Wealth Magic

Following the counsel of a good friend, I have decided to explore the facet of Hades as Pluto, God of Wealth.  Last night (29th October) I conducted a silent ritual of an original and very experimental format, and today, designed and activated a sigil derived from the theories of Austin Osman Spare.  My intention is [...]

Being Open

I read Taylor Ellwood’s essay, The Power of Being Open in Magic, and began thinking about how lately I have been experiencing a transformation of self and slowly come to the realisation the power (and surprising ease) to just be transparent.
I have always been an intense person and especially in my childhood, encountered a lot [...]

My Plants

Aleister Crowley

Following on from my last post, I promised to relay a particular event, or in this case, a person, who sparked my renewed practice around this time last year.
Why Aleister Crowley is everything I don’t want to be:

He lost his father, whom he idolised, at a young age.  He blamed his mother and rebelled as [...]

True Initiation

The truism that “the teacher will come when the student is ready” is a frustrating one for someone who still awaits their teacher.  It is almost always difficult to accept that you are not ready when you hold the unwavering conviction that you are.  I thought I was ready.  I was 16 (which sounds old [...]

The Red String: Day 7

Today is the last day I am required to wear the red string for my Qabalah class at the online school.  I must admit that this entire experiment has been bordering on the facetious for me.  I cherish the opportunity to work through a class that allows me the time to ponder and observe the [...]

The Red String: Day 6

What a frustrating day of thesis-writing, annoyance and arguments.
Damn you red string.
Damn you.
In other news, I have updated the Book Reviews page with my review of Solitary Wicca for Life by Arin Murphy-Hiscock.  It was very well-recommended to me although I cannot say it really lived up to my expectations.