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  • Ogdoad

    Ogdoad The Ennead The Ogdoad / / / / Other Egyptian Gods In Egyptian mythology, the Ogdoad are the eight deities worshipped in Hermopolis. They were arranged in four male/female pairs: / / / / They created the mound of dirt (Mehturt) from which was born. The gods were associated with frogs and the goddesses…

  • Chokmah

    Chokmah *Part of the series* T H E   T R E E   O F   L I F E *The includes* In the , Chokmah is the second of the ten on the “.” Its meaning is *Wisdom*. The other Sephiroth are: , , , , , , , , and . Qabalistic…

  • Path Of Tau

    Path of Tau In the , the (named after the letters of the Hebrew alphabet) connect the ten on the “.” The twenty second is the Path of Tau, which connects with . The 22 paths are: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,…

  • Obeah

    Obeah and Wanga The terms Obeah and Wanga come from the following line in : *Also the mantras and spells; the obeah and the wanga; the work of the wand and the work of the sword; these he shall learn and teach.* (AL I:37). In his *Commentaries*, Crowley explains: The obeah is the of the…

  • Zodiac And The Tree Of Life

    Tree of Life:Zodiac *Part of the series* T H E   T R E E   O F   L I F E *The includes* Columns from *Liber 777:* CXXXVII—”Signs of the Zodiac” CXXXVIII—”Planets ruling CXXXVII” CXXXIX—”Planets exalted in CXXXVII” CXLII—”Angels ruling Houses” CXLIII—”Twelve Lesser Assistant Angels in the Signs” CXXXIX—”Angel Lords of the Triplicity…

  • Enochian Magick

    Enochian Magick — Enochian magick is a system of based on the evocation and commanding of various spirits. It is based on the 16th century writings of Dr. and , who claimed that their information was delivered to them directly by an . They created the and the table of correspondences that goes with it.…

  • Hephaestus

    Hephaestus OLYMPIANS Hephaestus OTHERS TITANS Astraeus Atlas Clymene Coeus Crius Dione Epimetheus Iapetus Leto Mnemosyne Oceanus Phoebe Prometheus Tethys Theia Hephaestus (also Hêphaistos or Hephaestos) is the Greek god of fire and the forge. There is more material about his approximate Roman equivalent at the entry for Vulcan. Hephaestus is the god of blacksmiths, craftsmen,…

  • Gerard Encausse

    Gerard Encausse Dr. Gerard Encausse (1865 – 1916 e.v.) Gérard Encausse, usually known by his pseudonym Papus, was a Spanish-born French physician, hypnotist, and popularizer of . He is a of the . Encausse’s pseudonym “Papus” was taken from Lévi’s *Nuctemeron of Apollonius of Tyana* (supplement to *Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie*) and…

  • Pagan Culture

    Category:Pagan Culture The following articles refer to elements of general Pagan Culture. Articles in category “Pagan Culture” There are 1 articles in this category. P

  • Tamas

    Tamas Originating in philosophy, *tamas* is one of the three of . It has been translated to mean “too inactive” (ie, *tamasic*), negative, lethargic, dull or slow and refers to one of three possible qualities (ie, *gunas*) or mental states of a person’s mind. Usually it is associated with darkness or ignorance. A *tamas* quality…