When people rattle off the big names of the occult world, it’s always the same predictable list. Crowley, who never met a press release he didn’t like. Mathers, who loved dressing up in more robes than an archbishop. Gerald Gardner, who liked being a witch almost as much as he enjoyed being whipped. Perhaps someone […]
Recent in-depth, intensive spiritual initiatory work prompted me to write this article. Some valuable insight came from this extensive personal inner work, dreams, divination (mostly tarot and geomancy) and observation. This might resonate with some and upset others. Today’s spiritual seeker is offered a version of magic that prioritises emotional relief over divine authority, wrapped […]
Pick up Israel Regardie’s massive Golden Dawn tome, and you might think you’ve found the ultimate magic system, all wrapped up and ready to go. But here’s the catch—it’s not as complete as it seems. Sure, the Golden Dawn nailed some things, like its initiation structure, but plenty of areas were either half-baked, ignored, or […]