The Real Arthur Avalon
Arthur Avalon brought Tantra to the west. That is, westerners knew Tantra existed, but it was classified as a degenerate form of Hinduism involving black magick rituals and sex. The…
Babalon Rising 2023 – Sex with Gods References
Michael Bowden. Gifts from the Goddess, Selected Works of Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati Aleister Crowley. Astarte Liber vel Berylii sub figura CLXXV Jean-Louis de Biasi. Mysteries of the Aura Jason…
Durga Puja Videos
Here's a link to my Videos of Durga Puja in Kolkata in 2019. Playlist: Dhakis - drummers Pandals - shrines Navapatrika - river blessing Immersion - Durga's return to the…
The Blessing of Uncertainty in the New Year
On New Year's Day 2020 I confidently posted a picture of Audrey Ann Hughey's 2020 Author's Planner.
The Demon Is Also Me
There's a thrilling moment in the story of Durga's fight with a demon army. The king of the army has just seen the goddess kill his brother. He surveys the battlefield in which Durga's goddesses are slaughtering his troops.
Magical workings and prayers for peace
I work for peace. As a Pagan magician I am involved with a number of private efforts to maintain peace in the world through magic, invocation and prayer.
Feeding the demon of self-hate
I am overcoming the demon of self-hate by feeding it. The trigger was learning that a friend I like and admire has privately complained about me to other friends…
How the Pandemic Has Developed My Pagan Sitting Practice
The pandemic has moved my spiritual life inside. I don't just mean I've abandoned public spaces. I'm spending less time with external ritual and more time in solitary meditation.
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…
Life as an offering to Nuit
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.
Two women, terra cotta, British Museum © Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons
A Daughter is Born at Christmas
Christmas is when you get the thing you want the most in the world. How you get it is the Christmas story. That story has changed for me throughout my…
A Thelemic Pilgrimage to India
There are three pilgrimages a Thelemite can make: Scotland, Egypt, and India. This week I'm heading for India.