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Post by Admin on Aug 9, 2021 22:54:54 GMT
Paracelsus on the Role of Faith in Magic theomagica.com/blog/paracelsus-on-faith-in-magicLet’s do something dangerous. In the attempt to offer a short exposition on Paracelsus’s teachings on faith in magic, we will not begin in the 16th century, but in the perilous arena of modern pop culture. The risk with studying historic sources of magic always is that we allow them to remain in the past. That their voice remains a distant echo, safe on its pages, rather than an imminent call to us in the present moment. In studying the history of magic as practitioners, our goal is to turn a dialogue of the dead into an invitation to ourselves. – It is with this in mind, that we will be leveraging a modern pop culture example as well as some of my own experiences to illustrate what we can learn from Paracelsus about faith in magic. If you hold more of a purist preference, I invite you to study the direct translations from Paracelsus’s works included in this post. They alone hold ample powder to blow through brick walls in our minds. Much of what it takes is the spark of allowing Paracelsus’s voice to come through in our present moment. LVX, Frater Acher May the serpent bite its tail.
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Post by Admin on Aug 10, 2021 16:03:50 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 10, 2021 16:07:57 GMT
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Post by Admin on Aug 10, 2021 19:17:26 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 7, 2021 17:45:46 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2021 9:55:23 GMT
The Magical Writings of Thomas Vaughan by A. E. Waite (Author), Thomas Vaughan (Author) Thomas Vaughan was a 16th century mystic and mage whose work had largely gone out of print and unheard of until A.E. Waite restored his following with his 1888 translation and restoration of four of Vaughan's books. Even then, as a devout Christian mystic, Vaughan's work never enjoyed the type of revival other mystics did, as it was based on a world which was assuredly sprung from Eden, in a time when more "rational ideas" were prefered. Vaughan's work is vitally important for both an historical understanding of Christian Mysticism and a brilliant justification of how contemporary magic is not only permitted under the laws of the Christian God, but has sprung from that deity Himself. Thomas Vaughan (philosopher) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Vaughan_(philosopher)Life A Royalist clergyman from Brecon, Wales, Thomas was the twin brother of the poet Henry Vaughan,[1] both being born at Newton, in the parish of St. Bridget's, in 1621.[2] He entered Jesus College, Oxford, in 1638, and remained there for a decade during the English Civil War. Vaughan took part in the Battle of Rowton Heath in 1645.[3] Although still based in Oxford, he became Rector of Llansantffraed (St Bridget), Wales, in 1640 and took up medical studies, motivated by the lack of doctors there. In 1650, however, Vaughan was evicted from the parish for his Royalist sympathies and alleged drunkenness.[4] Vaughan later became involved in a plan by Robert Child to form a chemical club, with a laboratory and library, the main aim being to translate and collect chemical works.[citation needed] He married his wife Rebecca in 1651 and spent the next period of his life in London. His wife died in 1658. In 1661, Vaughan fell out with an alchemical collaborator, Edward Bolnest, over money matters and alleged broken promises, and the matter came to litigation after Bolnest had threatened violence.[5] Vaughan was accused as part of this affair of spending "most of his time in the study of Naturall Philosophy and Chimicall Phisick". He is reported as having confessed that he had "long sought and long missed... the philosopher's stone." After the Restoration, he found a patron in Sir Robert Moray, with whom he fled from London to Oxford during the plague of 1665.[6] Vaughan died at the house of Samuel Kem, at Albury, Oxfordshire.[5] Works Although he did not practice medicine, Vaughan sought to apply his chemical skills to preparing medicines in the manner recommended by Paracelsus. He corresponded with Samuel Hartlib, who by 1650 was paying attention to Vaughan as author,[7] and established a reputation with his book Anthroposophia Theomagica, a magico-mystical work. Vaughan was the author of tracts published under the pseudonym Eugenius Philalethes, as is now generally agreed. Vaughan was unusual amongst alchemists of the time[8] in that he worked closely with his wife Rebecca Vaughan. He was a self-described member of the "Society of Unknown Philosophers", and was responsible for translating into English in 1652 the Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis, an anonymous Rosicrucian manifesto first published in 1614 in Kassel, Germany. Vaughan quarrelled in print with Henry More.[9] Their pamphlet war petered out, but More returned to the subject of alchemists in Enthusiasmus Triumphatus (1656).[10] Another critic of Vaughan was John Gaule.[5] Allen G. Debus has written that a simple explanation of Vaughan's natural philosophy, in its mature form, is as the De occulta of Cornelius Agrippa, in an exposition coming via the views of Michael Sendivogius.[11] As a writer in the school of Sendivogius, Vaughan follows Jacques de Nuisement and Andreas Orthelius.[12] He placed himself in the tradition of the Rosicrucian reformers of education, and of Johannes Trithemius, his teacher Libanius Gallus, and Pelagius of Majorca, teacher of Libanius (of whom the last two are not known to have been real people apart from what Trithemius relates of them).[13][14] According to some writers of catalogues of hermetic and alchemical treatises (such as John Ferguson, Denis Ian Duveen, Vinci Verginelli et al.), Thomas Vaughan could be the anonymous author of the treatise Reconditorium ac Reclusorium Opulentiae Sapientiaeque Numinis Mundi Magni, cui deditur in titulum CHYMICA VANNUS... Amstelodami... Anno 1666, i. e. a mysterious masterpiece of the hermetic tradition.[15] Posthumous attack In 1896 Vaughan was the subject of an hoax making alleged revelations as to the practice of devil-worship by the initiates of freemasonry, and that Thomas had helped to found freemasonry as a Satanic society. The inventors of the hoax were some unscrupulous Paris journalists.[6]
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2021 9:57:48 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2021 10:14:55 GMT
Kenneth Grant en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_GrantKenneth Grant (23 May 1924 – 15 January 2011) was an English ceremonial magician and prominent advocate of the Thelemic religion. A poet, novelist, and writer, he founded his own Thelemic organisation, the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis—later renamed the Typhonian Order—with his wife Steffi Grant. Born in Ilford, Essex, Grant developed an interest in occultism and Asian religion during his teenage years. After service with the British Army during the Second World War, he returned to Britain and became the personal secretary of Aleister Crowley, the ceremonial magician who had founded Thelema in 1904. Crowley instructed Grant in his esoteric practices and initiated him into his own occult order, the Ordo Templi Orientis (O.T.O.). When Crowley died in 1947, Grant was seen as his heir apparent in Britain, and was appointed as such by the American head of the O.T.O., Karl Germer. In 1949, Grant befriended the occult artist Austin Osman Spare, and in ensuing years helped to publicise Spare's artwork through a series of publications. In 1954 Grant founded the London-based New Isis Lodge, through which he added to many of Crowley's Thelemic teachings, bringing in extraterrestrial themes and influences from the work of fantasy writer H. P. Lovecraft. This was anathema to Germer, who expelled Grant from the O.T.O. in 1955, although the latter continued to operate his Lodge regardless until 1962. During the 1950s he also came to be increasingly interested in Hinduism, exploring the teachings of the Hindu guru Ramana Maharshi and publishing a range of articles on the topic. He was particularly interested in the Hindu tantra, incorporating ideas from it into the Thelemic practices of sex magic. On Germer's death in 1969, Grant proclaimed himself Outer Head of the O.T.O. This title was disputed by the American Grady McMurtry, who took control of the O.T.O. Grant's Order became known as the Typhonian Ordo Templi Orientis, operating from his home in Golders Green, north London. In 1959 he began publishing on occultism and wrote the Typhonian Trilogies as well as various novels and books of poetry, much of which propagated the work of Crowley and Spare. Grant's writings and teachings have proved a significant influence over other currents of occultism, including chaos magic, the Temple of Set and the Dragon Rouge. They also attracted academic interest within the study of Western esotericism, particularly from Henrik Bogdan and Dave Evans.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2021 10:15:26 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2021 16:22:16 GMT
Did dark magic conjure up the British Empire? Esoteric evidence points to a ritual performed by Queen Elizabeth's court magician John Dee. FRANK JACOBS 07 September, 2021 bigthink.com/strange-maps/mudchute-omphalosThe British Empire was not founded; it was conjured up by John Dee, Queen Elizabeth the First's court magician. There are two versions to the tale: either Dee summoned a demon, or he sacrificed Christopher Marlowe, the famous playwright, in a blood ritual. Obviously, the tale is apocryphal. There is no evidence except the very circumstantial. If the Marlowe version is to be believed, the dark magic ritual must have been performed at the end of May 1593. That is when official history says the playwright met a violent end in a tavern brawl in Deptford, just south of the Thames in the east of London. That gives us a date. And we also have a place. Stubborn rumor has it that the conjuring was done on the Isle of Dogs, just north of the Thames in the east of London. The exact spot is allegedly marked by a mysterious stone circle, tucked away near an elder grove in the northwest corner of Mudchute Park. I visited the spot years ago, but going by recent pictures, the location is as unremarkable now as it was then. There is neither a signpost pointing to the circle nor any explanation as to why it is there. It's just there. Only when you start researching some of the more esoteric aspects of local geography and folklore do the pieces fall into place. Literally. The stone circle sits on a line that connects a great number of locations with special significance. According to some, that makes it the omphalos, Greek for "navel," of the British Empire. And that "ley line" – the term for a straight line between prominent landmarks infused with an 'energy' of some sort – intersects rather curiously with another one, which links to two major buildings by Sir Christopher Wren. Does all this add up to proof of John Dee's ritual? It is a pertinent question, but it gets in the way of a more interesting one: is this a good story? For local writer Stephen Saleh, the answer to the latter is a definite yes.
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2021 16:32:36 GMT
Angels of Wrath: Wield the Magick of Darkness with the Power of Light (The Gallery of Magick) by Gordon Winterfield
If your sincere intent is to cause harm, confusion or disruption, the angels will comply.
Should you have any fear that this work is evil or an abuse of angelic contact, then read no further.
Far from being the delightful creatures of peace found in New Age artwork, angels are spiritual beings of immense strength, and this strength can manifest as wrath.
Whether you are new to magick or quite experienced, this book will introduce you to a lesser-known group of angels. When called in combination, these angels have the power to cause devastation to your enemies.
Such workings are as powerful as a curse, and often more targeted and cunning.
There are twenty-nine powers to be revealed:
The angels can bind, destroy defenses, remove wealth and destroy a business, while rendering your victim too weak to respond and unable to see what you are doing.
You will have the power to silence and confuse, bringing illness and insomnia to those who trouble your life.
For more severe enemies, you can bring the wrath of judgment upon them, and remove their ability to find spiritual sanctuary.
You can produce hatred between those you name, while causing anxiety, dark moods and memory loss, with confusion of the heart and mind.
There is a ritual to prevent your enemies from working magick.
This angelic magick will only work if you are sincere in your intentions. It cannot be used to instigate casual cruelty.
This is not a book of evil to delight the wicked, but a book of harmony. If you have been wronged, this book gives you the power to restore your personal peace.
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2021 12:52:31 GMT
Just ordered - To add to the Collection -
Universal Magick: Enochian Rituals of Darkness and Light (Magick of Darkness and Light) Hargrove, Corwin
Norse Magic & Runes: A Guide To The Magic, Rituals, Spells & Meanings of Norse Magick, Mythology & Reading The Elder Futhark Runes Brought Alive, History
Angels of Wrath: Wield the Magick of Darkness with the Power of Light (The Gallery of Magick) Winterfield, Gordon
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Post by Admin on Sept 9, 2021 15:14:45 GMT
UPCOMING COURSE: FIVE PRINCIPLES OF GREEN WITCHCRAFT BEGINS 11 SEPTEMBER, 2021. ENROLL BY 10 SEPTEMBER, 2021 A COURSE DEVELOPED AND INSTRUCTED BY ASA WEST. abeautifulresistance.org/site/2021/8/31/five-principlesIn an era of climate change and late capitalism, when everything sacred is paved over or commodified, how do you attune yourself to the rhythms of nature? How do you listen for--and hear--the language of the land on which you live? How do you push your magical practice beyond rote rituals into true communion with the spirits around you? Using ritual, trance, spellwork, and lots of time in nature, this 5-week course will explore what it means to practice authentic green witchcraft. We'll use the lenses of unity, liminality, embodiment, reciprocity, and silence to explore animism, folk deities, wortcunning, and other aspects of this deep and joyful path. The course is divided into five parts, each focusing on one of the core principles of Green Witchcraft. The forest speaks with one voice (Animism, the egregore, spirits of place, and attention as magical practice) Twilight precedes starlight (Liminality, starlight vision, hedgeriding, altered states, and magic as harnessing infinite possibility) Witchcraft lives in the body (The 3 selves, virtue, working with deity, moving and manipulating energy) The witch always pays their coin (Reciprocity and balance, devotion versus exploitation, spellwork theory The Goddess reveals herself in silence (Living a witch’s life, the witches’ pyramid, the egregore revisited) All participants will receive a print and digital copy of the primary text, Five Principles of Green Witchcraft by Asa West. In addition to class chat discussions and videos, participants will receive weekly homework assignments. GENERAL INFORMATION Course Length and Schedule: The course lasts for five weeks, from 11 September 2021 to 15 October, 2021 Time Commitment: Participants will be expected to devote a minimum of two hours each week (10 hours total) to the course. This expectation includes time devoted to reading recommended texts, viewing video lectures, and engaging in conversation with other participants. Cost: Sliding Scale $50-$80. Pay what you are capable of. Monthly and Permanent Supporters may opt to take this course for free. Maximum participants: 25 Course Requirements: Participants need have no prior knowledge of the course subject nor experience in academic settings. Physical requirements include internet access, a computer or smartphone capable of accessing recommended readings and video lectures, and each participant will need to create a login (free of cost) for Discord. Course Materials: Each participant will be given a print and digital copy of the course text. In addition, a guide to using the private Discord server for participant discussions will also be provided. Venue: Weekly course conversations will occur on a dedicated Discord server. Course structure: Each week, the instructor will present a video lecture and assign a “homework” task which participants will then discuss with each other and the instructor throughout the week by chat server (Discord) . Cancellation/Refund policy: Full refunds of payment are possible up until the end of the first day of the course. Other policies: In the very unlikely event that a participant creates a hostile environment for other participants or the instructor, and if attempts to address the behavior do not correct the problem, the instructor reserves the right to end a participant’s participation.
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Post by Admin on Sept 12, 2021 15:19:01 GMT
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Post by Admin on Sept 18, 2021 20:37:00 GMT
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