Showing posts with label #AskMayhem. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD by Brother Magh

 Grand Rising all seekers of Truth and Arcane knowledge,

I was drawn today to share my views on the almighty presence of God. Growing up much like everyone I pictured the gray bearded man in the sky. Today I almost laugh at my preschool level of understanding at that point in my life. I am a huge believer of having faith and that Faith and Hope can not only guide one in their life but be a bright light to inspire others. I'm going to outline briefly how it is I got to the point of my current system of beliefs.

Brother Magh Promo



Growing up I was raised Catholic. Never truly understanding the difference between Christianity and Catholicism and just in general the different branches of abrahamic religions. I just always thought there was God and everyone was familiar with the concept of God, but always felt a bit out of place at the same time. While always having an undying and unwavering faith, I questioned a lot of things just naturally as people do when they evolve. I based my beliefs on my surroundings and what I could see feel and touch. Slowly the spirituality surrounding my religion diminished as I saw very little proof of a presence of an omnipotent being. I began to view my religion as another set of rules and guidelines to stand by but never fully adopted it as Doctrine for myself because even an adolescent age I understood that rules can be subjective.

Around Middle School or high school for me I began reading philosophy. I read Niche at an early age and a lot of my friends had been reading the works of Anton LaVey. While it's served as a counterculture staple to How I wanted to live my life in rebellious fashion it didn't truly ever speak to me in a sense of fulfillment and spiritual aspects. The concepts were very simple they were very corporeal and 3D but very much fulfilled a yearning that I had to break the rules. For a long time after this I adopted the Necronomicon as my book of spirituality, again never fully understanding the depth of the concepts in these writings. I was kind of using it like having a favorite band, but never knowing anything beyond the radio hits, just having to have an answer for the question when somebody eventually would ask.

Right after high school a friend of mine started introducing me to the physical workings of Prana and energy. I didn't fully comprehend but I had an active imagination and might active imagination seem to be a helpful leverage point into showing off the shear strength of will to push and manipulate energy. Shortly following I was introduced to the concept of divination and tarot cards. It was something I seemed to have a talent for so of course I adopted and began to search into the different types of cultures and beliefs that used these principles. Again mostly to Simply have an identifying group to associate with.

Laser light Pentagram



When finally adopting a faith that I had studied and felt I understood I settled with wicca or witchcraft. My recognition of how ceremony worked and the celebration of solstices and how everything was intricately tied together with the cycles of the earth made me very much learn to respect that branch of faith. It was something that was understood by me because the cycles of the Earth for something that I could see and touch and feel. I spent years under this umbrella. Eventually this became a divide in my house between my ex-wife and myself. She herself wanting to go back to a traditional or I would say abrahamic religion and making me feel somewhat ashamed or embarrassed to celebrate in the ways that I wanted to celebrate. This came to a point of me practicing while she was not around or just not present at. I never hid this fully from her she was very aware of my practices and my faith although she would point to fringes of society and tell me how it embodied what I did. Like the kid being weird for the sake of being weird I felt ostracized.

When her and I finally split the surge of gnosis and all of the spiritual gifts that precede a devoted life began to manifest. It was as if her and I splitting was in an awakening to my real self. I grew by Leaps and Bounds simply because as I could see,  hear, and feel the direct repercussions of the things that I practiced and the energies that I applied. The cause and effect relationship that was present in my use of energy work, and my use of spell work, and my use of hymns and chants, in my use of alchemy, it was all that I needed to put full on belief in the things I did which of course made it all that much more powerful.

From here I plateaued for a very long time. Many years in fact. My next cycle of rapid growth happened rather unintentionally through the use of memory regression therapy and Shadow work. Early on in my childhood pre-adolescence I experienced great trama and believed I was too young to ever recall and would never ever actually recall. I had accepted a misery, a dark spot in my being, in my psyche, as just something that I would always have. Keeping on topic my understanding of the nature of God at this point was just that, nature. A force of nature, a cycle of Nature, and energy of life in all its existence. However once I had done the memory regression therapy and relived my traumas and attended to my healing a wonderful thing happened, a divine presence and intelligent design gave me a gift. It was a beautiful gift of a memory that I never thought I would recall ever to the end of my life. It was a moment of me and my mother, my mother had passed when I was two, so I had no living recollection of her only photographs. This began to fundamentally change how I viewed what I now see the presence of God.

Before we move in to the next part of this article I want to point out some constants. These are scientific principles that have been proven and agreed upon by practically the entire world some of this is grade school science, some of this a little more complex, but the idea is still the same this is a understanding of principles that is known to the General Public. 

Number one, energy cannot be created or destroyed simply changed in form. 

Number two, everything is in constant flux or vibration. 

Number three, the idea of DNA and genomes shows us how we are all intricately connected regardless of religion race or even species. 

And number four, all matter is energy, depending on the state of vibration and the state of excitement within the atomic cells and the zonapalucida of said organism, the state of matter can appear to us as different things, I.E liquidsn solid, gases, plasmas, Etc

A few things that are on the Fringe however very plausible if not fully explained already are: 

Number one, the idea of a universal conscious or mass conscience. 

Two, the idea that thought form is also energy and can affect your outer world. 

Number three, the idea that having a grateful Outlook brings in more things to be grateful for or in short the law of attraction.

With these things in mind I have formed a complex understanding of what I believe the presence of God to be. 

It is said in the Bible that we are created in His image, it is also stated that God spoke, 'what you do unto your brother you do unto me.' 

While most people consider this a philosophical way of being I believe it is a literal interpretation of the microcasm that lives within all of us pointing again towards the genomes and DNA. All matter that has existed in the universe does exist in the universe and will always exist in the universe that being said anything that has ever existed or will ever exist in its smallest building blocks is already here so if we are all born from star dust then we are literally conceived in light. Born from light and created in His image to me speak of the same kind of happening. 

The fact that all life can be viewed in its sacred symmetry and sacred geometry should be a testament that we are all from a single source. 

If there was a scientific resemblance to omnipresence my opinion would have to be Universal consciousness. This again points to the presence of God being within us in the form of consciousness and the natural shape of our being.

Bringing a little science to the concept of our spirit, I'd invite you to picture this, observing something in vibration leaves a blur on the outer edge of the item in flux. This can be described as a state of in and out where matter is occupying a space in one moment and not occupying it in the next however still occupying a general sense of space. Sounds like an aura or an outward projection of energy from an inner being doesn't it? Different waves serve different properties, for example we can see light waves and the effects that it has on physical matter around us. However we cannot see radio waves although we know that broadcast signals surround us on a constant. This concept shows how different waves of energy in different combinations can still carry information or affect This Plane of reality. Just how your radio works, the antenna and radio are catching all signals of broadband at all times, the difference frequency modulation within the bandwidth gives us our different stations. So your radio is always catching all stations at all time you're just tuning in with a device within the radio that lets you fine-tune to specific information. This is how your brain works with all energies in all existence at all times like an antenna. Antennas can operate in both ways in a sense that you can broadcast or receive signals.

Now let's give this a nice tie-in shall we, if our body is matter in flux surrounding an antenna that would mean that anything in proximity to our flux or our vibes would be directly affected whether noticeable on certain planes of existence or not. This is similar to the idea of thought forms affecting our 3D reality. If thoughts are sine waves and measurable in hertz then that means thoughts are present as a energy wave and affect your immediate reality.

Although we don't fully understand how gravity works we do understand how the math that explains it functions. Imagine a spherical ball placed out on a bed sheet. The more dense the ball the heavier indention it creates on the bed sheet drawing smaller nearby objects to it. This is how emotional densities can manifest in your life. Having a blockage of energy in your chakra system can create negative effects thereby attracting more type of similar negativity.

And the big reveal, so if we all learn to think positively and live our lives by accordance of love in our hearts. The effect that it would have would be similar to a hive mind scenario. In that you would attract people into your life with similar goals, similar morals, similar outlooks, that would eventually create a big enough Network to be considered a community.

This is why I believe, God is in everything. If love be the weapon of the future then we should learn to wield it.

-Brother Magh, Rev Kip Batiz

#God #GodIsLove #Shaman #shamanichealing #witches #witchcraft #ceremony #spellwork #shadowwork #healingjourney #healingprocess #BrotherMagh #KipBatiz

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Kip Batiz Promo Portfolio

Kip Batiz
 Art/Graphics/Promotion portfolio
Here is a small collection of some of the promotion graphics I've done over the years. 
Hope you enjoy! 

Mayhem Underground Promo

Kip Batiz, Mayhem Underground, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam

Wild Tiger Fighters Promo

Kip Batiz, Wild Tiger Fighters, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam

Anodyne Syndrome Promo

Kip Batiz, Anodyne Syndrome, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam

Mayhem For President Promo

Kip Batiz, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam

Sunday Mayhem Promo

Kip Batiz, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam, Sunday Mayhem

The Fixx Music Promo

Kip Batiz, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam, The Fixx Music

Awaken Your Music App Promo

Kip Batiz, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam, Awaken Your Music

Awaken Your Music Website Promo

Kip Batiz, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam, Awaken Your Music

Gateway Grind TV Show Promo

Kip Batiz, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam, Gateway Grind






Sunday, April 16, 2017

Long Term Music Goals

Long Term Music Goals By: Kip Batiz Setting long-term goals is essential in any business including music. As the new horizon arises in the land of entertainment, artists in every facet of the industry have been looking to many unconventional methods of generating income. Something that underground bands, artists, and groups need to consider is entertainment (for the last 30yrs) has only been extremely profitable to the top 20% of the industry. A growing number of top-level professionals are switching to direct-to-customer business models. With concert attendance at a steady rise throughout almost the entire nation and continuously plummeting record sales, the paradigm shift (that everyone knew was coming) has finally began to bubble at the highest levels of the industry. Keep your goals in line with what is happening on the internet and various other direct-to-customer channels. Truth is, your online network and fan clubs are most likely to be your biggest asset when dealing with promotion companies and record labels. Also, make sure you are planning an appropriate roadmap for your goals. Breaking bigger goals down into a series of smaller goals is a good way of diving into how you plan on reaching them. Always make sure you write your goals down and grade yourself from time to time to make sure you stay on track. With the advent of the internet we all have every tool we ever need to plan the any future we want.

Using Tags and Blogs

Using Tags and Blogs By: Kip Batiz Utilizing your tags and blogs in your community websites can make a huge difference in how easily you can be found or discovered. These are actually among the first things that Google and other search engines scan first. Which if you look at logically makes perfect sense. People tend to browse images, stories, discussions, and reviews from other people in the online communities they frequent. This increases the value of these community sites and their content to search engines. Now the real formula to Google is a secret, but people have been trying to keep up with their continuously changing format for years. Properly tagged photos and blogs can also increase the search value to your own URL. If you are like every other band you have a diverse web presence. Multiple high value community sites that are tagged with your URL will eventually trigger the search engines to recommend your site through natural affiliation. Blogs are especially important as well. Most underground bands and artists do not take the time to set up proper blogs and blogging habits. Talking about relevant subjects on your blog will increase traffic through basic web searches. Just make sure you use tags the way they are meant to be used, if search engines catch on to you using trickery to increase traffic it will drop your value ratings and it is extremely difficult to regain that status. Also make sure to use a geographic tag with your photos, especially if you a traveling group. Heavy cultural relevance is given to web searches, as well as login location, and recently placed items and information.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

The Longtail Theory by: Kip Batiz

The Longtail Theory by: Kip Batiz The longtail theory has only been relevant in recent times with the advent of digital marketing and storage. Basically the idea behind it is that people will continuously be able to purchase your product because there is no limit on digital storage for your music and movies. As long as you are able to advertise and market your products, in theory your previous album releases have the potential to create more revenue than your newly released albums and merch. As an example if you have 3 currently released albums at a 'discounted' price point ($7), and you are marketing a new album through the same release channels (ie.. itunes, napster, etc...) for a new release price ($15), the sales potential for your 'older' music becomes $21. It used to be that a record company would hire an album promoter or distributor to insure shelf space at your local or regional music stores. Convincing them that the product would surly move off the shelf and make money. That warehousing space is extremely valuable to stores like these because something that sits on a shelf for years takes up space that could be used for other 'hotter' ticket items. But now direct marketing and digital storage can skyrocket your sales cutting out countless middlemen in the process and maximizing your profit levels. As labels cling to their dwindling profits most high level artists with built in audiences are using their direct connections to their fans to drop remixes, special releases, and even new album and tour information. What a time to be an artist... -KB

Sunday, February 12, 2017

Boost YourTraffic with Slide Shows

Creating Slide shows by: Kip Batiz Never underestimate the power of a slide show. In a recent poll, Youtube was the primary source for discovering new music among 14-18 year olds. It was also the secondary source for discovering new music among 19-25 year olds. Youtube has a wonderful embedded code generator, this feature allows you to place the video easily into any website that allows HTML coding and receive views directly without leaving the website. Facebook is another web site that allows video sharing, and is a great way to get the word out to immediate friends and fans. Allowing you to tag others to your video as to draw more notice is a great tool that Facebook provides, as it also places your video in friends of your friends news feed. There are also an increasing number of web sites that are using video submissions for various projects. You might consider doing information videos that have written copy over the music, such as a story behind the song or where to find the music for sale. You can also create lyrics videos to help fans learn your words. It feels really cool when people in the crowd are singing the words at your shows. Whatever website you choose, make sure to tag it well. Youtube is owned by Google and ranks very high in web searches. Make sure you tag your region, music genre, band name and comparable groups. If it's a video of you performing live you might want to tag the venue, date and other bands as well. Most of all make sure that every video you post also has your bands name, primary web site and link to purchase somewhere in your post. -KB #FixxFam, #KipBatiz, #madmikeradio, #mayhemradiostl, #sundaymayhem, Local Music, #AskMayhem

Breaking the ice with venues part 1

Breaking the ice with venues part 1 Every venue has a slightly different way of doing things and booking is no exception. However there are some general guidelines you can use to get your foot in the door. Doing things according to how the venue wants them done may slow you down a little bit, but if you go the extra mile to work with them they will show you their appreciation. First, make sure you have a website or someway the general public can find you. No venue wants to book a band so new they don't have a Facebook. Plus they want to make sure you have a platform to interact with your fans. If you are completely reliant on the venue network for promotion they may just take a pass or put you on the back burner. Second, before you walk into the venue or call them, check their website. They may already have a particular method, email, or person they want you to talk to. This is one of the many ways the booking process can be different from venue to venue. Some places may have a list of promoters they work with, some places may have a particular employee who schedules the performances. In some cases the owner or manager schedules everything. Whatever the case may be you want to make sure you know you are going to the right people first and not just wasting your breath. From this point in the type of show you are booking is going to make a difference on how you move forward with your contact. A cover band is going to have a different pitch than a original band, a acoustic act is different than a DJ performance. Knowing your scene is going to help you in your approach when you make your first impression. -Kip Batiz #sundaymayhem, #KipBatiz, #FixxFam, #AskMayhem, Local Music, st louis, #mayhemradiostl

Sunday, October 25, 2015

Tonights Podcast 10/25/2015

Hello Everybody! This Weeks Podcast sponsored by Mikey's Pour House Oct 25 2015 Conquer as they Come - Spine Knife *NEW Addicted - Don't Waste my Time *NEW Strada G - What You Don't See Hollow Point Heroes​ - From the Inside First Class Trash - Frozen Made in Waves - Overload Mercury Descends - Return to Central Cognition Johnny Chase - A Piece of Time *NEW Monster Eats Manhattan - My Gemini (MM Champions) Soundtrapp​ - Stand Up (MM Contenders) Inimical Drive​ -Say We'll be Fine Defiance Pointe - My Way Out We will let everyone know as soon as our show goes live on The Indie Authority!! Thanks To Everyone Supporting Local Music www.sundaymayhem.com/podcasts #SundayMayhem #MayhemRadioSTL #MayhemMatch #AYMN #WhatsNewAYMN

Sunday, September 20, 2015

Tonights Playlist 9-20-15

Nervous Pudding and One Day are currently tied for the #MayhemMatch .. you have until midnight to text your vote! 1-707-666-3499 At 10PM tonight check out 100.7FM The Viper or catch us on the Tune In App. If you miss it we will post a podcast on our website! This weeks playlist sponsored by Mikeys Pour House 9/20/15 Evading Azreal - (Track 1) Conquer as they Come - Dead Lullaby Bound to Break - Strength of Music Make Me Break Me - Rule of the Wrist Skinbound - Martyr of the Day *NEW Final Drive - Buried in You Bare Knuckle Conflict - Leach Midwest Avengers - Stalker Break these Walls - The Cleansing Slampig - Truck Stop Love Hung Like a Martyr - Bent *NEW Nervous Pudding​ - Next December (Mayhem Match Champions) One Day - Pause (Mayhem Match Contender) TEXT YOUR VOTE 1-707-666-3499 Durango - Is Anyone Here Not Dead Mercury Descends - Return to Central Cognition Naked Strangers - Bullet Inimical Drive - Say We'll be Fine Monster Eats Manhattan - My Gemini Defiance Pointe - My Way Out Divide the Empire - Habitual *NEW Dollhouse Skandal​ - Giants Rise Thanks to Everyone Supporting local music!! #MayhemRadioSTL #MayhemMatch #SundayMayhem