The Craft Grimoire of Eclectic Magick - Version 1.2, Witchcraft and Wicca

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Copyright © Beltain 2000 by Parker Torrence,
All rights reserved, all wrongs returned three fold.
Grimoire Of Eclectic Magick
In 1996, “The Craft” was released in theaters
and a new standard for movies about
witchcraft was established. This was in part
due to the technical advice of Pat Devin, an
Elder and the first officer of the Southern
California local council of C.O.G. (Covenant
of the Goddess) established in California in
1975, an incorporated, religious, non-profit
organization.
[ In 1996, there were approximately 250,000 Wiccans in the United States. ]
While much of the technically correct
information in the movie was a fresh relief for
many of us, Hollywood also had filled the
movie with the normal amount of special
effects. You know, the kind that have nothing
whatsoever to do with “real magick.” In the
past few years, large numbers of people after
seeing “The Craft” turned towards Wicca
with the impression that the movie was a real
reflection of what they could learn. This
misconception was further in-forced by a
number of new Televison shows and more
Hollywood movies. Never had a little bit of
truth created so much confusion.
~ Parker Torrence
What is Wicca?
"Basically, Wicca is an evolving religion which
originated from paganism, the oldest religion in
the world. … It's an earth-oriented religion
which has a consciousness towards ecology, not
domination of the earth. We are part of
everything that is going on around us. Humans
have a responsibility for their actions and how
they treat the earth, plants, animals, birds, fish
and even rocks.”
~Pat Devin
“Whatever you
send out, comes
back times three!”
this work is dedicated
with love to my Lady Wolfrose
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The Art of Magick
At the Crossroads
Grimoire of eclectic Magick
Page 3
) the Joy of Magick (
Greetings, and welcome to the “Grimoire of
Eclectic Magick,” and yes this is a book about
real magick!
The witches in the
movie were not
Wiccan, but there
are many Wiccan
elements in the
rituals that they
use. I am not
Wiccan, but I draw
from Wiccan
sources for my
rituals. You do not
have to be Wiccan
to practice magick,
What is Magick, & why read this book?
“Magick is the Science and Art of causing
Change to occur in conformity with Will.”
~ Aleister Crowley
Or in more modern terminology:
Magick is the methodology of attracting to
one’s self, those events required for the
achievement of a goal. Read this book if you
want to know the truth about casting a circle,
and crafting a spell. Read this book if you want
to learn how to achieve your goals. Read, and
discover the Joy of Magick!
but you do need to understand that Wiccan or
not, you are still governed by the Three Fold Law
of Return.
What should you learn/know first?
This is just my opinion, but I believe that the
single most important thing you can learn in
regards to magick, is the Wiccan Rede and the
Three Fold Law!
“Whatever you send out
comes back times three!”
“As ye sow, so shall
ye reap.”
Call it what you like, use
whatever words you
wish, but understand all
things move in a circle
and you always get back
what you put out. It
might not be tomorrow,
or next year, but
somewhere down the
road it will come back to
you three fold. Both the
good and the bad. Are
you ready? This too is
the Joy of Magick!
Bide the Wiccan Rede you must,
In perfect love, in perfect trust.
Eight words the Wiccan Law Fulfill:
“An it harm none, do as you will.”
Lest in your own defense it be,
Ever mind the Rule of Three.
Follow this with mind and heart,
Merry meet, and merry part ….
Grimoire of eclectic Magick
Page 4
) picking your path (
In the movie The Craft, the schoolgirls portrayed are not Wiccan. If you desire to become a Wiccan,
contact a Gardnerian coven (or some other Tradition). Apply for admission, learn and follow to the
letter the beliefs and teachings of that Tradition. If you desire to become a Ceremonial Magician,
contact the OTO (or some other Order). Apply for admission, learn and follow to the letter the
teachings of that Order.
“Do not go where the path may lead, go
instead where there is no path and leave a
trail.”
“True magick isn’t black or
white. The only evil, is in the
heart of the user.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Now if you are seeking a path that is not at one
of these two extremes, there is hope. Like the
witches in the movie, you can learn and
practice an eclectic form of magick. You can do
this in a group, or you can do this as a
Solitaire.
Wicca is a child of Paganism, and only one of
its’ many flavors. There are structured
Traditions like Ásatrú or the many Druidic
groups. Or there are just as many eclectic
groups, that draw from both wicca, and non-
wiccan sources. If you are very adventurous,
you can create your own eclectic path, before
you do that, please read the rest of this book.
An old adage states, “you should not break the
rules, until after you first know how to use
them correctly.” This is even more true when
it comes to the practice of magick!
Hollywood, television and the hard-copy
entertainment industry like to spew forth the
misinformed concept that there are Good and
Evil forms of magick. In my opinion that is on
the same level as saying every head of every
country is a perfect person, and has never
ever done (or even thought) anything moral
or ethically wrong. If that was true about
politicians, then we would have world peace,
no human rights violations, unemployment and
crime would be at zero.
The reality of magick is, it just exists. Like air or
water. It takes on the form and color of the
person using it. If your desire is to do harm,
(society may call it evil,) and if you employ magick
to do it, well remember the Three Fold Law! Most
people practice magick that is a reflection of their
personalities. If a person is self centered and self
serving, magick will not change them. Personally I
would not want them in any group I was working
in.
With the practice of magick, comes responsibility
for ones own actions (more on this in the next
section). Your first responsibility should be to
find a path that is suited to your needs. Do you
need the structure and discipline of a Coven or
Order? Do you need to belong to something with
a history and a set of (never changing) traditions?
Or do you need the freedom that an eclectic
solitaire path would provide?
I am a simple Pagan and I walk an eclectic solitaire
path. I have, and do work with small groups from
time to time, and I have had some formal training.
My reasons for this path are simple, I spent twenty
years of my life in the Navy at a time when there
were very few Pagans in the military. It fit my
needs.
Grimoire of eclectic Magick
Page 5
) reality and responsibility (
“It is better to rush upon this blade than
enter this circle with fear in your heart”
Everyone at one time of another has wanted to
twitch their nose, or blink their eyes, and have
their house and children clean, and find a new
wardrobe hanging in their closet. Maybe if you
have a maid, a nanny and someone to do your
shopping, and you’ve trained them to
understand facial tic commands. Then, and only
then will you get the result that you seek. When
it comes to the reality of magick, you’ll get
those results, faster the old fashioned way.
I have yet to meet anyone who can balance and
spin a pencil with their mind, walk on water
(without it being frozen first) or fly through
the air (without the use of an aircraft). These
are the dreams of the young and the science of
the Hollywood special effects artist. It is said
that there are those in the far east who have
mastered some of these feats. They’ve spent
their whole life in meditation to achieve this.
So if you are ready to give up, fast food, cable
television, the Internet, and indoor plumbing.
Go book a flight to India, seek a guru, and
we’ll see you in 80 years.
If, on the other hand, you are not yet willing to
give up your standard of living, the reality of
magick is that it can not alter or break the
physical laws of nature. In fact, magick is just
the employment of nature’s laws for the
achievement of ones’ goals.
These laws of magick are not the occult secrets
that some would have you believe. Just go to
any reputable Human Growth Seminar and see
how many of these “occult secrets” are being
openly employed by non-magick users. If you
don’t have the time, then pick up a copy of “Think
and Grow Rich” and you’ll find many of these
secret teachings spelled out.
Before you begin the practice of magick, you
should understand that, like life itself, there is a
certain responsibility that you accept. You are
responsible for each and every action, thought
and deed. There is no devil, the music, and movies
don’t have subliminal messages hidden in them, and
regardless of how dysfunctional your childhood
was, you, and only you are responsible for your
own actions! If you like being a victim, if you need
an escape goat to go through life with, then the
last thing you need to do is learn magick.
Magick is about responsibility, and respect.
Responsibility for yourself, and respect for all
living creatures. It is one Pagan view point that
the Great Mother gave birth to all things,
meaning that we are all part of each other, as well
as every living creature and rock. Do you respect
yourself? Do you respect the environment around
you? If you don’t respect yourself, how do you
expect to be responsible with the art of magick,
and respect its’ use.
Never practice magick from the space of fear or
anger. These emotions, both tend to sour the
desired results. In group work, you are only as
strong, as your weakest link. That is why fear is
the last thing you need in any group or circle.
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