Re: Why write in symbols . . .
Susma Rio Sep said:
I have one big objection against people writing in symbols, namely, they don't also provide a listing of keys as we would expect people to who use acronyms or abbreviations.
Because they don't give us a list of their symbols and meanings even their fans can't agree among themselves what they are intentionally communicating if anything at all.
Many things are written in symbols, from poetry to novels to the sacred texts of pretty much ever religion I can think of. Very few of them are supplied with an interpretive key. Some meanings appear self-evident, while others are more hidden and multivalent.
In my case, as soon as I see people writing in symbols I take off right away.
And that is your right. Other people might take it up as a challenge, and enjoy working out the puzzles and subtleties.
If I speak of a salmon in my poetry, I may be speaking of the fish, but it's equally likely that I'm talking about the manifestation of wisdom in Celtic mythology, of the depths of Age because it is seen as one of the world's oldest animals in Welsh and Irish mythology, of sustenance that generates and regenerates a people through the salmon's generous sacrifice as takes place in the Native spiritualities of the US and Canadian Pacific Northwest. I could be speaking about the faithful journey home to the stream that gave a person their spiritual birth. I might just be thinking of what would taste good for dinner
Writers who speak in spiritual terms are struggling with things that are difficult to describe under the best of circumstances. This is why most mystics speak in poetry. It can't be spoken in plain prose. When I say that I've had an experience where I was filled with stars, how can I explain that to you so that you'd understand?
Forgive me for being harsh, but that is one very stupid way to communicate.
Sometimes, it's the only possible method of communicating.
About sex magik energies of which you have knowledge and experience, can you be more specific about them?
This is for adults or readers with parental guidance, what I am going to say now.
In my case an orgasm dilates my nostrils and clear them up should they be a bit congested. Do sex magik energies produce some physiological or emotive effects. Emotive effects like making you feel so optimistic and not occupied with the more depressing realities of life and the world?
In some cases, the energy is created and used to gain contact with deity. In others, it is focused to power a spell or charge an object to some purpose. In some cases, it is to generate energy that will be stored for times when it is needed, for health or magical reasons. Some seek internal transformation, and use the energy so created to improve their control of internal energy centers and advance their spiritual progress through various meditative and visualization techniques.
The effects of sexual magic can be and often are emotive and/or psychological in nature. In these cases, the magic may be focused on the worship of a partner or partners as the embodiment of deity. They may be an adoration of the partner or partners as individuals or as Priest/esses. When working individually in this mode, it can cause a sustained positive emotional effect that allows the magicians to do very constructive internal psychological work. This can range from fighting biochemical depression to working through body image issues, and beyond.
I know there are people who use sex to help with things like migraines or menstrual cramps, but it's never worked for me, and I don't see that as being magical technique so much as relying upon a concentration of all those lovely endorphines that make you feel good. This is not unlike the way many atheletes experience a sense of euphoria after they've hit the wall and driven themselves through it to ride on the endorphine rush.
