Book review: Mastering the Thirty Aires

This is the first Enochian label for this blog since I stopped doing that kind of work a few years back due to mundane reasons. But it's safe to say I'll start posting more on this topic once I begin working this system once more.

Mastering the Thirty Aires is Scott's final book of his Enochian trilogy, thus covering the whole system. Additionally, the man has covered Dee and Kelley's work to greath length, both for free on his blog and in the form of published books. I for one think he's done more than enough by covering the subject and speaking about it publically, as no other occultist I've encountered has so far had the decency of providing free ritual templates, let alone answering every question his readers ask him.

I am very grateful for his help, assistance and guidance. When it comes to Enochian, I want to point out I've began working with the Heptarchy solely by using his blog as a source and he's been more than willing to help me along even by answering all my retarded questions. Other authors, especially those who consider themselves experts on this subject as well, would point people to their books as a simple, piss off answer. But not Scott!

Lilith book review

"The Astrology of the Black Moon: A Guide to Healing the Shadow Side" by Laura Walker is a very good source for those willing to understand this mysterious force in greater detail. Even though the book is less than a hundred pages, the author has done an outstanding job at describing Black Moon's nature and influences. While I would've loved for this force to be dealt with in regards to relationships as well within the book, the description of its influences in a natal chart are extremely valuable.

I like this book so much I even used it as source material for Asteria and it also became source material for Asteria 2.

I too am ignorant at times

Earlier this year I made this review of The Sun of Knowledge. I expressed my disappointment in it, partly out of frustration it wasn't what I expected, partly out of frustration I don't speak Arabic and partly out of sheer ignorance. You see, while having criticized many of being ignorant along the way, I am my own worst critic and I always admit I'm wrong, dumb or whatever whenever the situation arises.

Last night I spoke at length about this book and its contents with an Egyptian Muslim. I must state upfront the man is not involved in the occult and so he couldn't enlighten me in regards to the nuances and subtleties within the book, especially since he hadn't read it. But what he did tell me was some accounts of people who had, one of the accounts being of a guy he knows very well, a guy who also used the book (although he couldn't tell me how).

Book review: The Sun of Knowledge

I had heard about The Sun of Knowledge as being one of the most used magical sources in the Arab world during the middle ages. I latter came across at least one talisman depicted within this book and found it interesting. This made me consider it as a possible acquisition and at some point it came into my possession through a series of fortunate coincidences.

As usual, I haven't read it cover to cover and instead read through it while focusing on the areas that attracted my attention the most. The table of contents was very helpful in that regard and I quickly came across the information I sought.

I like the fact the book focuses a great deal on the lunar mansions, to such an extent it offers more than a few astronomical details about each respective mansion. Luckily for us, we have technology on our side when it comes to astrological calculations, but I see how people would've benefited a great deal from those astronomical details up until modern times.

Book review: Enochian series

I wanted to get my hands on Scott's Enochian books (this, this and this) for a long time, but unfortunately I couldn't afford them at first since shipping across the pond costs an arm and a leg compared to the actual price you pay for the books themselves. Later on I was able to afford them, only to have to wait for the third and final book of the series to be published. That kept dragging on and so I had no choice but to archive the thought of buying all three of them at once. 

But my folks got their US visas renewed this past summer and they planned a vacation across the pond in the fall. I immediately told them I need them to buy those damn books as soon as they get there, especially since Scott announced the third volume will published around that time. They've done just that and I came into their possession the day my folks touched home soil again.

Now, I've been working with the Heptarchy ever since I came across Scott's splendid article on the topic and was fortunate to receive detailed help and guidance from him. So far I've had more than a fair share of success. I also read his article on the Great Table and found it way more complicated, but you'd have to consider the fact I'm dumb so you may very well find it simple. I had also read his Aires article and wanted to give that a try as well, but my magical path took me on different routes. Maybe at some point in the near future I will manage to take it for a spin since I've got some wicked plans for it >:D

Thieves screaming thief

The title is a saying from my country which applies to those people who knowingly and willingly divert attention from themselves whenever they're doing shady stuff and pointing the finger to others, accusing them of doing the exact same thing they're doing. In doing so, they're buying time to cover their tracks and maybe even lay low for a while till the storm passes, a storm they had brewed against someone else.

To get to the point, I posted my review of Señor Shaman's healing book on the stupid social media I hate so much. The first comment it got was from a lady asking me how much money I received as a gift from the author to promote his product. If the comment stopped there it would've raised credible concern in regards to the validity of my article since I posted it somewhere many people who are used to occult scams frequently go to, therefore people's paranoia levels with respect to such shady activity is high there. But no, the lady went on to say the only genuine person who does genuine shit of such and such kind is one "Señora Antonia", who's done a great deal of good for her, and even added what I imagine to be that woman's personal phone number. I imagine she hoped people would see it and immediately call that woman to book her services.

Book review: Star and Stone

A short background is in order before reviewing Star and Stone: 

During the editing of Asteria, El Maximo Exponente de la Magia took it upon himself to teach me how to rub my dice... ahem! Geomancy. I told him several times I am divination challenged but instead of being discouraged by that, the illustrious Professor patiently assisted me in the learning process while drastically punishing me whenever I made mistakes: "You think with your weewee!" he kept saying. In my defense, those were readings about sex so... 

Anyway, I kept asking him to make videos on his YT channel to explain wtf he was trying to teach me because my mind works better by processing visual images of concepts. So to me it's useless I can understand every word of a sentence and the sentence as a whole because if my mind cannot create an image of the essence of that sentence... cannot compute. "No!" answered the grumpy Manticore, "no one learns geomancy from videos" he continued while grumpily instructing me onward. (Raise your hands if you want the meanie to keep posting woowoo videos!!! Hasn't posted in ages ffs!!! Carelessly keeps growing a beard instead...) I asked him to write a damn book about it several times, each time getting another grumpy "No!" because apparently "no one reads books on geomancy."

Book review: Helios Unbound

Now I know I hate to read and I know I haven't read Nick Farrell, Pagan Saint's Helios Unbound in its entirety, but I've read enough through it to understand what the illustrious meanie was trying to bring forth in order to enrich the occult universe. And so far I like what I've come across!

I also want to say I do not intend to use Nick's book for the purpose it was written, as I've been having my plate full for a long time now. I'm kewl with my Crowley-HGA, my chart spirits, and my familiar who have helped me a great deal so far, yet if at some point in the future they will direct me towards doing Helios and encountering my very own Pagan Higher Genius, so be it!