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“Mors Ianua Vitae” I first heard of the name R A Gilbert (1942 – 2026) in the context of The Golden Dawn Companion: the Rise and Fall of a Magical Order, of which he was the author. This is the … Continue reading →

[This is a practical demonstration of Scrying which I presented to the Welsh Occult Conference at Welshpool Town Hall on Saturday 16th May 2026. My talk started at 12.15pm: prior to the meeting I calculated that this fell within the … Continue reading →

Today is Easter Monday, and hence, the day on which to begin the Abramelin Operation according to the original book. I wish good luck to all those beginning the operation today, and I hope all goes well with you. If … Continue reading →

Like A Dark Song, “Small Prophets” takes tremendous liberties with its subject matter, i.e. Alchemy. Also like that infamous film, no-one would be able to practice Alchemy properly after watching it. Also like the film, Small Prophets has the power … Continue reading →

This is based upon a ritual devised by Dion Fortune to defend her country, the United Kingdom, from invasion by hostile forces in the Second World War. In a previous post, I suggested that a similar ritual could be adapted … Continue reading →

This is the first major book available in English which goes into detail about the “Golden and Rosy Cross,” the Masonic Rosicrucian Order deriving from Germany in the 18th century. I say “in English” because Bernard Beyer’s original text was … Continue reading →

Peace profound, my Brethren! Salutations on all points of the triangle, and honour to the order! During 2025 I had the honour to have conferred on me the 95º of Memphis Misraim, that of Patriarch Grand Conservator. It occurred to … Continue reading →

In an article I wrote for “The Light Extended” in 2021, I outed myself as the Cancellarius of a Golden Dawn temple.[1] One of my main points consisted of describing the lengths to which I went to find monthly activities … Continue reading →

Across the skin of the Earth lie certain nodal apertures where power seeps through from dimensions older than humanity’s first stirrings. Glastonbury, Stonehenge, Macchu Picchu, the Pyramids – these are but the more widely whispered of such vortices. Yet there … Continue reading →

The Welsh Occult Conference ~ Promoting the study and Practice of the Occult through the written and spoken word. This year, we are returning to the assembly room, up stairs at Welshpool Town Hall, 42 Broad St, WELSHPOOL SY21 7JQ, Powys.  There is a … Continue reading →