Astrology
Trip to Japan & Japanese Astral Magic
| my magical work here I have found zazen, sitting meditation to be invaluable, but I also am very intrigued by tantric Buddhism which uses ritual directly. I've started what I call Western Tantric Buddhism, melding traditional astrological magic into Buddhism. What's very interesting is that astrological magic is already there! Japanese (&Chinese) Buddhism already use astrological ritual and magic as you can see here. Here's an interesting lecture on Japanese astrological mandalas So, I'm looking forward to my trip and learning more about Japanese astral ritual! - The Moon And Intuition: Key For Astrological Prediction? On my recent trip to Japan I did a number of unusual (at least unusual for me!) things. I've mentioned the planetary initiation, this time of Jupiter, which I was privileged to give to participants at a Shinto shrine in Osaka. I've never done... - Back From Japan Trip! Wow! An exhausting, but very valuable 3 weeks in Japan. I went to Tokyo, then Osaka, then, probably the highlight of the trip, Koyasan, then Osaka, Yokohama and Tokyo. Koyasan is the headquarters of the Japanese tantric Buddhist, Shingon School. I stayed... - Review: Jason Miller's "advanced Planetary Magic" I just got a review copy of Jason Miller's Advanced Planetary Magic Thank you Jason! Jason Miller is one of our best known modern mages. I really like his approach of combining magic and practical, mundane strategies, particularly for wealth and... - Archeology Of The Term Hermetic & Hermetic Reading List Hermetic Zen Ritual As a good general intro here is my Hermes Trismegistus page I also have two Youtube videos on Hermeticism: a History of Hermeticism and Hermetic Gnosis Here is a a reading list of authentic Hermetica: I recommend Hermetica: The Greek... - Astral High Magic: De Imaginibus Of Thabit Ibn Qurra I am very pleased to announce the launch of the newest book from Renaissance Astrology, Astral High Magic: De Imaginibus of Thabit Ibn Qurra. Here is a link for MORE INFO "What's this Chris?" "Don't you already have a translation of De Imaginibus?"... . |