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Greetings students!
I’ve got some good news. I’ll be at Florida Pagan Gathering Beltaine 2013 in about a week. I’m not one of the headliners this year, but I have volunteered to present a workshop while I am there (Friday 4-6pm).
I’ve decided to forego the lecture format this time, and instead let the attendees direct the discussion. This will be a good opportunity to ask someone with nearly 30 years of experience any question concerning magick you desire. We can talk philosophy, certainly, but I hope you will take this chance to ask some practical questions about magick, spellwork, etc.
I have backgrounds in Neopaganism and Wicca (Traditional and non-Traditional), Hoodoo and conjure, ATRs such as Palo Mayombe, Santeria and Voodoo, Solomonic Magick and Western Ceremonial Magick (especially the Golden Dawn). Plus, there is a good chance my wife Carrie Mikell will be present, and she can answer from any of the above traditions – with even more depth into the ATRs.
Because this is a rare opportunity for you to pick our brains, I have decided to call this workshop “Stump the Wizard.” 
Any question you have about the practice of magick, we’ll likely know the answer. And in case we don’t, we’ll know how to find out. 
Hope to see you at FPG!
(Remember, this is a large festival, so there will be an admission charge!)
Sorry for the short notice, folks! This one kind of snuck up on me. lol We are already filling seats, so make sure to reserve a spot today!
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Ceremonial Magick uses ritual and invocation to get closer to the Divine Self. Come learn the basics of Ceremonial Magick from initiated ceremonial magicians, Carrie Mikell & Aaron Leitch – adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.If you want to experience Ceremonial (or “high”) Magick, this class is for you!Course Topics include the following:
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•Class 1: Basic Terms of Ceremonial Magick – Diagrams & the Qabalistic Cross
•Class 2: Basic Rituals & Correspondences
•Class 3: The Four Philosophical Elements
•Class 4: Hexagrams & Invoking the Planets
•Class 5: Talisman Creation & Consecration
•Class 6: An Angel Evocation
Class starts March 3rd and is on Sundays through April 14th, 1-3:30pm.Cost is $20 per class with a $60 deposit that will pay for the last 3 classes in the series.
Please call Mystikal Scents at 813-986-3212 to register. Limited to 12 students.
9545 E. Fowler Ave
Thonotosassa/Brandon, FL. 33592
813-986-3212
www.mystikalscents.com
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And for those of you who are not local to us, we DO intend to create a Skype version of these classes very soon. I’ll let you know when those are ready for sign-up.
Greetings, Listeners!
Tomorrow (Dec. 2nd) I will be interviewed in a brand new live PODCast that will give you a chance to call in.
I will be interviewed by Sherry on the Sherry Shone Show, a PODCast dedicated to Tarot and other aspects of occultism. Just click the link above for show time and other details – including the call in number for the live show.
I know we will be talking Tarot for some of the interview, but I believe she also intends to let the conversation go where it will. So even if you have a non-Tarot question you’d like to ask, don’t hesitiate to give us a call.
UPDATE: Here is the archived show! Enjoy!
Zorge
Aaron
Greetings Faithful Followers!
The time is drawing near for the Florida Pagan Gathering Samhain Festival! And I have once again been offered the honor of attending as a “headliner.” That means I’ll be hosting three lectures/workshops over the course of the festival – in between sessions of drumming and generally cavorting like a heathen.
My last experience at the FPG turned out to be a deeply moving spiritual experience that took me back to my Neopagan roots – besides being one helluva lot of fun. My fellow headliners were some of the top names in their various fields and practices, and I made more than one new lifelong friend while I was there. I expect this trip to be no different.
So I am inviting each and every one of you to come and join me for this awesome event! You can attend my workshops, ask me questions and then we can hang out in the various campsites and around the bonfire late into the night. I dare say we will not be disappointed by the experience!
Here is the info on the Festival:
Samhain 2012 – Out of the Darkness
Oct 31- Nov 4, Camp Ocala, Altoona, Florida
Welcome to the Forest! Set up camp, commune with nature, relax, visit the vendors, attend workshops, and evening events.
Headliners
Musical Headliners
This is a full-fledged festival – with an entry fee - so make sure you contact them to register today! Then get your camping gear together and enjoy a few days out in nature away from the modern world. Or, just come by for a day of lectures, food, shopping and fun!
Here is the info on the workshops I will be hosting. Right now I don’t know exactly when these workshops will take place, but I’ll update this post as soon as I find out:
Working with Spirits and Ancestors
Working with lesser spirits (jinn, demons, familiars, etc) and the spirits of our ancestors are two of the most ancient forms of witchcraft. (Properly called “goetia” – but not to be confused with the medieval grimoire of the same name!) However, the practice fell into disrepute after the rise of the urban “city-state” in the Classical era – and was outlawed entirely after the rise of mainstream Christianity. This resulted in a cultural break in our mystical Western heritage that has remained with us to this very day. Even in Wicca and other Neopagan traditions, spirit-work is often frowned upon, and ancestors are merely recognized at specific times of the year.
However, that doesn’t mean the practice was lost to history! Folk magickal traditions around the world have preserved these mysteries, and an ever-growing number of today’s Pagans and occultists are reviving these ancient and often misunderstood practices in our modern systems.
This workshop will focus upon *what* spirit- and ancestor-work really is, and *how* to go about doing it yourself to empower your spells and your spiritual path. We will cover the benefits and the dangers, how to erect altars, build spirit pots, invoke the spirits, make offerings and more.
This will be an open discussion workshop, so bring your own ideas and opinions and be ready to share them with us!
Magickal Offerings
One of the foundational practices of the most ancient forms of magick was the Ritual Offering. While this included the sacrifice of animals (and in some cases humans!) that certainly isn’t the whole story. Offerings were made in many fashions – from food to toys to tools and weapons, to incense and fire and much more. Such offerings were made to feed and empower the spirits and, in many cases, to provide the spirits with necessary tools to accomplish the magickal goals of the shamans who provided them.
Sadly, the art of the Ritual Offering was all but lost in the West after the rise of Judeo-Christiainity. Sacrifice and offerings were declared a form of devil-worship, and misrepresented as a method of “appeasing” angry and vengeful spirits who would otherwise harm the humans who invoked them. Even today’s modern occultists often hold to this erroneous idea.
This workshop will bust the myths about Ritual Offering, and explain its true meaning of magickal empowerment. We will cover how to properly make offerings to various classes of spirits and gods, along with the “do-nots” and “why?” behind the practice.
This will be an open discussion workshop, so bring your own ideas and opinions and be ready to share them with us!
Making and Enlivening Talismans
Quite often, when a modern occultist says the word “talisman”, he or she is talking about a piece of paper with symbols drawn upon it. But the art of Talismanic Magick is much broader than that! And the power of a talisman goes far beyond the inscription of the right names, properly colored inks and the recitation of the right prayers.
In the Old Magick, talismans were living beings in their own right. They were physical houses for spiritual entities who actively participated in the rituals with the magician. And they weren’t just jewelery or inscribed disks or scrolls – they were also the magickal tools, the robes and regalia, the furnishings of the temple and more. A true magician’s sacred working space is a thriving environment of spirits, angels and even gods who each play a vital role in the magick worked therein.
Likewise, magickal tools and furnishings are not merely “props” or objects we find convenient to use. Each and every physical object utilized by the magician is a living symbol of something greater – either a reflection of something in the outer universe that the magician wishes to “draw down” into his or her temple, or an embodiment of something deeply personal and powerful to the magician – or both.
In this workshop, we will discuss these aspects of talismanic magick. Plus, we will cover how to find and/or create your own talismans and “bring them to life” to work for you.
This will be an open discussion workshop, so bring your own ideas and opinions and be ready to share them with us!
I hope to see you there!
Zorge,
Aaron
Mystikal Scents Occult Shop is Proud to Welcome
Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero
Senior Adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Authors of such books as Self Initiation Into the Golden Dawn Tradition, Creating Magical Tools, The Essential Golden Dawn and Tarot Talismans
Come and Meet Them in Brandon, Florida on
October 7th, 2012
from 1 – 3:30pm (Eastern Time)
Only $15. This is a unique opportunity!
Call to reserve your spot while they last!
Mystikal Scents
9545 E. Fowler Ave.
Thonotosassa, FL., 33592
813-986-3212
The Ciceros’ have been asked to host Class 6 of Aaron Leitch’s and Carrie Mikell’s Ceremonial Magick Course – where they will speak on a subject of their choosing (and/or lead us in a ritual). However, you are NOT required to attend the previous classes to join us for this stand-alone event! After the class, the Ciceros will be happy to sign books. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn directly from the Golden Dawn’s leading experts!
Greetings, faithful followers!
I’m back from North Carolina, and at least partially rested. :)
All four events (three public, one private) went incredibly well. We had great attendance, the venues were perfect, everyone had a great time and (most importantly) I think a lot of useful information was shared.
I want to offer special thanks to my hosts: Sam Scarborough, Morgan and the rest of the members of the KNR Temple of the Ordo Stella Matutina. And to the owners of Thaumaturgy777 - Magus and Kate. All of you did an excellent job organizing and hosting these events, as well as transporting and dealing with me for several days. (Especially Morgan on those last two!)
And, of course, thanks to each and every one of you who attended. I’d say we pulled off our own little “power weekend.” LOL
I was also glad to put my new Ceremonial Magick Classes through a test run. (I actually took a seven-week course and crammed most of them into two classes! I’m *very* proud of my students for persevering through that second class!) The human-paced seven-week course will begin here near Tampa on September 2nd.
Again, thanks to everyone. If all of my events and appearances go so well, I’ll be a very lucky person.
LVX
Aaron
Greetings North Carolinians!
I’ll be in your neck o’ the woods toward the end of August (the 25th and 26th), and you’ll have FOUR chances to come see me! I’ll be covering Solomonic and Golden Dawn subjects. See below for information about each event:
Event 1: A Discussion on Solomonic Magick
Come Learn The
Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires!
Aaron Leitch, author of Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires and The Angelical Language: Vols. I and II, is a member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and the academic Societas Magica. His writings cover such varied fields as religion, shamanism, Hermeticism, Alchemy, Neo-paganism, Angelology, and Qabalah.
Join Aaron for an intimate discussion on the History, Use, and Magick of the Grimoires, those classic books of Magick.
Saturday 25 August 2012
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
C.A.R.E. Building
4907 Garrett Road
Durham, NC 27707
11:00 AM thru 2:00 PM
Admission: $20.00
Contact information: Samuel Scarborough.
Event 2: Golden Dawn Discussion and Ritual
On the evening of the 25th, I will be holding a private discussion session, followed by a ritual, at the KNR Temple of the Stella Matutina. This one is only open to Golden Dawn initiates. No subject has been set for the discussion – you will be encouraged to ask about or discuss anything Golden Dawn related.
The ritual will be a brand new invocation formula for the Outer Order. We will be making contact with the Archangel Raphael Mercuriel.
Then the next day:
Events 3 & 4: Two Ceremonial Classes (Basic and Advanced)
Aaron Leitch of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn will be hosting two Ceremonial Magick workshops on Sunday, August 26th, 2012. The first workshop will cover the basics – such as beginner rituals, exercises, magickal correspondences, etc. After a break for lunch, the second workshop will cover intermediate to advanced concepts – invoking Elemental and Planetary forces, consecration of talismans and basic evocation of spiritual entities.
Sunday, August 26th, 2012
(11am-1pm & 2:30pm-4:30pm)
Where?
at
Thaumaturgy 777
2618 Hillsborough Rd.
(the NEW location!)
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 321-6968
thaumaturgy777@gmail.com
* The event will be $25 per ticket. An advance registration is required.
* Registration must be completed by August 22nd.
* You will not need previous knowledge of Ceremonial Magick or the Golden Dawn to attend the basics class.
* Aaron’s books will be available in the shop, in case you want to pick up any or all of them.
* He will also be available for book signing, after the classes.
Aaron Leitch is among the preeminent authors of today who deal with matters of Ceremonial, Solomonic and Enochian magick. His work has been published by Llewellyn and the titles include Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires and his double volume set, entitled The Angelical Language.
Secrets of the Magickal Grimoires is both theory and practice for working with the ancient texts of magick, such as The Key of Solomon, The Picatrix, The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage, The Grimoire Verum, The Arbatel and any other of the cornerstone classic books of the occult that are referred to as “grimoires”.
The Angelical Language is an incredibly in-depth look at the work of Dr. John Dee and the Angelic, or “Enochian” magickal system.
If you want to RSVP for this event, send your full name and phone number to:
thaumaturgy777@gmail.com
You do not want to miss this very special opportunity!
This is going to be a FULL weekend of magick and great discussion! So make sure to reserve your space (or spaces) today.
Zorge,
Aaron
Hey Students!
Just letting you know there has been an update to the Ritual Magick Classes info.
The store has asked that we set the per-class fee to $15. Hopefully that won’t break anyone’s bank!
The dates have been finalized to September 2nd through October 14th – a solid seven weeks instead of eight.
I have not yet gotten a solid date on a Chic and Tabatha Cicero appearance, so that is still TBA. Keep an eye out here for that info.
Greetings Faithful Seekers of Ruby and Gold!
In just a few days – June 24th, 2012 – we will reach an auspicious date in the history of the modern Golden Dawn. It was thirty years ago on that date that Very Honored Frater Ad Majorem Adonai Gloriam – better known as Francis Israel Regardie – consecrated the Vault of the Adepti of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
At the time of this consecration, it was thought that the Golden Dawn current had long-since passed into history. Later, it was discovered that one last Temple of the Order (specifically from the Stella Matutina line) had survived in New Zealand – a Temple best known today as the Whare Ra. (That, at least, was the name of the house built for the Temple. The Temple itself was designated Smaragdum Thallasses.) The Whare Ra Temple operated in relative silence until 1978.
But the Golden Dawn was not finished yet! Already in America a new Temple was being formed by Mr. Chic Cicero. When Cicero learned that Israel Regardie – that last known living adept of the Stella Matutina – was still alive and well in Phoenix, Arizona, he decided to make contact with him. Regardie was impressed with Mr. Cicero’s efforts, and so traveled to the other side of the continent to see the new Temple for himself.
Just four years after the closing of Whare Ra (we might say one year for each of the Four Philosophical Elements), Regardie consecrated the Vault of the Adepti in America. He then initiated the first Adepts in that new Vault, establishing a fresh Golden Dawn current that has since become a world-wide movement.
Today, there exist many different Golden Dawn Orders – and all of us share a debt of gratitude to the Ciceros and Dr. Regardie for their selfless dedication in reviving the G.D. current for everyone. That is why I am deeply honored to be included in the following 30th Anniversary Announcement – in which we offer our thanks to Regardie and Chic and Tabatha Cicero for all they have done.
Below, you will see the names of many individuals, Temples and Orders that have come together for this simple – yet powerful – message of fraternity and gratitude.
NOTE: If you didn’t get your name, Temple or Order added to the above list in time, we hope that you will still join with us by posting the image on your own blog, forum or other media (digital OR print) – along with your own words of appreciation. If you do, send me a link!
Plus, everyone is encouraged to check out the Facebook Event Page for the Anniversary. There you can add your own comments of fraternity and gratitude.
In case you haven’t seen what a Vault might look like, check out this video:
Virtual Vault of the Adepti of the Golden Dawn
In Peace and L.V.X.
Aaron
Aaron Leitch and Carrie Mikell – members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn – will be hosting a 7-week series of Ceremonial Magick classes in the Tampa/Brandon, Florida area. (At the famous Mystical Scents pagan/occult store.)
They will be held on Sundays from September 2nd through October 14th, from 1 – 3:30pm Eastern Time.
UPDATE! The fee will be $15 per class.
We will be covering the basics of Ceremonial practice! You won’t need previous knowledge about Ceremonial Magick or the Golden Dawn to attend. Keep an eye on this page for updates on class contents, materials and other details.
We will also be inviting Chic and Tabatha Cicero to guest-host one of the classes – either for a lecture/discussion session, to lead us in a ritual, or both. Stay tuned and keep your fingers crossed!
Contact Mystical Scents to sign up!
9545 E. Fowler Ave
Thonotosassa/Brandon, FL. 33592
813-986-3212
www.mystikalscents.com
Class Schedule
Class 1: Basic Terms, Diagrams and the Qabalistic Cross
Class 2: Basic Rituals and Correspondences
Class 3: Pentagrams and Invoking the Elements
Class 4: Hexagrams and Invoking the Planets
Class 5: Talisman Creation and Consecration
Class 6: Advanced Concepts (for Practical Magick)
Class 7: The Evocation of an Angel
(TBA) – Chic and Sandra Tabatha Cicero Appearance
