Damon Brand’s methods WORKED more than once. Generosity given in a time of need , protection when needed and removing bad for the better. I’ve owned many of his works and was satisfied with the results. Follow the procedures, important.
Nice to hear. I've seen many people say this book is trash and inaccurate as it can take years to form a relationship with ones HGA. I don't agree with that myself. I mean if it's ones HGA why would that be so hard?! 🤔
I have enjoyed is 72 Angel's book so far, so revisiting this now that I have worked with the material. I always feel like other people's opinions dont matter when you can test the source yourself and see if it works. It gets put in your path for a reason.
@@genghisgalahad8465i rode the book today and tested the FIRST protocol. It worked. I Saw the angel again and It was the same feeling and efect of the times when he saved me. BUT this time was better. This time we had a LONG CONVERSATION
@@genghisgalahad8465what i want tô say is: Damon IS RIGHT in his book. When i saw the SAG for the first time i wasnt even trying to see him. You dont need the Abramelin ritual or that sigil. You need a reason to conect and some state of mind.
This channel seems to be really growing and I could not be happier for you. I am constantly impressed by the quality and integrity of your content, friend. This channel is an enormous resource to the community and the reviews, lessons, ideas and opinions are enhanced by an obvious skill at teaching and your careful, thoughtful presentation. You’ve been blessed with a excellent speaking voice as well. I said this before but I really appreciate the content and look forward to being able to support it more directly when I am able. Thank you, sir.
Jason Miller had good advice on this, the major part being - make sure you want to make contact, as it can turn your life upside down. And if one is happy married and settled for example... you might not necessarily want that
I believe this is in relation to the traditional methods where, sans turning your life upside down just to accommodate the ritual methods, prayers, and fasting “needs” demanded of the aspirant, the traditional methods require the magician summon “The Four Kings of Hell and command them to obedience” - as somewhat reflective of the Holy Guardian Angel (if that is in fact _what_ you are calling) _descending_ upon the aspirant/magician and helping re-order his Life around. *_”As Above, So Below”_* In _Magickal Destiny_ however, Damon assures the reader that the methods he offers are not at all so disruptive, and precisely _why_ he is publishing this material. It is a curious book, and the only one of the Gallery of Magick books that I haven’t devoured, only because the HGA never interested me, as I always believed that attaining “the knowledge and conversation” with one’s Holy Guardian Angel would somehow _deny_ us our human pleasures. Damon explains that this is not the case. Other authors agree, specifically Michael Kelly, who says the Holy Guardian Angels isnt “separate” from you - *_it is You._*
exactly my thoughts. i mean, my life is goino pretty well, which probably means that we're both doing what we're supposed to. does he really need me to chat him up over a cup of tea?
2 months ago, I was barely on the first protocol, I was fixing may car oil, nd the oil filter was very difficult to take off….i spoke to my HGA to help me, nd stop observing nd doing nothing, nd prove to me that it’s real, buy helping me get this oil filter loose…10 min later my neighbor came outside, he asked if I needed any tools, I asked if he had a tool to loosen the oil filter….he replied of “of course “ and gave me a tool, nd I was able to loosen up my oil filter……call it coincidental….but I know magick will always seem coincidental when it manifests in reality….
I've heard so much negativity talked about Gallery of Magick books, but personally I have used lots of their stuff successfully. It's always nice to be able to dress up, light candles, get out your magickal paraphernalia and engage in some ritual High Magick, but for many of us that's not possible, and having practical stuff like that GOM creates that you can do literally on the spot is great. Haven't checked this book out yet but prob will some day.
This video has helped me a lot. You happened to mention that you read this one on your phone, and I wouldn’t otherwise have realized that was possible. So I am now reading Damon Brand telephonically when I otherwise wouldn’t have had access. Moreover, I like your voice and manner of presentation. Thumbs up!
Check out 21st Century Mage by Jason Newcomb to round out your HGA collection. He also modernized and simplified the Abramelin for modern magicians about 20 years before Damon's book :) Be interesting to see where they overlap and where they diverge. (Nick Ferral does a pagan version of the Abramelin as well in his book Helios Unbound)
@@urbandruiduk9928 really? Its too bad the publisher of 21st century mage choose such a shitty cover and name for the book. The author has expressed many times how much it ruined the reception of his book. I am not very familiar with GoM but they have some nice looking cover art, that helps sell I'm sure lol
Thank you for the review. I'm currently reading the book on kindle and have been wondering why he's going on and on in the beginning - I'm still reading this part of the book. I appreciate your clarification here! I'm very excited to work with this book!!
This channel is amazing. I have to say i have gotten some of the books you halfway commended and they have been eye-opening to me. Finding good books in a sea of weird cashins it's very hard and you make it a little easy but I believe you are really helping people move faster down their path.
Thanks for creating this channel, I'm so thankful for you. It truly makes magick understandable/accessible for common people like me. I don't know who Damon Brand is. I believe it's a pseudo-name that he uses. But, one thing that I can say is that his magick truly works - often time I am shocked with the results. I am forever grateful for what he and his team have done. Mr Brand, in case you read this comment because Foolish Fish reviewed your book, thank you sir.
Thank you very much for not only this book review, but an overview of what GoM are all about, as I've been wondering about their series of books for a long time, and felt a degree of reluctance, though I could never pin down why. I feel ready to give a few titles a try now, and have actually made two purchases, which I've gotten going with (I will hold off on this particular title, though I am somewhat familiar with the subject matter and very keen to explore this offering). I'm one of those people who does a ton of reading and lacks in practice, but actually, now having read the intro to one of Brand's books, I gained a lot of insight into what's stopped me. Very intriguing. Anyway, I began just one operation, and weird things started happening right away. My computer monitor spontaneously crashed onto my desk, I caught sight of the exact thing I am requesting for on a screen (I did not write it), and the name of the spirit I am contacting was spoken spontaneously in a completley unrelated video I watched. This happened within a day of beginning. Grateful for this video, the fact that you trust GoM inspired confidence in me.
Could I ask how things have progressed, since? This comment was made around a year ago, it seems, so I guess much has happened, since then? I think I have one GOM book, and personally I really didn't like it at all, I felt like it lacked substance, but ultimately the results are what count. I'm thinking that I should have another go, and see what Magickal Destiny is all about; maybe it will really mix things up.
@@JivecattheMagnificent Thank you for asking this! 😀 I’ve been thinking about this since I saw it and I’m unsure how to answer. The efficacy of magic is most often subtle, in my experience. I would say overall I agree with your assessment, but what matters to me is what can get me into a powerful feeling state. Sometimes it’s GOM, but sometimes it seems too tedious and something like 5 minutes of creative visualization according to no set formula is the most effective thing I can do. I’d love to be someone who goes all out with the tools and the words and the rituals, but I’m too lazy and spontaneous. I will say that I did the master protection ritual twice this year and it was a very enriching experience. I highly recommend it. I did plenty of sigils, Angel stuff and a money spell, and I did not see tangible effects that I can point to, for me the that gave the practices value was clarifying what I want and glimpses of that brilliant feeling state, which to me is what it’s truly all about. What about you? What has been effective for you, and given your practice value? I don’t have anyone in my life that I can talk to about this kind of thing, so I’m very curious!
@@Myperfectshell Hahah, hey no problem, no problem! 😁 Yeah, I can't think of too many people that I can share this with freely, either. I think what you've said about the results being subtle is really true, or at least, the way the results come about tends to be very subtle. We have to be willing to look out for signs, and to rely more upon our own intuition for these things to work, or, so I think, anyway. Some of the results have been quite striking, like for example there was a time back in the summer where I really wanted a bike and was looking at different options that I could afford, then at work I was sent upstairs to look around for something and clear out this room that I'd never been in before, and there was a bike there! I asked my manager why it was there, and they said: "Oh someone left it ages ago, you can have it if you want." 😅 Now, I turned this down, because actually I decided I needed a folding bike (for the bus). A couple of days later I was in the car with my mother, when I happened to see that one was sitting at the side of the road with a "second hand" sign next to it, and she offered to buy it for me. Now, none of this was intentional, but came about quickly just as a result of the intention to get a bike, thinking about riding one, visualising it, so on, but yeah I think this ties in well with what you've said about how often it's just the feeling state which is important (I'm a big fan of Neville Goddard, in this respect). I will say, I did buy a copy of Magickal Destiny, read it all that night, and am working with it now, so yeah, let's see what unfolds. I'd love to hear of any specific instances of success you've experienced with GoM material, if there's anything you'd like to share?
@@JivecattheMagnificent This is amazing, so great learning about your experience here! I actually went through my book of shadows (which is much more like a random journal which also includes study notes and how-to’s), usually I forget to record my spell outcomes, but what I noticed largely with GOM was that much of what I’d sought was very general, ie asking for clarity, for increased focus, protection, forgiveness, etc. i wouldn’t say that I was not pleased with results, but more that it helped me set the intention and achieve the feeling state I’m working on, which I feel is more conducive to magic and manifesting. I could not find a single instance where I’d requested something specific and concrete. That being said, if I look back over the past year, which is roughly when I began working with these books, I’d have to say that it’s been a good year overall, especially in terms of personal growth. Certain kinds of change do not come easy for me, yet this year what stands out is that I got a new car and my first dog, two things I wanted very very much for a Very Long time, but for whatever reason, felt out of reach. I know they’re just simple things, but to me this truly made my year. On the other hand, I worked my butt off applying for 3 separate jobs (my own company, so I still have my job) and in each instance I came so close but did not get an offer. What’s interesting about this is that in the past I always got jobs I applied for, but also that my heart wasn’t really in it for any of them. But my goodness did I work hard preparing, harder than ever before (I am a wing it person) - that in itself is what I’m glad about, because motivation often eludes me. Anyway, I pulled the books up on my kindle this week and I’ve been gathering the confidence to be more specific and risk failure (or venture into wild success!). So I’ll update ya!
@@Myperfectshell Ah, this is really great to hear, and yes, it's likely that your work with the GoM material would have influenced everything else around you, even if the requests weren't especially specific, and I very much do look forward to hearing from you when something you specifically decide to acquire or experience comes into reality. As you say, so far you have brought about some major changes in your life, all for the better!! I wish you all the best.
Found the book very useful and initial contact, but need to set time aside per day for something more reliable. Love GOM books, they remind me of polished Finbarr books, or what they could have become. The repetition was tedious, then again it's a book for all people and those new to the subject may overanalyze, have doubts or generally be vexed by the system. Hope they do publish all books in the collection as a 'grand grimoire' of sorts. I own paperbacks of some, but would love all the information in one place. Enough rambling. Love your channel, presentation and informative videos without any hyperbole or usual tedious shenanigans. Keep doing your great work :)
Gonna try combining custom sigil combinations from 72zana blaise book with this new book for hga, getting already decent results and strong vibrational connection with custom ones
I think they had a series of books/info in mind that they wanted to put out with the goal of stopping around 2021. Tbh there's so many books from them, that all of them put together sets very strong foundation.
Honestly, from my own personal, verifiable experiences, I believe that these rituals are NOT (despite the overwhelming popular belief) to awaken the HGA within us but to awaken US to the knowledge of our HGA (hence the title) that is already present. We are awakened to their methodologies and how they work within each of our lives. The arduous approaches of the past were an example of such a need as continued repetition of the rituals honed our focus on how our HGA interacts with us, communicates with us, etc. Simultaneously, this simple book also has the ability to awaken us to our HGA's existence through protocols and sigils. The reason I feel that both approaches work is simply because we have worked at this from the wrong perspective. I was a Christian for 20 years and during that time, I experienced many identical "guardian angel" experiences, not realizing that many of the things I was doing were literal divination practices I now see in our grimoires. I am even willing to say say that this little book isn't even necessary (although I HIGHLY recommend it for its super focused and direct approach) to make contact with our HGA. My encounter was simply acknowledging a "spirit guide", "guardian angel", "secret chief", "holy spirit" (whatever you want to name it/them) and naturally observing (not paying too much attention but keeping it in the back of my mind) of synchronistic, corroborative messages presented to us in our reality. The very first day I read this, I did the protocol in which you make a "task" into a ritual to your HGA. I decided I would walk my dog and focus on the HGA being with me, communing with me, and being present with me. I heard a bird that is quite rare for where I live and looked to see it land in this VERY small opening in the midst of extremely dense trees/brush. It was a bluejay. It felt pointed and direct...exactly like it ALWAYS has, since I was young. After returning to the house, I looked up the symbolic/spiritual meaning of the bluejay and they are literal "messengers of god". The very same name is attributed to angels. I knew at that point that I was communing with the very same gentle friend that has been quietly guiding me, protecting me, and teaching me, throughout my entire life...I just simply did not have a definition for such a sentience. Again, this is my own personal experience and I will never claim it is fact, but it could not be any more identical to the same loving presence I've come to call "a friend who sticks closer than a brother".
Great video. The moment I saw the book was available I just bought it without question. Agreed on the repetition of the first of the book, but Brand is a good writer, so I doesn't seem tedious or unwholesome.
I love my Kindle. I've had it for a year now and just started discovering features I didn't know it had lol like tts, something that is helpful for me. I do use my phone as well which is a phablet but reading while listening helps with retaining info a bit more, or my old grade 11 strict/no nonsense social studies teacher walking into the room did the trick as well. Weird how fear and intimidation makes me perform or do better...
it's one of those phones that can come with a dual screen but just the phone itself is large enough and I have used the Kindle app on it. phone tablet lol but it is a fabulous phone for me anyways. LG V50.
I want to try the GoM books, but I tend to look at all of the bad reviews as well as the good, and I'm seeing alot of bad reviews. I'm talking about Amazon. I know it could just be people who are failing because of their own fault and blaming the instrument, as it were, but I'm still nervous.
So nothing about why would anyone be interested in making "contact" with a gardian angel? I don't know, it might be obvious for everyone but I personnaly have no clue.
I have ADHD, and I have had to accept that I have to read a little bit at a time. I have had to accept that I have to take steps. But I can't say when you stick your toe when you do feel a change.
Final book from GOM? What happened to the "Eleven books in one" , which should be/have been the last one and by definition much broader in it´s scope and content?
I can't wait to get this. I know of someone who completed the Abremalin operation years ago. I am surprised to see the angel does not help him see the lies of the msm as he goes along with it. He seems to surround himself with complete and total love you can see it in his interactions and pictures. Every act for him is love and it I guess makes his life like that full of happiness. I see the angel is a state and I didn't think he cares to know about the terrible things of the world. He only wants to focus on love for yourself and your neighbor apparently. That unlocks the consciousness I guess. At least for him. He appears to be in a state of bliss. Complete love is the angel and it reflects all aspects of his life. I think I want to go the dark route actually like Michael Ford merge with the Daimon instead.
I have had great success with Elemiah easing mental suffering I highly suggest you work woth that angel. All my mental suffering is gone. Same with Yelahiah
hello, Just wanted to first thank you LRBP tutorial as the effects have been great of your amended one, after practising for only week. I am looking to do middle pillar soon bit with these GOM books I wanted to ask you which book would be the best to start with for clearing anxiety or negative programming?
I tested the method today and It worked to me in the first atempt of the first protocol. The truth is: i already made contact with my SAG(It's How we call here un Brazil) during one atempt of goetia pathwork in wich a daemon tryied to kill. Atbthat time my SAG apeared as a budhist god(Vajrasatva). Today i saw him again and was as strong as it was that time.
Hello, again….💜 So I’ve watched some of your reviews on Damon Brands books. I am currently doing Quareia and loving it but I have a lot of free time. Some background: I come from Christianity and I’m comfortable with working with “Abrahamic” ideas, magick, mysticism……Solomonic as well. And maybe I’m misunderstanding or misrepresenting Brands work because I know nothing really but which of his books would you recommend starting out with? I’ve never worked with Angels but am fascinated by this. I’ve actually never worked really with “results magick” before. So I’m intrigued. Also, while I have you, I’m obviously looking for books that incorporate a great deal of Jewish/christian ideas. If you could recommend any I would be ever so grateful. Love your channel so much and appreciate all you do. Blessings.
@foolishfish is the HGA the same as one's daemon? Some people even compare it to one's higher self...I'm kinda confused...I'd be grateful if you could share your opinion on this topic :0 thanks in advance. ( Great great book review!!!!)
Wowww! Love this content. Thank Youuu! Would any of you please suggest a book(s) on - Working with Servitors and / or Other Benefic Entities... Thank you again!
i think ppl should follow the author's advice and for the first time they should read it cover-to-cover - it's such a vague topic and even after reading a lot about it i still don't know if it's something i should do or not... although curiosity is what i'm here for haha :D the only thing i haven't read in this topic is Nick Farrell's Helios Unbound, i wonder how it compares to that compilation or Frater Acher's Holy Daimon book; Mr.Farrell's latest book on Astrological Geomancy is great, so i might get Helios Unbound too
hey so something really wild happened after i tried some.... stuff. does anyone know if i can talk to this mr. fish directly on a platform other than this???
I obtained this text as you suggested and am very much enjoying it. Thank you. I am having some difficulty finding the discord channel as the youtube connection just gives me an error and I have no idea how to create a paid membership through the options I am given on my app. I will persist however and likely will be there soon.
Funny you mention redundancy in this book. I've found Damon Brand to be a rather redundant writer in many respects. He seems to repeat himself a lot in these books. I noticed it a bit when I got Magickal Protection and Magickal Cashbook, but it really became apparent when I got Gordon Winterfield's Demons of Magick. Between the two, I much prefer Winterfield's succinct prose style. But, Magickal Protection is a great grimoire, so I'll extend the olive branch to Brand. This one might be worth checking out also.
Hi, Your channel is amazing I have learned so much from you and the books you recommend. I always share your vids with the groups I use on social media. I am wondering if you or anyone who reads this can help me. I started the the abramelin ritual a few months ago but before we finished I succumbed to the effects of a herb I had ate. I did see my guardian angel but I almost died. The doctors cant figure out why all of a sudden I have a hole in my heart and liaisons on my brain which I never had before lol. But ye do I need to go back and finish the ritual? Sorry if I come across clueless that is because I haven't walked this path for long. Thanks to anyone and everyone!💗
Good gracious! No, that doesn't sound good... What kind of hardship were you putting yourself under? I'm afraid I'm not the right person to give you advice one way or another. Only you can decide what's best for you under these circumstances.
@@FoolishFishBooks hardship during the ritual? Varied at different points of it I guess. It was datura I ingested which was such a shit idea tbh. The person who performed the ritual passed away a few weeks ago. Totally separate from the ritual but I don't know what to do now. I think it the ritual itself was fuked the moment he took me outside but I don't know.
@@alanreilly6016 do you know, I think you might do well do try working through this book. The negativity you seem to have absorbed through whatever your 'guide' led you through will need some time to heal. Your HGA might be able to help you through some of it. Again, while many occultists might feel that they learn from the hardships, I honestly don't believe that they are necessary for effective contact. Maybe that is the way you contact your own HGA - sincerely asking for help healing. Good luck to you!
@@FoolishFishBooks Worst thing about the whole situation is I didn't even get to speak to mine. It looked like an angel from the old testament not anything like what we would expect or even the one in dark song. Soon as it opened its mouth boom back to reality. Good warning for anyone else trying this I guess. Ah I just realized this is same author who wrote the magical protection book. I have another fuked up story about that one too lol. TY I have ordered the paperback edition it doesn't arrive until end of month. Thanks for the review and advice my friend!
Just to add another funny note to this story I am going to help with the last bit of the restore of boleskin house soon lol to coincidence if you believe in such a thing
Seems like a great book but isn't being hard supposed to be part of the quest for the HGA? Like a shamanic ordeal or Grail Quest? Our modern day instant everything might not be a good thing here? Just my musings out loud....in the end its a personal thing anyway, some need difficult in life and others not so much lol
It's my understanding that the original Abramelin ritual was written in time period where pretty much all magick was viewed as being difficult and requiring daunting amounts of rituals and prayers. Later on we have found out that more can be achieved with less but somehow people still kept insisting that HGA should be an exception. The reasonings for that evade me. If HGA is by definition a being that's either a part of yourself or separate but watching constantly over you, why should knowledge of and conversation with it be more difficult than, say, evoking gods and demons?
@@mielipuolisiili7240 i think convincing reasons could be said for both views here. HGA requiring a significant amount of effort is worthy of the monumental significance of achieving K&C. From all accounts its a permanent head spirit, as in you are irrevocably changed for the rest of your life, anyone who is not ready for that would be weeded out by the difficulty of the process (or at least the length of it). Just like spirit evocation, K&CHGA can be something ppl think they want until they get it. Also the long process allows for the necessary changes in one's life to occur. Just a couple ideas, Im not disagreeing with you but such a life altering communion is worth considering from many angles. There are HGA like beings in the PGM (like the Agathodaimon) that can be contacted and a relationship forge with in a single day. It's really awesome that these options exist but i cant help but wonder is this the same HGA from Abramelin, or one of the MANY other similar beings spoken off across cultures?? ATR have head spirits as well and for them it is a deadly serious and difficult task for both the practitioner and the spirit.
I don't know about the gom books. I have attempted one ritual to keep my job down and one to be heard and held in regard by my bosses since I needed shifts to be given a turn in my work place etc etc... well...next ting you know everybody hated me, to the point of being mobbed in my work place and I got fired, without me having really changed attitude ever. I was being daily humiliated to the point of tears and thinking of sueing them for mobbing. Then: I have been using their banishing ritual involving the 4 archangels and...it all worked..until the archangels started showing up in my minds eye with horribly creepy smiles and now I am afraid to go into it and use it again. I don't know, it's the occult and you can possibly never KNOW if it's your mind or you really are stirring up the enochian ether and getting someting out of it. PLUS: ALL THESE AUTHORS NEVER SHOW UP TO PUT THEIR FACES ON THEIR WORK,you never see them on any occult channel facing the crowd and its doubts..so...yeah...I don't know. I don't trust em. No no no. I, still, would not recommend their work.
Damon Brands style of Magic is by using the power of our own consciousness to manipulate an outcome. It's all it is!! Imagine spending 11 days on a ritual where you pray to an Angel. Ofcourse what you wish for will come true, any person with half a brain will know that!! lol
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Damon Brand’s methods WORKED more than once. Generosity given in a time of need , protection when needed and removing bad for the better. I’ve owned many of his works and was satisfied with the results. Follow the procedures, important.
Nice to hear. I've seen many people say this book is trash and inaccurate as it can take years to form a relationship with ones HGA. I don't agree with that myself. I mean if it's ones HGA why would that be so hard?! 🤔
I have enjoyed is 72 Angel's book so far, so revisiting this now that I have worked with the material. I always feel like other people's opinions dont matter when you can test the source yourself and see if it works. It gets put in your path for a reason.
any way to get a hold Damon Brand??
@@genghisgalahad8465i rode the book today and tested the FIRST protocol. It worked. I Saw the angel again and It was the same feeling and efect of the times when he saved me. BUT this time was better. This time we had a LONG CONVERSATION
@@genghisgalahad8465what i want tô say is: Damon IS RIGHT in his book. When i saw the SAG for the first time i wasnt even trying to see him. You dont need the Abramelin ritual or that sigil. You need a reason to conect and some state of mind.
White letters on a black background is how I read everything!
This channel seems to be really growing and I could not be happier for you. I am constantly impressed by the quality and integrity of your content, friend. This channel is an enormous resource to the community and the reviews, lessons, ideas and opinions are enhanced by an obvious skill at teaching and your careful, thoughtful presentation. You’ve been blessed with a excellent speaking voice as well. I said this before but I really appreciate the content and look forward to being able to support it more directly when I am able. Thank you, sir.
Thank you, @Robert, I really appreciate that :D Best wishes to you!
"Inflame thyself in Prayer" and "Invoke Often"! I definitely want this book! Thanks, FF always!!
Jason Miller had good advice on this, the major part being - make sure you want to make contact, as it can turn your life upside down. And if one is happy married and settled for example... you might not necessarily want that
Can you expand any further?
I believe this is in relation to the traditional methods where, sans turning your life upside down just to accommodate the ritual methods, prayers, and fasting “needs” demanded of the aspirant, the traditional methods require the magician summon “The Four Kings of Hell and command them to obedience” - as somewhat reflective of the Holy Guardian Angel (if that is in fact _what_ you are calling) _descending_ upon the aspirant/magician and helping re-order his Life around.
*_”As Above, So Below”_*
In _Magickal Destiny_ however, Damon assures the reader that the methods he offers are not at all so disruptive, and precisely _why_ he is publishing this material.
It is a curious book, and the only one of the Gallery of Magick books that I haven’t devoured, only because the HGA never interested me, as I always believed that attaining “the knowledge and conversation” with one’s Holy Guardian Angel would somehow _deny_ us our human pleasures. Damon explains that this is not the case.
Other authors agree, specifically Michael Kelly, who says the Holy Guardian Angels isnt “separate” from you - *_it is You._*
exactly my thoughts. i mean, my life is goino pretty well, which probably means that we're both doing what we're supposed to. does he really need me to chat him up over a cup of tea?
2 months ago, I was barely on the first protocol, I was fixing may car oil, nd the oil filter was very difficult to take off….i spoke to my HGA to help me, nd stop observing nd doing nothing, nd prove to me that it’s real, buy helping me get this oil filter loose…10 min later my neighbor came outside, he asked if I needed any tools, I asked if he had a tool to loosen the oil filter….he replied of “of course “ and gave me a tool, nd I was able to loosen up my oil filter……call it coincidental….but I know magick will always seem coincidental when it manifests in reality….
Can’t wait to dig into this. I find the GOM authors so mysterious lol can’t find nothing on ‘em anywhere. Not even on a podcast!
I've heard so much negativity talked about Gallery of Magick books, but personally I have used lots of their stuff successfully. It's always nice to be able to dress up, light candles, get out your magickal paraphernalia and engage in some ritual High Magick, but for many of us that's not possible, and having practical stuff like that GOM creates that you can do literally on the spot is great. Haven't checked this book out yet but prob will some day.
I feel like this is the book I’ve been looking for on the HGA. I bought the kindle version through your link and I’m going to give it a go!
Thanks for the linked purchase, @Kal! I'm sue you'll enjoy it :)
I still want holy daimon, but would love to get damien brands new book. Their books just flat out work.
This video has helped me a lot. You happened to mention that you read this one on your phone, and I wouldn’t otherwise have realized that was possible. So I am now reading Damon Brand telephonically when I otherwise wouldn’t have had access. Moreover, I like your voice and manner of presentation. Thumbs up!
Didn’t talk about the design binding pages , swipe ability and look and feel of the Kindle book 😢
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"The smooth touch of the screen belies the sturdy construction of this reading device" hehe...Love you, FF.
Check out 21st Century Mage by Jason Newcomb to round out your HGA collection. He also modernized and simplified the Abramelin for modern magicians about 20 years before Damon's book :) Be interesting to see where they overlap and where they diverge. (Nick Ferral does a pagan version of the Abramelin as well in his book Helios Unbound)
Just started reading Helios unbound by Nick Farrell…
I read that book when it came out...have to say after reading it i was quite underwhelmed by Damon's book. Pretty much the same ideas...
@@urbandruiduk9928 really? Its too bad the publisher of 21st century mage choose such a shitty cover and name for the book. The author has expressed many times how much it ruined the reception of his book. I am not very familiar with GoM but they have some nice looking cover art, that helps sell I'm sure lol
Thank you for the review. I'm currently reading the book on kindle and have been wondering why he's going on and on in the beginning - I'm still reading this part of the book. I appreciate your clarification here! I'm very excited to work with this book!!
I'm truly thankful for you and your channel!!
Ah! That's very kind! 🙏 Best wishes to you! 😊
This channel is amazing. I have to say i have gotten some of the books you halfway commended and they have been eye-opening to me. Finding good books in a sea of weird cashins it's very hard and you make it a little easy but I believe you are really helping people move faster down their path.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Eric, it seems like I'm achieving my aims at least to a degree 😊🙏
Thanks for creating this channel, I'm so thankful for you. It truly makes magick understandable/accessible for common people like me.
I don't know who Damon Brand is. I believe it's a pseudo-name that he uses. But, one thing that I can say is that his magick truly works - often time I am shocked with the results. I am forever grateful for what he and his team have done.
Mr Brand, in case you read this comment because Foolish Fish reviewed your book, thank you sir.
Maybe FF is actually Damon Brand /s
@@Phyloraptor WOW,that blows me away lol.
Man, I love your reviews, thank you so much for all that You are doing!
93!
Glad you like them! best wishes to you! :D
Thank you very much for not only this book review, but an overview of what GoM are all about, as I've been wondering about their series of books for a long time, and felt a degree of reluctance, though I could never pin down why. I feel ready to give a few titles a try now, and have actually made two purchases, which I've gotten going with (I will hold off on this particular title, though I am somewhat familiar with the subject matter and very keen to explore this offering). I'm one of those people who does a ton of reading and lacks in practice, but actually, now having read the intro to one of Brand's books, I gained a lot of insight into what's stopped me. Very intriguing. Anyway, I began just one operation, and weird things started happening right away. My computer monitor spontaneously crashed onto my desk, I caught sight of the exact thing I am requesting for on a screen (I did not write it), and the name of the spirit I am contacting was spoken spontaneously in a completley unrelated video I watched. This happened within a day of beginning. Grateful for this video, the fact that you trust GoM inspired confidence in me.
Could I ask how things have progressed, since? This comment was made around a year ago, it seems, so I guess much has happened, since then? I think I have one GOM book, and personally I really didn't like it at all, I felt like it lacked substance, but ultimately the results are what count. I'm thinking that I should have another go, and see what Magickal Destiny is all about; maybe it will really mix things up.
@@JivecattheMagnificent Thank you for asking this! 😀 I’ve been thinking about this since I saw it and I’m unsure how to answer. The efficacy of magic is most often subtle, in my experience. I would say overall I agree with your assessment, but what matters to me is what can get me into a powerful feeling state. Sometimes it’s GOM, but sometimes it seems too tedious and something like 5 minutes of creative visualization according to no set formula is the most effective thing I can do. I’d love to be someone who goes all out with the tools and the words and the rituals, but I’m too lazy and spontaneous. I will say that I did the master protection ritual twice this year and it was a very enriching experience. I highly recommend it. I did plenty of sigils, Angel stuff and a money spell, and I did not see tangible effects that I can point to, for me the that gave the practices value was clarifying what I want and glimpses of that brilliant feeling state, which to me is what it’s truly all about. What about you? What has been effective for you, and given your practice value? I don’t have anyone in my life that I can talk to about this kind of thing, so I’m very curious!
@@Myperfectshell Hahah, hey no problem, no problem! 😁 Yeah, I can't think of too many people that I can share this with freely, either. I think what you've said about the results being subtle is really true, or at least, the way the results come about tends to be very subtle. We have to be willing to look out for signs, and to rely more upon our own intuition for these things to work, or, so I think, anyway.
Some of the results have been quite striking, like for example there was a time back in the summer where I really wanted a bike and was looking at different options that I could afford, then at work I was sent upstairs to look around for something and clear out this room that I'd never been in before, and there was a bike there! I asked my manager why it was there, and they said: "Oh someone left it ages ago, you can have it if you want." 😅 Now, I turned this down, because actually I decided I needed a folding bike (for the bus). A couple of days later I was in the car with my mother, when I happened to see that one was sitting at the side of the road with a "second hand" sign next to it, and she offered to buy it for me. Now, none of this was intentional, but came about quickly just as a result of the intention to get a bike, thinking about riding one, visualising it, so on, but yeah I think this ties in well with what you've said about how often it's just the feeling state which is important (I'm a big fan of Neville Goddard, in this respect). I will say, I did buy a copy of Magickal Destiny, read it all that night, and am working with it now, so yeah, let's see what unfolds. I'd love to hear of any specific instances of success you've experienced with GoM material, if there's anything you'd like to share?
@@JivecattheMagnificent This is amazing, so great learning about your experience here! I actually went through my book of shadows (which is much more like a random journal which also includes study notes and how-to’s), usually I forget to record my spell outcomes, but what I noticed largely with GOM was that much of what I’d sought was very general, ie asking for clarity, for increased focus, protection, forgiveness, etc. i wouldn’t say that I was not pleased with results, but more that it helped me set the intention and achieve the feeling state I’m working on, which I feel is more conducive to magic and manifesting. I could not find a single instance where I’d requested something specific and concrete.
That being said, if I look back over the past year, which is roughly when I began working with these books, I’d have to say that it’s been a good year overall, especially in terms of personal growth. Certain kinds of change do not come easy for me, yet this year what stands out is that I got a new car and my first dog, two things I wanted very very much for a Very Long time, but for whatever reason, felt out of reach. I know they’re just simple things, but to me this truly made my year. On the other hand, I worked my butt off applying for 3 separate jobs (my own company, so I still have my job) and in each instance I came so close but did not get an offer. What’s interesting about this is that in the past I always got jobs I applied for, but also that my heart wasn’t really in it for any of them. But my goodness did I work hard preparing, harder than ever before (I am a wing it person) - that in itself is what I’m glad about, because motivation often eludes me.
Anyway, I pulled the books up on my kindle this week and I’ve been gathering the confidence to be more specific and risk failure (or venture into wild success!). So I’ll update ya!
@@Myperfectshell Ah, this is really great to hear, and yes, it's likely that your work with the GoM material would have influenced everything else around you, even if the requests weren't especially specific, and I very much do look forward to hearing from you when something you specifically decide to acquire or experience comes into reality. As you say, so far you have brought about some major changes in your life, all for the better!!
I wish you all the best.
I got the hard back edition. It's a beautiful book. I agree on the reinforcing the right idea in the beginning.
Thank you for showing this! Can’t wait to get it
Got the ebook this week too and am really excited how it will work for me 😊
Two years later, how did it work for you?
Found the book very useful and initial contact, but need to set time aside per day for something more reliable.
Love GOM books, they remind me of polished Finbarr books, or what they could have become.
The repetition was tedious, then again it's a book for all people and those new to the subject may overanalyze, have doubts or generally be vexed by the system.
Hope they do publish all books in the collection as a 'grand grimoire' of sorts. I own paperbacks of some, but would love all the information in one place.
Enough rambling. Love your channel, presentation and informative videos without any hyperbole or usual tedious shenanigans.
Keep doing your great work :)
I'm very excited for this. But I hope it's not the final book from them. Do love their work.
IKR? but then, they probably don't want to drown out their own work...
Gonna try combining custom sigil combinations from 72zana blaise book with this new book for hga, getting already decent results and strong vibrational connection with custom ones
Why would GOM stop. Some of the best books on magick in my opinion.
I think they had a series of books/info in mind that they wanted to put out with the goal of stopping around 2021. Tbh there's so many books from them, that all of them put together sets very strong foundation.
I think they have put out all the info that they could put out. There are only so many old grimoires to explore.
Honestly, from my own personal, verifiable experiences, I believe that these rituals are NOT (despite the overwhelming popular belief) to awaken the HGA within us but to awaken US to the knowledge of our HGA (hence the title) that is already present. We are awakened to their methodologies and how they work within each of our lives.
The arduous approaches of the past were an example of such a need as continued repetition of the rituals honed our focus on how our HGA interacts with us, communicates with us, etc. Simultaneously, this simple book also has the ability to awaken us to our HGA's existence through protocols and sigils. The reason I feel that both approaches work is simply because we have worked at this from the wrong perspective.
I was a Christian for 20 years and during that time, I experienced many identical "guardian angel" experiences, not realizing that many of the things I was doing were literal divination practices I now see in our grimoires. I am even willing to say say that this little book isn't even necessary (although I HIGHLY recommend it for its super focused and direct approach) to make contact with our HGA.
My encounter was simply acknowledging a "spirit guide", "guardian angel", "secret chief", "holy spirit" (whatever you want to name it/them) and naturally observing (not paying too much attention but keeping it in the back of my mind) of synchronistic, corroborative messages presented to us in our reality. The very first day I read this, I did the protocol in which you make a "task" into a ritual to your HGA. I decided I would walk my dog and focus on the HGA being with me, communing with me, and being present with me.
I heard a bird that is quite rare for where I live and looked to see it land in this VERY small opening in the midst of extremely dense trees/brush. It was a bluejay. It felt pointed and direct...exactly like it ALWAYS has, since I was young. After returning to the house, I looked up the symbolic/spiritual meaning of the bluejay and they are literal "messengers of god". The very same name is attributed to angels.
I knew at that point that I was communing with the very same gentle friend that has been quietly guiding me, protecting me, and teaching me, throughout my entire life...I just simply did not have a definition for such a sentience. Again, this is my own personal experience and I will never claim it is fact, but it could not be any more identical to the same loving presence I've come to call "a friend who sticks closer than a brother".
What a deep and touching post.
Great video. The moment I saw the book was available I just bought it without question. Agreed on the repetition of the first of the book, but Brand is a good writer, so I doesn't seem tedious or unwholesome.
Well timed, my copy should arrive in a few days - thanks again!
I love my Kindle. I've had it for a year now and just started discovering features I didn't know it had lol like tts, something that is helpful for me. I do use my phone as well which is a phablet but reading while listening helps with retaining info a bit more, or my old grade 11 strict/no nonsense social studies teacher walking into the room did the trick as well. Weird how fear and intimidation makes me perform or do better...
A Phablet? Fabulous Tablet? I'm going to remember that! Hehe. I need a phablet posthaste!
it's one of those phones that can come with a dual screen but just the phone itself is large enough and I have used the Kindle app on it. phone tablet lol but it is a fabulous phone for me anyways. LG V50.
@@DynamicOwl13 Oh cool!! I had to know what you were talking about. Lol. I get it now!
I guess a valid question is... Did the method work for you? or what has been your best magickal approximation to your HGA?
Thank you for the review, your videos are really helpful
Could you please do a review on “Real Magic” by Dean Radin, if you haven’t already?
Green on black works really well for reading ebooks
I want it to be MORE occult! Darker black! Lol. Maybe orthodox was the word... lol loved this description
Damon Brand is the best
I want to try the GoM books, but I tend to look at all of the bad reviews as well as the good, and I'm seeing alot of bad reviews. I'm talking about Amazon. I know it could just be people who are failing because of their own fault and blaming the instrument, as it were, but I'm still nervous.
Great review as always, thank you.
So nothing about why would anyone be interested in making "contact" with a gardian angel? I don't know, it might be obvious for everyone but I personnaly have no clue.
Yes, even that question is addressed in the book.
I think you can just call upon your HGA anytime, with any ritual or in meditation.
Well HAVE you????
@@shimonyahlives9037 Yes, I also remember one time I was having serious trouble and I just made a quick prayer to my HGA and it was answered
Is the HGA your higher self ? If not, are there any books about reaching out for your higher self? I haven't found anything relevant
I have ADHD, and I have had to accept that I have to read a little bit at a time. I have had to accept that I have to take steps. But I can't say when you stick your toe when you do feel a change.
Can you do a review on some magickal books that relate to getting a partner, relationship, one night stand, etc ... I'd be grateful !!
Thank you I been thinking of this book.
Final book from GOM? What happened to the "Eleven books in one" , which should be/have been the last one and by definition much broader in it´s scope and content?
Well, the last one with any new content, anyway...
I can't wait to get this. I know of someone who completed the Abremalin operation years ago. I am surprised to see the angel does not help him see the lies of the msm as he goes along with it. He seems to surround himself with complete and total love you can see it in his interactions and pictures. Every act for him is love and it I guess makes his life like that full of happiness. I see the angel is a state and I didn't think he cares to know about the terrible things of the world. He only wants to focus on love for yourself and your neighbor apparently. That unlocks the consciousness I guess. At least for him. He appears to be in a state of bliss. Complete love is the angel and it reflects all aspects of his life. I think I want to go the dark route actually like Michael Ford merge with the Daimon instead.
I hope his guardian angel advised him to get a restraining order.
I have had great success with Elemiah easing mental suffering I highly suggest you work woth that angel. All my mental suffering is gone. Same with Yelahiah
Was waiting for this!!! Buying now!!
Thank you so much, awesome as always FF.
I want this book
Just bought this thanks to your recommendation; Thank You:)
Hope you enjoy it! :D
I just started reading this so came back for a recap, thank you again Denis. Did you do the Protocols etc. ? and did it work ??
hello, Just wanted to first thank you LRBP tutorial as the effects have been great of your amended one, after practising for only week. I am looking to do middle pillar soon bit with these GOM books I wanted to ask you which book would be the best to start with for clearing anxiety or negative programming?
The 72 angels of Magick have plenty of angels who help with anxiety 😊👍
I tested the method today and It worked to me in the first atempt of the first protocol. The truth is: i already made contact with my SAG(It's How we call here un Brazil) during one atempt of goetia pathwork in wich a daemon tryied to kill. Atbthat time my SAG apeared as a budhist god(Vajrasatva).
Today i saw him again and was as strong as it was that time.
Hello, again….💜 So I’ve watched some of your reviews on Damon Brands books. I am currently doing Quareia and loving it but I have a lot of free time. Some background: I come from Christianity and I’m comfortable with working with “Abrahamic” ideas, magick, mysticism……Solomonic as well. And maybe I’m misunderstanding or misrepresenting Brands work because I know nothing really but which of his books would you recommend starting out with? I’ve never worked with Angels but am fascinated by this. I’ve actually never worked really with “results magick” before. So I’m intrigued. Also, while I have you, I’m obviously looking for books that incorporate a great deal of Jewish/christian ideas. If you could recommend any I would be ever so grateful. Love your channel so much and appreciate all you do. Blessings.
Ahat abut it's effects, experience? The main thing basically...
@foolishfish is the HGA the same as one's daemon? Some people even compare it to one's higher self...I'm kinda confused...I'd be grateful if you could share your opinion on this topic :0 thanks in advance. ( Great great book review!!!!)
Wowww! Love this content. Thank Youuu! Would any of you please suggest a book(s) on - Working with Servitors and / or Other Benefic Entities... Thank you again!
Damon Brand's Magickal Servitors is very good.
@@FoolishFishBooks Yes it's a great book and it's very easy to understand
There's supposed to be another book, with about seven smaller books within it, which will be the last book.
I actually appreciate the redundancy
Just saw GOM has a book specialy for their sigils and so in high quality for all those who would want a book in "paper"
Right! Yes! Though I'm not sure those are in colour...
Hmm i hope so.. i 've ordered one.. should i let you know when get it, if they are in colors?
@@labrownie1281 for sure! I'd definitely appreciate it!
i think ppl should follow the author's advice and for the first time they should read it cover-to-cover - it's such a vague topic and even after reading a lot about it i still don't know if it's something i should do or not... although curiosity is what i'm here for haha :D
the only thing i haven't read in this topic is Nick Farrell's Helios Unbound, i wonder how it compares to that compilation or Frater Acher's Holy Daimon book; Mr.Farrell's latest book on Astrological Geomancy is great, so i might get Helios Unbound too
hey so something really wild happened after i tried some.... stuff. does anyone know if i can talk to this mr. fish directly on a platform other than this???
If The 72 Angels of magick is low magic, is Magickal Destiny high magick?
Developing a liking of your content.
I obtained this text as you suggested and am very much enjoying it. Thank you.
I am having some difficulty finding the discord channel as the youtube connection just gives me an error and I have no idea how to create a paid membership through the options I am given on my app. I will persist however and likely will be there soon.
There will be a Patreon set up in the next few days which should make the process easier.
I discovered that it is literally an ios problem. Should have seen that coming
Funny you mention redundancy in this book. I've found Damon Brand to be a rather redundant writer in many respects. He seems to repeat himself a lot in these books. I noticed it a bit when I got Magickal Protection and Magickal Cashbook, but it really became apparent when I got Gordon Winterfield's Demons of Magick. Between the two, I much prefer Winterfield's succinct prose style. But, Magickal Protection is a great grimoire, so I'll extend the olive branch to Brand. This one might be worth checking out also.
tbh I think that just makes it more helpful for beginners
Repetition is the mother of Mastery
Neat, thanks!
Does using a kindle in dark mode affect the Sigils? I.e looking at a predominantly black background with white symbols?
It's the way I use it
I have just started this one the last week or so
Hi, Your channel is amazing I have learned so much from you and the books you recommend. I always share your vids with the groups I use on social media. I am wondering if you or anyone who reads this can help me. I started the the abramelin ritual a few months ago but before we finished I succumbed to the effects of a herb I had ate. I did see my guardian angel but I almost died. The doctors cant figure out why all of a sudden I have a hole in my heart and liaisons on my brain which I never had before lol. But ye do I need to go back and finish the ritual? Sorry if I come across clueless that is because I haven't walked this path for long. Thanks to anyone and everyone!💗
Good gracious! No, that doesn't sound good... What kind of hardship were you putting yourself under? I'm afraid I'm not the right person to give you advice one way or another. Only you can decide what's best for you under these circumstances.
@@FoolishFishBooks hardship during the ritual? Varied at different points of it I guess. It was datura I ingested which was such a shit idea tbh. The person who performed the ritual passed away a few weeks ago. Totally separate from the ritual but I don't know what to do now. I think it the ritual itself was fuked the moment he took me outside but I don't know.
@@alanreilly6016 do you know, I think you might do well do try working through this book. The negativity you seem to have absorbed through whatever your 'guide' led you through will need some time to heal. Your HGA might be able to help you through some of it. Again, while many occultists might feel that they learn from the hardships, I honestly don't believe that they are necessary for effective contact. Maybe that is the way you contact your own HGA - sincerely asking for help healing.
Good luck to you!
@@FoolishFishBooks Worst thing about the whole situation is I didn't even get to speak to mine. It looked like an angel from the old testament not anything like what we would expect or even the one in dark song. Soon as it opened its mouth boom back to reality. Good warning for anyone else trying this I guess. Ah I just realized this is same author who wrote the magical protection book. I have another fuked up story about that one too lol. TY I have ordered the paperback edition it doesn't arrive until end of month. Thanks for the review and advice my friend!
Just to add another funny note to this story I am going to help with the last bit of the restore of boleskin house soon lol to coincidence if you believe in such a thing
Hello Dennis!
Hi @Andrei 👋
Have you done his work Foolish Fish?
Last night i had a prophetic dream.
Thanks ☺️
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Hey foolish fish, what kind of tablet is that? ive been looking for something to read pdfs on and that tablet looks like it could work for me.
It's an old Samsung Tab A 10.1 from a couple years back. Absolutely does the trick, though!
333 likes my prayers have been answered
Anyone know any decent free text to speech, eye issues makes reading terrible
Do you have an email I can contact you with? (Or does anyone else know what it is?)
Hey FF, can i ask you something ?
I think your research is more awesome than any other yt channels
Will you explore the porn stuff
Seems like a great book but isn't being hard supposed to be part of the quest for the HGA? Like a shamanic ordeal or Grail Quest? Our modern day instant everything might not be a good thing here? Just my musings out loud....in the end its a personal thing anyway, some need difficult in life and others not so much lol
It's my understanding that the original Abramelin ritual was written in time period where pretty much all magick was viewed as being difficult and requiring daunting amounts of rituals and prayers. Later on we have found out that more can be achieved with less but somehow people still kept insisting that HGA should be an exception. The reasonings for that evade me. If HGA is by definition a being that's either a part of yourself or separate but watching constantly over you, why should knowledge of and conversation with it be more difficult than, say, evoking gods and demons?
@@mielipuolisiili7240 i think convincing reasons could be said for both views here. HGA requiring a significant amount of effort is worthy of the monumental significance of achieving K&C. From all accounts its a permanent head spirit, as in you are irrevocably changed for the rest of your life, anyone who is not ready for that would be weeded out by the difficulty of the process (or at least the length of it). Just like spirit evocation, K&CHGA can be something ppl think they want until they get it. Also the long process allows for the necessary changes in one's life to occur. Just a couple ideas, Im not disagreeing with you but such a life altering communion is worth considering from many angles. There are HGA like beings in the PGM (like the Agathodaimon) that can be contacted and a relationship forge with in a single day. It's really awesome that these options exist but i cant help but wonder is this the same HGA from Abramelin, or one of the MANY other similar beings spoken off across cultures?? ATR have head spirits as well and for them it is a deadly serious and difficult task for both the practitioner and the spirit.
@@wulfsorenson8859 i agree 100%
I don't know about the gom books.
I have attempted one ritual to keep my job down and one to be heard and held in regard by my bosses since I needed shifts to be given a turn in my work place etc etc... well...next ting you know everybody hated me, to the point of being mobbed in my work place and I got fired, without me having really changed attitude ever. I was being daily humiliated to the point of tears and thinking of sueing them for mobbing.
Then: I have been using their banishing ritual involving the 4 archangels and...it all worked..until the archangels started showing up in my minds eye with horribly creepy smiles and now I am afraid to go into it and use it again.
I don't know, it's the occult and you can possibly never KNOW if it's your mind or you really are stirring up the enochian ether and getting someting out of it.
PLUS: ALL THESE AUTHORS NEVER SHOW UP TO PUT THEIR FACES ON THEIR WORK,you never see them on any occult channel facing the crowd and its doubts..so...yeah...I don't know. I don't trust em. No no no.
I, still, would not recommend their work.
How to get real magic tryning???
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You can get right into Gom material, magick is very intuitive once you pick up it will be easier
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Damon Brands style of Magic is by using the power of our own consciousness to manipulate an outcome. It's all it is!! Imagine spending 11 days on a ritual where you pray to an Angel. Ofcourse what you wish for will come true, any person with half a brain will know that!! lol