Category Archives: Magick

Presenting at EnochiaCon 2026

In a couple weeks I will be presenting at EnochiaCon 2026 in Austin, TX. Click the link to find out more and register for the convention. The conference is specifically dedicated to various aspects of the Enochian tradition, and this is my first time presenting at it. I am looking forward to what promises to be an enlightening and enjoyable weekend.

My topic is “Enochian Wealth Magick: Working With the Cacodemons of Metals and Precious Stones.” The cacodemons are entities whose names can be extracted from the Great Table, and as the name suggests they generally have negative connotations. The Cacodemons of Medicine, for example, can be called on to cause illnesses. But the Cacodemons of Metals and Precious Stones are different.

The Angels of Metals and Precious Stones, their “positive” counterpart, are called on to find the location of ore-veins and other valuable natural resources. The Cacodemons are said to “bring you the money, coined.” This may be framed as negative because of the idea that making money was somehow unholy, but it is not a direct reversal of the Angels’ power.

Almost 25 years ago I decided to see if this was really true. I conjured them up and instructed them to increase the value of my investments at the time. It worked so well I kept doing it with good results. The ritual I will be presenting does exactly that – it is designed to make all of us rich.

Dee was explicitly told not to work with the cacodemons, even though they work just fine for me. I have an idea why, and I will be covering that in my presentation that will precede the ritual. Hope to see you there!

Presenting at Babalon Rising 2026!

The weekend after next I will be presenting at the Babalon Rising Festival in Springville, Indiana. Babalon Rising is a great pan-Thelemic festival and I have presented there for the last couple of years. Here are the presentations I will be giving this year:

Thursday, 11 am. The Enochian Great Table.

The Great Table, also known as the four Enochian Watchtowers, is one of the most famous components of John Dee and Edward Kelley’s system of Enochian magick. The Great Table is the second received portion of the Enochian system following the Heptarchia Mystica. This presentation will cover the basics of my method for working with this portion of the system as outlined in my book Mastering the Great Table, and will include an Enochian ritual calling on the Kings of the four Great Table quadrants.

Thursday, 1 pm. Star Sapphire Class.

Most Thelemites are familiar with the Star Ruby, Aleister Crowley’s “improved” version of the Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram. The Star Sapphire is the complementary hexagram ritual, corresponding to the Lesser Ritual of the Hexagram. Crowley’s description of this ritual in The Book of Lies is short on stage directions and contains several points that are symbolic and require interpretation. This class will cover how to perform this ritual in a practical way and clarify Crowley’s vague instructions.

Friday, 2 pm. Revisiting The Equations of Magick.

Peter J. Carroll first published his magical equations in the 1992 book Liber Kaos. At the time, those equations offered an innovating approach to the understanding of practical magical effects. The chaos magick system is built around the ideas represented by those equations, and views magical results as arising from the manipulation of probability. As a Thelemite, my work is heavily influenced by several key chaos magick concepts, particularly in terms of calculating probability shifts and testing results. To that effect, I have spent the last thirty years or so refining Carroll’s equations based on my own results. This presentation will review Carroll’s equations as published and then present my own updates and reinterpretations of its factors for audience consideration.

Saturday, 11 am. Programming the Universe.

Using new technologies as metaphors for magick has a long history, from electricity in the early twentieth century to computer technology today. Computer programming, in particular, involves symbolic representations, sequences, and structures that give it much in common with the design of magical rituals. Building on my 2024 talk on Thelemic Thaumaturgy, this presentation will explore various advanced concepts that I have found as effective in magical ritual as in software design. As a professional software developer for more than thirty years and a magical practitioner for even longer, I have found that this overlap is especially useful for designing powerful practical operations.

Hope to see you there! It’s going to be a great festival. I also will have books available for sale in the vending area.

Ceremonial Magick Author Event at Magus Books

Tomorrow at 3:30 PM I will be appearing at a Ceremonial Magick Author Event hosted by Magus Books here in Minneapolis. I will be appearing with Roger Williamson, Joseph Peterson, and Taylor Bell. I have previously presented at events alongside Roger and Joseph, who are awesome. I am not as familiar with Taylor’s work, but I look forward to learning more about it at the event. This should prove to be a very entertaining and informative afternoon!

Magus Books is located at 1848 Central Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis. Hope to see you all there!

Presenting at Grimoire Bazaar 2024

On Saturday, May 18th I will be presenting at Grimoire Bazaar 2024, a magical exposition and emporium hosted by Leaping Laughter Lodge of Ordo Templi Orientis. This event is part of Art-a-Whirl, an annual art walk and open studio event held in Northeast Minneapolis. The exposition focuses on the intersection of art and magick with a program of amazing speakers. My talk is titled “Encoding the Mysteries” and discusses the encoding of meaning in art, magical operations, and everything inclusive and in-between.

Tickets for the program of talks can be purchased here. If you are local to the Twin Cities or in the area that weekend I invite you to come and check it out. In addition to the talks, the lodge will be displaying works by various outstanding artists and hosting a collection of fantastic vendors over the weekend. This is going to be an amazing event and is not to be missed. I hope to see you there!

The What Magic Is This? Podcast Interview

I recently sat down for a discussion with Douglas Batchelor and Cliff Wigtil on Enochian magick for the What Magic is This? podcast. It was a good introductory discussion that covered how the system was received, how it works, and some of the nonsense about it in that has seeped into popular magical culture. If you’re interested in Enochian but not sure where to start, this discussion should prove helpful in that regard.

Enjoy!

The Thelema Now! Podcast Interview

Last week I sat down for an interview with Harper Feist for the Thelema NOW! podcast. We covered some of the material in Mastering the Thirty Aires and my general approach to magick as a practical science involving the activity of consciousness and quantum information. The interview is available here.

Enjoy!

The Magick.TV Interview

Yesterday I sat down for an interview with the folks at Magick.TV. We talked about my experience with Enochian magick, the approach I take to teaching it in my books, and the differences between how common ritual forms are traditionally taught and my operant field method.

My thanks go out to the folks at the channel – it was a fun interview and hopefully one that will prove informative to viewers as they develop their magical practices.

Enjoy!

Magick Without Fears Interview

This last Thursday I sat down the Magick Without Fears podcast for an interview that covered a lot of material related to my magical work, Enochian and otherwise. I was trying to figure out how to do a direct link to it, but that’s turned out to be more work than I expected so I’m just linking to the main page. You can click here or on the image to get to the site where you can listen to the interview. This was another fun conversation – it’s always nice to connect with other practitioners and share notes, even virtually.

Enjoy!

The Rufus Opus Interview


Back in May of 2017 I was interviewed by fellow magick blogger Rufus Opus as part of his ongoing interview series. We mostly covered esoteric topics related to my non-fiction works on Enochian magick, though I got a couple mentions of the fiction in there as well.

It was a great conversation, and you can click on the embedded YouTube link above to listen. Enjoy!

Featured on Thelema NOW! Podcast

This week my introductory lecture on Enochian magick is featured on Thelema NOW!, the official podcast of US Grand Lodge OTO. The Thelema NOW! homepage is here, and a direct link to the podcast is here.

The prepared text of my lecture was published over on Augoeides back in January right after I presented it, but one of the things about checking out the recording is that I don’t always stick to my prepared talk one hundred percent. Also, I usually allow people to ask questions throughout my presentations, and the answers to those are not included in the prepared text.

Enjoy!