The Hand as Instrumentum Magicum – Five spaces of sacramental embodiment | Excerpt from Entering the Desert: Pilgrimage to the Hinterlands of the Soul

“Lead me from unreal to the Real,  Lead me from darkness to light, Lead me from death to immortality.”  –  Brihadaranyaka Upanishad   Upon entering the inner desert of the soul and navigating the outer desert of the world, the concepts of “mind” and “body” dramatically expand and are symbolized by the magical instrument of…

Approaching the Gateway of Saturn: Creating a conduit of communion with the Dead| Tantric Physics

“More heavenly than those glittering stars we hold the eternal eyes which the Night hath opened within us. “ – Novalis One of the most important concepts underlying the Voudon Gnostic current is the idea of Kaivalya or “aloneness.” This concept stands in distinct contrast to the ideas of Samadhi, Moksha and Nirvana. The Yatinda-Mata-Dipika, a…

Trance Ritual for Travel in the Ghost Worlds of Universe B – Merciless Pathways | Psalms of the Desert

“The offering of the Mass becomes the magickal method whereby cosmic logic enters human experience, since it is something which is happening both on earth and in the heavenly worlds. The action of the God of Sacrificial Fire, Agni, makes this possible.” –Michael Bertiaux, Voudon Gnostic Workbook (Magickal Childe, 1988)  The purpose of this ritual…