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Ritual Sati: The Ultimate Sacrifice or An Extreme Deception?
Read Now →: Ritual Sati: The Ultimate Sacrifice or An Extreme Deception?While the sati tradition was considered a common practice of the Hindu religion on the Indian subcontinent, when the British rule began during the 19th century it created a great…
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Aokigahara: The Perfect Place To Die?
Read Now →: Aokigahara: The Perfect Place To Die?The approximately 14-square-mile section of nearly impenetrable forest nestled at the northwest base of Mount Fuji is sometimes referred to as the “Sea of Trees”. This rather enigmatic landmark might…
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Faeries’ Oracle: Ilbe the Retriever
Read Now →: Faeries’ Oracle: Ilbe the RetrieverI met an interesting Faery today. At first I thought that this Faery was a kind of light-hearted figure, one meant to make us laugh or scratch our heads…
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Shinigami: Possessed By A God Of Death
Read Now →: Shinigami: Possessed By A God Of DeathIn many of the works of Western folklore, mythology, and religion there exists a specific deity or spectral presence responsible for gathering the souls of those whose earthly existence has…
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Looking Back on the Oldest Path
Read Now →: Looking Back on the Oldest PathDuring my research into earth elemental magick, I came across a topic that I absolutely adore and wish I could devote more of my time to. I thought about including…
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Terry Pratchett’s Witches Get It Right
Read Now →: Terry Pratchett’s Witches Get It RightIf I ever have the temerity to take on occult students, on their list of required reading will be Sir Terry Pratchett’s witch books. The more I study and practice…
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Elemental Magick: Don’t Upset the Gnomes
Read Now →: Elemental Magick: Don’t Upset the GnomesOur most popular elemental spirit has been saved for last. The creatures that guard Earth by hiding in the woods, lurking around gardens and disguising themselves as the animals that…
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Elemental Magick: Down to Earth
Read Now →: Elemental Magick: Down to EarthThe final three signs in astrology that we haven’t covered are the Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. These three fall under the Earth element’s domain. Of the four elements, Earth people…
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Hungry Ghosts of Chinese Folklore
Read Now →: Hungry Ghosts of Chinese FolkloreIn Chinese Buddhism and traditional Chinese religion, deceased ancestors all become a regular ghost when they die. However, in exceptional cases when the spirit has suffered a very tragic death…
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Dion Fortune’s Psychic Self-Defense – Part IV
Read Now →: Dion Fortune’s Psychic Self-Defense – Part IVA lot of what we today would call “mind games” are very much part of the arsenal of many psychic attackers. Such a person is usually close enough to the…