The world of traditional Western Ceremonial Magick enjoyed a renaissance during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Groups like the Theosophical Society, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Ordo Templi Orientis, and the Builders of the Adytum sought to bridge esoteric philosophy with practical spiritual work.

Here is a brief overview of a few major characters from this period of time.

Hildegard of Bingen was a Benedictine abbess who lived in Germany from around 1098 to 1179. She's also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of the Rhine. During the High Middle Ages, she was a talented writer, composer, philosopher, mystic, visionary, and medical practitioner.

In this blog post, we will delve into her life and legacy, discuss the reasons behind her lasting fascination, and share some of her most profound quotes that continue to inspire and provoke thought in the contemporary world.

In celebration of “Dune: Part Two,” I will explore some of the history of the Dune universe, or multiverse, and then lead into some esoteric “Easter Eggs” to add some more depth to the series, to open your mind to the worlds within this world and the layers of genius within the saga.

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986), an Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer, was born in Madanapalle, India. His works focused on matters concerning the mind, meditation, human relationships, and the sacred.

Milam, otherwise known as Tibetan Dream Yoga, is a practice which allows for lucid dreaming, and the awakening of consciousness within the dream state.

“Between the knower and the known. There lies a distinction by one who Has awakened from the sleep of heedlessness.” — Nasir-i Khusraw

Manly P Hall (March 18, 1901 – August 29, 1990) was a Canadian-born scholar and philosopher. He is perhaps most famous for his 1928 book The Secret Teachings of All Ages.

Mike Costaney is a NJ-based creative, who found deep inspiration in the tarot , and decided to create a deck, which explores the major and minor arcana in an imaginative and playful way.

The early years of medieval Christianity greatly diverged from what we commonly associate with the teachings of Christ in the modern age. During the 11th century, an influential but ephemeral religious group known as the Cathars emerged in the Languedoc region of France.

The Dogon people are the closest thing to a real-life Wakanda. Their ancient wisdom reveals a deep understanding of advanced astronomy, mathematics and anatomy prior to the existence of modern science. Certain revelations divulge on the existence of all the planets in the solar system, the spin of subatomic particles and the vibratory nature of matter.

The Thunder, Perfect Mind is an exhortatory poem discovered among the Gnostic manuscripts in the Nag Hammadi library in 1945. The Thunder, Perfect Mind (the title may alternately be translated as The Thunder, Perfect Intellect) takes the form of an extended, riddling monologue in which an immanent divine savior speaks a series of paradoxical statements alternating between first-person assertions of identity and direct address to the audience.

“The entire system is an anatomical myth, for the heaven world of the ancients- the domed temple on the top of the mountain- was the skull with its divine contents.” - Manly P. Hall, The Occult Anatomy of Man, pg. 7

“In order to DARE we must KNOW; in order to WILL, we must DARE; we must WILL to possess empire and to reign we must BE SILENT.” - Eliphas Levi