Samhain is approaching. Halloween has always been a favorite time of year for me. The days are cooler, the nights are longer, and the very earth seems to be settling down for a long rest. I’m more of an introvert, and a quieter time that allows for and encourages introspection appeals to me. Well, usually. […]
Author Archives: Chirotus Infinitum
Pagan Politics, Part Whatever
John Beckett asks an interesting question: Must Paganism be Transgressive? Do we lose something when a radical spiritual movement starts to be accepted by the mainstream? Or is it more complicated than that? Beckett looks at a few other discussions going on in the Pagan blogosphere in examining this question. I saw a few themes […]
Seven Spheres
A while back Satyr Magos was showing off a bit and introduced me to Rufus Opus‘ Seven Spheres, a short but marvelous book with a unique and powerful approach to planetary magick. The book employs conjuration rather than invocation, and engages the planetary forces from the top down rather than from the earth sphere up. […]
17 Year Cidadae
So the big thing this summer is that the 17-year cycle cicadas are hatching. They’re big, red, noisy bastards, and a type of bug I’ve always disliked. I’ve never been big on bugs, and having insects that large that fling themselves at you unpredictable while making an awful buzzing sound is a sure-fire way to […]
Big Ritual
I’ve been doing ritual magick in some form since I first bought Don Kraig’s Modern Magick 20 years ago. Much of that was based in Golden Dawn derived ritual, performed alone for my personal benefit in the dark corner of wherever I happened to live. Early group rituals were largely impromptu, and with small groups […]
Thoughts from Heartland Pagan Festival 2015
Big rituals are a way different experience when you’re on center stage I don’t mind bugs as much as I did a week ago (although I’m still not fond of them) Sometimes you really do need a break from those you love the most The camaraderie you get from being a part of a diverse […]
Planetary Energies
So I talked a little bit about my explorations into planetary magick. By my question was, now that I have been exposed to these energies and can invoke them, what do I do with them? My original idea was to invoke planetary energies in such a way that I could compensate for harsh or difficult […]
Introduction to Planetary Magick
I’ve been doing ceremonial magick for many, many years, but I’ve never progressed beyond elemental magick before. The rituals seemed too complex, and I wasn’t confident enough in what I was doing. I also didn’t really understand what the end game in such ritual work. DON inspired me several months ago to revisit my ceremonial […]
Faith and Hope
I once made a comment to the effect that if I had much faith that the Universe would provide for me, I wouldn’t be a magician. Faith isn’t really my strong suit. I guess that makes me a pessimist. But I think there are a couple of different kinds of faith, and I’m more inclined […]
The Magus Kid
Many, many years ago, I started attending a metaphysics class taught by Walter (no, not his real name), who later became my Mentor. I was one of the few that stuck with his program and augmented it with material I found in other sources, so he took me under his wing, as it were. Walter […]