Initiation rights
Having started my occult path before the arrival of the internet I am “old school” and believe that initiation is not something you get automatically. …
group mind
SORTING OUT THE SHEEP FROM THE GOATS
Occult groups can’t let everyone in. They have to be exclusive clubs and there are good reasons for this. One of the difficult issues that …
Modern esoteric groups have a judgement problem
It does not take much before the thin veneer of hypocritical traditional Christian attitudes comes bubbling up to the surface in the occult community. Recently …
WHY GOOD PEOPLE DO EVIL MAGIC
A number of years ago I did not believe in magical attacks. Most of the magicians I knew had been positive that attacking someone was …
Magical Egregore 101
Since the Magical Order of the Aurora Aurea decided to leave the Golden Dawn, there has been some somewhat strange comments about egregores including one …