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Comment on A Vigil Rite in Times of Disaster by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:10:29 +0000

Phergoph is right. This is quite fantastic… a reworking of canon doesn’t always create canonical material, but this is elegant and rich. Thanks for creating it. Maybe it should be canon.

Comment on A Vigil Rite in Times of Disaster by Michael Sebastian Lùx

Michael Sebastian Lùx — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:41:15 +0000

Thank you! As I mentioned in the second paragraph, it is not canon and is entirely my own creation borrowing from some elements of Johannite liturgy.

Comment on A Vigil Rite in Times of Disaster by Phergoph

Phergoph — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:04:16 +0000

I think this is fantastic – is this canon Johannite or is this something you came up with?

Comment on A Vigil Rite in Times of Disaster by Boston, the Heptameron, the OTO, Masonry | Ceremonial Magick Musings

Boston, the Heptameron, the OTO, Masonry | Ceremonial Magick Musings — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:03:39 +0000

[...] the longterm goal since I started publishing. I think some people do it way better than me. Go read A Vigil Rite in Times of Disaster and see how it’s a wonderful combination (despite the topic) of Catholic Liturgy, Wicca, and [...]

Comment on Profezia by thehouseofvines

thehouseofvines — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:35:40 +0000

Oooh. I liked this a lot.

Comment on Registering Spirits, Considerations for Post-Modern Grimoires by Michael Sebastian Lùx

Michael Sebastian Lùx — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:51:33 +0000

Thank you very much for your comment and input. To be honest, I don’t have much experience with Wicca in spite of my many friends who are Wiccan, but from what I’ve seen that seems to be the case. I have actually read the Hygromanteia before – it’s a very fascinating text.

Comment on Registering Spirits, Considerations for Post-Modern Grimoires by wizardofgrand

wizardofgrand — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:11:49 +0000

I’ve noticed the connection between the book of spirits and the book of hours/Psalter before. Even a book of shadows is generally structured around the Wheel of the Year, thus tying ritual practice into a seasonal, liturgical cycle. Studying The Magical Treatise of Solomon, a proto-Clavis, has led me to believe that this is definitely the case. If you can get a copy, I highly recommend it. Just from reading your blog, I can tell you would enjoy it.

Comment on A Mass of Candles (and a little Beeswax) by Robert Robbadobbert

Robert Robbadobbert — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 16:39:42 +0000

Thanks for the good info. I guess “not enough evidence” and “definitively disproven” are not quite the same in my book.

Comment on Montesegur Day: Commemoration of the Holy Cathar Martyrs by Carla

Carla — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 13:34:13 +0000

Interesting blog entry about cathars.
I am also interested in catharism (I now live in the French Pays Cathare after moving there from…Pacific Northwest, yes, from British Columbia).
I even created a web page dedicated to the catharism history (and another to the cathar castles that I have visited).
http://southweststory.com/catharism-short-history
and
http://southweststory.com/catharism-related-tourist-attractions

Comment on A Mass of Candles (and a little Beeswax) by Michael Sebastian Lùx

Michael Sebastian Lùx — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:59:39 +0000

The writings of Pierre Plantard, best known for being the principal perpetrator of the Priory of Sion hoax, was also the author of a number of documents claiming a royal lineage through the Merovingians which in 1967 he announced that the parchments published in L’Or de Rennes were fakes. Bits and pieces of these fed into other conspiracies that would eventually find a new revision in Holy Blood, Holy Grail.

That said, there is a long history of apocryphal connection between Mary Magdalene having arrived in France possibly with child (or, in various re-tellings, a servant). How true these are is anybody’s guess. Most ecclesial accounts don’t really mention Mary after the Apostolic era and according to Eastern traditions, she retired to Ephesus where she died.

Is it possible that she actually did come to France? Definitely! But there’s not enough evidence to back up her having a child of Jesus, no matter how awesome that would actually be and even if she did, I seriously question if it would mean anything.