Some modern magicians do not believe in gods or spirits. Sometimes it is because they do not view them as necessary to explain the workings of magic, other times it is because they are Atheists who do not really believe in what they are invoking. However, while I don’t think it matters what you believe […]
(A Brief Guide to Recognising the Noisy but Hollow Species) David Attenborough voiceover, with Saint-Saëns’ Aquarium from Carnival of the Animals in the background And here we see the Occult Bully in its natural habitat. Watch closely as it inflates its chest with noisy declarations, striving to draw attention, yet betraying its anxious struggle for […]
Un tempo l’occultismo richiamava alla mente visioni di stanze in penombra, rituali solenni e iniziati intenti a strappare il velo che separa dal mistero dell’esistenza, vagando nel proprio mondo interiore in un lungo pellegrinaggio per scoprire il vero sé e i segreti dell’universo. Oggi, nel cosiddetto “rinascimento esoterico”, è più probabile trovarsi ad una più […]
The modern occult scene is drowning in sparkle and stupidity, and nothing proves it more than the rise of the overpriced online course. Click on one of these overdesigned horrors and you’re greeted with ambient synth drones, mystical fonts cribbed from a Lord of the Rings DVD menu, and the promise of ancient secrets revealed. […]