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Acquisitio — the laws of Acquisition
Acquisitio is generally a good geomantic figure to get, unless you want to get rid of something from your life. Elemental structure: Fire is Declining; Air is awakening; Water is Declining; Earth is...
View ArticleStorm Constantine is dead
Storm Constantine a sci-fi writer who was a huge influence on my writing has died, she was 64. Her death is a shock to me as I had no idea she was sick and spoke to her on Facebook a few weeks ago...
View ArticleBook Review: The Power of Asteria: Applied Astrology for Magic
The Power of Asteria: Applied Astrology for Magic is a much-needed book for practical magicians. I am cheating with this review as I helped edit the book, but my reason for doing so is that this book...
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Quantum cats and the death of synchronicity
Quantum theory might have killed off Jung’s theory of divination which was based on the random nature creating a “meaningful coincidence” or synchronicity If you go online you will find lots of sites...
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Solo Magicians do not say what they mean either
Occultists have a habit of embellishing stories. Thoth-Hermes, the patron god of magic, is also the patron of words, stories, lies and thieves. One of the qualities of Odysseus, who was closely linked...
View ArticleRoot of the Prayer of the Salamanders
Prayer from Delphi (became the Prayer of the Salamanders) Ineffable father of the immortals, eternal, adept, lord, borne upon the ethereal widths of the ever-changing worlds, where the might of your...
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Christopher Cattan Traditional Geomancy reading
Should the French King make peace with the Holy Roman Emperor? On 21 July 1536, Cardinal Agostino Trivulzio visited France to broker peace between Francis I “le Roi Chevalier” (think Henry VIII with a...
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Mathers Last Secret gets 10th anniversary edition
The second edition of Mathers Last Secret is out ten years after the first edition was released. For those not in the know, Mathers Last Secret contained all the rituals and teachings of Sam Mather’s...
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Pat Zalewski signs up to Lord Manticore House
Pat Zalewski Noted Golden Dawn writer Pat Zalewski has signed up to Lord Manticore House to publish an exclusive second edition of his Secret Inner Order Teachings of the Golden Dawn. Lord Manticore...
View ArticleReal and Toxic magicians
And so another Facebook war has broken out — this time between Aaron Leitch and Alison Chicosky. For those not in the know, Leitch is a highly trained Golden Dawn magician who has published several...
View ArticleThe weirdness of Populus
The geomantic symbol of Populus is perplexing for geomancers because of the effects it has on the court. Until Christopher Cattan penned The Geomancie in 1591 there was a body of thought which said...
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Aspects by Cattan
(I have transcribed and edited Cattan’s Geomancie so that his sentences are readable. Because these chapters are confusing, I have added my notes underneath) Aspects in General There are five aspects...
View ArticleMagic words by I. Alejandro Virgilio is out now
Magic words is now officially out on Lulu and can be bought here… This is the second book to be released by Lord Manticore which is my publishing house, which is designed to get great esoteric books...
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Spell to reduce Covid
This ritual is based on the system of magic I put forward in Helios Unbound. It invokes Apollo as the God in charge of plagues and uses the patterned opening of the elemental gates (adapted from the...
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Cattan and the point of instruction
As with the other parts of this series I will start with what Christopher Cattan wrote in his Geomancie and place my comments at the end. For those who do not know, Cattan’s point of instruction is...
View ArticleStele of Divine Reconciliation or Attunement
This Stele appears in PGM 1167 and does not have a title but had a note which said that it was “useful for everything” and “could deliver someone from death.” It came with a cryptic warning “that the...
View ArticleThe seven creative principles in PGM XIII
PGM XIII contains an extensive creation myth that has enormous implications for the use of magic. Creation myths are essential to magicians because their magical formulas tend to follow similar...
View ArticleOpening the Mouth Ritual
This is not written by me but is rescued from the way back machine it is Copyright © 2003 University College London and is difficult to find. It is just that it is really important for those looking to...
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Talismans and phylactery
Most people would associate phylacteries with the Jewish tefillin which is a set of small black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah during weekday morning...
View ArticleMore on Cattan’s geomancy courts
The court The court is made up of the right and left witnesses and the judge. The ritual witness the person asking the question and positive feelings that have to lead up to asking the question. The...
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