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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 Angel Magicians!
I recently submitted my latest book on Enochian magick. This one is a practical manual – a grimoire. The publisher loves it, and we are moving forward with the editing process. Plus, we’re considering ideas for titles and cover design. (And that is why I’m posting this – see further down.)
The book is intended to explain what Enochian Magick really is – especially for those who are just beginning to look into the system. It will serve as a study guide when you read more advanced texts AND it will serve as a functional Enochian Grimoire – outlining step-by-step how to perform all of the rituals for the Heptarchia, Gebofal (the Liber Loagaeth system) and the Great Table. (Much of this has never seen print before.)
It is in three parts – the first is a general overview of the history of the Enochian Tradition. The second part lays out the system as John Dee recorded it. The third part outlines the Golden Dawn recension of the material - including their use of the “Reformed Table of Raphael” and an overview of the Concourse of the Forces.
Both the second and third parts (the actual grimoires) contain the step-by-step instructions for performing the rituals. I don’t waste time on all the ciphers and word squares from which Dee decrypted the system, nor with endless quotes from the Dee journals. I do nothing at all to complicate what is otherwise a simple and straight-forward system of Renaissance Angel magick. I just lay out the system as Dee himself would have practiced it. Then I do the same for the Golden Dawn system. Both Dee-purist and Golden Dawn practices are kept entirely separate, and the differences between the two are plainly explained.
Now, the publisher has asked me what I would like the cover to look like. Personally, I would like it to be a classy cover – akin to what they used on the dust-jackets for The Angelical Language. I don’t want to use the Seal of Truth as that has been done to death. I love the cover of Don Tyson’s “Enochian Magick for Beginners”, but that’s been used. lol All in all, though, you can probably see what I’m getting at. Not too busy, not too pop, not too “Enochian” – I want it to reflect that this is a grimoire of Angel Magick.
So what do you folks think? What would you like to see on the cover of a book like this? In about a week I will send my best ideas to the publisher. Now is your chance to put in a word on what you would like to see as well. Let me know!
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 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
Greetings God brothers and God sisters!
Scarlet Imprint is now taking pre-orders for an awesome new book called:
This new anthology brings together authors and practitioners of various Afro-Caribbean and Western systems of occultism to compare notes on their traditions’ difference and, especially, similarities. From the Scarlet Imprint page:
At the crossroads the paths of magicians and worlds meet.
Grimoire and root workers, Hoodoo and Vodoun, Quimbanda and Ifa. A potent fusion is occurring, a second diaspora.
At the Crossroads tells the stories of what happens when the Western Magical Tradition encounters the African Diaspora and Traditional religions, and vice versa. It is a mixing and a magic that speaks of a truly new world emerging.
My own offering to this brew is called Folk Traditions and the Solomonic Revival. The above quote, actually, is a fair description of exactly what my essay is about. I discuss the current cross-semination taking place between the modern Solomonic movement and various folks traditions – such as Santeria, Voodoo and Hoodoo. I briefly mention the relationship these traditions have shared in the past, and then explore the important impact such folk traditions are having upon the current understanding and practice of the medieval European grimoires.
And this goes far beyond the magick of Solomon, too. This movement reflects a relationship between Westerners and magick that was lost thousands of years ago, but which is now re-emerging and flourishing throughout every aspect of the occult revival. It is having an effect on everything from the Golden Dawn and Thelema to Wicca and Neopaganism. My essay, and Crossroads overall, gets right to the heart of this new movement and why it is so vastly important for all of us.
At the Crossroads is going to be a must-read for anyone who wishes to understand what exactly is happening to magick in the Western world in the 21st Century.
Zorge,
Aaron
Contents
Peter Grey – Preamble: Standing Still
Jake Stratton-Kent – Necromancy: the Role of the Dead in a Living Tradition
Aaron Leitch - Folk Traditions and the Solomonic Revival
Eric K Lerner – Eleggua; Eleggua’s Worlds (art)
Stephen Grasso – Open up the Gate
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold – The Invisible City in the Realm of Mystery
Richard Ward – In the Shadow of the Cross
Drac Uber & Ivy Kerrigan - Libations for the Lwa
Michael Cecchetelli – Countermeasures
Humberto Maggi – Crossing Worlds
Ryan Valentine – A brief history of the Juju
Hagen Von Tulien – Soul Dream (art)
Kyle Fite – The Syncretic Soul at the Cross of Cosmic Union
ConjureMan Ali – Goetic Initiation
Christopher D Bradford – Nigromantic Putrfaction
Chad Balthazar – A Garden Amidst the Flames
Angela Edwards – Queen of Fire & Flesh (art)
Jake Stratton-Kent – Magic at the Crosssroads
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.
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
