Like the Adjustment chapter, the Hermit chapter introduces no new locations as it takes place at Jonas’ Merriam Park home that was introduced in the Hierophant chapter. It begins with a discussion between Jonas and Sofia Borgia, the Magister of Italy, who are clearly old friends. It concludes with Michael and Samantha arriving to explain what they managed to find out on their trip to Rochester in the Chariot chapter.
Augoeides Posts- Ritual Night Talk for July 27th July 28, 2021Here is the video of Tuesday's Ritual Night Talk, on visualization and scrying. The link to the brain machine article is here and the donation link is here.A lot of beginning magicians have questions about visualization, and some of those questions are rooted in misunderstandings. For example, students sometimes assume that magical visualizations have t […]
- Ritual Night Talk for July 20th July 21, 2021Here is the video of Tuesday's Ritual Night Talk, on energy work. The donation link is here.Energy work is an important component of magical practice, especially in the Thelemic system. There is a big difference between intoning a word and tracing a figure in the air and infusing those words and figures with chi/prana. It makes your probability shifts b […]
- Eating Their Own July 16, 2021I suppose in hindsight something like this was inevitable. The QAnon conspiracy theory derives much of its support from conservative Evangelical Christians, which I'm convinced is where the whole "Satanism" angle comes from. It's a holdover from the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s (which, as you might recall from the other day, com […]
- Ritual Night Talk for July 13th July 14, 2021Here is the video of Tuesday's Ritual Night Talk, on the dangers of magick. The donation link is here.From the standpoint of relative risk, magick is not very dangerous. We do many things in the course of our regular lives that are more dangerous, like driving cars, that we don't generally worry about all that much. Still, there are various conside […]
- This is Where it Comes From! July 13, 2021I've posted and posted here on Augoeides about fundamentalist Christian ideas about what "witches" and "Satanists" do, and how it has hardly any bearing on how real witches, magicians, and even Satanists practice. I've argued that making magick less mysterious and increasing magical literacy among the general population would he […]
- Ritual Night Talk for July 6th July 7, 2021Here is the video of Tuesday's Ritual Night Talk, on Initiation. The donation link is here.In this talk I discuss some of the ritual technology behind initiation, some of the advantages of going through intiatory processes, and how those processes can facilitate effective group magical workings. I also cover some of the differences between toxic gatekee […]
- Cancer Elixir Rite for 2021 July 2, 2021Here is the video of Tuesday's Cancer Elixir Rite hosted on our Leaping Laughter YouTube channel. The donation link is here.The sign Cancer is attributed to "The power of casting enchantments." As I interpret it, this is related to the ability to magnetize or draw things into your life in accordance with your will. So those sorts of intents ar […]
- Via Solis Cancer Elixir Rite - Year Five (Streaming) June 28, 2021Today's Magick Monday post is a full script for the Cancer Elixir Rite that we will be performing tomorrow, Tuesday June 29th. Like the last few elixir rites, it will be streamed on the Leaping Laughter YouTube Channel. The channel can be found here. I will be starting around 8 PM CDT, but barring any technical difficulties the video will be archived af […]
- Ritual Night Talk for July 27th July 28, 2021
