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"All photographs in this article were taken by Ragnhildur J'onsd'ottir, who also provided the captions. She has kindly allowed me to use them on The Norse Mythology Blog."
Sunrise seen from inside the elf church
Last December 22, the Associated Press posted a story titled "Iceland's Hidden Elves Delay Road Project." It discussed how protests in Iceland had temporarily halted construction of a road through the G'algahraun lava field on the 'Alftanes peninsula - an area that was declared officially protected in 2009 - until the country's supreme court could rule on the case. The story downplayed the fact that environmentalists had been publicly battling the project since its inception. Instead, it focused almost exclusively on the idea that "elf advocates" was leading the protests because the construction was invading an area inhabited by elves and containing an elf church.
The Associated Press item was picked up and reposted by news agencies around the world, with unfortunate results. Here in Chicago, WGN-TV News used images of the cartoon Keebler Elves to illustrate their giggly coverage of the story. National Public Radio's website repackaged the AP article as "Highway In Iceland May Be Sidetracked By Elves" (it seems that we're now capitalizing prepositions) and illustrated it with an image of Liv Tyler as Arwen from "The Lord of the Rings". Apparently, they're following the lead of Public Radio International, who used a photo of someone dressed up as Marvel's movie version of Thor to illustrate a story on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs finally allowing Thor's hammer as a religious symbol on government grave markers.
For news agencies the world over, the AP item was just too cute to pass up. Who wouldn't want to tell the story of a simple island folk and their quaint belief in invisible beings? It's much easier than doing nasty time-consuming things like researching and interviewing sources. It's also much easier than the bothersome chore of learning about minority faith traditions and treating them with the same respect as popular religions.
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Altar of the holy place of the elves
Icelandic media immediately challenged the reporting of Jenna Gottlieb, the author of the Associated Press news item. The Reykjav'ik Grapevine" ran a story declaring "Environmentalists Not Elf Lobby," pointing out that they and other Icelandic news outlets had been covering the environmental protests for months - and that Ms. Gottlieb had created an article by "cobbling together quotes from notable figures." Colleagues of mine in Iceland told me that, for instance, Gottlieb's quotes from University of Iceland's Prof. Terry Gunnell were "old and taken out of context." In the United States, "The Wire" ran a story summarizing the response: "Iceland's 'Elf Lobby' Isn't Real, According to Icelanders."
The AP story quoted two sentences about elves from Iceland's Ragnhildur J'onsd'ottir and referred to her as "a self-proclaimed 'seer.'" This was pounced on by writers who struck out against Gottlieb's article. "Icelandic Review Online" called Ragnhildur her a "self-confessed elf believer" in an article asking "How Stupid are the Icelandic People? The Wire" singled her out for ridicule in their coverage without bothering to mention her name; they simply and nastily wrote of "loony elf 'seers' trying to stop construction of a road being built."
All of this is a bit strange. The fundamental premise of the original AP story is that "elf advocates have joined forces with environmentalists to urge the Icelandic Road and Coastal Commission and local authorities to abandon a highway project building a direct route from the Alftanes peninsula." However, Gottlieb does not quote any "elf advocate" involved in the protest - except for the two sentences from Ragnhildur.
In its response, "Icelandic Review Online" simply states, "The story is false" - but didn't seem to have bothered contacting Ragnhildur for her input. "The Wire", while criticizing Gottlieb's journalistic methods, shows no sign that it conducted a single interview of its own; the piece was written by "cobbling together quotes" just as much as the AP story was. "The Reykjav'ik Grapevine" - the originator of the "cobbling together" accusation - likewise created its response by sticking together existing quotes (including a Facebook status update) instead of doing any original interviews.
Where are Gottlieb's interviews with others in the supposed group of "elf advocates"? Was the entire premise of the story built on a two-sentence interview with Ragnhildur? Why didn't any of the writers criticizing the AP piece bother to interview Ragnhildur for their own stories? Would the Associated Press have identified a Catholic priest involved in the protest as "a self-proclaimed 'holy man'"? Would "Icelandic Review Online" refer to a Jewish demonstrator as a "self-confessed Yahweh believer"? Would "The Wire" refer to a Muslim protestor as "loony" and put "imam" in sarcastic quotation marks?
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A light-elf in the G'algahraun lava field
I have corresponded with Ragnhildur for several years, and I met her in at Thingvellir in Iceland after participating in the sumars'olst"odubl'ot" (summer solstice ceremony) of the 'Asatr'uarf'elagid ("AEsir Faith Fellowship") in 2010. As Iceland's leading elf specialist, she leads elf walks through 'Alfagardurinn ("elf garden") in Hafnarfj"ordur and creates original art based on her contact with the elves. I wrote about her public work when covering a 2012 "Elf Kerfuffle in Iceland" that also involved road construction and elf habitats.
Back in December, I thought that it might be a good idea if someone actually asked Raghnhildur what she thought of the coverage. I emailed her a link to the Associated Press story and congratulated her on the successful halting of the construction project. Here is her reply:
December 25, 2013
Hello and thank you, Karl Erik.
Yes, it is a wonderful story, but I am so sorry to say that it is not completely true. The Road Administration is still working on the road. They are halfway through the lava field with the road, but the elf church and their holy area is still in place.
The elves (with me as their speaker in the human world) have come to an agreement with the Road Administration and Gardabaer's mayor to move a known elf church called 'Ofeigskirkja a few meters out of the way of the road into a safe place next to a very sacred place to the elves. The humans will make sure nothing of this will be damaged and it will be marked as an elf holy area.
I know it will be too hard for the humans in charge to stop the road from being made, but they are at least willing to help the elves now as they can, to make the best of the situation as it is. I am very happy that the mayor and the Road Administration are willing to do this now; it is a good step. This project of moving the 'Ofeigskirkja is a very large project, plus making sure the whole area is safe and protected from then on. I am sure you will hear about that when it happens.
Best elf wishes to you and thank your interest. Thank you for all you are doing.
- RagnhildurI told her that I would like to post her letter, and she was gracious enough to agree. The next day, however, she wrote:
December 26, 2013 Dear Karl, I will have to ask you something. I am so sorry, but something came up, and it would be better to wait a little bit before announcing it. I need some time before I can talk about the protection of the elf church. I am really sorry. But I can say, "I have a good reason to believe the holy place of the elves will be saved and protected."Six weeks later, Ragnhildur wrote again:
February 7, 2014Hello Karl, I promised to tell you about the protection in the G'algahraun lava field. I have now met again with Magn'us from the Road Administration and some of the men working on the road. They showed me drawings with changes of the road where it goes by the side of the elf church (holy place). They are going to move one known elf church (more like a chapel) out of the way of the road. It will be placed a few meters away, right beside the main holy place that we call Elf Church. One more elf rock called Graenh'oll (Green Hill) is also being saved.
The road is going to be four meters narrower while passing this area of three rocks. It will be fenced off from the road, and pathways will be leading to the area from another direction. The road being narrower means that the road itself is the same width but the area beside the road [i.e., the shoulder] is made narrower.
Anyway, wanted to tell you this. Thank you for your interest in this, Karl.
Best wishes,
RagnhildurShe sent another update this week:
February 25, 2014
I have heard from the man Magn'us at Vegagerdi (Road Administration). They are going to move the 'Ofeigskirkja in the middle of March. This rock called 'Ofeigskirkja - a kind of an elf chapel - is in the middle of the road they are making. They will move it out of the way to a nearby, almost flat lava. It is right next to the main elf church or holy place.
That means the two holy places - high energy places - will both be saved and protected there, next to each other. There is the third rock, known as Graenh'oll; it is very close also.Finally, she was kind enough to send additional photographs of the area with detailed explanations.
February 26, 2014 Hello Karl, I am sending you two photos from the sacred place in G'algahraun lava field.
This first one shows the new road. In front to the left is 'Ofeigskirkja. It is an "elf chapel," so to speak. The elves told me humans and elves said a prayer there before or while going through the rough lava field. This big rock is in the middle of the new road, but the Road Administration and the mayor of Gardabaer are making changes. They will move this rock over the road where you see the dog. The main elf church is in the back to the right, with a flag on top.The second photo shows the main elf church or holy place. This beautiful place is so very special and has great, very high energy. The beings there tell me it has been a holy place for them for thousands of years, since long before humans arrived here - and they will protect it. 'Ofeigskirkja will be put down right next to this one. The road is narrower where it goes past this area. They will fence it off from the road and put up signs to say what it is. If the elves had done nothing, this whole area would have been destroyed.I hope this helps. Next month they will move 'Ofeigskirkja and we will probably have something in the news then, at least. I will let you know and I will post about it on Facebook. Best wishes for you and thank you for your interest.
- RagnhildurThere you have it, gentle readers. Make up your own minds about the original story, the critiques, the letters and the photographs. I simply thought that the professional journalists on both sides of the issue could use a bit of reminding about original research, speaking to sources and following up on a story as it develops "after" the initial AP report. My faith in modern journalism keeps getting lower as, for example, I repeatedly catch reporters in the mainstream media who are writing articles by literally cutting and pasting from Wikipedia articles.
I'm not sure if this is a problem that saturates all areas of journalism today, or if it's localized to religion reporting. Journalists who cover the religion beat seem particularly perplexed when confronted with any belief systems outside the Abrahamic mainstream. I would love to see (to use a tired but apt phrase) fair and balanced coverage of minority faith traditions, but it's sometimes hard to keep my hopes up - especially when we have shoddy reporting like that surrounding this particular story.
Can someone's aptitude towards learning and gaining occult skills and faculties be increased ? Indeed it can. Formulas, spells and rituals for such compose a great deal of Higher magick and Hoodoo. Of course that broadening spiritual awareness and empowering oneself spiritually come as a result of various meditation and spiritual work techniques, chakra work and other. We shall not be discussing those here today. Rather we will deal with what the magick in strict sense has to offer in terms of methods of increasing Your own occult powers and potential. Before proceeding with advices, material magicka and instructions, it would be very wise to note here, that involvement with any kind of spiritual work, particularly If done on regular basis, will naturally increase one's "supernatural" talents, and dexterities. People who pray a lot, fast, light candles, incense etc, will be extremely proficient in any kind of spiritual work. It's quite logical, If You think a bit about it, it's like living healthier, makes You healthier. Exercising makes You better looking.So the natural process is ideal, but alas, we live in a world where time, and peace needed to work with oneself, and to engage in more profound spiritual work, on a personal level, have became luxuries. Needles to say, we should never allow this, as our souls are equally, If not more important than any material goods we posses, even the physical body. But should it happen that we need a kick-start, a boost, a helping hand or a lift, there is magickal help. I look on it as taking ( natural ) supplements, If needed and taken properly and timely, not only that they are harmless, but they are very beneficial. MATERIA MAGICKA AND TIMECandle rituals, charms and talismans, potions, all this can be used as form of occult empowerment. Symbolism and ingredients are like always the key. And timing. Even more in this kind of work, which we can loosely fit under category of "spiritual work" ( magickal work dealing with healing, protection, reversal, broadening spiritual awareness, necromancy, invocation and evocation of the spirits, so basically, anything outside the practical cathegories such as money, love, job, glamouring etc. ), because great works require time. In more ways than one. Indeed, why not pick carefully the magickal timing to ensure that You get the best of Your ritual, and so that You are in sync with energy which is most favorable for the work You are doing. There's no bad time for money and love spells really, they are cast as the need arises, the need, necessity and desire make up for improper magickal timing. Since elevated spirituality in a higher, more elevated need, it requires more discipline in asking, hence paying attention to all the details. That being said, the best for working on strengthening Your occult skills are Saturn's day, hence Saturday, and Saturn's planetary hours, which of course, vary depending on the day. A good day to ensure a success of a spell, or add that "extra oomph" to a spell is Sunday, more so If it's about healing or ruling over some situation. Monday is great for working on perceptive occult powers, also extra sensory perception, ESP, clairvoyance, opening the third eye, but also illusionism, and influencing people's minds. Mercury's day aka Wednesday, was reserved, according to old Grimoires like the Key of Solomon, for consecrations, blessing, acquiring tools and materials for magick and operations which would lead to gaining secret knowledge. So in essence, If You'd like to be taught by a spirit about minerals and herbs, let's say an Angel Sophiel , You'll should pick Mercury. But If You want to increase Your occult powers in general, strengthen Your magickal skills, the best day is, as mentioned Saturday. DAWN, in the moments when the Sun is rising, or the clear sky FULL MOON NIGHTS are the best times of day, for such work. Holidays especially beneficial for this type of work include, but are not limited to: Samhain, Imboloc, Beltaine, St. Cyprian's feast day and so on.HERBS include all those related to Saturn, but also some that are not, and particularly roots such as MANDRAKE, GALANGAL, Master root, Sampson's snake root, SOLOMON'S SEAL ROOT, Ginger rhizome, or herbs like Master of the Woods, Aaron's rod ( or Mullein ), Mugwort, Verbena, Chamomile, or resins like Myrrh, Frankincense, Benzoin, Dragon's blood and Sandalwood, and Jasmine, Gardenia and Rose flower petals will also come handy. STONES that can be used to increase occult and spiritual powers and abilities include, but are not limited to : Staurolite ( keep on altar ), Heliotrope, SPECTROLITE ( can be made into grids or carried ), Lodestone, Hematite, Garnet, MERLINITE ( best if worn as pendant, very often ), Cymophane, Morganite, Golden Beryl, Alexandrite, Chiastolite ( Andalusite ), Lepidolite. As for SYMBOLS, there are many, equal sided Triangle, Gnostic Star, First pentacle of Sun, Key "Chalice of Holiness" from "7th Book of Moses" symbol, MASTER KEY PATTERN, several pentacles of Mercury, "Chalice of Holiness" ( 6th and 7thbook of Moses, fig. 2608 ), Crowned Serpent seal ( also from 6thand 7th book of Moses, fig. 2602 ), Grand Symbol of Solomon ( likewise, fig. 428 ), Pentagram, Hexagram, Spiral, Triskele and so on. You can also make and use mojo bags or conjure hands, many suitable examples I've even posted on this blog, like the Spirituality mojo with St. Cyprian's image You can also chose some of the examples suggested above, for example, those that I've written in bold letters and combine them, which is just one of many suggestions.Now let's go through few examples I've composed for posting here: SPIRAL AND CANDLE SPELL Write Your name in continuous spiral, preferably in Dragon's blood or Indigo, on parchment. Paper will do, as well as common pen. Place a purple candle, dressed with "Master key oil" over it. Light it and read Psalm 23rd. THE BOOK AND BRANCH RITUAL Three days prior to the ritual, fast, pray and take a cleansing spiritual bath each day. On the day of the ritual, which should be Saturday, light a Frankincense, or Frankincense and Myrrh mixture in the censer. In Your right hand hold a Holy Book. I use the Bible and I keep it open on 23rd Psalm. In Your left hand hold the blossoming branch of Almond. Say the following ( or compose soothing words of power on Your own ) "God Almighty, Creator of life and everything bellow and above the firmament, I beseech You to illuminate and strengthen me, to guide me, and raise my spirit. Show me the path of wonders and miracles, and give me authority over elements, and spirits, when it's in accordance to Your Will. Give unto me skill, and power like You have given to Aaron, Moses and Your Holy people. I ask to grow spiritually, from You Lord, for I put my trust in You, and to You I send my prayers. Keep me away from pride and evil, and lead me on a path of good and compassion, as I aim not to abuse any gift You may send me. Hear me Lord, and If the time is right and I'm deserving, grant this unto me Lord, I ask You this in the name of Lord Christ Your only Son. Eternal Glory to Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen"Then finish with the Psalm 23rd.INCENSE AND CANDLE RITUALCombine Myrrh resin, Frankincense, and White Rose petals to form incense. Place it bellow a chair. In front of the Chair place a white candle dressed with "Power oil" or "Blessing oil" or "Magnet oil". Also, "7-11 type of Holy oil" or "Special oil no 20" will work equally fine. Inscribe the candle with Your name, preferably in continuous ascending spiral. Light the candle. Light the incense, sit on the chair, and wrap Yourself and the chair in sheets, so that the sheets finish at Your neck, and Your head protrudes from them. This way the incense smoke forming bellow chair will waft ( on ) Your whole body. Chant: "Raise my power, lift my spirit, Increase my skill, and art with it!" Or You can come up with some other soothing chant, or read Psalm 23rd. SPECTROLITE ( LABRADORITE ) RITUALArrange three purple candles so that they form a triangle. In the very centre place a Spectrolite crystal, and touching it's tip lightly say the following : "In this time and in this hour" I beseech the ancient power, "" Stone of magick and spirits of aid"" Increase the power with these words said, "" Lend me the power, for this I pray, "" Increase my skill without delay. "" As above so bellow!"Light the first candle. Repeat. Light the second candle. Repeat. Light the third candle. When the candles have burnt all the way down, take the Spectrolite stone and carry it with You. For convenience, it could be a on pendant or even in a ring.AFRICAN JUJU SIMPLE TRICK FOR POWERMany times blockages and lacking of / in power are caused by practitioners tendency to neglect their spiritual hygiene. This causes bad energy to build up, and consequently that creates a blocked condition. Occasionally, other practitioners will deliberately cross their fellows, or other people to cause blocked condition/s, and thus also decrease their spiritual strength and power. In such case, what You need is a good bath with African JuJu bath salts, which will not only remove the negative condition, but will also empower You spiritually. It's a powerful and versatile formula, which will "kill two flies with one hit". After a bath You should follow up by rubbing Your body with "African JuJu oil" or instead dusting it with powder. While bathing You can also keep white and purple candles lit, orange ones will do fine too. Even tea lights are fine, as this is really only optional.While rubbing, or dusting You can say the following prayer, which I've found on Old Style Conjure site, owned by wonderful Mamma Star: "O God, whose blessed Son hast us to call thee Father, and hast told us that, as a father gives good things to his children, so that wilt give the Holy Spirit to those that ask Thee, we ask Thee now for this great gift. We need to be mightily strengthened by Thy Holy Spirit in the inner man, that we may do the things that Thou commandest, and receive that which Thou dost promise. We beseech Thee to grant us strength, the strength of Thy Holy Spirit, the power of Thy Christ, wherein we can do all in his name. Let us this day feel Thy presence and know Thy power, and being stirred and moved above ourselves, thus be lifted into knowledge of God, and the hearing of His holy way. Raise our minds to the contemplation of thy beloved Son, that by feeling His divine power, we may be drawn near unto Him, and be changed into His image, and empowered to bring every thought into obedience to Christ, into harmony with His Holy Spirit, for His sake we ask it. Amen."Hope You'll find this article helpful. Don't forget the upcoming times of power and the Equinox and September magickMany Blessings :) NOTES: This article was written and composed by myself, so should You wish to use any parts of it online, feel free, but add credits: Shadow of Shadow's magick place, Shadow-333@hotmail.com or a direct link to this post. CREDITS AND REFRENCES: An angel associated with Mercury, that teaches about magick of herbs and stone, according to one of the Mercury Pentacles writings in "Clavicula Solomonis" List based on comparative study of Judy Hall's "Crystal Bible", Gerina Dunwich's "Dunwich's guide to gemstone sorcery" and information on various stones, a listed above, on this wonderful site: www.crystal-cure.com. Retrieved from : http://www.oldstyleconjure.com/prayer.php posted here for educational and informative purposes, without any ill willIMAGE CREDITS: First image was taken and then edited by myself. Second one is from "7th Book of Moses" and is used here for illustrative, explanatory and educational purposes only, without any ill will.
I don't know about you, friend, but sometimes I grow weary in well doing. My husband has been studying the Welsh revivals, and has been moved to pray. This song was sung during those revivals. It was recently introduced to us, and has been such a blessing! I hope that it lifts your heart as it has lifted mine. The following is the first verse and chorus. We are never, never weary of the grand old song;Glory to God, hallelujah!We can sing it loud as ever, with our faith more strong;Glory to God, hallelujah! Refrain O, the children of the Lord have a right to shout and sing,For the way is growing bright, and our souls are on the wing;We are going by and by to the palace of a King!Glory to God, hallelujah! Follow this link to hear the song and read the lyrics http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/l/glorytog.htmhtm/g/l/glorytog.htm Below is a brief exert on the revivals: A hundred years ago coal was making Abertillery a booming commercial centre as families flocked in to find work in the pits. Churches were already thriving, but revival hit the place like a hurricane, and in less than ten weeks no fewer than three thousand people had made professions of faith - that's more than ten per cent of the population... a staggering response by any reckoning. Week by week Abertillery's local paper the South Wales Gazette recorded events with the enthusiastic eloquence of the day. "The Revival"... has been the absorbing theme of thought and discussion. Before it, the War, the state of trade, ordinary and extraordinary political topics, and even football, have been thrown into the shade as topics of general conversation. Drunkards have been soberised, publicans have lost much business, conduct on public streets has been elevated, and the police and magistrates have had quieter times... The bottom of the pits have been utilised as centres for prayer and praise meetings, and there has been a general raising of the standard of public life. The "Revival" still continues to monopolise general attention, almost everybody is talking about it, thinking about it, or working in its interests, and the movement does not seem to flag at all... Converts are being made nightly, and the enthusiasm is intensifying and spreading. ...the chapel was packed in the afternoon... and there was a warmer feeling in the assembly from the start. Probably this was chiefly due to the spirit which a company of colliery workmen - black faces, working clothes, and boxes and jacks - imparted when they dropped into the meeting on their way home... and started in a spirited manner the songs of the revival, creating a fervour which did not flag during the remainder of the meeting. "How we need revival like this! Will you join us at Hinton Baptist Church as we pray for God to do His work? " "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." II Chronicles 7:14 " "Posted by Kristy"
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THE NEW MOON IS Normally Understood AS THE Sparkle TO Dry candles to "bring in" or attract what you unpleasant, in fact in matters of love, make progress, promotions, and money.This is an supreme time to carry too far gold candles for capability and green candles to attract money to the home. If you are being planned for a development or are since applying for a conflicting purpose, now is the time to scrape up your stage, dress for capability and win them supercilious with a bravery beam and the articulateness of a higher. Enthusiasm spells under Leo watch over to bring on the flamboyant and gaudy forms of love, so if you are primed to really stun someone, now is the time to light individuals uncommon love candles.
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THE Adjacent Puffy MOON OCCURS ON Esteemed 20, 2013.
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"Aleister Crowley is by chance the world's limit prominent occultist, and this now-overgrown stone ranch-style prevent with hallways full of dark pagan frescoes was once the world metropolitan area of his satanic orgies. Or so it was reported in the 1920s. Crowley is now documented for his absolute fans, together with Jimmy Assistant and Marilyn Manson, and the fact that he appears on the cloak of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's And no-one else Hearts Partnership Buzz" reputation. He founded the Abbey of Thelema-named last a utopia described in Rabelais' "GARGANTUA" whose statement is "DO AS THOU GROW FAINTER"-in 1920 in the seashore parish of Cefal`u, Sicily. It became a free-love district with a dark side: Newcomers were obligatory to treatment the night in the "LAIR OF NIGHTMARES," wherever, high on hashish and opiates, they stared at frescoes of earth, illusion, and hell. After a British group dandy named Raoul Loveday died of a restlessness settled at the Abbey, the get-up-and-go had a safeguard day, leading an humiliated Benito Mussolini to deport the district in 1923. Accepted riddle filmmaker Kenneth Irk unearthed the center in 1945 and made a movie expound, at the same time as clandestinely the depict was next lost. The Abbey is now a bent semi-ruin, swamp with polish, but trendy expound are some original hellish frescoes that Crowley used to stun his disciples in the field of target. Adventurous and esoterically minded corporation visiting Sicily can saunter the bring about and get some environment, yet no justifiable tours are welcoming.
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A arrange out to a gnome at the NGB for this one: someone supposedly discovered the vault of Jesus' relations. Uh-oh. From Isreality bites: "The inscribed box, with some at all remains in spite of that now, by all accounts was overflowing appearing in an old refuge roundabouts Talpiyot, an trade field in Jerusalem, alongside nine other two thousand year-old sarcophagi so it is said containing the bodies of Close relative Mary, the carpenter Joseph, a little-known brother called Jofah, Mary Magdalene, and, highest rarely of all, Jesus's son Judah, who lawfully possibly will be not rushed the grandson of God"." Mary Magdalene? I didn't know she was relations. Adopted? "To read addition, clap "in the neighborhood"."It sounds dear a sequel to a Da Vinci Secret message sequel. And lately as successful. The filmmakers "hasty aim" is to cross the excitement of Indiana Jones-style vault looting with Dan Brown's daring cable to modern theology, all in a 90 minute video."A two of a kind of these depressing bone boxes are about to be unveiled in New York City, in good time to submit Cameron's new-fangled made-for-television movie, which stimulus be spring on Traveling around Furrow in the US, Furrow 8 in Israel, and Furrow 4 in Britain or else Easter."Devout Christian congregations stimulus despise Cameron's breathe secret as all-embracing heresy. Some 27 time previously archaeologists peak bare this unpleasant relations vault containing half a dozen inscribed caskets and four safe ones, the alluring strict claims now force to lay bare belief in the Renaissance, a cornerstone of the Christian syndicate. The New Testimonial recounts how three days previously crucifixion, Jesus arose from the critical (which is now supposedly the site of the Cathedral of the Dutiful Sepulchre at the underlying of Jerusalem's old walled local.) But scientists, archaeologists, DNA experts, statisticians,and antiquities specialists are suggesting that Jesus's assets site was on a levitate relatively far away from the old redoubtable cross. " Hoo-boy, I can see Pat Robertson having a flay in my mind's eye. "Repercussions of the most important recognition were minimized, even previously Israeli lecturer Amos Kloner deciphered the inscriptions containing such comprehensively devoted Biblical names a decade ago, being the Israeli Antiquities Power stored the caskets in their Beit Shemesh documentation. Short breathe leaked out. Biblical archaeology has acknowledged to be a minefield, albeit with a confident sects' prettiness. Who possibly will carry foreseen that forensic tests possibly will be through on Jesus' bones in a New York wicked lab? If you contemplation that the Israeli archaeologists' get back dive exacting to the Al Aqsa mosque ignited some holy temper, get hanging for poles apart white hot movement. Honor the Spanish Inquisition? Or the focus on blank teaching Darwin's edict of Evolution? Time was Monday's motivation high-level meeting, Izzy imagines it won't be desire or else an smart design tress emerges for the holy caskets in the refuge. "Emperor of the Formation", eh?" So let's get REAAADDDDY TO RUMMMMBBBLEE. Oh, shoot: this form I may carry to sore my Jesus-myther card (you know, the one we get such as we work for the Midnight Black Enclose, anoint each other with oil, and penalty - oops! The Weaken Shaman's gonna - oops again!). I dependence we can see the ripples generated? Not only was Jesus only a man, he had at negligible ONE kid, and the Ascension becomes a hot bone of contention (pun intended). Of course, this possibly will clearly be a bunny lane - as in Alice Despondent the Rabbit-Hole - but we shall see, shall we not? Turnover the past post, moreover.
"I love you cremation you shall not die." - Gabriel Marcel."How life changes its meaning for example we see the love of the flesh as the deliberation of the Endless Sunlight schedule listed the prism of time! They who would tear the secular passionate from the appealing harp can take no music; they who guess that love is now the body's steam speedily find love breathes its move and they take finished a pact with death. But they who see in all secular beauty the understated be on a par with of Divine amiability, they who see in integrity to every vow, even for example the other is traitorous, a sign that God loves us who are so unlovable, they who, in the border of their trials, see that God's love varnished on a shield, they who allow the spurt of their joy to widen out the blended channels of prayer and idolize - these motion, even on earth, learn that love was finished flesh and dwelled with us. As a result Warmly becomes an ascension near that blessed day for example the vast soothing of our souls motion be extensive with the boundless giving, in one eternal now, while love is life's time without end and God is Warmly." - Fulton John Sheen.
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ASTROLOGY:
Goethe, The Massive Amenable Lyricist
So Max Heindel described him. Esotericist Nicholas Roerich called him
"a world spirit."2 He has been compared to Beethoven and Da Vinci.3 Term philosopher George Santayana hailed him as "the wisest of mankind."4 One release of his works consists of 143 octavo volumes, for he "never sedentary message, from his former,"5 which began what, as he noted, "at midday on the 28th of Pompous, on the punish of twelve, I came at home the world at Frankfurt-am-Main,"6 and also; "The Sun stood in the sign of the virgin, and had culminated for the day; Jupiter and Venus had a emotional aspect, Mercury not an abhorrent one; Saturn and Mars were neutral; completely the Moon, which was moral full, exercised her counteracting power."7
In view of the aforesaid, it would be easy to phone booth Goethe a Virgo. But the Moon had not been in the virgin's sign what the onwards New Moon, consequently the solar-lunar "wedding" had not dominated place and the Sun in the same way partook of Leo's nature.8 We in the same way division that Leo is an intercepted sign, degeneration its ferociousness, acknowledged by the fact that "this man, so propose by nature, may perhaps not deposit conqueror duty."9 His detached self-assurance in any case state-owned impudence in his October 2, 1808, grilling with Napoleon in the same way was non-Leonian.10 At all sign does he "belong" to? May perhaps it be that hub a
"world spirit," mutiny greater bond nationalism, he "mystically" in the same way rose greater "signs"? His Sun's boundary is "A merry-go-round."11 No boundaries; is stage a shatter way to limn a "world spirit"?
We division the resistance of the New Age planets in his natus, meaningful of far away kind allow."12 Uranus is in its own sign, in dignity. Neptune in Swelling is important, in its own decan in a on the dot boundary, and by inkling of its orientation in the 9th enclosure emitting "a choice quiver."13 It is part of a majestic trine in water with Saturn and Jupiter and in a ring with no less than seven planets all but Uranus and Venus.
At the rear of all, can one really be a essayist or writer apart from a strong Neptune? Music was in his soul: "I can increasingly work shatter behind schedule I peculiar been listening to music."14 He in the same way "was peak conscious. He may perhaps not acknowledge din; thoroughfare noises were a excite to him; he had an allergic reaction to the barking of dogs; he avoided... hoot."15
That Pluto of his! Positioned and awkward law the 1st enclosure, it urged him on to his downright yield. It is compulsive; has even been
called gripping.16 We confidently say, the stars impulsion, they don't bulldoze. Certified
a compelling rummage sale of the time this is true; not increasingly. On earth all threads are precise. In Goethe's aspect acknowledgment, is Pluto's quantity to yield really resistable? "Existing was never a man in whose life the work to be done played a patronizing vigorous part."17
That sets him to one side and one appropriately described inevitably is "exclusive."18 That's Plutonian! Goethe acknowledged, "Our safest course is to turncoat all that is in us and of us at home action, AWOL the rest of the world to give this action according to their vigor and powers."19 In imitation of three planets touch on to his I.C., he may perhaps fountain greater the constraints of chaos presupposition.
Lives of compelling men all bring to mind us
We can make our lives sublime
And fly-by-night, stop work in reverse us
Road in the sands of time.
Can stage be a shatter argument for studying the lives of earth's great? As we wage war to mime Goethe, a deceptively slight fact about the man may be a key to his "high achiever." He unpopular all threads trivial.20 If we wish to make our lives behind schedule his, there's no shatter way to begin than by AWOL off the facetious, Health-conscious commentator Paul Harvey has without doubt intoned, the easiest way to stretch out life is by direct out the habits that cut back it. The same, if one seeks to get to in game of "the mountain and the best,"21 one can start in no shatter way than to reduce to nothing the disposable. "Cut out," regarding, is a basic keyword of Pluto.22
Pluto excels because it can reduce to nothing that which detracts from superiority, it's ascetically that simple.
If all the little is eliminated from the life, it will moral
customarily be satisfied with the significant, the from top to toe, for "nature abhors a space and will deluge to reimburse for any loss.."23 It worked for Goethe;
Huge Law hub impartial, it will work for all.24 p
1. The Rosicrucian Christianity Lectures, Max Heindel, p. 60. "Pietism had the power of nice-looking to his sensibility." Goethe, Jean Ancelet-Hustache,.
p. 35. This, of course, was Christian theology.
2. Goethe, D. G. Runes, p. XV.
3. Frederick B. Robinson and Romaine Rolland, quoted in D. G. Runes,. op.
cit., pp. 17, 28.
4. D. G. Runes, op. cit., p. 61.
5. Jean Ancelet-Hustache, op. cit., p. 5.
6. Jean Ancelet-Hustache, op. cit., p. 11.
7. The Environment and Help of Goethe, J. G. Robertson, p. 5.
8. Astrology: A Huge Science, Isabel M. Hickey, p. 205.
9. D. G. Runes, op. cit., p. 21.
10. D. G. Runes, op. cit., p. 40; J. G. Robertson, op. cit., p. 228.
11. The Sabian Inscription, Marc Edmund Jones, p. 304.
12. Isabel M. Hickey, op. cit., p. 130.
13. Isabel M. Hickey, op. cit., p. 196.
14. William Ellery Leonard, quoted in D. G. Runes, op. cit., p. 6.
15. William Ellery Leonard, quoted in D. G. Runes, op. cit., p. 40
16. The Fundamentals of Astrological Prospect, Marc Edmund Jones, p. 414.
17. Jean Ancelet-Hustache, op. cit., p. 5.
18. Vocatianal Command by Astrology, Charles E. Luntz, p. 205.
19. D. G. Runes, op. cit., p. 20.
20. D. G. Runes. op. cit., p. 40.
21. Philippians 1:10, Phillips Topical English.
22. The Topical Finished of Astrology, Margaret E. On target, p. 35.
23. Astrology, The Predict Science, Moore and Douglas, p. 474.
24. "The farthest talent is he who offers fewest obstacles to the
joyful from greater." Emerson, Lillian A. Maulsby, p. 14.
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Does Satan like to be worshiped? Does he even care if you decide to worship him or not? While some that I have met have claimed that Satan does demand worship there are varying beliefs when it comes to Satan and Satan worship. This post will explore some of these ideas.What is Satan Worship? To a Christian it could mean anything that is not christian that is being worshiped, including American Indian gods, Hindu gods..or even the Muslim or Jewish god! The christian belief is, of course that any god that is not christian is obviously, evil. Let them believe what they will, it's their views.To a Satanist, 'Satan worship' can mean varying things. What most associate with this is the worship of the Christian Satan. Ive labeled it at my website as Diabolism, however others have called it 'traditional satanism', because it is closer to what they may feel are real satanic beliefs and practices. However, in reality, there was no real tradition of Satan worship prior to the last century..so those who use this label are most often referring to the idea that satanism is of an ancient or possibly a pre-christian origin.Others of this kind may feel that traditional satanism represents the worship of the christian Satan. I refer to this as 'diabolism' to differentiate it from simple forms of inverse Christianity. This may all seem very complex but there are different 'layers' or methods of satanic belief and worship. Lets see a basic breakdown of these ideas..Judeo-ChristianityReverse, Inverse ChristianityPre-Christian Traditional SatanismTheistic SatanismAtheistic Satanism[Including Philosophical Satanism]Category 1Reverse, Inverse Christianity, Pre-Christian Traditional Satanism[Including Diabolism and Devil Worship]There is reason why many have called these practices as original or 'true'. In its truest sense it is the worship of the Christian Satan, and a reversal of the god- Satan relationship. Some may include gnostic beliefs into this practice. There are some who feel that this Satan demands or deserves worship, and as they are often labeled, they worship the Christian Devil.As in the case of Pre-christio-satanic beliefs, some believe that Satan existed prior to Christianity, had an ancient history and created the world. I discussed this idea in my other post - Satan as Creator of Humanity. These pre christian satanists often worship their Satan as well, engaging in ritual and using magic. Examples of this can be found in various satanic orgs. around the net.Category 2:Theistic Satanism, Spiritual SatanismOn the other hand, theistic Satanism is a general term for both of these types. but it could also include independent beliefs. Such as the belief that I hold, that Satan is not ancient but that he has become a separate entity from his christian roots in this day and age. Satan is both the forces of nature and a god to me, and this may be true for others as well. This Satan is recognized on a personal level, not as a personal saviour or god but as a means of self enlightenment, self realization and as a source of Satanic empowerment. Ive discussed my beliefs about this at my website with the article, The Force of Satan.Category 3:Atheistic, Symbolic and PhilosophicalAtheistic Satanists and Philosophical Satanists have no need for worship as they recognize their Satan not as a deity but as a symbol. This does not mean that they are not genuine, but that they just have their own way of expressing their beliefs. To me they are a part of the Satanic landscape, adding their own reasoning and variety to what we know as Satanism today.Along with this I want to define several different methods of Satanic Worship:Subservient WorshipThis type of worship is most often related to 'traditional satanism', inverse Christianity, and Diabolism. It is the outright, blatant worship of Satan. Some feel as if they are under his control or that they are to do what they feel Satan makes them do. To do Satan's bidding as it's known. To be his slave, while he is the father and master. some feel that they should worship in this way so that Satan will protect them and see to their needs. Worship of this type may include blasphemy or inverse christian rites and prayers. Some, like my online acquaintance ['traditional satanist'] Lianna Diabolique, worship in this way to gain self-empowerment through this type of subservient relationship. Serving is a position of empowerment, when you consider it.. Spiritual WorshipSpiritual Worship of Satan is similar to what I practice. IT is the recognition of Satanic forces without being indebted to subservience. Your experience with Satanism is as fulfilling as you want to make it - and I've found a lot of strength in not worshiping Satan but recognizing his force through simple rituals that involve praise and meditation. How is this different than subservient worship? I, and many others of our type have no interest in being the 'slave' of Satan. My will is too strong and independent to be like this, and that is why I created a pact - but I appreciate my relationship with Satan and on occasion I will let him know with a candle burning or simple ritual. It's all that I need to feel connected with his spirit. As you can see the experience of Satanic spirituality, while maintaining personal will, can be very empowering and beneficial.Self WorshipSome have said that the worship of the self is by proxy the worship of Satan. This would be true if you considered yourself to be Satan! Most symbolic or atheist Satanists engage in these types of self-worshiping activities that satisfy personal desires. This is their method of recognizing the symbolic aspects of Satan, and living the Satanic life. This self worship also allows some satanists to recognize the god that is within, in a symbolic way. Self-worship is another means to self-empowerment, for ALL Satanists..What kind of Worship is right for you? Do you have the need to worship Satan?"Satan Demands Study, Not Worship!" - ASL, the Satanic Bible
I selected a Goddess Sponsorship Astrologer Deliver this origin and, as always, I asked the Interval to send me the Goddess that I ferry to exact upon for suggestion this week. Now, some of you may know that I've had a really coarse bout with the get to your feet irritate this week; even missed my Imbolc Turn robbery night! This origin I centered in person, breathed and considerate my notion on my pepper of suggestion from the Interval. As I was shuffling the deck, Oonagh jumped out and roll out on the floor. Now, if I were proceed a beforehand, arrangement, pending reading, I would plague shy her out as an overindulgence card. Silent, back I was proceed a one card reading, I put her back in and shuffled the deck once more until I got the wisdom to wish for the top card...well theory what...it was Oonagh! Ok, I theory I say HERE'S YOUR SIGN!
"OONAGH "Blithe Does It Acquaint with is no ferry to route or extract gear to happen. No matter which is going on in hum timing."
Message FOR OONAGH: "Nurturing a dump or a association is a usual loyalty, and one that can't be sharp. This level of faithfulness comes from a place of bulky nearby and attach. I care what happens to my world and to my beloved ones so much that I'm unforced to link with them throughout obscure and thin. This isn't always easy, but to me, ti's the solitary way to bill that matters are definite and healed. I dance to the keen stirrings of my stand. I go out and connect action to let my beloved ones know that I severely care about them. I connect action to spur on my pet causes. Never survey what other staff think; "you" preference perquisite by carrying throughout with your priorities. You'll elegance so good about yourself if you make time for the relatives and projects that firmly count in your stand. Do what's important to you, and do it with charge devotion! But elevate that there's no take part for your true life's clue, so there's no ferry to hassle, route, or elegance that you plague to extract gear to happen."
Many MEANINGS OF THE CARD:
* "Don't hassle about your clue or your goals
* Make no ahead moves
* Tiresome, at rest start is best proper now
* Relieve clothed in your new life more readily of hastening clothed in it
* Do your new work as a part-time probability to begin with, slowing exiting your old task."
Pertaining to OONAGH:
"The Celtic Goddess Oonagh is matrimonial to Fionnbharr, the authority of the Irish Tuatha De Danaans. Oonagh and her band were some of the personal ancestors of Ireland. Each time the Gaels invaded their land, the Tuathas didn't run or conflict back. Relatively, they altered themselves clothed in leprechauns. Their quick complete officially recognized them to lie in Ireland in peace. Appeal upon Oonagh for help with your own transitions, and she'll guide you in creative and magical ways."
Morality, Doreen Ph.D. Physical for the Goddess Sponsorship Astrologer Cards. 2004. pp. 87-88.
For me, I understand the suggestion of this wisdom. I am in the move along of moving, starting up my blog in this area and accompanying Facebook page, and my herbal fulfil and cross stitch item. I care for to obligated clothed in gear full extract fading inhabit which always ends up bad for me. That behavior always ends up with me becoming manually ill, sometimes reduce than others. I plague learned to dance to my body, survey and spirit...when I start to get sick, I know I ferry to Tiresome Miserable and Sneak IT Blithe. I plague optimism that the Goddess is guiding me to my full clue in life. No ferry to flurry there; I extravagant I'll connect a brand belated stroll!
Sacred Be )O(
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On Wednesday, the 24th, I comprehensive and honored The Muses. I burned a pleasant incense that I assumed would be suitable for Them and lit a pure beeswax candle. I recited the new slow music that I wrote, tease with Them and asked for long-term blessings for my creative work. Once upon a time some other selfless work, I took my charitable trust, an apple, a pleasant, poor tomato, nine walnut halves, some indigo colored dearest and a bronzed coin feathers with some seed water for a libation, out to the hedge. I ended my charitable trust in the everyday ventilate, then walked away from home minus looking back. This was followed with a little elder suggestion. Why I chose the items I did for the charitable trust are a mystery to me. I accurate go with whatever comes to me truthful and this provision seems to be effective and dominant.
As it was tardy - I had been out necessary that nightfall - the ritual was not overlong. Unequivocal so, it perfect with a sentence of out of the frame encouragement that my charitable trust were accepted and my maintain heard. Rather than the creative juices are lissom.
Tomorrow, no school for me - thank holiness as today was a day dear no other - I hail to hole my gap, LOL! I gorge thought-out a day of creative endeavors for individually feathers with a few good-looking breakables of tea, possibly a nap and relaxation. The nap and relaxation may well go out the pane, other than, if the Nine make out my maintain and population endeavors beg off - which I say they desire. Agree a sentence, but the juices are ahead of brewing.
Agree about recovered from what was either food poisoning or a very bad convey bug. I gorge been living on boiled produce and fledgling broth. The broth supply has fallen extensively so tomorrow's endeavors desire native be accompanied by the stench of a new delivery for the freezer. Of course the freezer is sundry story I desire accurate hop - very little room, I'll set it at that.
And now, off to bed, it's been a hunger, hunger day!
Blessings nine!
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Petrus Comestor's "Bible Historiale"
When God said to satan "Have you considered my servant Job?" satan didn't say "Job who?" Satan knows the Godly. Do you think he knows you?
Alternately, when the demons met the Jewish exorcists of Sceva, look at what happened. "But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, "I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches." Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. And the evil spirit answered and said to them, "I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?" (Acts 19:13-15.)
Pastor Steven Lawson preached: "Many today try to deny the existence of satan, and say that he is a figment of medieval imagination. I would remind us all here today that the existence of a real, personal devil is taught in 7 Old Testament books, by every New Testament writer, and by Christ Himself."
Satan is real. But glory be, so is Jesus, who is sovereign and above all names. If you submit to Jesus, you will be forever Christ's friend and satan's enemy. If you choose to reject Jesus you are His enemy and satan's toy to destroy. "[Satan] The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10).
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"This section was taken from a chapter of an article entitled "Treatise on Angel Magick", which is to be published at some future date. I am publishing here to go with the article on Goetic magic, since I thought that it would be very relevant."
The daemons of the grimoire called the Goetia are listed as seventy-two specific entities, and are paired with the seventy-two angels of the ha-Shem. They are also considered divided and apportioned, as are the ha-Shem angels, to the seventy-two zodiacal quinarians. The ruling hierarchy would consist of the archangels of the twelve signs of the Zodiac and the angelic rulers of the thirty-six decans. This creates a tight hierarchy where the angels and daemons form an integral whole. There is a long tradition of pairing the daemons with the angels of the ha-Shem, but this would seem to nullify another hierarchical structure, namely the Infernal Hierarchy of Hell itself.
While such a hierarchy was proposed and became part of the doctrine of the Jewish orthodoxy before the current epoch and was also subsequently mirrored in Christian and Muslim orthodoxy, in our current era such a hierarchy would require a degree of faith and dogmatism that would go against even the most basic philosophical and occult tenants of today's post modern world. It has always been the understanding of most occultists that Satan and the hierarchy of Hell is a medieval throwback to a dualistic perspective of good and evil, where angels and daemons vie for supremacy and seek to manipulate and control the lives, and therefore, the souls of human beings.
However, in Qabbalistic lore, which represents the ground basis of practical ritual magic, the Deity represents a perfect and harmonious unity, which means that everything else is subsumed into it and an integral part of it. Nothing is outside or apart from that unity, which is to say that all things spiritual and ensouled are actually one and indivisible at the level of the Godhead. Thus there is no duality and no conflict between good and evil except in the material world of humanity. We could even say that there is no difference between good and evil amongst the living creatures of the earth - only humanity makes such distinctions. Therefore the Infernal Hierarchy is part of a human perspective of the spiritual world that divides it into good and evil, and of course, that division is illusory and at higher levels of consciousness, even absurd.
We can, however, deal with this infernal hierarchy if it is defined as being the mirror image of the positive angelic hierarchy, and then only if they are both considered integral and in some kind of union. This would make the infernal hierarchy a kind of dark side or unconscious shadow of the angelic reality of light. It may also benefit us to realize that the daemons of the Goetia have an additional hierarchy that further joins them to the greater hierarchy of the Godhead. So at the level of the Qabbalistic world of Atziluth, these differences become nullified, but may have a reality in Briah, Yetzirah and especially Assiah, where good and evil are encountered in the acts and judgments of humanity. As the Qliphoth is said to shadow the Sephiroth and acts as the backside of the Tree of Life, so too would the daemons represent the dark reflections of the angelic beings that they mirror.
The Infernal Hierarchy is not as diverse or complete as the angelic one, so we would expect that it would mirror the most simplistic structure of the angelic hierarchy. The basic numeric structure of this hierarchy of devils is that of the numbers three, four, eight, nine, eleven and seventy-two. Embedded in this structure are the numbers seven and eighty (twice forty). We can see in these numbers a kind of aping of the sacred systems that are represented by the angelic hierarchies and the Trinity, in its various forms - Jewish Qabbalah, Christian and Sufi Islam. The trinity as it is defined in the Infernal Hierarchy are the three great Kings of the Infernal Regions, and these are Lucifer, Beelzebub, and Satan. There are also nine orders of daemons (perhaps three of each being ruled by the three great Kings), and four Demon Princes of the Air, who are ruled by Satan. These four Demon Princes rule over a demonic Bishop or Governor, and these rule over the Goetic daemons. The Hierarchy can be presented in the following tables.
(See "Keys to the Gateway of Magic: Summoning the Solomonic Archangels and Demon Princes", p. 102 - 103 - where these spirits are listed and partially qualified.)
The Four Demon Princes of the Four Directions (Elements)
Direction - Element Demonic Prince Govenor (Bishop)
East (Air) Urieus - Oriens Theltryon
South (Fire) Amaymon Boytheon
West (Water) Paymon Sperion
North (Earth) Egin Mayerion
The nine orders of daemons are as follows: False Gods, Spirits of Lies, Vessels of Iniquities, Evil Avengers, Aerial Powers, Furies, Accusers or Inquisitors, and Tempters and Ensnarers. These orders are quite Christian in their composition, and wouldn't have much to offer a ritual magician unless one was interested in dealing with a daemonic hierarchy apart and distinct from the Godhead. This perspective could be considered a gross fantasy, perversion or twisted delusion, representing more of a Satanic magickal perspective that would certainly place one squarely in the Christian mediaeval spiritual dogma as a diabolic adversary. This is a perspective that does not fit well with the Qabbalah, for reasons already sited above.
To summarize the above considerations, an Infernal Hierarchy is an optional structure that magicians may use if they wish to, as long as it is understood that such a hierarchy does not abrogate the necessary unity of the Godhead, and that daemonic entities are not considered as separate or distinct from their associated spiritual context, which is the dark, shadowy or unconscious aspect of the angelic entities and their hierarchies. I believe that magicians must refrain from the error of dualism and the excesses that it can cause in the actions and practices of magicians. It is my earnest opinion that the Infernal Hierarchy is probably an archaic relic and one that is no longer really relevant to the system of invocation and evocation that I have forged for the Order and its practicing ritual magicians.
Frater Barrabbas
(Loo-nas-ah) Major Sabbat (High Holiday) - Fire Festival August 1, 2
OTHER NAMES: Lunasa (meaning August), Lughnasaad, Lughnasa Celtic),First Harvest, August Eve, Feast of Cardenas, Feast of Bread, Tailltean Games(Irish), Teltain Cornucopia (Strega), Ceresalia (Ancient Roman) Harvest Home, Thingtide (Teutonic), Lammas (Christian). Laa Luanys, Elembious, Festival of Green Corn (Native American)
ANIMALS AND MYTHICAL BEINGS: Griffins, Basilisks, Roosters, Calves, Centaurs, Phoenix
GEMSTONES: aventurine, citrine, peridot, sardonyx, yellow diamonds, citrine
INCENSE AND OILS: wood aloes, rose, rose hips, rosemary, chamomile, eucalyptus, safflower, corn, passionflower, frankincense, sandalwood
COLORS: red, orange, golden yellow, green, light brown, gold, bronze, gray
TOOLS, SYMBOLS, AND DECORATIONS: corn, cornucopias, red, yellow flowers, sheaves of grain (wheat, barley, oats), first fruits/vegetables of garden labor, corn dollies, baskets of bread, spear, cauldron, sickle, scythe, threshing tools, sacred loaf of bread, harvested herbs, bonfires, bilberries, God figures made of bread or cookie dough, phallic symbols
GODDESSES: The Mother, Dana (Lugh&'s wife & queen ), Tailltiu (Welsh-Scottish), Demeter (Greek), Ceres (Roman grain goddess.. honored at Ceresalia), the Barley Mother, Seelu (Cherokee), Corn Mother, Isis (Her birthday is celebrated about this time), Luna (Roman Moon Goddess), other agricultural Goddesses, the waxing Goddess
GODS: Lugh (Celtic, one of the Tuatha De Danaan), John Barley Corn, Arianrhod's golden haired son Lleu (Welsh God of the Sun & Corn where corn includes all grains, not just maize), Dagon (Phoenician Grain God), Tammuz/ Dummuzi (Sumerian), Dionysus, plus all sacrificial Gods who willingly shed
blood/give their life that their people/lands may prosper, all vegetation Gods Death of Lugh, Celtic Grain Festival
PURPOSE: Honoring the parent Deities, first harvest festival, first fruits grains & drink to the Goddess in appreciation of Her bounty, offering loaves of sacred bread in the form of the God (this is where the Gingerbread Man originated)
RITUALS AND MAGICKS: astrology, prosperity, generosity, continued success, good fortune, abundance, magickal picnic, meditate & visualize yourself completing a project you've started
CUSTOMS AND ACTIVITIES: games, the traditional riding of poles/staves, country fairs, breaking bread with friends, making corn dollys, harvesting herbs for charms/rituals, Lughnasadh fire with sacred wood & dried herbs, feasting, competitions, lammas towers (fire-building team competitions), spear tossing, gathering flowers for crowns, fencing/swordplay, games of skill, martial sports, chariot races, hand-fastings, trial marriages, dancing 'round a corn mother (doll)
FOODS: loaves of homemade wheat, oat, & corn bread, barley cakes, corn, potatoes, summer squash, nuts, acorns, wild berries (any type), apples, rice, pears, berry pies, elderberry wine, crab apples, mead, crab, blackberries, meadowsweet tea, grapes, cider, beer
HERBS: grain, acacia, heather, ginseng, sloe, cornstalks, cyclamen, fenugreek, aloes, frankincense, sunflower, hollyhock, oak leaf, wheat, myrtle
ELEMENT: Fire
GENDER: Female
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The Goetia is the most famous grimoire after the Key of Solomon. This volume contains a transcription of a hitherto unpublished manuscript of the Lemegeton, which includes four whole Grimoires:
* Liber Malorum Spituum seu Goetia
* Theurgia-Goetia
* Ars Paulina (books 1 and 2)
* Ars Almadel
This was owned by Dr Thomas Rudd, a practicing scholar-magician of the early seventeenth century. There are many editions of the Goetia, of which the most definitive is that of Joseph Peterson, but here we are interested in how the Goetia was actually used by practicing magicians in the 16th and 17th century, before the knowledge of practical magic faded into obscurity.
To evoke the 72 demons listed here without the ability to bind them would be foolhardy indeed. It was well known in times past that invocation and ligatio, or binding, was a key part of evocation, but in the modern editions of the Goetia this key technique is expressed in just one word "Shemhamphorash" and its use is not explained.
This volume explains how the 72 angels of the "Shemhamphorash" are used to bind the spirits, and the correct procedure for safely invoking them using special dual seals incorporating those necessary controlling angel, whose name is also engraved on the breastplate and Brass Vessel.
This is a 448 page hardcover book
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