THE COURT OF ANGELIC AND INFERNAL ADVOCACY: Epicycle II, by Mustafa al-Laylah Bey

In the previous Epicycle we discussed what a planetary hour is and how they can be calculated. We also briefly touched on how they can be used. Much of the remaining orbits of this series will explore these other techniques. However, before addressing these additional observances I think a valuable question we should be asking [...]

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THE PLANETARY HOURS: Epicycle 1, by Mustafa al-Laylah Bey

At its most basic, a planetary hour can be described as a classical means by which a person is able to put his/herself in accordance with the heavens by dividing the day from sunrise to sunrise (instead of using midnight as the border of one day to the other), ultimately dividing the day into periods [...]

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THE GARB WE WEAR WHEN WE WHERE GARB: ie. Ras Michael and The Star Ruby

One of my students passed along a link to her documentarian friend, Phyllis Galembo’s, website cataloging ritual clothing. One image is above. Why? Recently, in my “Start Yr Own Religion” class we discussed the use of clothing in ritual and ceremony and the difference between “formal wear” and the “come as you are” approach. The [...]

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LITTLE BITS ON CHAOS MAGICK: “Prime Chaos” gets an updated intro by Phil Hine

All that is currently pagan blog, The Wild Hunt, posted a nice piece on Chaos Magick by writer, anthropologist, and esotericist Amy Hale, which takes an honest look at some updated critiques of the DIY anarcho-magickal movement started in the 1980s. For those who may be unfamiliar with the movement: “When Chaos Magick sprung forth [...]

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