Peter Grey of Scarlet Imprint, Antisemitic after all

This revelation about Grey doesn’t surprise me too much, partly due to a mix of how The Red Goddess is a very sketchy book by a guy who clearly never reads Ancient Near East translations and contemporary research anyway (I have, unlike way too many Occultists who don’t deserve to comment on these matters), and the fact that he continues to support Gordon White of Rune Soup without ever even the slightest attempt to challenge his Q pilled world view, which as Michael Hughes on his Twitter account points out is very pro violent.

I do have a lot of questions though, because I have a hard time imagining that anyone who co-edits and co-runs that publication wouldn’t be at least mostly on the same page with him politicly, as well as the continued support, even just via Likes, on the Instagram post where he complains about an alleged Witch Hunt by other members of the Occult Magic and Materia community that are business owners.

Anyway, ‘later viewers.

John Halstead’s bullshit again

Why do so many people confuse Atheism for Critical Thinking?

I’ve got more important things to do than get into full rant mode on right now, but I’ll just say these things for now:

Conflating Western Occultism, whose roots go back to Hellenistic Egypt and the Near East as a reflection of the Enlightenment ”Values” makes it pretty clear he doesn’t read Sources like I and many other practitioners of pre-Modern Magic do.

Also, his anti Birth Control angle is disgusting if not misogynistic, but Fauxnarchists embracing anti Tech mindsets were always reactionary, in fact I wouldn’t be surprised if he writes rants against HRT and gender affirming surgery next.

Followup on Lecouteux’s Traditional Magic Spells — Papers Falling from an Attic Window

I had a nice discussion in the comments with Frater A. P. regarding my review of Lecouteux’s Traditional Magic Spells. He’s been looking over Lecouteux’s translations in the book taken from Dr. Heinrich von Wlislocki’s Volksglaube und Volksbrauch der Siebenbürger Sachsen. What he’s found – and I’ve checked on some of his conclusions – is […]

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Alas, I can only read English. That said however I’ve noticed a pattern in his books on Lapidaries and Talismans that aren’t quiet right, he doesn’t seem to understand how to construct these things nor attempted to ever do so, just translates random snippets and unfortunately some of his works get hyped as “complete”. (I may eventually upload some passages on my Instagram)

This is NOT to say that the works of Claude LeCouteux are worthless, but I find myself telling people over and over that his books on grimoires, talismans and amulets, and lapidaries should only be used as supplements for the fully translated materials that are already available, neo-grimoires, academic books & publications, as well as the occasional online lecture or course, and NEVER as newbie how-to books.

If you know what you’re doing and know these traditions better than he does, that’s great, just don’t give them to a newbie Occultist who doesn’t even have a translated copy of Three Books of Occult Philosophy or the (Latin) Picatrix yet.

More here for references.

Magical Burnout

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The previous articles focused on mental health and magic, but there are things that can drive even a “normal” person mad. A magical burnout is one such way. A burnout happens when you over extend yourself and don’t rest. It may even happen when working with certain types of beings.

A magic burnout is actually a common event when practicing magic, especially in the beginning. A lot of raw energy may not be focused which may completely deplete a practitioner, or make them feel ill.

There are many reasons that a person may become depleted or overextend their energy. I will go over these reasons, and suggest what you can do to prevent a burnout and how to recover from one.

What can cause a burnout? Here are some events that may cause a burnout:

1. Magical Workings. If you are constantly doing ceremonies. or any type of magic, it depletes…

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