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To: alt.magick.tyagi,alt.magick,alt.lucky.w,alt.paranormal.spells.hexes.magic From: nagasivaSubject: Re: Disposing of Magical Items (was What to Do With Your ...) Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 00:22:25 GMT 50020208 VI om re disposal of unwanted magical items and the commodification nagasiva@yronwode.com: >>>> bury it at a crossroads or burn its contents. read some appropriate >>>> scripture for the burial of a loved one. do it on a Saturday in the >>>> Fall or Winter, Nov-Dec 24. nagasiva : >> generally. distancing oneself magically from the magical object can >> be accomplished in any number of ways and it becomes personal at >> some point (because of the ways you relate to power objects or the >> elements to which you turn in times of magical transition). >> >> giving it away might be a valuable method, Ian Sturrock : > I usually find it's better to sell it than to give it away - even if you > sell it for a token amount. Coins break links. only from certain cultures. amongst some cultures selling an item can even increase its potential value and in no way harms a link to their constructor or originator. there are Neopagans who are completely contrary to purchase of magical items, for example, because they 'do not know where they have been' and do not believe that they can reformat or recondition the item to their needs. some ceremonialists will, in preparation for a particular working, require the complete construction of their working tools from the ground up, in order to completely infuse and comprehend the origination of one's ritual. for example, in the hoodoo culture, selling is merely a means of conveying what would otherwise be difficult-to-get items in the manner of food or import devices and entertainments. there is a cost to moving it and this is applied to the magical object (e.g. Powder, Curio, Salts, etc.) as part of its presentation and procurement. association with money or 'coins' is, in this sociocultural framework, merely a practical element of an item's character. contracted personal-designs (inclusive of personal items like clothing, hair, nails, etc.) carry not only the nature of the target or spellcaster for the purpose of intensifying the spell's effects, but also that of the manufacturer, for which the interested customer will seek out a powerful and reliable ally and will guard such sources with care (especially in today's world where any small manufacturer may be purchased by a mammoth warehouser who may destroy their formulas and reduce the value of the line). there are supposedly some spells and types of work which 'leave a residue' on the magical tool. it is possible that even these will not be 'rendered ineffectual' through sales or association with exchange of money. certain 'Black Workings', pact-oriented, or blood-magic, for example, is said by some to taint or permanently mark a magical tool for the rest of its days (often in association with emotional turmoil or taboo-breaking, controversial activities). where the sales of magic is considered anathema, surely coins attached to the object will be seen as a declination of the object's power and its association to previous control. where sales of magic is part of accepted sociological standards, however, sales, and the demand and difficulty of supplying certain hard-to-find (especially genuine) occult items, charging a finder's fee or obtainer's fee, will likely be seen as *increasing* the item's value and power or will have no real affect upon it, especially if the finder or obtainer is reputable. blessed beast! nagasiva
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