The Egyptian Sorcerer is an Arabic parable taken from 11th to 13th-century sources. Expanded by a short introduction and some concluding thoughts, to this day this short text offers a veritable treasure trove of magical insights and living symbols.
Read MoreThis note is long overdue. The fact that it requires expression, seems to mark an important shortcoming in my recent books and social media posts. I hope to remedy some of it with this post, and more of it with future publications.
Read MoreIt is through the lens of the alleged Majorcan hermit Pelagius that we unlock the door - and gain access to Trithemius’ personal view and direct experiences of a magic filled with mystical integrity and angelic presence. Furthermore, we begin to see that without the writings of Trithemius-Pelagius - that is without the genuine impact of an imagined figure - our entire modern tradition of Western Magic would not be the same.
Read MoreToday the Holy Daimon Online Project is opening its doors for curious visitors, avid readers and engaged practitioners. Over the last ten months, with the help of several amazing people, some wonderful institutions and no insignificant private funding, we have worked hard to offer you completely free access to the current stock of material.
Read MoreOn writing the fourth chapter on the Holy Guardian Angel I discovered something interesting. It relates to our readiness to translate philosophical theory into living ritual work - and how this competence changes, evolves and matures over years of practice and experience.
Read MoreI was just in the middle of writing up the next part of the Tale of Bear’s Son when I came across RO’s recent post on the HGA and the Celestials. Now, for anyone who is following both of our blogs it is obvious that we are taking pretty different stances on ritual magic. This is not so much in the means we apply to our practice nor the largely hermetic paradigm we work in. Yet the difference lies in the ends both of us are trying to achieve through our practice. And this is why I feel it might be helpful to share a few thoughts on his post here.
Read MoreThe Fourth Step on the Everyday Path to your Holy Guardian Angel, Realization is now online. In the stage of Realization we get down to the essentials: we are re-creating our lives. In the article I use the analogy of creating our own Golem from the clay of our everyday lives, i.e. the choices, decision and actions we take everyday. We are not what we feel or think or fear inside, but what we choose to do. The shape of our life, the shape of the Golem we are about to create is defined by our deeds mainly.
Read MoreSince a couple of days I am working on the fourth part of the Everyday Path to your Holy Guardian Angel. In this phase it will be all about Realization. None of the five phases are more important than the other. Yet, as we advance on the path things become more occult in comparison to what most people would call their everyday lives... While gaining more Trust and Joy in life can be meaningful exercises for almost anybody - it's only once we emerge ourselves into Darkness that the magical aspect of this journey comes fully to the fore. And once we emerge from it back into daylight, I guess that is when the magic really starts. And that is also why writing about Realization isn't easy...
Read MoreLet's dig into the obvious question first: who am I to tell you how to achieve knowledge and conversation with your Holy Guardian Angel? Certainly I am not living in a desert like good old Abramelin did and hopefully you haven't searched for a wise teacher for years like Abraham of Worms once did. I am no teacher and you are no student - at least not more than we all are on our individual journeys.
Read MoreSince I got involved in writing about the history of the Holy Guardian Angel (HGA) among multiple cultures I received several questions on the topic. The questions were mostly aimed at how to apply or translate these ancient concepts into real life practice. Obviously that's a very fair point - and something I didn't aim to address in the 'Circle of Theory' section on this topic...
Read MoreWell, I guess there isn't any topic out there that could be more interesting or relevant for practitioners of the Yoga of the West? Yet, unfortunately the most interesting topics generally also tend to the ones where we find biggest disagreement of opinions and - especially in light of this very topic - conclusions, facts and findings...
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