Any witch or warlock worth his or her salt is perfectly aware of The Witches Pyramid. This is alternatively know as The Four Cornerstones of Witchcraft or The Four Cornerstones of Magick depending on the specific tradtions of the sorcorer in question.
For those who are unaware it poses the question how you found this sight to begin with, but I digress and will give you a brief overview here.
TO KNOW: This is the first level of the Witches Pyramid. It refers to the knowledge of you desires. In short what you want.
TO DARE: This is the second level of the Pyramid. It refers to the gumption that is necesary to perform the work necessary to achieve your desires. In short...DARE TO DO IT!
TO WILL: This is the third level of the Pyramid. It refers to the personal will that must be applied to any magickal working to make it happen. In short, you have to want it, desire it, and never let anything convince or even suggest to you that it will not happen. And this brings us to the fourth and final level of the Pyramid...
TO BE SILENT: This is the fourth level of the Pyramid and it refers to having a flar for secrecy as it concerns your magickal practice. In short, SHUT THE FUCK UP!
And this is where the Dilemma presents itself...
Just how far in keeping your fat trap shut should you go? I personally take it to an extreme. With the exception of this blog I speak very little about my occult workings. The majority of people that I associate with on a day to day basis have no idea that I am a warlock, a Luciferian, or know which side is above and which side is below, or what the fuck that could possibly mean to begin with. And that is the point, mystery is essential to witchcraft, and how the hell is it going to remain mysterious if you run off at the mouth about it like some annoying Jehovah's Witness that I despise for banging on my door at 8 am on my day off while I'm trying to catch up on my fucking sleep?!
Having said that, why is mystery essential? Well it's not that the procedures itself should be secret, if that were the case then we are all suffiently screwed already and might as well throw in the towel. Information on witchcraft has NEVER been more accessible (with the possible exception of antiquity) than it is now. The reason for this mystery and secrecy is necessary because if you are open about your own personal workings it will then open them up to scrutiny, and thus the possibility that the will may be shaken. If this happens then you can rest assured that your magick will not work, and if it does then it was bound to happen with or without any magick at all.
Further, with all of that said now as well there is another question. Should you be open to scrutiny at all? The answer to this is a resounding YES! The point behind any magickal working is transformation and personal advancement. If you are closed to new ideas then the only possible outcome is utter stagnation! So here is the real dilemma, and I must confess I don't have a real and definitive answer for this...how far is too far? Where do you draw the line when it comes to your secrecy? If you stay completely and totally silent (as I often do) then you rarely run the risk of you will being shaken and you afford yourself the luxury of observing those who surround you unobstructed by various assumptions they may have of you if they knew of you work. On the other hand this intense secrecy will inhibit your ability to get close to anyone as well as their ability to get close to you. This may work out just fine if you intend to be a hermit for your entire life, but what if your like most of us and desire at least some incling of a relationship with those who surround you? While some of us are more hermit-like than others, very few of us wish to be entirely devoid of personal relationships of any kind with other human beings. And to take it a bit further as our personalities, tastes, and desires change we may want relationships with new people while maintaining (or perhaps abandoning) those that we already have. So where should we draw the line? The best answer that I can give to this question is that we should try to find some semblance of moderation. I feel that it is always best to aire on the side of caution in these matters, so I generally start out slow. Try to get a feel for the individual (or group) in question and an idea of where they stand on such topics. If you get the immediate impression that they are unreceptive or perhaps even hostile to anything even remotely "new age" or "occult" then you're probably best off to leave well enough alone and move on. If on the other hand they appear to be at least somewhat open minded then you can test the waters further. I dont recommend coming out right off the bat with "I'm a warlock!" Or witch as the case maybe. While this may be workable with someone you can simply drop from your life without further hassle, it tends to get a little messy if, for example, they are a co-worker or someone else you must maintain at least some minor form of relationship or civility with over the medium or long term.
So first things first...start off slow, and I do mean SLOW...even corny and cliche if necessary. Ask them their sun sign. If they start freaking out about the forces of devildom, then you probably know not to take things any further and drop them from the radar immediately. But many people are more than willing to discuss this, even though it has become one of the worst pick up lines EVER! Whatever you do just don't tell them you're a perfect match! The point here is to subtly bring up the occult and get feel for where they are and then proceed from there.
Ultimately you must decide how, when, and where to proceed. It is a tricky question and one that you should never take lightly. Given the toxic attitudes that many people have towards the occult a heavy dose of caution is always best. It may not be ideal, but sadly it is often the best that we can do.
Darkest Blessings,
Ambrogio
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