http://www.rendingtheveil.com Occult Resources for Magicians Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:44:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ en hourly 1 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/lesser-wheel-fortune-practical-magick/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/lesser-wheel-fortune-practical-magick/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:35:40 +0000 Frater Barrabbas http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2595 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/lesser-wheel-fortune-practical-magick/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/thelema/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/thelema/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:29:07 +0000 Gerald del Campo http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2573 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/thelema/feed/ 2 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/anatomy-organization-star-group/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/anatomy-organization-star-group/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:33:24 +0000 Frater Barrabbas http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2517 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/anatomy-organization-star-group/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/magick-christmas-renewal-aeon/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/magick-christmas-renewal-aeon/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:08:38 +0000 Leni Hester http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2275 As the Year darkens and grows cold, and as we fall into the depths of the oncoming Winter, we perceive a drop of bright energy in all the chilly gloom. The Winter Solstice season has traditionally been associated not with darkness and despair, but with hope, renewal and light. We feel a deep acceptance of [...]]]> As the Year darkens and grows cold, and as we fall into the depths of the oncoming Winter, we perceive a drop of bright energy in all the chilly gloom. The Winter Solstice season has traditionally been associated not with darkness and despair, but with hope, renewal and light. We feel a deep acceptance of [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/magick-christmas-renewal-aeon/feed/ 2 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/purpose-ritual-meditation-practices-thelema/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/purpose-ritual-meditation-practices-thelema/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:08:15 +0000 IAO131 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2245 When doing some practice or ritual, if one is a Thelemite then one must always ask this question: How does this help the fulfillment of my Will? Too many times do Thelemites perform ceremonial rituals and yoga practices for some aim other than the fulfillment of their Wills. Thelema often speaks of Initiation, the Great Work, Knowledge and [...]]]> When doing some practice or ritual, if one is a Thelemite then one must always ask this question: How does this help the fulfillment of my Will? Too many times do Thelemites perform ceremonial rituals and yoga practices for some aim other than the fulfillment of their Wills. Thelema often speaks of Initiation, the Great Work, Knowledge and [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/purpose-ritual-meditation-practices-thelema/feed/ 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 and [...]]]> 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/poetic-journeys-eleusus/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/poetic-journeys-eleusus/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:07:12 +0000 Aion 131 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2197     Artemis Pangaia!   Mystery of mystery White light within the Flame The Hidden Fire Is the Heart of Nature. The brilliant Light Erupts from Yoni In the scream-cry-chant of Birthing Cosmic, Whole, All Embracing Transforming All. Light beyond all lights Luminescent, Transcendent Peacock Sheen Beyond. Body of Flaming Sun Of crystalline brilliance of full glowing moon All rays of Star-Light One light A Ray. The Flame of the World The Flame of the Altar The Flame [...]]]>     Artemis Pangaia!   Mystery of mystery White light within the Flame The Hidden Fire Is the Heart of Nature. The brilliant Light Erupts from Yoni In the scream-cry-chant of Birthing Cosmic, Whole, All Embracing Transforming All. Light beyond all lights Luminescent, Transcendent Peacock Sheen Beyond. Body of Flaming Sun Of crystalline brilliance of full glowing moon All rays of Star-Light One light A Ray. The Flame of the World The Flame of the Altar The Flame [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/poetic-journeys-eleusus/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/ghosts-glamers-hauntings-teach-human-identity/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/ghosts-glamers-hauntings-teach-human-identity/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:04:56 +0000 Grey Glamer http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2218 As human beings, we necessarily craft metaphysical paradigms which explain our perceptions and direct our actions. Whether we believe in Providence or in Lady Fortune determines whether we acknowledge some propitious turn of events as divine blessing or else merely good luck. Whether we believe in the inherent dignity of human life crucially affects how [...]]]> As human beings, we necessarily craft metaphysical paradigms which explain our perceptions and direct our actions. Whether we believe in Providence or in Lady Fortune determines whether we acknowledge some propitious turn of events as divine blessing or else merely good luck. Whether we believe in the inherent dignity of human life crucially affects how [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/ghosts-glamers-hauntings-teach-human-identity/feed/ 1 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/study-magic-plato-meet-frazer/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/study-magic-plato-meet-frazer/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:58:19 +0000 Patrick Dunn http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2169 In my last column, I suggested that the western magical tradition can be seen as a response to Plato’s theory of Ideas. If we imagine that magic interacts with a world of more primary forms than our physical senses can detect, we are Neoplatonic. If we argue the opposite, that there is no [...]]]> In my last column, I suggested that the western magical tradition can be seen as a response to Plato’s theory of Ideas. If we imagine that magic interacts with a world of more primary forms than our physical senses can detect, we are Neoplatonic. If we argue the opposite, that there is no [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/study-magic-plato-meet-frazer/feed/ 2 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-traditional-magick-etherical-science/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-traditional-magick-etherical-science/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:56:12 +0000 Gerald del Campo http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2192 Akashic Record (Yoga, Theosophy) A term invented and popularized by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The idea is that the Akasha is a thought substance which can be imprinted by experience, making it possible to retrieve otherwise inaccessible information from the past, such as a person’s past life. This is remarkably close idea to the concept of Jung’s [...]]]> Akashic Record (Yoga, Theosophy) A term invented and popularized by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The idea is that the Akasha is a thought substance which can be imprinted by experience, making it possible to retrieve otherwise inaccessible information from the past, such as a person’s past life. This is remarkably close idea to the concept of Jung’s [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/dictionary-traditional-magick-etherical-science/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/chaos-magick-iconography/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/chaos-magick-iconography/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:42:40 +0000 Tonya Kay http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=2154 Every witch is familiar with intention-based magickal workings — Know Thy Will, focus intention through a process or on an object, direct the focused energy, then expect manifestation. For simple example, my Will is “I will be healthy and fit.” I then focus my intention of health onto an apple, directing that intention [...]]]> Every witch is familiar with intention-based magickal workings — Know Thy Will, focus intention through a process or on an object, direct the focused energy, then expect manifestation. For simple example, my Will is “I will be healthy and fit.” I then focus my intention of health onto an apple, directing that intention [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/chaos-magick-iconography/feed/ 4 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/guttershaman-halloween/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/guttershaman-halloween/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:40 +0000 Ian Vincent http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1804 “The majority is always sane.” — Larry Niven, Ringworld “Happy Halloween, ladies . . . Nuns — no sense of humour.” — The Kurgan, in Highlander All my life, the stories that have spoken to me have invariable been from what are usually considered the “lesser” kinds of storytelling — science fiction, comics, B-movies, horror, fantasy. Why? Mostly, because [...]]]> “The majority is always sane.” — Larry Niven, Ringworld “Happy Halloween, ladies . . . Nuns — no sense of humour.” — The Kurgan, in Highlander All my life, the stories that have spoken to me have invariable been from what are usually considered the “lesser” kinds of storytelling — science fiction, comics, B-movies, horror, fantasy. Why? Mostly, because [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/guttershaman-halloween/feed/ 1 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/kali-devil/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/kali-devil/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:25 +0000 Aion 131 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1707       Use any preliminary ritual you like — Banish, Create a Circle, Meditate.   By the light of a dark indigo candle place The Devil Card of any tarot (The Thoth Deck is recommended) in the Center of your altar. There should also be tokens of Kali — a simple inverted triangle, a cup of dark wine, dark incense… etc. Sit in ½ lotus upon [...]]]>       Use any preliminary ritual you like — Banish, Create a Circle, Meditate.   By the light of a dark indigo candle place The Devil Card of any tarot (The Thoth Deck is recommended) in the Center of your altar. There should also be tokens of Kali — a simple inverted triangle, a cup of dark wine, dark incense… etc. Sit in ½ lotus upon [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/kali-devil/feed/ 1 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/ritual-myth/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/ritual-myth/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:19 +0000 Patrick Dunn http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1899 A while back, I went to see a movie after my piano lesson, mostly on a whim. Feeling virtuous for forgoing the nachos (how can something so nasty be so tempting?), I settled into my seat and after silently judging the previews (“yup,” “cool,” “no way,” “Western civilization has officially collapsed.”), I watched my film. In [...]]]> A while back, I went to see a movie after my piano lesson, mostly on a whim. Feeling virtuous for forgoing the nachos (how can something so nasty be so tempting?), I settled into my seat and after silently judging the previews (“yup,” “cool,” “no way,” “Western civilization has officially collapsed.”), I watched my film. In [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/ritual-myth/feed/ 1 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/necromancy-dark-art/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/necromancy-dark-art/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:45:00 +0000 Frater Barrabbas http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1861 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/necromancy-dark-art/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/veiled-issues-anachronism-occult/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/veiled-issues-anachronism-occult/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:40:21 +0000 Quentin Marshall http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1792   In the world of the occult, that of western magicians, shamans, Wiccans, eastern mystics, etc., there is a disturbing tendency toward chronal1 elitism. In most schools of mysticism and magic, there is a pervading mentality that in the distant past, humans were more spiritually alive. It seems taken for granted that the greatest of spiritual wisdom [...]]]>   In the world of the occult, that of western magicians, shamans, Wiccans, eastern mystics, etc., there is a disturbing tendency toward chronal1 elitism. In most schools of mysticism and magic, there is a pervading mentality that in the distant past, humans were more spiritually alive. It seems taken for granted that the greatest of spiritual wisdom [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/veiled-issues-anachronism-occult/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/goetic-evocation-fad/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/goetic-evocation-fad/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:40:10 +0000 Frater Barrabbas http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1850 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 [...]]]> 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 [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/goetic-evocation-fad/feed/ 5 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/black-book/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/black-book/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:39:38 +0000 Donald Tyson http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1846 At this witching time of year, in the chill of lonesome October when the leaves turn brown and pile in drifts, and the frosted pumpkins begin to rot in the fields, we turn our minds to elongated shadows and gloomy pits, deep willow woods and gaping cavern mouths, secret places that elude the sun, chill [...]]]> At this witching time of year, in the chill of lonesome October when the leaves turn brown and pile in drifts, and the frosted pumpkins begin to rot in the fields, we turn our minds to elongated shadows and gloomy pits, deep willow woods and gaping cavern mouths, secret places that elude the sun, chill [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/black-book/feed/ 1 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/rethinking-energy-work/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/rethinking-energy-work/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:39:23 +0000 Sarenth http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1730 Energy. It powers our bodies, forms thoughts in our heads, helps our vehicles move, and affects every aspect of our lives in some way. Most forms we use come from the resulting reactions between two or more things, such as between sparks and gasoline in a car, though this is overly simplistic. In [...]]]> Energy. It powers our bodies, forms thoughts in our heads, helps our vehicles move, and affects every aspect of our lives in some way. Most forms we use come from the resulting reactions between two or more things, such as between sparks and gasoline in a car, though this is overly simplistic. In [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/rethinking-energy-work/feed/ 0 http://www.rendingtheveil.com/artistic-visions-bnaspol/ http://www.rendingtheveil.com/artistic-visions-bnaspol/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:36:36 +0000 Jenny Tyson http://www.rendingtheveil.com/?p=1888 About the Artist I started studying in 2004 privately with a studio artist in Maine, then continued with self-study after my arrival in Canada in 2005. In 2008 I began working with my husband, Donald Tyson, illustrating his books, and have continued over the past year. I work with different mediums or even a mix. My [...]]]> About the Artist I started studying in 2004 privately with a studio artist in Maine, then continued with self-study after my arrival in Canada in 2005. In 2008 I began working with my husband, Donald Tyson, illustrating his books, and have continued over the past year. I work with different mediums or even a mix. My [...]]]> http://www.rendingtheveil.com/artistic-visions-bnaspol/feed/ 0