Kadmus
@kadmusauthor.bsky.social
Occultist, Pagan, Writer, Researcher, Teacher, Philosophy Ph.D. and College Professor. Check out my book "True to the Earth: Pagan Political Theology"
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What does it mean to really ground our investigation of the winds in embodied worldly specifics while using them, at the same time, to connect with the heavens?
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
What does it mean to really ground our investigation of the winds in embodied worldly specifics while using them, at the same time, to connect with the heavens?
This discussion will consider how the winds can be understood as connected with astral forces such as the moon, planets, and related gods as well as diving into the more concrete and both culturally and geographically specific aspects of wind lore.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This discussion will consider how the winds can be understood as connected with astral forces such as the moon, planets, and related gods as well as diving into the more concrete and both culturally and geographically specific aspects of wind lore.
There has been a lot of attention given recently concerning the value and power of the winds in magical practice, largely triggered by the recent work of David Rankine with more expected in his forthcoming book “Claves Spirituum”.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There has been a lot of attention given recently concerning the value and power of the winds in magical practice, largely triggered by the recent work of David Rankine with more expected in his forthcoming book “Claves Spirituum”.
This class will seek to derive lessons from these, and other, historical models while also offering the practical insights derived from many years of practicing Necromancy.
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This class will seek to derive lessons from these, and other, historical models while also offering the practical insights derived from many years of practicing Necromancy.
to Eliphas Levi’s famous summoning of the spirit of Apollonius of Tyana, the practice of Epistemic Necromancy never faded from the repertoire of the practicing occultist.
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
to Eliphas Levi’s famous summoning of the spirit of Apollonius of Tyana, the practice of Epistemic Necromancy never faded from the repertoire of the practicing occultist.
Both are cases of Epistemic Necromancy – communication with the dead to learn their secrets and gain their wisdom. From the extensive experiments of the Elizabethan magicians Humphrey Gilbert and John Davis to the entire traditions of spiritism and spiritualism,
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Both are cases of Epistemic Necromancy – communication with the dead to learn their secrets and gain their wisdom. From the extensive experiments of the Elizabethan magicians Humphrey Gilbert and John Davis to the entire traditions of spiritism and spiritualism,
Here is the description:
Odysseus spoke with the shade of the departed prophet Tiresias to gain knowledge. King Saul used the witch of Endor to summon the shade of the prophet Samuel.
Odysseus spoke with the shade of the departed prophet Tiresias to gain knowledge. King Saul used the witch of Endor to summon the shade of the prophet Samuel.
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Here is the description:
Odysseus spoke with the shade of the departed prophet Tiresias to gain knowledge. King Saul used the witch of Endor to summon the shade of the prophet Samuel.
Odysseus spoke with the shade of the departed prophet Tiresias to gain knowledge. King Saul used the witch of Endor to summon the shade of the prophet Samuel.
The living cosmos, like all living things be they mortal or immortal, respond to the seduction of song and so can be changed through it. It is this that Orpheus teaches us…” (Learning from Legendary Practitioners, Chapter Four p. 76)
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The living cosmos, like all living things be they mortal or immortal, respond to the seduction of song and so can be changed through it. It is this that Orpheus teaches us…” (Learning from Legendary Practitioners, Chapter Four p. 76)
“Ultimately, the song of the poet tells reality what it is, it in-forms it. It inspires nature, giving it a name and directing its behavior. It sets the meter and melody of fate itself, changing that fate when it suits the singer.
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
“Ultimately, the song of the poet tells reality what it is, it in-forms it. It inspires nature, giving it a name and directing its behavior. It sets the meter and melody of fate itself, changing that fate when it suits the singer.
If you have any interest in who Orpheus and Euridice might have been, what their real role was in the development of the mystery traditions, how they relate to underworld gods, and what the content of the various so-called Orphic mysteries might have been then chapter four is definitely for you!
October 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you have any interest in who Orpheus and Euridice might have been, what their real role was in the development of the mystery traditions, how they relate to underworld gods, and what the content of the various so-called Orphic mysteries might have been then chapter four is definitely for you!
@joecrow.bsky.social thanks for reading it! Do let me know what you think of it!
October 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
@joecrow.bsky.social thanks for reading it! Do let me know what you think of it!
And while it may have been more technically accurate to say "those accused of witchcraft" I am confident, when it comes to Agnes Sampson, that some meanings of the word witch fit very well and that she is alright with that. Perhaps folk healer would work better.
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
And while it may have been more technically accurate to say "those accused of witchcraft" I am confident, when it comes to Agnes Sampson, that some meanings of the word witch fit very well and that she is alright with that. Perhaps folk healer would work better.
PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
CHAPTER SIX: Necromancy as Katabasis
CHAPTER SEVEN: Ancient Cults of the Dead
CHAPTER EIGHT: On Acquiring a Necromantic Assistant
CHAPTER SIX: Necromancy as Katabasis
CHAPTER SEVEN: Ancient Cults of the Dead
CHAPTER EIGHT: On Acquiring a Necromantic Assistant
September 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS
CHAPTER SIX: Necromancy as Katabasis
CHAPTER SEVEN: Ancient Cults of the Dead
CHAPTER EIGHT: On Acquiring a Necromantic Assistant
CHAPTER SIX: Necromancy as Katabasis
CHAPTER SEVEN: Ancient Cults of the Dead
CHAPTER EIGHT: On Acquiring a Necromantic Assistant