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/greater-wheel-fortune-practical-magick/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/greater-wheel-fortune-practical-magick/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:07:35 +0000 Frater Barrabbas http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2236 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/greater-wheel-fortune-practical-magick/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/book-review-the-hawaiian-oracle/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/book-review-the-hawaiian-oracle/#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:26:27 +0000 Lupa http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1227 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/book-review-the-hawaiian-oracle/feed/ 2 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/lammas/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/lammas/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:58:37 +0000 Leni Hester http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1120   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 — [...]]]>   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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/lammas/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-midsummer-2009/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-midsummer-2009/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:16:26 +0000 Gerald del Campo http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1072 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-midsummer-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/book-review-the-serpent-and-the-eagle/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/book-review-the-serpent-and-the-eagle/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:54:21 +0000 Lupa http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1057 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/book-review-the-serpent-and-the-eagle/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/the-four-suits-of-the-tarot-deck-a-brief-exposition/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/the-four-suits-of-the-tarot-deck-a-brief-exposition/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:11:41 +0000 Keith Rowley http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=750 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/the-four-suits-of-the-tarot-deck-a-brief-exposition/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/jupiter-in-aquarius-2009-ev/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/jupiter-in-aquarius-2009-ev/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:30:55 +0000 Annie Bones http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=309 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/jupiter-in-aquarius-2009-ev/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/space-time-divination-experiments/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/space-time-divination-experiments/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:01:45 +0000 Taylor Ellwood http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2108 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/space-time-divination-experiments/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/game-tarots/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/game-tarots/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:30:22 +0000 Donald Tyson http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2125 by Antoine Court de Gébelin translated from the French by Donald Tyson (Antoine Court de Gébelin: 1728-84) The following two essays appear in Volume 8, Book 1, pages 365-410 of the work Monde Primitif, analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne (The Primitive World, analyzed and compared with the modern world). The nine volumes of [...]]]> by Antoine Court de Gébelin translated from the French by Donald Tyson (Antoine Court de Gébelin: 1728-84) The following two essays appear in Volume 8, Book 1, pages 365-410 of the work Monde Primitif, analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne (The Primitive World, analyzed and compared with the modern world). The nine volumes of this unfinished work were [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/game-tarots/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-dilemma/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-dilemma/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:11:39 +0000 Lupa http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1627 Animal magic always has been and probably always will be my favorite form of esoteric study and practice. I’ve been fascinated by critters since I was barely old enough to toddle around on my own; I’ve had many pets, and I was always the kid out in the woods catching garter snakes. So it was [...]]]> Animal magic always has been and probably always will be my favorite form of esoteric study and practice. I’ve been fascinated by critters since I was barely old enough to toddle around on my own; I’ve had many pets, and I was always the kid out in the woods catching garter snakes. So it was no [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-dilemma/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/evocations-emotions/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/evocations-emotions/#comments Sat, 27 Jan 2007 04:03:46 +0000 Taylor Ellwood http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1623 Recently, I decided to do a grieving ritual for my time in academia. I’d dropped out of my Ph.d in 2005 and for almost a year had not really had a chance to process the emotions over leaving under such circumstances. My wife had bought me the Voyager Tarot, and I needed to break it [...]]]> Recently, I decided to do a grieving ritual for my time in academia. I’d dropped out of my Ph.d in 2005 and for almost a year had not really had a chance to process the emotions over leaving under such circumstances. My wife had bought me the Voyager Tarot, and I needed to break it [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/evocations-emotions/feed/ 1