Homework 1:
Go to a religious service that is 100% against everything you believe in.
Fundamentalist Christian churches work well for this. Go dressed the part,
and feeling self–assured, and say you’re from another church in another
town. Feel free to make up a funny–sounding name. Put yourself into that
belief system, and see whether you sink or swim in this reality.
It’s easier than it seems.
Homework 2:
Create a Sigil. Fire it. Use it. Report on what happens.
Homework 3:
Mirror exercise
1. Stand in front of your mirror every morning. Smile at it. Puff your
chest out. Give yourself a once–over,andsay,“Damn,you’reone
good–lookingbastard,aren’tyou?”
2. At night, stand in front of the mirror. Look at your face, and consider
just how tired and worn youlook.Heaveasigh,andsay,“Youlook
terrible.Horrid.”
Feel the difference between the two states of being. See how it affects your
actionsandinteractions.Iguaranteeyou’llfeeldifferentaboutyourselfafter
each one.
Now, choose which feeling you like best, and maintain that affirmation for a
week,andseeifyourlifedoesn’tchangeevenalittlebit.
Homework 4: M=3D G x L(1–A)(1–R)
and
Pm=3D P – P x M 1/(1/–p)
M= Force of magic
G= Gnosis (openness)
L= Magical link (i.e. voodoo doll)
A= Awareness of result (conscious)
R= Awareness of result (unconscious) (“mommy told me magic
doesn’t work!”)
D= Desire
And
P= Chance that it’ll happen by itself
(1/(1/–p))= chance that your desire will not occur.
Pm= probability that the event will occur combined with your magical
effort to make it happen.
(All factors between 0 and 1 in value)
Experiment with things that are likely to happen. Work first with finding
pennies on the ground, then work on finding dimes, then quarters. Then
work on getting a friend to come visit from down the hall. Read up on the
forecast on Monday and try to make the weather on Friday opposite of what
the extended prediction is. Then start moving up in the week.
Get a journal and start to try to figure out these workings from the formula
above.
Homework 5:
1. Engage your peers in a discussion. Make incorrect observations, mix
up dates, and tell lies.
2. When you are called on these things, admit it. Profusely.
Homework 6:
The Pink Energy Gorilla Working:
According to Starhawk, a cone of power creates a place to store and build
energy. An amusing and fun visualization that will prevent you from ever
taking Wiccan ritual seriously again is to envision the Cone of Power as a
set of iron bars and the energy as pink gorillas. As energy builds, watch
them get more and more “energetic” as they try to get out of the cage. They
bang on the bars and hoot and holler and rattle the cage. When energy is
released, envision them bursting out and running off to do the intent!
Homework 7:
1. Imagine you are Rev. Jerry Falwell. Explain to an imaginary
homosexual why his/her sexuality is “sinful” and should be changed at
once. Include instructions on how to change it.
2. Imagine that you are gay/lesbian. Explain to an imaginary Jerry
Falwell why you will not or cannot change your sexual orientation to
please him.
a. Extra points if you convince him to switch teams.
Homework 8:
1. Believe in flying saucers.
2. Believe that flying saucers are simply the first wave.
3. Believe that they will be followed by flying cups.
How does that natural progression work for you? Are you giggling yet?
Good.
1. Repeat. Take it seriously this time.
How does it work? Are you scared now? I am.
Homework 9:
Working with the 9 Pagan Virtues as presented in the ADF Dedicant
Program, associate each one with something completely strange. Here are
some examples:
1. Cleaning products:
a. Perseverence = Brawny Paper Towels
b. Hospitality = PineSol
c. Integrity = Pledge
2. Star Wars Characters:
a. Courage = Luke Skywalker
b. Fertility = Han Solo
c. Moderation = Ewoks
3. The Soviet Premiers
a. Wisdom = Stalin
b. Vision = Lenin
c. Piety = Gorbachev
Now, try it with the 8 High Days:
1. The G8
a. Samhain = USA
b. Winter Solstice = England
2. Looney Toons characters
a. Porky Pig = Imbolc
b. Bugs Bunny = Ostara
c. Marvin Martian = Autumnal Equinox
3. Muppets
a. Rolf = Summer Soulstice
b. Animal = Beltaine
c. Gonzo = Lughnassadh
What else in your DP can be applied like this?
