New Worlds of Body, Mind & Spirit Since 1901
If you can "visualize" it, you can get it! If you "imagine" it, you have it! If you "conceive" it, you achieve it! So goes the Occult, Hermetic teaching of all ages and cultures, for not only is it a case of "As above so below," but even more pointedly "as within so without" and both axioms are subsumed in the Tantric proverb, "What is here is elsewhere and what is not here is nowhere!" (Visvasara Tantra) I have spent twenty-five years researching and teaching students how to apply the Yogic-Tantric principle of gazing (Trataka) upon shape and color (Yantra) to form potent after-images, accelerating creative and visual abilities. The value of these shapes may be demonstrated with the ...
"Canines of all kinds are some of the most commonly cited totemic ancestors and tribal as well as personal totems of people practicing magic even today. To those who practice Norse magic (Seidr) the wolf is a powerful totem and spiritual force, and Asatru followers even today use this power in their work. Magical possession by this power for the Vikings and others conferred great strength, bravery, and fierceness as well as resistance to pain and injury. This is likely how the 'werewolf' legends arose."—The Book of Dog Magic Stories of werewolves and their process of transformation have been with us for thousands of years; my discovery is that the historical and mythic roots seem ...
Unicorns are not what they seem. On the surface level, in mainstream modern culture, unicorns are all but synonymous with fluffiness and frivolity, in the form of fancy birthday cakes, festive makeup tutorials, and fussy nail art. But, dig just a tiny bit deeper, and you will discover ancient spiritual traditions from both east and west, steeped in spiritual significance that is venerable, varied, and vast. Here are seven of the most pronounced mystical meanings of this wise and elusive creature who has managed to remain prominent in human consciousness in multiple cultures and continents for thousands of years. WonderIt's difficult to imagine a clearer and more obvious symbol of ...
The tomb of Tutankhamun lay undisturbed in Upper Egypt's Valley of the Kings through many centuries, from the end of the 18th Dynasty (BCE 1572-1315) to the twentieth century, when it was uncovered by the British excavator Howard Carter, under the patronage of the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon. When the Earl died unexpectedly within weeks after the discovery, stories spread quickly that an ancient curse had been unleashed as a consequence of disturbing the royal burial. The rumors grew extravagantly as time passed and more than twenty key persons connected to the discovery or its excavation died under untimely circumstances. The alleged curse, purportedly written near the entry to the tomb, ...
