In all cultures there are manual symbols whose origin and deep meaning are lost in the mists of time, protective gestures or manifestations of will or state of mind, desires, situations. Anthropologically, the fact that mudras, as such, are universal is accepted, although they have gained special strength in the Asian religious sphere and, due to...
John Dee (1527 - ca. 1609) was an eminent mathematician and astronomer who became a consultant to Queen Elizabeth I of England. An expert in algebra and navigation, he was influenced by Platonic and Pythagorean philosophy, Hermeticism, and the rise of the occult during the Renaissance. In this way, following the ideas surrounding mathematics as the...
Next Thursday, November 28, 2019, an academic conference will take place at the Complutense University of Madrid on Satanism and its cultural and cultic identifications, as well as other related systems of thought, particularly those linked to esotericism and the most ritual and personal occultism, such as those belonging to the so-called Left Hand...
(Annex to Introduction to Jewish Kabbalah)
Kabbalah is a discipline of metaphysical, religious, philosophical and esoteric knowledge. The Hebrew Kabbalah, where qabbalah (קַבָּלָה ) literally means tradition, is the mother of all subsequent Kabbalistic systems, since there are many types of Kabbalah that, moreover, have been altered over time and cultural evolution, and with it its methods...
One more small archaeological treasure has come to light in the renowned city of Pompeii. Buried by the eruption of the Vesuvius volcano in AD 79, the belongings that the inhabitants had in their homes and that they did not manage to take with them in the heat of flight were exquisitely preserved by the layers of ash and allow...
Despite the persecution to which witchcraft is subjected in India, as could be seen in previous articles, there is a city called Mayong, in the district of Assam, which brings together magic practitioners and also a large enough clientele, boosted by tourism, which would be one more example of how under the name of esotericism, due to its more...
The existing opposition has been mentioned several times on this page, although without much success, between religion and magic. This distinction becomes less clear as we travel back in time, where common rituals have praxis and purposes that can be strange and mysterious. Before addressing what is called the magical mentality, some points of...
The very control over fire represents an indescribable advance for the evolution of the human being in every way. The divine origin of fire, transmitted in various myths throughout the world, shows that from the beginning, not only due to fear or ignorance, it was given a very special value. In very distant places we find veneration of fire, as...
The stories about werewolves in antiquity are only framed within the legend or tale, since, despite the fact that it was possible to believe in the existence, in some way, of these beings, it was not considered authentic. . The short story is specifically immersed in the subculture, just like magic, but it is a subgenre cultivated by all levels...
Hindu astrology is called Jyotiḥśāstra, the science of Jyotisha (also written Yiotisha), which comes to mean "heavenly lights", and far from any mystical issue, many scholars suggest that it is a way of calling the stars. It receives respect, calling it jyotiṣamayanam cakṣuḥ, "Eye of Wisdom" It is also known by the nickname of Hinduist and Vedic -...
We continue the description of the Arcana of this 19th century Tarot, started in the previous article.
