Greater Wheel of Fortune and Practical Magick

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 [...]

Book Review – The Hawaiian Oracle

The Hawaiian Oracle: Animal Spirit Guides from the Land of Light Rima A. Morrell; art by Steve Rawlings New World Library (April 13, 2006) ISBN: 978-1577315261 144 pages plus 36 cards Reviewer: Lupa It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed a totem deck/book set. I’ve had this one sitting in my personal collection for a while, and figured it was [...]

Book/Tarot Deck Review – The Tyson Necronomicon Series

       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 [...]

Lammas: Abundance and the Courage to Receive

  Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt – marvelous error! – that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures. —Antonio Machado   Now is the time of the embarrassment of riches. Summer heaps abundance upon us — an abundance of heat and sunlight, of long golden days that stretch [...]

The Dictionary of Traditional Magick and Etherical Science

Air (Alchemy) One of the Four Elements of alchemy believed to carry the archetypal properties of spirit into the visible world. It is linked to the process of Separation and corresponds to the metal Iron. Cassock (Ecclesiastic) A full-length gown with sleeves and collar worn priests, bishops and helpers. Nephesh (Qabalah) Hebrew The animal soul that corresponds to animal/ vegetable [...]

Book Review: The Serpent and the Eagle

The Serpent and the Eagle: An Introduction to the Elder Runic Tradition by Chris Travers BookSurge Publishing (February 2, 2009) $15.99 ISBN 978-0316068024 186 pages Reviewer: Lupa There are a number of introductory guides to the runes on the market. Some of them are well-researched and well-written; others are full of poor scholarship, which negates whatever writing style may have been [...]

Wolverine: The War God’s Poster Boy

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 [...]

The Four Suits of the Tarot Deck – A Brief Exposition

Introduction A plethora of works exist on the subject of the Tarot; some well informed, some less so. At the outset of the formulation of this essay, permit me to state that there are two key maxims derived from the teachings of the Golden Dawn and of Aleister Crowley to which I adhere as well as [...]

Jupiter in Aquarius 2009 e.v.

Jupiter enters Aquarius (Jupiter in Aquarius: January 5, 2009 – January 18, 2010) A technological era of economic advancement begins January 2009 with the planet of luck and fortune, Jupiter, newly entering the constellation Aquarius. Jupiter in Aquarius brings innovative solutions to economic problems. It also allows us to realize our economic strength as whole [...]

Space/Time Divination Experiments

This is an excerpt from Taylor’s upcoming book, Space/Time Magick II. In Space/Time Magic, in my chapter in divination, I argued against using divination in magical practice every time a magician decided to do a ritual, because divination only reveals a few possibilities, while potentially limiting awareness of other possibilities. The other potential danger is that [...]

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