Enter the path of the Mysteries through the symbols of womb, egg, phallus, and seed. The theme, a generative chant itself, calls forth the energy of conception and growth. Bring to mind your soul's desire, and plant the seed of renewal and transformation.
In this Issue, witness a bizarre rebirthing ceremony in George Salis's visceral story "Womb." Leonis Keys guides us through a symbolic death and rebirth in the shamanistic initiation practice "Trial of the Feathered Serpent." Includes full-color artwork, poems, short stories, and magical practices for spiritual regeneration.
Other Mother dances : Megan Merchant Wortcunning : Brenda Mann Hammack Seed of Magick, Tree of Intention : Judy Morris Elemental Attunement : Leonis Keys Sac, seed, boil : T.m. Lawson Spira Mirabilis : Karen Duhamel Hex : Amanda Yskamp Lilith Offering Adam a Long-Awaited Explanation : Ruth Sabath Rosenthal Womb : George Salis The Cosmic Progenitor : Thomas Jacobson Elemental Gateways & Inner Temples : Leonis Keys Yolk : A. Cross Trial of the Feathered Serpent : Leonis Keys Transmutation of Silver Plumage : Leonis Keys
✦ The word NILVX (nil-lux) suggests creation and expansion; a “big bang” if you will, and though undefinable, embodies a NIL, nothingness, the absence of all, out of which LVX, or light, emerges.
✦ A Book of Magic is an immersive, experiential anthology that rewards the reader who contemplates each image, poem, and story, and participates in the practices contained herein.