#Hermetic

[occultesotericart]

[rosieandthemoon]

cemetery beauty

[nous-teleios]

Don't let modernity take the magic out of your life. Allow yourself to see the world as a beautiful place, a place you belong in, one that you were made for.

[inkaitations]

I’ve been seeing a few of these around and wanted to make one

I’m a Hermes ✉️🪽devotee…

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I’m a certified passenger princess

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc we’re going on a late night drive every Friday

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I want to learn a bunch of different languages

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I pick up shiny coins I see

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I’m interested in hermeticism and alchemy

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I want to go for night walks the second it starts getting warmer again

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I have a bunch of random trinkets

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I’m the tote bag/back pack friend who’s got snacks for everyone and holds everyone’s belongings

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I’m gonna point out constellations

I’m a Hermes devotee, ofc I want to try any food from any culture

[astra-ravana]

Why I Spell Magick With A 'K'

I've seen a lot of back and forth over the years regarding the spelling of the word 'magick'. I figured it's about time I explain my reasons for refusing to drop the 'K' despite the occasional backlash. To me, 'magic' and 'magick' are two completely different things. Magic is a stage magician pulling a rabbit out of their hat. Magic is something whimsical and wonderous, like a rainbow unicorn or a vivid sunset.

Magick with a 'K' intends to convey the art and science of causing change to occur in conformity with one's own will and intentions. It's been around since the 1600's, it wasn't popularized by Aleister Crowley until the late 20th century. Regardless of how you feel about the man, Crowley was strongly influenced by Qabalah and Gematria, ancient mystical systems known for highlighting the importance of numerology and grammar. 'K' is the 11th letter of the alphabet, 11 represents divine connections and the power to manifest one's will. Adding 'K' to magick changed the spelling from 5 letters to 6, 6 being the number of unconditional love, nature, temperance, creativity, the hexagram, and the planet Venus.

Magick is a word of power, an ancient spell in and of itself. It hasn't ever had any other meaning and its a word made to physically and spiritually represent witches and practioners of the craft. To desregard it is to disregard not only the history, but also the legitimacy and seriousness of the craft.

In summary, do what works for you in the end, but you probably shouldn't reject an entire word because someone you don't agree with used it. That's just putting unnecessary limits on yourself and your potential.

[cosmicportal]

Ancient Egyptian statue of Pa-Maj. The basalt torso is entirely covered in ‘magical’ hieroglyphic texts and images of gods. 350-300 BC.

The engraved texts are incantations to be recited out loud for healing and protection against harmful creatures such as snakes and scorpions. Similar protective spells are written on ‘Horus stelae’.

[renegade-hierophant]

Sphinx of Pharaoh Amenemhat III (Imn-m-ḥꜣt, “Amun is in the front,” 12th dynasty, ruled 1829-1799 BCE), who would become divinized and worshipped in the Fayyum lake region of Egypt well into the Greco-Roman period and known in Greek as Poimandres (Ποιμάνδρης), from Egyptian pr-ꜥꜣ (ni)-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ, “Pharaoh of the Ma’at of Ra,” which was his ruling throne name.

In the Fayyum there are statues of him standing together with the god Thoth (Greek Hermes) next to a larger statue of Sobek (Suchos), the primordial deity.

[madmonksandmaenads]

Let me make this clear!

I'm a Hermetic in the Streets

A Dionysian in the Sheets

Sabbatic in the Woods

And a Gnostic at the DMV!

[figcatlists]

Occult and esoteric fiction reading list

A selection of literary works inspired or influenced by various currents of Western esoteric tradition and occultism, spanning from late antiquity to the present day. Includes historical novels about mages and alchemists, initiatory Rosicrucian romances, hermetic allegorical dream visions, gothic tales of elemental spirits, occult detective stories, satirical conspiracy thrillers, and more!

This chart was based on my longer list of 125 works of occult, esoteric, and initiatory fiction and poetry.

[occultesotericart]

1600’s anatomical engraving with alchemical symbolism /// by Gerhard Altzenbach

[rosieandthemoon]

Sculpture by Ann Harrington

[nous-teleios]

The beauty of divination

[cointell]

[pauljosephrovelli]

[inkaitations]

Showcase of my altar to Hermes bc even tho it’s simply it’s cute and my parents are none the wiser abt it fr

I’m especially happy abt the little tortoise charm and the copper item behind the notebooks my bf got me from Italy :)) it opens up and has more goodies inside.

(The Kuromi bag dangling on the left is bc I hang my bags above his altar not bc Hermes is a Sanrio girl 😞‼️)

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Virgo Johfra Bosschart