How true, how very true! I have sometimes wondered (frivolously, I admit) what happens if a Ritual Magickian needs to conduct a rite in an emergency and does not have all his robes, wands, incense etc at hand. Ritual Christianity, e.g. Roman Catholicism, does allow the omission of all robes and 'props' in emergencies and extreme situations such as saying Mass on a battlefield, the only essentials being bread, wine and (I think) a piece of stone to symbolise an altar. Are there similar dispensations in Magick?
Jascqueline Simpson
--- On Fri, 12/12/08, Caroline Tully <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Caroline Tully <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Magical Garments
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Friday, 12 December, 2008, 7:22 AM
> Hi,
>
>
>
> Has anyone ever thought, like me lately, that the Hermetic
> Order of the
> Golden Dawn sure required that one supply oneself with what
> seemed like a
> lot of garments,.. sashes, nemysses(?), shoes... I presume
> people would have
> had them made, either by themselves, by their wives, or by
> a tailor(ess).
> They probably didn't have many shops selling magical
> robes like we do today
> (although I'm not aware of that many - probably because
> I live in
> low-population Australia). I know Florence Farr did
> embroidery work, but I
> wonder about those costumes... I mean even to perform the
> Evocation of
> Taphthartharath, not strictly in the Golden Dawn
> curriculum, required quite
> a bit of clothing and paraphernalia.
>
>
>
> Does anyone know of any articles about Ceremonial Magic
> garments? Even
> articles about Pagan fashion would do.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> ~Caroline Tully.
>
>
>
> http://necropolisnow.blogspot.com/
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