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Internet Book of Shadows: Charging Crystals (Ian Kesser)

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This is a practical instructional article from a late 1990s neopagan/occult online collection, written in an informal, first-person voice within the Western ceremonial magic and New Age crystal healing tradition. The author, Ian Kesser, walks through a step-by-step process for "charging" crystals — infusing them with magical energy for use as talismans, healing tools, or power storage devices. The core method involves selecting an appropriate crystal (quartz for general use, with specific stones for specific energies), entering an altered state via a breathing technique derived from pranayama, and then using elaborate visualization exercises to draw energy from three sources — "Good" (celestial/divine), "Nature" (earth/telluric), and "Evil" (a separate cosmic reservoir) — and blend them inside the crystal. Notably, the author frames these as distinct ontological energy types with different bodily entry points mapped loosely onto chakra theory, and is unusually candid about "Evil energy" as a neutral, usable force rather than something to avoid. The piece is characteristic of grassroots internet occultism of its era: syncretic, eclectic, and explicitly pragmatic ("use what works for you"), drawing on Hindu yogic concepts, Western chakra models, and personal invention without strong commitment to any single tradition.

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