It’s been about twenty months since my last rite in the Arbatel cycle. Back then I walked on from the realm of OCH into the realm of PHALEG. It was in December 2011 when I expected some major changes as a result of this rite; unsurprisingly that is exactly what happened...
Read MoreThe world around me seems to go crazy with the idea of self-optimization. To be more precise I should say: with the idea of self-quantification. Unfortunately the difference between the two seems to be insignificant to many? And that's where trouble begins... Let me suggest to go on a little walk. A walk back and forth between our everyday lives and our lives in the circles of the magical art.
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Nick Farrell recently posted twelve indicators that might help you identify wether or not you actually are a magician. Now, I don’t know Nick personally, but I have followed his writings for a while. From what I found I came to genuinely respect him as a magician in the tradition of the Golden Dawn, a knowledgable teacher of his subjects and overall a pretty reasonable person. It surprised me even more, therefore, to see such a naive list of criteria for supposedly true magicians on his blog?
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