Innovations
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Magic of the Lunar Mansions at PantheaCon 2018 The Arabic Mansions of the Moon are often described as a Lunar Zodiac; a division of the passage of the Moon into 28 zones, about one per day. Each “Manzil” foretells the life of those born under it, but plays an important role in the…
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The Dark Arts: Curses, Binding, and Coercive Spells at ConVocation 2020 People have been using magic to harm others since before recorded history, and practitioners have been busy inventing new and more ingenious spells to destroy people, places, and things in virtually every tradition. It’s controversial because it works. We’ll survey historical methods of cursing,…
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Political Lodestone Altars and Charmed Leaflets @ ConVocation 2020 In this clip from “Pawn Checks King: Political Magic” at ConVocation 2020, Clifford Hartleigh Low describes the creation of Hoodoo-style lodestone altars to benefit political parties or individual politicians, as well as the charming of political leaflets with sachet powders. If you find this video…
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PantheaCon Big Money Magic Sunday, 9:00pm February 16th in the Silicon Valley room I doubt that money is the root for all evil, but the lack of it certainly feels like hell. As long as people have wished for more than they have, practical wealth magic has offered solutions. This class will be a broad…
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ConVocation Pawn Takes King: Political Magic Thursday February 20th 10:30pm Magic and politics have been intertwined throughout history. The metaphysics of magic are often expressed in political language or imagery, especially that of monarchy and feudalism. The Sforzas and Borgias launched a Renaissance arms race of astrological talismans. In America, slaves sought to magically destroy…
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Big Money Magic at ConVocation 2019 Continuing what we began with “A Treasury of Money Magic” we will discuss even more techniques of wealth magic from a wide range of traditions, as well personal tips, methods, and strategies I’ve leveraged successfully for myself and for clients. If you’ve already been dusting your money with…
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Introduction Many people studying magic and astrology depend upon reference books and tables of correspondences—especially early in their studies before details are memorized and internalized. Among practitioners of magic, a fairly standard set of numerological and chromatic correspondences are the established consensus for the seven traditional planets. You may be familiar with these, seen here…
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Magical Medicine at ConVocation 2019 Since prehistoric times, magic has been used to heal the sick and revive the dying. The historical line between enchantment and medicine is elusive at best. A mind-boggling array of methods and theories have been employed throughout the ages. Grimoires which banish the demons of disease, enchanted poultices, wound…
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A Treasury of Money Magic @ ConVocation 2019 I doubt that money is the root of all evil, but the lack of it can feel like hell. Magic to manipulate prosperity precedes the invention of currency, and there’s no sign it’s going out of style any time soon. As long as people wish for…
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Solar Sapphires, Planetary Antipathies, and Substitutions Introduction The Picatrix, De Radiis Stellarum, and Three Books of Occult Philosophy are closest to broad textbooks of this tradition of astrological magic, but they are not meant to be used entirely by themselves. Both canonical texts of astrological magic and their partners, the manuals of traditional astrology, repeatedly…
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