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Use of Entheogens to Assist in Achieving Gnosis

Hallucinogenic Drugs have had a stigma attached to them through the decline in their therapeutic and spiritual use and subsequent rise in purely recreational use (and abuse). This stigma (as well as political motivation) lead to their criminalization. Recently, the therapeutic value of many of these drugs is being re-examined – both their effects in controlled medium-to-large doses in specific environments and in day-to-day microdoses – and reintroduced to society. I believe that alongside this, we should also examine their spiritual uses – which typically involves taking large doses in completely and expertly controlled environments as a sacrament during ritual to induce Gnosis. In the following document I hope to outline the practical application of a few of these sacraments, focusing on DMT, Psilocybin, and LSD.

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On Agrippa’s “Of the calculating Art of such names by the tradition of the Cabalists”

In Agrippa’s Third Book of Occult Philosophy there are several chapters dedicated to methods of how to calculate the names and times of a specific spirit (evil or good) to aid in a work. In this article I am going to dive into one of these, chapter 27 “Of the calculating Art of such names by the tradition of the Cabalists”, which I find to be the most straightforward. It is recommended that the magus has a solid understanding of Astrology and at least a passing knowledge of the Alephbet.

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Another Take on Candle Magic

This​ ​is​ ​my​ ​personal​ ​attempt​ ​at​ ​creating​ ​an​ ​elegant​ ​and​ ​cohesive system​ ​of​ ​candle​ ​magic,​ ​despite​ ​the​ ​presence​ ​of​ ​candle​ ​magic​ ​in​ ​literature whose​ ​publications​ ​could​ ​fill​ ​a​ ​warehouse.​ ​My​ ​reasoning​ ​behind​ ​adding​ ​to the​ ​undeniably​ ​oversaturated​ ​category​ ​of​ ​magical​ ​“how-to”​ ​texts​ ​is​ ​to provide​ ​a​ ​system​ ​less​ ​based​ ​in​ ​color​ ​correspondence​ ​alone,​ ​and​ ​imparts​ ​a greater​ ​deal​ ​of​ ​involvement​ ​from​ ​the​ ​user. Continue reading “Another Take on Candle Magic”