Witchcraft
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This may date me a bit, but do you remember those “What If?” comic books? “What if Superman was evil?” “What if the Fantastic Four were cavemen?” “What if Dr.Doom was a particularly vicious poodle?” There’s too much of that thinking in magical theory, and has been for quite a while.
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This is a relic of the Black Sun Project era. A Dying Book was a riff off the Jewish notion that God writes the names of all who are to survive the coming year during the high holidays. The idea that an inversion of this might be turned into a magical object comes from a…
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This is another relic of the Black Sun Project era. Though the colors aren’t appropriate, I called this the Red Hand/Black Hand method. It keyed powers to each finger of the right and left hand, the positive finger of onehand pairing with a method of harm on the oppositional finger. Thumb: Inspiration, Suicide. Forefinger: Wisdom, Contagion. Middle: Prowess, Violence. Ringfinger: Fitness,…
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The divine and demonic absurdity of names. This was a topic raised elsewhere, but I want to highlight it here while also avoiding getting into anything which could be construed as personal with people I respect. Astaroth and Astarte are completely different beings. It is historically correct that the name Astaroth (a male, aggressive demon)…
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One of my favorite horror movies. Best viewed in HD when available. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1xd6p8_night-of-the-demon-1957_shortfilms
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/magic-middle-ages A friend pointed this out to me some weeks ago, and on a whim I signed up. It’s actually pretty great in a lot of areas. I could pick nits on some minor matters, but I have to admit even I learned some stuff (mostly in the section on alchemy.)
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