2) I haven't written about it but I may do a post on it, since we're coming up on the 10 year anniversary.
I'm afraid you have it backwards, though-- I DIDN'T get into Occultism as a Christian. When I got into Occultism, I was trying to become a Wiccan, and I was horrified that the book of magic that I'd purchased was teaching me to use Hebrew names of God to invoke Christian angels! I couldn't even say the word "angel" without wanting to puke. It was encountering God through Golden Dawn ritual magic that changed my view of Him, and that, a few years later, led me to re-consider the Catholic religion in which I'd been raised through the lens that Occult practice had given me.
If you are interested in this material but hesitant about stepping outside the bounds of orthodoxy, you might consider looking into one of the more mystically, or ritually, inclined mainstream churches. It might be that you'll find what you're looking for in Orthodoxy, or in a traditional Catholic or even Anglican church. Or if you must have explicit magical practice, look into the writings of Gareth Knight (Anglican), Jason Spadafore (Catholic)-- or the book I'll be publishing sometime this year (God willing). All of these are designed to be used by more-or-less ordinary Christians who want to incorporate ritual and mysticism into their prayer lives.
3) Yes indeed! It's something that I've also been working on lately, and it isn't easy. But then, it isn't meant to be.
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Date: 2022-10-10 07:27 pm (UTC)2) I haven't written about it but I may do a post on it, since we're coming up on the 10 year anniversary.
I'm afraid you have it backwards, though-- I DIDN'T get into Occultism as a Christian. When I got into Occultism, I was trying to become a Wiccan, and I was horrified that the book of magic that I'd purchased was teaching me to use Hebrew names of God to invoke Christian angels! I couldn't even say the word "angel" without wanting to puke. It was encountering God through Golden Dawn ritual magic that changed my view of Him, and that, a few years later, led me to re-consider the Catholic religion in which I'd been raised through the lens that Occult practice had given me.
If you are interested in this material but hesitant about stepping outside the bounds of orthodoxy, you might consider looking into one of the more mystically, or ritually, inclined mainstream churches. It might be that you'll find what you're looking for in Orthodoxy, or in a traditional Catholic or even Anglican church. Or if you must have explicit magical practice, look into the writings of Gareth Knight (Anglican), Jason Spadafore (Catholic)-- or the book I'll be publishing sometime this year (God willing). All of these are designed to be used by more-or-less ordinary Christians who want to incorporate ritual and mysticism into their prayer lives.
3) Yes indeed! It's something that I've also been working on lately, and it isn't easy. But then, it isn't meant to be.