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How to Learn a New System (of Anything)
By now, it might be apparent to most of my readers that I’m a student and practitioner of geomancy. And, while I don’t mean to brag, I also wouldn’t be too far from the truth to say that I’m one of...
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Prayer of Anointing
Since I’m in a sharing mood, here’s another prayer I ended up developing in my own practice. After my morning prayers and meditation, I usually follow it up with an anointing of Abramelin oil (or any...
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De Geomanteia: Puella (draw me like one of your French girls)
Since one of my most favorite topics in occultism and magic is divination, specifically the divinatory art of geomancy, why not talk about that? I know a lot about it, and not many do, so let’s go with...
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How to Learn a New System (without Bias)
I didn’t expect to write a follow-up to the earlier post so soon, but a quick email exchange on a Hermetic magic mailing list got me thinking, and before long the thinking got me to ranting. Earlier,...
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Custom Wandmaking and Commissions
Given that this is my blog, I feel quite free and enabled to post goddamn whatever the hell I want using as many expletives as my little heart desires. So, the posts here range from ancient...
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Planar Sightseeing
Part of the recent wand consecration work I was doing involved lots of conjurations, so I took the opportunity to do twelve straight days of conjuration, working with a different angel and force each...
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Review: Richard Webster, “Geomancy For Beginners”
In my ongoing quest to collect pretty much every published work on geomancy, I picked up one of the newest books on geomantic divination, “Geomancy For Beginners” by Richard Webster recently off...
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Heheh, you said “herm”.
As some of my readers are aware, on the fourth day after the new moon, I do a monthly ritual and adoration to the god Hermes, the traditional day associated with him in ancient Greek religious...
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De Geomanteia: Via Puncti (follow the yellow brick road)
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Meditations on the Caduceus
From Wikipedia: The caduceus is the staff carried by Hermes in Greek mythology. The same staff was also borne by heralds in general, for example by Iris, the messenger of Hera. It is a short staff...
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They call me “Ol’ Snake-arms”
I like to consider myself a fairly responsible young male adult (whatever the fuck that means), generally speaking. I mean, I graduated high school with top marks, went to a good university for...
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De Geomanteia: Fortuna Minor (going gentle into that good night)
Since one of my most favorite topics in occultism and magic is divination, specifically the divinatory art of geomancy, why not talk about that? I know a lot about it, and not many do, so let’s go with...
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De Geomanteia: Fortuna Maior (the Sun passes over filth and is not defiled)
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Getting Burnt by the Stars, part 1: Get In or Get Out
The occult arts are no light thing to just pick up, fiddle with, and set aside. Sure, some things like energy manipulation, astral travel, and other basic skills that are available to everyone, or...
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Crafts from Christmastime
This past Christmas was kinda fantastic, you guys. I took off about two weeks from work in the office, started it off with a low-key party at my boyfriend’s, spent a week in my ancestral hometown at...
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Getting Burnt by the Stars, part 2: Stop Worrying and Love the Burn
Last time, I talked about the costs of magic. It sucks, and it costs, and it will burn everything from your bank account to your soul itself, but magic is worth it. Magic is the locked gate that...
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De Geomanteia: Caput Draconis (looking for someone to share in an adventure)
Since one of my most favorite topics in occultism and magic is divination, specifically the divinatory art of geomancy, why not talk about that? I know a lot about it, and not many do, so let’s go with...
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Preliminary Ritual Calendar 2013
Early last year, I devised a five-week conjuration cycle that has me conjure the angels of the seven planets, the angels of the four elements, and my natal genius. In each conjuration of each of these...
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Upcoming Classes at Sticks and Stones!
So Gwen and I were sitting down at Sticks and Stones, the store I do readings and classes at, and talked about our schedules for the first half of 2013, through the end of June. Once we figured out...
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De Geomanteia: Cauda Draconis (he ceased his fearless roar)
Since one of my most favorite topics in occultism and magic is divination, specifically the divinatory art of geomancy, why not talk about that? I know a lot about it, and not many do, so let’s go with...
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