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New Journal at RendingTheVeil.com!
I'm currently chronicling my experiences with the Abramelin working over at http://scarletmagdalene.rendingtheveil.com. Please follow me there!
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Hermetic seals: sowing the seeds for dishonesty?
To dare, to know, to will...and to keep silent (or alternatively, "shut the fuck up"). We've all heard it, from those of us in the Western Mystery Trads, traditional witchcraft groups, British Traditional Wicca--you name it. Undoubtedly this idea of keeping seals upon hidden knowledge dates back to the concept of initiation back in ancient times ( Read more... ) -
Unbalanced mercy is just as bad as unbalanced severity.
On the blog post Response To Nick Farrell's Blog Post "Revolution in an Esoteric Order", a real gem of a remark was made that I feel the need to comment on publicly, mostly because I doubt my comment will be allowed through.
Here's the quote:
"Robert Zink was expelled because he was victimizing the students who joined our Order through the ( Read more... ) -
Support a fellow geek for a good cause?
I'm doing the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer again this year and am committed to raising at least $1800!
No amount is too small, and if you could show your support even just by passing the word along, that would be awesome!
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Doing a Blogathon for charity this Sat! Please sponsor me!
I'm doing a Blogathon this Sat (7/31) to raise money for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (barcc.org ( Read more... ) -
Hello everyone!
I am considering relocating to Tumblr, which is free and doesn't spam you with obnoxious ads. I've been gone from LJ for so long that I see the crap this place has turned into, and I really don't know why people stay here--except for the reason that "all their friends are here". I can understand that. I still loathe MySpace and think that LJ is ( Read more... ) -
What TO look for in an esoteric order
A year ago I posted a list of red flags to look for in esoteric orders, as in, what NOT to look for ( Read more... ) -
What everyone must do and know before and after joining an esoteric Order
What I'm about to post is everything I wish I knew before I had joined my first Order. I hope that it helps others ( Read more... ) -
I hate bigotry masked as "spiritual values".
"Homosexuality is wrong, but I have friends who are homosexual so therefore I'm not a bigot ( Read more... ) -
"Think globally, act locally"
A lot of people are of the belief (rightly so) that to change the world, first you must change yourself ( Read more... )