Levitation

[JohnH]

Hello,
I was wondering if anybody knows a way to levitate.

[Haedis]

Try this: repeat "light as a feather stiff as a board" over and over. :D

Ok ok, so i dont really know how.

[Myst]

:wave: Heya. I moved this thread over to Magick & Rituals because that's where we usually post stuff about spells and rituals. I hope that's ok, and if not, please private message me to talk about it, k?

That said, no I don't know how to levitate. I've never seen it done except on tv either! Sorry I'm no help :)

[Mithrea]

I've seen it! When I was growing up, we always did that light as a feather, stiff as a board stuff. It never worked because people didn't know what they were supposed to do. They would actually put their arms underneath and lift the person up. Well, one time there was a girl who was a witch that came to one of those slumber parties and she showed us how it's supposed to be done. She said she'd never actually done it before but she knew we were doing it wrong. So we did it her way. She was at the head and I was facing her at the girls feet. We each put two fingers from each hand under her (in my case, I put two fingers under each heel. As we chanted, the she actually started to rise. She came about three feet off the floor before the she opened her eyes and screamed bloody murder. She dropped with a thud because everyone but two of us had backed away when she screamed. I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't been there.

I have had other things that involve objects but I'm assuming you mean people.

[Lavender]

Wow! I've only seen that in the movies. I've heard from someone who heard it from someone else that has done it. Sorry, no first hand experience here either. :)

[SpikesPet5150]

We used to do that as kids, too. It was weird, none of us were into witchcraft back then, well consiously anyways. I ran into an old friend (one of the ones who was in on the levitation and other such things) a few weeks ago, and we noticed we both had the same pentacle on. Then we got to talking about all the stuff that happened when we were kids. Now he's kept in touch with most of us... and the thing we noticed is, all the people who would levitate (Me, Bobby, Joe and Heather) are all witches now. None of the others (my sisters, Heathers sisters, a few other neighborhood kids) would levitate. Weird? I think so. Also, I was in Denver not too long ago, visiting my sister, and she's still friends with one of the kids we used to pal around with, Katrinka. Alot of weird stuff happened to us as kids (ghost sitings, levitation, psychic ability between a few of us, etc) and she fully denies any of it happened. She doesn't just say, "Oh right, that never happened." She goes into this whole denial state, and just repeats, "It didn't happen, it didn't happen." I've been wondering why she does that, but I've been to nervous to ask her.
~Bree

[Earthcup]

I've heard that works too but never tried it. I was busy [uting sleeping peoples hands in warm water and doing makeovers at slumber parties....:D

[Myst]

and putting underwear in the freezer and drawing on sleeping people's faces..

[Faery-Wings]

Buhahahah!! Good memories!!:D:D:D

As for levitating, we used to do that at parties too. And there were a few times we got it to work. We also used to make Ouija boards too. Spike- I would love to meet up with my old frieds to see if any of them becames witches too. How interesting that your group did.
Chris

[someone else]

well, personaly ive never levitated, but on full moons my cat Orange-Peel and i hop on a broom and go for a spin around the country. but no, seriously, i have never levitated (or flown a broom) althought it would be a cool thing to try.

[KissMeImIrish!]

It really is quite interesting how back in the day we did all the 'witchy' things as kids without knowing it! We tried that light as a feather thing a couple times, we always used to think it was working but it was usually the product of too much sugar and the candlelight. I don't remember having a distinct time where I could definately see the person levitating, so I don't know if that method works or not from first hand experience! you could always give it a try i suppose ;)

[Arduinna]

we did the 2 finger levitation thing too, I haven't thought about that in years, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[Magnus]

I'm going to be performing a self-leviation on Finnish television this summer. Guess this isn't what you mean though. :-)

Magnus

[Yvonne Belisle]

I don't know about the levitation thing however I do have some insite on the denial issue. My father was like that. If it threatens thier core beliefs in a strong elimental way often the reaction is denial as a form of self defense. It is a way of denying that things they think of in strict black and white may be in other colors.

[warlock]

This hello from the WARLOCK I have Risen after my long sleep {grr grr}

Hey Myst I am new born yet 1000 years old.I know the answers I know the truth dont tell evrybody even to yourself as i am Told.I dark very Dark with veil of darkness all around but is the light that shines within
In short superhuman.

I am new here i want to prpose my freindship as you can be a great help as u joined in 2001.But what brings me to you is your femimne opower attracting me like a magnet. Yes i am from the east.

Wanna be friend(spiritual)

wetin 4 reply
WARLOCK

[Mau]

This hello from the WARLOCK I have Risen after my long sleep {grr grr}



You may want to ponder callin yourself Warlock a bit :lol:
It doesn't mean male witch like most assume. It actually means liar, a bad person, someone who cannot be trusted. The negative connotations are overwhelming..you may want to try something a bit lighter :floating:

[IndigoMoon]

Woah :::hides book of shadows::: no one told me about the warlock.

Anyway, about the levitating bit. The only person that I have ever seen levitate is David Blaine. The good news is that he is only human so if he can do it we can right!

[Theres]

why is it that none of these 'superhuman Lords of Darkness' can ever spell correctly? don't they teach grammar at Demon school? :rolleyes:

as far as levitation goes... magick can be used to enhance natural abilities, NOT to overcome natural law. gravity still wins every time.

[9-2-2]

why is it that none of these 'superhuman Lords of Darkness' can ever spell correctly? don't they teach grammar at Demon school? :rolleyes:

as far as levitation goes... magick can be used to enhance natural abilities, NOT to overcome natural law. gravity still wins every time.

Magick is used for far more than enchancing the self. However, if you've psychologically wired yourself to believe that magick works only one way and ONE WAY only, then that's how it will work for YOU. If you firmly believe that the law of science will overcome the force of magick, then I hate to say this, but you've a lot more experimentation to do. I'm not trying to slam your beliefs, but open your eyes on the bigger world. If you want to believe that way, it's fine with the rest of us. But don't tell someone who obviously believes that magick affects himself and everything around him that magick doesn't work on the rest of the world. Cheers. :)

Now, to JohnH. Levitation, like magick, requires a suspension of disbelief. By practicing energy work, you will be able to levitate... but nothing more than what most call "parlor tricks." What the hell am I saying? Parlor tricks are fun! :) Anyway, you can do it a couple of ways that I know of: Manipulating the element of air to form a "cushion" underneath you, and have it slowly "inflate", thus lifting you off of the ground. OR, the harder route: you can manipulate your own energies to make yourself lighter than air. Or create a space-time bubble of energy around you, warp the fabric a bit, so that you are lighter than air. Good luck, and have fun.

[Theres]

gravity still wins every time!

i'm sorry, but until you walk across my living room floor 6" off the ground, then i will stick to my beliefs, regardless of how un-superterrific they may seem.
magick is an incredible thing in and of itself... no fantasy need apply.

[9-2-2]

gravity still wins every time!

i'm sorry, but until you walk across my living room floor 6" off the ground, then i will stick to my beliefs, regardless of how un-superterrific they may seem.
magick is an incredible thing in and of itself... no fantasy need apply.

It's nice to see in this day and age that an opinion becomes fact, when the arena is one's own home. If you continue to disbelieve in the possibilities of magick, you only limit yourself from experiencing some of its greatest mysteries. And I feel sorry that you cannot enjoy a counter-viewpoint without responding rudely. BUT, I thank you for your opinion, and I see your viewpoint quite clearly. However, the thread-starter was inquiring about how to do levitation. I was asking you not to contribute to psychological obstacles in this person's mind. If you're not going to contribute, and if you are only going to provide barriers and obstacles to someone's accomplishments, then this thread is probably not something you'll enjoy participating in. Good day. :)

JohnH, please tell us about your results. It takes a great deal of practice to use energy on all levels of existence. But, the focus is to keep trying.

[true sadness]

I tried levitating a few times before. I don't remember much because I was only 13 at the time... but I remember that I held a (found, not store bought) feather and felt how light it was and envisioned myself levitating. However, there was way more to it than that.... I'm sorry I don't remember :(

[Theres]

It's nice to see in this day and age that an opinion becomes fact, when the arena is one's own home. If you continue to disbelieve in the possibilities of magick, you only limit yourself from experiencing some of its greatest mysteries. And I feel sorry that you cannot enjoy a counter-viewpoint without responding rudely. BUT, I thank you for your opinion, and I see your viewpoint quite clearly. However, the thread-starter was inquiring about how to do levitation. I was asking you not to contribute to psychological obstacles in this person's mind. If you're not going to contribute, and if you are only going to provide barriers and obstacles to someone's accomplishments, then this thread is probably not something you'll enjoy participating in. Good day. :)

i don't see anything in my post that could be construed as rude (unlike the condescending tone of your own reply), unless you consider all disagreement to be rude.

my intention is not to place restrictions in the way of anyone, only to make it clear that some things are ruled by universal law (regardless of one's fantasies), and this includes the realm of magick. magick stretches the bounds of human ability far beyond what is possible in the mundane realm. however, this does not mean that anything is possible. if that were the case, the very fabric of universal law (of which gravity is a fundamental part) would be in danger of shredding.

however, i am not so closed-minded that i cannot be made to see another point of view. so please, by all means tell us how levitation can be induced.

[9-2-2]

Read the previous posts. I explained the method of levitation according to how I knew how to do it. :)

As for the rudeness, I will show you:


gravity still wins every time!

i'm sorry, but until you walk across my living room floor 6" off the ground, then i will stick to my beliefs, regardless of how un-superterrific they may seem.
magick is an incredible thing in and of itself... no fantasy need apply.

The first instance, is coming onto a thread where someone wants to know how to levitate, and basically telling them they're full of shit, because it is at odds with what you believe. Levitation has nothing to do with walking across your living room 6 feet off the ground. Levitation is bending physicaly reality just enough to do a tiny thing. There is NO danger with the universe being physically torn apart at all, because someone wants to levitate. I mean what I say, so please don't assume extremes. :)
Now, about "extremes". You related levitation to walking 6 feet off of the ground as an exaggerated reply. This is NOT to say you CAN'T exaggerate, but it's EXACTLY like saying, "I won't believe ANYTHING about magick until you can throw fireballs, blah blah blah." Levitation is NOT about walking in thin air. Levitation is what it is, not flying about. That was slightly rude. Not very, but slightly.

I wasn't being condescending, but neutral. I tried very hard to be neutral, and restrained my usual aggressive nature. Rather, the tone of YOUR reply seemed condescending. I could have reacted in kind, but I left, thought for a while, and came back, cooler in mood. I do not consider disagreement to be rude, as you *might* have assumed. It's the way people disagree, that gets to me sometimes.

If you do not believe in Levitation, then why are you on this thread at all? I'm not saying you SHOULDN'T be. I suggested this thread may not be of your interests, since you think it's a fluke. But I will be honest about what I thought you were trying to do: enter the thread, and tell us we're full of shit (but in a nicer, more scientific way). DO NOT mistake me for being an ass-hole, because I am being honest with how I felt. The problem is, the internet is a poor medium to conveying what we really mean.

So, how about that. I am being honest about what I think I heard. Now, I give you your take. And I ask you, please respond without emotional charge. Things get nasty that way.

[asamananara]

magick is an incredible thing in and of itself... no fantasy need apply.
An odd point of view from one using Crowley as a signature-
I seem to recall Old Uncle Al confessing to at least two
instances of spontaineous self-levitation. Hmm.

[Theres]

I wasn't being condescending, but neutral. I tried very hard to be neutral, and restrained my usual aggressive nature. Rather, the tone of YOUR reply seemed condescending. I could have reacted in kind, but I left, thought for a while, and came back, cooler in mood. I do not consider disagreement to be rude, as you *might* have assumed. It's the way people disagree, that gets to me sometimes.

... But I will be honest about what I thought you were trying to do: enter the thread, and tell us we're full of shit (but in a nicer, more scientific way). DO NOT mistake me for being an ass-hole, because I am being honest with how I felt.

...So, how about that. I am being honest about what I think I heard. Now, I give you your take. And I ask you, please respond without emotional charge. Things get nasty that way.

that's rather harsh, being based on what you thought i was trying to do, or on what you think you heard. a bit of perspective please! and perhaps stop confusing your own presumption with some kind of nobilty.

i entered this thread as i do ALL threads, with an open mind and an opinion. i will continue to express my opinion regardless of who disagrees with it. personally, i don't respond emotionally. but coming to this topic cold and with no intention other than to present a balance, i find myself attacked for not being a part of 'the club'. no matter, my skin is thick... although i have NO idea why you would automatically jump on the defensive. but you should realise that this is a forum for the discussion of ideas, and not all of them are going to agree with your own. get used to it.


and asamananara, Crowley also believed that menstrual blood mixed with semen was a 'magickal elixir'. i don't happen to agree with that either, but that doesn't invalidate everything he ever said. and the quote in my sig is particularly relevent here, i think.

balance and perspective people... alot of confusion and conflict could be avoided by giving the benefit of the doubt, rather than assuming the worst.

and now, if you're all through with me, i suggest we get back to the topic at hand...
as cold and unemotional as i can be, with no motive other than to explain what i believe, let me reiterate... natural law is inviolable. and magick is a part of that law, not removed from it.

[Phoenix Blue]

If you do not believe in Levitation, then why are you on this thread at all? I'm not saying you SHOULDN'T be. I suggested this thread may not be of your interests, since you think it's a fluke. But I will be honest about what I thought you were trying to do: enter the thread, and tell us we're full of shit (but in a nicer, more scientific way). DO NOT mistake me for being an ass-hole, because I am being honest with how I felt. The problem is, the internet is a poor medium to conveying what we really mean.

So, how about that. I am being honest about what I think I heard. Now, I give you your take. And I ask you, please respond without emotional charge. Things get nasty that way.
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How about, the next time you post, you do so without the abundance of profanity?


why is it that none of these 'superhuman Lords of Darkness' can ever spell correctly? don't they teach grammar at Demon school
This comment was also disrespectful, and may well be what started the degeneration of this thread in the first place. In the future, Greenman, I strongly suggest you refrain from such remarks.

In any event, this thread is closed.