Ancient Bust of Queen Nefertiti. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins

Bust of Queen Nefertiti. Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of the

Ancient Egyptian

Bust of Queen Nefertiti

Created by the court sculptor Thutmose

Amarna Period. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18

1340 B.C.

Collection of

The Egyptian Museum, Berlin, Germany

by Travis Simpkins

Uncovering Queen Nefertiti's Lost Tomb

For more info, please visit:

egyptian-museum-berlin.com

Bust of Queen Nefertiti. by Travis Simpkins. The Egyptian Museum, Berlin

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman figure of

Leda and the Swan

1st Century B.C.

Roman, based on a Greek original

National Archaeological Museum

Venice, Italy

Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia

by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan

For more info, please visit:

venezia/museo-archeologico-nazionale

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. The Square. Masonic magazine. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

The Three Graces

Faith, Hope & Charity

by Travis Simpkins

Created for the June 2018 cover of The Square

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The Square. Scottish Rite NMJ. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. Art by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek Sculpture of

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros

Hellenistic Era

circa 100 B.C.

 Collection of the

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty

Pan: God of the Wild

 For more info, please visit:

namuseum.gr/en/

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Spells for Change. A Guide for Modern Witches. Frankie Castanea. Chaotic Witch Aunt

Spells for Change. A Guide for Modern Witches. Frankie Castanea. Chaotic Witch Aunt

 I'm enjoying "Spells for Change: A Guide for Modern Witches" by social media influencer Frankie Castanea aka Chaotic Witch Aunt.

 

Forget warts and cauldrons—a new generation of witches is on the rise. From justice spells to protective charms, Frankie Castanea brings their fresh style to an ancient practice, showing that contemporary witchcraft is a powerful force for good and a tool for manifesting positive change.

Modern-day witches are a blend of the old and the new. They travel to the grocery store, work nine-to-five jobs, and teach in our classrooms. They also carry black tourmaline and quartz, and wave bay and rosemary bundles over their doorways.

Within an ancient and sacred practice, a new type of Craft has taken hold: one that combines the power of action with energy and intent, prioritizes self-realization, and matches its activism with manifestation.

With chapters on meditation, grounding, cleansing, banishing, binding, and more, Spells for Change will help the modern witch create change within the hearth, the heart, and the world—one spell at a time.

https://amzn.to/3ADlsWp 

 

Invoking Mary Magdalene. Accessing the Wisdom of the Divine Feminine. Siobhan Houston

Invoking Mary Magdalene. Accessing the Wisdom of the Divine Feminine. Siobhan Houston

 I'm enjoying "Invoking Mary Magdalene: Accessing the Wisdom of the Divine Feminine" by Siobhan Houston.

Recent discoveries of sacred texts such as the Gospel of Mary of Magdala and the Gospel of Thomas tell us that Mary Magdalene was independent, insightful, and courageous—a woman so inspirational that her voice can still be heard across the ages.

In Invoking Mary Magdalene, religious scholar Siobhán Houston invites you to develop your own personal relationship with one of Jesus' closest disciples, as she instructs you in a daily devotional practice of prayers, meditations, and visualizations from around the world.

With the exercises in this book and on the accompanying CD, Houston offers step-by-step guidance for accessing the wisdom of the Divine Feminine that Mary Magdalene represents, as you explore:Novenas, rosaries, and seasonal rituals from the Gnostic, Kabbalistic, and Grail traditions
How to connect to Mary Magdalene in her Dark Goddess aspect to unleash your own fierce power—the energy that turns fear and illusion into healing and renewal
Reveling in bliss: realizing a euphoric adoration of the Divine that eclipses all earthly concerns, and much more


Whether you're discovering Mary Magdalene for the first time or have long felt an unquenchable desire to experience the presence of the beloved luminary, with Invoking Mary Magdalene, you will come to share Mary Magdalene's gnosis—her indwelling knowledge of the sacred—and witness the blessings of the one who has been called "the woman who knew the All".

https://amzn.to/3MvZE21 

 

Karen L. King. Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Harvard Divinity School. by Travis Simpkins

Karen L. King. Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Harvard Divinity School. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Karen L. King, Ph.D.

Author & Scholar

Professor of Ecclesiastical History

Harvard Divinity School

Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Karen L. King - "Jesus said to them, my wife."

For more info, please visit:

harvard.edu/karen-l-king

Karen L. King. Harvard Divinity School. Revelation of the Unknowable God. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman figure of

Leda and the Swan

1st Century B.C.

Roman, based on a Greek original

National Archaeological Museum

Venice, Italy

Museo archeologico nazionale di Venezia

by Travis Simpkins

Leda and the Swan

For more info, please visit:

venezia/museo-archeologico-nazionale

Leda and the Swan. Ancient Roman. 1st Century BC. by Travis Simpkins

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. Mythology. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Egyptian

Figure of

Isis

Wife/Sister of Osiris
Mother of Horus

Goddess, helped the dead 
in entering the afterlife
Divine Mother of the Pharaoh (Horus)
Her maternal aid was 
invoked in healing spells. 
She was also prominent in
royal rituals, temple rites,
funerary practices and magical texts

18th Dynasty, 1550 - 1292 B.C.

by Travis Simpkins

The Osiris Myth

Egyptian Mythology

 For more information, please visit:

www.ancient.eu/isis

Isis. Ancient Egyptian Goddess. 1550-1292 BC. 18th Dynasty. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Greek Sculpture of

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros

Hellenistic Era

circa 100 B.C.

 Collection of the

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite: Goddess of Love and Beauty

Pan: God of the Wild

 For more info, please visit:

namuseum.gr/en/

Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Ancient Greek Sculpture. Mythology. Sketch by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch, Roman. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of an

Ancient Roman Statue of

Hygieia

Goddess of Health & Hygiene

1st or 2nd Century A.D.

Excavated at Antioch

Collection of the

Worcester Art Museum

by Travis Simpkins

Statue of Hygeia - Worcester Art Museum

For more info, please visit:

worcesterart.org

Hygeia. Goddess of Health. Antioch. Worcester Art Museum. by Travis Simpkins

Karen L. King. Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Harvard Divinity School. by Travis Simpkins

Karen L. King. Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Harvard Divinity School. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Karen L. King, Ph.D.

Author & Scholar

Professor of Ecclesiastical History

Harvard Divinity School

Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Travis Simpkins

Karen L. King - "Jesus said to them, my wife."

For more info, please visit:

harvard.edu/karen-l-king

Karen L. King. Harvard Divinity School. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala. by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea

Greek or Roman, Eastern Mediterranean

Hellenistic or Imperial Period

100 B.C. - 70 A.D.

Collection of the 

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

by Travis Simpkins

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

For more info, please visit:

www.mfa.org

Aphrodite Rising from the Sea. by Travis Simpkins. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: The Three Graces. Roman. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Ancient Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

The Three Graces

Aglaia (Beauty), Euphrosyne (Mirth) 

and Thalia (Abundance)

Ancient Roman, Imperial Period

2nd Century A.D.

Collection of the

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

by Travis Simpkins

Greek and Roman Galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

For more info, please visit:

metmuseum.org

The Three Graces. Roman. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. by Travis Simpkins

Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

Pandora

19th Century 

Neo-Classical Sculpture

Marble

Collection of the

Tate Gallery, London

by Travis Simpkins

The Myth of Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box. 19th Century. NeoClassical. Ancient Greek Mythology. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. by Travis Simpkins

The Three Graces. Faith, Hope and Charity. The Square. Masonic magazine. by Travis Simpkins

Sketch of

The Three Graces

Faith, Hope & Charity

by Travis Simpkins

Created for the June 2018 cover of The Square

Purchase the magazine here:

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The Square. Scottish Rite NMJ. Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Grand Lodge of New Jersey. Art by Travis Simpkins

Sexuality, Magic and Perversion. Francis King

Sexuality, Magic and Perversion. Francis King. Order Temple Orientis. OTO. Aleister Crowley

 I'm enjoying "Sexuality, Magic and Perversion" by Francis King...

Sexuality, Magic & Perversion by Francis King is a controversial, revelatory, highly recommended volume of original research that investigates sexuality in religions and traditions all over the globe, from fertility cults and tantricism to Islamic mysticism and Crowleyan sex magick. A tantalizing study of the mystical aspect of sex, heavily researched.

Sexuality, Magic, and Perversion surveys such outre subjects as sex magic, left-hand Tantrism, and the initiates of Aleister Crowley’s Order of Oriental Templars. This fascinating and highly readable book also discusses the role of magical fantasy in contemporary pornography. Appendices cover obscurities such as Ralph Chubb’s homoerotic mysticism and the women bishops of the Mariavite Church in Poland.

Alex Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Occult. Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Alex Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Occult. Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Alex Sanders

Orrell Alexander Carter

(1926 - 1988)

"King of the Witches"

Occultist and High Priest

Co-Founder of the

Alexandrian Wicca 

tradition of Witchcraft

Ex-husband of Maxine Sanders

by Travis Simpkins

Alex Sanders and Doreen Valiente

For more info, please visit:

witchcraftandwitches.com/alex-sanders

Alex Sanders. Witchcraft. Alexandrian Wicca. Occult. Magick. Maxine Sanders. by Travis Simpkins

 

The Meaning of Witchcraft. Gerald Gardner. Wicca. Occult

The Meaning of Witchcraft. Gerald Gardner. Wicca. Occult

I'm enjoying some of the newly reissued Occult books in the Weiser Classics series. "The Meaning of Witchcraft" by Gerald Gardner is an essential Wiccan text.

"Those of us who use the word witch with all of the pride and fortification that it offers us do so thanks to Gardner’s lucid, liberating vision.”—Pam Grossman, author of Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power

Often called the father of modern witchcraft, Gerald Gardner’s life and works were ground-breaking in opening the door for the modern revival of Wicca and neo-paganism. The Meaning of Witchcraft (originally published in 1959) was the first sympathetic book written from the point of view of a practicing witch.

“The foundation of magical beliefs,” Gardner wrote, “of which witchcraft is a form, is that unseen Powers exist, and that by performing the right sort of ritual, these Powers can be contacted and either forced or persuaded to assist one in some way. People believed this in the Stone Age, and they believe it, consciously or not, today. It is now well known that most superstition is, in fact, broken-down ritual. The meaning of witchcraft is to be found not in strange religious theories about God and Satan but in the deepest levels of the human mind, the collective unconscious, and the earliest developments of human society.”

The Meaning of Witchcraft is an enduring and invaluable source book for witches today. This Weiser Classics edition includes a new foreword by Pam Grossman, author of Waking the Witch. In it, Grossman revisits the historical role and mixed legacy that Gardner has played in the revival of witchcraft and magic in modern times.

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Leah Hirsig

(1883 - 1975)

Occultist and Artist

Soror Alostrael, Babalon

Scarlet Woman of Aleister Crowley

Inspiration for the poem "Leah Sublime"

Co-Founder of the Abbey of Thelema

Cefalu, Sicily

by Travis Simpkins

The Abbey of Thelema - Cefalu, Sicily

My Life in a Love Cult. Aleister Crowley. Leah Hirsig. Abbey of Thelema

For more info, please visit:

brill.com/journals

Leah Hirsig. Occultist. Scarlet Woman. Magick. Thelema. Aleister Crowley. Leah Sublime. by Travis Simpkins