The Emerald Tablet, otherwise known as the Tabula Smaragdina, or Smaragdine Tablet, is a mysterious element of the Hermetica believed to hold the secrets behind the transmutation of the ‘Prima materia.’ Although the Emerald Tablet’s …
The Seven Hermetic Principles
There are some universal laws that can be found across space and time. They illustrate to us how the Universe works. These are “The 7 hermetic principles” If you don’t like this title you can …
Everything You Need to Know About Burning Sage
Smudging is the act of burning plant material for use in a purification ritual. With smudging sage, several varieties of sage, primarily white sage, are burnt, and the smoke is used for purification. When smudging …
Everything You Need to Know About Smudging – Beginners Guide
Smudging is a traditional ceremony for purifying and cleansing using smoke from sacred plant material, usually herbs, flowers, and even trees and shrubs. Smudge is both a verb and a noun, as the bundle of …
Magic in Islam During Middle Ages
Magical practices still exist today throughout the Muslim world, as in the Middle Ages. They still arouse much interest. Their history is also closely linked to the development of science, Sufism, and Islamic mysticism. The …
Amulets and Talismans-Differences and Similarities
Since the beginning of human civilization, the man was looking for objects with supernormal abilities that would help him as offering protection, bringing luck, wealth, cure of illness and generally achieving goals and realization of …
The Law of Correspondence – As Above, so Below.
“As above, so below; as below, so above.”–The Kybalion. The law of correspondence is the second Hermetic principle. It is one of those maxims that almost everyone has heard. It expresses the idea that there …
The Brethren of Purity—(Ikhwān Al-Ṣafā’) And Occult Sciences
The Brethren of Purity (or Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’) were a mysterious Muslim group from the Middle Ages. The latter produced an outstanding work of encyclopedia literature unique to the Muslim world and outside. About fifty epistles …
The Best Tarot Books For All The Occult Students
Tarot cards are not only for divination, in fact, that is a secondary purpose. First and foremost Tarot cards have been developed as a device for enlightenment and wisdom. While there are many great books …
Carl Jung’s Contribution to the Restoration of Alchemy
At the time of the “Enlightenment” the humanistic, rational and material perceptions of the world, supported by modern science, were cultivated. At this time, there was the peak of alchemy but also its decline. Science has …
