Confessions of an American Witch

 Years ago, my main supplier of herbs switched hands to a witch I could not support, so I had to learn to make do with subs in my herbal needs in incense and whatnot. Egyptian clives about to go to seed. Sometimes with better results, I find that Egyptian clives seeds serve the same purpose as Devil's Dung, but without that storage odious aroma problem. If garlic had seeds, this would be its babies. I am fresh in stock . . . until I have to burn it all on Trump. That's pure black gold to the "Go away and come back no more" incense.

 After the drama of multiple schedule, "It's on--it's off because Khari's a fickle artist," one might be interested in how my scheduled Golden Dawn study night went off. Or not.  Pretend to be as interested as this chick here. Could it be godform coloring night? First, let me get my grief about the event scheduling out of the way. I wanted a regular schedule, and Khari's an artist with an health condition who wants to be able to "on-and-off" her event as she wishes. Therefore, there is no long term advertising, just short. Not exactly how my style of marketing works. The few people on my level Hermetic Golden Dawn, or working Thelema, in the Denver, Colorado area is rare; and my joke about my most interested reader being an FBI agent, reporting to the President, could be a sad truth (occult writers profiting from black magick books are considered to be a threat according to some police departments--more so than the death threats that the author is ge...

 As you watch me build these Godform Reference books, remember that ultimately each godform consists of seven layers--each one must be build up by the Hierophant Adept. Three different sources and counting. Mistakes will be made. By Names and Images. As cherry on top, let me give you a brief idea of where I am headed with my formation with the gods and goddesses of the Forty-Two Judges of the Negative Confession. Physical : A position in space (Temple). Please note in the case of the Forty-Two, as part of an Engine, they slowly move in a chain, two rows of twenty-one. But they are present in all Outer Order Golden Dawn initiation rituals; therefore, their power is significant on the initiate, for their decision to cut the student out of the system can come at any time.  Elemental--Enochian : Each godform in GD is associated with at least one square. Astral-Emotional : Mythology surrounding the gods , much that we have sadly lost. Astrological : The Forty-Two work though the po...

 Given our preference for it, I would like you imagine how our preferred text, the Papyrus of Ani, would have been constructed under, to reflect on the workshop.  The Forty-Two have their eyes on you. Various parts of the Book of Dead would have been copied out by scribes, such as myself, as we felt the urge on slow days between important jobs. You know the jobs with proper living clients. And future business prospects. Book of Dead was apprentice work. Or vacation work. I used to take "vacation days" in food service by cleaning. The worst of the gruk. In full view of the customers. It would take me at least ten minutes to clean up; everyone could see that . . . better that my employees did their jobs, right? Nevertheless. the Book of the Dead was piece work. Not done as a whole job. It was done a Spell at a time. Or rather a sheet at a time. Sheets that would be glued together. For instance, the widow of Ani came into the workshop. Was shown the sheets available, selected th...

By Name and Image are all powers awakened by the initiates of the Hermetic tradition.  My study book before I cut it up like fish bait. What this means once you scrape off the code is that by vibrating the proper name of a goddess and picturing its image on the magical planes, we can invoke that god's power.  For any set of gods . . . even the Forty-Two Assessors of the Negative Confession. The official instructions have always frustrated me as a Cold War Ronald Reagan "Russia has a Black Magick program magician . . . you can't prove that they didn't have one . . . is that the Hermetic Golden Dawn official instructions about the image of the Forty-Two is: "Various human and animal heads" And they give us absolutely no names to work with. Why is that? Me, the black magick using witch says that this is where all the coll smiting magick is hanging out. Names, we need Names and Images. Oh, wait, our dear brother Westcott gave us Names, but no real context; an unp...

From a notebook February/March 2003: Added to the Zelator (1=10) Grade ritual of the Evolving Order of Eclectic Ways, formerly known as an Order of the Thelemic Golden Dawn, later of the Stella Mother, Isis Urania. Zelator seems to be called up to the altar to met the Hierophant.  My dear Sister Butterfly,  Bast Temple is pleased to offer you the privilege and duty of holding Outer Order Voting Rights. Because of the increased influence over the members of the lodge that such a privilege necessarily confers, the lodge requires you to take a further pledge of your fidelity to the well-being of the lodge. As with the previous oaths that you have taken in the presence of the higher powers and in the presence of your brothers and sisters of this lodge, this oath contains nothing contary to your civil, moral, or religious duties. Are you willing to take this pledge? Then place your left hand upon the symbol of the Order from which we draw our lessons-- white triangle with red cross...

 Who does not love incense night at the lodge? Other than my wife, that is. NBC night it is, Nuclear, biological, chemical warfare, it is. I am not saying that my wife, Khari, has issues surrounding incense; I am saying, volumes. While I came up through the ranks being trained by instructors who joked that if you could see the person across the Temple, there wasn't enough incense, Khari had an inhaler at one point in her life. So I don't burn as much incense as I used to, just saying. Here is a list of incense recipes . . . because I occasionally misplace my books . . . and my blog tends to stay exactly here, where I left it, so pardon me for using my digital space to keep notes for myself. Hate me for being pretty, why don't you? Tree of Life  Kether :  3 parts Chamomile 2 parts each of Rosemary and Yarrow 1 part of Sage 10 drops of Cinnamon oil per 1/4 cup of dry mixture Binah (non-poisonous) : 3 parts raisins 2 parts each of Frankincense, Myrrh, and Patchouli* 1 part J...