Nudity and Ritual Magick
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I'd love to hear what kind of situation you guys think is good for nudity in ritual magick. I don't mean sexual magick but just performing a ritual. I find that sometimes, if you are undressed for a ritual, it changes your perspective as a magician. I tried it a couple of times as an officer, on a public setting and it certainly creates an impact on the audience as well (for better or worse)
. Also, in the context of the New Aeon, it could be liberating and put you in touch with your human and divine side. In any case, what do you guys think? -
I've performed the LBRP a few times in the nude - it felt more "serious" IIRC than performances at that time involving clothes. I think it's mostly psychological in the case of solitary rituals, but it can probably play a greater role for those who are more experienced and sensitive.
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I've never performed a ritual in the nude but I think a cool ritual to do naked would be Liber Pleaides. The Thelemic Mass naked would be awesome too. Hmmm....I'm gonna experiment with this!
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@Metzareph said
"I'd love to hear what kind of situation you guys think is good for nudity in ritual magick. I don't mean sexual magick but just performing a ritual. I find that sometimes, if you are undressed for a ritual, it changes your perspective as a magician. I tried it a couple of times as an officer, on a public setting and it certainly creates an impact on the audience as well (for better or worse)
. Also, in the context of the New Aeon, it could be liberating and put you in touch with your human and divine side. In any case, what do you guys think?"it depends on a ritual.
if it is a ritual of consecration, or purification (like LRP), than nudity of magician's physical body is and excellent (and if clean - also beautiful
) symbol for the purity, openness, naked-ness of his/her heart and mind, in a word - the virginity of his/her being, in his/her approach to the Work. -
Yeah, ultimately I don't think the nudity matters per se. Totally a matter of choice and even whim, to be determined by such things as how hot (or cold) the day is.
What matters would be other factors. In solitary work, it would only seem to matter if a ritual working involved a psychological transition well-represented by disrobing etc. Or, in group work, the main factors that matter would be things like the purpose of the group working, the nature of the particular group of people and their relationships, etc.
Beyond that sort of thing, it's probably an irrelevant factor either way.
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@Uni_Verse said
"Ever try doing an LBRP naked and masturbating?
My last two girlfriends broke up with me after I asked them if I could ejaculate on their face at the end of the ritual."
Well how else are you gonna know if she's a keeper?