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Finding the Genius at a Jimi Hendrix Experience Concert
First, excuse me for the first paragraph of this blog, to some of you it may seem more like a review from a rock concert, but I assure you it isn't. I'm a big fan of the mundane. As such I try to find...
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Numbers for Inducing States of Consciousness
One does not have to look long or with much effort to see the presence of numbers in every corer of the Rosicrucian tradition. Numbers lie within the realms of ritual work, mediation, talismanic...
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Prayer and Angelic Work
I think no one would contest the importance of prayer is an important part of Western Spirituality. All forms of religion in the Western world rely on some form of prayer as a main staple of their...
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Chokmah, The Number Two, the Cross, and the Taijitu
The Sephiroth on the Tree of Life are related to Numbers in correspondence and in spiritual reflection. They correspond to the Numbers 1 through 10 as such:Kether - Primum MobileChokmah - ZodiacBinah -...
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The Watchman Waketh in Vain
"But when do I get to learn ______?", or put a different way, "It is simply bad faith to to swear a man to the most horrible penalties if he betray...etc., and then take him mysteriously apart and...
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On Love
If the mountain of Abiegnus has a pathway, ladder, rope, or route to the summit, it is surely composed of Love. Initially I was going to write about Christian Love and mention the passage: John...
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Dictionnaire Infernal - Free Download
I just wanted to take the time to share a site that I stumbled across a few weeks ago. It's called OccultCenter. It seems rather new. While some of the stuff is fun to read for giggles, I'm really...
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Technology in Modern Occultism
I've decided to try out a series of blogs on the use of technology in modern occultism. I'm going to start with a review of some astrology applications I've been using on the iPhone, which are more...
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Ritual Playlist
A basic tenant of Golden Dawn magic is that powers are awakened by names and images. I further extend this teaching to include mostly any form of stimulus upon the psyche of the initiate. Certainly...
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Copiale Cipher
found a fascinating article today on an old German Cipher Manuscript called the Copiale Cipher. It is dated from the 18th century, contains one hundred pages, and is written entirely in code, a sum of...
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Thoughts on Numerology
Pi - Max and Sol discussing numerologyI am a mathematician, and as such I have always been drawn to the esoteric study of number. To my delight, I have directly experienced the power and objective...
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The Ruby Tablet
A quick post to make you aware of a wonderful effort by Darcy Kuntz. The Ruby Tablet, an online magazine featuring reprints of articles from esoteric magazines and journals from the past with the...
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The Efficacy of Revealed Truths (or Falsehoods)
This post is primarily going to focus on the distinction between a magician who has trained their rational mind, and one who has trained their mind to believe anything it experiences as reality....
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The Golden Ratio and the Cross and Triangle of the Golden Dawn
If you've studied the Golden Ratio, you know that it is the most pleasing ratio to the human eye. Studies have been done that asked participants to choose the rectangle they liked the most, and they...
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Dodecahedron and the Universe
So I have recently come across some interesting research that suggests that the universe is not infinite, but that it may in fact be a finite space, and more interestingly that the research evidence is...
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Let the Symbols do the Talking
So many people in the world, of all ages, look at the symbol we call the pentagram and immediately refer to it as a symbol of evil. I have to assume it is because they were taught that it is a symbol...
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Elemental Hexagrams and the Platonic Solids
At least early as Plato, in his work Timeus, we have referred the four elements and the quintessence to the five Platonic Solids. It is an accepted fact that Plato did not invent or discover these...
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The Dodecahedron of Space
We are all familiar in this tradition with the concept of the Cube of Space, which maps the astrological forces upon the faces and edges of a cube for a system of meditation. I have been mapping out...
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Constructing a Dodecahedron
So one of the basic tenants of sacred geometry meditations is actually constructing the figures. There is no better way to instill their symbolism and mathematical qualities into the mind. In the...
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Printable Dodecahedron
I had been meaning to make an easily printable version of the Dodecahedron of Space, and today Andrew from the blog Wanderings in the Labyrinth rekindled my interest in doing so. For anyone...
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The Enochian Angels of John Dee and Edward Kelley
New Chasing Hermes PodcastEpisode 18: The Enochian Angels of John Dee and Edward KelleyIn his day, John Dee was famous for his contributions to science and for his role as adviser to Queen Elizabeth....
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Ganesh and the Resurection
In light of recent events, I feel compelled to share a connection that I’ve recently stumbled upon. How many others have made this association I can not say, but hopefully you will look into this...
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Happy Halloween Azrael
This time of year is the point where the mercury falls below the point of typical comfort, days are noticeably shorter, the trees are reduced to bare branches, and the last of the fields are emptied....
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The Magical Discipline of Silence
For some time now I've been contemplating the idea of silence. At the outset we take an oath to keep secret anything connected with our work... for most of the groups anyway. Often, I've wondered why;...
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