The Key to Evocation: Zodiacal Decans

April 30, 2010 by Frater Barrabbas  
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Matrix of Possibilities There are many ways to perform the operation of theurgy and the evocation of spirits. Most of those who practice this kind of magical operation work through one or more of the many available grimoires. However, there are other ways to perform this operation that have little to do with the old grimoires; [...]

Lesser Wheel of Fortune and Practical Magick

January 29, 2010 by Frater Barrabbas  
Filed under magick, theory

We have covered the greater wheel of fortune and how it’s associated with the solar return and the point 180 degrees from the solar return, or halfway in the annual cycle. This greater wheel of fortune is very important to know if one is going to work magick to change one’s material situation. There is also [...]

Anatomy and Organization of the Star Group

January 23, 2010 by Frater Barrabbas  
Filed under featured, general practice, magick, theory

Ever since the advent of Masonry, individual occultists have sought to unify and organize themselves into a collective to facilitate group ceremony, study and collaboration, often using the Masonic lodge as a model. A Masonic lodge has temporary leadership roles, and Masonic brothers are considered to be equal no matter what their social status, degree [...]

Greater Wheel of Fortune and Practical Magick

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Yule — the wheel of the year turns; yet everything appears to stand still in the frozen, icy world. Thoughts during this season turn to the past as we examine and reflect on everything that has happened — from joys to disappointments. We make promises to ourselves, New Years’ resolutions aimed to fix the flaws and [...]

Necromancy: Dark Art Exemplar?

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Amongst all the various names for magical practices, the word necromancy is probably the most foreboding and sinister. No doubt that such a practice was diabolical and associated with the blackest forms of magic. Popular folklore and belief defines necromancy as divination performed through the conjuration and manipulation of the spirits of the dead. The [...]

Goetic Evocation – The New Fad

October 22, 2009 by Frater Barrabbas  
Filed under evocation, left hand path, magick, mysticism, ritual

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A few years ago occult students and practicing magicians became enamored of the old grimoires and began to purchase newly translated and annotated copies of them. This may be due in part to published books written by Steve Savedow, Joseph C. Lisiewski and Aaron Leitch. All three authors recommended using the old grimoires in a [...]