http://www.rendingtheveil.com Occult Resources for Magicians Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:14:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/navi-fremen-science-fiction-teaches-tribalism-mystic/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/navi-fremen-science-fiction-teaches-tribalism-mystic/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:26:56 +0000 Grey Glamer http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2564 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/navi-fremen-science-fiction-teaches-tribalism-mystic/feed/ 5 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/review-pop-culture-magick-2nd/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/review-pop-culture-magick-2nd/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:02:48 +0000 Rain Singing Wolf http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1918 Pop Culture Magick Taylor Ellwood Megalithica Books; 2nd edition (August 14, 2008) ISBN: 978-1905713127 144 pages Reviewer: RainSingingWolf   When I first heard that somebody was seriously considering writing a book on media magick (specifically pop culture), I was both thrilled and terrified. As a longtime lurker on many boards, I have encountered so many [...]]]> Pop Culture Magick Taylor Ellwood Megalithica Books; 2nd edition (August 14, 2008) ISBN: 978-1905713127 144 pages Reviewer: RainSingingWolf   When I first heard that somebody was seriously considering writing a book on media magick (specifically pop culture), I was both thrilled and terrified. As a longtime lurker on many boards, I have encountered so many terrible ideas using new media that I [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/review-pop-culture-magick-2nd/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/review-tyson-necronomicon-series/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/review-tyson-necronomicon-series/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:01:42 +0000 Lon Sarver http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1177        Donald Tyson’s Necronomicon Series, including Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred Llewellyn Publications (December 1, 2004) ISBN: 978-0738706276 288 pages Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon Llewellyn Publications (July 1, 2006) ISBN: 978-0738708928 672 pages Necronomicon Tarot Illustrated by Anne Stokes Llewellyn Publications (September 1, 2007) ISBN: 978-0738710860 240 pages plus 78 cards Grimoire of the [...]]]>        Donald Tyson’s Necronomicon Series, including Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred Llewellyn Publications (December 1, 2004) ISBN: 978-0738706276 288 pages Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon Llewellyn Publications (July 1, 2006) ISBN: 978-0738708928 672 pages Necronomicon Tarot Illustrated by Anne Stokes Llewellyn Publications (September 1, 2007) ISBN: 978-0738710860 240 pages plus 78 cards Grimoire of the Necronomicon Llewellyn Publications (August 1, 2008) ISBN: 978-0738713380 216 pages Reviewer: Lon Sarver Stars [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/review-tyson-necronomicon-series/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/wolverine-the-war-gods-poster-boy/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/wolverine-the-war-gods-poster-boy/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:57:47 +0000 Nick Civitello http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=983 War is hell — neither pretty nor kind, and it is bringing lamentation and suffering to so many in the world right now. People have hated war ever since there was war to be hated. It shouldn’t be terribly surprising then, that Mars — the Roman God of War — was not well liked around [...]]]> War is hell — neither pretty nor kind, and it is bringing lamentation and suffering to so many in the world right now. People have hated war ever since there was war to be hated. It shouldn’t be terribly surprising then, that Mars — the Roman God of War — was not well liked around [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/wolverine-the-war-gods-poster-boy/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/tyson-interview-2/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/tyson-interview-2/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:37:14 +0000 Sheta Kaey http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=777 Nearly a year ago, I interviewed Donald Tyson regarding his then new book, Grimoire of the Necronomicon. Since then, my review partner, Lon Sarver, and I have been working with Tyson’s system and we’ll present our findings in this the next issue. Mr. Tyson was kind enough to agree to a follow-up interview; you’ll find [...]]]> Nearly a year ago, I interviewed Donald Tyson regarding his then new book, Grimoire of the Necronomicon. Since then, my review partner, Lon Sarver, and I have been working with Tyson’s system and we’ll present our findings in this the next issue. Mr. Tyson was kind enough to agree to a follow-up interview; you’ll find [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/tyson-interview-2/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/the-fairy-godmother/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/the-fairy-godmother/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:01:17 +0000 Donald Tyson http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=80 A recurring fixture in the folklore of northern Europe is the fairy godmother. This mysterious woman appears by magic to attend the birth or Christening of an infant, often a child who is seemingly of no special importance. She may be alone, or accompanied by other women. She comes uninvited either to bless or curse [...]]]> A recurring fixture in the folklore of northern Europe is the fairy godmother. This mysterious woman appears by magic to attend the birth or Christening of an infant, often a child who is seemingly of no special importance. She may be alone, or accompanied by other women. She comes uninvited either to bless or curse [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/the-fairy-godmother/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/tyson-interview-1/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/tyson-interview-1/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:42:15 +0000 Sheta Kaey http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=740 In 2004, Llewellyn published Donald Tyson’s novel, Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred, based on the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. While former Necronomicons were written as grimoires, Tyson took a novel (ahem) approach to the text, having fun with it and viewing it, as he told me at the time, as “entertainment.” He followed the following [...]]]> In 2004, Llewellyn published Donald Tyson’s novel, Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred, based on the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. While former Necronomicons were written as grimoires, Tyson took a novel (ahem) approach to the text, having fun with it and viewing it, as he told me at the time, as “entertainment.” He followed the following [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/tyson-interview-1/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/nature-egregore/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/nature-egregore/#comments Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:36:49 +0000 Sheta Kaey http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1577 Editor’s Note: This article was composed and published in December 2006, when Michael Jackson was alive and well. There is no disrespect intended with use of his name here, either then or now. Standard Definition of Egregore Wikipedia currently defines egregores thusly: “Essentially, an egregore is the ‘spirit of a thing,’ usually a human group [...]]]> Editor’s Note: This article was composed and published in December 2006, when Michael Jackson was alive and well. There is no disrespect intended with use of his name here, either then or now. Standard Definition of Egregore Wikipedia currently defines egregores thusly: “Essentially, an egregore is the ‘spirit of a thing,’ usually a human group or organization, [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/nature-egregore/feed/ 3