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Requiem for a WizardPosted by Eric V. Sisco at 2:16 AM
I can still remember the very first time I performed a Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. It was sometime in the spring of 1990, and I was on a job assignment in a small city in rural upstate New York. I was 20 years old, so I couldn't go to the regular bars, because I could get arrested. There was an underage bar in town, too, but once I saw all the VERY young girls hanging out there, I figured I could get arrested just as quickly there.
But perhaps the very thin social scene wouldn't have made any difference for me. I was a smart but painfully shy guy, who could have easily been the poster child for social anxiety disorder (if such a diagnosis had existed at the time). My small but close circle of friends were either back at college an hour and a half away, or back home two and a half hours away. Suffice it to say, I had copious time on my hands, I wanted to do something constructive with it, and getting hooked on 21 Jump Street wasn't in concert with that agenda (although Johnny Depp was pretty good even then, but I digress).
I had already been dabbling in matters esoteric for a number of years by then. Astrology was my best focus, but tarot, astral projection, crystals and other such new age stuff was also in my mojo bag. Magic was still taboo for me then, and having been raised Catholic only doubled down on that dogma, but one cool, rainy spring evening, I made the decision to put my soul in jeopardy and give this LBRP thing a try.
My living room was quiet and dark, save for two lit tapers on a square end table, now situated in the middle of the room. I sat down and started the four-fold breath, and I distinctly remember a loud boom from an M-80 going off, making me practically jump out of my skin. I could have taken that as a sign and ran screaming from the room, but I instead chose to face my fear and do the LBRP anyway. I took my time, taking great care in every little part of that ritual. When I was done with the ending Qabalistic Cross, I sat back in my chair to feel the change in the room. What I actually felt was a change in myself. It was a change that I could not identify right away, but I soon realized that my mind was just as quiet as the room was. Then I found the word for what I was feeling: serenity. It was a feeling entirely foreign to me, but extremely comforting. I was hooked. My life changed forever that night.
The source from which I got my instructions for performing the LBRP? "Modern Magick" by Donald Michael Kraig. I spent the next six months working through the entire book. The magic and meditations became a daily practice. As my mind became healthier, I started to work on my body as well, and lost about 50 pounds overall. I started gaining self-esteem and began to break out of my anxiety-ridden shell. I became a healthier person. I became a better person. I started to attract better quality people into my life. Those who were not good for me found creative ways to spin themselves out of my life.
Don wrote that "Magic is not something you do. Magic is something you are." I'm that period of time, I became magic, and I am forever in Donald Michael Kraig's debt for it.
So here I am, again on job assignment, when I got the news this morning that Don passed beyond the Veil into the Company of the Gods. It was an inevitable, but very melancholy moment, and it was hard to focus on anything else throughout the day. Fortunately for me, I had this little tool called the LBRP to get rid of those unhappy and distracting thoughts. After that, my mind shifted towards contemplation and reminiscence of the magical life that started 24 years ago, thanks to Don and his seminal work.
I never met Don in the flesh, but had the good fortune to correspond with him through email regarding my research and writing on the Rosicrucian Vault, and got the chance to chat with him over the phone once for about half an hour. That was very special to me, and I was sure to thank him for what he did. I wish his soul peace and godspeed. I wish his family and cherished ones love and consolation. If you can, please send a few dollars to help out with the outstanding medical bills. As I personally move forward, I will continue to hold out the Lamp of Knowledge best I can, the same Lamp that Don made available to so many a generation ago. How can I not? Magic is not something I do. Magic is something I am.
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Ave Eric,
This is an excellent post (though I like all your postings). I first read Modern Magic around 2000, and also had the Self-Initiation Into The Golden Dawn Tradition. I didnt follow either from start to finish, and now I have both and intend to. I liked Don's book Modern Magic (though it was much smaller then), and still do. The advice on the LBRP is great as well, it really does help to calm the nerves and mind. I will be donating to the bills, and will always look forward to your next post. Thank you very much for this :)
In LVX,
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Job Search - Part Two
That said, after my brief tour through the rotten underbelly of the job market, I received a call about an interview downtown. They weren't very clear about the job, and I wasn't at first inclined to go to the interview. But it was downtown, there is a high concentration of attractive women and curious characters downtown, I can take the train, and as I'd skipped one interview already, it seemed like fulfilling a kind of commitment, if not to the interview as much to the idea of finding a job.
So I took the train downtown on a beautiful, sunny day, and rode the elevator to a very high floor in a prominent tower, and presented myself in my everycorporateman grey shirt, black pants and black shoes.
First thing was the assessment test. I was led to a back computer in a small room of ten computers lining two walls, I was asked to take a seat, given brief directions, before I was left alone in the room. Right off, first question on the screen, what is 10x12? No problem. Next, what is 314-76? Ok, thank the Goddess I brought a pen, and there's a pad of paper. Next, what is 765.1936-345.789. Oh shit. By this time, I am feeling somewhat clammy, not being conditioned to air conditioning, or lists of random math questions. I'm ok with basic math. No problem. Except I'm applying for a job, and there are 76 more questions on this first of four assessments. Breath. Relax. You can do this.
The math questions, um, mercifully ended after question 36 - after they had gotten progressively more complex. Then it was on to, "of these four sentences, which is grammatically incorrect?" And I'm looking at them, the sentences, and I'm like, they're all kind of stilted, kind of sloppy. I wouldn't write a sentence like that. What's the rule again about apostrophes? Oh shit, relax, breathe, think, intuit. Then it was about punctuation (except they're kind of the same thing), and then it was spelling, and sometimes, in a way, it was really about all three in the same word, except they weren't that specific. I was looking at some of those spelling words, and I was remembering Hemingway's A Movable Feast, and his assertion that F. Scott Fitzgerald was a terrible speller, and then I was thinking about how spell-check has made me a lazy speller (until recently, as my Linux Ubuntu spell check is a worse speller than I am), and then I was like, I don't think there's an extra g in Armageddon, but I'm pretty sure there's a second l in millennium.
The second assessment was the 10-key. Tap. Tap tap. Tap. The third assessment was Typing Speed and Accuracy. You'ld think after a million and a half words...peck, peck peck, backspace, peck. After that, was the Customer Service assessment. "If a customer is rude to you, is it ok to be rude back? A:Never, B:Almost Never, C:Sometimes, D:Yes." Etcetera, eighty times over. As a former manager of a retail establishment, I can assure you, whatever is said, the customer is not always right. The customer is at times delusional, occasionally sociopathic verging on the psychopathic, and potentially violent. As far as I'm concerned, I scored 100% on that test.
Back in the lobby, I was standing at the front desk filling out some paperwork, when I heard a voice next to me: "Hunter Duncan. William Hunter Duncan." I looked over, and there was Lorenzo M. who I haven't seen in maybe eight years. We had a little love fest, and in that moment, the entire mood in the room changed, and I went from random guy applying for a job, to part of the in-crowd, just like that.
In the official interview with Jackie, I was informed that I scored in the 96th percentile on the math/grammar/punctuation/spelling test; only the 90th percentile in accuracy on the 10-key and typing tests, but, um, slightly below average on speed. But not so slow as to disqualify me...whew. On the customer service assessment, I got a dozen questions wrong. Wrong? I told Jackie I didn't think it was possible to get a "wrong" answer unless you were a fool. She laughed and said the 83% percentile probably meant I was telling the truth. I told her I answered as a manager, and not a robot. She giggled.
Afterward I went to lunch with Lorenzo. He claims, that very morning he was looking at a database of potential hires, that he hasn't looked at in three months, and my name was second on the list.
The next day I was talking with a friend, one of the Halloween partners (of the retail store I managed), and he says, you're a prolific writer, go to this website and type in "writer." I did, and the first thing that popped up was my DREAM job. Not just my DREAM job, but the thing I was MADE TO DO. Except, I was in the middle of shooting off resume after resume, and I didn't realize it was my DREAM job that I was MADE TO DO. I filled out the necessary info, hopped up on coffee, sweating, and went to send it, and my Internet went down. That's weird. Restart. No Internet. Restart, Restart, freak out for no good reason, Restart. Internet! Yeah! Go to send, Internet goes down, Shit, WTF! Restart, Freak out for no reason. Restart. Restart.
It wasn't until I went back later and I really looked at the job description, and then even later as I was in bed, trying to get to sleep, that it hit me, that's my DREAM job! That's not just my DREAM job, that's MY JOB! That's what I've been working toward, without knowing that's what I've been working toward! And Oh MY GOD, I fucked it up, didn't I? Those weren't the writing samples I should have sent! That wasn't the cover letter. Idiot! And then I realized, or remembered, I sent that application thinking that I couldn't get that job, and I was only applying because I couldn't not. And then I rolled around in bed for another hour berating myself. Why didn't I just take the hint - the first or the second - and stop, and think about it?
Less than 48 hours later, I was rejected by HR. As expected. So I started calling everyone I knew who might have any connection to anyone who might be inside the office of my DREAM job. Call after call, and nothing, and then I called one of my childhood playmates, who used to come out to the lake and go swimming and paddle around in the paddle boat, and she was like, I know everybody in that office. And I was like WHOO-HOO, and dancing. And she dropped my name with half a dozen people, and I made contact by email, and spent five days re-writing everything, Resume, Cover Letter and Samples, recruiting some good advice from an HR friend. I reapplied, and that is still pending.
Yesterday, I got the call. I got that other job. Not the DREAM job, but the never-in-a-million-years-imagined-I-would-do job, the back into the belly of the behemoth job, doing something egregious (maybe*) for less money/hr than I make landscaping with my friend Organic Bob, less-than-half/hr I was making at that other behemoth doing something a hell of a lot easier, back in 2008 before the market collapsed, or was collapsed. (*I say egregious, but I don't really know for sure, and I may even like it and be good at it, and it might be a great opportunity, and eventually pay for all sorts of necessities. Stay tuned.)
That job doesn't start for three weeks. Meanwhile, there's still the possibility of the DREAM job. Except I have to get past HR, and they are humorless, and I don't necessarily have the credentials. If I'd gone and got that Masters and that Doctorate like my professors all wanted me to, instead of wandering in the wilderness, and learning how to build a house, and gardening and writing radical blogs and books, I'd be a shoo-in (and about $150,000 in debt.) Still, nobody in this city can do a better job at that job than I can.
I keep calling out, I am in service. My Goddess, my Goddess, my Goddess, my name is William Hunter Duncan, and I am in service to you. The path seems obvious to me, but that's not now in my control.
17 comments:
- mwk said...
I hope you get that DREAM job.
Good luck!
- August 8, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- John D. Wheeler said...
Congratulations on getting the corporate job! I hope you get your dream job. But, She knows what She is doing, so if you don't get it, don't sweat it. She has something better planned.
Believe you me, I'm there. I just found out a month ago I won't be teaching the course this fall on Energy and Society that I designed, because not enough people signed up. I just wish I knew what that better thing was.
- August 8, 2012 at 5:23 PM
- William Hunter Duncan said...
I think you are about off on a great adventure. You haven't chickened out, have you? I think otherwise you have been enjoying this summer, like a kid? Thanks for checking in.
I follow the path as far as it goes. After that, I wait, and look for signs. If I don't get the dream job, as bad as that will SUCK :( I will assume there is work to be done where a door has opened, however potentially egregious.
Keep yourself open. I put an offer out on Craigslist, and flyers, about gardening work, and after a month - not one single response. You'ld think, given...
Whatever. Your skills and knowledge will carry you somewhere.
- August 8, 2012 at 7:02 PM
- Martin said...
And once again the Great Trickster stalks across the land laughing and dumping hither and thither....
Congrats on being accepted into the belly of the beast - take the corp. job and quit when/if (I think 'when') opens up; the next robot in line will gladly take your place....
Good Luck!!
- August 8, 2012 at 8:45 PM
- William Hunter Duncan said...
That's the thing, no machine can do that corp. job. Not ever, It must rile those executives, that they can't make a machine do it. But damn it, if they aren't going to treat the people like machines - or so I surmise. Perhaps I am being cynical. We might see.
The Great Trickster, you say. If that is the case, there is no discerning between the Trickster, or the God or Goddess. If I made a commitment to remain in this house and city, and called that out, and after only a week, I have two solid job opportunities, in a shitty economy - what am I to think? And if neither job works out, and I am left destitute going into the winter, then perhaps there is only a Trickster, and this life is a joke?
- August 8, 2012 at 9:33 PM
- Luciddreams said...
I think Bill Hicks said it best with his "it's just a ride" bit. I'm glad to hear that you won't be destitute come winter time. I still have mixed feelings about corporate anything, but then we live in this corporatocracy don't we.
- August 8, 2012 at 11:49 PM
- William Hunter Duncan said...
Indeed, "It's Just a Ride." If it turns out I'm exiled in purgatory for awhile, I'll be sure to make it as enjoyable for you as I can.
- August 9, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Martin said...
God, Goddess, Trickster, - different facets of the same energy, methinks. How it manifests in one's life depends, I suppose, on one's alignment at any particular time and how one 'handles' any 'tricks' that come one's way.
You aligned your energy with the idea of staying put, hence the job offers, perhaps. If neither one works out it may mean something better is on the way - or not. Unless you succumb to fear and freak out, which it seems (at least in my experience) brings on more tricks, you'll likely do well.
And yes, this life is just a joke - some of the time.
- August 9, 2012 at 2:27 PM
- William Hunter Duncan said...
Life has a sense of humor, for sure, if one is in the right frame of mind to see it. And it circles and spirals, in a way, in the way of cycles. My attitude will largely define my experience, too. It is a mysterious thing, life, and it is good, perhaps paramount, to be suspicious of those who claim Authority about it.
- August 9, 2012 at 4:54 PM
- Martin said...
@William Hunter Duncan/8/9/12/4:54
Indeed, sir, indeed!
- August 10, 2012 at 12:33 PM
- Tim Gockel said...
Well I hope you get your DREAM job. Aren't you going to tell us what it is?
- August 10, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- Jeff Z said...
I hope you get the dream, man. If anyone deserves it, you do. I can attest to the joys, or lack thereof of corporate slavery, so I hope you don't have to go that route- but it beats starvation.
Thanks for the comment at eighth acre farm by the way- very kind words and well said.
- August 10, 2012 at 10:10 PM
- mwk said...
You know, it's been amazing, this summer. It took about 3 months after quitting my job for me to feel like myself again. I had honestly forgotten what that felt like. The other big change is that all this anxiety I felt about leaving the job, or making a horrible mistake has all vanished and instead has been replaced with a calm certainty that I am on the right path and that everything will work out.
Rest assured that there will be no 'chickening out' here. I systems are go for Peru, I fly out on Sept 10th, returning sometime in the new year.
After that, I am open to possibilities.
- August 11, 2012 at 1:43 PM
The Dream Job is yours, even if someone else gets it for now. I know lots of people who have quit jobs within weeks after being hired, for one reason or another. Corporate America is just for now, for money.
- August 12, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Hunter, Am back from a few days away, and just caught up with this. Great series of articles. Breathe. Believe. The Dream Job is yours.
- August 14, 2012 at 9:44 AM
- IBé said...
Hey! Good to meet you (at Nakomis Beach Coffee). Read couple of postings. Interesting. I like your writing and your philosophy. I will definitely be reading more...soon. Take care and good luck with the Dream Job. I hope it comes just in time to save you from A Job. But like others have said, if the Dream Job doesn't come today, rest assured it will come tomorrow. She works wonders, even if not always "on time" :)
- August 21, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- William Hunter Duncan said...
It was good to meet you as well. I'll check in sometime soon. Blessings to you and yours, and safe travels.
- August 21, 2012 at 11:35 AM


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The rest of CBS comes back next week from winter break. I thought things seemed busy at Uris Hall but I guess when we add another 800 students into the mix it will get downright crowded. We have a 4-day weekend of sorts due to MLK day and the following day being CBS holidays. I'm going back home with my wife for a couple days which will be nice.
Just got assigned our 1st case for Strategy Formulation (half semester). It's about Ben and Jerry's! Also have our first accounting assignment due in about a week (along with stat). Let me just say there is plenty for me to do outside of blogging :)
Our Cluster also selected our t-shirt design. Apparently, cluster t-shirts are a big deal and always worn by 1st year's to Happy Hour. I guess it all just adds to the bonding!
Actually, that reminds me, I need to explain the whole cluster concept...
For those who don't know, 1st years are split into groups of ~70 students that are called Clusters. Each cluster takes all the core courses together, spends alot of time during orientation together, etc. Plus, your study group is made up of 5-6 people from your cluster. Bottom line, you get to know the cluster pretty well. I guess this is a similar concept to most schools although they call it different things. Regardless, it really helps you get to know a bunch of people really quickly, which is a good thing. The j-term is split into Clusters X, Y, and Z. And yes, X is the best :)
Time to start studying for my Econ exemption exam. Enjoy the weekend!
Thursday, January 11, 2007
The rest of CBS comes back next week from winter break. I thought things seemed busy at Uris Hall but I guess when we add another 800 students into the mix it will get downright crowded. We have a 4-day weekend of sorts due to MLK day and the following day being CBS holidays. I'm going back home with my wife for a couple days which will be nice.
Posted by John at 8:23 PM
10 comments:
- guymba said...
Hey, glad to hear you started and thing are starting to heat up. Good luck on your courses.
I plan to apply for JAn 2008 entry and would like your advice on a couple of things.
Do you think your Gmat score was instrumental in you getting admitted to Columbia?
Could you say what GMAT score would be sufficient to stand a chance of being admitted?
Did you apply early for the JAn term?
- Saturday, January 13, 2007 6:23:00 AM
- J-Term Johnny said...
They look at the whole picture for admissions so I wouldn't get too hung up on your GMAT score. However, I would recommend taking it more than once if you think there is room for improvement. Shows that you're making an effort -- plus they only count the best score.
I did apply very early for the J-term (a couple months before the deadline). I would recommend applying early as admissions are rolling at Columbia and they evaluate apps as they come in.
- Saturday, January 13, 2007 9:23:00 AM
- guymba said...
Thanks!! hope to see you next year.
- Saturday, January 13, 2007 12:48:00 PM
- jinglebell said...
Can you please throw light on the placement scene for J-termers? I am an international, J2008 aspirant, have strong experience in IT-consulting sector and I don't want to switch career post-mba. Post-mba I would look for Management, Biz. dev., strategy type roles in IT sector only.
- Sunday, January 14, 2007 2:08:00 PM
- J-Term Johnny said...
We just met with the career placement office on Friday and the picture sounded pretty rosy - especially if you are staying with your current industry. Career switching is also possible as well, although you may have to do more legwork without an internship. This applies quite a bit to the finance fields as I understand it.
- Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:53:00 PM
- Gil said...
Hi Johnny,
I came across your blog while searching for current MBA student blogs. I work for a company developing free team collaboration solutions and we are currently targeting our solutions to team-intensive MBA programs...
As a fellow MBA alum myself (BU 1999), I felt the teamwork pains first hand.
You would be the perfect fit for introducing our solutions to your peers as you are a fellow blogger and are well aware of the issues involving MBA team work.
Our solutions can really help your study groups/teams, next semester.
Looking forward to your response.
- Monday, January 15, 2007 12:22:00 AM
Hello John,
I plan to apply for Jan 2008 intake. I live in Ohio and plan to fly back to Ohio at least 2-3 times a month to meet my wife over the weekends.
My question is that Do you think it is practical (time wise) to travel to Ohio every other weekend.
Do you guys have classes on Friday?
- Wednesday, January 17, 2007 7:40:00 PM
- J-Term Johnny said...
Gaspare --
We have one class on Friday mornings for first half of the 1st semester and then we will have no class on Friday.
However, I would be more concerned with group work. Most of your assignments and projects are done in conjunction with your assigned study group or a subset of it. If you are not around on many of the weekends, you will have to work out with your group how you will collaborate via phone, internet, whatever. Could be challenging if you're gone 3 out of the 4 weekends, but maybe not. The other thing is you will definitely miss out on the social aspect of the experience (if you're gone most weekends) but that may not be important. Totally a personal choice, you know?
- Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:16:00 PM
- J-Term Johnny said...
Let me just add to that last comment, Gaspare.
Study groups collectively set goals and norms at the beginning of the semester and discussions about when to meet will be had. Our group said we wanted to avoid weekend meetings when possible, although just due to general availability we have found weekends convenient. But again, your mileage may vary.
- Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:28:00 PM
John, I appreciate your insights. It is very useful information for me. I am leaning heavily towards applying for the 2008 intake.
Thanks a lot,
- Monday, January 22, 2007 11:01:00 AM


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SUPER-SUB Marlon Harewood rescued a point for Hartlepool United on a nervy night at Victoria Park.
Visitors Accrington Stanley took a deserved 1-0 lead into half-time courtesy of a fine Josh Windass strike as Pools produced an awful 45 minutes of football.
But it was a different story after the break, boss Ronnie Moore changing personnel and formation before the deserved equaliser came 10 minutes from time, Harewood heading home.
Pools remain third bottom after Tranmere Rovers lost, but relegation rivals Cheltenham Town won.
Lewis Hawkins in for Brad Walker was the only change made by Pools, with Moore sticking with his 3-5-2 formation.
Walker had struggled against York City at the weekend and it was no surprise to see Hawkins in from the start.
It was a nervy start to proceedings at Victoria Park.
Pools looked crippled by nerves in the opening 16 minutes, with the feeling soon spreading to the terraces.
John Coleman's Stanley, meanwhile, were quick to close Moore's side down, giving them no time to settle on the ball.
Pools created nothing in the first half hour, a Jordan Hugill attempt blasted high over the bar was the nearest they came.
Stanley, meanwhile, weren't faring much better as Windass saw his shot sail high into the roof of the Town End after Pools made a right hash of clearing the ball.
Scott Harrison saw his well-hit free-kick blocked by the Stanley wall as Pools grew into the game but still struggled to create.
It was Accrington that took the lead though.
The Pools defence hesitated as Sean Maguire was able to flick the ball to Windass – son of Dean – who hit a well-struck half volley from 20-yards into the top left-hand corner.
It was no surprise to see Moore ring the changes at half-time, Scott Fenwick and Jordan Jones on for Michael Duckworth and Hawkins, with a switch to 4-4-2.
Pools upped the ante and showed far more intent and purpose in the second-half, with Fenwick and Hugill riling the Stanley defence.
There was free-kicks and bookings galore as Pools penned in the away defence.
But crucially they again were struggling to break the away defence down, with Stanley almost doubling their lead on the 70th minute.
Flinders made a fine stop from Pietro Mingola, the ball looping back towards the goalline before Harrison cleared from underneath his own crossbar.
Moore then turned to his subs bench, bringing Harewood on for the disappointing Franks.
And he made an instant impact – getting a powerful header on to the end of a Jordan Jones cross to bullet home from close range.
Harewood had only been on for three minutes.
Stanley sub Seamus McCartan tried his luck with a cushioned volley from inside the area, well held by Flinders.
Fenwick should have won it in added-on time, Austin whipped the ball across to the far post but somehow he lofted it over the bar from less than six yards.
Full-Time: Pools 1 Accrington 1
Pools (3-5-2): Flinders (C), Austin, Harrison, Mirfin, D. Jones, Duckworth (J. Jones, 45), Featherstone, Tshibola, Hawkins (Fenwick, 45), Franks (Harewood, 77), Hugill.
Subs: Maxted, Richards, Nelson-Addy, Walker.
Booked: Harrison (43), Hawkins (45), Fenwick (59)
Scorer: Harewood (80)
Accrington: Davies, Buxton (Liddle, 65), Joyce (C), Jones, Windass (Winnard, 86), Mingola, Hunt, Maguire, Bruna (McCartan, 57), Atkinson, Conneely.
Subs: Warner, Naismith, Gilchrist, Barry, Winnard.
Booked: Bruna, Buxton (59), Jones (59)
Scorer: Windass (39)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson (Lancashire)
Attendance: 4,159 (40 Accrington)