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 […]
I was talking to the leader of a Rosicrucian tradition about how occultism is in decline. There has been a drop in the number of people buying esoteric books, and many established orders have closed. It is not that the material is unavailable; the students are not working systems. This perception, common amongst those who […]
Breath is a pivotal conduit between the mundane and the divine. Eastern and Golden Dawn magical systems recognise its profound significance, offering practices that harness the breath’s power to align the practitioner with cosmic rhythms and facilitate inner transformation. The Breath in Indian Occult Tradition Indian yogic teachings assert that the human body takes approximately […]
When looking at the original Arabic word for Populus jamāʕa (جماعة) we end up with some additional useful meanings which might have been left on the cutting room floor when Geomancy arrived in Europe, While my book Stars and Stones referenced the Arabic names for various geomantic figures, I am beginning to appreciate just how […]
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 […]