Tag: talismans

I encourage artists, occultists, and anyone interested in chaos magick, animism, and practical enchantment to seek out Six Ways, by Aidan Wachter.

Are you a secret witch? Not everyone can be open with their spiritual practice.. Here are some tips and tricks for covert magick.

It’s taken as a given that the for many of us, the holiday season engenders a mixture of stress and mania, as we try to accomplish the tasks that demonstrate our love. It is the giving of gifts that for many, indoctrinated through that potent mixture of ritual, religion, and capitalism that culminates in an orgy of excess, that stands among the more dismal aspects of the holidays. The concomitant mall crowds, as well as balancing the desire for social approval with an ever growing credit card debt, leaves much to be desired in the more modern practices of Yuletide cheer.

The Girdle of Ishtar is a witch’s ladder, a traditional talisman made by tying knots into a cord while speaking words of power.

The summary of the talismanic art is broad, drawing on more sources than just Agrippa and The Picatrix.