Babalon the Mother references
I had the good fortune to be invited to present to O.T.O. Austria at a virtual salon. Saturday April 25 I presented on "Babalon the Mother". Here's a follow up…
I had the good fortune to be invited to present to O.T.O. Austria at a virtual salon. Saturday April 25 I presented on "Babalon the Mother". Here's a follow up…
Hercules Invictus has launched a new podcast called "Living Theurgy" which airs on the third Friday of each month.
Deity practice brings us into direct unmediated relationship with the gods. We can bring them into statues, bring them down around ourselves, or lift ourselves in meditation to the realm of the gods to commune with them there.
My life is an offering to Nuit. Everything I experience I dedicate to Her. Every ecstasy, every joy, every pain and sorrow; every success, every failure, every act of bravery, every betrayal.
Staying at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus has given us all a lot of time to think. We're afraid, we're angry, we're bored, and we're trying to figure out what happens next.
Do you have a refuge? There's so much stress in the world and our lives right now it's important to have a place where we can retreat, recharge, and feel…
Spiritual systems tell us that humans are all connected. Just as trees are connected through their roots, individual human lives are all interwoven. When we let this sink into us deeply we'll be able to do what is needed to get us through this crisis.
For the first time in living memory the world faces a pandemic. It's not the only time humanity has experienced this kind of event though. Throughout human history disease has walked invisibly through our communities.
How do you know what information to trust? Digital media spread obvious misinformation and reinforce prejudice. This was dangerous in the 2016 election, and in a pandemic it is actively deadly. Headlines are build to get clicks but clicking through doesn't get us actual news.
In this time of extraordinary demand we are all drawing on our inner and outer resources to complete our daily tasks and to help each other. This armor reinforces our strength and centers us in the powers around us which sustain us.
We can't always meet in person. Your coven, grove or lodge might decide to cancel your next get-together to maintain social separation to slow the spread of coronavirus, or a group member may be travelling but still want to participate.
There was a day when my "self" came crashing down around me. It hit me as a physical blow. The shards of who I once was slashed my body; my stomach contracted, I labored to breathe, my heart froze to ice.