Month: July 2014

Purity is to live only to the Highest; and the
Highest is All: be thou as Artemis to Pan!
Read thou in The Book of the Law, and break
through the veil of the Virgin!

wildwizardcrafts:

Hand Of Glory Candle – Amulet Candles Altar Herbs Rustic magical pagan occult magic spell removing obstructions

Made Over four hours from a lovely Blend of Beeswax ,homegrown Mandrake and natural fibre wicks.
Based on the traditional hand of glory as featured in the wickerman – 

The Hand of Glory candle is a paraffin wax candle cast from a human hand. It
has 5 wicks, one for each finger, allowing the users to burn off different fingers,
thus creating personalized gestures.
It is based on the European tradition of severing the hand of a recently hanged
criminal, pickling it and infusing it with several oils and fats to create a candle.
Stories about the Hand of Glory say it was used by burglars to render their victims
motionless, allowing them to enter their homes without obstruction.

There were a couple of versions of the Hand on Glory. In one interpretation, a clenched hand is used as a candleholder, with the candle held between the bent fingers. In another version, such as the hand at the Whitby Museum in England, all five fingers of an outstretched hand were lit. If one of the fingers did not light, the burglars saw it as a sign that someone in the house was still awake. The Whitby Museum has the only known surviving Hand of Glory.

Let those who rest, and more deeply sleep, 
Let those awake make their vigils keep, 
Oh hand of glory please shed thy light, 
Direct us to our spoils tonight.

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scrollofthoth:

Scroll of Thoth Press is looking for submissions.

There are a lot of esoteric book publishers out there, but I haven’t seen many that fit a certain niche. I want to buck the trend of making expensive and hard to get talismanic books. It’s not that I don’t love those tomes, but I see a need for giving a voice to some of the up-and-coming practitioners who may not be able to draw an audience to justify those kinds of books. Also, I see a desire for more books that are not directed at beginners and are accessible and affordable.

We are currently seeking entries for our first two anthologies:

Activist Magick

For this project I’m looking for contributions about using magick for social justice and political causes. It could include essays in the history of activist magick, basic principles, organizations, and magical rituals or operations that further causes. Please query before August 1st. Final submissions must be complete by September 18th, with a target publication date of December 1st.

Aeonics

This will be a collection of essays about belief in aeonics and their effect on magical systems. I’m especially interested in contributions that concern alternative aeonic systems, but well written examinations of Thelemic or other popular aeonic schemes would be welcome. I also want to see how aeonic belief directly effects actual magick being performed. Please query by October 1st. Final submissions must be complete by November 15th, with a target publication day of February 1st, 2015.

Go to http://scrollofthoth.com/scroll-of-thoth-press/ for more information.