She Continues
One of the recurring things in magical studies—and I am broadly including strands of alchemy, mysticism, and more under this rubric for the time being—is that embodied life on Earth represents a second order existence that comes after some preceding state. From a Christian perspective, we live in a “fallen” state—we are postlapsarian rather than […] … Continue reading…Jailbreaking the Fall
I’ve been knee deep in star magic of late over at Rune Soup, and the tech in question uses Christian prayer to help get things off the ground. Why? The tech continues and builds out of vastly ancient magical techniques. And as I’ve played with it, it works. Meanwhile, Gordon pointed folks to a prayer […] … Continue reading…Angelic Protocols
I grew up nominally Baptist. But not really. My Dad was in a Baptist church in Texas, sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, and so on. My Mom’s family apparently would apparently sit around the family electric organ with other musical instruments and sing hymns and other religious songs. At some point, my Dad […] … Continue reading…Cosmic Church
So, my Christmas Eve was fantastically awful. Now, this post isn’t about what came out of that experience for my family. What this post is about is how I found myself glad for the magical tech and kit in my toolbox. Having been in this situation pretty recently, I thought I’d discuss some of that tech and kit. … Continue reading…Emergency Magic
I have been making my way through Jeremy Naydler’s books on ancient Egyptian religion, magic, and cosmology. His Temple of the Cosmos is a compelling book, but I recognized that Naydler collapses distinctions between Old, Middle, and New Kingdom thought even as he expresses a teleological belief that Egyptian thought “matured” over time into its […] … Continue reading…Kings and Messengers