Always Forward Between Heaven and Earth
As I ve referenced countless times on my blog in the past when talking about the classical Hermetic texts, Litwa s Hermetica II is a fantastic resource for lots of the lesser-read ones among them, especially the Stobaean Fragments but also plenty of other texts that aren t the Corpus Hermeticum, Asclepius, Armenian Definitions, or the Nag Hammadi Hermetica; it s a treasure [ ]
A while back, I mentioned that I was participating in Esotericon NW s second year, a gathering of esoterically-minded speakers presented to the Masonic community and hosted by Verity Lodge No. 59. I m glad to say that my presentation not only went well but also appears to have been well-received, and it was a delight to [ ]
I live by my to-do list. It s a habit I picked up in college when I started to get overwhelmed between multiple classes, papers, tests, events and the like, and a to-do list makes sense for something like that. Personally, I prefer a simple text file or the like for mine; I like the convenience [ ]
Gosh, it s already been two years since my Reading the Hermetica blogpost series kicked off; how time flies, and how much changes in such a short time! Granted that making series of posts isn t a terribly uncommon thing for me, that one is one I m proud of, since not only did that series do what [ ]
I think I speak for us all when I say that it s fascinating to watch how our own evolution of practices and rituals changes over time. Seeing how influences and trends come and go, practices get developed and set aside, focuses of research arise and abate always gives me a lot to think about, seeing [ ]
UPDATE 2026-04-19: Satyr Magos has his own write-up of the project, so check it out here when you can! It has, admittedly, been a little quiet around here. While being online in general is always an excitement, and especially in these exciting times of ours where there s never a dull moment (no matter how much [ ]
It s been quiet here lately, I admit; between the chaos of the old year ringing in the new, making almanacs for 2026 for people, using a pickaxe to dig out my way through snowcrete in this bitterly cold winter, teaching my Hermetic Synaxis stuff to my test group (it s going fantastic with the testers!), and well, [ ]
At long last, and after a good bit of time in development and testing: version 3 of The Adocentyn Temple Almanac (TATA v3) has been completed and ready for ordering, just in time for people to get underway with their 2026 planning! Click here to request your personalized and customized ritual planning almanac, all for [ ]
For this week s Reading the Kybalion discussion, we re exhaustedly wrapping up The Kybalion, focusing on comparing and contrasting the Kybalion against the classical Hermetic texts. Just to start, let s recount where we ve been with all this mess and give an index of posts: History, overview, and perceptions Title Page, Introduction, Chapter I (Hermetic Philosophy) Chapter [ ]
For this week’s Reading the Kybalion discussion, we re woefully continuing our reading and discussion of The Kybalion, focusing on chapter XV ( Hermetic Axioms ). This week s adverb for the reading is woefully because we still (somehow) have more to read, but in reality, we should feel a bit of relief; this is the last week we [ ]