Understanding Divine Power and How to Work with It
Before answering this, I will start with a quote from Alistair Crowley: “Whether or not the Gods exist is not an issue; the universe behaves as if they do”. The important point is that performing magick with the Gods yields results; now let’s start to look at why.
You have all heard of the Big Bang theory, but it was so called by a TV presenter who didn’t understand the science. It was originally called the lambda CD model, and described how the universe was expanding away from a point. This is because space /time itself is expanding, so everything moves apart, like stars drawn on a balloon moving apart as the balloon is inflated. There was no Big Bang. Science was trying to understand the nature of space/time, which is not really empty, as it has specific electric and magnetic properties. If it was truly empty, light could not travel through it, because light is an electromagnetic ripple whose speed is determined by the permittivity and permeability of the medium it travels through. Particles on the other hand, are a spin in space/time. When you break everything down to its smallest particles, they are only measured by spin. That’s their only property. This fits with ancient magickal models of creation; such as the Egyptian idea of Sia, where creation begins when the void starts to turn, or the famous Abramelin square, which reads “ The Creator, slow moving, maintains His creations as vortices”
Wave/Particle Duality and the Role of Observation
Bohr’s wave/particle duality model shows that a wave becomes a particle when it is observed. Observation localises the vibration so it becomes a spin. Furthermore, when particles were studied to find out why they change into different forms, it was found that they become what they are expected to become. So the fundamental powers that shape the Universe are observation and expectation.
To dive deeper down the rabbit hole, quantum physics also shows that every point in the universe contains the whole. So it should not be difficult to realise that we are all the same consciousness that creates the universe, each of us creating our own reality.
What the Gods Really Represent
So how did we become so powerless in relation to the Universe? We entered our creation in order to experience it. As we experience our lives, which are a tiny bit of the whole, we leave all that power outside ourselves. This is when the Gods were created. They are all the powers we use to shape reality, but now separated and outside ourselves. Why Gods rather than just one creator? Because that original consciousness can do absolutely anything, but is pure potential that hasn’t yet had any ideas about what to create. It gradually focused in different ways to shape the complexity of creation. Each God can be seen as a magnetic lens, like the lens in an electron microscope, that focuses the pure energy of creation in a particular way. We then give these lenses different names. Lakshmi focuses it to create wealth. Kamadev focuses it to create love. Shiva focuses it into destruction, which liberates us from the static illusion we get stuck in. Those are a few examples. The point is that there are already focused expressions of the creator that can do anything we could possibly want, whereas pure potential is untapped and not so ready to direct. That would be like having pure electricity without any utensils that could use that electricity to perform the various tasks we have them for.
Why the Question of the Gods Matters
So, why should anyone want to worship the Gods, when they are just lenses we can use? First of all, they are not just tools, they are us. But to activate that part of ourselves requires us to shift attention and raise our vibration, by making this physical world less real and our spirituality more real. There were various yogas to help achieve this.
How to Work with the Gods: Devotion, Mantra & Sadhana
Bhakti Yoga – The Path of Devotion
The first one I need to talk about here is Bhakti yoga; the yoga of devotion. This is not about grovelling before some tyrannical God, but rather lifting ourselves into the higher love experienced at a God level, which is best achieved through devotion. This kind of devotion keeps us focused on the higher level. This is an important factor in the mastery of magick, as since everything is created from consciousness, like a dream, in order to shape that dream we have to realise its illusion and be more grounded in the more real; our God-selves. Without devotion, we stay stuck in thinking this world is real, so we can’t change it.
Siddhi Yoga – Mantra, Neural Pathways & Power
The next important yoga to help us make this shift is Siddhi yoga. Siddhi’s are occult powers. This yoga activates them through mantra practice. This is a reflection of how energy vibration shapes everything. It has been found that the Sanskrit letters have their shapes within the human brain, in the shapes of neural pathways and neuropeptide chains. Also, when the letters are chanted over a sand dish, they form the shapes of the letters in the sand. So mantra repetition resonates with certain neural pathways. When you repeat something many times, you gradually build a new neural pathway that makes that action more automatic and effortless. When you repeat a mantra many times you are building the neural pathways that produce occult powers and higher consciousness. It generally takes 125,000 repetitions of a mantra to activate its power.
This is the spiritual discipline we call a Sadhana. Throughout your life of spiritual devotion you would complete many Sadhanas of different mantras, aligned with your chosen deities. Sadhana combined with devotion are what keeps your spirituality real and fully connected, so manifesting your desires becomes easy and miracles become natural.
Empowerment, Initiation and the Dangers of Shortcut Spirituality
Of course, it doesn’t have to be all hard work on your own. Energy can be passed on from one person to another. This makes Sadhana quicker to achieve results. The passing on of this power is traditionally called Diksha. It would be given by someone who has spent many years mastering the powers, to help his students get there much faster. You can compare this with the modern concept of giving attunements to various spiritual energies, healing, magick, etc, but don’t confuse real Diksha from a master to an attunement from someone who collects attunements to sell as a business. Focusing it as a business without a life of devotion is the exact opposite of what we are trying to achieve, as it brings attention back down to the material illusion. The same attunements will not have the same power from different people. Often, students who I have given an empowerment to who had already bought that empowerment from such a seller report that my empowerment was far greater, and they could now really feel the power and use it. Of course, I don’t give every empowerment available, just those I have given a lifetime of devotion and Sadhana to. So choose very carefully who you would get an attunement from, as you could waste money and time and lose confidence in your spirituality. And certainly don’t believe those who will copy these words: that will be a sure sign of a charlatan.
Empowering Yourself
I have dedicated my life to exploring and expanding in the world of magick. One of the reasons I started Aziz Shamanism was so that I could share my wisdom, the power and the rituals that I have gathered from various masters and lineages.
One way that I do that is via my empowerments. I offer high-level magickal empowerments from various traditions, to accelerate the development of such powers as healing, protection, invulnerability, psychic ability, wealth, attracting love, working with djinn, khodams, dragons and other spiritual helpers.
Take a look at my empowerments page and select the ones that are right for you. You can watch this video to understand how I share this form of magick with you and how they work.
