Most of us are locked into a tunnel reality created by our upbringing and designed by the originators of our native religions. Do you want to break free? Choose “Bob” as your short-duration personal savior and never fall into the trap of straight thinking again. You can watch the full movie on Tubi for free […]
As we take up the Tarot Trumps again with Death, we see that Crowley has yet another divergent view of its meaning, although playing with traditional symbolism enough to make the card intelligible for divination. For the traditional meanings, we can turn to Wikipedia although it is heavily invested in the Waite interpretation. “According to […]
Greetings, my cosmic traveler friend! As we embark on a journey to explore the dualities of mind and travel in higher dimensions, let us dive into the mystical and mind-bending realms of Tao and I Ching. While Western psychology has been struggling with the apparent dualities inherent in conscious existence since Queen Victoria’s time, other […]
As we’ve given a technique to trigger Kundalini in our discussion of the Tarot card The Hanged Man, this would be an excellent time to discuss what’s known as Kundalini Activation Syndrome as the easy trigger of withholding ejaculation means that many Westerners can invoke an experience for which they are totally unprepared. Many, who […]
As the wheel of Tarot turns from Strength at Trump 11 to the Hanged Man at Trump 12, The Fool, previously the Hero Hercules, appears to be brought low as a thief condemned to hang for his crimes. In traditional symbolism, he hangs holding the bags of gold he has stolen, although in some interpretations […]
One of the problems I encounter living as a mystic in the western world, is there is no respect for individuals living in altered states of consciousness. Whether drug induced, pursued through meditation or ecstatic practice, or the product of full-blown psychosis. The individual in an altered state is uniformly shunned, feared, beaten, incarcerated, or […]
The ancient Romans used magic in everyday life; even to kill them. According to William Smith’s A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, people would regularly consult with magical professionals. Two examples are augurs and astrologers. Augurs were trained to read signs in the natural world, like rock formations and wind directions. Necromancy was a […]
In order to explain the religious beliefs I have developed over years of mysticism heavily influenced by the Western Mystery Tradition I thought I’d share this diagram: Notice that unlike the many spurious attributions out there, I do not include the chakra system as equivalent to the tree of life. The chakras are part of […]
Your humble editor recently got sober and decided it was well past time to get back to a regular yoga practice. In order to re-establish the habit, I decided to do my teacher training over again from start to finish. I am currently in week four and feeling major benefits. Given the success of my […]
To delve once again into Crowley’s Book of Lies, is to begin to completely unravel the hidden secrets of the Thoth tarot and is this author’s beginning point in deciphering the initiated meanings of the cards. Reading the book for the third or fourth time, after years of yoga and a week long initiation ritual […]
