Category Archives: Magic

My latest podcast with GlitchBottle..Nov 2019

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

A podcast I recorded with Alex of Glitch Bottle has just gone public…. I am chatting with Alex about the environment, nature magic, working magically in service for the environment and how to approach it..  you can find the podcast … Continue reading →

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2020 Exeter Occult Conference UK

Posted on November 1, 2019 by

Open To All!  –  Magic, Witchcraft, & The Mysteries – A day of Speakers – art exhibit – an interactive photography installation – stalls – Bar/refreshments… plus…a fundraising raffle of original art works, sculptures and signed books!

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Talks and Podcasts

Posted on May 12, 2019 by

It has been a busy time for me lately, besides working with students, preparing new texts for the Quareia page, etc, I have been doing podcasts, lectures and have a masterclass coming up at The Magickal Womens Conference in London … Continue reading →

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Goodies of myth, magic and wonder!

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

Magical artists Stuart Littlejohn and Cassandra Beanland who teamed up to do the Quareia magicians deck have both opened Redbubble online stores so that you can buy their work in prints, art board, and on bags, mugs etc.  It is … Continue reading →

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Magicians go mad in Munich

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

I had only just gotten back from a trip to see family in Yorkshire, when we were out again to go visit Munich, Germany. Frater Acher kindly hosted us to go to Munich for a few days and run around … Continue reading →

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Introducing ‘Sacred Women: Images of Power and Wisdom’

Posted on January 17, 2019 by

Sacred Women: Images of Power and Wisdom – the Art of Stuart Littlejohn is a new book that celebrates women through full colour paintings and accompanying texts.

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Magic, Power, Focus and Emotion

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

The journey of magic that touches real power is a long and convoluted road that triggers ever deepening awareness of inner powers, consciousness and our own inner spirit and outer body. That long journey takes us down many roads of … Continue reading →

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The ancestry of Ancient Egypt – a long read

Posted on February 17, 2018 by

While listening to student’s questions and debates, there is something that has emerged in discussions a few times, and it is thorny issue indeed. Discussions on the topic in wider social media range from silly to down right offensive, which … Continue reading →

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Quareia and Kabbalah, and the Curious case of not knowing…..

Posted on October 16, 2017 by

Recently it came to my attention that a pair of leaders of a commercial magical temple had put up a blog post on the stance of Quareia and Kabbalah. I found it sad, misleading, and it brought many things into … Continue reading →

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Approaching the Magical Book of Gates

Posted on September 9, 2017 by

I thought it timely to introduce the Book of Gates: the mystical initiatory text of the Underworld and stars from Ancient Egypt.  The Book of Gates is a complex, enigmatic and coded book that acts as a signpost and guide … Continue reading →

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