Divided for Love’s Sake – Reconnection and Commitment
It is sadly true that in many pagan and magical communities, individuals who have much to gain from working together are spending too much time and energy in pointless arguments, paranoia and hostility. We’ve all seen it — the “witch wars,” the malicious gossip, the fragmentation of communities over issues both great and small. Writing about the disconnections we encounter, as I did in the last issue, can seem like nothing more than complaints and accusations, but it’s necessary to look at our communities and groups with discernment, and to be honest about what we find there. I feel this is ...
Poetic Journeys – Beneath the Surface
Forgotten over the years Pushed to the back of minds weighed down with mundane concerns He waits in solitude for the day When someone may remember, and keep him company A chill wind blows from the north Reminding one who lives along the shore Of someone she held dear in time long past Yet the thought is more a whisper than a shout He feels the pain of being a promise broken Yet still he abides behind the veil A soul immortal cannot die But can be buried by the wretchedness of anguish borne alone He looks down upon the sea below his vantage point And longs to be free ...
Beyond the Veil – Book Excerpt: Daughters of the Witching Hill
She was a very old woman, about the age of Foure-score yeares, and had been a Witch for fiftie yeares. Shee dwelt in the Forrest of Pendle, a vast place, fitte for her profession: What shee committed in her time, no man knows. . . Shee was a generall agent for the Devill in all these partes: no man escaped her, or her Furies. — Thomas Potts, The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the County of Lancaster, 1613 1 1610 See us gathered here, three women stood at Richard Baldwin’s gate. I bide with my daughter, Liza of the squint-eye, and with my granddaughter, ...
News
The Situation in Detail – and a Decision
Clearly, based on the utter lack of activity here, we did not move to Patheos. We ran into unanticipated legal issues, and so the move was canceled. I apologize for not explaining things sooner, but life has been getting in the way at a whole new level... [Read more...]
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October 2011 News
We’re taking submissions for October and on an ongoing basis. Starting later this month, we’ll be posting articles and other submissions as they come in, doing away with the issue-by-issue format we’ve had since 2006. This will have... [Read more...]
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Big News!
Rending the Veil will soon be moving to Patheos.com! Share our excitement — this means higher visibility for us, ritual magick content for them, and more content for you! Yay! We will be kicking off the new setup in October, so watch for that.... [Read more...]
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Divided for Love’s Sake – Reconnection and Commitment
It is sadly true that in many pagan and magical communities, individuals who have much to gain from working together are spending too much time and energy in pointless arguments, paranoia and hostility. We’ve all seen it — the “witch wars,”... [Read more...]
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Poetic Journeys – Beneath the Surface
Forgotten over the years Pushed to the back of minds weighed down with mundane concerns He waits in solitude for the day When someone may remember, and keep him company A chill wind blows from the north Reminding one who lives along the shore Of... [Read more...]
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Beyond the Veil – Book Excerpt: Daughters of the Witching Hill
She was a very old woman, about the age of Foure-score yeares, and had been a Witch for fiftie yeares. Shee dwelt in the Forrest of Pendle, a vast place, fitte for her profession: What shee committed in her time, no man knows. . . Shee was a generall... [Read more...]
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Columns
The Study of Magic: Hermeticism and Gnosticism – the Spinoffs of Neoplatonism
Neoplatonic philosophy, as already explained, is pervasive in the study of magic. But much of it came in through the back door: either through the Qabala or through its philosophical spinoffs. The third century CE was a fertile time in mystical philosophy.... [Read more...]
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Faith and Healing in Paganism – Anatomy of the Spirit
It might seem strange to discuss something as nebulous as “spirit” with such a formal word as “anatomy.” But rest assured that the word is appropriate and necessary. I use the word spirit here to refer to spirits as parts of living beings,... [Read more...]
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The Study of Magic: The Universality of Platonism: Two Universal Laws
All magical practices, western or eastern, from tribal incantations to dudes drawing magic circles in their mom’s basement, every jot, tittle, and trickle of magic boils down finally to two fundamental laws: similarity and contagion. Cognitive... [Read more...]
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Faith and Healing in Paganism
This is the first in a series of articles in my column “Faith and Healing in Paganism.” I must say that I am eager to see where the discussion will go, and I hope you can share some of my excitement along the way. The focus of this column... [Read more...]
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Magic and Science
Magic and science have long been strange bedfellows. Their histories are interwoven, much like the histories of magic and religion, although the story is not as widely known. Many magicians have been scientists; many scientists, magicians.... [Read more...]
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The Basics of Journaling
Many books and articles that I’ve read, as well as some I have written, espouse writing in a journal. Since middle school I’ve not had a class or person require me to keep one, so a lot of skills that I had back then I lost until... [Read more...]
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Divided for Love’s Sake – Reconnection and Commitment
It is sadly true that in many pagan and magical communities, individuals who have much to gain from working together are spending too much time and energy in pointless arguments, paranoia and hostility. We’ve all seen it — the “witch... [Read more...]
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Cunning Woman: Mother Demdike and Her Legacy
In 1612, in one of the most meticulously documented witch trials in English history, seven women and two men from Pendle Forest in Lancashire, Northern England were executed. In court clerk Thomas Potts’s account of the proceedings, The... [Read more...]
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One Thelemite’s View
I consider myself a Thelemite. I’ve never been a member of the O.T.O. or any other magical fraternity, other than a two-week stint in the QBLH. Why? I’ve never been very talented at toeing the line, or at believing things just because someone... [Read more...]
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Guttershaman 8 – …of Jedi and Jail
So, like I was saying earlier — this Jedi walks into a Job Centre. . . Because it’s a British Job Centre and we’re the proud world leaders in intrusive CCTV surveillance, the staff ask our hero to lower his hood. (Of course he’s... [Read more...]
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Chaos in the Crèche
To the COREz cru, and to Robert Anton Wilson, R.I.P. ALL HAIL ERIS! Back when we were whippersnapper wizards, knee high to an incubus, the feared and fabulous Churche of Random Ethicz (COREz) convened in desolate spots and dirty squats for ancient... [Read more...]
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When Spirits Come to Call
It’s late, I’m tired, and my body is creaking from the day’s work. I sit down on the edge of my bed, stretch and feel my back crack. I look up and there is a see-through old man, standing, with tears in his eyes. He wears a button up white... [Read more...]
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Poetic Journeys – Invocation of Maat
Great Mother of the Sun Descend into the arms of the earth Winged Goddess of Balance Come unto us who cry out to you For justice and truth and strength For we are struggling with a disease That seems infinite and powerful. We call upon you to help... [Read more...]
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Poetic Journeys – Beneath the Surface
Forgotten over the years Pushed to the back of minds weighed down with mundane concerns He waits in solitude for the day When someone may remember, and keep him company A chill wind blows from the north Reminding one who lives along the shore Of... [Read more...]
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Poetic Journeys: The Gnostic
on an Easter long ago the Dark Night of the Soul the self crucified on the cross of Ego “Eloi Eloi lama sabachthani?” It is Finished! the stone, Restriction, rolled away by Will light beamed forth from within it was I who arose bearing... [Read more...]
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Further Thoughts After the Women’s Voices in Magick Panel at Pantheacon 2010
At the most recent Pantheacon, I was honored to participate in a panel of authors who contributed to Immanion Press’s recent Women’s Voices in Magick anthology. It was a real treat to be able to take part in a lively conversation on the state... [Read more...]
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Beyond the Veil – Book Excerpt: Daughters of the Witching Hill
She was a very old woman, about the age of Foure-score yeares, and had been a Witch for fiftie yeares. Shee dwelt in the Forrest of Pendle, a vast place, fitte for her profession: What shee committed in her time, no man knows. . . Shee was a generall... [Read more...]
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Poetic Journeys – Bless My Space
Bless my space, O Lord! North, south, east, west; My Lord brings me all things blessed. East, west, south, north; All shadow, our God’s life drives forth. South, north, west, east; Angels draw us to the bridal feast. West, east, north,... [Read more...]
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Poetic Journeys – ROTA: The Wheel of Aeons
Then, when thou knowest first the Wheel of Destiny complete, mayest thou perceive THAT Will which moved it first. (There is no first or last.)” — #78, The Book of Lies, By To Mega Therion 0. No breath, no time Neither darkness nor light No... [Read more...]
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Book Review: The Flowering Rod
Kenny Klein The Flowering Rod: Men and Their Role in Paganism Megalithica Books (January 30, 2009) ISBN: 978-1905713288 200 pages Reviewer: Soli Much discussion still comes from the role of women in neopaganism, and the fact that they... [Read more...]
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