Therefore the Earth flowers and bears manifold coloured blooms and fruits, and in her interior has grown a large Tree with a silver stem, stretching itself out… Read more “Splendor Solis: Plate 6”
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The Five M’s of Tantra
As you might have gathered by now, Tantra is more than a philosophy; it is a ritual-based system of practical magic that just happens to have an… Read more “The Five M’s of Tantra”
Myths of the Moons: Jupiter, Big World, Little Moons – Part 1
We’ve already examined the four major moons of Jupiter; each of these bodies is large enough that if they orbited the sun, we would consider them a… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Jupiter, Big World, Little Moons – Part 1”
Hail Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer!
There are several deities who are associated with intoxicants. Among the Greco-Romans, Dionysus/Bacchus served as the god of wine. In Hinduism, the ascetic god Siva is associated… Read more “Hail Ninkasi, Goddess of Beer!”
Lila, Cosmic Love Play
Cosmology refers to a tradition’s beliefs concerning the origins of the universe. Cosmologies are often religious, but they don’t have to be… for instance, the accepted cosmology… Read more “Lila, Cosmic Love Play”
Myths of the Moons: Callisto (Jupiter)
How far will Zeus/Jupiter go to seduce a pretty girl? Well, don’t put anything past the King of the Olympians. In the case of Callisto, a virgin… Read more “Myths of the Moons: Callisto (Jupiter)”
Splendor Solis, Plate 4
It is indeed needed that at the End of this World, Heaven and Earth should meet and come home. – Hermes Trismegistus Four is an important number… Read more “Splendor Solis, Plate 4”
I’ll Tell You A Secret. Something They Don’t Teach You On Your Internet…
Writing can be a very lonely business; between working on my thesis, trying to write a novel, and coming up with articles for our blog I spend… Read more “I’ll Tell You A Secret. Something They Don’t Teach You On Your Internet…”
Myths of the Moon: Ganymede (Jupiter)
The myths of Ganymede are hard to relate, because they involve the abduction, and very likely the rape, of a youth. We’ve seen how Zeus can take… Read more “Myths of the Moon: Ganymede (Jupiter)”
Splendor Solis, Plate 3
Chose for our Stone that wherewith kings are decorated and crowned. – Aristotle Last time, we looked at the second plate, that of an alchemist exploring the… Read more “Splendor Solis, Plate 3”