We continue Eros and Magic in the Renaissance, by Ioan P. Couliano, this week. Please read Sections 5 and 6, pages 107-143.

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To the Brethren-

A friend of ours wants to come and talk Greek to us this Wednesday. Here’s the prospectus:

Join us this Wednesday for a Very Special Halloween Episode of Magical Bastards as Saint Shut-the-Fuck-Up Friday provides just enough grounding in Classical Greek to be able to transliterate material from the Greek Magical Papyri. Much like the last time you learned the alphabet, there will be cookies and juice boxes, and you are strongly encouraged to wear your Halloween costume to class.

(Saint STFUF has also promised that sticking around until the end means you’ll get to learn bizarrely specific swears.)

They say no preparation is required. We will be glad to have you!

This week, some selections from Aleister Crowley: please read Liber Astarté, the evocation of the intelligence of Jupiter (part six) from “Yoga for Yellowbellies”, and Liber III vel Jugorum. 

We resume Eros and Magic in the Renaissance, by Ioan P. Couliano! Please read Section 4, pages 87-106.

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A video this week – David Shoemaker’s talk, “The Thelemic Concept of the Holy Guardian Angel.”

Please come with three questions for the group to ponder. Or one Very Good Question.

Of course, we will also discuss our Egg for at least half of the session. Voyeurs welcome.

We continue Eros and Magic in the Renaissance, by Ioan P. Couliano, this week. Please read Section 3, pages 53-84.

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We invite you to join us in our simultaneous working of a week-long spell from the Greek Magical Papyri: the wonderful Egg of the Daimon. We begin at dawn on Sunday, September 27th.

In preparation, please read:

Sfinga’s artice, Meeting With Your Own Daimon, from the “With Cunning and Command” blog.

Some sections from Stephen Flowers’ Hermetic Magic: “Origins” (pp. 3-17), “Principles of the Hermetic Synthesis” (pp. 37-43), “Daimonology” (pp. 99-100), and “Magical Theories” (pp. 135-141).

The ritual in its PGM context: VII. 505-28, pp. 131-132

Also recommended: the Wikipedia article on the PGM.

The script upon the egg:

We continue Eros and Magic in the Renaissance, by Ioan P. Couliano, this week. Please read Section 2, pages 28-52. If you’ve already read it, a cursory glance back in should suffice.

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At the behest of Fra. Ex Nihilo, we read Eros and Magic in the Renaissance, by Ioan P. Couliano, this week. Please read from the Introduction through to the end of Section 2. (Pages xvii-52.)

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