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Ταῦτα δὲ ἐγένετο μὲν οὐδέποτε, ἔστι δὲ ἀεί
'These things never happened but always are.'
This is how late pagan theologian and theurgist Sallustius (in Peri theon... §.8) thinks we should think about the myths.
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Delighted to announce publicly the formation of the Citadel of the Caduceus, a local body of the Astrum Sophiae, here in London. oas-caduceus.org/2024/04/the…
Delighted to announce publicly the formation of the Citadel of the Caduceus, a local body of the Astrum Sophiae, here in London. oas-caduceus.org/2024/04/the…
This is a really nice introduction to - and conversation about - Enochian magic. As Douglas jokes, it might be the hardest thing to introduce without visual aids, but they manage it very well. Some thoughts follow 🧵 ––
Some would say that John Dee was a genius.
Others would say Dee's nuts.
Have a listen to the episode and judge for yourself!
Huge thanks to my guests Scott and @cliffwigtil for being so exceptional!
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Dee had a strong sense of his own importance, but he was also a very pious man. That’s why I like @cliffwigtil's stress on self-examination and self-scrutiny in his contribution. Heart work, in other words. It matters.
I think this is true, with the caveat that ‘initiation’ is so polyvalent a term in occultism that it would be fairly simple to conjure up legitimate counter-examples.
E.g.: initiation as a marker of socio-spiritual transition; initiation as simple conferring of legitimacy within a tradition; as recognition of attainment; as ‘introduction’ to powers; as spark and accelerant for a process of spiritual transformation…
“They had changed their throats and had the throats of birds.”
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Lovely shot of a hand-inscribed Sigillum Dei. Always worth constructing 'by your own ingenium' – lots of pre-printed versions contain an error. Pedant warning: for Dee "Aemeth" is a name for the Sigillum Dei, they're not part of the same title, so it's just "Seal of God".





