Prayers exist in many religions. Those of us raised in Christian households (or those of you who have heard “Enter Sandman” by Metallica) probably know the one that goes something to the effect of “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I […]
Groveling in Servitude and Other Amusing Assumptions
I admit it – prayer is one of those aspects of spirituality that I haven’t always been comfortable with. In my younger years, before I really understood what it meant to “pray”, I always envisioned those who prayed as groveling servants hoping deity would throw them a bone for being subservient and obedient. As I got older […]
May passed me by
Hope you all had a Happy First Rite of Leviathan. I’ve been slacking on my beginning of the month posts. Today, S. Connolly called me on it and told me to get on the ball. She was right to do so. Some things you may want to know. I am behind in doing A LOT […]
Animal Magic
As per usual, tonight when I came home from work, Princess was waiting for me, sitting on top of the television, jumping down and running over to me to say hello, and Rufus (who I only adopted at Christmas – was going to have a computer, ended up with a cat), comes down stairs from his […]
Kasdeya Rite of Ba’al
You know, Kasdeya came up in a conversation I was having with my best friend the other day. She and I were looking back from where we had come from to where we are now since we first met. We’ve been friends for over eight years now. Everything has changed in that amount of time. […]
Are You Ready for Kasdeya?
I’m not sure what happened to Frank’s introductory post for the month of April. It’s my understanding that this month’s posts are supposed to be about Kasdeya. To do or not to do Kasdeya – that is the question. I suppose this is something you should question before embarking on any extended ritual work whether […]
Spring beckons…..
Spring beckons. The equinox has passed, but where is spring I ask ? I sit here in my part of the UK. It is 32 degrees F (zero degrees C). This time last year I was basking in 68-70 degrees, with sunshine ! I am now thinking about the future. Is global warming to blame […]
Daily Ritual
I’m breaking away from both my traditional blogging day (the 15th) and this month’s topic (magickal languages) to blog about what is tickling my fancy this week. That is the art of daily ritual. I often find myself surprised when I discover that a lot of people don’t perform daily rituals. I guess I always […]
March Beckons
Happy March, folks! The end of this month marks the beginning of the Rites of Belphegore! Time to make sure the stones are set and the bloodletting devices are sharpened. In the meantime, our bloggers talk about magickal languages! When should they be used? Why should they be used? What do they add to the […]
Guest Blog: A Review of *Keys of Ocat*
Fr. Sem Sebastian’s Review of *Keys of Ocat* If I were to sum up Keys of Ocat: A Grimoire of Daemonolatry Nygromancye in a short phrase, I’d call it absolutely brilliant. Stephanie Connolly, Adrianna or S. Connolly as many of you know her, does the topic of necromancy a great justice. Keys of Ocat removes […]