Basic Technique : is a term that is used in card guessing tests of clairvoyance. The top card of the deck is removed and placed to one side after each guess. Useful Links Recommended Reading ...
Moreover, there are plenty of throwaway references to basic techniques of magic. E.g.
Its function is to teach the basic mechanics of solitary ritual, and to give a basic technique whereby destructive energies maybe repelled or dispersed from the sphere of influence of the operator.
Researchers employ three basic techniques to investigate a haunting: 1. Description - involves taking eyewitness accounts. 2. Experimentation - involves bringing a psychic to the site to corroborate the eyewitness accounts or provide new information.
Chaos Magic for me means a handful of basic techniques which must be adhered to strictly to get results, but beyond that it offers a freedom of expression and intent undreamt of in all previous forms of magic. Ibid, pp. 12-3.
See also: Spirit, World, Spiritual, Ritual, Signs
 
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