Research notes: Sacrifice and Magic
Proclus wrote a commentary on the Chaldean Oracles which is lost. This is my current top entry for "books I would rescue from the mists of time". However there is…
Proclus wrote a commentary on the Chaldean Oracles which is lost. This is my current top entry for "books I would rescue from the mists of time". However there is…
Magical and academic texts sometimes make a distinction between low magic and high magic. Spiritual magic has lofty goals, connecting us to the divine; the priestess who works this magic…
There are many magical paths. Some of them are easy to walk on our own. Others require guidance from more experienced practitioners. No matter what magical path you choose, and…
I am deeply committed to humanist values. I know as a fundamental truth that every human soul is equal to any other regardless of the body that soul currently wears.…
Are you a Qedishtu, a sacred prostitute? Deena Metzger wrote about them thirty years ago. As far as I know she was the first person to use the term in…
Magic is composed of three things: The power of the universe The knowledge of how to access it The skill to use it The power of the universe is available…
Keeping a journal is one of the easiest and most enjoyable secrets of magic to learn. Journals help us keep track of the magic we are doing, explore our feelings,…
All we have to do to begin to use magic is to decide to do it. It is also true that we become more skilled in creating magic over time…
I'll be in Portland this Saturday for a full day event! I get to present again, I'm thrilled and grateful for the opportunity. Sex, Love, Thelema! Where: Sekhet Maat Lodge…
Magic is both complicated and simple. In its complicated form, it is wonderfully expandable, with enough history and practice to keep us happily busy for a lifetime. In its simple…
I am Lady Liberty. This year my dear sisters in the O.T.O. gifted me with a medallion featuring the statue of liberty. This was a thank-you to those of us who…
Magic is humanity’s birthright. Magic doesn’t depend on gender, race, age, country, or cultural background. We don’t have to have been born into the right family to have the power.…