Chapter1(thebeginningofunderstanding)

AsImsittinginfrontofthecandleburningIseethelightsandfeelthe
flameburningintheroom.Ijustheardavoice,wasthatmethinkingorwas
thatmeactuallyhearingaspirit?Asthechants,growsinmyvoiceandthe
MayubaisverbalizedIhavebecomeonewithOlofiOlorunOlodumare.Yes
theyhearme,andtheyarecongratulatingme,formakingitthisfar.Ihave
madeitwherefewgringos,havecomebeforenodoubtaboutit.Whyme?
WhywasIborntolivethisocculticlife?Everythinginmylifehasfallen
apart,exceptforthistobehonest.Imnotsure,butIwilltellyouimvery
happywiththewaymylifehasturnedout.Upsanddowns,inandoutsand
everythingyoucanimagehashappenedtome,andImstillhere.Iwalk
besidesthelonelypeople,thetiredpoorandhungry,theonesthatwere
forgottenabout.HowdoyousupposeImgoingtodothis?Wellwithevery
otherpersonhasinmyprofession,MagicWands,spells,Orishas,and
faith.ImsupposetotryandsavetheworldfromitsselfasIpromised,but
faithiswhatisactuallygoingtomakeit,andtheOrishas.sayingthe
OrishasiswhoIpraytothatmakesthisallpossibleandwhattheyhave
putinmylifeaccrodingtotheirwillanditwillbedoneIAMTHATIAM.I
thinkifyouhavedecidedtogetthisbookthenyouareatyourlastendof
yourrope,youhavetriedeverythingandnowyouarehereNobleAspirant
oftheguild,craft,occult,magic,alchemyoccult,manorwomanwhiteor
blackwhoeverorwhatever.Isthisbookgoingtohelpyou,onlyyoucan
answerthat,Imjustherewritingit,andhopefullyintimeitwillbecome
apparenttoyouthatitsthefirstbookinabiggerschemeahogpogof
knowledgeoneshouldusetoliveby,ifnotthenwhyelseareyouhere?Did
youseethecoverpageandthoughtIwasthissuperduperguywith
amazingpowers?

OriwasgoingtogiveyousomethingImnotsupposetotalkabout?None
ofthese,thisbookisalsoashortreadaboutthingsthatsomepeopledo
andrealizeintheremindtheyarenotlikeeverybody,andwanttofind
somebodylikethem.Thisoccultwayoflifeissopowerfulandaheadofits
timeIfearthatIwillbeplacedinacatagoryofdoomsayersdevil
worshippersortakenoutofcontextsobadthatiwillbecomediscredited.
Fearnot,letuslearnfromeachotherhereandseewhatwecando
togetherasafamily,mynameisShaun,andyouare?Greatgetreadyfor
therollercoasterrideintotheAbyssandLetscrossittogether.Thenext
pagesyouaregoingtohopefullyunderstandwhatitmeansto,andaccept
thiswayoflife.ImastruggleingoccultistbutIgetby.Thepowerinthe
occultcomesfrompeoplethatarereal,andthosepeoplegivereal.
Anybodycansaywhatevertheywanttoobutwhenitcomesdowntobrass
tax,areyoureal?RemembersomthingIwastoldoncewhatyoudowill
comebacktoyouandthosethingsarethethingsthatusuallyare
acreditedtopeoplemessingaroundwithpeoplesmoney.Moneyisthe
biggestfacotrinallofthisstuff,yourlife,yourfamilyfoodwater,shelter.
Whensomebodycomestothiskindofdecisiontoseeksomebodyhelp
whowillchargethemmoneytheyeitherarelikenoproblemorarelikethis
isabigproblem.Mostwillalwayschoosethedecisionthatmakestheirlife
easierandresultswillvaryonwhathappensafterthedecisionismadeto
justcavein.Thosethatarereluctinttosayyesandsqueezeingeverydollar
theyhavethekindapersonthatwillspend100dollarforashotinaclub
butwontbuy12dollarrazorsthosearetheoneyougottabecarefulofthe
most.Youasthehelphavetodecideisthislifeforyou?Thephonecalls
frompeopleonhowtheirlifefallingapart,howmuchareyougoingtotry
andconvincesomebodythatneedsthehelpwhodontwanttospend
money,thekindofpersonwhogetstoldhehasacurseonthem,getstold
howitcanbestopped,andthepriceandtheylookatyoulike1.Canigeta
cheaperprice.2.IbetifIignorethisitwillgoaway3.Idontbelieveyou.
Yougottaknowallthisgoesinthiskindaoccultlife.Mostofthepeoplethat
dontwanttospendmoneyareusuallytheonesthatstillmightgetyourhelp
andlookforanyreasontofindwhatyoudidworngasap.Callingyouevery

Deeperinside
2daysbecausetheyseenoresultsandwhathappenedandthenthey
spreadrumorsaboutyou.Choosewiselygoodpeoplethisoccultstuffis
alotandalotofthingswegottagetoutthewaywegofurther.Sittingback
andstudyingisthefirstthingyougottadotomakesureyouhaveproper
undersatdningbutitsnoteverything.Trustmeyoucanonlystudyforso
longuntilyourbrainburstsandhurtsandyourbodygivesup.Experienceis
whatmakesallthedifference,andhowyoudealwithpeople.The
understandingisdeeperinside.Howdoyoureallyfeelaboutbeing
contactedbyspirits?Istheknowledgeyougivewhatyoubelieve?Iswhat
yourdoingreal?areyourenemysgoingtocomeforyou?Canyouaffordto
tellpeopleyounameandwhereyouliveforconsultations?Thisisthe
knowledgetotheoccult.Santeriaisareligionnottheoccult.Saintsguide
usbutnousedfortheoccultmagicyousee.Asyoursittingtheirinyour
specialsanctuary(Doyouhaveone?)areyoumeditating?whatdoyouuse
foryourmediation?Inmostoccultsettingstheirarethe6cupstogether
andoneinthemiddlecalledaBovedaandtheytieintothelostonesor
ansestorsandthelovedonesthataregonebutnotforgotten.Thecupsare
concecratedandputinsuchamattertheyrespresentthepersonasthem
stillstandingwithyousotheirnamesareputundertheglassandyoutalk
tothem.Thedeepermeaningislisteningtothemtalkback,andwhatthey
willsay.Aretheygoingtotalkback?Wellyeahofcoursetheyareyour
ancestorsofcoursetheyloveyouandwillalwaysloveyou.Waitdonttell
meyouneedagringotoclarifythisforyou?Okfineyouboughtthebook
soIwilllol.AlanKardakhasabunchofbooksonspiritualismandhegives
specificinstructionsformassesandwaysforcontact,thedeeper
knowledgeisifyouaintagoodspiritualistyouaintgoingtogetanywherein
theoccult.StayawayfromtheTarotCardpeopleinbigcitiesthathavethe
cardswiththepicturesonthecardsofwhatlookslikeascene,andthe
cardisbeingusedasainstructionmanual,ohiseehereyouwearinga
redshirt(buttheMagicianCardfromBotathemanhasaredcoatlooking
thingwiththeabovesobelowhandspointupanddown)plusIseeyour
friendpointingatyoutryingtotellyousomthingThedeeperknowledgeis

Doyoufeelanyofthis

thishappensalltooftenandpeoplegetstraighttaken.Youthinkingabout
thisoccultlifegottaworryaboutcompetingwiththeseloosersandkeeping
yourcool.likeaartistmakingarecorditgetbootleggedandsoldonthe
streetcornerwithoutyouitsbs.Thisisthelifeyouwantrigh?Thedeeper
knowledgeisthatthisiseverydaystuffandbeinggooddontmakeyoua
beggeroranythingbutyoustandingonyourfoundationisallyouneedfor
asmoothsuccess.Itwillhityoulikeatonofbrickswhenyouarenot
lookinganditwillbehardashelltoforgetforverandhopefullybythenyoull
cometothetablewithyoubooksandtooolsandtricksandbereadyfor
war.Amagicianhastoknowthatatsomepointthingsaregoingtoputa
certaincontextorlightforthemtounderstandandinawaythatisnotgoing
tobenoticableunlessyouarepayingattention.Theuniverseaddsa
certaincomedyincontextforallofus,whenweregoingaboutourtravels
tomakesurewegetalittleresistencetoseeifwerestillworthytorecieve
thatwhichmakesusstrongandfierce.Whathappenswhenyouhave
decidedtohelpsomebodyaretheyyourclientouryourpaycheck?doyou
feeltheirstruggleorwanttohurrytowatchthegame?ifyoudontfeelthese
wordsthisunderstandingisgoingtobringmuchunansweredquestionto
youraccord,thatwwhyyougottaknowinallaspectsofyourworkwhats
happeningbecauseyoucanwavewhatevershipyouwantinbuthowthey
gothroughyourcustomsisanothersubjectentirely.Whenthemagicis
beingpouredoutofyourselfdoyoufeelthepowerbeinggeneratedfrom
theconjurationintheconquestofaresultthatwhichyouhavesummoned
tohelp?Thisoccultwayoflifeisafulltimebestofbothworldmarrage.To
myknowledgeIneverhaveseenthesamedaytwuceanddontexpectto
butknowthatwhateverwayitgetsdishedouttomeImreadytotakeitrun
withitandmakeitsoIwillbeabletowakeupanotherdayandfightagainst
thetrialsoflifethrownourway.Ladiesandgentlemanwhobelievewework
forthemostpowerfulwonderfulbeingseverknowtomancalledOrishas.

thesamewereandthatswhatmakesusspecialinGodseyes.Thisisthe
partoftheoccultlife.Ineversaidthiswasgoingtobeeasybutitiswhatit
is.ThiswhatIdo,itstheOccult(hidden)meaninghiddenfrompeople
perceptionbecausenbodywantstodealwithitbcauseofupbringing,
social,religious,andotherfacetsofsociTheyhavegivenusunworthy
humansanotheropportunitytogetbacktowhatweoncewereMakeno
mistakebecauseitsoccultitdontmeanbad,Imnotdoingsomthingworng
oryourdoingsomthingworngforsomeofyoumostofyouSanteriaisthe
onlyobstacleinyourwayanddontputtheoccultwithit,formeits
protection.Thewayyouuserunesfordivinationbutnewageforlife
sructure.SomehaveMathasamajorandtakespanishonthesideitsall
thewaywemoveandpercieveanditsalloccult.Imtryingtomakeyou
understandovereverythingthatthispowerisprojectedthrough
metamorphosisbroughttolight,knowledgedreamsinspirationenergy
healthhappynessKingSolomonsealswhateevryourintothatmakesyou
greatinyourbranchofthemagicyouuse,itstheoccult.Throwingpennys
onthefloorvoodooandlookingintoaglassofwateroracrystalball.Most
ofthelessonsyourgoingtolearnfromclientsissomeinabilitytomakea
clearandconsisedecision,andtheunderstandingcomestoleadthem
correctlybecauseyouarethehelpinthematters.Ihaveseenmanypeople
whoareconsideredgreatpeopleoftheoccultmakethemistakeofnot
takingtheirpowerandchangingitfirstandrelyingonsituationsthatlook
simular,andibelievetheyperscribedasimularremedythatistaloredtoa
differentpersonforadiiferentreason.Everybodyisdifferentandneedsthe
samecurtosyforthatno2stonesarealikeandsoisthepeopleyoumeet
theirsotriesfasinationsandworldviewschangeandaregoingtochange
shortlyafterthesenerioispresentedtheveteranoccultistknowstobe
readyandkeepdanwithdanandstevewithsteveamywithamy.