[caption id="attachment_11373" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Art by Alex Grey [/caption] Middle Pillar ritual It is my confirmed belief that several weeks at the very least of patient application to the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram should precede any effort to perform the Middle Pillar. For one thing,...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10444" align="aligncenter" width="798"] Art by Austin Osman Spare[/caption] Chaos magic, also spelled chaos magick, is a contemporary magical practice. It was initially developed in England in the 1970s, drawing heavily from the philosophy of artist and occultist Austin Osman Spare. [1] Sometimes referred to as "success magic" or "results-based magic", chaos magic claims to emphasize...
Read MoreElements The Elements, in many philosophies and religious views, are said to be the simplest essential parts and principles of which everything consists. In ancient thought (such as the Greek, Hindu and Buddhist) there is reference to four elements (Earth, Water, Air, and Fire), sometimes including a...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10220" align="aligncenter" width="524"] The Universe - By Crowley & Harris[/caption] Key Words: Saturn; completion, cosmic union; travel liberation from bondage; burning off karma. Drive Enterity and completition, harmony between spirit and body Alchemical attributes Neptun as the cosmic omniscience and Pluto as central power of creation Tree of life: Yesod...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10189" align="aligncenter" width="411"] The Aeon - By Crowley & Harris[/caption] Key Words: highly discriminating or discerning; open to criticism; critical self-analysis. Drive Birth, renewal, transformation, the realization of Utopia Alchemical attributes Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius as a symbol of liberation and redemption Tree of life: Hod going to Malkuth...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10182" align="aligncenter" width="394"] The Sun - By Crowley & Harris[/caption] Key Words: Sun; highly creative energy; awareness; fulfilled love relation- ship; wisdom, spirituality; transformation. Drive Aiming at the light, living for generous, unconditional principles Alchemical attributes Sun in House 5 standing for the joy of life, creativity and persuavive...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10175" align="aligncenter" width="380"] The Moon - By Crowley & Harris[/caption] Key Words: Pisces; final testing; wrong turns, illusion; burning off karma; interaction or struggle with the subconscious; threshold to new levels of consciousness Drive Entering the underworld, exploring the depths of soul, confrontation with the dark side Alchemical...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10166" align="aligncenter" width="400"] The Star - By Crowley & Harris[/caption] Key Words: Aquarius; inspiration, crystallization, self-recognition, radiating, clear vision, trust in the self; connection to universal intelligence. Drive The guiding light, living the moment, confidence in nature and life Alchemical attributes Jupiter in Aquarius as a symbol for long-sightedness...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10158" align="aligncenter" width="348"] The Tower - By Crowley & Harris[/caption] Key Words: Mars; far-reaching inner transformation; healing; the old is destroyed to make room for the new; spiritual renewal; self-knowledge. Drive Breaking up structures, destroying the old, getting rid of obsolete loads Alchemical attributes Saturn and Uranus - the...
Read More[caption id="attachment_10150" align="aligncenter" width="358"] Devil by Crowley & Harris[/caption] Key Words: Capricorn; procreative energy, new vitality; humor; sensuality; sexuality; creative energy; individuality. Drive The freedom of spirit, independence of mind, anarchy of science Alchemical attributes Mercur as ruler of Virgin and House 6 - balance and harmony in motion Tree of...
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