OK. Done for the day.

[azurelunatic]

I really have lost my writing endurance. Used to be, I could sit and write (serious writing, as opposed to LJ) for the whole morning, as opposed to somewhat over two hours.

I did expand it from four or six pages to thirteen, which is progress, definite progress. After I get it all written and organized, then I'll go back and edit. But I have pages and pages and themes and themes to go.

What should I put in a beginner's manual for magic, anyway?

Comments

[chorus-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

I'd say maybe a brief overview of various magical philosophies, like voodoo, santeria, wicca, strega, shamanism, shinto, asaratu, etc. Also an overview on divining skills, like tarot, mediumism, pendulum, oiuja, fortune sticks, bones,astrology, runes....doing maybe a brief paragraph on each item to give the basic jist of it.
I know you've got candle magic down to a T, but there's also string magic, kitchen witchery, tarot magic, sigils, etc...

[azurelunatic]

Hmm. That will, of course, mean... RESEARCH. Heh, heh. Because I don't know beans about many of those to start with.

But a basic paragraph outlining the theory of correspondences and various methods for doing stuff would be... yeah. Good.

[chorus-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

research is fun :)