what kind of magic tradition did he practice? Are there any records of specific spells he used?
Ra talks about him in the Law Of One - Ra materials. If you are to believe what is said, I think I remember him in reality using service-to-self magic. In other words not altruistic, but I may be mixing up.
>>39084139Twisted version of Black TantraUnder the veil of Orthodox Gnostic ChristianityHim and his homies would dance till exhaustion in basements together (kind like Sufi dervishes)Then engage in orgiastic sex, mostly gay, sometimes with prostitutes. Then in the totally spent state of seedless exhaustion they would meditate down through the Qlipoth (Cabbalistic tree of death) to unlock supernatural abilities, cosmic knowledge and association with demonic entities that inhabit the lower realms.In the astral plane, Rasputin has a pitch black aura, he was quite developed, just in the 'below' direction. As far as masters are concerned he was much more developed than Alister Crowley, but much less developed than Jesus Christ, for example.
>>39084139To my knowledge the only thing that's known about him in that regard is that he was extremely religious and prayed a lot but I don't think he ever said which religion he belonged to or which deity he prayed to
>>39084139repenting to god for his sins.
>>39084253>Black TantraPretty much this but with gypsy bohemian connotations. A twisted man, with a "devilish" sense of humor.