fortune's "The Mystical Qabalah", which was another blow to my mind. I became so intrigued with her work that I took up a heavy interest in the Golden Dawn and enrolled in the Sanctuary of Ma'at self-initiation course but quickly realized that I may not be ready for such intense solitary work. One day I left my backpack on a subway train which had my Rider Waite deck in it, so I went out and got the Thoth deck and became interested in Thelema (I ended up getting my bag back, which is nuts, because if you lose something in NYC you're pretty much SOL.) I eventually ran into the Aiwass study group which peaked my interest in the TOT. It was here that I met Anael and Metzareph, who warmly embraced me, helped me with my magick studies, and became my good friends. At this point I knew that I had found my path and here I am now, writing a novel for you guys.
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Ra-Imhotep:
Yes, I also loved the Celestine Prophecy books, by James Redfield. And I definitely ate up Richard Metzger's "Book of Lies: The Disinformation Guide to the Occult." Dion Fortunes work has been wonderful to read too, as well as Frater Achad's Liber 31 and his Revised Egyptian Kaballah stuff. Nice to meet ya!