As we've come to learn, the ending of February and the beginning of March is a time of celebration for the Romanian people. They celebrate the new agrarian year through old traditions such as the Week of Sântoader's Horses, Dragobete, and now Mărţişor - little
[caption id="attachment_242" align="alignleft" width="340"] Moina Mathers - The high priestress behind the Golden Dawn[/caption] Moina Mathers is often seen as the "strong woman behind the great man". The unconventional beauty of her time, with her unruly dark-brown hair, blue eyes, and slightly dark skin complexion, who
Next on our journey in Romanian lore is a wonderful celebration of love that I am happy to be able to share with you. It's a very endearing celebration that has always fascinated me and that I have always enjoyed myself. And no, it's not
[caption id="attachment_209" align="alignleft" width="340"] The Great Work - Illustration in Dom Pernety's "Dictionnaire Mytho Hermétique", a seldom remembered book with enormous impact on alchemy and hermetic philosophy[/caption] “Adepts do not run after gold and silver” wrote French polymath Dom Pernety more than 300 years ago, referring to
[caption id="attachment_87" align="aligncenter" width="819"] Frater Ifpas - on Instagram "this_occult_life" in altar robe[/caption] I first noticed Frater Ipafs one year ago on Instagram and started following his quite unique feed, which gives rare and open insights into his strict discipline, rigorous studies and practice of ceremonial
[caption id="attachment_157" align="alignleft" width="340"] Agrippa von Nettesheim, born in Nettesheim near Cologne. Renaissance man, magician and often considered to be the historical Dr. Faust after his death in 18 February 1535[/caption] The Witch's Advocate, Cornelius Agrippa was on a mission to bind man back to the First
[caption id="attachment_113" align="alignleft" width="290"] Giordano Bruno, the Benedictine monk found himself in conflict for his heretic views early on: at the age of 19 he removed the icons from his cell and opposed the adoration of Virgin Mary. The waters calmed down due to the
[caption id="attachment_64" align="alignleft" width="350"] Ceremonial magician and one of the fathers of modern occultism: Éliphas Lévi Zahed, born Alphonse Louis Constant[/caption] One of the stories I like to tell when showcasing how I feel about the way occult practice is perceived even today is that of
