The Rotation of the Elements. An
explanation of this most important alchemical procedure, which
has many applications in the material and spiritual worlds.
Published in Caduceus,
Vol. 1, No. 4 (Winter 1995), pp.2-10.
Liber de Octo Mutationibus. A
discussion of the eight phases that occur in any cycle between
opposing poles, and their relation to the eight trigrams of the
I Ching.
The Eigthtfold Year and the Stages of
Life. A discussion of ancient Greek and Roman systems of
seven and eight seasons (separated by the quarters and
cross-quarters), and their correspondence with the lifestages,
planets, elements, qualities, etc. (A version without tables is
available.)
Some Notes on the History of
Isopsephia (Gematria). Surveys historical evidence for the
history of gematria, from Sumeria, to Greece, and then to the
Jews; includes information on the development and dissemination
of the alphabet.
Olympic
Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.
An adaptation of the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the
Pentagram to the Graeco-Roman tradition based on the
shamanic cosmological principles underlying the original. An older version was published in Caduceus,
Vol. 1, No. 1 (Spring 1995), pp. 15-34. (There is postscript for
just the spoken text of the older
version in English, Latin and Greek [in both Roman and Greek
letters].)
The Orphica
Holodemiurgia, a contemplative exercise or practice for
aligning the energy centers of the soul and for infusing Divine
Energy into them. It is similar to the well-know Middle-Pillar
Exercise, but is based on the Greek tradition rather than
Cabalistic ideas. A
fully annotated version is available, which documents its
sources and provides additional commentary.
The Pythagorean Tarot. A tarot
system based on Pythagorean numerology and ancient Mediterranean
spirituality.
A Greek Alphabet Oracle. An authentic
ancient Greek alphabet oracle, translated and interpreted.
Published in Circle Network News (issue 57, Fall 1995, pp.
12-13), Mythos (Spring 1996), and Manteia: A
Magazine for the Mantic Arts (No. 16, Spring 1997, pp.
54-56). Italian translation, "Un Oracolo dell' Alfabeto Greco,"
published in Mercurio: Pubblicazione Interna della
Federazione Pagana (num. 4 (Beltane), 1996, pp. 5-8).
Calculators for Isopsephia
(Gematria) in Greek, Roman and Hebrew alphabets, and for the
related Thesis system. Also
available: a Generalized Isopsephia
calculator, which allows you to anter whatever numerical
values you like for the Greek or Roman alphabets. See also the
accompanying Alphabet Charts.
Ars Haruspicina (modernized Etruscan
divination), and a sample reading.
Haruspicy was the ancient Etruscan art of reading the liver of a
sacrificial victim. Here the ancient principles of haruspicy are
applied to a raw egg. "The Art of Haruspicy, which is The
Etruscan Discipline" was published in Harvest (later Tides),
Vol. 11 (1991), No. 4, 22-24 (part I); No. 5, 11-14 (part II);
No. 6, 13-15 (part III).
The Liturgy of Love;
see also the "executive summary". The
"Liturgia Philotetos of Epaphroditus" has been partly
serialized, part I in The Golden Apple and the remaining
parts in its successor, Agape
(now inactive). Reprinted in Blood
and Roses: A Devotional for Aphrodite and Venus (ed.
Rebecca Buchanan, 2017), pp. 246–268. The Goddess Philotęs,
daughter of Aphrodite, explains Her four sacraments and
initiates Epaphroditus into Her order. The Exercise
for Unity is based on Her teachings, and includes a
summary of Empedocles' teachings about Her.
Vaticinatio de Cometae (for the
collision of the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 with Jupiter, July 16,
1994). Interprets the collision as an omen of the return of the
Old Gods.
Select Homeric Hymns. "To Hera," "To
Gaia, Mother of All" and "To the Mother of the Gods" published
in The Lyre,
Summer 1993, p. 15. Also appear with "To Hestia," in Alexandria
3, 1995. Also, two hymns to Aphrodite, hymns to the Muses and
Apollo, hymns to Zeus, Hephaistos, Artemis, Poseidon, Athena,
Demeter and Aesculapius.
Mesomedes' "Hymn to the Muse,"
translated and set to the original (ancient) music (now with MP3
files). Published in Mythos, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Sept. 1995),
p. 11.
Necronomicon Novum. A "Necronomicon,"
in the spirit of H. P. Lovecraft, but based on authentic ancient
sources. Published as "Necronomicon Conjecturale" in Mythos,
Vol. 1, No. 2 (Nov. 1995), pp. 4-7.
Selections from the Greek Magical Papyri, Books I, II and III
Interpretations of Magical Herbs. When
an ancient spell tells you to use "snake's blood," it doesn't
necessarily mean the blood of a snake. Here is an ancient key to
arcane ingredients from the Greek Magical Papyri.
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