#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’.

[pauljosephrovelli]

[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!

[gnosisofthedualrealms]

I'm not a fan of summoning spirits with a specific intention.

Everyone has their own approach to summoning spirits, but I do not like the practical approach. I don't like summoning angels and demons with a specific request utilizing a specific power associated with them. For instance, you'll never find me summoning Bael to make me invisible, but if he wants to, then that's cool.

When I summon spirits, I focus on what they tell me. Whatever information I need to know at the time will be shared with the spirit I summon. I strongly believe that all things happen as they're supposed to, meaning if I happen to summon a spirit today, it was synchronistically set to happen.

When I focused on this approach to ritual work, I found that I opened myself up more to unique situations that my unconscious would focus on during the day. For instance, I might read some piece of text that I feel I need to pay attention to, or some conversation would happen that would make me feel overly emotional. These feelings would translate to the ritual. It feels like they were the ones to draw my attention to that specific thing, which would then be expanded on in the ritual.

This has been happening almost daily, which has shifted me away from considering their powers completely. The demons and angels don't need to be commanded to use their powers. You just need to give them the space to work with it, and they'll give you exactly what you need.

This was a problem I observed in religion as well. Christians talk about faith in God, but so few of them understand its depths. If you truly abandon yourself to faith, you shouldn't have to ask God to fix your stuck situation. God is the one who put you there, and God will be the one to pull you out at the right time. For those who truly mastered faith (certainly not me), they can go through unimaginable torment, like loved ones passing, and understand that it was just meant to be. It's not different with Magick.

Magick won't work well if you don't believe, and in my opinion, if you have to be so specific as not just to ask but command a result, you lack the faith necessary for magick to really flourish.

Sometimes, it's not about getting rid of bad energy around you. The bad energy may be actually needed for you to grow. Many people see demons as evil, but what if they're actually helping you to see yourself as you are? Can't they be considered instruments of justice?

So, instead of asking for change, why not do a ritual to appreciate what you have? Make your attention one of gratitude and glorification of your life, exactly as it is, with every good and bad happening you're going through. I wouldn't be surprised if it opens you up to a change you actually need.

Additional thoughts:

I want to clarify that I'm not opposed to people who practice magick with specific asks. If you feel that's what you need to do, then who's stopping you? I certainly hope my words don't! I used to ask for things all the time but realized that it was hindering my growth, hence why I stopped.

I know that some people need to ask for things to grow properly, and what I said may be met with a lot of frustration and anger. I understand if it makes some of you feel that way, and I'm sorry if it does. The whole point of me saying this is to share my experience in hopes that it'll resonate with some of you who read this.

If your magick isn't working, maybe it's worth trying to be less specific and performing a ritual to express appreciation!

[occultesotericart]

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

[rosieandthemoon]

Sculpture by Ann Harrington

[nous-teleios]

The beauty of divination

[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.

[pauljosephrovelli]

[cointell]