Taoist Occult Magick - Lord Josh Allen
Many different traditions of ritual magick exist all throughout history, spanning every culture, country, social class, and background. None have captivated and inspired me as much as the Taoist system of Occultism. Taoist Magick is a highly technical, multi-faceted and intricate disciplinary journey of the arcane, it teaches us the importance of the journey, the experience and not the destination or end result. A system of ritualism that greatly encourages its practitioners to dedicate themselves fully to the art, it is both a commitment and a lifestyle, its depths rival the oceans and its heights rival the mountains. It is understood by very few and the majority of its practices and spells still hide in obscurity, despite this, many of the old teachings have resurfaced in the modern world and new people are becoming curious about its power. An entirely new generation of ceremonial magicians, mystics, sorcerers, and witches are stepping into its energetic current, contributing their own unique ideas and perspectives and to explore what Taoism has to offer. This blog will be your guide into the amazing world of Taoist Sorcery and Magick. My name is Lord Josh Allen, I am an expert in the field of Taoist Weather Magick, a practitioner of Feng Shui and Star Stepping. My main inspiration is Master Zhuge Liang, otherwise known as Kongming, the genius strategist of The Three Kingdoms era of China and The Great Prime Minister of the Shu-Han state. I consider myself a student of his brilliant teachings. I've been following the path of Taoism since 2007 and I run a YouTube channel that features topics on Chinese magick and mysticism with a playlist of over 70 videos on the subject of the Occult. This blog will serve as a supplemental source of information for the topics I discuss on my channel.
What Are The Basics of Taoist Magick?
Introduction To Feng Shui
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| Lord Josh Allen on "The Altar of The Seven Stars" |
Taoism is by definition, a nature-based tradition. Its magical structure is like that of a giant tree with many branches arching from the center of the trunk. Each branch represents a different category of magical power and from those branches form leaves that become subcategories. One such example would be Feng Shui, the study and practice of Wind and Water which falls into the category of Geomancy. Feng Shui is the Chinese art of placement that places importance on a person's environment and how the qi within that environment affects their overall wellbeing, health, wealth, family, love, etc. Feng Shui has been around for more than four thousand years. The word Feng means wind and Shui means water. Wind is considered to be a Heavenly force, whilst water an Earthly one, in between both of these powers is man. Feng Shui Masters will dedicate their entire lives to understanding how the hidden forces within the soil, rocks, waters can be controlled for their own benefit. Everything emits a vibrational resonance and this resonance can be manifested upon the Earth's terrain. This is why Feng Shui is also known as Earth Magick, it is centered on understanding the "flow" of the energy within nature. The energy within the land on the Earth is heavily influenced by the forces of constellations, asterisms, and stars within the Heavens. It is based on how these energies interact that determine how a physical landscape will form, from the shapes of the trees, the quality and fertility of the soil, to the smells within the wind, the depth of the water and the colours of the vegetation, a wise Master would be able to tell if an area is auspicious or inauspicious based on these factors by "reading" the land. Such Masters treat physical landscapes like books, each place has its own unique story and identity, if you learn the language of the land and if you can understand the subtle signs, you will be able to utilize its hidden power.
This practice, in my opinion, is a type of meditation, becoming one with your surroundings, if there is healthy qi flowing through the land, you will be able to absorb it and it will flow through you. A person's life is strongly influenced by qi, whether they are aware of it or not. The qi of wind is Yang, it behaves like fire, it is masculine, it never stops moving, the qi of Shui is that of water, it is Yin, it is feminine and represents stillness. Knowing the different magical properties of Yin and Yang is essential, if the qi is too excessive or if it's too deficient, it will cause disharmony. If the environment is not harmonious, this can bring about negativity in the occupants or landowners. The concept of "luck" in Taoist Feng Shui is a major aspect, Masters will do whatever they can to influence fate and try to get luck on their side. There are two main schools of Feng Shui, "The Form School" and "The Compass School" (In modern times there are many Westernised schools) I personally follow both Form and Compass as I believe they each have great ideas. The Form School which is the oldest school was originally used with the orientation of tombs and it mostly focuses on shapes such as buildings, neighborhoods, architecture, the shapes of mountain peaks, the topography of the lands, it also places much importance on rivers, lakes, and streams and how fast the water is flowing.
Form School is centered on environmental harmony, if something looks "pleasing" or "beautiful" it is generally considered to be auspicious and the opposite is true if one considers something to be "ugly" In The Compass School of thought, this approach makes use of a Luopan or Geomantic compass. This tradition focuses more on aligning buildings with the appropriate stars, this is why, in ancient China, altars were often constructed on top of mounds and hills, these "sacred" mountain altars almost always have a direct connection to a divine constellation or group of stars. Compass School utilizes the forces of The Five Elements, otherwise known as Wu Xing, it makes great use of Chinese Astrology and Numerology, and it incorporates The Eight Trigrams of the Bagua into its teachings. It also involves the birthdates of every person who lives within the building or house. This is a much more concise and mathematical approach. In Chinese history, Feng Shui was used to orient buildings, construct elaborate imperial palaces, build villages, altars, and temples. It is still practiced today, not only in China but throughout most of the Western world. I built my outdoor altar "The Altar of The Seven Stars" using Feng Shui principles.
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| Using red sandalwood incense |
This practice, in my opinion, is a type of meditation, becoming one with your surroundings, if there is healthy qi flowing through the land, you will be able to absorb it and it will flow through you. A person's life is strongly influenced by qi, whether they are aware of it or not. The qi of wind is Yang, it behaves like fire, it is masculine, it never stops moving, the qi of Shui is that of water, it is Yin, it is feminine and represents stillness. Knowing the different magical properties of Yin and Yang is essential, if the qi is too excessive or if it's too deficient, it will cause disharmony. If the environment is not harmonious, this can bring about negativity in the occupants or landowners. The concept of "luck" in Taoist Feng Shui is a major aspect, Masters will do whatever they can to influence fate and try to get luck on their side. There are two main schools of Feng Shui, "The Form School" and "The Compass School" (In modern times there are many Westernised schools) I personally follow both Form and Compass as I believe they each have great ideas. The Form School which is the oldest school was originally used with the orientation of tombs and it mostly focuses on shapes such as buildings, neighborhoods, architecture, the shapes of mountain peaks, the topography of the lands, it also places much importance on rivers, lakes, and streams and how fast the water is flowing.
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| Lord Josh Allen making offerings to weather deities |
Form School is centered on environmental harmony, if something looks "pleasing" or "beautiful" it is generally considered to be auspicious and the opposite is true if one considers something to be "ugly" In The Compass School of thought, this approach makes use of a Luopan or Geomantic compass. This tradition focuses more on aligning buildings with the appropriate stars, this is why, in ancient China, altars were often constructed on top of mounds and hills, these "sacred" mountain altars almost always have a direct connection to a divine constellation or group of stars. Compass School utilizes the forces of The Five Elements, otherwise known as Wu Xing, it makes great use of Chinese Astrology and Numerology, and it incorporates The Eight Trigrams of the Bagua into its teachings. It also involves the birthdates of every person who lives within the building or house. This is a much more concise and mathematical approach. In Chinese history, Feng Shui was used to orient buildings, construct elaborate imperial palaces, build villages, altars, and temples. It is still practiced today, not only in China but throughout most of the Western world. I built my outdoor altar "The Altar of The Seven Stars" using Feng Shui principles.
Introduction To Taoist Weather Magick - The Way of The Weather Wizard
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| Lord Josh Allen in his Taoist Weather Magick attire |
It is known that you cannot safely practice high-level Taoist Weather Magick without having a good amount of Feng Shui knowledge as a foundation. I practice many different types of Taoist spells but my heart will forever belong to Weather Magick. It is my personal belief, that if humanity had not learned how to "dance the rains" we would have all gone extinct long ago. Taoist Weather Magick or Sometimes known as "Taoist Heaven Magick" this obscure practice centers around using various weather conditions for a massive range of different practices. Some Masters will use weather magick for internal cultivation, absorbing healthy benevolent mist and fog into the body to replace qi, this practice is known as "Eating Vapor" and is usually performed at dawn just as the sun begins to rise, a time when Yin energy gives rise to Yang energy. An entire system of Divination is used within Weather Magick. Experienced Diviners would read omens within nature to predict future events, these practitioners were known as "Weather Watchers" They were an elite class of Priests who mostly worked for Emperors and warlords. The kings would rely heavily on them to warn them of upcoming disasters, the belief is, that gods will show their approval or disapproval of certain things and this will manifest with changes in the natural world. These omens would be recorded and presented to the ruler, from there decisions would be made such as going to war, traveling, making alliances with other kingdoms, etc. Other practices include using weather conditions such as thunder for exorcisms. Within the Taoist tradition, there exists "Thunder Magick or "Lei Fa" There are two main categories of Lei Fa. "External Thunder Magick" and "Internal Thunder Magick" The external mainly deals with gathering celestial power and destroying demonic forces, the internal is used for healing and curing illnesses. Trees that had been struck by lightning were used to create powerful wooden talismans such as the famous Taoist Peachwood Sword which is often used in Weather Magick rituals. Taoists will "store" different types of weather into their vital organs whilst they meditate, the Mao Shan disciples would practice meditation whilst facing the direction of a thunderstorm and allow the energies of the thunder to travel through their organ system, finally settling into The Lower Dantian which is located within the naval area. Certain organs within the human body correspond to certain weather types. The gall bladder relates to clouds, the liver relates to wind, the kidneys relate to rain and the spleen relates to thunder. What happens with the weather in the Heavens up above, has a massive effect on what happens to us on Earth, this has become famously known in the West "As Above So Below" The Taoists considered the sky itself to be alive and full of magical power that could be utilized via proper ritual.
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| Lord Josh Allen's Taoist altar, note the statue of Zhuge Liang in the center |
The practice of Taoist Weather Magick relies heavily on the magician's skill with "Sympathetic Magick" For example, during rainmaking rituals, it is tradition that the practitioner dress in mostly black robes. It is thought that the black colour of the robes will manifest dark stormy clouds that the practitioner can have full command of. Other Taoist traditions will dance naked around a burning fire, whilst dancing, the magician will sweat, it is thought that the drops of sweat will encourage drops of rain to fall down. You can tell that these methods of magick have their roots in natural shamanism. Taoist magick can be broken up into two main categories, "Religious Taoism" and "Folk Taoism" I tend to practice magick from the Folk tradition. Rituals to bring about rain were usually practiced on Wednesdays and rituals to bring about sunny clear conditions were mostly done on Sundays. Some Taoist sects were very strict with their pre-ritual preparations. Rainmaking workings required those involved to "purify" themselves for at least three days. This process of purification involved abstaining from meat, wine, sex, drugs and those who were going through morning could not participate. This was done not only for purity but also for sincerity. Weather deities and elemental spirits are not to be underestimated, they can read the hearts and minds of people and they will know if you have sinister intentions. There are three main approaches to Taoist Weather Magick. An extremely gifted and experienced sorcerer would work directly with the elements and could create stormclouds out of a clear sky, no matter if the sun is shining or if the winds are calm, he or she could summon a storm regardless, this practitioner could accomplish magick under any condition. A different type of magician could borrow these existing storm clouds from another location, usually from a nearby area. After he or she is done with the rainclouds, they will need to be returned back to their original place, this is no easy task. Lastly, a magician who prefers to ask for Heavenly assistance will petition an immortal, deity, god, etc to create the clouds. I've tried all three methods and each one is very rewarding. If a Taoist wished to "Call The Winds" he or she would make use of magical hand gestures known as "Hand Seals" There are eight different hand gestures that control the eight different directions of the wind, each seal corresponds to a trigram within the Bagua. For example, to invoke the powers of the Southeastern wind, the practitioner would attempt to re-create the trigram of "Xun" (Wind/Air) with his or her fingers. As the hand gesture is performed, an incantation should accompany it. Despite being hidden in obscurity for centuries, Taoist Weather Magick is enjoying a period of rapid growth, I will see to it personally that this continues.
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