In response to the last post I got a GREAT question from Dominique, the owner of Elemental Books and Curiosity Shop : “As a retailer I’m familiar with the history of herbs in the not recent past. There use to be brown herbs and green herbs. Most people couldn’t identify Damiana from Lemon Balm and the […]
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Replacements, Substitutions, Changes, whether we are talking the ingredients of an Oil or the parts of a Ritual you will eventually come accross a situation where you will be tweaking a formula. In fact one of the marks of adeptship is the ability to do this with skill and effectiveness. The conversation around substitution often […]
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A lot of people are watching the new movie about Tony Robbins this week: Not Your Guru. I have very mixed feelings about Robbins myself so please don’t read this as any kind of apologetics for him. I am not here to write about him. A student of mine sent me an article about Tony […]
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This morning Jake Stratton Kent posted a quote mocking someone he must have come across online that read : “‘I don’t need research – I’m a practitioner” I am glad I am not the only one that comes across this mentality. The funny thing about my work is that people who are more traditional than I am […]
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I was interviewed twice in the last few days. For those who love a good podcast you should listen to me over at THE HERMITS LAMP to listen to two white dudes yammer about smart cultural interface, hear me vacillate wildly on whether I am eclectic or not, and extol the virtues of meditation. For those […]
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I just finished reading Gordon Whites Pieces of Eight. Here is everything I hate about it. 1. Makes me have to do more research into UFOology to keep up with his very well presented arguments about how they relate to magic. 2. Makes points I have made about the place of Astrology in Magic better […]
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Just a reminder that the Jupiter Global Rite is happening August 1st through 3rd. Whether or not you believe that there are spiritual forces at work, poor astrological conditions, or just business as usual, it is clear that the economy is changing and powers are shifting – Jupiter is your friend in times like this. […]
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I read a quote from Derek Sivers last night and it made me think about the upcoming Jupiter Global Rite and the Strategic Sorcery Course in general. “Ambition is the most primal and sacred fundament of our being. To feel ambition and to act upon it is to embrace the unique calling of our souls. […]
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Historian, Poet, Diviner, and, if I may say so, master lecturer, Al Cummins is giving a series of classes on Astrological Magic through Kepler College. I am signing up and I think you should too. There are Three Modules that break down three essential aspects of astrological magic: Sigils, Services, and Spirits. Click click click to […]
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Just a reminder that the Jupiter Global Rite is happening August 1st through 3rd. Whether or not you believe that there are spiritual forces at work, poor astrological conditions, or just business as usual, it is clear that the economy is changing and powers are shifting – Jupiter is your friend in times like this. […]
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