(Previously published in Magus magazine) The origins of individual grimoires are often shrouded in mystery, due to the authors of most of...

Although the origins of the Kabbalah are unknown, it is clear that it syncretised cultural influences from a number of sources including...

There are three misconceptions which I regularly hear repeated, often parrot fashion, about the Qabalah. These are that it is...

The connection between King Solomon, the most famous of biblical magicians, and Greek magic, is an enduring one which emphasises the...

The earliest known Tarot decks did not have the now standard set of twenty-two Trumps and fifty-six minor cards in four suits. Rather...

“I will not give you oil” David Rankine (Previously published in Occult Traditions) “Bright oil, pure oil, shining oil, the purifying...

[Previously published in Witchcraft & Wicca] “Heare begineth the prologue of ye Booke of Clavicles of Salomon contayninge the secrets of...

(Previously published in The Watkins Review) The early seventeenth century was a time of change in England and particularly so in London....

He that is a true Magician, is brought forth a Magician from his Mother’s Womb; and whoso is otherwise, ought to recompense the defect of...