The life of a householder.....a way of existing, that is at odds with the life of an occultist. Tis a constant tension for me....there is always some part of my heart that desires stability and routine, but my 1st love is the path. Lately, I've been thinking on the life of Paganini, widely acknowledged, as the greatest violinist ever. He drank, gambled, womanized and died in his 50s.......yet was also an absolute master of his craft and untethered from norms. The Devil's Violinist.....it's a powerful and romantic vision, a way that calls to my heart. Most famous writers live a similar way.....deeply flawed.....yet equally devoted. The dream of a wanderer drenched in his craft....it's something to meditate upon. I've still yet to finish Casanova's memoirs.      Living this type of liminal life.....it's important to be able to drop everything at a moments notice. It occurred to me, that I should never own a house, in a way that is burdensome. Meaning that if I...

When it comes to the martial arts.....I suppose this is a male bias.....but not much attention is payed to Internal Strength. Expansive, Piercing and Projecting Thurisaz forces, get all the fame and glory. Defense is not sexy. Yet lately, I've learned how Internal Strength plays a key role in Draconic mysteries and the martial path.  What is Internal Strength? The quality of qi flow in the Internal Organs (Kidney, Liver....etc) and the capacity for Healing. When I think about careers in UFC and Football......occupations where your body is getting beat into oblivion, causing both internal and external injury. These are the fields where Internal Strength has exceptional value. Beyond basic longevity.....it's in these areas where draconic qi can play a very powerful role. Whether it's in your career or on the battlefield.....Internal Strength teaches you how to healing yourself, so that internal injuries will not linger, causing long term consequences. Even external muscular t...

A very interesting and potent text, one that I will likely have to come back and work with thoroughly to decode. Jesus came through right from the start and said:    "this is a very important text" When I was finished my read, he said:  "this text contains all sorts of occult and holy mysteries, but can only be understood by those purified."  In response, I asked him how to purify oneself in order to understand the text and he replied: "Make offerings to me and I will help you through the process." Jesus taking a personal interest in the text, led me to ask him if this was directly related to his mysteries.....but he said: "No"   I'll return at a later time, I know there are profound mysteries here.....but it's difficult to parse. Additionally, I've previously heard about the Sethian spiritual current, but this is the 1st time they've been mentioned so far in Marvin Meyer's edition. I imagine the "Sethian Story" wi...

Much like the previous, this text was calm and not energetically potent. The theme is casting of worldly passions, possessions and investing in the "Invisible" world....so that you can be "saved" from damnation. The ladies get some shade thrown in this text.....as they are often the object of Men's "passion".  While an enjoyable read, albeit short.....can't say that I have a favorite quote. Onto the next passaage:  - The Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit