Over the past weekend I appeared at two Pagan Pride Day events. There are many dozens of such events all over the U.S. and around the world. You can find out more about these events at this LINK. I strongly encourage people to find local events and attend them. They're free, and they give you a chance to meet people who think like you. On Sunday, I gave a workshop on the future of magick, for the Los Angeles/Orange County Pagan Pride Day event, focusing on banishing rituals used by Chaos magicians, especially one created by Peter Carroll. You can find out more about this in the new edition of Modern Magick which is just shipping. It was originally taught to me by Ms. Lola Babalon who

For all of my friends in the Southern California area: I'm going to be very busy this week and hope you can come and see me. TOMORROW, Saturday the 25th: I'll be at the Antelope Valley Pagan Pride Day celebration. It's free, but bring a donation of non-perishable food. For details on the event, select this LINK.  I'll be giving a free talk on real hypnosis and signing books. SUNDAY, the 26th: I'll be at the L.A. Orange County Pagan Pride Day celebration  Again, it's free, but bring a donation of non-perishable food. I'll be talking about the future of magick and signing books. For more information on the event click on this LINK. WEDNESDAY, the 29th, from 7–9 p.m., I'll be

Yesterday I received an advanced copy of the new edition of Modern Magick. All I can say is, "WOW!" It's incredible. Just showing you the cover doesn't do it justice, but here it is, on the left: This image really doesn't indicate just how large and solid this book is. For those of you who have the previous edition, the new version is about the same thickness but a full 8.5 x 11 in size. It literally dwarfs the previous edition, shown on the right. This is not just a small change in the book. The new edition is completely re-written. The language has been fully updated. It also has about 40% new material, including tips, ideas, personal experiences, four new forewords, stories,

The title of this post comes from a statement by Ambassador Kosh from the TV show, Babylon 5. It was one of the best science fiction shows ever (well, the first 4 seasons were) dealing with issues of the nature of good and evil, order and chaos, and the eternal repetition and cycles of the universe. It would seem that we're about to see the restart of a negative cycle. One of the things I've noticed is that people seem willing to extend rights to others when we live in less stressful times, but as things become more stressful, people look for scapegoats as the cause of their problems. One of the traditional scapegoats has been other religions and people from other religions. Of