Eliphas Levi’s “Warning to the Impudent” on Occultism
Éliphas Lévi (Alphonso Louis Constant), 19th century French priest influenced by occult philosophy and thinkers like Joseph de Maistre, warns impudent students rushing into occult studies. [Translated by Arthur Edward Waite […]
Letter to Baron J. Spealieri (a Student of Eliphas Levi) on Western Kabbalism
When Helena Blavatsky wrote to a close student of Eliphas Levi on the state of the Western traditions, Kabbalism, and Christological influences. The letter highlights something to be taken into important […]
The Primordial Fire and the Seven Sons in Ancient Theology and ‘The Secret Doctrine’
Fire & Sun-Gods Explained The Ancients of the East erected Highplaces, from the pyramids of Giza through Ramah, Philistine, Shiloh, Beth Shemesh, Moab, to Babylon, sacred to Baal, Adon, Iao, […]
Beelzebub and Baphomet
Beelzebub (Gr. Βεελζεβούλ., Heb. ba’al z’bub). Described as “Monarch of Hell” (The Secret Doctrine, Vol. 2., 389 fn.) in Demonology. This god is defined as “lord of the flies” in […]
English Magic in Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell: If Occultism became Reputable
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell takes place in an alternative timeline in the early nineteenth-century, where magic becomes demonstrated and reputable amongst society. It delves into an issue and disputes […]
Pseudo-Theosophy and Pseudo-Messiahs: Imitations of Theosophy
Helena Blavatsky is sometimes referred to as the “Mother of the New Age” movement. This is not only untrue, it is not the compliment those that argue this to define […]
The American Minervan 