Occult of Personality

Podcast 45 - The Hermetic Work of Paul Tisdell

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:14:28 +0200

Paul Tisdell is a surfer, initiate, scribe, and teacher. He joins us to discuss his awakening process and spiritual journey, the compilation of Wisdom, and his work in the field of Hermes.

Mysteries of Yesod 1 by Paul Tisdell

Our conversation begins with Paul describing how he was made aware of his purpose and the amazing experiences that this journey entailed. He talks about his initiation, trials, and the concept that rose above all others - Love.

Mysteries of Yesod 2 by Paul Tisdell

Our conversation also covers the Royal Art of Alchemy, the sacred flame, Tarot, Qabalah, the importance of timing, and his impressions of teaching the Wisdom.

Key 20 - Judgement

I AM the circle of eternal flame,
Self-fed.

From this Fire all things proceed,
In it all things have their being,
And to it all return.

To the unenlightened
It is a devouring flame,
And therefore is it the fang of death;
For by my transforming power
Do I cause the cessation of mine expression
In created forms,
And the unwise see not that cessation in one form
Is but the transition to another.

SHIN, the TOOTH or fang,
Is the perfect circle also,
Without beginning,
Without end.
This the wise perceive,
And know that for no creature
Can there be death.

Triple is my flame in manifestation,
And one in essence.
Three tongues of Fire,
Three manifesting Words,
And One Being whence all come forth.
One Archetypal world,
One creative letter.
And three worlds derived therefrom.
Such is the manifestation of the sacred Fire.

- Paul Foster Case, excerpt from “The Meditation On Shin,” from “The Book of Tokens”

relevant links:

Spiritual Life - The Hermetic Work of Paul Tisdell

“Works of Paul Tisdell”

“Holy Flame”

“The Christos Meditation Practice”

“The Mysteries of Yesod”

Emerald Tablet Yahoo! group

intro music by HipGnosis

outro music excerpt of “Dark Star -> Beautiful Jam” by Grateful Dead

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Podcast 45 - The Hermetic Work of Paul Tisdell

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Podcast 40 - Enter the Labyrinth

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 19:01:31 +0100

Podcast 40 - Enter the Labyrinth

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In this episode, we enter the Labyrinth of the Psychonaut, the domain of Steve Willner. Steve creates videos that highlight the synchromystic connections between movies, music, poetry, science, and philosophy.

By highlighting seemingly disparate connections, Steve’s videos blur the lines between the areas of the spiritual, metaphysical, mystical, and physical. One of his most popular videos is entitled, “Hollow Earth, Agartha, DNA, Serpent Magnetism.”

Ultimately, Steve’s work points directly to the concept that the Universe is alive, sentient, and communicating with us, if we’ll only listen. In our conversation, we cover many topics including those of religion, consciousness, new physics, sacred geometry, ancient civilizations, and the epic battle between the forces of Light and Darkness.

Labyrinth of the Psychonaut blog

Labyrinth of the Psychonaut - high-quality DVD copies of Steve’s videos available for sale

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Podcast 38 - A Conversation on Ancient Egypt

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:40:47 +0100

Podcast 38 - A Conversation on Ancient Egypt

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In this episode, Kentroversy returns to discuss ancient Egypt. Our conversation covers many different topics, including past lives, alternative history, religion, Hermetics, Alchemy, Tarot, and Magick. Although neither of us are “experts” in an academic sense with regard to egyptology, we have both spent years investigating the research available on the mysteries of the ancient world. Kent also shares his personal esoteric connection.

Of course, the architecture and craftsmanship has to be addressed, mainly the pyramids and temples. The appearance of high civilization followed by a descent in technology, architecture, art, etc. cannot be avoided. We also talk about The Emerald Tablet, the concept of Hermes Trismegistus, and much, much more.

As always, Kent brings interesting and original ideas to the table for this latest installment of our ongoing dialogue. Hopefully you enjoy our conversations as much as we do.

The Kentroversy Papers & The Kentroversy Tapes

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Podcast 33 - Magickal Experimentation with Taylor Ellwood

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:42:05 +0100

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In this episode, Taylor Ellwood, magician and writer, joins us to talk about his innovative and experimental magickal practices. As part of our conversation, we discuss his alchemical workings, a process that involves the inner laboratory and its transmutation in his book, “Inner Alchemy: Energy Work and the Magic of the Body.”

Taylor also discusses his experimental attitude towards magick, especially with regard to evocations and space / time divination. He describes several techniques that he employs, including his ideas about newer versus older archetypes, a concept that he more fully explores in his book, “Pop Culture Magick.”

Experimentation and innovation are important to the evolution magickal practice, as Taylor notes. Keep an eye open as he continues to explore uncharted territory.

The Green Wolf - Taylor’s web site

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Podcast 29 - Synkronos23's Recent Research

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 21:17:50 +0200

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Synkronos23 returns to discuss her most Recent Research. Our conversation includes a wide-range of subjects, including: Tarot, British royalty, Qabalah, ancient civilizations, mythology, astrotheology, alternative Bible interpretations, religion, enlightenment, individualism, Jordan Maxwell, and much more …

As usual, her material is extremely thought-provoking, especially for those that enjoy the connections between (and beyond) the ancient world and the modern.

Synkronos23

Jordan Maxwell

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The Green Lion

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:24:53 +0200

Courtesy of Alchemy Notebook.

clipped from ninthwavedesigns.typepad.com

These pages are from my Moleskine Pocket Sketchbook and were done using a combination of liquid acrylic paints and watercolor pencils. I am interested in ways that Alchemical imagery corresponds with Jungian archetypes, and have begun this series of images to explore particular symbolic ideas.

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Another Grail Allegory

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:43:17 +0200

Researcher and writer Philip Coppens does an excellent job with the proposition that the Book of Thoth is the real Holy Grail.

clipped from www.philipcoppens.com

The Book of Thoth: the original and true Grail?

The Book of Thoth was a legendary, magical book that lay at the core of every Egyptian’s aspirations. But could it also be the original story of the Grail?

It is clear that when we look at Perceval, we are merely creating new characters in a story that was known and formed the backbone of the Egyptian religion. In short, the origins of the Grail can be traced back to Egypt… The Grail is Egyptian.

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Podcast 14 - Tracy R. Twyman

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Sun, 27 May 2007 07:03:12 +0200

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Tracy R. Twyman is a researcher and author noted for her prolific and thorough treatments on occult subjects. We begin our conversation talking about how she became interested and then began writing about these topics. From there, our discussion ranges from popular books and movies whose content relates to her book, “The Merovingian Mythos and the Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau.”

Then we discuss secret societies and their interlacing throughout society, Mormonism, and finish up with the symbolism of the U.S. dollar from her research in her excellent “Solomon’s Treasure: The Magic and Mystery of America’s Money.”

“The Alchemical Dollar: The Magic and Mystery of America’s Money”

“The Merovingian Mythos, and Its Roots in the Ancient Kindom of Atlantis”

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"The Pictorial Symbols of Alchemy"

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:41:48 +0200

Free PDF download of "The Pictorial Symbols of Alchemy" by A.E. Waite, courtesy of Ursi's Eso Garden.

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THE Hermetic Mystery- upon the higher interpretation of which I have spoken at considerable length in the previous paper and have created an analogy between its hidden meaning and that which I should term the centre of the Religions Mystery in Christendom- is the only branch of mystic and occult literature which lent itself to the decorative sense. I suppose that there are few people comparatively who at this day have any notion of the extent to which that sense was developed in the books of the adepts.

The Pictorial Symbols of Alchemy by Arthur Edward Waite. (PDF, 9 pages)

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Alchemical Artwork

nobody@vox.com(Occult of Personality) — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:46:35 +0200

Here's another great example of medieval and enlightenment era alchemical graphics from BibliOdyssey. Included is Mylius' famous painting that graces the cover of Manly Hall's The Secret Teachings of All Ages.

Enjoy.

clipped from bibliodyssey.blogspot.com

Georg von Welling 1719

"Ripley-Rolle - manuskrypt XVI w."
~~[I really have no idea but I wonder if this is meant to be after Richard Rolle (?)]~~
{It's actually: Ripley Scroll}

Michael Maier 1618

Robert Fludd 1638

Hieronymus Reusner 1588

Homo Zodiacus in: 'Guild Book of the Barber Surgeons of York', 15th century.

Johann Daniel Mylius 1618 [I, II, III, IV]

Freemasonry 1754

Jakob Böhme 1682

Jakob Böhme 1682 (previously and at Giornale Nuovo)

Abraham von Franckenberg 1639
(disciple, student and biographer of Jakob Böhme)

Emanuel Swedenborg 1734

(after) Ramon Llull 1470

An eclectic mix of esoterica purloined from the Polish site, Gnosis.
The above images come from the Iluminatornia section of the site.

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