Oh DRAT! The Initiation Never Ends…
For the magician, does the initiation process ever truly end? Victor makes a synopsis of Phil Hine's concept of DRAT - Discipline, Relaxation, Attentiveness, Transformation.
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COME ON IN: CHAPTER I
Once I found a crocodile round the back of the garages. I snuck it beer and bits of sausage and I taught it how to pray. This is something I would be willing to do for you, if you’d only give me
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Stillness and the Will of the Magician
The stillness cannot be grasped, but it can be located. Ideally, you will reach a point where that sanctuary is as fixed as the night sky, and can be accessed with no other tools than...
The Whispering Season
This is the whispering season. The leaves dry up, the winds come in, and the woods begin to speak. I like to look at the leaves in the shape of ears. I like to think that in the fall, even the
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What the Fuck is a Spirit?
What the fuck are angels and demons? I can't really give you a concrete answer. I don't really have one myself to be honest.
The Eye can’t see the I
Divination helps us to see what we can’t see ourselves. Reflecting back the unseen forces. We think we know who we are, but that’s not the same person others see.
The Art of Hedge Riding Part I: The Induction
This series explores the art of Hedge Riding - an advanced form of magick in which one enters an altered state of consciousness that allows them to peer beyond the veil separating this world from
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Shifting Gears: Working with Multiple Models of Magic
Commentary on the advantages of shifting between various magical models.
Portrait of the Artist as an Eel
I am the long dog of the overhang,
measured in men’s thighs,
ungraspable.
And it is true that I have kissed a snake.