“This article may upset some people I would have called colleagues-in-arms two years ago. I hope it doesn’t, and I hope that a less-than-concrete mystical point comes across with clarity from my words. Evocation is almost certainly the aspect of magic that receives the most romantic treatment by authors, readers, would-be magicians, and …” Read more…

“When I seek to interact with entities of any type, I take a different approach from the commonly presented forcible evocation of an entity in order to command it (see Bardon 2001, Lisiewski 2004), or its converse, where the magician is commanded by the entity (See Kaldera 2006). While it is evident that both of these extremes work for some magicians, I prefer to take a middle of the road approach, a moderate path toward my …” read more…

“It’s that time of year again in the Northern Hemisphere – the days get shorter, the nights grow cold, and people find themselves facing their shadows, wrestling with their inner monsters, and struggling with maintaining their practices. Such seems to be the theme, at least, in a number of esoteric discussions that I’ve been following of late. The dark of the year is taken by many people to be a time …” read more …

“Prayer and meditation are two vital techniques for magical practice. Together, they represent an electromagnetic approach to cosmic contact, and two powerful methods of gaining needed results both internal and external. They can be thought of as the twin pillars of the magician’s temple, and when balanced one with the other, they truly possess the strength to maintain the entire edifice of his or her …” Read more…

This issue, we have two poems of very differing natures. From Shawn Gray (Frater IET) comes a Halloweeny contribution called “Skeleton,” and Sheta Kaey brings her first published poem, the romantically flavored “Arcane Secrets.” Both are worthy of a late-night visit… Curl up & read…

“Thelema, as a social phenomenon, is interesting to people that don’t necessarily consider themselves Thelemites. Like it or not, many view it as a cultural phenomenon, and as such, Thelemites tend to get the attention of forward thinking individuals curious to discover how we differ from ‘regular’ people, and whether we match the profile they have created based on what they have read about us from our own …” read more…

“In many paradigms of Western magick, rituals are often performed to dedicate an area for use as a temple. Theoretically, by dedicating a space and everything within it to the will of the magickian(s), workings will be untainted by stray ideas, thereby leading to a more precise result. Interpreting sacred space as a reflection of the practitioners’ consciousness, the rituals used to prepare sacred space could be said to …” read more…

“Lucid dreaming is the act of becoming conscious within a dream. In other words, it’s when you realize that you’re dreaming while you are still dreaming. It’ something anyone can do with time and practice, whether it comes to you the first time you try or a year later. Once you’ve achieved this state, you will have the power of free will within your dream. A sudden clarity of the dream world …” read more…

“It is the Halloween season once again, and I come here to tell you that vampires, werewolves, ghosts and demons are real. That’s right, real. All of them. None of this “it’s only in your imagination” bullshit that you get from clinical psychologists. They are real beings with their own identities, purposes, and abilities. They interact with us, sometimes in ways that threaten our health and security…” read more…

“This issue marks the official debut of my new semi-regular column, which I’ve created to gain exposure to various occultists’ pet terminology. This column will primarily feature original terminology, with the possible occasional inclusion of a recycled classic word or two. If you have a word or concept that you feel should be considered by other occultists and possibly brought into more common usage, feel free …” read more…