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Essays from the Frater Eisenheim Blog tagged occultism.
An essay on Nahemoth, the Qliphoth, and the dissolution of form upon the Tree of Death, reflecting on the human fascination with the abyss and the necessity of spiritual discernment.
Read essay →An essay on the Goetia attributed to Solomon as a symbolic mirror of the psyche, situated between the tradition of ceremonial magic and the spiritual psychology of the shadow.
Read essay →An essay on why ceremonial magic, an ancient discipline of symbol and will, still holds a place of serious study in the contemplative life of contemporary man.
Read essay →An essay on the ancient alliance between the written word and mystery, and how the occult symbol transfigures into literary beauty across the centuries.
Read essay →An essay on the roots of fear before the occult, distinguishing superstition from serious knowledge, and proposing discernment and reason as compasses for the sincere student.
Read essay →An essay on the Qliphoth in the Kabbalistic tradition — its historical origins, its symbolic meaning, and the ethical limits that must guide those who approach this subject.
Read essay →An essay on how angels and demons, far from being mere figures of literal belief, function as a symbolic language for the luminous and shadowy forces dwelling within the human psyche.
Read essay →An essay on the nature, historical context, and endurance of grimoires as testimonies to humanity's search for meaning and the ordering of the invisible world.
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