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    Category: Alchemy and Mysticism

    The Splendor Solis and the Jungian Mandala: 22 Images of the Soul

    This post will serve as a guide to the Splendor Solis, an “illuminated manuscript” of Alchemical knowledge. It also contains a nod towards Jung’s notions of Mandalas;… Read more “The Splendor Solis and the Jungian Mandala: 22 Images of the Soul”

    May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    The Dao of Dying: Zhuangzi Dreams of Being a Butterfly

    After Lao-tsi’s Dao Teh Ching, perhaps the most important Daoist text is the Zhuangzi. It is mythic, poetic and satiric. And as for its author? Well, his… Read more “The Dao of Dying: Zhuangzi Dreams of Being a Butterfly”

    March 31, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Touched by a Zombie: the Tibetan Ro-Langs

    In the past, Zombie possession was typically  presented in Western media as a function of sorcery, often tied to Africa or Haiti. While these Zombies were mind… Read more “Touched by a Zombie: the Tibetan Ro-Langs”

    October 29, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Alchemical Water: the Magic of Lady’s Mantle

    Lady’s Mantle is a fairly common plant, with its 300 plus species native throughout the cooler regions of Europe and Asia as well as the mountainous regions… Read more “Alchemical Water: the Magic of Lady’s Mantle”

    August 8, 2019August 8, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Deals with the Devil: the Red Dragon’s Demons

    Let me begin with a significant disclaimer: Kids, don’t try this at home. To be a little more serious about it, today’s topic is demonology; specifically, the… Read more “Deals with the Devil: the Red Dragon’s Demons”

    July 30, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Above, the Heavens: Moon, Star and Sun

    It is very tempting to look at the cards of the Tarot, specifically those of the Major Arcana, as symbolic metaphors, or to put it in Jungian… Read more “Above, the Heavens: Moon, Star and Sun”

    June 27, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    The Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and A.E. Waite’s 2nd Tarot

    In an earlier post I mentioned how A.E. Waite of Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck fame created a second deck: the Waite-Trinick deck. However, while I mentioned his interest… Read more “The Four Treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and A.E. Waite’s 2nd Tarot”

    June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    A.E. Waite’s Second Tarot: the Waite-Trinick Deck

    First, my thanks to Dr. Emily Auger for chairing the Tarot and Divination group at the Pop Culture Association of America conference (here’s a link to her… Read more “A.E. Waite’s Second Tarot: the Waite-Trinick Deck”

    May 21, 2019June 11, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Isaac Newton, Alchemist

    The word alchemy has a long history – from late Greek to Arabic to Medieval Latin to Old French, and finally to its current English form. In… Read more “Isaac Newton, Alchemist”

    April 30, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    The Colour of Magic: Emanations From the Magnum Opus

    Note: For our American readers, colour is how everyone else spells color. Yeah, I prefer color myself, but given the history of alchemy, I’m going to go… Read more “The Colour of Magic: Emanations From the Magnum Opus”

    February 21, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

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