#hermetic magick

[rosieandthemoon]

cemetery beauty

[occultesotericart]

Vigilant labor /// circa 16th c

[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.

[ceremonialmagick]

The Warburg library and its massive occult book collection is now open to the public! It is the home of Lady Frieda Harris´ Thoth Tarot paintings and other artwork related to Aleister Crowley and the Golden Dawn.

[nous-teleios]

The beauty of necromancy

[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]

[maeviuslynn]

[astralkeycollective]

🖤 Join the Astral Key Collective 🖤

We’re a small, new online collective of chaos magicians, and we’re looking to grow our Discord community!

What We Aim to Offer:

A safe, inclusive space for magicians of all personal identities, paths, and experience levels. AKC is LGBTQ+ run 🏳️‍⚧️🌈

A place to discuss chaos magick, sigils, servitors, meditation, high magick, and more.

Book clubs, group workings, and collaborative magick.

Other practitioners to bounce ideas off of, exchange advice with, and collaborate with!

What We Ask:

18+ only, please.

Be respectful, be cool with diversity, don't be mean.

That's pretty much it :3

Whether you’re an adept or just curious about magick, you are welcome. No hierarchy or dogma here—just a small group of peers doing magick, learning, and creating together.

Join us on Discord 🖤

[rosieandthemoon]

Sculpture by Ann Harrington

[occultesotericart]

1600’s celestial engraving by Athanasius Kircher

[asleepypigeon]

I changed a few things because I’m indecisive, and I wanted to actually talk about it!

Mainly, I changed Clem to be sliiiightly different since I added them in so late anyway, and I changed the tapestry. It’s a little unfortunate you can’t see it well, but I enjoy the gnostic symbolism.

I generally just shoved a lot of occult shit I find interesting on here, like the ouroboros tray, the Mari Lwyd under the cabinet, and Pep’s selfie with Prince Stolas.

There’s plenty more if you look, but since I practice magic, I like to put some into my drawings. :)

[the-hermit-at-midnight]

The Hermetic gnosis doesn’t come in the daylight through book study. Instead it comes in the night, when you wake up with an idea, and scribble it down on a scrap of paper…or in a dream, vision, artwork or meditation. It has to come ‘like a thief’ to bypass the censorship of the conscious ego. The ego fears and rejects this knowledge, because it comes from another world, is ‘irrational’ and transformative in nature. Remember that Hermes (from which the word Hermetic comes) is the god of thieves. We have to sneak tiny fragments of eternity into this time-bound world.

[nous-teleios]

Don't worry about making a mistake while doing ritual. If you happen to slip up, redo the section of the ritual you made the mistake in and move on. Magic works best when you don't worry about it.

[knoxvillerose-blog]

XX: Judgement is about personal accountability, self-analysis & our personal ethos. It is the birth pains of the New Self, an accounting for actions, thoughts & deeds. It's as much about personal reflection as it is external judgement.

[thesorcererpoet]

Hello friends! So card of the day is the seven of swords. When this card comes up, it is wise to be on your guard. The seven of swords indicates the idea of somebody taking something from you. Being swords, which relate to a the element of air and to the intellect, it could be that someone out there is looking to steal your ideas or simply that you will be taken advantage of. Make sure you keep your eye out for foul play today and you will be one step ahead.

This card also indicates taking extraordinary efforts to achieve something. Trying to get away with something or even to try and achieve something that seems futile. It is worth bearing in mind that futility often comes from a feeling of defeat. If you are already defeated before you start then you will never get where you want to go. My suggestion is to make the little effort you can and you might surprise yourself.

Please dm me for prices and slots. Much love x