Review: Sacred Actions by Dana O’Driscoll

For those of you who haven’t come across the 19th century Japanese word tsundoku, it’s a wonderful term that in my case has resulted in liberation from the guilt of often buying more books than I’m able to read at one time (the English equivalent bibliomania sounds too much like a disease for my taste!). […]

Samhuinn 2014 Redux

Just when everyone is sick of Halloween posts in the blogosphere…here we go! Samhuinn and Alban Arthan are the two holy times that last more than a single day in my personal practice. I’ve written about my extended Alban Arthan celebration before, but Samhuinn has been developing more slowly. This year feels like it finally […]

Thoughts on Spirit Bottles and Reliquaries

As many of you know, I’m a big fan of Jason Miller’s Strategic Sorcery course. He has some great techniques and a sensible, straightforward syllabus that is an effective crash-course in magick and conjuration. The lesson on spirit bottles is one of the most respectful approaches that I’ve seen, considering that many traditions have long […]

Meditation Mondays

Whew. It has not been a good couple of weeks for meditating. In fact, I had an eight-day lapse. I’d love to be able to blame ECG for disrupting my rhythm, and maybe I can on some level (despite the fact that I engaged in several wonderful guided meditations that weekend), but I only have […]

Paths Between the Pillars

I’m about to let you in on one of my dirty little secrets. Back in high school, and even college, I was “blessed” with the ability to be good in just about any area I chose. I became very used to success: being concert master of not one but two high school orchestras, getting into […]