While the focus in the Golden Dawn and Thelema is on ritual, Alchemy also played an important part. However, since the 17th century, along with traditional astrology, the Art of Alchemy lost its importance due to science, while Secret Society's grew in importance....
The Magus is the subject of the 3rd Tarot Book Club. The Magus is in the Supernal Triangle from Kether to Binah, and he represents knowledge above the Abyss. He has a special place in Aleister Crowley's Book of Thoth. We will be discussing the Magus in the Book of...
Here is a list of books that will be covered in the Book Club. As you can see they are Tarot and Magick related. Its not necessary to have them all - probably Book of Thoth is all that is required for now Preview in new tab(opens in a new tab)
Following from the workshop on 4th October, this Workshop develops the theme of working with Spirits using the Thoth Tarot and the Opening of the Key Tarot Spread. Last week the live tarot reading showed a picture of powerful men abusing women. We also saw the spirits...
I am excited to announce a free online Zoom Workshop on the reading the tarot professionally using the Book of Thoth and the Opening of the Key spread. The Workshop starts at 14.00 EDT on 21st June 2020 Join renowned Thoth Tarot expert and author, Paul Hughes-Barlow...
Sexuality is all over the tarot. Lets face it, tarot readings are for adults. The main subjects in a reading revolve around relationships, money, work, and travel. Clients want to know about their love life in particular, and sometimes the questions are direct. Book a...
Paul gets the giggles talking about sex. Pan is all about sex, he rules The Devil card and also The Fool, which might be surprising. Bart does a brilliant job discussing all aspects of this powerful god.
Bart Deleplanque and Paul discuss the difference between invocation and evocation, and the rituals of the Temple of LIL, the Cephaloedium Ritual, Liber Israfel and the Aiwass invocation found in The Book of Thoth.
I recorded this on a Wednesday during the hour of Mercury.Best not to listen while driving or using heavy machinery, as they say!
We like a challenge! According to Aleister Crowley this Aethyr pertains to Art, The Moon and the High Priestess in particular. Aleister Crowley and Victor Neuberg visited this Aethyr at Sidi Aissa, Algeria. on November 24, 1909, between 8-9 p.m.According to Crowley...
This is the introduction to a Workshop on the Abramelin ritual as used by Aleister Crowley to meet the Secret Chiefs while he was still working on the Grades within the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
This aethyr is all about Book T, the book on the Tarot and the Goddess ruling the tarot
More details on the Grades and Teaching of the Cipher Manuscript by Kenneth Mackenzie, the basis for the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Liber 231 is such an enigma - its a challenge. In this video we focuse more on the comparison between the Hebrew letters with interesting conclusions
While I am still working on the Cipher Manuscript Workshop video, here are all 56 Folios in their glory!
In this Workshop we explore Crowley's original text on the Goetia as it is found in Equinox, how they relate to the 36 Minor Arcana, and the structure of invocation
In this Workshop we explore Crowley's original text on the Goetia as it is found in Equinox, how they relate to the 36 Minor Arcana, and the structure of invocation
Bart Delaplanque raised an interesting question on Poke Runyon's attribution of the Goetia to the zodiac and therefore to the Minor arcana of the Tarot.The video starts with the final part of the previous Workshop on Liber AL