Why doesnt Damien Echols practice magick anymore? Like he just talks about and study buddhism. Not that anything is wrong with it, but I kinda feel the loss of motivation in reading his books just to find out that he no longer even partakes in Magick spiritual practices anymore.
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Author Damien Echols and Western Magick
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I didn't know he stopped. I watched The Midnight Gospel, which is a Netflix animated series based on interviews of people covering various occult topics. Echols was featured in one episode. He said that magick is what he does (did?) for hours a day, and that the "Western" current is the path to attaining the 'goal' in one lifetime as opposed to the Eastern, which he said can take longer. He also stated that he learned the Eastern path in prison. Whatever has motivated his decision, it has to do with his own circumstances. I think you can still benefit from what he wrote, but you don't have to imitate his practice. He did not create the principles he explains, but he did try to write in such a way that most people can understand the fundamental concepts.
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If I remember correctly he took on a more meditative approach to magick. Which in my mind makes a bit of sense if one thinks about it.
After some time one realizes that the whole ceremonial thing doesnt matter quite as much if you can achieve the same results in a meditative state.
For example looking at Regardies method of consecrating a talisman. One can prepare a talisman and the do the middle pillar while seated in a meditative position, and then project from the Tiphareth center directly into the talisman instead of doing the whole Golden Dawn consecration method.
Meditation is magick if its used in the right way. You can contact any entity this way or skry... So one could do Invocation, Evocation, Talismans, and Divination purely through meditation if one chooses.
But I am not him so Idk what he is doing tbh.
After some time one realizes that the whole ceremonial thing doesnt matter quite as much if you can achieve the same results in a meditative state.
For example looking at Regardies method of consecrating a talisman. One can prepare a talisman and the do the middle pillar while seated in a meditative position, and then project from the Tiphareth center directly into the talisman instead of doing the whole Golden Dawn consecration method.
Meditation is magick if its used in the right way. You can contact any entity this way or skry... So one could do Invocation, Evocation, Talismans, and Divination purely through meditation if one chooses.
But I am not him so Idk what he is doing tbh.
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What sect of Buddhism is he in? If it's tantric-related (Vajrayana, Shugendo, etc) then he's still practicing magic... but for all sentient beings, of corpse 
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I think it's totally normal for any occultist/magician to switch and adapt its practice.
He practices Zen buddhism by the looks of it.What sect of Buddhism is he in? If it's tantric-related (Vajrayana, Shugendo, etc) then he's still practicing magic... but for all sentient beings, of corpse
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Yeah its nothing wrong with it i am just curious as to what made him go towards buddhism. Like he doesnt talk much about Magick at all anymore.