It is an established occult history myth that Paul Foster Case considered Enochian dangerous because it caused the death of his friend and initiator, Michael Whitty. Robert Word has dug up a copy of Paul Case’s Book H, a Golden Dawn Enochian manuscript for those in the Secord Order of the AO. This manuscript is […]
The head of the Ordo Stella Matutina (OSM) and long-term cheerleader for an authentic modern Golden Dawn tradition, Sam Scarborough, has died of a heart attack. He was 57. From the Internet’s early days, Sam was well known within the different social media groups for the support and advice he provided. Sam was a strict […]
I have been working with the Arabic meanings of the geomantic symbols since I wrote my book Stars and Stones. In that book I used a mixed approach taking the earlier Arabic meanings and mixing them with the Latin terms which most people are familiar. In this article, I will look at the pure Arabic […]
In European geomancy, Cauda and Caput Draconis have been an enigma. Traditionally associated with the nodes of the moon, they are seen as representing a beginning (Caput) or and Ending (Cauda). Cauda was a bad figure while Caput was good. This simple attribution made a mess of some readings were beginnings and endings were not […]
According to the Arabic Geomancer Shaykh Zanati (1320 ACE) the meaning of Amissio is al-asir al-khariji (outward or external capture) and this has ended up in Western Geomancy as meaning Amissio or loss. The Arabic meaning emphasises loss, an inability to obtain a goal, lack of success, shipwrecked, to decline, to leave, to end, to […]
Behold by Bethsheba Ashe is an intricate and well-presented exploration of gematria. This ancient art, which uncovers hidden meanings within words through numbers, is made accessible and engaging in Ashe’s third edition. Updated with new findings and insights, Ashe brings a modern perspective to this age-old mystical practice, making Behold a compelling and essential read […]