Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "The Occult 229: Solitude Necessary for the Occult" video.

  1. One occult aphorism has it that the way is: To Dare, to Know, to Will, to be SILENT. "Solitude" is about this last part, silence. Others just knowing what you do creates psychic "connections" that can only distract from and interfere with your intent...counter-productive, shoot-yourself-in-the-foot type stuff. Then there's the basic occult principle of the "return blow"; that's why we're advised to follow activities of "ritual intent" with perfect forgetfulness, so that the bounce-back fails to find/neutralize its source. It's like, you "put it out into the universe", but recall it with every recollection of it, thereby draining/neutralizing the original force of intent. You must completely forget about it, at least in the time frame following. But you guys know about this shit, right? It's a different thing than "peace and quiet", the opposite of which is simply a huge system stressor and focus disperser. Noise and movement COMMAND a level of attention that is stressful to maintain...and annoying to experience. So, I see a distinction between "solitude" and "occult silence", though an inordinate amount of "solitude" is necessary for the focus required for structured psychic efforts to be effective.
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