Drugs and Witchcraft don't mix and I have no doubt that many people out
there who are recreational users have tried witchcraft or attempted it
under the influence of recreational drugs. Both can be lethal, so why push
boundaries you are not familiar with? I haven't participated in the forum
BALG (watch out for vindictive Mark Smith cronies spying). I only
subscribed a year ago and looked around. There was a comment that caught
my attention I haven't forgotten a young woman stated she was partying
with LSD on her own, which is dangerous if no one is around to call for
help if something goes wrong.
Drugs and Witchcraft don't mix. Be careful to cross the lines that could
lead you to death. Frankly, I've never attempted or desired those
particular drugs nor would I now as they are far too dangerous. Plus I
don't like the idea of anything or anyone controlling me, but in all
fairness to not seem like a snob which I'm not, I used to party back in
the day with cock and weed and then I just stopped. It wasn't worth it and
it's an expensive habit to carry. Now that I'm older I care about such
things. Anyhow the girl expressed she was quite induced with the drugs and
wasn't practicing anything that I knew of, but a spirit decide to pay her
a visit and was right in her face, scared the crap out of her.
Drugs will play on the mind psychologically at least I know the cocaine
does, being a psychological substance. I can't imagine how crazy LSD would
make a person feel. Cocaine is heavy on the mind with psychological effects
and feelings of guilt when your mind reminisces past mistakes, it plays on
your emotions. Guilt can become overwhelming when these emotions kick in, so
if you are practicing witchcraft, my suggestion be clean and sober.
What I thought was interesting was how she was just experiencing a spirit
in the room. The girl expressed she could feel its power and how
overwhelming it felt although she was high. She knew what she had
experienced was very real and strong. I thought to myself spirits are always
here with us, everywhere, watching, waiting observing our destructive
behaviors. Drugs and Witchcraft don't mix and this spirit knew she was high
it's the reason why it showed up, it knew it could mess with her just being
present and her mind being altered.
Those mischievous ones influence us to act out or can push us over the
edge. They know our desires and can read our thoughts, they know our hearts
when being kind and giving when we choose to be selfish and ungrateful. I
believe it showed up because it knew her thoughts and her mind had been
altered, so it took advantage of the moment to mess with her. Sometimes
these types of spirits will show up like a dark shadow. It's only my theory,
I don't believe they will hurt you, but the spirits will show up to let you
know they're watching. Spirits know how we feel, they know our heart's
intentions if we have negative thoughts, and they know us better than we
know ourselves.
Robert Cochrane is a good example of a drug overdose gone bad to use so he
can induce his rituals. This happened with some people he was engaging with.
Valiente knew about the Glass situation and disapproved, and she also
strongly disapproved of Cochrane and Taliesin's use of herbal psychedelics,
which Cochrane referred to as "witch's potions." She was furious with
Cochrane when he performed a handfasting for a young couple and gave them a
drink laced with deadly nightshade, telling them that they should drink it
to determine if they were accepted by the gods or would be rejected, in
which case they would die. Fortunately for the couple, they only became
violently ill. Drugs and Witchcraft don't mix and Cochrane was wrong for his
actions.
Cochrane came to an untimely end himself. Early in 1966, he began telling
friends that he planned to commit ritual suicide on Midsummer's Eve. Few
took the threat seriously, and Cochrane himself seemed to back off the
threat a few days before the solstice. He followed through with it, though,
and was found unconscious on June 21, 1966. He was taken to the hospital,
where he died comatose. The cause was poisoning by belladonna leaves
combined with sleeping pills. It is not known whether he intended to kill
himself or if his death was accidental. Some of his friends and supporters
believed that he had committed ritual suicide by offering himself as a
sacrifice on Midsummer Eve.
Frankly, this white boy took it too far. People like to say he came from a
line of witches, but the truth is everyone can tap into the universe it's
filled with magic and mystery. All humans can access those mysteries because
we are all connected to one mind. However, act responsibly whether you curse
or are protecting, you don't need drugs to alter your senses and abilities.
Your mind is a powerful tool, it's all you need for ritual and to build
relationships with spirit, not drugs to enhance the experience. Drugs and
Witchcraft don't mix. You don't need drugs to enhance your experiences with
spirit. If a spirit wants to work with you it will, if it doesn't it won't
you will know. Be aware it might watching and waiting for you to fuck up and
it won't be there when you fall.