Showing posts with label Mysticism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mysticism. Show all posts

Sunday, April 20, 2025

Winged Pharaoh. Joan Grant. Far Memory series

Winged Pharaoh. Joan Grant. Far Memory series
Winged Pharaoh. Joan Grant. Far Memory series

 I'm enjoying "Winged Pharaoh" by Joan Grant.

As a child, the astonishing Joan Grant became aware of her uncanny “Far Memory,” the ability to recall past incarnations who had lived in long-ago times and far-flung places. Her seven historical novels stand out for their vividness and rich detail. For Joan, these books were not works of the imagination but personal recollections of her previous lives.

In
Winged Pharaoh, Joan Grant tells the story of Sekeeta, the Pharaoh’s daughter. The ancient Egyptians reserved the title of “Winged Pharaoh” for ruler-priests who possessed extra-sensory powers. When Sekeeta demonstrates psychic abilities, she is sent to the temple and trained to recall past lives. Upon the death of her father, she becomes a “Winged Pharaoh”—both priestess and Pharaoh—and leads her country with enlightenment.

The most famous of Joan Grant’s Far Memory novels, this book brings the grandeur, beauty, and mystery of ancient Egypt to life.

Far Memory series:
Winged Pharaoh
Scarlet Feather

https://amzn.to/3RsQPIF 

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. Clairvoyance. Occult. by Travis Simpkins

Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. Occult. by Travis Simpkins
Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. Occult. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Annie Besant
(1847 - 1933)
Socialist, Theosophist, Educationalist
Campaigner for Indian Nationalism
President of the Indian National Congress (1917)
President of the Theosophical Society

by Travis Simpkins


Annie Besant


For more info, please visit:
Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. Occult. by Travis Simpkins
Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. Occult. by Travis Simpkins

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Son of Man. The Mystical Path to Christ. Andrew Harvey

Son of Man. The Mystical Path to Christ. Andrew Harvey
Son of Man. The Mystical Path to Christ. Andrew Harvey

 I'm enjoying "Son of Man: The Mystical Path to Christ" by Andrew Harvey.

"Galvanizing, beautifully written . . . a powerful expression of faith in the transforming power of Christ's love."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)Son of Man is Andrew Harvey's most basic statement on Christ, and it has already become a treasured work to readers interested in Christian mysticism. For the first time in any of his books, Harvey provides spiritual exercises--centuries-old rites previously available only to a few--that allow the reader direct experience with the mystical Christ. Son of Man also includes an easily accessible section of classic readings and meditations on the nature of Christ, making it the comprehensive experience in the Christ of the new millennium.
 

Friday, February 14, 2025

William Quan Judge. Co-founder. Theosophical Society. Occult. Mysticism. by Travis Simpkins

William Quan Judge. Co-founder. Theosophical Society. Occult. Mysticism. by Travis Simpkins
William Quan Judge. Co-founder. Theosophical Society. Occult. Mysticism. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
William Quan Judge
(1851 - 1896)
Mystic, Esotericist, Occultist
Co-Founder of the
Theosophical Society

by Travis Simpkins


Theosophical Society in America

For more info, please visit:

 

William Quan Judge. Co-founder. Theosophical Society. Occult. Mysticism. by Travis Simpkins
William Quan Judge. Co-founder. Theosophical Society. Occult. Mysticism. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, January 23, 2025

Henry Steel Olcott. Co-Founder and First President of the Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Steel Olcott. Co-Founder and First President of the Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Henry Steel Olcott
( 1832 - 1907 )
Lawyer and Journalist
Co-Founder and 1st President of the
Theosophical Society
Author of the
Buddhist Catechism
Colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Civil War
Investigator into the Assassination
of President Abraham Lincoln

by Travis Simpkins



Madame Blavatsky - Documentary


Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Henry Steel Olcott. Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins


The Life of Henry Steel Olcott



For more info, please visit:


Henry Steel Olcott. Co-Founder and First President of the Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Monkey. A Journey to the West. Chinese Mythology

Monkey. A Journey to the West. Chinese Mythology
Monkey. A Journey to the West. Chinese Mythology

 I'm enjoying "Monkey: A Journey to the West."

A classic of Chinese literature, this beloved folktale is part adventure story, part spiritual allegory—now reimagined by a National Book Award nominee

Part spiritual pilgrimage, part historical epic, the folk novel
Journey to the West, which came to be known as Monkey, is the most popular classic of Asian literature. Originally written in the sixteenth century, it is the story of the adventures of the rogue-trickster Monkey and his encounters with a bizarre cast of characters as he travels to India with the Buddhist pilgrim Tripitaka in search of sacred scriptures.

Much more than a picaresque adventure novel,
Monkey is a profound allegory of the struggle that must occur before spiritual transformation is possible. David Kherdian's masterful telling brings this classic of Chinese literature to life in a way that is true to the scope and depth of the original.
 
 

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Count Cagliostro. Joseph Balsamo, Freemason and Alchemist. by Travis Simpkins

Count Alessandro di Cagliostro. Giuseppe Balsamo. Egyptian Rite Freemasonry. by Travis Simpkins


Sketch of a Portrait Bust of
Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
Giuseppe Balsamo
( 1743 - 1795 )
Freemason, Alchemist, Occultist 
Mystic and Traveler
Founder of the Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry
The Ancient Rite of Memphis-Misrain
by Travis Simpkins


based on a 1786 marble bust by Jean-Antoine Houdon
Collection of the National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC


Philippa Faulks & Robert L.D. Cooper : 
The Masonic Magician. Count Cagliostro


For more info, please visit:


Count Cagliostro. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins. Black Magic. Orson Welles

Monday, September 23, 2024

Neville Goddard. Writer, Lecturer and Mystic. New Thought. by Travis Simpkins

Neville Goddard. Writer, Lecturer and Mystic. New Thought. by Travis Simpkins
Neville Goddard. Writer, Lecturer and Mystic. New Thought. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Neville Goddard
(1905 - 1972)
Bajan Writer, Lecturer and Mystic
New Thought Movement
Author of 
"The Power of Awareness"

by Travis Simpkins


Neville Goddard


For more info, please visit:

youtube.com/playlist/Neville


 
Neville Goddard. Writer, Lecturer and Mystic. The Power of Awareness. New Thought. by Travis Simpkins
Neville Goddard. Writer, Lecturer and Mystic. The Power of Awareness. New Thought. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Introduction to Magic. Volume Three. Julius Evola and the UR Group

Introduction to Magic. Volume Three. Julius Evola and the UR Group
Introduction to Magic. Volume Three. Julius Evola and the UR Group

 I've moved on to Volume Three of "Introduction to Magic" by Julius Evola and the UR Group.

 
Authentic initiatic practices, rituals, and wisdom collected by the UR Group

• Explores esoteric practices for individual development, handed down from a primordial tradition and discernable in alchemy, Hermetism, religious doctrines, Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Vedanta, and the pagan mysteries of the West

• Reveals the ultimate magical goal of the “Absolute Individual,” the immortal and divine potential that requires rare gifts and extraordinary efforts for its realization

This volume, the third in the series, complements the first two, yet they are not strictly sequential, and their contents can be read in any order. Volume III, more than the others, bears the personal stamp of Julius Evola. In its pages you’ll discover that the “magic” of the UR Group has nothing to do with sorcery or superstition. It was their term for an active and affirmative attitude toward individual development handed down from a “primordial tradition” and discernible in alchemy, Hermetism, esoteric religious doctrines, indigenous practices, Tantra, Taoism, Buddhism, Vedanta, and the pagan mysteries of the West. Its goal was the “Absolute Individual,” the immortal and divine potential that requires rare gifts and extraordinary efforts for its realization.

However, there is incalculable value in this volume even for the less heroic. By studying the practices and realizations within, the reader will be liberated from conventional dogmas--religious, political, scientific, and psychological--and see with the clearer eye of realization.
 

Friday, September 20, 2024

Mahabharata. Hinduism. Vedic Mythology. William Buck

Mahabharata. Hinduism. Vedic Mythology. William Buck
Mahabharata. Hinduism. Vedic Mythology. William Buck

 I'm enjoying William Buck's modern prose version of the Mahabharata.


Few works in world literature have inspired so vast an audience in nations with radically different languages and cultures as the Mahabharata. Written some 2,000 years ago and probably the longest Indian epic ever composed, it is a story of dynastic struggle that culminates in a fatal clash between two branches of a single ruling family. It is a moral and philosophical tale as well as a historical one. In his introduction, Sanskritist B. A. van Nooten notes that apart from William Buck’s rendition no other English version has been able to capture the blend of religion and martial spirit that pervades the original epic.

https://amzn.to/4gurbyp 

 

Thursday, August 1, 2024

Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. The Ancient Wisdom. Occult. by Travis Simpkins

Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. Occult. by Travis Simpkins
Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. Occult. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Annie Besant
(1847 - 1933)
Socialist, Theosophist, Educationalist
Campaigner for Indian Nationalism
President of the Indian National Congress (1917)
President of the Theosophical Society

by Travis Simpkins


Annie Besant


For more info, please visit:


Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. The Ancient Wisdom. Occult. by Travis Simpkins
Annie Besant. Theosophical Society. Theosophy. The Ancient Wisdom. Occult. by Travis Simpkins

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Henry Steel Olcott. Co-Founder and First President of the Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Henry Steel Olcott. Co-Founder and First President of the Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Henry Steel Olcott
( 1832 - 1907 )
Lawyer and Journalist
Co-Founder and 1st President of the
Theosophical Society
Author of the
Buddhist Catechism
Colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Civil War
Investigator into the Assassination
of President Abraham Lincoln

by Travis Simpkins



Madame Blavatsky - Documentary


Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Henry Steel Olcott. Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins


The Life of Henry Steel Olcott



For more info, please visit:


Henry Steel Olcott. Co-Founder and First President of the Theosophical Society. by Travis Simpkins

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

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:


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

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Sexuality, Magic and Perversion. Francis King

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

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Max Theon. Kabbalah. Occult. Magick. Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. by Travis Simpkins

Max Theon. Kabbalah. Occult. Magick. Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. by Travis Simpkins
Max Theon. Kabbalah. Occult. Magick. Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. by Travis Simpkins 


Portrait Sketch of
Max Theon
Louis-Maximilian Bimstein
(1848 - 1927)
Jewish Kabbalist and Occultist
Ceremonial Magician
Influence on
The Theosophical Society
and
The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
Founder of 
The Cosmic Movement

by Travis Simpkins


The Theosophical Society and 
The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor

For more info, please visit:

arianuova.org/max-theon


Max Theon. Kabbalah. Occult. Magick. Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. by Travis Simpkins
Max Theon. Kabbalah. Occult. Magick. Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. by Travis Simpkins
 

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Mysticism. Sex Magick. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins

Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Mysticism. Sex Magick. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins
Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Mysticism. Sex Magick. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Maria de Naglowska
(1883 - 1936)
Sophiale de Montparnasse
High Priestess of Love of the Temple of the Third Era
Russian Occultist, Author, Journalist and Poet
Sex Magician
Founder of the
Confrerie de la Fleche d'Or
(Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow)
Author of "The Light of Sex"

by Travis Simpkins


The Commandments of the Third Term of the Trinity

For more info, please visit:

innertraditions.com/maria-de-naglowska


Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Sex Magick. The Light of Sex. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins
Maria de Naglowska. Occult. Sex Magick. The Light of Sex. Brotherhood of the Golden Arrow. by Travis Simpkins
 

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins

Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Pamela Colman Smith
"Pixie"
(1878 - 1951)
Artist, Writer and Occultist
Illustrator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck
Theosophist and Ceremonial Magician
Member of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

by Travis Simpkins


Pamela Colman Smith

For more info, please visit:

news.artnet.com/pamela-colman-smith


Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
Pamela Colman Smith. Artist and Occultist. Rider-Waite Tarot. Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. by Travis Simpkins
 

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Bram Stoker. Author Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker
(1847 - 1912)
Irish Writer, Occultist and Theatre Manager
Author of Dracula (1897)
Freemason
Member of 
Buckingham and Chandos Lodge No. 1150
United Grand Lodge of England
Rumored Member of
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
and Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia (SRIA)
by Travis Simpkins


Bram Stoker

Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker
Dracula film posters. Nosferatu. Bela Lugosi. Christopher Lee. Bram Stoker

For more info, please visit:


Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins
Bram Stoker. Author. Dracula. Vampire. Gothic Horror. Occult. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy. by Travis Simpkins

Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy. Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. by Travis Simpkins
Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy. Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dante Alighieri
(1265 - 1321)
Italian Poet, Writer and Philosopher
Author of The Divine Comedy
Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

by Travis Simpkins


Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri. Poet and Philosopher. The Divine Comedy

For more info, please visit:

poetryfoundation.org/dante-alighieri


Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy. Map of Hell. Sandro Botticelli. by Travis Simpkins
Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy. Map of Hell. Sandro Botticelli. by Travis Simpkins

Sunday, July 30, 2023

Dion Fortune. Author and Occultist. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins

Dion Fortune. Violet Mary Firth. Author and Occultist. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Dion Fortune. Violet Mary Firth. Author and Occultist. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins


Portrait Sketch of
Dion Fortune
Violet Mary Firth
(1890 - 1946)
Novelist and  Occultist
Psychic Medium and Ceremonial Magician
Author of The Sea Priestess, Moon Magic
The Mystical Qabalah, Psychic Self-Defense and others
Founder of the
(Community/Fraternity)
Society of the Inner Light

by Travis Simpkins


Dion Fortune - Biography

For more info, please visit:

innerlight.org.uk


Dion Fortune. Author and Occultist. Moon Magic. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins
Dion Fortune. Author and Occultist. Moon Magic. Society of the Inner Light. Ceremonial Magick. by Travis Simpkins