Dana Varahi

Magician, artist, writer and filmmaker.

[thechaosmagicmagazine]

3-D Sigils An Evolutionary Leap For Chaos Magick?

One of the driving forces in my life is the philosophy of abstract, “out of the box” thinking, and lately that has focused on the recent technological jump in the form of 3-D printing and its potential use in the creation of a 3 dimensional sigil.

Naturally, what interests me is whether a 3-D sigil would actually perform more measurable work than a standard 2-D sigil? My instinctual logic posits that it should. Take for example the 3-D printed representation of a sound file (in the image above) that can be played back using an app by Reify.

Consider a complex desire with multiple nuances and/or caveats that, if 2-D encoded, might grow into a sprawling drawing that would be difficult to internalize and send into the unconscious. But encoded in 3 dimensions it would surely allow for a more texturally intricate information architecture, containing multiple layers of potential data.

The software may not have appeared on the scene yet, but programs akin to a 3-D Adobe Illustrator do exist. Combined with some experimentation on the part of those within the community with the flair and access to the printing tech, a 3-D Symbolic Language can be developed. If so, we might be looking at a new chapter in practical Chaos Magick work.

One of the protocols in my sigil work has always been to consider how a thing can manifest and plan out the sigil accordingly. When imagining a 3-D sigil for (let’s say) a new job to come your way, detailed information on, for example, possible avenues of manifestation, or multiple opportunity time-frames can be included, thus increasing your chances of success. Even if modifications to the time spent creating and internalizing that sigil would have to be made to allow for the higher volume of data to be taken inside of us, the potential pay off would likely be well worth it.

Magick is like steam-heating the wood of the universe, to bend it ever so gently to our will. With 3-D printed sigils we could be bending the universe on multiple levels with ever more complex data to be fired beyond the psychic censor and into the unconsciousness.

~ MR

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[udalebay-blog]

It’s really wonderful to witness third brood of house sparrow this year. They are all over my garden.

[danavarahi]

This is a great news. We (myself and Anton) have been feeding the birds regularly since we moved here in 2012. They love the pond, thick hedges, and cluttered patio. We have been chasing cats away to make birds more comfortable.

Taking care of them has a strong spiritual meaning for us. Sparrows were associated with household spirits and we definitely feel this way about them. Can there be a greater sign of appreciation from them than choosing our garden for their chicks!

Thank you sparrows for your amazing presence!

[danavarahi]

Welcome back little mouse! So good to see you again!

Every summer little wood mice visit our garden. They come for bird seed. It's the first mouse this year. It's amazing to watch how it runs around the patio and interacts with sparrows. They seem spooked and surprise by the mouse. So funny. :D

I used to keep pet rats and have a very close relationship with rodents, (especially mice and rats). I consider them my familiar spirits and power animals. Visit from a mouse brings a good message.

[darkvoodoo23]

[lulz-time]

trustmymoustache:

[catvincent]

Rats FTW

[emedeme]

This is supposed to happen the first time Persephone is back to the Underworld….so I went and made a sequel for a comic that hasn’t even happened yet. Wibbly wobbly timey wimey….

Did I regret anything? No. No I don’t. 

on deviantart

[chenisthebestkitty]

._.

He kidnapped her

Against her will

Thanks fo her father after her father raped her

She starved herself to get out of his place

where do people read romance into this, where??ßß1ßewkofp *flops over*

[emedeme]

Thanks for continue to focus on the kidnapping part which is not the point of this myth. 

Life and Death, the balance between them and the changes they cause, and the origin and meaning of the seasons cycle, on the other hand, are the real points. 

Thanks for also persisting in the idea of Persephone as a passive figure. Kidnapped, raped, silenced, with no saying or power over anything (except for maybe starved herself because there are so many different versions of this myth that it’s difficult to keep track of them, did you know that apparently there is a version where she and Hades plot together?)

Thanks for also forgetting that she’s a goddess on her own and becomes Queen and Hades’ equal and actually they’re most stable marriages in the myths. 

Thank you, you’ve enriched this post by telling me things I already know but I don’t care about. (◡‿◡✿)

[latining]

Reblogging for the bitchin’ commentary and also to add that if anyone wants to read the most current (and IMO accurate) studies on Greek mythology and women’s lives, Women in Greek Myth by Dr. Mary Lefkowitz is invaluable (and incredibly inexpensive for an academic book).

The confusion comes from “Zeus” which is almost a title for a supreme god (think of the way “Caesar” was used). So you have Heavenly Zeus and Infernal Zeus, and they are not the same god but rather the supreme ruler of the sky and underworld, respectively. Likewise Persephone became known as “Infernal Hera” and this naming scheme persisted well into the Roman Empire, where Pluto and Proserpina are referred to as “Infernal Juno” and “Jupiter of Dis” in Book 6 of the Aeneid as well as on many grave monuments and in spells.

Moreover, gods don’t need to eat. Persephone refusing to eat was her refusing to become a part of the Underworld, not her attempting to starve herself. The gods are defined as being deathless, and in Ancient Greek “deathless” is synonymous with “god”. (Cf. Theogony, Works and Days, any of the Homeric Hymns, etc.) The Homeric Hymn to Demeter is really clear about this. (HH 2 370-4, 393-403.)

The marriage of Persephone and Hades is actually the most loving and consensual union among the Olympian deities. Hades first offers a dowry designed specifically to please Persephone (HH 2 10-14.), then carries her off and keeps her as a guest of honour in his house. (HH 2 341-345) Persephone is referred to as αἰδοίῃ παρακοίτι - his reverent wife. “Reverent” here refers to a respect for one’s duty, and the similarity between the pronunciation of αἰδοῖος an “Hades” is deliberate and intended to show how well-matched they are. Persephone misses her mother, yes, but is not overly upset about her marriage to Hades. Even Anchises expresses more regret over his union with Aphrodite. (HH 5 185-190.) Finally, as a proper parent, Demeter is rewarded for giving up her daughter, and offers a gift to the other gods in turn. (HH 2 441-495.)

It is worth noting that Demeter is given a position of remarkable power in this myth and is in many ways treated as or better than a father would be. The focus of the hymn remains the relationship between mother and daughter, and emphasises that it is a bond that can endure even after a woman leaves to marry. More importantly, the Homeric Hymn to Demeter is an etiological myth for the Thesmophoria and the Eleusinian Mysteries, a woman-only festival and the most enduring mystery cult of the ancient world. HH 2 serves to anchor women firmly in religious and family life and sets some fairly idealised standards for husbands. Many issues arise when attempting to interpret this myth into a modern context, which is why it is so important to understand that the myth was created over three thousand years ago and is largely a historical document reflecting the mores of the time.

[emedeme]

This is the last time I’m reblogging this strip. I edited the original post because I’m really tired of this discussion, but latining’s comment is just perfect and flawless and really educating and everyone interested in this myth should read it. 

[another-blair-witch-blog]

THIS IS FUCKING BEAUTIFUL AND IM SO GLAD THAT MY BOYFRIEND REBLOGGED IT FOR ME TO SEE AND TO READ THE COMMENTS OMFG

[twinklecupcake]

Also like to point out that Hades and Persephone were one of, if not the, most faithful divine couples in Greek mythology. 

Compare that to Zeus, who slept with anything that moved.

[hungrylikethewolfie]

This comic is beautiful and adorable, and the commentary is (if you’ll pardon the pun) divine.  A++, FAVORITE MYTHOLOGICAL COUPLE, WOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH THEM AGAIN.

[dream-about-dancing]

#seriously people please stop trying to paint her as too dim to remember that eating would keep her there #she was a freaking GODDESS SHE KNEW THE RULES #also who the fuck eats SIX pomegranate seeds unless it’s to make a point? #no one that’s who #[/rant]

[notamorningbird]

Beautiful commentary. God, I love mythology. 

[udalebay-blog]

I visited the hide in Udale yesterday and I had pleasure to watch hundreds of geese feeding, grooming and snoozing in the bay. What a wonderful sight!

[danavarahi]

Part 2 of ‘The Miracle of Bali’ documentary explores possession rites of Balinese culture. People get possessed by gods and goddesses, spirits of animals and even object. If you ever wondered what being possessed by spirit of a pot lid looks like here you have a chance to find out.  This documentary fascinates me absolutely. What a wonderful culture steeped in magic! Well worth knowing about.

from: http://lolitaperdurabo.kiamagic.com

[machinegnome]

RAW for 90 minutes - it’s good for you.

[kiamagic]

Some interesting dream work and synchronicities happening on the Thunderbirds and Red Kites thread over on kiamagic.com

Seriously, check it out…

[homosexuality-and-civilization]

[Picture: Anasyromenos statuette, ancient Roman in origin. Artist unknown.]

Aphroditus was a deity whose worship originated in Cyprus - specifically the city of Amathus - and eventually spread to Athens. Often described as a ‘male’ Aphrodite or Venus, the deity is actually supposed to be a fusion of both male and female, in a capacity that produced new divine power.

Statues in the pose above - άνασυρόμενος (anasyromenos) - are copying a gesture said to have apotropaic qualities, which deflected misfortune and could bestow good luck.

Macrobius, a writer in 5th century Rome, spoke of Aphroditus’ worship in his book, the Saturnalia:

There’s also a statue of Venus on Cyprus, that’s bearded, shaped and dressed like a woman, with scepter and male genitals, and they conceive her as both male and female. Aristophanes calls her Aphroditus, and Laevius says: Worshiping, then, the nurturing god Venus, whether she is male or female, just as the Moon is a nurturing goddess. In his Atthis Philochorus, too, states that she is the Moon and that men sacrifice to her in women’s dress, women in men’s, because she is held to be both male and female.

The association of a fused divinity with the moon was considered to have powerful influence over fertilization, giving a blessing to crops and animals alike. In later years, the origin of Aphroditus was retooled, becoming the child of Hermes and Aphrodite who fused with a water nymph and as such developed the same abilities as the Cyprian predecessor.

[wolvensnothere]

The Alternate Universe where David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky are make-out-fighting over who gets control of the camera on the joint directorial project of DUNE, while the fully self-actualized NASA/Google Quantum Autonomous Created Consciouness scrolls through their...

[putthison]

"When I was young there were beatniks. Hippies. Punks. Gangsters. Now you’re a hacktivist. Which I would probably be if I was 20. Shuttin’ down MasterCard. But there’s no look to that lifestyle! Besides just wearing a bad outfit with bad posture. Has WikiLeaks caused a look? No! I’m mad about that. If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, it seems to me he should at least have an outfit for that."

- John Waters on the sorry style of today’s rebels  (emphasis mine)

[antonchanz23]

I see what John is saying, but I for one am glad there are no outfits, no styles, no UNIFORMS for hacktivism. They aren’t needed for a movement that, lets face it, revolves around an activity where no-one can actually see what you’re dressed like.

And it has another advantage to. Look what the spectacle did to the Hippies. Look what it did to the Punks. The Goths. The Rockers. The Bikers. The Rappers. And what it has done to pretty much any subculture that adopted some kind of ‘style’.

Maybe Fashion and Fascism aren’t that far apart…

[psychedelictripuniverse]

[satanic-capitalist]

Banned TED Talk: Nick Hanauer “Rich people don’t create jobs”

Published on May 17, 2012

Via Business Insider: “As the war over income inequality wages on, super-rich Seattle entrepreneur Nick Hanauer has been raising the hackles of his fellow 1-percenters, espousing the contrarian argument that rich people don’t actually create jobs. The position is controversial — so much so that TED is refusing to post a talk that Hanauer gave on the subject. National Journal reports today that TED officials decided not to put Hanauer’s March 1 speech up online after deeming his remarks “too politically controversial” for the site…

[cryptid-sighting]

ahahahahahahahahahahahah “too politically controversial” even though it’s something most mainstream economists are in agreement about regardless of politics ahahahahahahahahahahahah oh mercy

[rykemasters]

That’s the thing, though, isn’t it? It deals only with very simple economic facts, doesn’t even begin to really question mainstream economics, let alone capitalism as a system. And it’s still too much for TED talks. The guy giving the talk is an entrepreneur, for fuck’s sake. Jesus.

[udalebay-blog]

A documentary exploring the most intelligent species of bird on earth. It’s amazing what these birds can do! Next time you see a crow bear in mind that although you can’t tell him or her apart from other crows they will be able to recognise you and describe how you look to other crows. Better be nice! :D

[danavarahi]

Crows have been associated with death for a long time. In Slavic cultures birds and especially black ones were considered to be spirits of the dead. This associations with human ancestors can be better understood if we get to know how similar behaviours crows and humans posses. Crows might just be a bird equivalent of ourselves.

[danavarahi]

Last night I had a dream where I was with Lolita showing her my diary, in which I had drawn a picture from a dream of a bird of prey with four heads. As I was showing her, we watched a large bird of prey fly past our bedroom window. We often see red kites and maybe buzzards in the sky around our local area and I commented to her that maybe this was a red kite. But it seemed far too large so my next thought was that it was an eagle. However, we both knew that this bird we saw fly right across the window in profile, right to left, was even bigger than an eagle or any living bird of prey known to modern science.

by Anton Channing

read on at: http://kiamagic.com/2014/03/05/thunderbirds-and-red-kites/

[danavarahi]

http://alchemical.tv/2014/03/05/duality/