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- From: oispeggy@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Peggy Brown)
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- Subject: Re: Sex? Magic??
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- Date: 3 Jan 93 02:44:00 GMT
- References: <1993Jan02.182732.2208@rose.com>
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- In article <1993Jan02.182732.2208@rose.com>, mark.terka@rose.com (mark terka) writes...
- >
- >Date Entered: 01-02-93 13:23
- > > I recently finished reading Parts of Donald Michael Kraig's book
- > > "Modern Magic - Eleven Lessons in the High Magical Arts". A very
- > > good book for either novice or expert.
- > >
- > > Only one disturbing quote caught my eye, in the cahpter on Sex Magic.
- >
- > Oi> Disturbing?
- >
- >Yes, Kraig put it quite elegantly by saying that our sexuality is our
- >most private part of our sexuality. Control that and you control the
- >person. So it could be disturbing if this group is using this technique
- >as a form of "brainwashing"
- >
- > > He spoke of a sect "one organization I am familiar with has the leader
- > > determine sexual partners. this includes having to be in an adjacent
- > > room while your mate has intercourse with another person. This allows
- > > you to hear every sound."
- >
- > Oi> Big deal. If people decide to do this its their business.
- >
- > It IS a big deal in that it brings into disrepute Ceremonial Magick
- > all around if this ceremony is used for unethical purposes. Much like
- > the activities of X-tian televangelists have discredited that group.
-
- Maybe the people involved were not brainwashed and find the
- activity useful. Do you suggest people only do things the Public
- would approve of?
-
- >Unfortunately, people don't tend to discriminate when they hear something
- >bad about a sect....they then lump ALL of us into the same barrel (ie..
- >just like down south in Georgia recently a WICCAN coven was arrested
- >for SATANIC (if you can believe it) practices.
-
- The Public will probably think all pagans and mages are loons
- regardless of what they do (or don't do).
-
- - Peggy -
-