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Designing my rituals for Babalon Rising. For my ritual involving the Ogdoad, participants will invoke one of the Ogdoad for eight minutes while listening to the sacred hymn of Thoth.

Praise Djhuety!

nimheil:

via: http://zeroequalstwo.net/brian-butlers-short-film-babalon-working/

According to a 2011 feature in the L.A. Weekly, regarding Brian Butler:

“He’s a musician, artist, writer and filmmaker who also works in
Anger Management. That is, with Kenneth Anger, author of the movie
industry’s two-volume gossip bible, Hollywood Babylon, and director of underground films such as Scorpio Rising (1964) andInvocation of My Demon Brother (1969), a ‘cinematic spell’ that may, in fact, have summoned Butler himself.

“The two met more than 10 years ago, when Butler was producing video segments for Disinformation,
which aired on the U.K.’s Channel 4. He has proved himself a
torchbearer to Anger’s creative legacy, producing the octogenarian’s
newest works, most recently acting as creative director on a short film
for Missoni’s 2011 fall/winter campaign.

“Butler also directed the short film Night of Pan, featuring Vincent Gallo, with a rare cameo by Anger, who reveals an impressive tattoo of the word Lucifer across his chest.

“In addition to working together, Anger and Butler share an interest
in ‘magick. Yes, that’s magick with a k, something Crowley added to
distinguish the craft from stage shows.

“Butler first became acquainted with Crowley after reading his book Magick in Theory and Practice. But he steers clear of other followers of Thelema, Crowley’s surviving sect.”

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

It’s been a long time since I’ve posted anything political. But this came up on my playlist today while I was driving. Every time I hear it now it brings me to tears. 

I give you a song of peace. This was recorded with the Syrian National Orchestra a year before all those assholes – Assad, the rebels, and the Islamic State – destroyed a beautiful country and left us with 10 million refugees. Prayers for Syria.

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

mylittleillumination:

Carelian Magic (1920)

Carelia was famous for its professional lament singers, men and women who knew long laments, songs and epical verses by heart. In 1920 The Kalevala Society (Kalevala Seura) still found wise men and women who also could perform magical rituals. This video is a compilation of magical rituals found in “Reenactment of a Carelian Wedding” shot on location in 1920.

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