Divine, Celestial, Natural, & Infernal. Natural, Spirit, Celestial, Divine
Magia Naturalis vs Magia Divina
NATURAL MAGIC
Earth
World: Assiah (The Physical World)
• Rooted in the body, the elements, and sympathetic correspondences.
• Folk traditions, cunning craft, herbology, stone and metal magic, weather magic.
• Alchemy begins here in its most basic form—plant alchemy, mineral processes.
Operates through the four elements and the virtues of natural things: herbs, stones, animals, etc.
- Elementals
- Alchemical, herbal, talismanic, sympathetic magic.
- Corresponds to the elemental/material world (Assiah).
Sympathetic - based on simple correspondance, as above, so below.
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This is the domain of the Green Witch, the Hedge Wizard, the Herbalist, the Village Magus.
Working with stones and herbs and the four elements and plants Simple little charms and spells and intentions spoken into a little ritual, meant to create some change or power or affect in the natural world Four elements, stones, plants, sun, and moon , the weather, birth, and death seasons Folk magic
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SPIRIT MAGIC
Air
World: Yetzirah (The World of Formation)
• Working with non-corporeal intelligences and entities.
• Solomonic, Goetic, Enochian, Shamanic invocation.
• The magician becomes a diplomat, a sovereign, in a cosmos populated by intelligences.
- Operates through the invocation of spirits, angels, and divine names.
- Includes theurgy, angelic magic, and union with higher intelligences.
About inner communion, being able to get into a trance-like state where invocation and communication with entities is possible - all the ritual is to get you in the place where you are ready to do that, and where you dial in the correct frequency and call for the spirit.
intermediary beings, those intelligences who dwell between the purely material and purely divine.
This is the middle realm—the “astral” where forms are born and shaped.
Includes necromancy, ancestor work, faery contact, etc.
Following the Solomonic method and protocol or similar to invoke and communicate with spirits, whether they be angels or demons or other types of spirits. And petitioning them to you or accomplish some task or give you some information. djinn, angels, Demons, sublunar spirits Extraterrestrials
Infernal - daemonic, cthonic, ….
- Goetia (summoning daemons)
- Necromancy
- Chthonic and underworld spirits
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ASTROLOGICAL MAGIC
Water
World: Briah (The World of Creation / Archetypes)
• Working with cosmic intelligences and celestial laws.
• Electional timing, talismans, fixed star rituals, planetary invocations.
• Less about invoking individual spirits, more about aligning with cosmic harmonia.
- Operates through planetary and stellar influences, correspondences, astrological timing, and the movements of the heavens.
- Includes astro-magical talismans, planetary invocations, Orphic hymns.
Scientific - all about knowing the right timing, linking up the cosmic co-ordinates…
🜨 Governed by the Music of the Spheres and the Celestial Mandala.
Bridges form and formless, visible and invisible.
Working with the movements of the heavens and the timing and the archetypes of the planets and zodiac to view one cell for an item with those energies and that power and intelligence
Constellations, zodiac, fixed stars
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THEURGIC / DIVINE MAGIC
Fire
World: Atziluth (The World of Emanation / Divinity)
• The highest and most sacred art.
• No longer magic to “do” something—but to become something: divine.
• Iamblichus, Plotinus, Proclus; invoking God-names, enacting archetypal ritual.
• Unio Mystica, gnosis, transformation of the soul into light.
Prayer, surrender, worship, identification with Creator/Deity.
This is the path of illumination and divine ascent.
Where the magician becomes a priest of heaven.
Ritual design to center in a line And connect oneself with the higher energies.
Drawing down Divine into your mind and consciousness
Sacred ritual or ceremony designed to awaken and divinize one’s consciousness
- Goal is union with the Divine (Henosis).
Psychic Magic
the direct manipulation of consciousness and subtle energy through will, visualization, and mental discipline. This includes:
- Manifestation through focused intention and visualization
- Energy work, chakra manipulation, and subtle body techniques
- Telepathy, remote viewing, and other psi phenomena
- Working directly with thoughtforms and mental constructs
- The magic of belief and paradigm shifting
Chaos Magic
Simplyfying and modernising magic so that it can be applied in regular life. Less theater and more just on the quick results.
Psychological / Inner Magic
• Jungian active imagination, archetypal embodiment, symbolic dreamwork.
• Practices like sigilization, gnosis, or Spare’s “Zos Kia Cultus.”
• Includes internal pathworking and visualization magic.
• Often overlaps with Theurgy, but more focused on self-work and mind-shaping.
🜏 Could be seen as a fifth category or as an interiorized synthesis of the others.
Shamanic Magic
Uses altered states of consciousness (via drumming, trance, or substances) to interact with the spirit world for healing, divination, or guidance. Often tied to indigenous traditions where the practitioner bridges human and spirit realms.
Inner journeying and working on the inner planes to get shit done.
spirit communication, altered states of consciousness, and healing
The core practices of shamanism involve spirit journeying, healing, and a profound connection to nature. Shamans are revered as "cosmic travelers," acting as intermediaries who bridge earthly existence with the spirit world. They summon spirits, ancestors, or natural forces to seek guidance, facilitate healing, or influence natural phenomena. To achieve these interactions, shamans typically enter altered states of consciousness through various means, including the ceremonial use of psychoactive plants (such as Amanita muscaria in Siberia or Ayahuasca in the Amazon), fasting, isolation, or ceremonial deprivation. These altered states are believed to enable direct communication with the spirit world. A central role of shamans across cultures is healing, which extends beyond individual ailments to address the holistic health and balance of communities and their environment. Shamans frequently invoke spirit guides and animal totems, such as the jaguar in South American traditions, emphasizing a harmonious relationship with nature and the inherent interconnectedness of the cosmos.
Technological / Digital Magic
• AI, sigils embedded in circuits, cyber-spirituality.
• Using algorithms, memes, symbols in digital space to shape collective energy.
• Astro-memetic warfare, digital talismans, predictive modeling.
This is emergent magic—a new frontier.
The four types are varied, but they can intersect in practice. For example, a Natural magic spell might use astrological timing, or a Theurgic ritual might invoke spirits. These overlaps show how flexible magical traditions can be, adapting to the practitioner’s needs or worldview.
Natural magic is practical and earthly.
Spirit magic is relational, engaging external beings.
Astrological magic is cosmic and timing-driven.
Theurgic magic is spiritual and self-transformative.
Divinatory
Psychic
Drama, theater, storytelling
Illusion, sleight of hand, hypnosis, LIVE, in-person in the flow of life